One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”
I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”
“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(習慣用語).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小題1】What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

I can’t remember the date when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter near my home and realized that nobody else was going to pick it up.
I live close to a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there within three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest.
I made my first trip to clean the forest one afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes later, my bag was full of cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers.
Since that first trip three years ago, I’ve been to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel great to do something for the environment.
After each trip, I look at all the litter I’ve found. If any of it is recyclable(可回收的)，I’ll keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it.
I know I can only do a small bit to help the earth, but I still think it is important.
【小題1】When did the writer begin to collect litter?
A. When he was very young.
B. After his home moved to a new place.
C. When he got tired of seeing litter near his home.
【小題2】Where does the writer live?
A. He lives in a forest.
B. He lives in a place with much litter.
C. He lives near a forest.
【小題3】The writer collects litter________.
A. in order to make the place clean
B. in order to make fun
C. in order to make money
【小題4】Where does the writer collect litter?
A. In the forest      B. In the street         C.  In the park.
【小題5】From the passage we infer(推斷) __________
A．the writer always collects a lot of litter
B .the environment will be more beautiful if everyone tries to protect it.
C. the writer will go on collecting litter.

Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June. It is a day to thank fathers. On that day, fathers usually receive greeting gifts and cards. On the cards, children will write, “Thanks, father.” “Best wishes for Father’s Day” and so on. Father’s Day is also a day families get together at home as well as in the restaurants.

?? Where does the idea for the holiday come from? We should thank an American. In 1909 she wrote letters to some important persons. In her letter she advised to make Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June. In June in 1910, people celebrated（慶祝） the first Father’s Day in Washington. People whose parents are dead often decorated(裝飾) their graves(墳墓) with flowers on these days. These are days of family fun and creating good feelings and memories（記憶，回憶）.

1.When is Father’s Day??????????????????????

A. The second Sunday in May.???

B. The third Sunday in June.

C. The third Saturday in June.????

2.On Father’s Day ?? ?????? usually receive gifts and cards.

A. fathers?? B. mothers??? C. father

3.Where does the idea for the holiday come from??????????????

A. China.?? B. England.??? C. America.???

4.When did the people celebrate the first Father’s Day????????????

A. In June in 1900.??????????? B. In July in 1910.?????? C. In June in 1910.

5.Which sentence is not TRUE????????????????

A. On the cards, children will write “Thanks father.”

B. Father’s Day is also a day students get together at school.

C. In 1909 an American wrote letters to some important persons.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡要回答下面的問題。

Have you ever seen an animal without a head ? There is such an animal ! It has no tail or legs. Its body is full of holes. It eats and breathes but never moves. It lives under water. The water brings the ani8mal air. The water brings the animal little plants and animals to feed on. What animal is it ? It is the sponge(海綿).

The sponge is a water animal. Some sponges are found where the water is not very deep. Other sponges live on the floor of the sea. Sponges grow in many sizes,shapes, and colors.

Men have been diving for this animal since ancient times. People in ancient times used dried sponges for cleaning and painting.

Men still dive for sponges, Animal sponges are needed for many things. But most sponges sold in the store are not animals. Men make them.

1.What’s the name of the animal without a head ?

2.Where does the animal live ?

3.Why can this kind of animals live without moving ?

4.What’s the use of the animals for people in ancient times ?

5.Are the sponges sold in the store ?

I can’t remember when I started collecting litter（垃圾）. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter near my home and realized that no one else was going to pick it up.

I live close to a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there in three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest. I wanted to feel happy going there again.

I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! It had cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it.

Since that first trip three years ago, I’ve gone to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel great to do something for the environment.

After each trip, I look at all the litter I’ve found. If any of it is recyclable（可回收的）, I keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it.

I know I can only do a small bit to help the earth, but I still think it is important.

1.．When did the writer begin to collect litter?

A．When he was very young.         

B．After his home moved to a new place.

C．When he realized no one else was going to pick it up.

2.．Where does the writer live?

A．He lives in a forest.

B．He lives near a forest.

C．He lives in a place with much litter.

3.．The writer collects litter       .

A．in order to make money          

B．in order to get a prize

C．in order to make the place clean

4.Where does the writer collect litter?

A．In the forest.           B．In the street.           C．In the park.

5.From the passage we infer（推斷）      .

A．the writer will go on with collecting litter 

B．the writer always collects a lot of litter

C．the writer thinks he does a great thing