【正文】 nd goes to bed late, so he can’t get up on time in the morning. This term, Mrs. Black, Peter’s aunt, works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three math. She’s strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and e to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was half past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate. “You’re ten minutes late for the first class, Peter,” Mrs. Black said angrily. “Why are you often late for class?” “Every time I get to the street corner, I see a guidepost( 路標(biāo) ). It says: ‘SCHOOL GO SLOW!’ ” ( ) 59. Peter is at school for __________. A. one and a half years B. two years C. more than two years D. more than three years ( ) 60. Peter is often late for school because ________. A. he likes playing very much B. he goes to school slowly C. he can’t sleep well at night D. he can’t get up on time in the morning ( ) 61. The first class begins at ________. A. ten to eight B. eight C. eighttwenty D. ten past eight ( ) 62 The guidepost is for ________. A. drivers B. Peter C. workers D. teachers D We all want to have vacations. To me, it’s very important to relax myself. I finished a oneweek vacation just now. Let me tell you what I did. I know you will feel bored when you look at other people’s vacation pictures ! My son finished his last week of school. During that week, I became a school mom. They had a class party at a teacher’s house, so I volunteered ( 志愿 ) to drive some of the students and attend the party. That was the last week my son would be with them. So it was time for me to spend time with them. I had lunch with the class and then attended their meeting. I never had time to be with the class before. I found it very interesting and my son was happy to show off that. ( ) 63 To the writer, the best thing to do on her vacation is . A. to play with her child B. to have a good rest C. to work from day to night D. to go to a new place ( ) 64 According to the writer, people . A. don’t like looking at others’ vacation pictures B. often help their children’s teachers C. often work for their children’s classe s D. like showing them off in the school ( ) 65 From the passage, we can guess the party is to celebrate . A. the teacher’s birthday B. the teacher’s child’s birthday C. the children’s graduation ( 畢業(yè) ) D. the finishing of their vacation ( )66 The word “attend” means . A. 組織 B. 離開 C. 觀賞 D. 參加 E Now machines （機(jī)器） are widely used all over the world. Why are machines so important and necessary(必要的 ) for us? Because they can help us to do things better and faster. A washing machine helps us to wash clothes fast. A printing machine helps us to print a lot of books, newspapers, magazines and many other things fast. Bikes, cars, trains and planes are all machines. They help us to travel faster than on foot. The puter is a wonderful machine. It was invented not long ago. It not only stores(貯存 ) information (信息 ) but also stores numbers millions of times as fast as a scientist does. Let’s study hard and try to use all kinds of machines to build China into a modern country. ( ) 67. Machines can help us to do things better and faster, so they_____. A. are difficult to make B. are expensive C. are important but not necessary D. are very helpful ( ) 68. Computers