Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated (庆祝) in the United States, English, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts (礼物) of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink (粉红色) or red rose (玫瑰) or carnation (康乃馨花) , while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10,1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And , in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast (广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, "Love is invaluable."
On May 8,1999, just the day before the Mother's Day this year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing (罪恶轰炸).Her name is Shao Yunhuan , a heroic (英雄的) mother. All the Chinese will remember her for ever.
小题1:Mother's Day ______.

A．is a holiday for mothers

B．is celebrated in the United Stated only

C．falls on May 10 every year

D．was given by Miss Anna Jarvis

小题2:What was the date of the Mother's Day this year?

A．May 7,1999.

B．May 8,1999.

C．May 9,1999.

D．May 10,1999.

小题3:On Mother's Day, people ______.

A．send some flowers to their mothers

B．wear a pink or red rose or carnation

C．wear a white flower

D．send gifts of love to their mothers

小题4:"Love is invaluable. "Here the word "invaluable" means "______".

A．美好的

B．无价的

C．永恒的

D．无私的

小题5:You've known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?

A．Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother.

B．She was born in America.

C．She was killed on May 9,1999.

D．All of the above.

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep        , happy and to live longer.
People play different        in winter and summer.        is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating.
Some sports are very        and people everywhere like them. For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men,       , boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it.        and jumping began long, long ago. But basketball and volleyball are rather       . People began to play them not long ago. And people are        new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of       .
People        different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become friends.

小题1:	A．health B．busy C．healthy D．lazy

小题2:	A．game B．games C．a game D．the game

小题3:	A．Winter B．Summer C．Autumn D．Spring

小题4:	A．boring B．difficult C．expensive D．interesting

小题5:	A．woman B．women C．old D．young

小题6:	A．Run B．Runs C．Running D．To run

小题7:	A．new B．interesting C．popular D．old

小题8:	A．looking B．running C．playing D．keeping

小题9:	A．oldest B．newest C．the oldest D．the newest

小题10:

A．in B．of C．from D．at

Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each     means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning        they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute       SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition        SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite      . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are        , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick,       you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever        a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are       deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and      . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.

小题1:	A．word B．phrase C．sentence D．passage

小题2:	A．how B．why C．when D．where

小题3:	A．for B．from C．about D．like

小题4:	A．get B．fit C．read D．have

小题5:	A．right B．wrong C．same D．different

小题6:	A．homesick B．heartsick C．seasick D．carsick

小题7:	A．the first place B．the last place C．the only place D．the safe place

小题8:	A．thought over B．thought out C．heard from D．heard of

小题9:	A．hurt B．hit C．loved D．moved

小题10:

A．hobby B．height C．heaven D．handbag

There is a saying, “China has the best teahouses in the world and Chengdu has the best teahouses in China.”Chengdu has not only many teahouses but also the special ways of serving and drinking tea.
As soon as the visitors enter the teahouses, the waiters or waitresses will greet them with teapots and cups in their hands. The cups often have special covers and saucers(茶碟). The covers can keep the water warm.
People who go to the teahouses are not all thirsty. Retired(退休)people pay a little money to the teahouses and then sit there all day long to chat with others. Sometimes, people have parties in the teahouses. They eat fruit and sunflower seeds(瓜子)while they chat and return home when they are tired. Teahouses are also good places for people to talk about businesses. Some of the teahouses even have stages for performances, such as storytelling, cross talk and Sichuan Opera. Sometimes when people have a quarrel, a mediator(调解员)will bring them to the teahouse. After their problem is solved, the person who is wrong will pay for the tea. It is interesting that as soon as the quarrelers enter the teahouse and sit down to drink tea, they have almost calmed down. With the help of the mediator, their problems can be easily solved then. Maybe we can say the teahouses have some special social functions.
小题1:Chengdu has the best teahouses in China in China because_______________ .

A．there are many people in Chengdu teahouses

B．the serving of the teahouses in Chengdu is very special

C．there are many old men in Chengdu teahouses

D．the cups in Chengdu teahouses are old

小题2:People in Chengdu’s teahouses may __________while they are drinking according to the passage.

A．enjoy interesting stories	B．watch movies
C．listen to Beijing Opera	D．quarrel in loud voice

小题3:Who will pay for the tea after the mediator solve some problems?

A．The mediator himself	B．The person who caused the problem
C．All the persons in the teahouse	D．The owner of the teahouse

小题4:This passage mainly talks about ________________ .

A．how to make tea

B．how to open a teahouse

C．the special function of the teahouses

D．the special way of enjoying tea

小题5:This passage is taken from some newspaper. Which part do you think it is from?

A．The sports part.	B．The news part.
C．The culture part.	D．The education part.

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There’re two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they’re five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their study.
小题1:In America, summer holidays begin in ________.

