DIY is very popular in China now. Do you know what it is? Yang Chen works for a computer business
in Beijing. Though he enjoys his work, it is hard for him for relax after work."For a long time, I had no choice
except going to a bar for a drink and karaoke to relax myself," he said.
     One day when he saw many toys in a toy shop, he had an idea. "Why not do some kind of things and relax
myself?" Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. The thing he has made by
himself doesn't look as professionally made as those in the shop, but he likes doing it."It is not as much fun
to play with things which are bought expensively from the shops," he said. Now his bookshelves are full of
many kinds of things he has made. They are very beautiful and friends like them very much.
     More and more people are like Yang, making or creating things on their own. They like to do it themselves.
Though making things with our own hands, may take much time, some people, now known as DI Yers...
do-it-yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much. They can make all kinds of things they like.
     DIY is becoming more and more popular in China. It may be to the young, yet many people remember
when it was once a way of life.
     During 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use
their own hands to do many things. Whitewashing the wall or making clothes was a part of life because there
was no other choice. If you want something done, you had to do it yourself, and if you needed something you
made it yourself. But times have changed and DIY has a1so different meanings.

1. What does Yang Chen most enjoy doing in his free time now?

A. Playing computers.
B. Going to a bar for a drink and karaoke.
C. Whitewashing the wall.
D. Making something by himself.

2. Many young people like making things by themselves because _______.

A. they want to make more money
B. they do it for fun
C. they need them in their life
D. they can't buy them anywhere

3. From the passage we know _______.

A. more and more people like making things on their own
B. more and more people began to make model planes
C. between 1960s and 1970s, people liked making things themselves
D. more and more people begin to like Yang Chen

4. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. The things Yang made don't look as professionally made as those in the shops.
B. Planes bought from the shops are too expensive.
C. DIY is a good way of life.
D. DIY was a part of life in the past.

5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Yang likes to collect things made by his friends.
B. People had to make things by themselves during 1960s and 1970s.
C. DIY has different meaning now.
D. Yang wants to find a way to relax himself.

       The people of Chinatown (唐人街) want to invite you to celebrate Chinese New Year with us. We are a
long way from our homes in China. San Francisco is our home now. We love our new city and we also love our
country, we have made (使得) one small part of the city look like China. We think it is more famous (更出名)
than Japan town or Korea town in San Francisco. 
       Please come to Chinatown to enjoy many different Chinese food. We have Beijing Duck, Nanjing Duck and
Hong Kong Wonton soup. At New Year we will have dragon dancing and fireworks.
       So, we wish you a Happy New Year, and we hope the new year brings you luck and happiness!

1. Where is Chinatown?

A. In China
B. In the USA
C. In England
D. In Japan

2. The people of Chinatown love ________.

A. San Francisco
B. China
C. A and B
D. Japan town

3. Where do the people of Japan town come from?

A. China
B. Japan
C. Korea
D. America

4. What can you see at New Year in Chinatown?

A. The dragon dancing and fireworks
B. Many different shops
C. The Dragon Boat Race
D. Christmas tree

5. What can you enjoy eating in Chinatown?

A. Hong Kong Wonton soup
B. Beijing Duck
C. Nanjing Duck
D. A、B and C

         In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful
teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years. To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup,
children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent
three weekends drawing a big picture called "Dream  (梦幻) World Cups" in Japan .The children drew animals,
flowers and people playing soccer under a bule bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by
drawing the flags (旗帜) of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The
picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there. Are
you a football fan (迷)? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers (青少年)
like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of
their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as
children in Japan.

A. Many football fans 　
B. a very good team
C. many football player 　
D. a big playground

2. The next World Cup will be held in_______.

A. 2006 　　　　　
B. 2007 　　　　
C. 2005 　　　　　
D. 2004

3. From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_______.

4. In "Dream World Cup",the children drew the flags of some countries______.

A. to show their love for their owe country
B. to tell the people their stories
C. to show their good wishes for the football teams
D. to show their new ideas about football

5.Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because______.

A. they are interested in football
B. they are football fans
C. they think their favourite players are great
D. all of A, B and C

       In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much
poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there. Services such as hospital and transport (交通) are
usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move
to the city.
       But in the big cities of Europe like London or Pads, people are moving out of the city. These rich families
want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt (尘土) of the city, and they are tired of the
crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don't want to live in the cities any more. They want a house
with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.
       So they move out of the cities. Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near
the cities, other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new
lives and try to make new friends.
       Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people
who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don't make so much money and there isn't much work
to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly.
       As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. "It's wonderful
to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights," they say.

1．Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?

A．The countryside is much poorer than me city.
B．People in the countryside have nothing to eat.
C．People in the countryside don't have much work to do there.
D．Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside.

2．Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside?

A．Because they will find good jobs.
B．Because they are tired of living in the city.
C．Because they can make more money there.
D．Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields.

3．After moving to the countryside, some people in Europe feel unhappy. Because _______.

A．they can't make much money
B．there isn't much work for them to do in the countryside
C．some people in the countryside aren't always very friendly to them
D．all of the above

4．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph shows ________.

A．they are happy to move back to the city
B．they miss their friends in the countryside
C．they still want to move to the countryside
D．they are tired of the noise and the crowded streets in the city

5．Tile best title of this passage may be "__________".

