Kate: I like running very much. It’s good exercise. My parents both like running, too. We usually get up early in the morning and run together. It is good for one's legs, heart and lungs. It helps one to have a strong body. Mum says that she should thank running because it helps her to get thinner. Running is fun. It can make one happy. There are many different ways for one to run. One can run in a school or in a park. One can join a running club to run and make new friends, too.

Chen Feng: I like ball games, like football, basketball and tennis. And basketball is my favorite. I often play basketball with my friends on Sunday mornings when we are free and the weather is nice. I joined my school team last year. And I can play it very well now. There is going to be a basketball game between No. 1 Middle School and our school in our school next Saturday. Many students are going to cheer us on. Our teacher says that she will buy some presents for us if we win. I hope we can win the game.

1.Kate and his parents usually ______ together in the morning.

A．leave home                            B．run

C．play games                            D．have breakfast

2.Kate's mother thinks that ________.

A．running is cool                         B．Kate dislikes running

C．running is as popular as swimming           D．running makes her get thinner

3.Chen Feng _______.

A．likes football best

B．hopes to win the football game

C．is a member of the school basketball team

D．plays basketball with his friends on the mornings of weekdays

4.Chen Feng's teacher is going to _______ if Chen Feng's team wins the game.

A．tell them a story                        B．buy some presents for them

C．sing a song for them                     D．cook delicious food for them

5.Both Chen Feng and Kate _______.

A．like sports                             B．want to make new friends

C．like ball games                          D．a(chǎn)re middle school teachers

閱讀理解

“Ordinary” was the worst word my mother could find for anything. Whenever she took me out for shopping, I found she wouldn’t take any notice of the shop assistants when they suggested that some dresses were popular. She would say, “We’re not interested in that. Haven’t you got anything a little unusual?” And then the assistants would bring out all the strange colours no one else would buy. And later she and I would argue because I wanted to be ordinary but my mother wanted to be unusual.

“I can’t stand that hairdo (發(fā)型),” she said to me when I was in a boy hairstyle, “It’s so terribly ordinary... Not ugly, not unsuitable. But ordinary ...”

“Couldn’t you please wear something else?” I asked one day when she was dressing for Parents’ Day in tight (緊貼的) trousers and a bright pink sweater.

“What’t wrong with it!”

“It’s just that I wish you’d wear something ordinary.” I said, “People won’t laugh at.”

She looked at me angrily, “Are you ashamed of your mother? If you are, Mary, I feel sorry for you.”

1.What did the shop assistants advise Mary’s mother to buy?

2. When Mary had her hair cut in a boy hairstyle, her mother ____.

3. Why did Mary ask her mother to change her clothes on Parents’ Day?

4. What does her mother mean by “ordinary”?

5. The underlined word “It” most likely means ____.

If someone asks me, “Do you like music? ” I am sure I will answer him or her. “Of course, I do.” Because I think music is an important part of our lives.
Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because it’s so exciting. And my favourite rock band(搖滾樂(lè)隊(duì)), the “Foxy Ladies” is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music(爵士樂(lè)). She thinks jazz is really cool. “I like dance music and rock very much,” says my brother, “because they are amazing.” But my mother thinks rock is boring. “I like some relaxing(輕松的)music.” she says, that is why she likes country music(鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)), I think.
(    )6. The writer likes music because he thinks ________.
A. it’s an exciting part of our lives      B. it’s an amazing part of our lives
C. it’s an important part of our lives     D. it’s an interesting part of our lives
(    )7. What kind of music does the writer like?
A. Jazz and country music.            B. Rock and dance music.
C. Rock and pop music.              D. Rock and country music.
(    )8. Who likes dancing?
A. The writer.      B. Li Lan.       C. Jane.        D. The writer’s mother.
(    )9. The writer’s mother thinks that country music is ________.
A. amazing        B. boring        C. relaxing      D. cool
(    )10. How many people’s ideas about music are talked about in this passage?
A. 4.             B. 5.            C. 6.           D. 7.