There are many clubs in our school. My English is not good. I want to join the English club. Wang Ying wants to learn to paint. So he wants to join the art club. Zhang Ping likes running. He wants to join the running club. Li Nan is good at singing and she wants to join the music club. What club does Han Mei join? Oh, she likes eating and she joins the cooking（烹饪）club.
小题1:My _______ is not good.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．Maths

D．Art

小题2:What club does Wang Ying want to join?

A．The music club.	B．The sports club.
C．The art club.	D．The swimming club.

小题3:Who wants to join the running club?

A．Zhang Ping.

B．I.

C．Wang Ying.

D．Li Nan.

小题4:Li Nan _______ very well.

A．dances

B．paints

C．sings

D．plays tennis

小题5:Why does Han Mei want to join the cooking club?

A．She likes cooking.	B．She likes eating.
C．She can cook.	D．She wants to be a cook.

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to the music, and we      the national flag(国旗) go up.
Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was      and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it? 
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher      me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down.        for it, I'm sure you'll do well." "Thank you ," I answered.It was such a great      for me !
When I got home , I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents     me. I wanted to do my best to make it perfect .
Monday morning came. I began to feel       . When did I last give a talk to     many people?
Never! This was my first time. Could I really       it? Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I      in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything. "Take it easy," I said to      . ”Don’t be nervous. You can do it."
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me !
I couldn't      stand up. I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk !" I       a big breath. Then I began to talk.It wasn't hard. It was easy. I don't know       I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself      everyone what I can do.

小题1:	A．watch B．see C．notice D．lookat

小题2:	A．surprising B．proud C．amazed D．careful

小题3:	A．told B．askedfor C．saidto D．showed

小题4:	A．Lookout B．Comeon C．Takecare D．Getready

小题5:	A．chance B．news C．time D．message

小题6:	A．tolistento B．tolisten C．listento D．listen

小题7:	A．excited B．happy C．nervous D．surprised

小题8:	A．after B．such C．before D．so

小题9:	A．do B．speak C．talk D．take

小题10:

A．stand B．stood C．wasstanding D．havestood

小题11:

A．me B．myclass C．myself D．myparents

小题12:

A．beableto B．hardly C．ever D．even

小题13:

A．took B．held C．put D．left

小题14:

A．when B．how C．why D．whether

小题15:

A．so B．but C．to D．for

Hello, everyone! I’m Kathy. I live in Washington, D.C. I’m in Grade 8. I spend about half an hour on my homework every day. My homework this week is to find out how much homework students have now. Please tell me about your homework on the website.

Ben	I’m in Grade 7 in Macross City. I have too much homework. I usually spend more than two hours on homework every day. I don’t use the Internet to help with my homework
Linda	Hi! I live in New York. I’m in Grade 6. I guess I’m lucky, because I don’t have too much homework. I usually finish my homework in an hour. I don’t use the Internet for homework. My brother will come to help me if I have problems with my homework.
Jack	I’m in Grade 8. I usually spend less than an hour on my homework. I sometimes use the Internet to find information about homework. I don’t think my homework is too much.

小题1:Why does Kathy want others to tell her about their homework?

A．Because she wants to know about her classmates.

B．Because she wants to make friends on the Internet.

C．Because she wants to finish her homework.

D．Because she wants to find someone to do her homework.

小题2:What will Linda do if she has problems with her homework?

A．Ask her brother for help.

B．Ask her teacher for help.

C．Use the Internet for help.

D．Discuss them with her friends.

小题3:＿＿ spends the most time on homework .

A．Kathy

B．Ben

C．Linda

D．Jack

小题4:Which two students are in the same grade?

A．Kathy and Linda.

B．Linda and Jack.

C．Ben and Jack.

D．Kathy and Jack.

