— I hear the murderer was arrested last week.

— Anyone ________ the law should be punished.

A. against B. over C. for D. above

Mr. Black’s memory is getting . As a result, he often leaves his keys at home.

A. older B. poorer C. greater D. better

— Could you please tell me ________ this year?

— Let me check it for you. Oh, it’s on June 7th.

A. when the Dragon Boat Festival is B. how the Dragon Boat Festival is

C. when was the Dragon Boat Festival D. how is the Dragon Boat Festival

— Why didn’t you come to Jenny’s birthday party yesterday?

— Because I ________.

A. didn’t invite B. wasn’t invited C. isn’t invited D. haven’t invited

— Who is the man________ is interested in reading Beautiful Yangzhou?

— It’s Mr. Baker, our English teacher.

A. that B. / C. whom D. which

— I love the Internet. I’ve come to know lots of friends online.

—________. Few of them would become your real friends.

A. That’s for sure. B. I couldn’t agree more.

C. That’s not the case. D. I’m pleased to know that.

________ Here we are in India. So why not try on the Saris, dear?

A. Many hands make light work. B. One tree can’t make a forest.

C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. D. Better late than never.

We began our hunt for the treasure. At the top of the hill, we sat down to rest. Suddenly, a_______from trees started singing: “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest—Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”

The pirates were_______. Their faces turned white, and some of them jumped up.

“It’s Flint!”cried one.

“Someone is playing the _______ on us,” said Silver.

The men started to feel better at these words. _______ the voice called out again.

“Darby McGraw,” it called out several times. “Fetch the rum, Darby!”

The pirates_______where they were, looking around in fear.

“Those were Flint’s last words before he died,” whispered one.

“_______ here except us knows about Darby,” said Silver. “I’m here to get the treasure. I was never afraid of Flint when he was _______, and I’m not afraid of him now. There’s 700,000 pounds a quarter of a mile from here. I’m not going to _______.”

“You’re right, John,” said one of the pirates. “And that voice _______like Flint’s voice. It was more like…”

“Ben Gunn!!” shouted Silver.

“Yes!” cried another________. “It was Ben Gunn! And nobody is afraid of Ben Gunn, dead or alive.”

With this, the men’s spirit returned. They picked up their things and we carried ________walking.

We were now close to the tall trees. I was worried about Silver. I was sure he could easily kill everyone to keep the treasure for ________.

“Hooray!” shouted one of the pirates and they all started running. Suddenly they stopped. When Silver and I reached them we saw________.

In front of us there was a very big hole. At the ________of the hole there was a broken wooden box. On one of the sides I saw the word Walrus—the________ of Flint’s ship.

It was clear that the treasure was not there.

1.A. woman B. voice C. bird D. child

2.A. angry B. frightened C. happy D. excited

3.A. joke B. music C. piano D. toy

4.A. If B. Or C. And D. But

5.A. remained B. received C. rested D. relaxed

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

7.A. dead B. young C. alive D. live

8.A. pick it up B. give it up C. put it up D. open it up

9.A. was B. sounded C. wasn’t D. didn’t

10.A. softly B. sadly C. quietly D. loudly

11.A. out B. with C. on D. to

12.A. himself B. myself C. themselves D. ourselves

13.A. what B. why C. where D. which

14.A. end B. front C. top D. bottom

15.A. weight B. colour C. name D. size

Has anyone told you that it’s fun to play with English words? For a long time these “words within words” in English have been used to surprise and educate us…and they often make us laugh too. Now we go to learn about them.

1.Which of the following is a riddle?

A. step—pets, part—trap B. hiding words within a whole sentence

C. silent—listen, the eyes—they see D. Which letter is a question? Y (Why) .

2.By reading the article we can know “___________”.

A. Riddles are the only example of “words within words”.

B. Victorians even used riddles to teach kids history at school.

C. “Was it a car or a cat I saw?” is a palindrome as well.

D. These “words within words” in English often make us cry.

3.The best title of the passage is ________.

A. It’s fun to play with words B. “Words within words” educate us

C. Riddles & Hidden words D. The pop group “Abba”

Getting a high grade in an exam depends partly on how much you can remember. So, improving memory is important to success in studying. But is there anything that we can do about it? One way might be walking backwards. According to a new study, walking backwards, whether doing it really or just imagining it, can improve the memory in the short term.

In the study, 114 volunteers were asked to watch a video. In the video a woman had her bag stolen. Then they answered 20 questions about the details shown in the video. Ten minutes later, the volunteers were divided into three groups. The first two groups were told to move forwards or backwards 10 meters while the third group was asked to stay still on the same point. The researchers found that the backwards-walking group got two more correct answers on average (平均) than the other two groups.

This suggests that a relationship between time and space is basic to the way our minds form memories. When we walk backwards, everything we learn becomes strange to us. “This forces the brain to think in a different way—the brain needs to match all the things again and changes the focus(關(guān)注點(diǎn)),” the researcher Christine Weber said. It almost always means that our brain needs to be more active in the short time. Naturally, our short-term memory will be improved.

Backward walking also plays an important role in physical health, especially fitness. A study published in Journal of Biomechanics in 2012 found that there is less pain in the knees.

Moreover, backward walking, compared to forward walking, is more challenging. It requires you to use muscles(肌肉) and movements that you probably seldom use, making it a perfect way to change your exercise habit for greater fitness gains. At the same time, by making people put in extra effort, it naturally burns more fat and calories.

1.Backward walking can________ according to the passage.

A. improve the memory in the long term B. improve the memory in the short term

C. cause much more pain in our knees D. force the brain to think in the same way

2.Which one is the correct order of the following according to the passage?

①The backwards-walking group got two more correct answers on average.

②The volunteers answered 20 questions about the details shown in the video.

③The volunteers were divided into 3 groups and 1 group moved backward 10 meters.

④The volunteers watched a video in which a woman’s bag was stolen.

A. ④②③① B. ④③①② C. ④②①③ D. ③④②①

3.What does the underlines word It in Paragraph 5 refer to__________?

A. Short-term memory B. Physical health

C. Forward walking D. Backward walking

4.In which part of the newspaper can we read this passage?

A. Youth Voice B. Star Stories C. Our World D. Science Study