Let me tell you my pen friend Ivan. He is 12 years old. He likes playing football. He usually play football with
his friends at weekends.
    Ivan lives with his father and mother in a city in France. They have a dream home with five rooms, a
swimming pool and a garden. They often have a party in the garden at weekends. They like to help their
neighbours. His home is not near his school, so Ivan takes a bus for an hour and then walks for 10 minutes to
school. There is a Basketball Club near his school. He likes play basketball in the club.
    Ivan's father is a worker. He is busy. Ivan's mother is a doctor. She is nice to the patients. Ivan wants to be
a teacher when he grows up. I want to be a teacher, too. Every month Ivan writes two letters to me. He'll come
to Suqian next year. We'll meet then.

1. What are Ivan's hobbies?

A. Basketball and swimming.
B. football and basketball.
C. Football and swimming.
D. Reading and swimming.

2. How old is Ivan when he comes to Suqian?

A. He is 11.
B. He is 12.
C. He is 13.
D. He is 14.

3. How often does Ivan write to me?

A.Twice a month.
B. Twice a week.
C. Every day.
D. Every week.

4. Ivan studies in ________ now.

A. America
B. Suqian
C. France
D. Japan

5. Which is the best title (標題) for the passage?

A. How to Make Penfriends.
B. Something About Ivan.
C. What Is Ivan's Home Like.
D. Ivan's School Life.

1.___________ she often __________ (read) English in the morning?
2.Would you like (go) with me?
3. Kitty and her sister ___________ (like) running very much.
4. Li Mei ___________ (have) a new friend. She is very beautiful.
5.What do you want (buy) for her?
6. There ___________ (be) an English book and three pens on the desk.
7. Her father _____ (not eat)fish.
8. Lily _____ (fly) a kite with her friend in the park on Sunday
9. He likes _____ (play) computer games.
10. Tom, __________(not take) the newspapers home.

    Who is your hero? Why do you like the person? Cool looks? A lot of talent?
    Most of the students in Shanghai say their heroes are hard-working and brave.
    This summer, Shanghai's Xinwen Evening News asked around 1,000 middle school students about their
heroes.
    The newspaper put people in five different groups:leaders, young heroes, writers, artists and business
people.Students were asked to pick one from each group.
     NBA star Yao Ming was the No. 1 Chinese hero with 48% of all the results.
     Zhang Yujiao, 15, speaks highly of Yao, "It was hard for him to go all the way to the NBA." Zhang is
from Shanghai's Beijiao High School. "He's a big star. He is also kind and loves others. He helps disabled
children."
     Zhou Jie, 14, says he likes Zhou Enlai, "He's great. He's kind. He regarded people as his own children.
And he never thought he was different from others."
     Shanghai students also like the US businessman Bill Gates, more than half picked him as their hero.
A student says, "Bill was not born rich.He worked hard. And he doesn't like to tell everyone how rich he is.
He also has courage. He left school to start his own business!"

根據短文內容回答下列問題。
1.What are the heroes like in most of Shanghai students' eyes?
                                                                                           
2.將文中畫線的句子譯成漢語。
                                                                                           
3.The Chinese meaning of the phrase "speak highly of" in the passage is "________".
    A. 大聲說 B. 站在高處說 C. 高度贊揚 D. 說的興高采烈
4.How many heroes are mentioned in this passage? 
                                                                                           
5.Who is your hero? And why?