( ) 1. What do Levi's grandparents give him as his birthday gift?
A. A watch. B. A locker. C. A candle. D. A note.
( ) 2. Why does Levi like the 20 dollars best?
A. Because he wants to have a birthday party.
B. Because he wants to send money to others.
C. Because he can buy anything he wants in the shop.
D. Because he can ask others to sing songs.
( ) 3. How does Levi feel when he can't go to the shop on his birthday?
A. Very happy. B. A little surprised. C. Very angry. D. A little sad.
( ) 4. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Happiness is to share.
B. Money is everything.
C. We should thank people around.
D. When we smile at life, life will smile at us.

1. D
2. C
3. D
4. A

七、首字母填空
Every month, Julia and her cousins would go for the big family meal at their grandparents' house. And their grandpa would give them a coins. Ruben and Nico, her two cousins, liked all the money on sweets. They showed off their sweets in front of the other children and made fun of their cousins. Later, Clara and Joe, Julia's two other cousins, them in buying sweets.
Julia liked the violin even though her family couldn't afford to for violin lessons. Julia happened to know a poor violinist who played in the park. She offered him all the money her grandpa had given her and asked him to her how to play the violin. The violinist happily agreed and taught her for months. Julia hard. The violinist lent her a violin so that they could play in the park. Every month, they gave a small concert in the park other musicians(音乐家). Gradually Julia's skills improved and she even made money to buy her own violin. Finally, Julia became a famous violinist. She always told people that it was possible with just a few well spent, to make your come true.
1. f______ 2. s______ 3. j______ 4. p______ 5. t______
6. w______ 7. t______ 8. w______ 9. e______ 10. d______

1. few 2. spending 3. joined 4. pay 5. teach 6. worked 7. together 8. with 9. enough 10. dream

1. 由“coins”及首字母“f”可知，爷爷给了他们一些硬币，“a few”表示“一些”，后接可数名词复数，故填few。
2. 由“all the money on sweets”及首字母“s”可知，他们喜欢把钱花在糖果上，“spend...on...”表示“在……上花费……”，“liked doing sth”表示“喜欢做某事”，故填spending。
3. 由“them in buying sweets”及首字母“j”可知，Clara和Joe加入了他们买糖果的行列，“join sb in doing sth”表示“加入某人做某事”，文章时态为一般过去时，故填joined。
4. 由“couldn't afford to...for violin lessons”及首字母“p”可知，家里负担不起小提琴课的费用，“pay for”表示“支付”，“afford to do sth”表示“负担得起做某事”，故填pay。
5. 由“asked him to...her how to play the violin”及首字母“t”可知，她让小提琴家教她拉小提琴，“teach sb how to do sth”表示“教某人如何做某事”，“ask sb to do sth”表示“让某人做某事”，故填teach。
6. 由“Julia...hard”及首字母“w”可知，Julia努力练习，“work hard”表示“努力工作/学习”，文章时态为一般过去时，故填worked。
7. 由“play...in the park”及首字母“t”可知，他们一起在公园里演奏，“play together”表示“一起演奏”，故填together。
8. 由“with other musicians”及首字母“w”可知，他们和其他音乐家一起举办小型音乐会，“with”表示“和……一起”，故填with。
9. 由“made...money to buy her own violin”及首字母“e”可知，她赚了足够的钱买自己的小提琴，“enough”表示“足够的”，故填enough。
10. 由“make your...come true”及首字母“d”可知，让梦想成真，“dream”表示“梦想”，此处用单数形式，故填dream。