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D.()2.Wespend15days A.rest B.coffeebreak C.lunch D.breakfastandsupper )3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Eachweekendisone B.Wehave61daysforfreeC.Weget3days’holidayat D.Coffeebreaktakesusone )4.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatwedon’t timetoworkeveryA.muchtoo B.somany C.toomuch D.toomany )5.Thewritermeans A.weshouldknowthe B.timeisimportantandwe’dbetternotwasteC.weneedmore D.afewdaysforworkisOneday,AllanandhisfriendHenrywentswimminginariver.Itwasveryhot.Howhappytheywereintheriver!Aftertheygotoutofthewater,theyplayedgamesinthesunforawhile.Ontheirwayback,Henrysawsomeflowers.Helikedflowersverymuchandranintothegreenfieldtolookatthem.NowAllanwaswalkingbyhimself.ThenheheardHenrycallingout,“Asnake!Help!…”“What’swrongwithyou?”askedAllan.“Asnakebit咬meintheleg.ComeAllanranoverandsawasmallredwound伤口onHenry’sleg.“Thesnakewasinthegrass.Ididn’tseeit.”“Sitdownquickly!”AllantoldAllanputhismouthatthelittleredwoundandbegantosuck吸atit.Inthiswayhesaved挽救Henry’slife.“Oh,Allan,it’sverykindofyoutohelpme.”“That’sallright.Wearefriendsandwemustalwayshelpeachother.” )1.Itwas whenAllanandHenrywentout.A.hot B.cold C.raining )2.Afterswimming,theyplayedinthesun A.thewholemorning B.for2hours C.long D.forawhile )3.Ontheirwayhome, gotsomethingwrongwithhis A.Allan;leg B.Allan;head C.Henry;leg D.Henry;head )4.HenryandAllanare A.workers B.goodfriends C.brothers D.farmers )5.Whichofthefollowing(下面的)istrue?A.HenrywenttolookattheflowerswithB.AllansavedHenry’sC.Allanwasbittenbythesnake,D.AllandiedatAPaulisaworker.Oneofhisfeetisbiggerthan1.Hecan’t2therightshoes3hisfeet.Hisfriend,Dick,saystohim,“4don’tyougotoashoemaker?Ashoemaker(鞋匠)can5youtherightshoes.”6PaulgoestotheshoemakernearDick’shomeVerysoontheshoemakermakeshimapairofshoes.Paul7theshoesandisnothappy.He8theshoemaker,“Youaren’t9goodshoemaker!Iwantyoutomakemeoneshoebiggerthantheother.10youmakemeoneshoesmallerthantheother.” )1.A.B.theC.D.that )2.A.B.lookC.D.look )3.A.B.C.D. )4.A.B.C.D. )5.A.B.C.D. )6.A.C.D. )7.A.B.looksC.seesD.sees )8.A.B.C.D.says )9.A.B.C.D. )10.A.B.D.

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floor.Onthefirstfloorthereisagym.Onthethirdfloortherearetwocomputerroomsforstudents.Thesciencelabsareonthesecond,fourthandfifthfloor.Thelanguagelabisonthesixthfloor.WeoftenhaveEnglishclassesinthelanguagelab.Ontheseventhfloorthereisalibrary,areadingroom.AcomputerroomfortheteachersisalsoontheseventhWhenwewanttolookforinformationwecangotothecomputerroomatnoon.Whenwewanttoborrowbooks,thelibraryisopeneveryafternoon.ThereadingroomisopenfromMondaytoFridaythewholeday.UsefulUsefulwords,phrasesandTheLittleMatchItwasterriblycold;itsnowedandwasalreadyalmostdark,andeveningcameon,thelasteveningoftheyear.Inthecoldandgloomapoorlittlegirl,bare-headedandbarefoot,waswalkingthroughthestreets.Whensheleftherownhouseshecertainlyhadhadslipperson;butofwhatusewerethey?Theywereverybigslippers,andhermotherhadusedthemtillthen,sobigwerethey.Thelittlemaidlostthemassheslippedacrosstheroad,wheretwocarriageswererattlingbyterriblyfast.Oneslipperwasnottobefoundagain,andaboyhadseizedtheother,andrunawaywithit.Hethoughthecoulduseitverywellasacradle,somedaywhenhehadchildrenofhisown.Sonowthelittlegirlwentwithherlittlenakedfeet,whichwerequiteredandbluewiththecold.Inanoldapronshecarriedanumberofmatches,andabundleoftheminherhand.Noonehadboughtanythingfromherallday,andnoonehadgivenherafarthing.herlongfairhair,whichfellinprettycurlsoverherneck;butshedidnotthinkofthatnow.Inallthewindowslightswereshining,andtherewasaglorioussmellofroastgoose,foritwasNewYear’sEve.Yes,shethoughtofthat!Inacornerformedbytwohouses,oneofwhichprojectedbeyondtheother,shesatdown,cowering.Shehaddrawnupherlittlefeet,butshewasstillcolder,andshedidnotdaretogohome,forshehadsoldnomatches,anddidnotbringafarthingofmoney.Fromherfathershewouldcertainlyreceiveabeating,andbesides,itwascoldathome,fortheyhadnothingoverthembutaroofthroughwhichthewindwhistled,thoughthelargestrentshadbeenstoppedwithstrawandrags.Herlittlehandswerealmostbenumbedwiththecold.Ah!amatchmightdohergood,ifshecouldonlydrawonefromthebundle,andrubitagainstthewall,andwarmherhandsatit.Shedrewoneout.R-r-atch!Howitsputteredandburned!Itwasawarm,brightflame,likealittlecandle,whensheheldherhandsoverit;itwasawonderfullittlelight!Itreallyseemedtothelittlegirlasifshesatbeforeagreatpolishedstove,withbrightbrassfeetandabrasscover.Howthefireburned!Howcomfortableitwas!Butthelittleflamewentout,the