(C Millie is talking with Simon about Christopher Columbus. Complete their conversation with the words in the box.

development    Europeans     explorer   Italian     Pacific Ocean

passage       step    unknown 

What are you reading on the Internet Simon?

I've heard of hinn. He was an (2) .

I also know that he was from Italy. He was an (4) .

Did he cross the (5) ?

But it was dangerous too. He was very brave.

Thats true. 

I'm reading a ⑴ about famous people in the world. Look,here 's a photo of Christopher Columbus.

Yes. He was one of the first (3) to discover America.

YouVe correct. He travelled from Europe to America. That was a very long journey.

No. Thats the Atlantic Ocean. I think it was exciting for him to arrive at an (6) place.

Many people went to America from Europe after he discovered it. That was an important

(7)for the (8)of America.

(B1  One of Millie's favourite British writers is jane Austen. She wonts to find out more about the writer. She has found this article on the Internet. Read it with her.

       Jane Austen—a great British writer 

Jane Austen is one of Britain's greatest female writers. She was born on 16 December 1775. She was the seventh of eight children and never lived apart from her family. To entertain themselves,the children wrote and performed plays. Even as a little girl,Jane was encouraged to write.

As a young woman,Jane enjoyed dancing,and she went to many parties that were held in the great houses of the neighbourhood. She loved the country and enjoyed long country walks.

At the age of 14 ,Jane Austen wrote her first novel,Love and Friendship. In her early twenties she began to write her most famous novels—Sense and Sensibility,Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey. Yet these books were not published until many years later. Northanger Abbey was not published until 1818 —a year after her death.

Sadly,Jane became very ill while she was still young. She died in her sister's arms on 18 July 1817. None of the books that were published in Jane Austen's lifetime had her name on them—they were described as being written "by a lady” .

As a result,Jane Austen was not very famous in her lifetime,and her books only became popular after her death. Her books are now some of the most read and studied books in the world.

(B2 Millie is making a card about Jane Austen. Help her complete the card.

  female writer from ⑴

. born on 16 December (2)

. was encouraged to (3) even as a little girl

. enjoyed dancing and (4) as a young woman

. Love and Friendship—her (5) novel

. (6) ； (7) and Northanger Abbey—her most famous novels

. died on 18July (8)

(B3 Simon has learnt about jane Austen from Millie. He is telling Annie about the writer,but he has made some mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write the correct sentences in the blanks.

1 Jane was the seventh of eight children and often lived apart from her family.

2 Jane enjoyed dancing but did not like long country walks.

3 Jane began to write her most famous novels in her early thirties.

4 Northanger Abbey was published when Jane was 14.

5 Jane became ill and died when she was an old woman.

6 Jane was very famous in her lifetime. However,not many people read her books now.

(B  There are seven continents in the world. They include Africa,Asia,Europe,North America,etc. Mr Wu asked each student to write about one continent. Daniel would like to write about Asia,and he has prepared some notes. Read his notes and fill in the blanks. Use the Internet to help you.

Continent: Aeia

Location: in the north-east of the world

Area: over (1) million square kilometres,the biggest continent

in the world )

Population: over (2) billion,the largest population in the world

Countries: about 50 !

Main countries: China,Japan,India,Iran,etc. 

Languages: Chineee,Japanese,English,Hindi,Kueeian,etc.

Famous cities: Baijing,Tokyo,5'mqapore,New Delhi,Dubai,ate.

Crops: rice and wheat

Main industries: large (3) industry in west Asia iron and stael industry,

IT(information technology) industry 

Attractions: Great Wall,Mount Fuji,Taj Mahal,etc.

(C Daniel is writing about Asia. Help him complete his article with the information in Part B.

Asia lies(1) of the world. It covere an  area of

(2) . It the biggest continent in the world. Thereare

⑶ paopla in Asia. It has the (4) in the world. 

