Our local Community (社區(qū)) Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town.
I have been a member for four years now and I've taken part in a lot of interesting projects. These include
fun activities such as holiday camps and discos. We have even made a video.
     But it isn't all just enjoyment. We have also started doing social work to help people in our neighbourhood.
We have organized activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed a special support
group to help young people stop smoking.
     We are particularly proud of the most recent group we have created. It organizes regular visits to the local
home for the elderly. This idea came from a school visit to a home for the elderly. My class spent an afternoon
at the home and everyone found the visit very rewarding (有意義的). The old people at the home were excited
by our visit. They were very talkative (健談的) and they told us their personal stories. During our visit, the
home was full of the sound of laughter. We sang songs and played games with the old people and had tea
together. But we realized that life wasn't always easy. Some of them were in poor health and were very
unhappy. They couldn't go outside and the visits by children brought some sunshine into their lives.
     Many young people like me have very little contact with elderly people. As a result, we have a lot of wrong
ideas about them. We have little or no idea of the kind of lives they lead in the homes. After this visit, my
friends and I decided we should do something to help improve the quality of their lives.
     Since the creation of our visiting group over twenty volunteers have joined us. Up to now, we have
organized three group evening parties and a concert. But I think the individual (單獨(dú)的) visits are the most
important. Club members regularly visit old people and everyone finds the experience rich and rewarding.

1. Is the writer a member of the Youth Club?
    _____________________________________________________.
2. How did the old people feel by the children's visit?
     _____________________________________________________.
3. Why do young people have wrong ideas about the elderly?
     _____________________________________________________.
4. What did the writer and his friends decide to do after the visit to the home for the elderly?
     _____________________________________________________.
5. Put the sentence "They couldn't go outside and the visits by children brought some
    sunshine into their lives." into Chinese. 
     _____________________________________________________.

     Advertisements are everywhere! They're on the (1)r_______  and TV, in newspapers and magazines
on buses and buildings. They're on websites and mobile phones. Companies (2)g_______ their products to
film stars, pop stars and sports stars to (3)u_______ so that fans will buy them in order to copy the stars.
     Advertisements have become so common (常見(jiàn)的) that they aren't (4)w_______any more. We don't like
advertisements. so we try not to see them. We turn (5)o_______ the advertisements on computers. We refuse (拒絕) to watch them on TV, or read them in magazines. We no longer pay attention to the posters all around
us. We don't copy the stars (6)b_______ we know they don't really like the things they advertise.
     This means that advertising companies need a new (7)w_______ to sell. They can't make their products
"cool" by advertising. Advertisements aren't cool,and teenagers won't buy the things in advertisements
(8)i_______because the advertisements say they are fashionable. The latest way to advertise is not to advertise.
     (9)I_______ of using stars,companies are using teenagers. They pay them to tell their friends about new
products. Teenagers don't want to dress like everyone else and buy the things that everyone else has. They
want to look (10)d_______ and create their own style. Teenagers don't think it's cool to copy the stars or buy
things they've seen in advertisements.

     When Julia Samberg eats her favorite food, she feels bad. She knows that chocolate can have a lot of fat
and sugar. But Julia says she loves chocolate so much-once she starts eating it, she can't stop.
     Julia isn't the only one who loves chocolate. It is a favorite food for people all over the world. People prefer
chocolate over ice cream, cakes, and cookies.
     The idea of eating chocolate didn't begin until the 19th century. Before that, people drank chocolate. The
habit began in Central America where the Aztecs drank bowls of chocolate to stay watchful. When the liquid
(液體) chocolate was brought to Spain in the 1500s, people thought it was medicine because it had a medicine
taste. In fact, the people who made chocolate into drinks were doctors.
     Then people discovered that mixing chocolate with sugar made a wonderful drink. King Ferdinand of Spain
loved this drink so much that he put out an order: anyone who talked about chocolate outside the court (法庭)
would be killed. For about 100 years, chocolate was a secret in Spain.
     Finally, people found out about chocolate, and it became a popular drink in Europe. Later, the Swiss mixed
milk and chocolate. Today, most Americans prefer milk chocolate, while most Europeans prefer dark chocolate.
     New research shows that chocolate is actually good for us." Chocolate has different kinds of vitamins,"
says a researcher in France." It has more than 300 different chemicals. One chemical works on the part of the
brain (大腦) that feels pleasure. People who feel good when they eat chocolate are actually healthier. Feeling
pleasure is important for health and can protect against illness."" Good chocolate doesn't have much fat or
sugar. You can enjoy it if you eat a little at a time!" says Tara Bearish, another chocolate lover.

1. _______    Doctors made chocolate into drinks.                         
         1         The Aztecs drank chocolate to stay watchful.               
2. _______    Chocolate was a secret in Spain for 100 years.             
3. _______    Liquid chocolate was brought to Spain from Central America.
4. _______     Sugar was mixed with chocolate to make a sweet drink.       
         7           Research has shown that chocolate is good for us.          
5. _______    The Swiss put milk into the chocolate mixture.             

