Mary has some friends. 1 Betty, Peter, Alice 2 Mike. Mary is the oldest 3 . Betty is thirteen years 4 . She is younger than Mary and older than Peter. Alice is nice and Mike is seven.
Betty and Peter are 5 runners. But Peter runs faster. Mary and Betty like to 6 . Mary plays better than Betty. Alice sings 7 of them. Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Alice and Mike study in a primary school. They 8 work hard at school. But Betty works 9 . Her handwriting is good, 10 .
1 A. They are B. It is C. There are D. We are
2 A. but B. or C. them D. and
3 A. in the five B. of five C. of the five D. for the five
4 A. older B. old C. oldest D. very old
5 A. best B. better C. well D. good
6 A. play basketball B. play a basketball
C. play the basketball D. play basketballs
7 A. good B. better C. best D. well
8 A. six B. all C. four D. both
9 A. hard B. harder C. very hard D. hardest
10 A. too B. two C. at D. also
重点单词与短语
核心单词
oldest /ˈəʊldɪst/ adj. 最年长的（old 的最高级）
younger /ˈjʌŋɡə(r)/ adj. 更年轻的（young 的比较级）
runner /ˈrʌnə(r)/ n. 跑步者
faster /ˈfɑːstə(r)/ adv. 更快地（fast 的比较级）
primary school 小学
middle school 中学
handwriting /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/ n. 书写；笔迹
重点短语
thirteen years old 十三岁
like to do sth. 喜欢做某事
play basketball 打篮球（球类运动前不加冠词）
work hard 努力学习 / 工作
of them 在他们之中（用于最高级）
短文中文翻译
玛丽有一些朋友，他们是贝蒂、彼得、爱丽丝和迈克。玛丽是这五个人中年纪最大的。贝蒂十三岁，她比玛丽小，比彼得大。爱丽丝人很好，迈克七岁。
贝蒂和彼得是优秀的跑步者，但彼得跑得更快。玛丽和贝蒂喜欢打篮球，玛丽打得比贝蒂好。爱丽丝是他们之中唱歌最好的。玛丽和贝蒂在中学读书，爱丽丝和迈克在小学读书，他们在学校都很努力，但贝蒂是最努力的，她的书写也很好。
答案：
ADCBD
ACBDA
