Have you ever thought, “ I wish I could take a year off and just travel around the world?”Well, three lucky American teenagers were able to do just that. The teens –two males and one female—got an all-expenses-paid, yearlong hike to five continents（五大洲）.

This trip didn’t include any five-star hotels or shopping funs. Eighteen-year-old Jamie Fiel from Keller, Texas, 17-year-old Arsen Ewing from Canyon, California, and 16-year-old Tyler Robinson from Lincoln, Massachusetts, didn’t expect fancy treatment. They signed up the experience of a lifetime, which included hard work, often uncomfortable accommodations, and encountered with some of nature’s most dangerous animals and environments.

  Jamie, Arsen and Tyler were among hundreds of high school kids nominated by their science teachers to take this trip. Earthwatch Institute sponsored(贊助) this adventure. Each year, Earthwatch employs thousands of volunteers worldwide to help with scientific research projects.

The group went all around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of time.Their assignments(工作) were as varied as their locations, and included measuring and attending pink flamingos (火烈鳥(niǎo)) in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, and tracking giant sea turtles in Costa Rica.

As they worked with the Earthwatch scientists, Jamine, Arsen, and Tyler began to understand that we are at a critical moment in the life of our planet. Time for change is running out. As the teens went from country to country and witnessed different environmental dangers and challenges, they understood that solutions to important environmental issues start with the power of one person’s actions. They realized that each of them can make a difference.

61. These teenagers went on the journey around the world _____.

   A. to go on sightseeing around the world.

B. to bring the kindness of America to other parts of the world.

C. to experience the most serious environmental problems on the earth.

D.to call on more teenagers to join Earthwatch Institue.

62. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. They often had to move from one hotel to another

   B. They had to pay for their journey on their own expense.

   C. They had to take great pains to collect environmental information.

   D. They received a warm welcome every time they arrived at a new place.

63. By whom were these three teenagers nominated to take this trip?

   A  Their English teachers  B Their math teachers 

C  Their science teachers  D Their history teachers

64. What did these teenagers learn from the journey?

A. It was high time that people protected the environment.

B. Long journey was not suitable for school children.

C. Environmental problems can be solved if school children take part in.

D. We should get the whole world to help the children.

65. It can be inferred that Earthwatch Institute could be ____.

   A. an international university that takes in students from all over the world.

B. a TV station that makes programmes on the beautiful scenery of the earth.

C. a travel agency that organizes adventure trips specially for school children

D. an organization that brings science to life for people concerned about earth’s environment.

Frank began to tell us of his childhood.“My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. It was hard making a living on the sea. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean.”

Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. When his noisy old truck reached my school, it seemed that everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”

　 He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean towards me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad. I’m too old for a goodbye kiss’. My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to have tears up. I had never seen him cry. ‘You are right’, he said, ‘You are a big boy...a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.’”

The tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke.“ It wasn’t long before my Dad went to sea and never came back. Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek...I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good bye kiss.”

56. Frank’s family used to make a living by ______.

A. driving a taxi　　　　　　 B. fishing 　　 C. planting crops　 　 D.buying and selling fish

57. How did Frank usually go to school when he was a boy?

A. His father drove him to school　　　　　　　　 B. He went to school by bus.

C. His friends gave him a lift.　　　　　　　 　 D. The writer didn’t mention it.

58. What was Frank’s most embarrassing thing?

A. His father was a fisherman　　 　　 　 B. His father used an old truck to drive him to school

C.His father gave him a good bye kiss　　 D.He told his father not to kiss.

59. Why did Frank’s father have tears up?

A. Because his father didn’t have a new truck.

B. Because Frank said he was too old for a goodbye kiss.

C. Because he knew he would die soon.　　　 D. Because he felt he was too poor.

60. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Frank told an unforgettable experience that happened to him.

B. Frank didn’t love his father and hated his father’s kiss.

C. Frank hoped to be a man like his father.　

D. Frank’s father went to sea and never came back.

Golden Finger Club

Spend your summer holidays wisely!

