That evening the witch came and said，“I've just been to heaven，Mr．Howe．I’ve brought two pieces of news to yon．One is good and the other is bad．”

“Tell me the good news first，please．”

“Most of the people in heaven play ping-pong．” said the witch．“But you'll have a game there the day after tomorrow!”

80．Mr．Howe________．

A．isn't very rich B．is seventy—three now．

C．1ikes playing chess． D. is an office manager．

8l. Mr．Howe had never been ill until one day he had a _______．

A．fever B．bad co1d C. headache D. stomachache

82．The underlined word“witch”means _______．

A.化学家 B.魔术师 C.巫婆 D.巨人

83．What did the bad news mean?

A. Mr．Howe would die in two days．

B. Mr．Howe would be very happy

C. The God 1iked to play Ping-pong with Mr．Howe．

D. The witch would play Ping-pong with Mr．Howe in the heaven.

D

0ne day in April， a special activity called“Food Street”was held on the playground at Railway No．1 Middle school in Xi'an．This activity was part of the English Art Festival in the school The students in each class were divided into some groups．Each group so1d different kinds of foods．The students did the shopping and the cooking a11 by themselves．The students cooked delicious food such as fried chicken，potato chips and vegetables．They all worked hard and so1d the food at low prices．The customers were a11 the students，teachers．and parents．They were all pleased with the nice food． “It's really hard work，”said one of the students who took part in the activity． “We must make a plan before the cooking．We must know how much we should spend on the things we need．Also，we must learn how to serve customers well”

“The activity is to give a chance to students to develop their practical

abilities(实践能力)，”said one teacher，“What's more，the students will not only learn how to make money by their own hands，but also know the meaning of 1ife．”

84．“Food Street ”was ________ ．

A．a street for students to sell food a1ong

B．a kind of food so1d by the students

C．part of the activity about the English Art Festival

D. an activity for food prices among the students

85．Which of the following can the students NOT learn in the activity?

A．How to grow vegetables． B．How to work well.

C．How to make money． D．What 1ife means．

86．Before the activity，the students ________．

A．had to be customers