She wants to learn more about American history.She is thirsty______such knowledge.

A. at B. about C. on D. for

—How about going for a drive now?

—______. I have been at home the whole day.

A. I'm sure B. I see C. I think so D. I agree

Most visitors to Qindao will surely find a kind of special food in Shandong．It is very ____ and delicious．It is______pancakes．It’s a traditional food in Shandong．It is popular with the local people．

When we talk about pancakes in Shandong，there is a love______about them．In the past，a boy was poor，but studied hard．His girlfriend’s parents didn’t want the girl to____ him．They didn’t provide him with food．The clever girl made some pancakes just like paper and sent them to him．The boy ate these pancakes，went on studying hard and succeeded later．

____you can find the pancakes in some big restaurants，you’d better have a try in the small ______．They are able to make______pancakes of the Shandong taste．

Some pancakes are made _____flour(面粉)from the wheat(小麦)．When they are _____ on the hot pan(平底锅)，they are more delicious to eat．

If you want to take some pancakes back to your friends and relatives，you can find some packed pancakes．They are made by some big______factories in some villages around Jinan．

1.A. short B. long C. thin D. heavy

2.A. called B. sold C. bought D. carried

3.A. place B. picture C. song D. story

4.A. leave B. kill C. marry D. hate

5.A. Although B. If C. When D. So

6.A. schools B. restaurants C. banks D. parks

7.A. bigger B. worse C. thicker D. better

8.A. By B. of C. in D. from

9.A. washed B. cleaned C. Cooked D. studied

10.A. clothes B. f1ood C. medicine D. drinks

Everyone has a place which he remembers most fiom his childhood，and so do I．One of the places I remember from my childhood is a_______in the country．It belonged to my parents．I spent my summers in that place _____ I was a teenager,and now I begin to miss the farm again．

It was lovely to______there．There were a lot of______一cows，sheep?hens，and naturally dogs and cats．My sister and I______helped to work on the farm．We helped people graze(放牧)sheep or make bread or cheese．I can still remember that on Tuesdays we______the bread and on Thursdays，the cheese．

I love that farm because I______to love animals and not to be afraid of them there．We saw a sheep give birth to its baby mere，and we enjoyed staying t11ere to see how lovely the______sheep was．

Now my sister and her son are______this place．My nephew(侄子)is ______with the place．I hope mat he has a good time there and when he is older，he will remember the place as I do．

1.A. house B. farm C. village D. park

2.A. as soon as B. until C. though D. since

3.A. stay B. read C. learn D. leave

4.A. flowers B. plants C. animals D. dogs

5.A. sometime B. some time C. some times D. sometimes

6.A. make B. made C. to make D. making

7.A. wanted B. remembered C. learned D. stopped

8.A. little B. clever C. colourful D. white

9.A. leaving B. painting C. enjoying D. building

10.A. worried B. angry C. sad D. Pleased

A：could you tell me how you can speak English so well?

B：Well，I think listening more is very important．1.

A：Some people say watching English movies is good for English learners.

B：2.I have watched about 30 English movies since 2012，and that really helps a lot．

A：3.

B：Um，I think vocabulary is the most important．You can express yourself freely when you have a large vocabulary．

A：4.

B：Reading．I have read many English books．That really helps with my English vocabulary

A：5.

B：Never be afraid of making mistakes．The more you speak，the more freely you can express yourself．Enjoy losing face，then you Can learn English well．

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.

If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.

1.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A. Because they may have four seasons in one day

B. Because they often have very good weather

C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring

D. Because the sky is sunny all day

2.From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A. sunshine and snow B. black clouds

C. summer and winter D. spring and autumn

3."People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."

A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy

4.The best title for this passage is ________.

A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or Winter

C. The Weather in England D. Strange English People

There was a tree in my garden. One day,two birds came to the tree and built a house for their three new-born (新生的) babies.

One day,I heard the sound of the little birds. I ran to the garden and found two babies eating food on the ground. I thought they dropped off their house,so I decided to help them get back to their house. At that time,the father bird and the mother bird came back. They had some food for the third baby. They put the food on the ground,far away from the third baby. To get the food,the baby had to fly to it.

The third baby was hungry,but she was afraid to get out of the house. To my surprise,the father bird and the mother bird just stood there and did nothing.