51. Where will you have classes if you like playing basketball?

A. At Cliff College.　　　　　　　 B. At Golden Finger Club.

C. At Whitehawk School D. At Haved School.

52. The underlined word “Fee” in the ad is about “________”.

A. the money　　　　 B. the teacher　　　　 C. the address　　　 D. the school

53. How much will they pay if Darning and his deskmate take part in “Speak Good English”?

A. $15　　　　　　　　　 B. $30　　　　　　　　　 C. $45　　　　　　　　　 D. $60

54. All classes will end after _________.

A. 1 p.m.　　　　　　　 B. 2 p.m.　　　　　　　 C. 3 p.m.　　　　　　　 D. 4 p.m.

55. What is the aim of “Easy Trip with mathematics”?

A. To help students finish their homework.　 B. To make students’ thinking skills better.

C. To show you some rules of the math class. D. To teach students to speak in class bravely.

It was yearbook day and we were given an hour to sign each other’s yearbooks in the cafeteria. I was president of the class and I played sports. When I sat down at a table, people started to come over to get their yearbooks signed and to sign   36   .

Among them, a weak boy with ugly teeth and thick glasses kept shaking. I had seem him around , and I knew he was always laughed at. He seemed  37   of himself, and was so pale that it  38   us to look at him. He came up and asked me  39   , “Can you sign this?” I took his yearbook but I didn’t know  40   to write. I saw that there was the name “Ricky Sanders” written on the front of it. So I wrote:

Ricky,

I think you’re a really nice kid, and I hope you have lots of fun in your summer vacation.

                                      Signature: Will

                                    (Sign your name here)

I put down the yearbook and turned around to get some signatures from some of my friends when I  41     my yearbook was gone.  I saw that Ricky had sat down with my yearbook. “ What are you doing?” I asked him. He looked up calmly(平靜地)and  42   said “sign!” My friends broke into a loud laugh, and I saw that he was carefully trying to put a signature in my yearbook. He hadn’t even finished the “R” yet. I thought for  a while and  43   to let him sign.

It  44  him nearly five minutes to sign and when I got my yearbook back, there was a very shaky “RICKY”. He hugged(緊抱) his yearbook and  45  .I couldn’t help but smile back at him.

In that moment., my  46   changed completely.

I gave him a high five and suddenly everyone at my table wanted his signature. He was asked politely to write in their yearbooks and the signature   47  of his yearbook were filled up. He was smiling so big that it lit up the whole room.

I changed schools the next year, and I never saw Ricky again.  48   ,I will never forget the day that he became the most  49   guy in school. Whenever I’m   50  ,I still look back at that yearbook.

(   ) 36. A. mine         B. his          C. ours         D. theirs
(   ) 37. A. unafraid      B. unsure        C. proud       D. tired
(   ) 38. A. worried       B. surprised     C. taught       D. hurt
(   ) 39 A. proudly       B. happily       C. sadly        D. nervously
(   ) 40. A. how         B. which        C. where        D. what
(   ) 41. A. saw         B. noticed       C. thought       D. believed
(   ) 42. A. still         B. ever          C. even         D. just
(   ) 43. A. decided      B. meant        C. began         D. prepared
(   ) 44. A. spent        B. lasted        C. took          D. cost
(   ) 45. A. smiled       B. waited       C. left           D. rose
(   ) 46. A. experience    B. sight        C. attitude        D. idea
(   ) 47. A. lists         B. pages        C. boxed         D. tables
(   ) 48. A. Besides      B. So          C. And           D. However
(   ) 49. A. different     B. patient       C. popular        D. important
(   ) 50. A. away        B. out         C. behind         D. down

— Excuse me, may I use your eraser, please?　　　

—Sure, ________!

　 A. Watch out B. Well done　　　　 C. Follow me　　　　 D. Go ahead

— What about playing football this afternoon, Sam?

— I would rather ___ at home than ___ football. It is too hot outside.

A. to stay, to play　　　　 B. to stay, play　　　　　　 C. stay, to play　　　　　　 D. stay, play

— What a new computer! Can you tell me _________? 　　　

— Very cheap, only 2000 yuan.

A. how much you paid for it B. how much did you pay for it

C. when you bought it　　　　　　 　　　　 　　　 D. when did you buy it

— You haven’t been to the Great Wall, have you?

—________. How I wish I could visit the Great Wall again.

A. Yes, I do B. No, I haven’t　　

C. No, I don’t　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. Yes, I have

— Jim will have a birthday party, will you go there?　　

— If you go there, _________.

A. so do I　　 　　　　　　 B. so I do　　 　 C. so will I 　　 D. so I will

— I didn’t see you at yesterday’s party, Jenny?　

— Oh, I ___ for my driving test.

A. prepared 　　　 B. am preparing　 　　 C. was preparing　 　　 D. will prepare