A．September

B．July

C．May

D．February

小题2:Most American children go to school at the age of ________

A．five

B．seven

C．seventeen

D．eighteen

小题3:High school students ________ after class.

A．do housework	B．go to work
C．play baseball	D．do interesting things

小题4:In order to(为了) ________, many American college students work after class.

A．help their parents	B．get money for their study
C．help others	D．learn some useful things

Little Mix is a British singing group. They        British Talent Show in 2011 and became famous. They are the first       to win the show.
The        of Little Mix has a special meaning. “Little”means they are young girls. The oldest one was born in 1991, and the        was born in 1993. “Mix”means each of them is different.
Little Mix has a lot of young fans. The four girls think it’s        to give fans a positive message. Students        have some troubles(苦恼) at school or at home. Their music can help them feel       and become more confident(自信的).
The four girls work very hard every day,        they feel great to sing on the stage, meet their fans and         with each other. They are more        sisters.
Now this group finds big success in America. Do you want them to come to China one day?

小题1:	A．won B．watched C．played D．touched

小题2:	A．grade B．class C．family D．group

小题3:	A．girl B．name C．song D．look

小题4:	A．tallest B．most beautiful C．most outgoing D．youngest

小题5:	A．important B．poor C．talented D．worried

小题6:	A．should B．may C．need D．have to

小题7:	A．more B．taller C．worse D．better

小题8:	A．if B．though C．but D．when

小题9:	A．travel B．care C．stay D．get

小题10:

A．like B．as C．for D．with

Hans Christian Andersen(安徒生)
Hans Christian Andersen is a great writer. He wrote many popular stories for children all over the world. April 2 is his birthday and it is also Children’s Book Day.
Andersen was born(出生) in 1805. When he was a little boy, his father read him a story every day. He felt very happy at that time. But his father died when he was 11 years old. Then he had to leave school. Andersen started working as an actor and singer. He loved reading books so much that he went back to school at 17. His first book came out in 1835. From then on, he wrote about one book a year for 37 years.
There will be a park about Andersen’s sales(传说) and life in Shanghai. If you like Andersen, you can go there to learn about his life and tales, and you can play games too.
　　根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
小题1:Andersen liked stories because of       .

A．his jobs

B．his father

C．his school

D．his friends

小题2:Andersen’s father died in       .

A．1805

B．1816

C．1822

D．1835

小题3:Andersen was good at       .

A．singing

B．dancing

C．running

D．drawing

小题4:The Chinese meaning(意思) of the underlined phrase“came out”is        .

A．启蒙

B．翻译

C．流传

D．出版

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Andersen was happy to be with his father.

B．Andersen wrote books for about 37 years.

C．Andersen went back to school because he lost his job.

D．Children can play games in the park in Shanghai.

If you like adventurous(冒险的) cartoons, then Koala Kid is the movie for you.
Koala Kid tells us a story of a white koala named Johnny. It lives in a community(社区) of the gray koalas. He is not confident(自信的) because of his color. But he thinks he has special talents. So the goes on a magic trip.
On his trip he meets Miranda, Hamish and Lokie. And they become friends. They fight with their wits(智慧) against Bog.
I think this movie tells us: whatever (无论什么) you look like, you can become a hero.
I give the movie five stars. It is a great movie for ages six and up. Because there are some scary parts in the movie, I wouldn’t recommend(推荐) it to kids under the age of six.
根据以上内容，选择最佳答案。
小题1:The passage is a review(评论) of a          .

A．movie

B．book

C．magazine

D．joke

小题2:Why is Johnny not confident?

A．Because he is white.	B．Because he is gray.
C．Because he is shy.	D．Because he is small.

小题3:How many friends does Johnny make on his trip?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．It’s an adventurous movie.	B．It’s mainly about a white mouse.
C．It has scary parts.	D．It’s a cartoon.

小题5:Who can’t watch the movie?

A．A 35-year-old man.	B．A 8-year-old girl.
C．A 90-year-old granny.	D．A 5-year-old boy.

小题1:Which of the following will help to improve your speech? 

A．IELTS Listening .	B．Car and Driver.
C．Quick & Easy Meals.	D．Designing Effective Speech Interfaces.

小题2:Who will probably be interested in Quick & Easy Meals?

A．Car fans.	B．English speakers.
C．Housewives.	D．Businessmen.

小题3:How many of the four short passages are introductions of books?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer all.
小题1:In the early years, people learned_______ in colleges.

A．science

B．medicine

C．law

D．Latin and Greek

小题2:Most of college graduates became_______ in the early years.

A．lawyers

B．doctors

C．ministers or teachers

D．businessmen

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to passage?

A．In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.

B．In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.

C．More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.

D．In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.

小题4:Nowadays college students_______.

A．can learn everything they are interested in

B．learn the same subjects

C．must learn Latin and Greek

D．go to different smaller schools