The airport in Boswell in twenty-one miles from the city. The banks and business offices are in the center of the city. Read these notes from the diary of Miss Shirley, a travel agent.

April 2008
16 MON	17 TUES
A group of 45 Japanese students visit Boswell---want cheap holiday.	Mr and Mrs Johnson coming from New York need an overninght stop at Boswell---leave early on the 18th by air.
18 WED	19 THUR
Mr Thomas, Boston, comes for two-day business trip	75 German students need two days in a cheap hotel
21 SAT	23 MON
Mr and Mrs Washington, from Seattle, arriving by air, traveling---want a first-class comfortable hotel.	Mr and Mrs George, Tokyo, a small inexpensive hotel needed for two days.

小题1: How many people in all arrive in Boswell according to the diary?

A．127

B．45

C．47

D．125

小题2: What will the Johnsons come to Boswell for?

A．a visit

B．a business trip

C．a night stop

D．a small inexpensive hotel

小题3:On Monday, the twenty-third, who will come Boswell?

A．A group of 45 Japanese students

B．Mr and Mrs Johnson

C．75 German students

D．Mr and Mrs George

小题4:When will Mr Thomas leave?

A．April 18

B．April 20

C．April 22

D．April 21

小题5:According to the diary, on which day will Miss Shirley be free?

A．On Friday and Sunday

B．On Wednesday and Thursday

C．On Mondays

D．On weekends

Parents should stop complaining themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted(坚持) that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling（四肢摊开）himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was only a quick look at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don't know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn't forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She admitted（承认）that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
小题1:This text is most probably written by ______.

A．a specialist in teenager studies

B．a headmaster of a middle school

C．a parent with teenage children

D．a doctor for mental health problems

小题2:The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

A．the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child

B．the way that parents often complained about themselves

C．the opinion that a child has of his parents

D．the advice that parents want their children to follow

小题3:The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as ______.

A．clever

B．quiet

C．unusual

D．rude

小题4:From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______.

A．pay no attention to them

B．are too busy to look after them

C．have come to hate them

D．feel helpless to do much about them

小题5:What is the author' s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?

A．Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.

B．Parents should pay still more attention to the change.

C．Parents should work more closely with school teachers.

D．Parents cause the change in their children.

When you buy a T-shirt, or a fur coat in a store, it often carries a label(标签) telling who made it or from what store it was bought.
Indeed, some labels show the dress is famous and it is very expensive, so buyers secretly wish they might be carried forever. On the other hand, buyers who deal with the cheapest products(产品) would be pleased to do away with labels completely.
However, there is another label more important than the one showing from which store the dress was bought. When a person buys a fur coat, or a jacket, from a store, a label telling what the product is made of should be carried to it.
According to the law, this label must be carried. Besides telling what the product on show is made of, the label should be in clear English and be where one can find it easily. The information on the label must be true.
The reason for this label is that most buyers today don’t know exactly(确切地) what kind of fur or material they are buying. The buyer must believe in the store that sells the products or in what the labels say.
小题1: The law says that furs must carry a __________.

A．clean label

B．clear label

C．white label

D．secret label

小题2:This article is mainly about _______.

A．making furs and clothes

B．protecting buyers with law

C．keeping the buyer understood

D．businessmen and sellers

小题3: The writer doesn’t agree that ________.

A．labels are not true

B．clothing stores sell cheap dresses

C．all the products have labels.

D．buyers buy the clothes with labels

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．A T-shirt seldom carries a label.

B．A fur coat with a high price often carries a false label.

C．A label only says what material the product is made of.

D．Not all buyers know the material they are buying.

Do you know how to study better and make you study more effective (有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for a long     .This is very good, but it doesn’t      a lot ­­, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.
When you return      your studies, your mind will be refreshed (清醒) and you will learn more      study better. Psychologists (心理学家)      that learning takes place this way. Here take English for example. First you      a lot of progress (进步)and you feel happy. Then your languages study seems      the same. So you will think you are learning      and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will again take another big     . You will see that you really have been learning all alone. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and     . Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly and you will get a good result.

小题1:	A．days B．time C．hours D．weeks

小题2:	A．help B．give C．make D．take

小题3:	A．after B．on C．at D．to

小题4:	A．yet B．and C．or D．but

小题5:	A．have found B．have taught C．told D．said

小题6:	A．take B．like C．make D．talk

小题7:	A．to have B．to make C．to take D．to stay

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

小题9:	A．work B．jump C．walk D．result

小题10:

A．hard B．common C．interesting D．possible

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(2) SUMMER JOB Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter, please call Karen at 558366.

(3)HELP WANTED Do you like babies? Can you look after one baby for two days? If you are sure to take good care of him/her, call us at 766588. $80 or more. Today! Hurry!

(4) CLEANER WANTED Can you make a large house clean and tidy? If you hope to get the job paid at $20 once, call us this evening 18:00—20:00.  Tel:633800

小题1:The ads(广告) above are probably from ________.

A．a newspaper

B．a story book

C．a science book

D．a guide book

小题2: If you like children and have two days free, you can call at ________ for a job.

A．556779

B．558366

C．766588

D．633800

小题3:If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week, how much will
the cleaner get in a month?

A．$120

B．$160

C．$200

D．$240

小题4:. ________ are needed in AL Hotel.

A．Cleaner

B．Baby—sitters

C．Reporters

D．Waiters

小题5: If you’re a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ________.