A．A happy life
B．Living in the city
C．Moving out or moving back
D．Living in the countryside

Dear Victor,
     I am a college student. Nowadays games on the net are very popular with college students. Some of
my roommates aer very intererted in them. They not only play games in their free time, but also keep
talking about them at night when lights are off, and they regard games as part of life. I've begged (乞求)
them to give it up, but they wouldn't listen to me. It has become a rather big problem. Should I report it
to our teachers or do something else? 
                                                                                                                                           Ted
Dear Ted,
     Drop it. Your roommates, as grown-ups, can do whatever they want with their time so long as it
doesn't break school rules or violate (防碍) other people's interests.
     Playing perhaps gives these students relaxation (放松) from hard study. If they play too often, have
little time to study, and they will reap what they have sown, but you will not. Reporting to the teachers
would only harm your good name in your dormitory (宿舍). However you have rights to ask your
roommates to be quiet when you need sleep. If they aren't angry with you, they will stop talking. But be
polite and friendly. Perhaps, in return, join them in a game or two. 
                                                                                                                                       Victor

1. According to the first letter, many college students enjoy ______.

A. playing computer games
B. searching information on the Internet
C. sending e-mails
D. buying things online

2. Ted wants his roommates to ______.

3. According to the second letter, some college students ______.

A. can violate school rules or other people's interests
B. have their rights to quarrel with Ted
C. can relax themselves while playing games on the net
D. can study even better if they play games on the net

4. Victor asks Ted to ______.

A. report to the teachers
B. harm his good name in the dormitory
C. quarrel with his roommates
D. learn how to get on well with others

A. 自食其果
B. 随心所欲地做事
C. 回家种庄稼
D. 逃避责任

     Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as
easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?
     "I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that's all. I think many of my classmates
are the same. We wouldn't know what to do, or how to look after ourselves," said Zheng Chenyu. "And
I'd forget something important. I'd probably watch television and burn the soup."
     "As soon as I leave home, I'll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We're very
lazy,"she said.
     Most teenagers have only time for their homework. They don't learn any life skills until they go to
college.
     However, Sima Yige doesn't think so.
     "I think I'd be all right. I wouldn't just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook, some sim-ple dishes
because my mum showed me," the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teen-agers depend too much
on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like "tidying up your room or even dressing
yourself properly."
     For most teenagers it wouldn't be a holiday at all.

1. Why would Zheng Chenyu probably burn the soup?
    _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. When will Zheng Chenyu learn to cook?
    _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Translate the underlined sentence "They don't learn any life skills until they go to college." in this passage.
    _____________________________________________________________________________________
4. The underlined phrase "depend too much" on in the passage means __________ in Chinese.
5. Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as when their parents are around?
    _____________________________________________________________________________________

     It's hard to imagine life without the Internet. How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years
since it was widely used. At the same time, however, the Internet has also caused some traditions to fall
away (消失).  
     E-mail is quicker and cheaper. Getting a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare (稀有的)
pleasure.
     Who would like to pay 60 yuan for 12 songs in a plastic case if you can find music in the Interact for
free? 
     When almost any fact can be found within seconds through Google and Baidu, personal memory becomes
less important. The Web can remember it for us.
     When was the last time you watched the world out of a window? When was the last time you read a
favorite book once again? When was the last time you sat in the cinema with your family? More and more
people lose themselves in the Internet. They show less interest and spend less time in the outside world.
     You've spent the past few years talking with your freinds on QQ, or reading about his or her QQ suqare,
so meeting a freind is no longer as important as it once was.
     Have you ever found yourself doing homework with one eye on a QQ Space window? A growing number
of people say the Internet is stopping young people from fixing their attention on anything for a long time.
     When you surf the Internet, it feels like something you're enjoying and nobody knows it. But when you
realize just how many people are watching your every move, it might just make you mad. Many people have
realized their personal information can be found easily in the Internet even they don't want to.

1. According to the passage, the Internet has been widely used since _______ ago.

A. 12 years
B. 14 years
C. 15 years
D. 60 years

2. We can learn from Paragraph 5 that people spend more time _______ these days.

A. surfing the Internet
B. going to the cinema
C. reading favorite books
D. watching the outside world

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Personal memory becomes more important.
B. People get fewer handwritten letters from their friends now.
C. You have to pay if you want to find some music in the Internet.
D. Internet can help young people fix their attention on anything.

4. From the passage we can learn that the writer _______ when some traditions are falling away.

A. doesn't care
B. seems happy
C. feels interested
D. is worried

     In many countries, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially when more and
more stars give their children special names. In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you like except
dirty words.   
     Some parents choose names which come from popular culture. Because of the film the Lord of the Rings
(指环王), six boys were named Gandalf. Names about sport are very common, too. Since 1984, 36 children
have been called Arsenal after the football team.
     Other parents like to make up names, or combine (合并) two names to make a special one. A mother in
Britain invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter. She combined the names Thea and Amy (the two
grandmothers). 
     In China, there are some rules about names ―- you can't use foreign letters or symbols (符号) in a Chinese
name. For example, parents are not allowed to name their baby @. In New Zealand, a name beginning with a
number is not allowed. Other countries have stricter rules about calling children. For example, Japan,
Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have a list of names. Parents must choose the names in the lists for
their children.
     In Britain, some old-fashioned (过时的) names have become popular again, such as Maisie or Ella for a girl,
and Alfie or Noah for a boy. But the most popular names are not the strange ones. The top names are very
traditional--Jack and Thomas for boys, or Grace and Jessica for girls.

1. In Britain, people can't use ______ words in their children's names.

A. strange
B. popular
C. old-fashioned
D. dirty

2. Thirty-six children were called Arsenal because of a ______.

A. movie star
B. football star
C. football team
D. film

3. According to the passage, which of the following names is NOT allowed?

A. Gandulf in Britain
B. Tiaarnii in Britain
C.李@in China
D. Real in New Zealand

4. In ______, people must name their children according to the list.

A. Japan
B. Britain
C. America
D. China

5. From the last paragraph (段落), we know ______ today.

A. you can name a girl Alfie in Britain
B. strange names are the most popular in Britain
C. people don't use old names in Britain
D. the most popular names are the traditional names in Britain