小题5:How many of the four students use the Internet for homework?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

This summer I will leave the junior high school where I have been for three years. I am generally considered to be a careful and polite boy now. However, five years ago, I was a little bit bossy(专横的). I often fought with other boys and sometimes I even fought with my elder sister. When I saw Superman on TV for the first time, I dreamed of being a superman one day.
One P.E. class, I called up all of my friends to get together in our classroom. “Can anybody jump out of the window?” I asked them. After hearing this, all my friends kept silent. “I know you are all chickens,” I said. “Can you?” one of my friends asked me. “Sure!” I answered. “If I do it, I will get all the toys that you have. If I fail, you will get all of my toys, OK?” They said, “OK!”
Then I went up to the window of the second floor. I took a deep breath and then jumped down, stretching out my arms just like Superman. Then I hit the ground.
When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying in the hospital. I was taken to the hospital because my arms were badly hurt. Later, I heard that my P.E. teacher nearly lost his job for this, but I never received the serious punishment I feared.
小题1:The story happened when the writer was in ______ .

A．university	B．elementary school
C．junior high school	D．senior high school

小题2:What did the writer mean by “I know you are all chickens”?

A．The writer knew that his friends liked eating chicken.

B．The writer knew that his friends kept chickens at home.

C．The writer thought that his friends were afraid to do that.

D．The writer thought that his friends looked like chickens.

小题3:What was the result of the accident?

A．The writer’s P.E. teacher was punished.

B．The writer left school because of it.

C．The writer hurt his legs during it.

D．The writer was punished by his teacher for what he had done

小题4:Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

A．There was only one child in the writer’s family.

B．The writer used to behave very well.

C．The writer was afraid to jump out of the window.

D．Superman is one of the writer’s favorite characters.

小题5:What is the best title for this passage?

A．An Easy Flight	B．A “Brave” Superman
C．A Serious Punishment	D．My Classmates

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pockets. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me￡5, because you said you were always ready to take a chance (机会) to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!”
“Well,” answered the stranger, “would you like to take another chance?”
小题1:Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because __________.                              

A．he couldn’t pay for the buses

B．he wanted to save money

C．he wanted to lose weight

D．he could do some exercise on the way

小题2:Mr. Grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to __________.

A．help him on the way to success

B．give himself a start in life

C．make him rich

D．get more money

小题3:By saying “Would you like to take another chance？”, the stranger __________.

A．wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B．asked Mr. Grey for money again

C．told Mr. Grey that he had success at last

D．would like to make friends with him

International travelers, whether traveling for business or pleasure, will find themselves solo from time to time. Here are a few ways to meet new people and perhaps even get new travel chances.
Make yourself friendly
Be relaxed and polite. Remember to put yourself in social activities. Restaurants, shops and parks are all great places to meet people. If you want to make local friends in a country, stay near the place the locals often visit.
Show your photo album（影集）
Keep a small photo album in your bag when you travel. Photos of family, friends and pets will help your new friends learn more about you and give you things to talk about. They will share their own stories with you, and it will help you learn more about your new friends.
Share something special
Can you help your new friends improve their Chinese? Can you cook a traditional Chinese meal? By sharing your skills, you can have a close friendship with your new friends that they won’t soon forget.
Give some gifts
Many foreigners love Chinese goods but have to pay a lot when buying them in their homeland, so you’d better prepare some gifts such as silks, tea and works of art. They are always popular.
Exchange flats
If you and your new friends get along well, you can give them your information and plan to exchange flats for your next trip. Then you can visit their countries and stay in their houses while they stay in yours. In this way you will improve your friendship and live like a local abroad, but pay less for traveling.
小题1:The underlined word “solo” in the passage means “__________”.

A．free

B．alone

C．worried

D．close

小题2:In which way can’t a photo album help you?

A．Giving you a topic to talk about.

B．Clearing your worries about your pets.

C．Helping your new friends to learn more about you.

D．Encouraging (鼓励) your new friends to talk about themselves.

小题3:From the passage we can learn that __________.

A．exchanging flats is popular in China

B．goods in foreign countries are cheaper

C．sharing your special skills can help you develop friendship

D．international travelers always get into trouble

小题4:This passage is mainly about how to ___________.

