---The frozen yogurt tastes like ice cream but has_______ of the fat．

---It suits me fine. I'm losing weight.

A. none B. neither C. any D. some

—Linda is not coming for the party tonight?

—But she ______ .

A. promises B. promised C. will promise D. had promised

一 will you ask for help when you are in trouble?

一My parents, I think.

A. Who B. What C. Where D. When

—Keep working hard, Paul. You will surely realize your dream of being a writer you give it up halfway.

—I will, thank you, Miss Rowling.

A. unless B. if C. since D. though

Everyone makes mistakes in life. The key is not to repeat ________ again．

A. it B. this C. that D. them

----Rachel，you'd better come to school on time tomorrow! ---- .

A. That sounds good． B. Sure，I will．

C. Sorry，I won't． D. I don't know

Spring is a good time for kite flying -- a popular activity in China. On a____day, you’ll see colorful kites____in the sky. They have all kinds of____like swallows and peaches. Some of them have____meanings. For example, swallows mean good luck and peaches bring you a long life.

The city of Weifang in Shandong is the home of the kite. The city____an international kite festival in April every year. There are competitions for kite-flying skills and new styles of kites. The most famous is the____for the “Kite King”. Thousands of kite fans from____30 countries take part in the competitions, or to just enjoy this colorful event.

The____kite in the world is a big “octopus”. It’s about 1,100 square meters,____as big as a basketball court. Li Jingyang, a kite fan in Jilin,___eight months making it in 2008.

The kite was invented by Chinese people over 2,000 years____. According to historical record, kites were first used by soldiers to send news to their friends. In the Tang Dynasty, flying kites became a popular game for everyone.

___it spread to the West in the 1100s, the kite has had a great influence____Western life.

In 1782, the lightning rod (避雷針) was____with the help of a kite. Modern aircraft came from kites, too. At the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, a board reads,“The earliest man-made aircrafts were the____and missiles(投射武器) of ancient China.”

1.A. snowy B. sunny C. cloudy D. rainy

2.A. flying B. jumping C. singing D. climbing

3.A. animals B. fruits C. shapes D. colors

4.A. strange B. special C. surprising D. successful

5.A. holds B. visits C. makes D. joins

6.A. festival B. celebration C. performance D. competition

7.A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. much than

8.A. fattest B. largest C. nicest D. heaviest

9.A. two B. twice C. second D. second time

10.A. cost B. paid C. took D. spent

11.A. later B. since C. ago D. yet

12.A. Before B. Until C. Since D. Though

13.A. on B. to C. for D. at

14.A. discovered B. invented C. introduced D. welcomed

15.A. fireworks B. lanterns C. kites D. wings

“Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying . It means that when we go to bed early, we can get up early the next morning. Then we will become healthy. We will also become rich and clever.

This is true. To be healthy, we must have enough sleep . Experts (專家）say that adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Teenagers need nine to ten hours . And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep. Children who do not have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They won’t be wise and they may not become wealthy!

We also need exercise. Walking , running, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps us strong .It also helps the blood to move around the body. This is very important. Our blood takes the nutrition from food to all parts of our body.

The head also needs blood. So exercise that moves the blood to our head helps us think better!

1.If we get up early and go to bed early , we’ll _________ .

A. become weak B. have more time C. be healthy D. have more work to do

2.Who needs most hours of sleep to keep healthy?

A. Adults B. Teenagers C. Experts D. School-aged children

3.A child ______ when he does not have enough sleep.

A. can’t study well B. will be wise

C. will be wealthy D. will be active in class

4.The underlined word “nutrition” means “____” in Chinese.

A. 保健 B. 菌類 C. 營養(yǎng) D. 能量

5.A person needs exercise because ________.

A. he is strong enough B. it helps make him healthy

C. he has a lot of homework to do D. It can bring him much blood

Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. There are many people to feed. We need more and more food.

One way to produce more food is growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic (遺傳的) material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified (轉(zhuǎn)基因的) foods, or GM foods.

By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. Scientists make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice will be grown, for example, which stops people becoming blind.

Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.

GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them because they are unnatural. They may feed people, then hurt them or their children later. But both rich and poor countries are interested in their uses, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

1.There may be billion people by the year 2050 on the earth.

A. 6.4 B. 12.5 C. 18.5 D. 20.5

2.How have scientists been able to change plants more quickly?

A. By making the best plants. B. By asking the farmers to grow plants.

C. By changing planting environment. D. By changing their genetic material.

3.Why do rich countries produce GM foods?

A. Because they are easy to grow and bring in more money.

B. Because they are easy to grow and very cheap.

C. Because they help produce more food.

D. Because they are the best plants.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. GM plants are not natural.

B. GM plants are strong against plant diseases.

C. Everyone knows how good or bad GM plants are.

D. GM foods may hurt people or their children later.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. GM foods will go away one day in the future.

B. GM foods will not go away in the future.

C. People will not be interested in GM foods.

D. People will have to stop eating GM foods.

Hanukkah (光明節(jié)), the annual (每年的) Festival of Lights, is celebrated with zeal (熱情) by the Jewish people around the world. They celebrate the holiday with the lighting of the menorah (多連燈燭臺) , traditional foods, games and gifts. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival.It falls on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kiskv (猶太教歷), which is usually sometime in December. The festival celebrates the time, over 2,000 years ago，when the Jewish people fought against an emperor who would not let them follow their own traditions and religion (宗教) . When the Jewish people won back their temple in Jerusalem(耶路撒冷), they found there was only enough holy(神圣的) oil to keep the sacred light (神圣之燈) burning for one day. However, to their surprise, this small amount of oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights, until the people had time to make more oil.

At the center of the Hanukkah celebrations is a candle stick (called a Menorah) that holds nine candles. On the first night of Hanukkah the first candle is lit, and each day this candle is used to light another candle, until on the eighth day, the last day, all the candles are lit. During Hanukkah, people go to the synagogue (猶太教堂) to pray and to remember the miracle (奇跡) of the holy oil. Hanukkah is a time for family and friends to come together. People exchange gifts and greeting cards, and children go to parties. Parents often give their children money at Hanukkah. Potato cakes, called latkes, are a traditional Hanukkah food. Hanukkah is a relatively minor holiday in the Jewish year, however, the Hanukkah story tells of Jewish culture surviving in a non-Jewish world.

1.For how many days does Hanukkah last?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

2.Jewish people fought against the emperor because______.

A. the emperor didn't let them eat traditional food or wear traditional clothes

B. the emperor didn't allow them to follow their own tradition and religions

C. the emperor didn't let them celebrate their own festivals

D. the emperor didn't allow them to keep the sacred 1ight burning

3.What do the candles on the Menorah remind Jewish people of?

A. The war that they fought 2,000 years ago.

B. The God that they honored best.

C. The miracle of the holy oil that happened 2,000 years ago.

D. The church they built 2,000 years ago.

4.During Hanukkah, families and friends usually ______.

A. send each other postcards B. go to parties together

C. get together D. light candles together

5.The passage mainly tells us about______.

A. the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated

B. why Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah

C. why Jewish people protect their traditions

D. the miracle of the holy oil in the Jewish temple