In America, the schools are not all the same as the ones in our country. School day in America usually starts at 9 in the morning and ____ at about 4 in the afternoon. The school subjects are quite different _____ ours. In China, we always have Chinese, Math, English, Physics, Geography, P. E. and so on. _____ in America, students have a few more _____, such as cooking, sewing(縫紉) and driving lessons. Their school life isn’t just _____ study. They have lots of more things ____ than the Chinese students do at school. There are many clubs in American schools, too. If the students are _____ in sports, they can join different sports clubs. American students also have art clubs, language clubs and some _____ clubs. From 2:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon, they do _____ things in different clubs.

Maybe you think English is very popular and it is widely used all over the world, so American students don’t need to learn any other language. But that’s not right. American children from the age of seven _____ learn a foreign language. For example, they learn Chinese, Russian and German(德語). Americans think these languages are also important.

1.A. finishes B. goes on C. stays D. ends to

2.A. for B. with C. in D. from

3.A. But B. And C. So D. Or

4.A. clubs B. sports C. lessons D. homework

5.A. about B. over C. down D. across

6.A. do B. to do C. does D. doing

7.A. interest B. interests C. interesting D. interested

8.A. other B. another C. others D. the others

9.A. impossible B. dangerous C. different D. same

10.A. don’t have to B. have to C. had to D. will have to

Let me tell you about the best day of my life! I got up early and ran to the kitchen in my pajamas（睡衣）.It was my thirteenth birthday and I was really_____. In fact, I wasn’t sleeping all night because I kept____ all the presents I would get.

I walked into the kitchen with a big smile on my face, ____ nobody looked up. Mum and Dad were reading their newspapers while my two elder brothers were eating breakfast. _____said a word! “They forget about my birthday!” I said to myself. I turned around and walked out of the______ Suddenly, I heard a noise, so I went back to_____what it was. I couldn’t believe my eyes! There were lots of _____on the kitchen table. “Surprise!” I heard______me. When I turned around, I saw Mum, Dad and my brothers! Mum was holding a huge_______with candles and they were singing “Happy birthday” to me. We shared the cake and opened all the presents.

They didn’t_____ my birthday . It really was the best day of my life!

1.A. lonely B. excited C. successful D. weak

2.A. thinking about B. picking up C. taking out D. putting away

3.A. for B. so C. or D. but

4.A. Nobody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Everybody

5.A. garden B. kitchen C. bedroom D. study

6.A. see B. taste C. look D. choose

7.A. newspaper B. presents C. flowers D. rings

8.A. of B. above C. behind D. from

9.A. picture B. bowl C. spoon D. cake

10.A. remember B. enjoy C. forget D. celebrate

I still remember that day. I was waiting to get some _____for shopping in a bank. Among the crowd(人群),I noticed a little boy carrying some sunglasses in one hand and a big bag in_____.

The boy was about 10 years old. He was walking around the people inside the _____and asked them to buy his sunglasses. But _____would buy any from him. He tried from one person to another. From the look on his face, I knew he would not _____.

Now, I decided to have a _____with him. I went up and asked, “Do you go to school?” He nodded(點頭) his head. Then I went on, “Why do you _____sunglasses?” He said nothing. I gave him $20 and said that I was not in _____of the sunglasses but he could keep the money. To my _____, his face changed a lot, which is still in my memory(記憶) today. I didn’t know

______ to say next. Then he replied, “please buy sunglasses or ______back your money. I don’t need your pity(同情).” I felt very ______for what I did, and I told him that I would buy two pairs.

I took these sunglasses home and kept ______ myself, “Did such a young boy need to do it for his self-respect(自尊)?” He could ______ take the $20 and left. But he chose to sell his sunglasses and get the money not because of others’______I will remember this lesson forever.

