This T-shirt is very expensive.Actually, I doubt whether there is any T-shirt in the store with_________price.

A.a high B.a higher C.the higher D.the highest

Does the bucket(桶) of water weigh 50 kg? It's really amazing! I _________it was less than 40 kg.

A.think B.thought C.have thought D.am thinking

Jim decided to go on with the task_________ he knew he would face many difficulties.

A.so B.unless C.although D.until

—I will take a vacation to London next week.

—Have a good journey there.And remember to take a map with you because it _________help you.

A.need B.must C.should D.may

—Can you come to my birthday party tomorrow evening, Linda?

—If my homework _________,I will go to your party.

A.finishes B.is finished C.will finish D.will be finished

Since I was young, my mother always, spent lots of time sitting behind, a sewing machine(缝纫机) with a happy look on her face.She made all the_________for the three kids in our family.

It seemed that my mother made it so easy, but_________I tried to make something, I just couldn't make it.I worked too quickly, and when I finished, it looked_________Soon, I Just gave up.

This summer, I really wanted to_________a dress to wear at a party.I picked out some nice_________,and I found a nice style in a book.I got so excited about sewing that I couldn't even_________asleep.

I started early the next morning.My mother was having a meeting_________her company,so if I had questions, there would be no one to ask for help.

I started sewing slowly and_________,and I tried to do everything right.When I sewed the top, I made the neck too small.But the rest was fine.

“I finally made it!”I shouted two hours later.For the first time I had worn something I made with my own_________.

If you want to learn something, my advice is: Don't________________ when you can't do it well at first.Start with something easy, and try your best.

1.A.clothes B.dinner C.lunch . D.breakfast

2.A.unless B.when C.though D.before

3.A.interesting B.beautiful C.colorful D.terrible

4.A.buy B.sell C.make. D.rent

5.A.paper B.cloth C.bread D.tea

6.A.give B.get C.fall D.learn

7.A.in B.on C.with D.to

8.A.careless B.carefully C.happily D.sadly

9.A.hands B.ears C.legs D.books

10.A.take off B.go on C.wait for D.give up

Long time ago, there lived a young boy with his family in a small village.Because there was little water in the village, the boy woke up early every morning, carried his pot and headed for the river in order to get water.

On his way back from the river, he always met some old men who expected to drink water.This happened almost every time.He always gave them water though he would be punished by his stepmother.

One day, he couldn't stand the punishment from his stepmother, so he decided never to give anyone water.But on his way back home, he met a strange-looking man who was very thirsty.The strange man lay by the road and he was badly hurt.The boy remembered his vow (誓言), but he thought for a moment and then gave the strange man some water.When he got home, his stepmother noticed the half-filled pot, and again punished him.

A few days later, there was a knock on the door.It was a mailman.He came from the town with a letter for the boy.The letter contained a thank-you note with some money for the young boy.The writer of the letter said that he was very thankful for the boy's kindness.

Where there is love, there is life.Your everyday good deeds are never useless for they will return to you when you are not expecting it.

1.The young boy woke up early to get water every morning because_________.

A.he loved his mother and wanted to help her

B.there wasn't enough water in the village

C.he could offer people help on the way

D.the water there tasted better

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

A.The boy's father passed away when he was young.

B.The boy didn’t like the strange-looking man.

C.The boy's stepmother didn’t treat him well.

D.The boy seldom went back home with a half-filled pot.

3.Which of the following words best describes the boy?

A.Warm-hearted. B.Open-minded. C.Strong-willed D.Good-tempered

1.Why do people walk at Mystique Ice Arena?

A.To prepare for the games.

B.To raise money for MS research

C.To experience 50 free and fun activities.

D.To provide some food for the people who need it

2.In which program will people receive a free Eastern White Pine tree?

A.Walking to End MSB. B.Dubuque Area Family STEM Festival

C.Party for the Planet. D.Chamber Singers Spring Concert

3.Where can I find the information about Family STEM Festival?

A.Walk MS org B.River Museum.com.

