Lesson 1 New Home

1、Emily pushed① a box across the floor. Her room was so empty! She didn’t like

it. Her old room had been pink. This one was just plain white.

2、Emily’s mom poked② her head in. “Do you need any help?”

3、“No, I’m okay, Mom. I’m going to unpack my books first.”

4、“That sounds good,” said Mom. “I’ll just make up your bed. Okay?”

5、“Thanks, Mom.” Emily put the biggest books on the bottom shelf. She put the

medium books on the middle shelf. She put the smallest books on the top shelf. It

took a long time because she stopped to read some of them along the way.

6、Emily stepped③ back. All of her books were in place. Her quilt④ was on her

bed. Everything looked just right.

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Exercises

Ⅰ.How well did you read?

1.[Note the fact] At the beginning of the story, what does Emily think about her

new room?

A. She likes it very much.

B. She doesn’t like the color.

C. She thinks it’s too pink.

2.[Note the fact]What does Emily think of her room at the end of the story?

A. She thinks it is just right.

B. She thinks it’s better than the old one.

C. She wants to change to another room.

3.[Check the details] Emily did the following things in her new room except______.

A. making up her bed

B. reading books

C. putting books on the shelves

Ⅱ.Read for words.

Choose one best paraphrase or Chinese meaning for the underlined words or

expressions.

1. I’m going to unpack my books first. (Para. 3)

A. 打包 B. 拆包 C. 书包

2. Emily put the biggest books on the bottom shelf. (Para. 5)

A. 底部 B. 中间 C. 顶部

3. All of her books were in place. (Para. 6)

A. 到处都是 B. 在地上 C. 在合适的位置

Ⅲ . Writing practice.

1. Have you ever moved to a new home?

2. What did you do to make it comfortab?

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