1. The sign on the left tells us that ______.

A. this is a place for us to swim
B. it's safe to swim in this place
C. swimming is not allowed here

     You probably know you should say "please" and "thank you" at restaurants. You probably know the rules
of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
     Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud
that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music
loud on an MP3 player, other people can't hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one
wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening
to our MP3 player, you shouldn't have it turned up too high.
     Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and
schools don't allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don't have rules, but is would
be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn't make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? your would miss what is going on and
others would wonder why you even came.
     Take One Out! Once is a while it's okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are
listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone,
tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order
food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it's not for you.
     It's Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can
listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this,
you need to do what seems right for you.

1. The underlined word "volume" in Paragraph Two probably means _____.

A. the type of music
B. the amount of a sound
C. the length of a song
D. the colour of and MP3 player

2. No one wants to listen to _____ from others' MP3 player.

A. a loud sound
B. sad stories
C. a long movie
D. the words of a song

3. We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music _____.

A. is not enjoyable
B. makes us tired
C. is bad for MP3 players
D. huts our ears

4. If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, _____.

A. the theater won't allow it
B. the actors will get angry
C. others won't hear the play well
D. we will miss part of the play

5. We can take once earphone out when we _____.

A. show others the way
B. talk to fiends on the phone
C. watch a sporting event
D. have dinner with our parents

6. It's all right to use our MPS player in _____.

A. schools
B. libraries
C. restaurants
D. museums

7. What can be the best title of this passage?

A. Music Lovers
B. Music Manners
C. MP3 Players
D. MP3 Earphones

     How do you pay for things? Do you usually use cash (現(xiàn)金), or do you like to pay by credit card (信用卡)? If you are like a lot of people, you probably have at least one credit card. Also, you might use it more often than you probably should.
     Credit cards first became popular in the 1920s, At that time, businesses, such as hotels and companies,
gave credit cards to their best customers (顧客). Unlike today's credit cards, customers could only use these
cards at the Store or business that gave out the card. Customers had to pay for things in full. They couldn't pay
for something a little at a time.
     In 1950, a businessman named McNamara started a credit card company - Diners Club. Unlike earlier
credit cards, this card could be used by customers at many restaurants. Customers liked the card because they
didn't have to carry a lot of cash with them. Restaurant owners liked the card, too. Why? They found out that
customers usually spent more money when they could pay by credit card.
     In its first year of business, Diners Club issued 200 cards, The customers who got the cards from the
Diners Club could use them at 27 different restaurants. Today, Diners Club has about 8 million customers,
and they can use their cards in over 7. 6 million businesses in more than 200 countries.

1. What can we know about the earlier credit cards from the passage?

A. They could be used everywhere.
B. Customers had to pay for things in full.
C. They were very popular before the 1920s.
D. Everyone could get this kind of credit card.

2. The underlined word "issued" here probably means "______".

A. showed
B. took
C. borrowed
D. provided

3. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. part of the development of credit cards
B. how to use cash
C. the number of people who use credit cards in the world
D. how credit cards help businessmen

     Jia Meng used to keep a diary (日記) in Chinese. But one year ago, the 14-year-old girl from Hei Longjiang
began to write her diary in English, because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly. She changed
the language because her mother can't read English."It's like killing two birds with one stone." said Jia, "My
privacy (隱私) became safe and my English improves a lot."
     Jia's mother is not the only mom who reads her child's diary. Recently, Renmin University of China had a
national survey among over 2, 3000 parents. The results show that 40% of parents read their children's secrets.
That's why, like Jia, many teenagers try to find ways to protect (保護(hù)) their privacy.
     Wu Lei, 15, of Shanxi, keeps a diary, too. But he doesn't write in on paper. He writes online which he thinks
is perfectly safe because his parents "know nothing about the Internet."
     Lu Huan, 13, of Guangdong, said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her
on the telephone in their room. To solve this problem, Lu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone.
     "Parents want to know what is going on in their children's lives," said Shao Xiazhen, a teenage expert in
Beijing. "But sometimes they go about it the wrong way." Shao suggested to teenagers that instead of hiding
their secrets, talking to parents is a better solution. "If your parents know that you are safe, they'll let you keep
your secrets."

(     )1. Jia Meng writes her diary in English in order to improve her English.
(     )2. Recently, Renmin University of China had a national survey, and the results show that 40% of parents 
            read their children's secrets.
(     )3. Keeping a diary online is the best way to protect the privacy according to the article.
(     )4. Lu Huan asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone in order to protect her privacy.
(     )5. Shao Xiazhen thinks parents will let children keep their secrets if they talk to parents and parents know 
           they are safe.

     You don't have much time for you diary, but you really want to remember your best or worst moments
in life. Nine Square Diary (九宮格日記) is coming to help you. This new type of diary has nine squares which
represent nine different areas in life, such as plans, feelings and health. Writing this diary is just like filling
blanks. It is so convenient that you can finish it in only a few minutes.
     Here is a page of Nine Square Diary from Sun Ning. a middle school student.