After about ten minutes,the third baby bird didn't have any other choice. She slowly went to the border (边 缘) of the house and began to fly. She flew off from the house. Finally,the third baby bird landed safely on the ground and found the food.

These birds taught me a lesson：if you want your food,you will have to learn to fly.

1.I decided to_____when I saw the two baby birds on the ground.

A. given them some food B. help them go back to their house

C. help them find their mother D. help them learn to fly

2.The father birds and the mother bird put the food________.

A. in the month of the third baby bird B. next to the third baby bird

C. near their three babies D. far away from the third baby bird

3.The underline word“it”refers to________.

A. the house B. the third C. the food D. the third bird

4.After reading the passage,we can know________.

A. the third baby bird didn’t get the food B. the third baby bird got the food successfully

C. the third baby bird was still in the house D. the third baby bird fell down to the ground and died

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Birds can not live without food B. Birds can learn to fly with the help of their parents

C. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes D. You must make efforts if you want something

Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment．If the environment is bad，it will affect(影响)our bodies，and make us not feel well．Sometimes we may be terribly ill．At mat time we don’t want to work，and we have to stay in bed and rest at home．So the environment is very important to us．

It’s germs(微生物)that makes us ill．There are germs everywhere．They are very small and you can't find them with your own eyes．but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜)．They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing，Germs can always be found in the dirty water．When we look at dirty water under the microscope．we shall see them in it．Germs can also be found in air and dust．If you cut your finger,some of the dust from the floor may go into it，and you will have much pain in it．Sometimes me germs will go into all of your body，and you will have pain everywhere．

To keep us healthy，we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier．This needs us to act together．

1.The writer tell us that ．

A. germs can’t live in the water

B. we should rest at home if the environment is bad

C. we feel well when the environment is good

D. germs like comfortable environment

2.Germs are ．

A. very small things that you can't see with your eyes

B. just living in a clean and comfortable environment

C. either big or small depending on where they are

D. clean when they are found in clean water

3.Germs can be found in ．

A. dirty water B. air C. dust D. A，B and C

4.From the passage we know that ．

A. Environment doesn’t affect our life

B. germs may make us ill

C. we don’t need to improve our environment

D. if the environment is better,germs will be more

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends．They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain．So they can help each other．But neither of them likes to use his head．They're both poor though they work hard．Most villagers have built new houses，but they still live in the low and broken houses．They never find out why．

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife．In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive．He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back．They decided to carry some apples to the city．They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1，000kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor．Bad luck!A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived．A few days later they had to sell them at a low price （价格）．They felt unhappy and returned to their village．

"I can't understand why we sustained （蒙受） losses in business while others always profit （盈利）"Uncle Li asked one day．

"The tractor was too small"Uncle Wang said without thinking．"We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"

"I agree!"said Uncle Li．"How foolish （傻的） we were!"

1.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because　 　．

A. they hope to save money

B. they're both poor

C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

D. they're not far from their farms

2.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to　 　．

A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest

C. meet their friends D. make a profit

3.The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because　 　．

A. theirs weren't as good as the others'

B. theirs were much less than the others'

C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city

D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

4.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because　 　．

A. they had sustained losses in business

B. they had lost some money in the city

C. something was wrong with the tractor

D. other people profited in the city

5.Which of the following is true？　 　

A. The two farmers found out why they were poor．

B. The two farmers will soon get rich．

C. Neither of the farmers is clever．

D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck．

Do you know how to study in a right way?The following are the ways of studying．

First，the best time for reading is morning，because in the morning，the air is fresh and the mind is clear．For that reason，we can get good result．

Second，in studying we must have patience．If we have not known a text well，we must read it again．We should not read the next one until we have learned the first one．

Third，when we are studying，we must put our hearts into the book，or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading．

At last，we must always ask“whys”．If we don’t understand something well，write it down and ask our teachers or our parents for help．In any possible way,we must know it completely and what we’ve learned can be used well and made better.

Though there are many ways for studying，yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so．

1.What is the best time for reading?(不超过5个词)

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2.How many ways for studying are mentioned in the passage?(不超过5个词)

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3.What can we do if we don’t understand something well?(不超过15个词)

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