When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause （引起）people to die.

      In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.

     Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.

    Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.

1.Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.

A. the eighteenth century             B. the eighteen century

C. eighteenth centuries               D. eighteen centuries

2.What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?---It means________.

A. 有趣的  B.苦涩无味的  C.有害的   D. 可口的

3.The brother who had drunk tea every day lived______.

A. until he was over 83

B. until he was 83

C. until the other had been dead for several years

D. until he had drunk tea for a few years

4.Today the Swedish drink_________.

A. much more coffee than tea         B. much tea and coffee

C. little tea and coffee               D. much tea but little coffee

Everybody can suffer from stress．No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life．Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group．Being a teenager is hard．You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions．Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home．or problems with brothers and sisters．Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends．Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school．Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university．The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers．There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them．Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it．Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress．It may sound simple, but it is true．A problem shared is a problem halved．

1.Why is being a teenager often difficult?

A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems．

B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children’s problems．

C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework．

D．Because adults often make them feel stressed．

2.Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______．

A．by asking them to go to university

B．by helping them with their homework

C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters

D．as families never support their children enough

3.Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?

A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs．

B．Because there are no jobs．

C．Because a job is more difficult than school work．

D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university．

4.We can deal with the stress in our life ______．

A．by not trying to find a job

B．by forgetting about our problems

C．by getting a place at university   

D．by sharing our problems with our friends

请阅读下面关于宠物的材料，给A—E选择恰当的标题。

A. Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Pet hospitals are very busy. Kind persons who love animals are needed to work in busy animal hospitals. They will teach you the job.

B. Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller, because people in the future will be living in much smaller spaces. Scientists are already working on making very small farm animals. The same things might be done to make smaller cats and dogs.

C. It's said that some day you might own a panther (豹) as a pet. Some scientists believe that they might have to start turning wild animals into pets, since this might be the only way to save them from dying out.

D. What about a robot（机器人）for a pet? This may sound silly, but it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to get things, to bark like real dogs. These “pets” might become more and more popular in the future. After all, robots don’t lose hair or eat things the way real pets do.

E. Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holiday. One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts（专家）believe this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to have a pet while in a hotel.

1.Pet Hotels.

2.Smaller Pets.

3.Robots for Pets.

4.A Panther for Pet.

5.People Needed in Pet Hospital.

One Sunday morning, I decided to buy a computer to use for school. I went to the biggest store in town, which sold all kinds of computers. There were so many computers there that I didn’t know how to choose a right one.

“Hi! What can I do for you?” A young man greeted me with a sweet smile. He looked like not a salesman but a student like me. I had a strange feeling—as if I had met him before. He began patiently showing me each model. With his help, I decided to buy one computer with enough functions at a very low price. I enjoyed this shopping experience because of his smile. A few months later, something was wrong with my computer. I went back to the store to have it fixed. When I arrived there, what I saw first was still his smile. As soon as I told him my problem, he comforted me immediately and tried his best to solve the problem for me. I was quite grateful to him for his sweet smile and good service (服务).

When I went back to school, his smile often appeared in my mind. I don’t know whether we’ll meet each other again, but his sweet smile will stay there in my memory and deep in my heart. Smiling is the most peaceful language in our life.

1.After reading the story, we can know that the writer is a _________.

A. student         B. salesman         C. doctor         D. reporter

2.The underlined word grateful in the second paragraph means _________.

A. 反感的    　　　B. 遗憾的　　　　C. 感激的　　　　D. 尊敬的

3.The writer enjoyed the experience in the computer store because the young salesman ______.

A. helped him choose the cheapest computer

B. showed him how to use the computer correctly

C. helped him to buy a computer with enough functions

D. gave him his sweet smile and good service

4.The best title for the passage is _________.

A. How to choose a right computer

B. How to use a computer correctly

C. The importance of smiling

D. The importance of computers

根据首字母提示，完成句子

1.We can get k________ from not only books but also computers and other printings.

2.Now c________ clothes are more popular. They are good for our health.

3.News s________ much more slowly in the past.

4.Most students don’t write in i________. They like to use ballpoint pens.

5.It is clearer and nicer to take photos with a d________ camera than an ordinary one.

新学期你认识了一个新朋友叫Tina Green，请根据所给内容，作适当发挥后，写一篇关于她的60字左右的介绍短文。(10分)

Name

Age

sex   Nationality

(国籍)

school       dinner       Collection

Hobbies（爱好）

Tina

Green       14     girl      English  No.1 Middle School  西红柿，鸡肉和水果        9 baseballs

…

4 volleyballs

I have a new friend .                                                            

Was Kevin born______October, 1999?

No, he wasn’t. He was bom______November 3rd, 1998.

A. in; in     B. in; on    C. on; on   D. on; in

Our English teacher bought us many new books. ______of them is very interesting.

A. All         B. Both      C. Every    D. Each

Jim______        sing Chinese songs very well now, but he______do it last year.

A. can; can’t B. could; can’t C. can; couldn’t D. could; couldn’t

There are floors in my house and my bedroom is on the______floor.

A. three; two B. three; second C. two; third D. second; three