1. Sun Ning went to ________ birthday party on Sunday.

A. his dad's
B. his cousin's
C. his friend's

2. Sun Ning felt ________ when his parents talked with him about their jobs.

A. busy
B. glad
C. tired

3. Sun Ning ________ on June 12, 2011.

A. had a conversation with the headmaster
B. gave advice about building a space station
C. helped his cousin to get ready for the singing competition

4. The underlined word "select" probably means "________".

A. 挑選
B. 清洗
C. 烹飪

5. According to the passage, the Nine Square Diary is convenient because _________.

A. it is a new type of diary
B. it includes nine different areas in life
C. it can be finished only in a few minutes

     Good morning. I'm Chen Hua. Here's my culture report for today, Monday:
     A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o'clock. The film is Pirates of the Carribean. It's
a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars. They are both very popular and
famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable.
     The story is about an old ship. It sails around the Carribean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost
gold. Then they come fare to face with some terrible men, and have to fight them. There's lots of action, and
the fighting looks really dangerous. They also saves Keira Knightly. She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich
man. The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.
     The film isn't true to life, but it's very exciting, and some of it is very funny. It's an enjoyable film, although
in my opinion there's too much fighting. But except for that, it's an excellent film. U you didn't see it when it
first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I' m sure you'll enjoy it. It' s showing all week.

1. Pirates of the Carribean is _____.

A. a tragedy
B. a comedy
C. an action film
D. an adventure film

2. Depp and Bloom sails around the Carribean islands because _____.

A. they try to find some lost gold
B. they try to find some gold
C. they try to find some lost iron
D. they try to find some lost iron

3. They meet _____.

A. some terrible men
B. some terrible women
C. some smiling men
D. some smiling men

4. There's lots of action in the film because they have to _____.

A. fight the frightening people
B. fight the terrible women
C. make the film interesting
D. make the film exciting

5. Keira Knightly plays _____.

A. Depp and Bloom
B. Elisabeth
C. Orlando Bloom
D. Johnny Depp

6. What Chen Hua doesn't like about the film is _____.

A. untruth to life
B. the adventure
C. too much fighting
D. the stars

7. Chen Hua advises people to see the film because _____.

A. it's funny
B. it's true
C. it' s believable
D. it's excellent

8. The general idea of paragraph 3 is _____.

A. self introduction
B. where the film is on
C. Chen Hua's opinions about the film
D. the main idea of the film

     In general, it's hard to spend enough time in both concentrating on lessons and taking part in social
activities. But I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a challenge but I didn't realize how difficult
it was until my classes in the high school began, I got on well with other girls. After school, I often had ice
cream with them first instead of finishing my homework before it was time to hand it in, I always finished it
the next day between classes.I knew it wasn't very good and the grades that I got showed I was not
hard-working enough. I realized that I needed to find some kind of balance.
     So I created a timetable that would divide my time between studying and relaxing. It was a good idea but
I was only able to follow it for a few days because it made me under too much pressure.
     Later, I tried another plan. Each week I listed everything that I had to get done during the week and the
time by which I had to get it done. Then under the things I had to do, I made another list of things that I
could do if I had time.
     It worked really well. Ever since I have never missed any important things. At the same time, I enjoyed
my spare time a lot.
     Planning my time has been challenging, but I continue to do it. I'm glad that I've learned to balance things
and it has helped prepare for what is coming after graduation.

1. At first, when did the writer always finish her homework?

A. After school was over.
B. Between classes the neat day.
C. Before it was time to hand it in.

2. Why did the writer follow the first timetable only for a few days?

A. Because it had a specific list.
B. Because it wasn't a good idea.
C. Because it brought her too much pressure.

3. What wasn't included in the writer's second time plan?

A. The things she shouldn't do.
B. The things she had to get done.
C. The things she could do if she had time.

4. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The writer had few friends because of bad grades.
B. Learning to balance things is helpful to make plans for the future.
C. The writer preferred to spend more time in relaxing than studying.

5. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?

A. Facing challenges
B. Concentrating on lessons
C. Balancing study and play

     Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their
families don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters
to fight each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers
to have one good friend or a group of friends.
     Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot to time talking among themselves on the
phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something. There things are difficult to their family members.
     However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their
children form meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
     Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good
friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome.

1. Many teenagers think that their _____ can understand them better.

A. sisters
B. brothers
C. friends
D. parents

2. _____ is very important to teenagers.

A. Making friends
B. Meeting friends
C. Living with friends
D. Fighting with friends

3. Teenagers usually like to ______.

A. go to their brothers and sisters for help
B. communicate with their parents
C. make friends with their parents
D. discuss something with their friends

4. The sentence "Your answers are welcome" means "_____"

A. Your answer are right
B. You should give us all the right answers
C. We'd like to have your ideas about the questions
D. You are welcome to understand your friends.

5. According to the writer, parents should _____.

A. choose for their children
B. understand their children better
C. welcome all their children's friends
D. stop their children from choosing friends.

     The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in china, it is summer there. Australia is a
southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October
and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are
the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.
     A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast (海岸地區(qū)) has rain all year, and there
are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows (吹) here all the year. They bring rain from the sea.
There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the
southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.
     The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter
only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter.
The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it.

1. In October, it is ______ in Australia.

A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter

2. It is ______ in the south than in the north in Australia.

A. warmer
B. hotter
C. colder
D. cooler

3.The ______ part of Australia has the most rain.

A. eastern
B. southeastern
C. southern
D. northern

4. The west winds only come over the ______ of the country in winter.

A. east
B. west
C. northwest
D. southeast

5. There is ______ rain in winter in the north of Australia.

A. enough
B. a heavy
C. more
D. no