难度★★★ 字数126

　　I’m Mark. Henry, Peg and Cindy are my classmates. Our friend Paul’s birthday party is next SATurday. He asks us to go to his birthday party.

　　We want to buy some presents for Paul. Paul likes playing baseball. He has eight baseballs and five baseball bats. But he doesn’t have a baseball cap. I know he likes blue. I want to buy a blue baseball cap for him. Paul likes strawberries and apples, but he doesn’t like pears or bananas. So Cindy and Henry want to buy a birthday cake with some strawberries and apples on it. “What do you want to buy for Paul?” I ask Peg. Well, Paul is always late for school,” Peg says, “so I want to buy a watch for him.” (16长郡七上期末)

　　47. The underlined word “presents” means “______” in Chinese.

　　A. 礼物 B. 蛋糕 C. 衣服

　　Keys: A

　　难度★★★ 字数158

　　Many people know a five year-old skating(轮滑)boy. There is a video(视频)of this boy on the Internet. In the video, the boy skates very well, People like to watch it all the time. It is relaxing.

　　The boy is from Australia(澳大利亚). His name is Tom. He has a sister. Her name is Tina. Their parents give them lots of love. They support(支持)Tom to skate. Tom skates seven days a week. His parents skate with him, too.

　　On the skateboard(滑板), Tom can jump over many things! He has so much fun with the skateboard. “I like playing basketball very much, but skating is my favorite sport.” Tom says, “I skate with my family. It is so easy for us. We like to skate with music, too. It is so interesting.” (17长郡雨外七上期末)

　　54. What does the underlined word “jump” probably mean in Chinese?

　　A. 跑 B. 跳 C. 飞

　　Keys: B

　　难度★★★ 字数162

　　Weekends are short. They are only two days out of a seven-day week. To make your weekends look long, you need to do something. Here are some ideas.

　　Get up at your usual time. The biggest mistake is to think that the weekend is a good time for a sleep-in. So getting up early can make you find out the weekends are long.

　　Finish homework early. Nobody wants to do homework, but we have to do it. Finish it early, and you will feel relaxed. You can do homework from 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock on SATurday morning. After you finish your homework, you can plan a better weekend.

　　Go out to enjoy your weekends. Weekends feel longer if you get out and enjoy them. Think about what you like to do. You can have a good time playing sports, for example, playing football in the park. You can also plan to go to a park, a zoo, or a friend’s party. (16长郡七上期末)

　　51. The underlined word “sleep-in” means “_____”.

　　A. 晚一点睡觉 B. 早一点睡觉 C. 晚一点起床

　　Keys: C