This is a picture of the twin brothers Li Lei and Li Ping's bedroom. It's not big, but it's very bright. It's a
nice room. In the bedroom, we can see two beds, two chairs, two desks, a table and a cat. The two beds look
the same. On the wall, there are some pictures of their family. Li Lei's green coat is on his bed, but his blue
shoes are under his chair. Their books and pencil-boxes are on their desks. We can see some flowers and a
clock on Li Ping's desk. Li Lei's schoolbag is behind his chair, but Li Ping's is on his chair. Where is their white
cat? Oh, it's under Li Lei's bed.

1. This is a picture of the twin _____.

A. sisters
B. brothers
C. brother and sister
D. brother

2. It's a _____ room.

A. big and nice
B. bright and nice
C. big
D. nice

3. We can see two beds, two chairs and _____ pictures in the room.

A. some
B. two
C. a
D. three

4. We can see some flowers and a clock on _____ desk.

A. Li Lei's
B. Li Ping's
C. Li Lei and Li Ping's
D. Li Lei's and Li Ping's

5. Their pencil-boxes are _____.

A. on their desks
B. on the table
C. on their beds
D. on Li Lei's desk

                                                                 Let's go camping
     What do we do when we go camping? First, we work out a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife, and
things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects (虫子) and the sun.
     Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods (树林、林地). We look for a place for
campers (露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent (帐篷). The place should have a lot of moving
air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our
tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods,
climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
     In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit
around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
     At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep
early.
     Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won't hear music from the radio in the next tent. We
hope it won't rain.

1. Before going camping we should first _____.

A. draw up a plan
B. take some food
C. take things to keep us warm
D. take something for cooking and eating

2. We go to camp _____.

A. by bus
B. by
car
C. by bike
D. on foot

3. Campers can take part in _____ activities.

A. one or two
B. only a few
C. many
D. two or three

4. In the evening we build a fire because _____.

A. it is cold at night
B. it can keep us warm
C. it can keep the insects away
D. it is dark and quiet 

5. The campers like to _____ at night.

A. hear music from the radio
B. go to sleep early
C. have rain
D. be busy

     If you can speak English, you know a lot of English words. You can read, speak and understand. But
there is another kind of language you need to know – the language of the body.
     All over the world, people"talk" with their hands, with their heads and with their eyes. When Japanese
people meet, they bow. When Indians meet, they put their hands together. What do Americans and British
people do?
     Americans are more informal (不拘礼节的) than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first names,
ask questions and talk easily about themselves. When they sit down, they like to relax in their chairs and make
themselves comfortable.
     British people are more reserved (矜持的). They take more time to make friends. They like to know you
before they ask you something of your home.
     When British and American people meet someone for the first time, they shake hands. They do not usually
shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their women friends, and men kiss women
friends. When a man meets a man friend, he just smiles, and says "Hello". Men do not kiss each other or hold
hands. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.

1. Indian people usually ________ when they meet.

A. bow to each other
B. put their hands together
C. shake hands and say hello to each other

2. It's easier to make friends with Americans because ________.

A. they are more outgoing
B. they make themselves comfortable
C. they like to rest in their chairs

3. British people take more time to make friends because ________.

A. they are slow to show their feelings
B. they don't like people to go to their homes
C. they find it more interesting to stay alone

4. In the USA and Britain, ________.

A. People usually shake hands with their friends
B. men always kiss their women friends when they meet
C. women are more likely to kiss each other while men aren't

   There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work
time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose (失去)
another 104 days for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to (共计)
15 days over a year. But we can't work all the time – we need a vacation. We have summer and winter
vacations for about three months. We also have some festivals, for example, New Year's Day, National Day,
and so on. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!

1. From the passage, we know we sleep ________ days in a year.

A. 365
B. 122
C. 52

2. We spend 15 days on ________.

A. rest
B. breakfast and lunch
C. breakfast and supper

3. Which is right?

A. We can't work all day, we need rest.
B. We don't have New Year's Day for a festival.
C. We have a summer vacation for about ninety days.

4. According to the passage, we have ________ time to work every year.

A. a lot of
B. too much
C. not much

5. This passage tells us ________.

A. we need more time to have a rest.
B. we shouldn't waste (浪费) time because it is important.
C. time is enough for us, so it's not necessary for us to work hard.

     Tom is a schoolboy of Grade Eight. He lives a little far from the city. But his parents 1______ (送) him
to study in a 2______ (有名的) school in the center of the city last summer. They rented a house near the
school. On 3______ (工作日), he 4______ (走路) to school. It 5______ (花费) him about 10 minutes. In
the daytime, he has to have classes one and 6______ (另一个). He has to stay at school for 11hours every
day. After school, he 7______ (锻炼) on the playground for an hour, and gets home for dinner. He has a
good habit and 8______ (保持) healthy. On weekends, he goes to the 9______ (培训) center. And that
usually makes him feel 10______ (紧张的) out.

     People travel to work in different ways. Some people go to work on foot because they live near their
work places. Some people go to work by bike because they live farther away, or they like riding bikes.
They think it's good for their health. Today more people have private (私人的) cars, so they can go to
work in their cars. In the south of China, many people even go to work by boat because water is around
their houses. Will people go to work by plane? I think so, if necessary (如果必要的话).

(     )1. All people like to go work by bike.
(     )2. Some people think it's good to go to work by bike.
(     )3. Today more people drive to work.
(     )4. In the north of China, many people go to work by boat.
(     )5. The writer thinks some people will go to work by plane if necessary.