D. Dave found a ruler

B

Lin Tao and Chen Hai are good friends. They are in the same class. They are in the same team. Lin Tao sits behind Chen Hai. Now it is four o'clock. School is over. They often go to play games after school. They can't look after their things very well. So their mothers don't give them watches. They don't have watches. They don't know the time. But they can ask a man under the big tree. His watch is very nice. They can also see the clock on the wall of the classroom. Now it's about five in the afternoon. It's time to go home. They must put on their clothes and go home.

36. Where do Lin Tao and Chen Hai sit in the classroom?

A. They sit in th e same row (排).

B. Chen Hai sits behind Lin Tao.

C. They sit in the same class.

D. Lin Tao sits behind Chen Hai.

37. What do they do after school?

A. They go home.                    B. They do their homework.

C. They look after each other.        D. They play games.

38. Why don't they have watches?

A. Because they don't need watches.

B. Because they can't look after their things well.

C. Because their watches  are in their desks.

D . Sorry, I don't know.

39. How can they know the time?

A. They can see the teacher's watch

B. They can ask the man under the big tree.

C. They can go home and ask their mothers.

D. They can see the sun

40. What time do they go home in the afternoon?

A. At about 10 a. m.          B. At about 5 a. m.

C. At about 5 p. m.           D. At about lo p. m.

C

Nick is my classmate. He doesn’t study well and he is shy. He doesn’t have many friends. Today is Tuesday. I am studying in the classroom.

“Hi, Tom, my birthday party is on this  Sunday. I’d like to ask you to my party. I think it must be cool,” Nick says.

I really want to be at the party, but I don’t want my  friends to laugh at me.

“No,” I answer coldly. “If you study well, I will go.”

“Oh…oh…OK. Cool,” Nick says. With his head down, Nick goes away.

In the afternoon, I know most of my classmates will go to the party. They say they  want to be Nick’s friends. My face turns red. I want to say sorry to Nick tomorrow.

41. When is Nick’s birthday party?

A. Tuesday  B. Saturday   C. Sunday   D. Wednesday

42.Why does Tom say no to Nick?

A. He has another party.     B. He doesn’t want to be at the party.

C. He has some homework to do.   D. He thinks his friends will laugh at him.

43. How does Nick feel when he hears Tom’s words?

A. Happy  B. Sad    C. Shy    D.Cool

44. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “laugh at”?

A 嘲笑   B.佩服   C.鼓励   D .威胁

45. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Nick studies well    B. Tom feels sorry for his words.

C. No one wants to go the party.  D. Nick doesn’t want Tom  to go to his party.