This is Mr. Smith. He is from America. He is in Beijing now. He teaches us English in our school. He
often wears (穿) a white shirt and black pants. He can speak a little Chinese. He likes teaching in China
very much. And he says he likes to live in Beijing.
     We like his lessons (課) very much. We can learn (學(xué)會(huì)) much from him. He is our good friend, too.

1. Mr. Smith is from _____.

A. the U.S.A.
B. England
C. China
D. English

2. Mr. Smith teaches _____ very well.

A. English
B. Chinese
C. Japanese
D. French (法語(yǔ))

3. He likes to wear _____.

A. a white shirt
B. black pants
C. white pants
D. A and B

4. He says _____.

A. he lives in Shanghai
B. he speaks a little Chinese
C. he likes to live in Beijing
D. he can teach English well

5. We like _____ very much.

A. him
B. his lessons
C. his English
D. he

     "Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a
bit cold. As the world has changed,the word has many different meanings.
     "Cool" can be used to express feeling of interest in almost anything.
     When you see a famous car in the street, you will say,"It's cool."You may think,"He is so cool!"
when you see your favourite football player.
     We have quite a few meanings of the word "cool".You can use it instead of many words such as
"new""handsome" or "surprising".There is an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is
used. A mother asked his son to say something about his favourite film star.The little boy could only say,
"He is very cool."But there are many other words which can be used to describe a person.So the story
also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words.Without "cool",some people have no words to show what they
want to say.Can you think of many other ways that make your life as colorful as the word "cool"? I can.
What about you? Have a try.You'll find them also very cool.

1. We know the word "cool" has had ______.

A. only one meaning
B. no meanings
C. many different meanings
D. the same meanings

2. In the passage, the word "express"(Paragraph 2) means ______.
A. see
B. show
C. know
D. feel

3. If you are ______something,you may say,"It's cool."
A. interested in
B. angry about
C. afraid of
D. unhappy with

4. The writer gives an example ______to show he is the way the word is used.
A. pleased with
B. strange to
C. worried about
D. careful with

5. In the passage,the writer wants to say that the word "cool" ______.
A. can be used instead of many words
B. easily means something interesting
C. can make your life colorful
D. may not be as cool as it seems

      I come from Russia. I 1.________ (come) to London six months ago to learn English . I 2.________
(not meet) many English people yet, only my teachers. I started learning English at school in Russia when I was
eleven, so I have learned it for nearly ten years. At first in London, I didn't understand anything, but I studied
hard 3.________ (improve) my English, I have just taken an exam. When I 4._______ (pass), I will move into
the next class. I'm excited today because my parents are coming tomorrow to stay with me for a few days and
I haven't seen them for a long time. They 5.________ (not speak) English.

     Thanks for your invitation. I’m sorry I can’t visit you this week. I am (1)_________________. This
evening I’m going to my cousin’s house. It’s my cousin’s birthday. Today I have a toothache, so I have to
see the dentist tomorrow. On Friday, there will be a math test, and I (2)_________________. On Friday
evening, a new film will be on, and I'm (3)_________________ with my friends.