(     ) 1. Teenagers’ hobbies always get in the way of their schoolwork.
(     ) 2. Liu Yu is fifteen years old and from Shandong.
(     ) 3. Liu Yu thinks his parents are very strict with him and never care about him.
(     ) 4. Liu Yu thinks only when he is allowed to make the decision for himself can
             he havea chance to succeed.
(     ) 5. Liu Yu’s parents don’t allow him to practice running every day because
             they want him to spend time on his schoolwork.

Mr.Wu: Good morning, Bruce.Sit down, please. May I ask you some questions? ?
Bruce: Certainly. What do you want to know? ?
Mr.Wu: First, when were you born,Bruce? ?
Bruce: On June 22, 1990. ?
Mr.Wu: Secondly, where were you born? ?
Bruce: In Sydney, Australia. ?
Mr.Wu: Where was your father born? ?
Bruce: He was born in Sydney, too. ?
Mr.Wu: When was he born? ?
Bruce: Sorry, I don't know. But I know he's about forty years old. ?
Mr.Wu: I see. What does your father do? ?
Bruce: He's a doctor. He works in a hospital here. ?
Mr.Wu: Is your mother working in China,too? ?
Bruce: No, she works in Sydney. She's coming to China soon. ?
Mr.Wu: Oh, that's very good. I have no more questions. Thank you, Bruce. ?
Bruce: You're welcome, Mr.Wu.Good-bye. ?
Mr.Wu: Good-bye. ?

1. When was Bruce Born? ?

    A. On July 22.
    B. In 1990.  ?
    C. In July.
    D. On June 23. ?

2. Where was Bruce born? ?

    A. In China.
    B. In Australia.  ?
    C. In America.
    D. In England. ?

3. When was Bruce's father born?

    A. In 1964.
    B. In 1954.  ?
    C. In 1967.
    D. In 1957. ?

4. What does his father do? ?

    A. He's a worker. ?
    B. He's a teacher. ?
    C. He's a doctor.?
    D. It doesn't tell us.?

5. Where is Bruce's mother working now??

    A. In China.
    B. In Australia. ?
    C. In America.
    D. In England.?

                                                                           My school life
     My home is far from our school. So I live in school from Monday to Friday. In school, there are many
  friends. We can play and study together. It's fun. This term, school begins at 8:00. We have more (更多
 的) time to sleep. Everyone is happy. I usually eat bread for breakfast at half past seven. After lunch and
  supper, I usually go for walks (去散步) with my classmates for about fifteen minutes (分钟).
     We have twelve subjects in school. I like English best! Our English teacher teaches us a lot. And she is
 lovely and fairly. We all like her. We have much fun in English classes.
     In school, I hate washing clothes (洗衣服). It's tired and boring. We don't have too much homework in
  school. Sometimes, I go to the library to read books. It's good for me. Now I am in grade 2, I must work
  hard. I think I can be a good student. What about you? Let's study hard together!

A: Do you go to school every day?
B: No. I live __1__ our school. So I live in school on weekdays.
A: Do you like to live in school?
B: Yes. Because I can __2__ with my friends.
A: When do you begin school?
B: __3__ .
A: Well, you can have more time to sleep.
B: Yes, and Everyone is happy.
A: What do you usually do after lunch?
B: __4__ .
A: It's good for your health (健康). Can you tell me what your favorite subject is?
B: __5__ .
A: Thank you!

     Li Lei gets an E-mail  f __1__ Jack Wilson. Jack is a high school student from Canada. He wants to  
 l __2__ Chinese.
Dear friend,
     My name is Jack Wilson. I am from Toronto, C__3__. I am 13 years old. I am a schoolboy. I know
  China is a great c__4__. I want to m __5__ friends in China to learn Chinese.
     There are nineteen students in my class. My c __6__ are from six countries. They are learning English.
  My parents are from France. They speak F__7__. There are many Chinese h __8__ in Toronto. I want
 to learn Chinese, b __9__ I don't have any Chinese textbooks. Could you h __10__ me?
     Please write to me soon. Thank you.
                                                                                                                                     Jack Wilson

     Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the USA. Children play baseball in sports fields or
inparks.At summer picnics,there is often an informal (非正式的) baseball game. Boys and girls, the
youngand the old  take  turns to bat (周球棒击球). Each team has nine players.
     The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are shown
on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes. At the end of the
seasons, the two top teams play against each other.
     Many baseball fans go along to watch the game.Millions of others listen to the radio or watch TV.
People seem to talk only about the result and the players.
     American football is the most popular sport in the USA, The football season begins when the
baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important
game, thousands of people sit beside the radios or in frontof the TV sets to get the result.

1. Where do children play baseball in America?
     _______________________________________
2. How many players does each baseball team have?
    _______________________________________
3. When does the baseball season go?
    _______________________________________
4. What is the most popular sport in the USA?
    _______________________________________ 

1. The purpose (目的) of the organization "Animal Helpers" is to help _____.

A. poor people      
B. old people
C. disabled people    

2. What's wrong with Liz Smith according to the letter?

A. She is unable to see well.      
B. She is unable to move well.
C. She is unable to hear well.  

3. How long was Liz's training with the dog at "Animal Helpers"?

A. Six weeks.            
B. Half a year.  
C. More than a year.  

4. Liz Smith wrote the letter to thank Miss Li because she _____.            

A. sent some money to her              
B. gave her a special dog
C. donated money to "Animal Helpers"    

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Lucky can pronounce some English words.
B. "Animal Helpers" trains animals like Lucky.
C. Lucky can fetch some things for disabled people.

     Several days ago, while I was logging onto QQ, my cousin's QQ head popped out online. We hadn't
seen each other for a few months, so I decided to start a conversation with her. My cousin is studying in
a college of our city. Her hobby is surfing the Internet. Every time I am on the computer, she is always
online, listening to music or decorating her "personal space". I like visiting her space. It's creative and
modern and worth a visit. I can't imagine my designing such a colorful web page.
     When I read the sentences she sent to me, I noticed that the Chinese characters had been changed,
but I could still guess their meanings. I took a strong interest in this type of new characters. Further
observation made me realize that they added some common Chinese radicals (部首) to the original
characters, making them more vivid, a little like Japanese. My cousin said this gives new life to the
Chinese language and culture.
     It is true that the Internet has reinvented our language, but I still can't accept this new cultural change.
Some Chinese characters have meanings in the shapes; one shouldn't superficially change them by adding
an additional radical. So I persuaded my cousin to change her new idea and use standard characters to
communicate. And she willingly accepted my advice.

1. The author's cousin was a(n) _____.

A. engineer
B. teacher
C. model
D. student

2. The author would like to visit his cousin's space _____.

A. because he wants to design a web page
B. because the music is well worth listening to
C. because it is very attractive and popular
D. because it is the best one on the Internet

3. The second paragraph mainly tells us that _____.

A. the Internet has an effect on the Chinese characters
B. the Chinese people have learned a lot from the Internet
C. the QQ message online is very useful to everyone
D. the text message is more important than the QQ messages

4. The underlined word "reinvented" in the passage means "_____".

A. destroyed
B. improved
C. discovered
D. introduced

5. We can learn from this passage that _____.

A. the author is a teacher in a college
B. the author can design a webpage creatively
C. the Chinese characters have been changed into Japanese
D. the author thinks people should use standard characters to communicate