There are (s) countries in Asia. Main countries include China,Japan,India

and Iran. People in Asia mainly epeak Chinese, (6) , English,Hindi and

Russian. Thera are many famous cities in this continent,for example,Beijing,Tokyo,

(7) , Naw Delhi and Dubai. I hava ban to Tokyo and Dubai. They are vary 

beautifu cities. (8) are the main crops in Ada. The countries in West Asia are

famous for their (9) because there is a great deal of oil there.

Soma countries have a large iron and steal industry, such India. Also,thara are many peopla around Asia working in tha IT industry.

    If you like travelling,do come and visit Asia!The Great Wall in China,Mount Fuji in

Japan and the Taj Mahal in (10) are all famous attractions. some of them are even the wonders of tha world.

(A   Millie went to Hainan with her parents during the winter holiday. She is writing about it. Complete her article with the correct forms of the words in the box.

a high level of service      beautiful landscape      climb the steps

famous attraction           hang down                hire a bicycle

in different shapes     in the middle of              lie in the south

take up               underground cave             well worth a visit

I went to Hainan with my parents(1) February. Hainan

(2) of China. It is the second largest island in China.

Haikou is the capital city of Hainan Province. It is a modern city.There are

many (3) in it. We u>ent to the Holiday Beach,a fantastic

holiday resort. It is In the luest of Haikou. The beach runs for over 6 ,000 metres. It tuas a sunny day,so u/e took a tualk along the beach. We also u/ent to

People's Park. It is a large park. We (4) and rode around the

park. It u/as much fun!Haikou is (5).

Then iue uuent to Sanya. We stayed in a hotel inYalong Bay. The hotel

(6) a large area. It is near the beach and ive could see the

(7) from the windoiv.The hotel also offered

(8). We all enjoyed staying there.

During our stay in Sanya,Lue tuent to see some (9) . The rocks

in them are (10) . I took many photos of them. We also travelled

to Wuzhi Mountain. It is the highest mountain in Hainan. "Wuzhi" means "five

fingers". We saw some rocks there. Some , (11)and others point

upu/ards. The mountaiTi js uery beautiftil,but it u,as Wri叩 to (12) .

There is so much to see In Hainan. I ivant to visit it again in the future.

(C5 h Daniel and Millie are chatting online about Harbin. Complete their conversation with the words in brackets.

Daniel: Have you been to Harbin,Millie?

Millie: No,I haven’t.⑴ (in winter/

very cold there/it's) .(2)

(-40°C/the lowest temperature/can be/it's said that) .

Daniel: That's true. I travelled there with my parents during the winter

holiday. It was really cold outside,but there's a heating system inside

almost every building,so (3)(to stay inside/comfortable/it's) . 

Millie: That sounds nice. What did you do there?

Daniel: We went to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.

(4)(fun/so many/to see/it was/beautiful things made of ice) .

Millie: That must be interesting!Yd like to go there with my parents next

year. (5)(to fly/how long/from Beijing to Harbin/does it take) ?

Daniel: About two hours. (6)(comfortable/to/it/all think/my parents and I/travel by plane) .

Millie: I agree. (7)(it's/to go/much faster/by plane) . Til ask you more about Harbin later.

Daniel: No problem.

Read the sentences and choose the correct one in each pair. Circle the letters.

1(  ) a Daniel finds it easy to solve this problem.

  b Daniel finds that it easy to solve this problem.

2(  ) a It took them about two hours getting to Changsha

b It took them about two hours to get to Changsha.

3(  ) a It is clever of her to go that way. 

b To go that way is clever of her.

4 (  )a He did not think interesting to travel in Nepal.

b He did not think it interesting to travel in Nepal.

