Liu Mei was bored． She had asked Mom to play a game with（1）　　，but Mom said she was busy．

Liu Mei read for a while． Then she （2）　　bored again． "Ugh， there's（3）　　 to do !" She thought．

She（4）　　help with her weaving（编制） ，but Mom was busy． "Why is Mom always busy when I need her？" Now， Liu Mei was bored and grumpy（郁闷）．

Liu Mei walked into the（5）　　． Mom looked up from her cooking． "Oh， Liu Mei， I'm glad you're here． Come next door and help me（6）　　 Aunt Zhang． She broke her leg last week， and I'm taking some food over to her．"

"That's（7）　　you were busy？" asked Liu Mei．

"That's right． Why？"

" Oh， poor Aunt Zhang，" said Liu Mei， （8）　　feeling not so grumpy． " I want you to help me today， but it turns out you were helping someone who really needed it．"

Dear Li Ming，

I am happy to hear that you would like to become an architect（建筑师）！Your aunt tells me that you are a good student a hard worker， so I（1）　　 know that you'll be able to realize whatever you put your mind to．

You have （2）　　a difficult but great job． Architect is unusual because it is a mixture of both art and science． You need to be（3）　　 to think of new and interesting designs（设计）． You also need to be good at math and science so that you can translate your creative ideas into buildings that are safe and（4）　　． Even language is important to an architect． You need to be able express your ideas （5）　　so that other people can understand them．

Think about all the different kinds of （6）　　 people need： houses， apartment， schools， office buildings， grocery stores， churches， malls ， hotels， factories， gyms， airports， hospitals． Architects think up the（7）　　way to build each building so that it is interesting to look at， safe， and easy to use．

First ， the architect usually creates a proposal（提案） that shows the customer his or her idea for the building．（8）　　the customer likes it ， then the architect keeps working． He or she （9）　　a plan that shows all the details of how the building will be constructed（建造）． The architect does not actually build the structure． But questions often come up during the construction，（10）　　the architect always needs to be easily．

（11）　　 the idea in my mind becomes a real building is my favorite． That is always （12）　　for me．

Please let me know if you have any other questions． You are also welcome to visit me anytime．

Uncle Wang

Hurray! Spring break is here! Tom and Jack are also on vacation from work all week． They want to plan all kinds of fun things to do， like biking， fishing ， swimming， and tennis． They are hoping for some warm， enjoyable weather． However， they just can't decide which day to do each activity． So they decide to check the weather forecast in the newspaper before making some final plans．

THE FIVE﹣DAY FORECAST

（1）Which days will be the best for hiking？　　

A． Monday and Tuesday

B． Tuesday and Wednesday

C． Wednesday and Thursday

D． Thursday and Friday

（2）Tom and Jack are going out on Tuesday ， what will they most probably take？　　

A． Umbrellas

B． Sunglasses

C． Gloves

D． Sweater

（3）What can we infer from the passage？　　

A． They can go hiking on Wednesday．

B． They are pleased with the weather forecast．

C． They will wear jeans and jackets on Monday．

D． They can make the final plans according to the weather．

My family had a great summer in France． We have seen so many new things and met so many wonderful people． The French are very friendly． They have helped us get used to living here and have made us feel welcome． There are so many things to share with all of you．

The best parts of the summer was getting to see the Tour de France． It is the most famous bicycle race in the world． It's held every July． The riders travel more than two thousand miles over about a month！We got a quick look at the riders as they passed by! After the race，our family rented bikes，and we rode along part of the route that the riders used．

A few of you asked whether the French really eat snails（蜗牛）． The answer is yes． We went out to dinner a few weeks ago，and our parents ordered them． We each tried one and it didn't taste too bad． The snails are served with lots of melted butter． They feel a little rubbery when you eat them，but they don't actually have much taste． My favorite food here is the French pastries（酥饼）． My sister loves the fresh bread from the bakery down the street．

We went to visit the Eiffel Tower a few weeks ago． We went all the way to the top． It was a sunny day，so we could see for miles and miles into the distance． Dad doesn't like heights，so he stayed at the bottom of the tower and took pictures from the ground．

Those are our favorite highlights of our time in France so far．

（1）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？　　

A． Seeing the Tour de France．

B． Try snails．

C． Making French pastries．

D． Visiting the Eiffel Tower．

（2）What can we learn from the passage？　　

A． The writer took part in a bicycle race．

B． All the family got to the top of the Eiffel Tower．

C． Tour de France is held in June in France every year．

D． The writer didn't think that the snails tasted too bad．

（3）What's the best title of the passage？　　

A． Friendly Frenchmen

B． A Wonderful Experience

C． Delicious French Food

D． A Famous Bicycle Race

Have you ever heard of Monkey College？ Who do you think goes to school there？ If you said monkeys， you were right． Dogs are not the only animals that can be trained to help． Helping hands an organization in Cambridge， Massachusetts， trains capuchin monkeys to be companions and helpers for people in wheelchairs who can't move their arms or legs．

More than 20 years ago， Dr． M． J． Willard was working with a person who had recently become paralyzed（瘫痪）． She thought that a monkey might be able to help her patient with some basic housework． Dr． Willard was right． Not only can monkeys be trained to help people， they are also wonderful companions．

Capuchin Monkeys are found in the wild in South Central America． They are about the size of a small cat and can live to be nearly 40 years old． They are very smart． They are also known for being friendly and good with their hands． Capuchin Monkeys have opposable thumbs ，which means they can use their hands much in the way that people do．

Everyday tasks， like turning on a light， putting something in the microwave， or playing a CD player， can be difficult for someone who cannot use his or her arms and legs． Capuchin Monkeys can easily perform these tasks． This allow their owners more freedom． They can do things on their own and can live independently．

The monkeys and their owners become friends and learn to depend on each other． Some owners say the monkeys are almost like children to them． The monkeys can be mischievous and sometimes like to play tricks on their owners． This is especially true of young monkeys． Mostly ，though， they like to please their owners． They like the tricks they receive when they do a good job， and they like to be praised．

Helping Hands matches disabled people to monkey companions who can help them． But the close friendships between the monkeys and their owners happen all on their own．

（1）Helping Hands is an organization for helping　　．

A． trained monkeys

B． disabled people

C． wild monkeys

D． homeless people

（2）The following are the tasks for the trained monkeys EXCEPT　　．

A． turning on the light

B． playing a CD player

C． playing tricks on their owners

D． putting something in the microwave

（3）The main idea of the fifth paragraph is　　．

A． what tasks the trained monkeys can do

B． why the monkeys are chosen to be owners

C． how the trained monkeys get on with their owners

D． how the idea of training monkeys came out

（4）The passage is mainly about that the trained monkeys　　．

A． can be smart and please their owners

B． can help disable people live independently

C． can have a close relationship with their owners

D． can be helpers and companions of disabled people