The Westwood Middle School has decided to hold a blood drive (献血活动), and you can help.

1.How many people are needed for the blood drive?

A. 50.B. 65. C. 17. D. 21.

2.Students can pick up information brochures ____.

A. in the school officeB. at the school gate

C. in the school canteenD. on the school playground

3.When will the blood drive take place?

A. On September 20.B. On September 21.

C. On October 20. D. On October 21.

"Tammy! Come here, please! Mother needs your help in the kitchen." Her father called out to her.

Tammy was in her room, getting ready to do her homework. "Yes, Daddy!" she replied. "I'll be right there."

She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway. She was only nine years old. Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city. Her brother, Harry, was in middle school and always got home late. With Ella leaving home, Tammy was expected to do a lot more than she had ever done before, especially now, because her mother was ill.

Her father was in the kitchen. "Tammy, I know you usually do your homework right now, but with things being different, we all have to change a little bit. I'll help you and Harry with your homework later on, OK?"

Her father had an apron（围裙） on over his clothes, and he looked kind of funny. He was doing the dishes and he always splashed（溅出） water all over when he did that. After helping her father with the dishes, Tammy helped set the table.

After supper, her father helped her and Harry with their homework, and then they played a board game so that their mother could lie down for a while.

The next morning, Tammy got up early on her own because she wanted to help her mother with breakfast. She made orange juice and even put bread in the toaster and got out the butter so that her mother could sleep for a few more minutes.

When her mother got up half an hour later, she was very surprised and moved to see the breakfast on the dining table. She gave Tammy a big hug.

"Thank you, Tammy. You really are mother's little helper now, aren't you?"

1.Why did Tammy's sister move out of their home?

A. Because she hated doing housework

B. Because she was busy with her work.

C. Because her school was far away from home

D. Because she disliked her family.

2.From Paragraphs 3 & 4, we can learn that Tammy_______.

A. was a middle school student

B. did well in all subjects

C. always did a lot of housework at home

D. was the youngest child in the family

3.What can we learn about Tammy's father from the passage?

A. He was a very serious person.

B. He wasn't very good at doing housework.

C. He liked playing board games very much.

D. He always helped Tammy do her homework.

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Mother's Little Helper B. The Life of Tammy's Family

C. A Happy Family D. Tammy's School Life

Is it true ?

1．Wearing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes .

This is not true for adults , although incorrect glasses may not be good for children under 10 . Ready-made glasses , and not wearing when you should , won’ t do harm to your eyes , but you may see better with glasses that are specially made for you .

2．Watching too much television is bad for you eyes .

This is not true. People with easily affected eyes may find they get red and aching from staring at a fixed distance for long periods , but there won’ t be any lasting effects .

3. Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body can change into vitamin A, too little of which can cause night blindness. However , people in most countries don’ t need to worry about vitamin A deficiency（缺乏）, night blindness is more likely to be connected with another vision problem .

1.Night blindness is most likely caused by _____ .

A. staring for long periods B. too much beta-carotene

C. not enough vitamin A D. vision problems

2.According to the article , eye problems can be corrected by _____ .

A. wearing specially-made glasses B. performing eye exercises

C. cutting back on television D. eating more carrots

3.Watching too much television can cause _____ .

A. night blindness B. lasting eye problems

C. a number of vision problems D. eye trouble for a limited time

4.The main purpose of this article is to _____ .

A. tell people of the importance of their eyes

B. tell people how to protect their eyes

C. tell people to have more carrots

D. tell people something more about their eyes

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”

After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音员). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.

I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申请). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, mom’s words came to my mind: “Everything happens for the best.” Dad offered me a car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: “Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.”

1.After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job in at first.

A. Chicago B. Dixon

C. Davenport D. Illinois

2.The writer couldn’t find a job in Dixon because .

A. he had played high school football

B. he did not pass the interview

C. he had no working experience

D. he had no interest in the job

3.Which sentence below is TRUE?

