--Can you go cycling with me this weekend2

--______. I'l go to the Helping Hands Club.

A. Sounds great B. I'm afraid not C. I'm not sure D. I don’t think so

People live in different kinds of houses in the world. Usually, each house has___ own living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. Different houses have different __. What are they? Now, let's take a look.

A flat is usually in a building. There are usually many families __ in the same flat building. People in a flat building share the same stairs(楼梯) and lifts(电梯) to go up and __.

A town house has____floors. In a town house, the kitchen, the living room and dining room are usually on the ground floor, and the bedrooms are usually on the first floor.

A farmhouse is a house on a farm. There are many farmers living there. There is a large garden __ it. There are also some "houses"__ cows and hens near the farmhouse. The field is not far from the farmhouse, so farmers always go to the field on___.

A dormitory is a large __ in a school, and every 4--8 students share one dormitory. They share the same bathroom, but each student has his or her own bed. Students can learn ___to get along well(相处 ) with each other in a dormitory.

1.A. its B. It’s C. its’ D. it

2.A. colours B. names C. places D. rooms

3.A. lived B. live C. living D. to living

4.A. out B. in C. on D. down

5.A. five B. two C. six D. four

6.A. in the front of B. in front of C. under D. at the foot of

7.A. with B. in C. for D. to

8.A. by bus B. by taxi C. by plane D. on foot

9.A. dining room B. bedroom C. classroom D. living room

10.A. what B. why C. when D. how

Come and see the Indian(印度的)elephants and the new tigers from America. The horses are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia ( 澳大利亚 ) are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia (赞比亚) are waiting t? look down on you.

1.How many kinds of animals are there in this passage(文章)?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

2.Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons. One is 14 and the other is 10. They pay____.

A. $4.00 B. $3.00 C. $2.00 D. $1.00

3.According to the passage, do you think what we can do in the zoo?

A. We can give some food to the tiger. B. We can touch the monkey on the head.

C. We can throw litter(垃圾). D. We can take a few nice photos

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter （无论）where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament. （国会大厦）In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, ding dong.” It goes, every quarter of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.

1.The clock strikes (敲；打) every _______ minutes of an hour.

A. ten B. fifteen C. thirty D. forty-five

2.You can read the time of Big Ben _______.

A. at the top of the clock tower

B. in the Houses of Parliament

C. on the hands of the huge clock

D. on the four faces of the clock

3.The underlined (划线部分) word “ hands” means ___ in Chinese.

A. 手 B. 标志 C. 指针 D. 发条

Do you sometimes feel unhappy when you are travelling in another country? If your answer is "yes", you'd letter try to make new friends. Here are a few ways for you.

Make yourself friendly

Be relaxed(放松的)and polite. Remember to put yourself in some places like shops, restaurants and parks. They are great places to meet people. If you want to make friends with local people in another country, stay in the places the locals often visit.

Show your photo album

Keep a small photo album in your bag when you travel. Photos of your family, friends and pets will help your new friends to learn more about who you are and give you things to talk about. They will share theirs with you, and it will help you to learn more about your new friends.

Give something special

Can you help your new friends learn Chinese? Can you cook a Chinese meal? By sharing your skills, you can make your new friends remember you better.

Give some gifts

Many people in other countries love Chinese things but maybe pay a lot when they buy them in their homeland. So you'd better prepare some gifts, such as silk, tea and china. They are always popular.

Exchange flats

If you get along well with your new friends, you can give them your information and plan to exchange flats for your next trip. Then you can visit their countries and stay in their flats. In this way you will have a better friendship and live like local people, and pay less for travelling.

1.This is an article from a(n)_________.

A. storybook B. comic book C. English novel D. English magazine

2.How many good ideas does the writer offer if you want to make new friends in another country in the passage?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six D. Two.

3.How can a photo album help you?

A. By giving your friend a gift.

B. By helping you and your new friends to learn more about each other.

C. By telling your friends what things you have.

D. By making your friends learn more about the world.

4.We can exchange flats because .

A. it can help you have a better friendship B. it can save money

C. it can make you miss home D. both A and B

5.From the passage, we can learn that .

A. sharing your skills can help your friends know more about you

B. Chinese things in other countries are very bad

C. exchanging flats is only popular in other countries

D. you will feel sad if you are travelling

翻译句子

1.我们在这样的学校里学习真幸运。

______________________________________

2.请叫他不要回电话了。

________________________________________

3.我的冰箱没出故障。

_________________________________________

4.我会随身带把伞的，因为今天下午要下雨。

_________________________________________

5.邀请交换生和我们晚饭后一起看视频怎么样？

___________________________________________

书面表达

假设你是Simon,你刚刚搬进了新的社区，请你根据以下提示，并适当发挥想象，向你的笔友Lisa介绍它。

要求: 1)表达清楚，语法正确， 上下文连贯;

2) 必须包括表格中所有的相关信息，并适当发挥;

3) 词数: 80词左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数);

4) 不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。

1.小区环境干净，树木林立，空气新鲜。

2.我最喜欢的房间是卧室，因为我不再和哥哥分享同-一个房间。在卧室，我经常....

3.社区里的人友好而且乐于助人。

4.社区里很多俱乐部，例如.... (请列举-一个俱乐部，和该俱乐部经常举办的活动)

5.我的感想.

Dear Lisa,

How are you? I live in a new community now, Let me tell you something about it.

_____________________________________________________________________

Best wishes

Simon

—My mother says that we won’t go on a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. I just can’t understand.

—__________ You were looking forward to it.

A. Never mind. B. Enjoy yourself!

C. That’s a pity! D. Don’t worry about it.

It is ______ useful book. I borrowed it from the school library.

A. a B. the C. / D. an

About _______ of the students in Grade Nine this year were born in the 1990s.

A. three four B. three fourths C. third fourth D. third fourths