一、完形填空
Emily is so happy. Today is her birthday. When she gets home from school，there are blue and white balloons on the mailbox. There is a big sign (指示牌) that reads，“ 1 ，Emily!” Her sister，who is ten years old，meets her at the mailbox.
“We are playing a birthday game，” her sister says. “You have to find your 2 . Here is your first clue (线索).” She gives Emily a small piece of paper. Emily looks at it carefully.
“It is a good thing I learn to 3 in school this year，” Emily thinks. She opens the note and reads，“Clue Number 1：Go to the car.” So she goes to the car and looks 4 the car. She finds a toy bone (骨头) with another note under it. Emily begins to read，“Clue Number 2：Look at the front porch (门厅).” So Emily goes to the front porch. There on the ground is a bag of dog 5 with another note. Again she quickly reads the note，“Clue Number 3：Go to the 6 door.” Emily goes to the back door and there is a dog's leash (牵引绳).
“Hmmm，” she thinks. “A bone，dog food，and a dog's leash... 7 we don't even (甚至) have a dog.” The note on the leash says to go outside. So Emily does and do you know 8 she sees? A red doghouse and a little brown puppy (小狗) running up to her.
“Oh，a puppy!” she 9 . “I will 10 her Happy because she makes me so happy today.” She also gives her mom，dad and sister a big hug. “Thank you，” she says with a smile. “This is the best birthday ever!”
()1. A. Happy New Year B. Happy Birthday C. Happy Halloween D. Morning
()2. A. balloon B. present C. mailbox D. birthday
()3. A. play B. draw C. read D. write
()4. A. on B. off C. outside D. inside
()5. A. food B. bones C. leashes D. houses
()6. A. front B. back C. left D. right
()7. A. so B. or C. but D. and
()8. A. what B. how C. when D. where
()9. A. reads B. thinks C. shouts D. sings
()10. A. make B. let C. help D. call

二、阅读理解
If you have no special plans for your holidays，why not spend your time helping others?
Don't listen to people who say the young people often think only of themselves. It's not true at all. More and more young people in China volunteer (志愿服务) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Wang Li，17
I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths (小路) in the mountains. It's going to be great — I'll spend the whole summer living in the tent (帐篷) and breathing (呼吸) the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It's good for my health，and I'll be able to do something good at the same time.
He Qiang，18
This summer，I'm going to volunteer with Special House Programme (项目). They build good，low-cost (低成本的) houses and sell (出售) them to families that don't have enough money to cover their house. They'll teach me what to do，so I'll help people and also have a chance (机会) to learn how to build houses.
Lu Fang，16
I'm going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I'll work for a programme called “Reading for Life”. Every day，I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading，so this is going to be a great experience (经历) for me.
()1. Young people in China volunteer to spend ______ helping others.
A. school holidays B. all the school days C. every morning D. every afternoon
()2. Wang Li will volunteer to ______ in summer.
A. breath the clean mountain air B. live in the tent C. build new hiking paths in the mountains D. sleep under stars
()3. From the passage，we know that Special House Programme helps ______.
A. children in poor (贫困的) families B. workers who build houses C. poor families who cannot buy houses D. build hiking paths
()4. Which is the most possible title for this passage?
A. Reading for Life. B. A Special House Programme. C. The Forest Centre. D. Young Chinese Volunteers.