A．travel more often both at home and abroad

B．improve friendship with foreigners

C．make friends when traveling in foreign countries

D．prepare for a business trip

I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The        on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“     one of you did this?”
We all        the step. There was a child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very         . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so afraid. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us must have done it. But as the youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the         to tell the truth.
To find out who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step.”
I tried my best to write the words       . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “    none of you will admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all.” I stood there and said        . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“I did it.” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was grounded for a month.
We didn’t       that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry because of it. That was the        time I let anyone take the blame for me.

小题1:	A．smile B．ache C．change D．look

小题2:	A．Whose B．Which C．What D．Who

小题3:	A．looked up at B．looked over on C．looked down at D．looked around at

小题4:	A．surprised B．amazed C．interested D．frightened

小题5:	A．chance B．courage C．condition D．cause

小题6:	A．differently B．carefully C．clearly D．slowly

小题7:	A．Since B．Because C．As D．For

小题8:	A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing

小题9:	A．worry about B．think about C．talk about D．care about

小题10:

A．first B．second C．last D．other

Sometimes it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an        mailing address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just        the mail, so it becomes “dead mail”. Dead mail is      to one of the U.S. Post Service’s in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year.
There the workers of the dead mail offices have        ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for        that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages, expecting that something        will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a       so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen. However, all of this mail cannot simply be       forever; there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail comes together, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, some people who are        are invited to the offices with objects found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the       bidder (出价者).

小题1:	A．impatient B．important C．unclear D．inactive

小题2:	A．turn off B．eat up C．sell out D．throw away

小题3:	A．sent B．returned C．lent D．sold

小题4:	A．no B．various C．silly D．cruel

小题5:	A．people B．time C．clues D．books

小题6:	A．funny B．inside C．useless D．outside

小题7:	A．phone B．mirror C．TV set D．computer

小题8:	A．stored B．put C．bought D．borrowed

小题9:	A．bored B．interested C．worried D．satisfied

小题10:

A．cheapest B．cleverest C．highest D．easiest

Yesterday I didn’t feel well, so I had to stay at home.       my mom thought I was just too tired. Later she _    _ my temperature. It was 38.5℃. She found I got a        and she took me to the         . I don’t like hospitals or doctors.         the doctor was very kind, I was afraid. The doctor told me I should lie down and      . He said I should drink some         and eat more fruit. The doctor also gave me some         for my sore throat. Then my mother and I          back home. To be at home is good, but the cold is       . I hoped I would feel better soon.

小题1:	A．First B．Then C．Next D．Later

小题2:	A．did B．took C．had D．got

小题3:	A．fever B．toothache C．headache D．stomachache

小题4:	A．school B．factory C．park D．hospital

小题5:	A．So B．But C．Although D．Because

小题6:	A．play B．study C．rest D．exercise

小题7:	A．hot water B．coffee C．cold water D．juice

小题8:	A．balls B．honey C．medicine D．fruit

小题9:	A．took B．came C．had D．kept

小题10:

A．sore B．good C．weak D．bad

The Simpsons is a famous cartoon (卡通片). It tells about the happy life of an American family. What chores does each of them like and dislike?

Tom is the father of the family. He likes sweeping the floor. He often weeds (除杂草) in the garden and washes the car. He never feeds their dog or cooks the meals for his family.

Mary is the mother of the family and she is very busy. She always cooks the meals, does the laundry and cleans the house. She never washes the car and changes light bulbs (灯泡).

Lisa is the daughter of the family. She likes making her bed. She cleans the table and does the dishes every day. She can’t cook the meals but she is a good helper for her mother.

Bill is the son of the family. He only likes feeding the dog and walking it outside. He never cleans his bedroom.

判断下列句子的正（T）误（F)
小题1:Simpsons come from Canada.
小题2:Tom never feeds the dog or cooks the meals.
小题3:Mary cooks the meals in the kitchen.
小题4:Lisa doesn’t like making her bed doing.
小题5:Bill likes cleaning his bedroom.