_______________ good time we are going to have in the park!

A. What         B. What a       C. How          D. How a

Complete the following dialogue with the proper sentences in the box.

Could you be a genius like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think. Reading is a good idea, but it is not enough. Einstein’s advice is to use your brain more. Here are some tips:
l Ask. When you look at new things, ask why they are new or different. Ask more questions. Ask yourself and others. Keep thinking until you find the answers.
l Draw. Einstein thought in pictures. Sometimes, it helps to draw problems and ideas.
l Read. Try to read new things. Read books from different parts of the library. After you read, think about the ideas you have learned. Are they different from what you thought?
l Relax. Many ideas come when you are relaxed. Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park, going to a concert or a museum.
l Write. Keep a diary. Write down your questions and ideas. Write down new ideas after you read.
l Share. Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas. Sometimes, a friend can help you find the answer to a problem.
l Be brave. Do not let other people say your ideas are silly. Explain yourself. Let other people explain why they think you are wrong. Then decide.
【小題1】What can we do to relax ourselves according to the passage?

Could you be a genius like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think. Reading is a good idea, but it is not enough. Einstein’s advice is to use your brain more. Here are some tips:

l Ask. When you look at new things, ask why they are new or different. Ask more questions. Ask yourself and others. Keep thinking until you find the answers.

l Draw. Einstein thought in pictures. Sometimes, it helps to draw problems and ideas.

l Read. Try to read new things. Read books from different parts of the library. After you read, think about the ideas you have learned. Are they different from what you thought?

l Relax. Many ideas come when you are relaxed. Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park, going to a concert or a museum.

l Write. Keep a diary. Write down your questions and ideas. Write down new ideas after you read.

l Share. Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas. Sometimes, a friend can help you find the answer to a problem.

l Be brave. Do not let other people say your ideas are silly. Explain yourself. Let other people explain why they think you are wrong. Then decide.

1.What can we do to relax ourselves according to the passage?

2.The author suggested we should    if other people say our ideas are silly.

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

Could you be a genius like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think. Reading is a good idea, but it is not enough. Einstein’s advice is to use your brain more. Here are some tips:
l Ask. When you look at new things, ask why they are new or different. Ask more questions. Ask yourself and others. Keep thinking until you find the answers.
l Draw. Einstein thought in pictures. Sometimes, it helps to draw problems and ideas.
l Read. Try to read new things. Read books from different parts of the library. After you read, think about the ideas you have learned. Are they different from what you thought?
l Relax. Many ideas come when you are relaxed. Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park, going to a concert or a museum.
l Write. Keep a diary. Write down your questions and ideas. Write down new ideas after you read.
l Share. Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas. Sometimes, a friend can help you find the answer to a problem.
l Be brave. Do not let other people say your ideas are silly. Explain yourself. Let other people explain why they think you are wrong. Then decide.

1. 1.

   What can we do to relax ourselves according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Keeping a diary.
   2. B.
      asking questions.
   3. C.
      Taking a walk.
   4. D.
      Reading mew things.
2. 2.

   The author suggested we should    if other people say our ideas are silly.

   1. A.
      discuss the ideas with others
   2. B.
      draw problems and ideas
   3. C.
      go to a museum with others
   4. D.
      write down your ideas
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      A genius needs to learn and think.
   2. B.
      We should find the answers all by ourselves.
   3. C.
      Einstein’s advice is to use our brain more.
   4. D.
      Einstein liked to talk to his friends and explain his ideas.

July 21^st, 2007 was a typical English summer’s day – it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5 pm, however, the road into our village was flooded （淹沒的）. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down.

At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home. So we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from being wet. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just happy to be in a new place. Unluckily, things took longer than expected. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community （社區(qū)）. We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that. Although our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere.

We moved back home in August. With December coming, there’s reconstruction（重建）work to be done, so it’s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait- I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts-living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all the things we have. Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush-we have our home back, and that’s the main thing.

53 What does the underlined word “amiss” in Paragraph I mean?

A. Wrong.                    B. Missing.                   C. Right.               D. Normal.

54. We can learn from the passage that the family _____.

A. was sick of staying downstairs

B. stayed away for nearly 10 months

C. was happy to live in the wooden house

D. did not deal well with the trouble during the flood

55. What does the writer mainly want to express by telling her story?

A. She valued human feelings more than before.

B. She realized she almost didn’t need anything.

C. She found Christmas gifts could be replaced easily.

D. She thought her own home was the most important.

Could you be a genius like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think．Reading is a good idea，but it is not enough．Einstein’s advice is to use your brain more．Here are some tips：

    ●Ask．When you look at new things，ask why they are new or different．Ask questions．Ask yourself and ask others．Keep thinking until you find the answer．

    ●Draw．Einstein thought in pictures．Sometimes，it helps to draw problems and ideas．

    ●Read．Try to read new things．Read books from different parts of the library．After you read，think about the ideas you have learned．Are they different from what you thought?

    ●Relax．Many ideas come when you are relaxed．Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park，going to a concert or a museum．

    ●Write．Keep a diary．Write down your questions and ideas．Write down new ideas after you read．

    ●Share．Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas．Sometimes，a friend can help you find the answer to a problem．

    ●Be brave．Do not let other people say your ideas are silly．Explain yourself．Let other people explain why they think you are wrong．Then decide．

1．How many tips are there in this passage?

  A．Five．      B．six．            C．Seven．          D．Eight．

2．What can we do to relax ourselves from the passage?

  A．Keeping a diary．                   B．Asking questions．

  C．Taking a walk．                       D．Reading new things．

3．Einstein suggested we should _____if other people say our ideas are silly．

  A．discuss the ideas with others

  B．draw problems and ideas

  C．go to a museum with others

  D．write down your ideas

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

  A．A genius needs to learn and think．

  B．We should find the answers all by ourselves．

  C．Einstein’s advice is to use our brain more．

  D．Einstein liked to talk to his friends and explain his ideas．