1.A. bags B. books C. money D. information

2.A. another B. others C. the other D. the others

3.A. shop B. school C. hotel D. bank

4.A. nobody B. somebody C. everybody D. anybody

5.A. give out B. give away C. give back D. give up

6.A. talk B. look C. walk D. taste

7.A. send B. sell C. buy D. give

8.A. danger B. need C. time D. trouble

9.A. joy B. surprise C. happiness D. excitement

10.A. how B. when C. where D. what

11.A. take B. give C. pay D. send

12.A. worried B. happy C. excited D. sorry

13.A. telling B. answering C. asking D. watching

14.A. easily B. proudly C. sadly D. hardly

15.A. joke B. pity C. advice D. decision

Ladies and gentlemen，

Thank you very much for coming to this concert．I hope you have enjoyed the music．

The purpose of this concert is to ____money for children in Africa．Every day ___ children in Africa die．That is____ they have diseases or don't have enough to ___ ．There are two main reasons for this．First，there are no jobs for the children's parents，so they have no money to buy food or ___ ．Second，the governments in ___ African countries do not have the money to take care of poor people．

Most African countries are poor．The land is not good for growing plants and the ___ is also bad for farming．The organization we are trying to help，the Feed Africa Fund，spends a lot of money every year on food for people in Africa . The money comes from people ___ you—kind and generous people who do not want to see children die from hunger．Just one dollar can buy enough rice or corn to ___ a family of four for three days．

How much do you spend on food every day? Ten dollars ? Twenty dollars ? I am sure you can spend a little ____ on your own food so that you have a few dollars for the Feed Africa Fund．

Ladies and gentlemen, we will now take a collection．Please be generous．Thank you．

1.A. borrow B. raise C. pay D. 1end

2.A. hundred B. hundred of C. hundreds of D. thousand

3.A. because B. so C. therefore D. why

4.A. eat B. sleep C. play D. drink

5.A. clothes B. medicine C. houses D. toys

6.A. many B. much C. few D. 1ittle

7.A. rain B. weather C. sun D. moon

8.A. and B. as C. 1ike D. of

9.A. feed B. build C. develop D. organize

10.A. more B. few C. 1ess D. 1ittle

Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can ______ a lot from our mistakes.

Donnie was a_______ student and never answered questions in class. He was ______ to make mistakes. He never finished his homework________he didn't want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed_____ Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our_______.

One morning , Marry Anne asked Donnie to________some questions. After a while Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. ______ Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk.

“Look, Donnie,” she said standing________him. “I’ve got something to show you.” She ____ the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk.

“See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued. “Do you know_______ the erasers become smaller and smaller? That’s because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try_______. That’s what you must learn.”

“Here,” she said, “I’ll ______ one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that_____ may make mistakes.” Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.

Donnie _______a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again.

1.A. take B. make C. get D. bring

2.A. good B. shy C. clever D. small

3.A. glad B. excited C. surprised D. afraid

4.A. because B. so C. if D. but

5.A. after B. while C. until D. when

6.A. row B. class C. team D. classroom

7.A. answer B. ask C. give D. have

8.A. Suddenly B. Quickly C. Luckily D. Carefully

9.A. on B. with C. beside D. to

10.A. put out B. took away C. took out D. took off

11.A. when B. how C. what D. why

12.A. more B. again C. another D. one

13.A. forget B. carry C. leave D. give

14.A. nobody B. somebody C. no one D. everybody

15.A. changed B. got C. learned D. Thought

Tom’s grandfather is already 70 years old. He will stop working in two weeks. Tom and his parents planned to have a surprise_____for the old man.

Tom loves his grandpa and he wants to do_____special for him. He remembered that his grandpa gave him a business card (名片) when he was in Grade One. He_____that his grandpa would not have the job on that card again,_____he decided to make a new one for him.

Soon the big party came. Tom_____the card with him all that evening. He didn’t want to put his gift together with the others’. When all the other people_____, he gave the gift to his grandpa. When his grandpa_____the gift, tears (眼淚) came into his eyes. It was a business card with his______job: Full- time Grandpa!

“Now your full- time job is to be my grandpa!” said Tom.

“Well,_____will you pay me?” asked Tom’s grandpa.

“Many hugs(擁抱)!” With these words, Tom gave a big hug ______his grandpa.

“Oh, thank you very much, my dear. Now I think I’m the happiest man in the world!” said Tom’s grandpa excitedly.

