—Do you like playing tennis?

—No， ____ I like sports．I play football every Sunday

A．and             B．but             C．so             D．or

—Whose computer doesn't work?

— ____，I think．

A．John has           B．John does         C．John              D．John's

補(bǔ)全對話從方框A—G中選出可以填入對話空白處的最佳選項。

A：How are you?

B：  1 

A：It's a great party，  2

B：Yes，it is．Do you like the music?

A：  3   I play this kind of music with my band（樂隊）．

B：You're in a band?

A：Yeah，  4 

B：Really? Well，I work on the Internet all my free time．

A：  5 

B：You're right，it's cool．

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

     1  Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She   2  a job in a publishing house，but the salary（薪水）was   3  $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah  4  live on her salary and still saved $5，000 in a year．How was that  5  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living  6  starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that  7 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was  8 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 9  she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then   10 the chicken bones（骨頭）home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often  11  a lot of money on entertainment（娛樂）．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking  12  in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．”Did Sarah feel poor  13  cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 14  to Portland．

  “Don't think of saving money as something  15 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

1．A．Until                  B．Because                 C．After                     D．Unless

2．A．found                B．tried                   C．asked for               D．looked for

3．A．more than             B．less than             C shorter than              D．higher than

4．A．can                  B．may                  C．could                     D．might

5．A．difficult                B．possible             C．useful                  D．different

6．A．already                B．sometimes         C．hardly              D．always

7．A．helps                 B．becomes                C．makes                    D．means

8．A．food                 B．rest                  C．studying                 D．playing

9．A．Soon                B．Finally                   C．Once                D．Again

10．A．prepared             B．took                C．caught                 D．picked

11．A．pay                B．lend                    C．spend                  D．save

12．A．along               B．up                      C．down                 D．around

13．A．by                    B．up                    C．at                        D．between

14．A．another              B．the other                 C．others                 D．the others

15．A．hard                B．interesting           C．nice                  D．great

James is a good student and he has lots of friends，but he also has a problem．Some older boys are bullying（欺負(fù)）him at school．James is very unhappy and he doesn't know what to do about it．Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation．

    Don't feel worried．It's not your fault（過錯）! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry，but you are not alone．Don't feel that you have to hide the problem．You should find a person you can trust，and tell them．It might be your teacher，your parents，or even your friend's parents．After you tell someone，you will get some support and feel some relief（解脫）．

    Speaking to an adult might make you nervous，but here are other things you can do．Some people express their feelings more easily on paper．Write a letter to someone or keep a diary．Include all the details（細(xì)節(jié)）about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens．You can use it as proof to show what is going on．And it is a wonderful idea to

 show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult．Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!

Also，don't show you are sad and don't try and fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.

1．What do you think the text is trying to tell us?

    A． What to do about being bullied.

    B．How to be a good student at school.

    C．What to write well in a diary.

    D．How to give suggestions to teenagers.

2．Why does the text advise you not to feel worried if bullied?

    A．Because you are not alone.

    B．Because it is not your fault.

    C．Because someone has known about it.

    D．Because you' re doing something wrong.

3． You'd better go and find a person you can trust and ____.

A．know what happens                B．learn from them

C．ask for help                             D．make them lonely

4．If you remember and follow the suggestions above, ____.

    A．nobody will speak to the bullies

    B．everybody will feel some relief

    C．someone will express their feelings

    D．the bullies will soon stop

5．What does the underlined word "ignore" mean in the text?

    A．take no notice of                         B．take care of

    C．make full use of                   D．get more help from

下面的短文由六個段落組成，開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，其余的四個段落均是隨機(jī)排列的。請根據(jù)段落之間的邏輯關(guān)系，用字母A、B、C、D重新排列這四個段落的順序，使短文通順。

1．In 1857, he achieved his ambition and got a job working on a steamboat. He sailed up and down the wide Mississippi River until the American Civil War began.

2．His father died when he was just 12 years old and Clemens then went to work for a printer to help support his family. He traveled around, and worked in many different cities.

3．In 1865,Clemens wrote a story about a jumping frog with his pen-name. The story and the writer became famous. After that, he wrote many books, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It was published in 1876. He also gave many lectures, and became a very famous and popular man.

4．Clemens moved around the USA on the steamboat, and tried several jobs. He was a soldier, and a silver miner. And then he started working as a writer for a newspaper. At this time, he decided to use a pen-name for his stories, and he chose the name "Mark Twain". Samuel Clemens died in 1910. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers in American history

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.

    One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.

    He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood．But without sunlight and good soil（土壤）,the tree soon died,

    Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference? " the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.

    "Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed （毀掉） a good apple tree !"

1．What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?

2．How many people are there in the story?

3．Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?

4．Why did the apple tree soon die?

5．Who destroyed the apple tree?

Island University has a competition for middle school students.

Read about the competition on their web site.

School Competition

Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled（殘疾人）. Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There'll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:

    What do you have to do?

·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.

·Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled．Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled．Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.

· Write a short description of your invention.

Who can join?

All middle school students in Hang Kong.

So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!

1．Where can you find the information?

2．Why is the school competition held?

3．What prize will each winning school get?

4．How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?

5．Who can join the competition?

短文填空

    As the World Cup is going on, South Africa's football grandmothers are also working hard．The team 1  made up of 35 women, aged from 50 to 84. It was developed  2  a housewife five years ago to help old women keep fit. The project has been so successful   3  they will take part in the Veterans Cup competition （元老杯足球聯(lián)賽） in the USA.

    "We are  4  to play in the Veterans Cup, where many grandmothers from all over the world come  5  and play football, "said the team leader.

    Whatever happens,  6 , the grandmothers have no regrets. Most of them often play football in their aprons （圍裙） after   7   .

    "I suffered back pain and sore knees （腰酸腿痛） before joining the team three years ago. Now I am fresh. I don't feel  8   pain in my body，and I can run．At home I do all the housework by myself!”said  9 of the grandmothers．