A. In all, the writer went to three cities to look for the job.

B. The writer took the train to different places to look for the job.

C. The writer gave up finally when he was refused again and again.

D. MacArthur gave the writer a chance to broadcast Saturday’s game directly.

4.The passage mainly tells us that .

A. it is hard to find a job

B. mother’s help is necessary

C. we should hope for the best

D. life is full of disappointment

1.Yesterday was Mother’s Day .It was also my mother’s (四十) birthday.

2.The plan they are talking about _ (need) improving.

3.The south of China was (bad ) affected by the rainstorm a short time ago.

4.I wonder how much a panda usually (weight) when it is born.

5. Tom is such a boy that he always tells a lie when he makes a mistake (honest)

6.Thanks for offering me so many valuable (建议).

7. Among the football players. Li Ming plays (不好).

8. The door is wide enough for three people to walk at the same time (通过).

9.What great fun he had (观看) the three-D film.

10.We shouldn’t do anything (反对)the law.

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Let’s face it: homework can be almost as frustrating (沮丧) for parents as it is for kids. Getting kids to do their homework can be a challenge, and when they do sit down to study, a lot of other problems can appear.

Doing homework may not be as fun as playing video games or chatting with friends, but it shouldn’t be something that kids hate. Your children’s assignments (任务) should help them build a skill or learn something new.

You can help by being a homework monitor, stepping in to answer questions or offer encouragement. This gives you a chance to see what they are learning and how well they understand the material. It helps you understand their learning style and shows you care about their education.

Many kids refuse to study by asking why they have to learn things they’ll never use in real life. If your son or daughter shows little interest in their assignments, you can make them seem more important by pointing out ways you use them in daily life.

If parents feel that their kids are overloaded (超负荷), they can talk about it with the teachers. If you think it takes your child too long to finish homework, try to make a decision whether the problem lies in having too much work or managing time poorly.

If your child complains of boredom while doing homework, give him or her the following suggestions:

Get help from friends: if your children are bored with an assignment, let them call a friend for help or invite a friend over to work on it with them.

Add physical activity: set mini-goals for homework and allow time for relaxing, jumping around, or a snack after each goal is completed. For a kid who can’t sit still, find active ways to study.

Turn the tables: let your children teach you a lesson. Let them give you a test on the things they have just learned.

Yangzhou is one of the most f1. areas in China for its jade(碧玉，翡翠) production and long h2. in jade carving(玉雕). Over t3. of years, generations of jade craftsmen(工匠) have d4. themselves to continuing and innovating(创新) the ancient t5. skills to create many beautiful jade articles of different shapes and sizes.

In 2010, China opened its first national-level jade museum, w6. was updated from the original Yangzhou Jadeware Museum, in Yangzhou. China Jade Museum is opposite Yangzhou Jadeware Factory and c7. an area of 2,875 square meters. Yangzhou jade culture is fully displayed in different forms .

As one of the carriers(载体) of history, China Jade Museum will play an i8. role in protecting Yangzhou jade carving effectively—the National Intangible Cultural Heritage(国家非物质遗产), and in further advancing China’s jade c9. and pushing the d10. of traditional arts and crafts.

1.人们采取更多的措施保护地球是非常有必要的。

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2.他一生都专注于帮助贫困地区的儿童了。

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3.在消防员们的帮助下，那场大火被最终扑灭。

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4.这本书很有用，值得看。

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5.我不确定这个手提包是否是棉制的。

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随着扬州经济的发展，私家车的数量不断攀升，同时我们的空气污染越发严重。去年冬天雾霾（the thick haze）天气接二连三出现，生活环境日趋恶化。就此，你班展开讨论美丽扬州应该从何做起。请根据下面提示写一篇短文，向报社投稿。

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With the development of Yangzhou, more and more families have cars. _____________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

---I would like to sit in _______ front of the bus.

---Me,too. And we can have__________better view.

A. /, the B. /, a

C. the,a D. the, the