year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann won't be in Grade One until 2005.

They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I cut my foot and I couldn't walk very well. They went to an island and enjoyed themselves. Do you still remember the island? That's where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday.

Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Michael

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. _______ stayed with Michael for a holiday.

A. Only John

B. Only Tom and Ann

C. John and his sister

D. Only Tom

2. Their holiday lasted for _______.

A. one week

B. two weeks

C. three weeks

D. five weeks

3. From the words of "It feels like three months! "we know that _______.

A. Michael's teacher is very strict with the students

B. Michael is pleased with his school report

C. Michael has no interest in learning

D. Michael works very hard at his studies

4. _____ in Grade One now.

A. John and his sister are both

B. John is

C. John's sister is

D. Michael is

5. Why didn't Michael go to the island for picnic?

A. He had to go to school.

B. He didn't like the island.

C. Something was wrong with his foot.

D. The weather was bad that day.

（二）

A lift is very useful. It looks like a small room. It goes up and down all day. Sometimes a worker stands in the lift. He or she operates（操作） it up and down. In modern lifts there's no worker. People walk in. They know what floor they want to go. They push a button(按钮)and the lift goes to that floor. It's very fast and easy.

Lifts are very important to us. Why? Think about a tall building. Maybe it has twenty floors. Maybe it has fifty or more. Who can walk up all the stairs(楼梯)?Maybe people can climb them once. Can someone climb thirty floors to an office every day? Can small children walk up to their rooms on the twenty-four floor? Can their mothers or fathers carry food up to all those stairs? Of course not. We can have very high buildings because we have lifts. We could not have all the