The Smallest Giant

CCC Hoh Fuk Tong Primary School Grade

P.3 English Language

Name﹕______( ) Class﹕_____ Date ﹕______

Reading Task 1

Read the text and answer the following questions.

The smallest giant

Deng Yaping 鄧亞萍 is a 4-time Olympic gold medalist table tennis player. She was born in Zhengzhou 鄭州.

The biggest obstacle in Deng Yaping's table tennis career was not her competitors, but her height. When she was 9 years old, she won a provincial junior championship but was refused a place on the provincial team because she was too short. In 1988, when she was 13 years old, Deng won the national championship, but was refused a place on the national team because she was too short. She never gave up. At last, she won the doubles title at the world championships when she was 16. In 1991, she was 149 cm tall. Deng won the singles world championship.

She attended the 1992 Barcelona Olympics 巴塞隆納奧運會 and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics 亞特蘭奧運會, and won four gold medals in table tennis. She was voted Chinese female athlete of the century in 2003. Blacken the circle of the best answer.

1. Deng Yaping is ______.  A. a Japanese  B. an American

 C. China  D. a Chinese

P. 1 2. According to the text, which of the following sentence is correct?  A. Deng Yaping was tall.

 B. Deng Yaping was voted Chinese male athlete of the century.

 C. Deng Yaping was good at playing ping-pong.

 D. Deng Yaping only attended the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

3. In the sentence “ Deng won the national championshi p”, means Deng won ______in the national competition.

 A. the first prize  B. the second prize

 C. the third prize  D. the fourth prize

4. The biggest difficulty in Deng Yaping's table tennis career was ______.  A. her competitors  B. her height

 C. her age  D. her family

5. Do you like Deng Yaping? Why?

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P. 2 Reading Task 2 (source: Territory-wide System Assessment 2006 Primary 3 English Language Reading and Writing Paper) Mary is Reading her timetable. Read it. Day Lesson Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:20am – 8:35am Assembly 1 8:35am – 9:10am English Chinese Math G.S. English 2 9:10am – 9:45am English Math Chinese Putonghua Music 9:45am – 9:55am Recess 3 9:55am – 10:30am G.S. Art Music Chinese Computer 4 10:30am – 11:05am G.S. Art G.S. Chinese Chinese 11:05am – 11:25am Recess 5 11:25am – 12:00am P.E. Library English Math G.S. 6 12:00noon – 12:35pm Computer Chinese English English Math 12:35pm – 1:30pm Lunch 7 1:30pm – 2:05pm Chinese G.S. Putonghua English Chinese 8 2:05pm – 2:40pm Math English Computer Art Activities 9 2:40pm – 3:15pm Math English Library P.E. Activities Blacken the  of the best answer. 1. What is the third lesson on Monday? A. G.S.

B. Math

C. Chinese

D. English

2. How many lessons are there after lunch every day? A. 2

3. On which day must Mary wear her sports uniform? A. Tuesday

B. Wednesday

C. Thursday

D. Friday P. 3 4. Mary is hungry. She wants to buy something to eat. When can she go to buy some snacks?

A. 9:00am

B. 11:05am

C. 12:00noon

D. 2:05pm

5. Look at the books. Mary does not need one of them on Thursday. Which one is it?

6. Mary goes to the ______in P.E. lessons.

A. playground

B. Computer Room

C. Music Room

D. Art Room

7. In ‘Activities’ lessons, Mary will not______.

A. make a model

B. watch cartoons

C. learn how to cook

D. do Math homework

P. 4 Reading Task 3 (source: Territory-wide System Assessment 2006 Primary 3 English Language Reading and Writing Paper) Peter and Mary are reading a story. Read it. The Lost Purse

One day, Ann was crying in the street. She lost her purse. An old man walked by and helped her.

The old man took out a purse with one hundred dollars inside.

“It’s not my purse,” She cried.

Next, the old man took out a purse with fifty dollars in inside.

“It’s not the right one. What can I do?” Ann cried and cried.

Then the old man took out a dirty purse with twenty dollars inside. Ann was surprised and said, “That’s it!” She thanked the old man.

“You’re a good girl. Let me give you all the purses,” said the old man

Blacken the  of the best answer.

1. Why was Ann crying? A. She saw an old man.

B. The old man did not help her.

C. She could not find her purse.

D. She lost her way.

2. Which one is Ann’s purse?

P. 5 3. Read lines 10 –12. Ann saw the dirty purse. How did she feel?

4. Read line 13: You’re a good girl. Why did the old man say this? A. Ann did not cry.

B. Ann only took her lost purse.

C. Ann helped the old man find the purse.

D. Ann took out twenty dollars.

5. Read line 13. What did the old man give to Ann in the end?

6. What do you think of Ann? Ann is ______. A. hardworking

B. clever

C. honest

D. careful

P. 6 Writing Task

Last week Jason got a letter from his cousin, Gigi. Read the letter.

28th February 2008 Dear Jason, How are you? Last Wednesday was a holiday. I did a lot of things. First I went to a restaurant with my mum. We ate dim sum. Then we went shopping. Mum bought a book and I bought a pen. After that, I rode my bike with my friends. In the evening, we watched TV together at home. I felt very happy. How about you? What did you do last week? Did you have a good time? Please write and tell me. Love, Gigi

Now help Jason write a reply letter ( 回信 ) to Gigi in about 30 words. The following words may help you.

- picnic - flowers / trees - photos - barbecue - chicken wings - cola - happy / excited

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Thank ______. I am very ______to get your letter. ______Please write and tell me. ______

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