一、完成句子
1.—I heard a strange noise from the room a______. It was scary.
—Don’t worry. The neighbor upstairs has a new pet.
2.—Look! There’s a cat lying in the middle of the road.
—Let’s go and check if it’s a______.
3.The bank is four b______ from here. We can walk there.
4.—Why were you late this morning, Shirley?
—Sorry, Mr. Black. I ______ (oversleep) and missed the school bus.
5.Before the fire fighters arrived, the building ______ (burn) for ten minutes.

1.above　2.alive　3.blocks
4.overslept　5.had burned/had burnt

二、短篇阅读
Gerald Hamilton is a schoolboy. He had a series of brain surgeries(手术) after he was born. The surgeries have left him with some developmental problems.
Gerald turned nine years old recently. He wanted to have a birthday party with the other kids in his class. He sent out 30 invitations, and 12 kids replied that they would attend the party. On the day of the party, Gerald decorated(装饰) his house, filled goody bags and waited for his classmates to arrive.
However, nobody showed up. Gerald’s mother called the parents of these kids. All of them said that Gerald was “too difficult for their kids to play with”.
Gerald and his family were very sad. Many people in their neighborhood heard about this. They visited Gerald and brought him gifts and cards.
Gerald’s mother was grateful to those kind people. She said, “I’m happy that we can show Gerald that there are some people out there with good hearts.”
1.The 12 kids didn’t attend Gerald’s party maybe because ______.
A.other kids didn’t accept his invitation
B.their parents thought he is not kind
C.Gerald is not as normal as other kids
D.the kids are not with good heart
2.The best title for the story should be “______”.
A.Good Neighbors Forever
B.Special Birthday Celebration
C.Better Late than Never
D.What a Great Mother Is Like

1.C　2.B