Sally took a photo of her friends while they ______ computer games.

A. played  B. were playing  C. had played  D. play

It's realy craxy______you ______so fast on a rainy day.

A. about; to drive      B. for; driving

C. of; to drive      D.of; driving

---I feel stressed from time to time.What can I do with it?

  ---______sharing your worries with your parents?

A.Why not         B. How about  C. Would you like D.You’d better

--It snowed heavily last night. Is ______here today?

---Yes,and ______of us was late for school this morning.

A. anyone; no one    B. anyone; none  

C. everyone; nobody  D. everyone; none

When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, to send greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really        memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting.

My small hands could       get the mail without using a key! I could never        to see how much I was getting. Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my       . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.

After my family moved back to Singapore, I         going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my       with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we        up to enjoy a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going        the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a small      caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China        sign.

We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe        we were at the highest point of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write         a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard. Three weeks later, I arrived home and       my mailbox. Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office. I had       the post office all these years. Today I       send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

1.A. bad                B. poor               C. good             D. short

2.A. easily                B. simply        C. hardly                D. specially

3.A. weigh           B. wait              C. get                    D. plan

4.A. friend            B. aunt            C. mother            D. owner

5.A. enjoyed         B. stopped          C. hated                D. considered

6.A. wedding        B. return          C. success                D. birthday

7.A. broke           B. woke                     C. grew                D. stood

8.A. around          B. over             C. up                           D. down

9.A. bank            B. hospital             C. shop               D. river

10.A.Traffic     B.Life            C.Police         D. Post

11.A.because    B.though          C.while         D. when

12.A.him       B.me             C.her           D. them

13.A.bought     B.repaired         C.painted       D. opened

14.A.missed     B.influenced       C.studied       D. visited

15.A.just       B.seldom          C.still          D. never

Live Music---Late Night Jazz

    Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet(号手). He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.

Scottish Dancing

Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.

Shows---Anhui Museum

There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.

Your pen friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about the hotels.

 TEL: 4686788   E-mail: Li Hong@163.com.

1.If you want to watch dancing, you can call______.

A. 4668736                B. 4021877                 C. 4886888    D. 4686788

2.You can’t see the whole of Chinese history at______ in April in Anhui Museum.

A. 3p.m. on Sunday             B. 11:30a.m. from Monday to Friday  

C. 10a.m. on Saturday            D. 4p.m. on Thursday

3.You can enjoy ______ at Jack Stein’s.

A. American Jazz                 B. Scottish dancing

C. 12,000 pieces on show     D. yourself all night

4.Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for______ months of the year.

A. twelve                     B. ten                    C. eleven         D. nine

5.You have ￥140, and you can ______ in May.

A. watch Scottish dancing    B. go to Anhui Museum                 

C. listen to Jazz           D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

   Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.

   Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.

   Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

1.A Japanese worker works __________ more hours a year than a French one.

A. 513    B. 1,646           C. 2,159           D. 3,805

2.The word “overtime” in Paragraph 3 means _____________.

A. 税费   B. 加班费        C. 学费                 D. 冷饮费

3.People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. France   B. Germany   C. the United States   D. Great Britain 

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

A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. Many workers have to work long hours.    

B. Many people have vacations long enough.

C. Work hours are the same around the world. 

D. There are a lot of dull people in the world

We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.

Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.

Spencer Johnson’s story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in(存在于)our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.

Just look at the cycle(循环)of the seasons. Trees bud(发芽)in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter comes, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.

Since we accept the cycles of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.

We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.

1.What do writers use to share their life experiences?       

A. Stories.  B. Newspapers.    C. Basketballs.     D. Pianos.

2.Who Moved My Cheese? tells us that ______________.

A. changes exist in our life 

B. we should move others’ things      

C. we should use books to share our life experiences    

D. there are difficulties in our life

3.The cycle of the seasons means _____________.

A. we should wear warm clothes in winter      

B. we should accept the changes in our life

C. we should prepare for the weather                           

D. leaves turn yellow in autumn

4.If you fail a test,what should you think according to the passage?

A. I have no chance to pass the test.

B.Exams are hard for me.

C. I have bad luck.                         

D. It’s good for me because I know there are more to learn.

5.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Weather changes in different seasons.    

B. Who Moved My Cheese? Is a good book.

C.We should change ourselves when life changes.                        

D. We should not lose heart when we meet with difficulties.

Making sense of how the US shows humor

Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The first surprise was the way that the US people speak

One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I thought it would be a serious speech. But I soon found it became a kind of entertainment show.

   The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words. Later he said some people’s behavior didn’t go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift’s song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.[

   He said that since Swift doesn’t want to be with the boy any more, she doesn’t need to speak it aloud, she doesn’t need to sing unless she still keeps in touch with that guy. It sounds like she is a hypocrite.

   Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out loudly. I felt a little angry because Swift is my favourite star. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at Swift.

As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don’t mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour. And people who are laughed at seldom get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the square. Now I’ve got used to the way the US people speak.

   It’s easy to find culture shock when you’re in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs. 

1.The man in the square was _______________.

A. teaching people how to give a speech       

B. calling on people to protect the environment

C. giving a singing show in public            

D. criticizing the US government           

2.What does the underlined word “hypocrite” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. 会唱歌的人      B. 真诚的人       C. 虚伪的人    D. 爱护环境的人

3.From Paragraph 6, we learn that_________________.

A. many US people like to laugh at others  

B. many US people are friendly and humorous

C. the US people get angry at others easily 

D. the writer doesn’t like the way the US people speak          

4.Which is Not suitable for the passage?

A. The writer went to America and protect the environment.

B. Americans show humour in a different way from China.

C. It’s easy to find culture shock when you are in a new place.

D. Tailor Swift is an American famous singer.               

5.What does the article mainly talk about?

A. Differences between the Chinese and the US people.      

B. In what way the US people speak in public.

C. How to get used to life in the US.  

D. A Chinese girl’s culture shock experience in the US.

根据所给词的适当形式填空（15分）

1.Bill and  I ________(agree)in the past,but we’re good friends now.

2.Just now more than one murderer ________(arrest) by the police.

3.You have to stay at home because it _______(rain)heavily outside.

4.With the help of the computer, the spacemen can be sent to the space even______(safe).

5.Mr Green asks Kate and me not to keep worries to _________.(we)

6.She looked ________at her son(angry) and didn’t say a word.

7.Look!Here __________(come) the bus.Let’s get on it.

8.Lei Feng devoted all his time he had to __________(help) people in need.

9.If you _________(not be)careful, you’ll make many mistakes.

10.---The bike has broken down many times.

-----Yes,and I don’t think it is worth_______(repair)

11.China sent up Chang’e III into space on December 2,2013 ________(成功).

12.They are going to have a big dinner to celebrate their grandpa’s ______birthday.(90)

13.The victim was attacked with a knife and found ________the next day.(死)

14.Fine behaviour and good manners will have important good ______on teenagers.(影

15.Could you help tell me where the ___________skirts are?(演员)