1. The picture is about ______.

A. fitness clubs
B. language clubs
C. dance clubs

2. What is the percentage (百分比) of students in the clubs?

A. 2.6%
B. 13.6%
C. 16.9%

     Last week, my friends and I talked about the rules in our school. Here are some of our ideas.
     At our school, we have to wear uniforms every (1)d______. The problem is that all my classmates think
the uniforms are (2)丑的______. We think young people should (3)l______ smart and so we would like to
wear our own clothes. Our teachers believe that if we did that, we would concentrate more on our clothes
than our studies. We don't (4) 同意______. We would feel more comfortable and that is (5)g______ for
studying. If we can't do that, we should be (6)允许______ to design our own uniforms. That would be a
good way to keep both teachers and (7)学生______ happy.
     Besides, vacations should be longer. At present they're too (8)s______. Longer vacations would give us
time to do things like volunteering. Last summer I had a(n) (9)机会______ to volunteer at the local hospital,
(10)b______ I couldn't because I had to go back to school.

                                                                 Life in 2050
     What will life be like in the year 2050? No one knows, but of course it will be very different from it today
Here are some predictions:
     Firstly, people will work fewer hours, and robots will do hard and dangerous work instead. So they will
have more free time for sports and travelling.
     Secondly, cars, will run faster, and computers will control (控制) the speed instead of people. So there
won't be any accidents.
     Thirdly, people will be able lo live in the sea. away from the crowded and noisy cities on land.
     Lastly, water will have become one of our most serious problems because there could be serious shortage (短缺). Some scientists open predict that water could be the cause of war if we don't act now.

(     )1. Nobody knows what life will be like in the year 2050.
(     )2. People wont need to work by the year 2050.
(     )3. The sea will be too noisy and crowed for man to live in.
(     )4. Water shortage could be serous in the future.

     Shopping is not as simple as you may think! Much has to be done for the producers before putting the
products on the shelf.
     Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are
packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors.
     When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package
(包装) caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective (无效的). At last,
it came on the market in dark blue and white-blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
     The size of a package can also attract (吸引) a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesn't hold as much
as it appears to.
     It is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on
packaging!
     The most successful producers know that it's not enough to have a good product. The head of Pears
Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: "Any fool can
make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it."

1. Health foods are usually packed in colors Except ________.

A. green
B. black
C. yellow
D. brown

2. Why did the shoppers lose interest in the medicine?

A. Because of the size of the product.
B. Because of the color of the product.
C. Because of the color of the package.
D. Because of the cost of the product.

3. If a new product costs $ 60, how much money may be spent on packaging?

A. $ 24
B. $ 36
C. $ 40
D. $ 60

4. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?

A. The way to sell goods.
B. A good product.
C. The one who makes a product.
D. A nice color.

5. The passage is mainly about _________ on shopping.

A. advantages of products
B. the importance of packaging
C. choices of products
D. the cost of packaging

     Venice is an attractive city in Italy. Tourists throughout the world love traveling to Venice. But sometimes
you'll have such strange experiences. One moment you walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there's nothing
special. Unfortunately, when you come back to the bridge an hour later, it's underwater and everyone's wearing
rain boots.   
     That's just the way it has always been, which may be considered seriously by Italian government. Before
the sea comes to Venice, the government has decided to build the MOSE gates. Actually (实际上), there were
many kinds of gates that were built to stop the floods, but all the gates were just built on the ground. Besides,
the flooding was becoming worse. Industrial (工业的) factories built nearby on the mainland also made the
condition get worse, causing the city to sink about 0.75 feet in the 20th century.
     So the Italian government asked some of Italy's biggest construction and engineering companies to build
the MOSE project, which was planned to be built under the sea water to stop floods. Now the government
are using 3 000 people and expect to spend nearly five billion euros (欧元) on it. The MOSE gates are being
built at the inlets (海湾). Each MOSE gate is 197 feet long, 28.5 to 37 feel tall, and weight up to 22 tons. It's
nearly the size of a 20-story building. Before the gates are in use, under the sea full of water. When the flood
comes, the water in the gates will be poured out, and then the gates will be filled with air. So the gates can go
up with the sea water. Once they're in the right place, they will stop the sea water pouring into Venice. These
gates will be able to deal with floods up to 10 feet, and as long as the sea level (平面) rises no more than two
feet in the next 100 years, the MOSE will work as expected.
      The MOSE project is now two-thirds done. The head engineer, Giovanni Cecconi, said, "This is a war.
During the war, it's not important that you win. It's important that you're alive. We've alive." Anyway, this
project is saving Venice from falling.

