After the visitors ________ (get to ) the hotel, please let me know as soon as possible.

 It’s __________(真的) that Bin Laden has been killed by the USA soldiers.

请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

Our government has taken action to make the _________ (受污染的) river clear again.

Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and, sure enough, someone was looking right at you!

Parapsychologists (灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.

In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects（受试者）were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.

For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.

Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”

1  The aim of the two experiments is to ________.

A. explain when people can have a sixth sense

B. show how people act while being watched in the lab

C. study whether humans can sense when they are stared at

D. prove why humans have a sixth sense

2  The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

A. value          B. result          C. performance        D. connection

3   In the second experiment, the subjects _________.

         A. could tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t.

         B. could tell when they were stared at but couldn’t tell when they weren’t.

         C. couldn’t tell when they were stared at but could tell when they weren’t.

D. couldn’t tell when they were stared at or when they weren’t.

4   What can be learned from the passage?

A. People are born with a sixth sense.

B. The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea.

C. The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.

D. People have a sixth sense in all places.

In recent years, the Earth has been getting warmer. Average temperatures have risen. Possibly this is natural, but probably we are causing it．Modern people use a lot of electricity and drive a lot of cars. This puts carbon dioxide into the air and helps to make the planet warmer. When we hear this news, we may smile. No one likes long, cold winters, but, unluckily, there are many bad points about a warmer Earth.

First, the ice at the Poles melts and becomes water. The result is that the sea level becomes higher. Low islands will disappear. Cities on the coast will be in danger from the sea. Will Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Shanghai become like parts of Holland – lower than the sea? Possibly we will have to build walls to keep the water out. Typhoons will become even more dangerous and frightening.

Sadly, the second point is that storms will become bigger. Super-typhoons will be born in the Pacific and do great damage to East Asia. The same will happen to the Eastern United States.

As the weather changes, some places that now have rain will become dry. The farmers will not be able to grow plants. Maybe some dry places will become wet – we don’t know, but we will soon find out, and the change will cause many problems. There might be wars because of it.

1  What will happen to low islands when the Earth gets warmer and warmer?

     A. They will melt and become water.                B. They will be under the water.

     C. They will become higher.                                   D. They will keep out the water.

2   In the last sentence, “it” refers to ________.

     A. the change of weather                           B. the power of the United States

     C. the ice at the Poles                                   D. the average temperature

3  Which of the following sentences is false?

     A. Shanghai will possibly build walls to prevent the water, like parts of Holland.

     B. The farmers will not be able to grow plants because of the dry weather.

     C. Electricity puts carbon dioxide into the air.

     D. The warmer the Earth is getting, the higher the average temperature is.

4   Which is the best title of this passage?

     A. The Earth Is Getting Warmer                     B. Global Warming Problems

     C. We Made the Earth Warmer                       D. How to Protect the Earth

                                 Books for Children   

1  If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer？

            A. Star of Wonder                                           B. The Not-So-Wise Man

            C. First Festival: Christmas                      D. My Very First Christmas Book

2  Which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2-year-old child?

            A. 07459 40560.                              B. 07459 38922.

            C. 07459 45783.                              D. 07459 44116.

3   If your child wants to read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?

            A. Pat Alexander’s.                                         B. Beth Webb’s.

C. Lois Rock’s.                                              D. Elizabeth Goudge’s.

 What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Come on, we need something new! Let’s see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time!

Mess around with Dress-up

Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you can get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school, you can play dress-up. See if you can make yourself into a doctor, or a cowboy, or even a spaceman! Use glitter paint and old material to decorate the clothes the way you like them.

If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family! Let your imagination run wild!

          ①        

Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren’t in your class? You can get both of them in clubs. In other countries’ schools, there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join. There is French club, student government, theatre, choir (合唱队) and photography club.

Take photography club as an example. One may learn all the necessary skills about taking photos. For example, you will learn how to choose a camera, how to use the light and how to develop pictures. Sounds cool, right?

But that’s not all. One can also make a lot of friends in clubs. It’s always good to enjoy your spare time with friends, isn’t it?

1  What is the best title for   ①  ?

         A. Start a club                                         B. Learn a club

         C. An important club                                D. A photography club

2  From the first paragraph we know ______.

         A. foreign kids don’t like watching TV                    

B. Chinese kids like playing football with foreign kids

C. playing football is not popular with foreign kids

D. foreign kids have some different ways to spend their free time

3  When you join a photography club, you CANNOT ______.

        A. enjoy your free time                              B. get a camera for free

        C. make some new friends                         D. learn to take pictures

4  The text mainly talks about ______.

        A. how to take a good picture                            B. how to join a photography club

        C. after-class activities in foreign countries  D. putting on a show in foreign schools

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to  1  and the underground system almost came to a stop.

    Unluckily this happened during the  2   rush hour. Many people who were going to work were  3 to go home. Some tried their best to   4   a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others   5   the storm bravely, walking miles to get to work.

    I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from underground line to underground line only to find that most  6  had stopped. After making my way through crowds of people, I finally found an underground line that was   7 . Unluckily, there were so many people waiting to   8 the underground that I could not even get down the stairs to the   9 . So I took the train going in the  10   direction, and then turned back to the downtown(市中心）train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train   11   my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was   12   through, tired and discouraged.

     My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was going to  13 off my computer when I received an e-mail from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the  14  and finally came to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的), at times like these, when workers so clearly show their attention and devotion to their   15 Thank you.

1  A. break              B. flood              C. fall                D. crash

2  A. afternoon     B. evening       C. morning           D. night

3  A. made             B. asked          C. invited           D. gathered

4  A. order              B. pay             C. call               D. search

5  A. showed      B. fought            C. broke            D. faced

6  A. practice            B. order           C. process           D. service

7  A. working            B. acting             C. turning             D. rushing

8  A. check             B. get on          C. jump into        D. find

9  A. street              B. ground           C. floor             D. road

10  A. different          B. opposite         C. changed           D. right

11  A. stopped           B. crossed          C. reached            D. parked

12  A. wet              B. hungry           C. angry            D. cold

13  A. pay              B. get                  C. turn            D. put

14  A. rule              B. effort               C. promise          D. model

15  A. computers       B. lives                 C. actions                  D. jobs

—Peter is never late for school, is he?

       —______. He always comes to school on time.

        A. No, he isn’t.     B. Yes, he is.         C. No, he is.     D. Yes, he isn’t.

— You can use QQ to chat with your parents on the Internet.

        — I know, but could you tell me ___________________?

          A. when I can use it                       B. what I could use it

          C. when can I use it                       D. how can I use it