A．ad. (1)

B．ad. (2)

C．ad. (3)

D．ad. (4)

Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15 years old, his father     him to work on the farm for one year in his free time. Jim was      with his father's idea. "That isn't my job. I have           schoolwork to do. " Hearing this, his father said, "I will promise(答应) to give you the best present if you        finish one year's work. " Jim thought for a while and     .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked     until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed       . Jim's crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year," said the father. "Now, tell me      you want."
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. "I've already got the        present. No pain, no gain.(不劳无获） I think this is what you wanted me to    ."
His father was very pleased to hear that.

小题1:	A．asked B．invited C．promised D．helped

小题2:	A．happy B．unhappy C．excited D．familiar

小题3:	A．a few B．so little C．too much D．too many

小题4:	A．shall B．must C．need D．can

小题5:	A．refused B．answered C．agreed D．began

小题6:	A．hard B．hardly C．easily D．difficultly

小题7:	A．fast B．quickly C．slowly D．immediately

小题8:	A．that B．which C．how D．what

小题9:	A．least B．worse C．best D．smallest

小题10:

A．decide B．like C．take D．know

New research（研究) about how much time people spend on their smartphones(智能手机) per day.

小题1:People cannot use the smartphones to _________________

A．read e-books

B．send text messages

C．take photos

D．play football

小题2:Smartphone owner spends most of the time _______________ every day.

A．surfing on the internet	B．listening to music
C．watching videos	D．making phone calls

小题3:Making phone calls with the smartphone was only the _____ most popular use.

A．first

B．sixth

C．twelfth

D．fifth

It was a cloudy Saturday afternoon. A group of birds were having a great time        food and playing on the main road. All of a sudden, a big truck sped through.  A        thing happened. Birds could       , too. Although this bird had already     , another bird flew over to her immediately, just like a family member, unable to accept the     .
Not long after that, another car passed by quickly,      the dead bird’s body to whirl(旋转) with the wind. The male bird       the movement. As if she was still alive, he        flew beside her again. He stared at her as if he was asking, “       are you not getting up?”
      , she was no longer able to hear him. At the same time, he was trying to lift her up. He,      , was unable to bear the burden. Another car soon passed by. He quickly        . Once the car had gone, he came down again.
Although other birds told him that it was       , he never gave up. He was trying his best to         her up. Another car passed by, and her dead body whirled again as if she was still alive and trying to       . He had used all of his energy, but he was too weak.

小题1:	A．packing up B．caring for C．searching for D．setting down

小题2:	A．strange B．normal C．funny D．sad

小题3:	A．disagree B．feel C．fly D．spread

小题4:	A．disappeared B．dropped C．died D．escaped

小题5:	A．story B．truth C．gift D．past

小题6:	A．shaking B．holding C．sending D．causing

小题7:	A．stopped B．disturbed C．noticed D．feared

小题8:	A．worriedly B．quickly C．bravely D．surprisingly

小题9:	A．Where B．When C．How D．Why

小题10:

A．Unluckily B．Slowly C．Finally D．Directly

小题11:

A．in need B．of course C．by accident D．on purpose

小题12:

A．sat down B．looked up C．showed up D．flew off

小题13:

A．simple B．boring C．useless D．important

小题14:

A．lift B．keep C．catch D．put

小题15:

A．jump B．dance C．sing D．Fly

Wildwood School Library Guide
This will offer you some information about our school library．You can use this guide to help your kids use our library．
Service hours:3:00 pm—5:30 pm on school days;8:30 am—11：00 am on weekends
On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to．At the weekend, our library is open to both you and your kids．
Borrowing
Each student can borrow one or two books at a time: More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research．
Returning:
Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days．The books must be returned before the due (到期的）date or the kid can not borrow other books．
Damaged(受损的） or Lost Books
When a book is returned in a damaged condition, the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage．Full price must be paid if a book is lost．We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather．
Please call us at 3362—1323 for more information．
小题1:Students can borrow more than two books at a time__________．

A．for sending exams	B．to do school research
C．for after-school activities	D．to read together with their parents

小题2:________must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows．  

A．Three dollars	B．Half the price of the book
C．Full price of the book	D．Twice the price of the book

小题3:The students are advised to _________to prevent rain．  

A．carry their library books in plastic bags

B．cover their library books with raincoats

C．put their library books into their pocket

D．keep their library books in their classroom

小题4:This library guide is for_______．

A．teachers from Wildwood

B．workers in Wildwood School Library

C．visitors to Wildwood School

D．parents of the Wildwood School students

Canadian school buses are called “the safest school buses in the world”．All the school buses，which are in deep yellow，have the same style．School bus drivers have to receive strict training　before getting driver’s licenses． When a school bus runs through the city and carries children to a stop, the driver will turn on the red light and then show the sign“Stop”．At this time，all the vehicles(车辆)following the school bus must stop as if they met a red light．After all the children get on or off，the school bus will drive away．Then other vehicles can go on．

Many people will think of cartoons as soon as they talk about Japanese school buses．For a long time，cartoon pictures on school buses have already been popular and become models of Japanese school buses．When children see pink Hello Kitty or blue Doraemon, no one will refuse to go to school any more． On Japanese school buses，there’s always a headman caring for kids．If something happens suddenly，the headman will tell parents about it as soon as possible．

小题1:The color of Canadian school buses is       ．

A．red

B．yellow

C．pink

D．blue

小题2:From the passage, we know that       ．

A．Canadian school buses must have a headman

B．Canadian school buses should follow other vehicles

C．Japanese school buses may look cute

D．Japanese school bus drivers can get licenses easily

小题3:The passage is written mainly to________．

A．introduce school buses in Canada and Japan

B．suggest schools choosing better school buses

C．welcome students to Canada and Japan

D．ask students to obey traffic rules