1.A. party B. trip C. prize D. competition

2.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

3.A. forgot B. knew C. hoped D. cared

4.A. because B. or C. although D. so

5.A. took B. brought C. carried D. got

6.A. left B. reached C. slept D. moved

7.A. saw B. sent C. won D. chose

8.A. long B. short C. old D. new

9.A. how many B. how long C. how much D. how often

10.A. with B. to C. for D. at

Every day, it is easy to see advertisements（廣告） in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes, often they show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. A special picture' or symbol called a logo(標(biāo)識語)is sometimes used. Logos appear on many different products(產(chǎn)品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it's hard to forget that product or company.

It's common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It's simple to remember it.

All advertisements are designed to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, "Why don't you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern"

1.A good logo is_______.

A. easy to remember B. a useful product

C. difficult to understand D. easy to buy

2.People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is_______.

A. in English B. long C. famous D. funny

3.All advertisements are designed to ________________.

A. sell you something you don't want

B. make you young and modern

C. make you buy the product

D. show you what you need to buy

4.The best title of this passage may be_______.

A. Advertisements for Bags and Clothes

B. Advertisements on TV and Radio

C. Advertisements about Sports

D. Advertisements around Us

If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.

There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信號) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.

Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots (槍聲). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house---cover up to the holes with branches (樹枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.

What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.

1.If you get lost in the forest, you should _______.

A. stay where you are and give signals three times

B. walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear you

C. try to find your friends as soon as possible

D. try to get out of the forest and shout for help

2.When you hear two shouts, or whistles, or gunshots, __________.

A. you should shout more loudly B. you can whistle three times

C. it is an answer to your call for help D. you should try to run to them

3.This passage mainly tells you __________.

A. when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for help

B. What you should do if you get lost in a forest

C. any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help

D. how you can live longer in a forest

Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life，Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.

In the early 1970s，Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs， Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London，through Asia，to Australia. On the trip，they visited places like India， Iran， and Afghanistan.

When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap . The book told people about different countries' weather，customs(風(fēng)俗），and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s，Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular．

Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today，400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” (for example，Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). For more information，read the books!

1.Which trip was Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook about?

A. The United Kingdom.

B. From Asia to England.

C. From Australia to Afghanistan.

D. From England to Australia.

2.Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?

A. He needed the money.

B. His wife asked him to do it.

C. Many people asked questions about his travels.

D. He liked writing books.

3.How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides?

A. It talked about places most tourists did not go .

B. It was longer and more expensive.

C. It told people about a country’s weather，customs，and places to see.

D. It was the first guidebook about Asia .

4.Which sentence below is true?

A. Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks.

B. Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook was not popular.

C. After their first trip，Maureen did not travel with Tony .

D. Today，Lonely Planet is still a small company.

My parents turned my whole world upside down when they told me they were getting a divorce (離婚)．I couldn't believe our family was going to break up．

It changed my life completely．My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town，while my father and brother，Bill，stayed in our house．

And very soon I had my stepfather (繼父)，Dan．Even though I wasn't very nice to him，he never gave up on me．

As time went on，I realized that we had some things in common，especially when it came to movies and TV shows．We began to spend a lot of time together hanging out．It gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other．

Better still，Dan was always around when I needed advice on school or friends．Once I began to be warm to Dan，the three of us began spending a lot of time together．We often went out to eat and took short trips．Finally，I discovered I had a happy family that I had never had before．

My father also found happiness—he remarried and had another child，my half-sister，Michelle．

At 13, I learned an important truth—change is not always for the worse．Sometimes，it is just what we need the most．

1.How many people were there in the writer's family before his parents got a divorce?

A. 3． B. 4． C. 5． D. 6．

2.At first，the writer his stepfather．

A. 1iked B. couldn't stand C. was unfriendly to D. didn't trust

3.Which is NOT true about Dan?

A. He was the writer's stepfather

B. He liked to take short trips．

C. He had a daughter Michelle．

D. He gave advice on the writer's school or friends．

4.The writer was a (n) ．

A. student B. reporter C. teacher D. artist

5.What does the writer want to tell us through his story?

A. Life is not easy for every one of us．

B. Sometimes stepfather is better than father．

C. He met too much trouble in his early years．

D. Sometimes，change is just what we need the most