The life we were used to_________ a lot over the years.

A. changing B. changed C. has changed D. change

It _______ ten years since we_______ in Shanghai last time.

A. have been, met B. is, met C. was, meet D. has been, meet

---- Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice, Amy .

---- _________. That’s what friends are for .

A. My pleasure B. With pleasure C. Never mind D. It’s nice of you

Twenty-five years _________, a professor told students to go into the city slums (贫民窟) to study the life of 200 boys. He asked them to _________ reports about each boy’s life and future. Most of the students wrote, “He doesn’t have any hope.”

Recently, another professor has read about the earlier reports. He tells his students to find out what happened to the boys. They try very hard and find that 176 of the boys have _______ successful(成功的) as doctors, teachers or scientists.

The professor is very _______ and decides to study it further. _________, all the men are living in the same city and he is able to visit and ask each one, “What made you _______?” They all answers, “We have a good teacher.”

The teacher is _______ living there, so the professor finds her and asks the old lady _______ she has pulled those boys out of the slums, and changed them into successful people. The teacher’s _______ begin to shine and says with a sweet smile, “It’s really very easy, I ________ those boys. I’m proud(为……骄傲) of them.”

1.A. later B. before C. ago D. after

2.A. read B. study C. write D. speak

3.A. becoming B. became C. becomes D. become

4.A. glad B. surprised C. happy D. worried

5.A. Successfully B. Luckily C. suddenly D. quietly

6.A. famous B. gladly C. successful D. surprising

7.A. already B. even C. still D. almost

8.A. how B. where C. which D. when

9.A. face B. eyes C. mouth D. legs

10.A. taught B. helped C. hit D. loved

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1.Sydney Tower is ______ in Sydney, Australia.

A. the busiest street B. the biggest station

C. the most beautiful park D. the highest point

2.If you want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can' t _______ .

A. email sydneytower@ hotmail. com B. fax 02 9333 9203

C. search www. sydneytower. com. au D. phone 02 9333 9222

3.The passage above is probably________ .

A. a piece of news B. a song C. a story D. an advertisement

Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, they can help people to save much time to do more work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can't do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century, except the old people.

Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school. However, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch videos or to sing. The teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.

In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness?

It will be decided by today's students themselves!

1.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because ______.

A. our country asks us to learn it

B. it can help us a lot

C. we can use it to play games

D. it can help us to find jobs

2.What do many teachers and parents complain about? They complain that ______ .

A. their students and children use computers to study.

B. computers let them lose their jobs

C. computers make their students and children fall behind

D. computers bring people a lot of trouble

3.How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means ______.

A. computers are used by people

B. people can live well without computers

C. one must decide how to use computer

D. computers are strange machines

Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of toys.

Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her,has become the most successful toy doll in history. Her parent,the Mattel Company,said that 90% of all Ame”rican girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home.

However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present (现在). There are many similar dolls on the market in competiotion with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, come to life thirteen years ago. She looked more like today’s pop stars with heavy makeup(浓妆) and miniskirts. And her company offers more kind of clothes too.

It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. “ For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,” says Vera Shepherd, a shop assitant in a New York toy store.

It is good news that on the international market. Barbie is still No. 1. although Mttel is selling ferwer Barbies int the United States three years, sales in other countries are still going up.in January 2009, Mattel openee its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even becomefashion designers for their own Barbies.

Mattel is planning big celebration for Barbie’s 53rdbirthday. Fashion designers from all over the world have been called to make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popuplar in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but1.is surely not the age to retire(退休)。

61. Barbie’s family name is______.

2.Barbie’s trouble is that__________.

3.Girls can do the following in the first Barbie shop in Shanghai except_______.

4.What’s the meaning of the underline words “fashion designers” in the passage?

5.What is the best title of the passage?

翻译句子

1.这辆自行车你已经买多长时间了？

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2.我爸爸去成都出差过两次。

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3.看到成千上万的人聚集在广场上真令人激动。

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阅读表达

Do you live in a city？Do you know how cities began？Long long ago，the world had only a few thousand people．These people moved from one place to another．They moved over the land， hunting animals for food．No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food．But when they did，their lives changed．They did not have to move houses any more．They could stay in one place and grow it．People began to live near each other，so the first village grew．Many people came to work in the villages，and these villages became larger and larger．Then people had machines，life in the villages changed again．People built factories．More and more people lived near the factories．So the villages grew into cities．Some of them grew very big．Today，it's strange that some people are moving back to small villages．Can you tell me why？

1.What did the villages grow into after people built factories？

______________________________________

2.Why did people move from place to place long long ago？

___________________________________

3.Why are some people moving back to small villages？

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书面表达

假如你是林涛，寒假里你和家人回了家乡，看到了家乡变化很大，请你以“My hometown”为题描写一下这次旅行。提示如下：

1、寒假里和家人回家乡，坐长途汽车花了三个半小时。

2、待了一个星期，拜访亲朋好友、吃美味的食物、去公园欣赏自然美景。

3、离开家乡五年了，家乡变化很大（ 1~2点）。

4、你的感受。