Reading comprehension.

　　My name is Vera. I have two good friends, Lily and Lucy. They are American. They are twins. They are thirteen. September second is their birthday. Their parents have a birthday party for them each year. They love their parents very much.

　　Lily likes hamburgers, but her sister doesn't like hamburgers, she likes French fries.

　　We are in the same class. Lucy and Lily are good at English, but I'm not good at English. They help me with my English and I help them with Chinese.

1．The twins are ________.

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2．The twins' birthday is ________.

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3．________ likes French fries.

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4．How many people are there in the passage(短文)? ________.

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5．________ help ________ with English.

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Do you have a beautiful dream? I know almost everyone  1  their own dreams in their life. The dreams are very important  2  them. The dreams can make them  3  harder.

I am studying in a school now. My dream is   4  a teacher in West China. Many Children there want to go to school  5 they can’t. Their families are very poor and the parents have  6 enough money to send their children to school. But going to school and studying is the only   7 to change their life. Teachers are greatly needed there, so I want to be a teacher to help them. I  8 kind to my students and make friends with them．I will give them love and teach  9  how to be a useful person. I think it is a great   10  in the world.

1.                A．has            B．have           C．is   D．a(chǎn)re

2.                A．a(chǎn)t             B．to             C．in   D．with

3.                A．to work         B．to study         C．work D．working

4.                A．be            B．to make         C．to do D．to be

5.                A．a(chǎn)nd            B．but            C．or   D．so

6.                A．not            B．much          C．many D．a(chǎn)ny

7.                A．way           B．book           C．school    D．room

8.                A．a(chǎn)m            B．will be          C．was  D．a(chǎn)m going to

9.                A．they           B．their           C．them D．theirs

10.               A．room          B．book           C．school D．job

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項。

I have two really good friends, Nancy and Richard. They both believe in the __31____ of positive thinking. However, though their personalities are __32___, they are totally different in other areas of their lives. The biggest differences are their _33___, career choices, and way of life.

　 Love and care __34____ Nancy’s childhood, she, along with her younger sister, was __35___ by her mother and father. Nancy’s parents paid much attention to her schoolwork, making her excellent at school. On the other hand, Richard’s childhood lacked love. His parents__36__ him up to his grandparents when they failed to take care of him properly. His grandmother took care of him for most of his growing up years. Moreover, since his sister did not live with him, he never really got to ___37__ her.

Another difference is their career choice. Nancy has always been a caretaker and made a choice to work in all kinds of different _38___ settings: doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes and a visiting nurse. Her __39___ part was working with pediatrics (小兒科)。 However， Richard _40___ to work in the business world, he prefers to work with _41___ rather than with people.

A third difference is their__42___. Nancy is always on the go. She goes to yard sales, out to eat, and enjoys nature. She is __43____; has five children, thirteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren. In contrast, Richard likes to stay home and do things alone. He is single and has no children.

I am very __44____ for the fact that I have two similar yet very different friends, Nancy and Richard. This has __45____ me that anyone can be a positive thinker. And it is also what makes my friendship with both of them very interesting and challenging.

31. A. energy　　　　 B. power　　　 C. ability　　　 D. effort

32. A. strong　 　　　 　 B. special　　　 C. impressive　 D. similar

33. A. childhood　　　 B. education　　 C. appearance　 D. family
34. A. affected　　　　 B. filled　　　 C. influenced　　 D. controlled

35. A. brought　　　　 B. moved　　　 C. raised　　　 D. changed

36. A. took　　　　　　 B. picked　　　 C. called　　　 D. gave

37. A. visit　　　　　　 B. know　　　 C. phone　　　 D. touch

38. A. medical　　　　 B. physical　　 C. political　　 D. chemical

39. A. difficult　　　　 B. complete　　 C. favorite　　　 D. natural

40. A. agreed　　　　　 B. refused　　　 C. chose　　　 D. remembered

41. A. machines　　　　 B. exhibitions　 C. agreements　 D. coins

42. A. hobby　　　　　 B. custom　　　 C. habit　　　 D. lifestyle

43. A. beautiful　　　　 B. confident　　 C. famous　　 D. married

44. A. anxious　　　　　 B. thankful　　 C. sorry　　　 D. ready

45. A. reminded　　　　 B. made　　　 C. taught　　　 D. encouraged

Sandy is thinking about getting a pet. She is reading these articles on a website.

Sandy is talking to her mother about the pets on the website. Her mother is asking her questions about them. Help her answer the questions.