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.

一、1.above 2.alive 3.blocks
4.overslept 5.had burned/had burnt

翻译:
一、完成句子
1. ——我听到楼上的房间里传来奇怪的声音。这很吓人。
——别担心。楼上的邻居养了一只新宠物。
2. ——看！有一只猫躺在路中间。
——我们去看看它是否还活着。
3. 银行离这里有四个街区。我们可以步行去那里。
4. ——雪莉，你今天早上为什么迟到了？
——对不起，布莱克先生。我睡过头了，错过了校车。
5. 在消防员到达之前，这座大楼已经燃烧了十分钟。

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

二、1.C 2.B

翻译:
### 二、短篇阅读
杰拉尔德·汉密尔顿是一名小学生。他出生后做了一系列脑部手术，这些手术给他留下了一些发育方面的问题。
杰拉尔德最近满九岁了，他想和班上的其他孩子一起举办一场生日派对。他发出了30份邀请，有12个孩子回复说他们会参加派对。在派对当天，杰拉尔德装饰了他的房子，装满了礼品袋，然后等待同学们的到来。
然而，没有一个人出现。杰拉尔德的妈妈给这些孩子的家长打了电话，他们所有人都说杰拉尔德“太难相处，他们的孩子没法和他一起玩”。
杰拉尔德和他的家人都非常难过。他们所在街区的很多人听说了这件事，他们去看望杰拉尔德，还给他带来了礼物和贺卡。
杰拉尔德的妈妈对这些善良的人充满感激，她说：“我很高兴我们能让杰拉尔德知道，世界上有一些心地善良的人。”
1. 这12个孩子没有参加杰拉尔德的派对，可能是因为 。
A. 其他孩子没有接受他的邀请
B. 他们的父母认为他不友善
C. 杰拉尔德和其他孩子不一样（不太正常）
D. 这些孩子心地不好
2. 这个故事最好的标题应该是“”。
A. 永远的好邻居
B. 特别的生日庆祝
C. 迟做总比不做好
D. 一位多么伟大的母亲