     Knowing how to use a computer is an essential skill for everyone w______ (1) wants to succeed in today's world. One basic computer program that everyone should learn to use is the word processing program. Most
types of writing are e______ (2) produced with a word processing program. For e______ (3), everyone must
sometimes write a business letter. Using a computer allows you to arrange (整理、排列) and rearrange
information easily, making your writing more c______ (4) and exactly correct. Word processing programs can
help you check your s______ (5) and grammar. A computer makes it easy to correct m______ (6).
     Computers can be u______ (7) for much more than word processing, however. Other areas are picture
design, programming, and creating new g______ (8). Jobs i______ (9) the computer field are growing, and
strong computer skills can s______ (10) you well now and into the future.

     During the summer holidays there will be a changed schedule of services for the students. Changes for
dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be put up on the wall outside of the
dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules will be put up each Wednesday outside of the student club.
     In the summer holidays. buses going to the town centre will leave the gate every hour on the half hour
during the day. The dining room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and
two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will be open at its usual hours during the week,
but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm.
     Students must have a new summer card if you want to use the library lending services. This
announcement will also be seen in the nest week`s student newspaper.

1. This announcement is to ______.

A. tell students of important schedule changes
B. tell students of new bus and library services
C. show the excellent services for students
D. ask students to change their library cards

2. From this passage we know ______.

A. there is a film each week in the student club
B. there is a film or a concert each week in the student club
C. there is a film or a concert on every Wednesday in the student club
D. there will be no changes about the schedules of the weekly film and concert during the summer holidays

3. At which of the following times will the bus leave the gate?

A. 8:00, 9:00,10:00, 11:00
B. 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30
C. 8:00, 9:00, 10:30, 11:00
D. 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:30

4. In the summer holidays, the library will have ______.

A. no special hours
B. special hours on weekdays
C. special hours on weekends
D. special hours both on weekdays and weekends

5. We may know that during the summer holidays _______.

A. Few students will stay in the university
B. No breakfast will be served on weekends
C. The student newspaper will sell more copies
D. There will be a concert or a film each Wednesday

     What would the future life be like? I think we will be able to travel faster and safer around the world and
into space. Maybe one day we can work in Beijing, sleep in Chengdu and visit the moon for a holiday.
     We will have new energy (能源) that doesn't make pollution. Possibly, people will find ways to use cleaner
things, such as sea water, to make energy without polluting the earth.
     We will have machines that can copy everything in the future. Put a cake on the machine and it makes a
new one. If the machine is like a fax-machine (傳真機(jī)), we can send food and presents to our friends easily.
     We will have clever robots that work for us, and the robots can bring us useful things and take away our
rubbish. Now we have to press a key or type a word to make a machine work. But in the future, if we think
of something, the machine can make it for us. The machine can understand our ideas.
     We will be able to go into computer games and films, and everything will feel real. We will be able to make
our homes like forests or sunny beaches or anything we want. Perhaps, one day we will be able to collect our
dreams and put them on DVDs.

(     )1. In the future, we can work in one city and sleep in another.
(     )2. In the future, we can make energy by using sea water.
(     )3. In the future, we can only copy food by machines.
(     )4. In the future, we can make a new machine by pressing a key.
(     )5. People can probably make DVDs of their dreams in the future.

        Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information, your
life will be much safer. 
        ● Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn't walk alone outside. Make sure where the
public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily. 
        ● Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back. When
a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back. 
        ● If you are followed by someone you don't know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the
person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next, don't go home at once. You are safer in the
street than you are alone in your home or in a lift (電梯).
        ● If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the
bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don't sit alone. Sit behind the driver or
with other people. Don't sleep.

1. Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?

A. Go home alone late at night.
B. Make sure where the public phones are.
C. Don't get to the bus stop too early.
D. Always notice the environment around you.

2. You'd better put your bag ______ when there are too many people on a bus.

A. on your back
B. beside you
C. in front of you
D. behind the driver

3. When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should ______ to make yourself safe.

A. run home
B. find a lift and go in
C. turn back and walk towards him or her at once
D. cross the street and go to the other way

4. When you take a bus alone, it's safe for you ______.

A. to sit behind the driver or with other people, but not to sleep
B. to talk with the driver
C. to call your friends
D. to get off the bus at once

5. What can you learn from the text?

A. How to notice the environment around you.
B. How to be safe in your everyday life.
C. How to cross the street.
D. How to use the public phones.

     Eating habits (習(xí)慣) are different in different countries. The Chinese have a saying "Eat good things for
breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat less at dinner." Many Americans agree that one should start the
day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.
     Most Americans only give themselves a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they
will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family talking about their day
is a way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.
      Eating at restaurants is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while eating.Very often you
can hear people talking and laughing loudly, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this.
They want a quiet place where they can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world. If
someone is talking too loudly, the manager of the restaurant will look at him or her angrily. If some people
are talking too loudly, the manager (經(jīng)理) of the restaurant may come out and ask them to be quiet.

1.__________  2.___________  3.___________  4.____________  5.____________