C.NelowaStem com D.bdg.edu/ Heritage Center

4.When will the concert be held?

A.8:30am B.10:00am-2:00pm. C.10:00am-3:00pm D.7:30pm

Your parents might have told you that you'd go blind from reading in the dark, but you could make up for it by eating a lot of carrots.This is just one of the wrong ideas you may have heard of.Here are scientific explanations for three mistakes people often make about our eyes

Can eating carrots improve your eyesight(视力)?

Carrots are rich in Vitamin A, which is essential for our eyes.Vitamin A helps people to see in low light conditions.However, eating more carrots doesn’t help you see better.A certain number of carrots will help, but a large number of carrots will not make you get rid of(摆脱) your glasses.

If your parents have bad eyesight, will you have bad eyesight, too?

Myopia(近视) can be inherited(经遗传得到) from parents.A study found that if both parents have myopia, there is a 33 to 60 percent chance that the child has.For children who have one parent with myopia, the chance is 23 to 40 percent, and it is down to 6 to 15 percent for kids with non-myopia parents.So no matter how bad your parents’ eyesight is, you will have a chance of having good eyesight.

Is it true that people who are color-blind can't see colors?

Color blindness doesn’t mean that someone can’t see colors at all.It means that some has difficulty seeing differences in certain colors, usually green and red or blue and yellow.Color blindness is usually a condition caused by not having cone cells(视锥细胞) or having the cells that don't work.There are different levels of color blindness. Some people cannot tell the differences between colors when light isn’t bright, while others have difficulty in any light.

1.Which of the following is the right idea about eating carrots?

A.Eating carrots doesn't help people see better.

B.People need to eat as many carrots as possible.

C.A certain number of carrots are enough for eyes.

D.Only people who have bad eyesight need to eat carrots.

2.The underlined word “essential” in the passage means “__________”in Chinese.

A.难以获取的 B.稍有影响的 C.极其罕见的 D.必不可少的

3.What can we learn according to the passage?

A.Children may inherit myopia from their parents.

B.Kids with non-myopia parents won't have myopia.

C.A kid has a 50% chance of having myopia if his or her father has myopia.

D.Kids with short-sighted parents won't have good eyesight.

4.What can we know about color blindness from the passage?

A.Having no cone well may cause color blindness.

B.People who are color-blind cannot see colors at all.

C.Those who can't tell green from red are not really color-blind.

D.Most people who are color-blind can only see black and white.

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A.Advice on staying away form myopia.

B.Reasons for bad eyesight and color blindness.

C.Explanations for some wrong ideas about eyes.

D.Medical information about improving your eyesight.

Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp(猩猩) or a teenager?The teenager? Think again.Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory.

Memory is our ability to learn something, save it and recall it when needed.Our memories are important to our sense of self, our personalities, and our ability to understand the world

Scientists say that there are different types of memory.There is short-term memory and long-term memory.Your short-term memory saves information for a few seconds or a few minutes.For example, the time it takes to compare the prices of a few items(物件)in a store.Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep, because it's meaningful to you.(an example is data about family and friends).And then there is visual (视觉的) memory and sound memory.But these are not hard and fast: scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory.

Scientists have also found that people memorize things in different ways.Some memorize better with the help of pictures.Others are helped more by sounds.One thing s for sure.If you can combine different kinds of memory together, you will remember a lot So why not try pictures with English words? At the same time, listen to recordings of the same group of words.This may help when it comes to memorizing it.

Imagination and association can be useful, too.By imagination, scientists mean to picture a word in your mind.Association means relating the word to something you have already known.

1.From Paragraph 1, we can know_________.

A.human beings are less clever than chimps

B.human memory is not as good as before

C.chimps can memorize numbers better than teenagers

D.chimps perform better than human beings in many aspects

2.The short-term memory can keep the information in your mind for_________.

A.an hour B.half an hour C.a few minutes D.one second

3.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Why a chimp does better than a teenager.

B.How to memorize things quickly and well.

C.Different kinds of memory and several good ways to memorize things.

D.Imagination and association are useful in memorizing things.