(C2  Rewrite the sentences below with it

1 Reading this book is very relaxing.

2 To get to the town in time is impossible.

3 Writing this article took him two hours.

4 He thinks that moving such a big sofa is difficult.

5 Supporting the Youth Olympic Games is meaningful.

6 Timmy has got the wrong number. He is careless.

7 Working closely with these UNICEF workers is great for us.

8 She finds that staying at home alone is boring.

9 Completing the project took them more than two months.

1 It was snowy yesterday afternoon.

2 It is 27 November today.

3 It is about eight kilometres from his company to his home.

4 It is 10:30 p.m. Timmy is sleeping.

5 It is warm all year round in this city.

6 It is three miles to the railway station.

7 It is a quarter past nine. I have to go now.

8 It is 23 March today. It is my father's birthday.

9 Is it still raining now?

10 It is four years since I last saw him.

11 It is 29 February tomorrow. It is very special.

12 Is it a long way from Sunshine Park to Star Shopping Mall?

Rewrite the sentences below with it

1 They arrived in Hong Kong in the afternoon. 

 when they arrived in Hong Kong.

2 Garden Town is more than 230 kilometres from Water Town. 

 from Garden Town to Water Town.

3 Today is 2 January. Simon went to a concert with his parents.

today. Simon went to a concert with his

parents.

4 Autumn is very cool.

in autumn.

5 Chengdu is far from Hangzhou.

from Hangzhou to Chengdu.

6 He finished his homework at 8 p.m.

when he finished his homework.

7. Tomorrow is 16 September. He is going to attend his cousin's wedding.

tomorrow. He is going to attend his cousin's wedding.

8 They went fishing on a sunny day last month.

when they went fishing last month.

9 The temperature is only 5°C today. Put on your coat. 

 today. Put on your coat.

10 Spring is very windy.

in spring.

(B5  Rewrite the sentences below without it.

1 It is about 300 kilometres from Nanjing to Shanghai.

2 In winter,it is very cold in Shenyang.

3 It is 6P.m When I have dinner

4 It is 26 June today.

5 It will be a fine day tomorrow.

6 It is on Sunday afternoon when he often goes to Sunshine Library.

7 It is not far from the park to the post office.

8 Is it 31 December the day after tomorrow?

9 It is 39°C today. I feel very hot.

10 It was 7:30 a.m. when she got to the airport.

(B1  Read the sentences below and tell what each it is used for. Write time,date,weather or distance in the blanks.

1 It was snowy yesterday afternoon.

2 It is 27 November today.

3 It is about eight kilometres from his company to his home.

4 It is 10:30 p.m. Timmy is sleeping.

5 It is warm all year round in this city.

6 It is three miles to the railway station.

7 It is a quarter past nine. I have to go now.

8 It is 23 March today. It is my father's birthday.

9 Is it still raining now?

10 It is four years since I last saw him.

11 It is 29 February tomorrow. It is very special.

12 Is it a long way from Sunshine Park to Star Shopping Mall?

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.

Millie's Mend Zoe went to Thailand in the winter holiday. She is writing about it on her blog. Read part of her article and find out what each it refers to. Write your answers in the blanks.

   Thailand is a country in South East Asia. It is to the south of China. The country is well known for its wonderful Buddhist temples and beautiful beaches.

    On the first day,we flew from Beijing to Bangkok,the capital. It is a large city. Then we travelled to a small town in the north of Bangkok. The tour guide said that there are a lot of monkeys in it. Every year,many tourists go there to see monkeys. I saw a lovely small monkey. It was smiling happily at us. Wasn't it interesting?

    We also went to Pattaya. It is famous for its beautiful beaches and islands. We went swimming there. It was great fun!

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.

Some of the sentences below are wrong. Underline the mistakes and correct them in the blanks. Put a tick (√) in the blank if it is correct.

1 This box is very heavy. Let me carry it for you.

2 Look at the tiger on TV. He is so strong!

3 There is a small bag under the bed. Can you see it?

4 My sister is going to have a baby soon. I guess she is a girl.

5 This TV programme is very funny,isn^ this?

6 The book about travelling is very interesting. I love reading them.

7 Isn't it boring to watch such a long film?

8 —Who's knocking at the door?

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.