1. The underlined word "construction" in the passage means "_______" in Chinese.

A. 建筑
B. 农业
C. 交通

2. Before building the MOSE gates, the Italian government _______ to stop the floods.

A. never built gates on the ground
B. built many kinds of gates on the ground
C. built some gates which were under the ground

3. When the flood comes, _______ can describe the working steps of the MOSE gates.

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

A. The Italian government ate using 3000 people and expect to spend nearly five billion dollars on the MOSE.
B. The MOSE project is half done now.
C. Each MOSE gate is 197 feet long, 28.5 to 37 feet tall, and weighs up to 22 tons.

5. The best title for this passage should be _______.

A. The Journey to Venice
B. The MOSE Project in Venice
C. Several Kinds of Floods in Venice

     New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting
things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, and see all kinds of plays and films.
You can also buy things from all over the world.
     But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It's expensive to live there, and there are too many
people in the places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, study at good
schools and receive good medical care. But sometimes these people can't find work or good places to live
in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.
     Some people enjoy living in big cities, however, others do not. Before they move to big cities, they
should think about the problems of living there.

1. In big cities people can do all of the following Except _____.

A. go to different kinds of museums
B. seeing many kinds of plays and films 
C. buying things from all over the world
D. living there with little money

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

A. Big cities are not clean and safe enough.
B. People can easily find good places to live in big cities.
C. People can always find work to do in big cities.
D. All people like to live in big cities.

3. From the passage we know that _____.

A. People in big cities are usually very dirty
B. Paris is an exciting place for people to live in
C. people will no longer like living in big cities
D. big cities don't have serious problems

4. In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people _____.

A. to move to big cities
B. not to move to big cities
C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems
D. to move to big cities after they think over the problems of living there

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Big cities
B. Interesting Things in Big Cities
C. Good Schools in Big Cities
D. New York, London and Paris

     Hi! My name is Kitty. I am 12 years old. I want to be a dancer. Every day, I dance for two hours. I always
eat an apple for breakfast, and I often drink some milk and eat some bread. I always eat meat and vegetables for
dinner. I eat lunch every day. I like cakes and Coke. But I know they are not good for me.
     Hello! I'm Daniel. I'm 12 years old. I like studying. After class, I like playing computer games and basketball.
I love Coke and hamburgers for lunch. My mother tells me that I shouldn't eat fast food too much. For
breakfast, I usually have some juice and bread. I always have fish and vegetables for supper.

1. What does Kitty like?

A. Dancing.
B. Dancer.
C. Studying.
D. We don't know.

2. What does Kitty always eat for breakfast?

A. An apple.
B. Some milk and some bread.
C. Juice.
D. Both A and B.

3. What does Daniel like to do after class?

A. Play computer games.
B. Study.
C. Play basketball.
D. Play computer games and basketball.

4. What does Daniel eat for lunch?

A. Hamburgers
B. Fish and rice.
C. Meat and vegetables.
D. Fish and vegetables.

5. Kitty and Daniel both love _______.

A. meat
B. hamburgers
C. cakes
D. Coke

Dear grandma,
   How is it going? I hope that grandpa is well now. I was sorry to (1)h______ that he had a cold last week.
I hope you are in good (2)h______.
   Things are fine now. I (3)f______ my end-of-year exams last week and got my report (4)c______ today.
I always get (5)______ (紧张) when I see the envelope from school in the mail, but luckily I did OK this
time. I had a really hard time with science this semester, and I wasn't surprised to find that my worst report
was from my science teacher. She said I was (6)______ (懒惰), which isn't ture. It's just that I find science
really difficult. (7)______ (另一个) disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said I could do
(8)______ (更好). The good news is that my (9)______ (数学) teacher said I was hard-working. And my
Spanish teacher said my listening was good.
   Well, that's about all the news I have for now. Mom and (10)D______ their love.
                                                                                                                                                Love,  
                                                                                                                                                Alan