Lots of people like diving into water because they can explore (探索) the underwater world. 
 But there is another kind of diving.  Some people dive into the sky! This is really a very exciting sport.  
A skydiver goes high up in the air on a plane, jumps off the plane and floats in the air with the help of a
 parachute.  A parachute is like a huge umbrella.  It is put on the back of the skydiver.  When the
 skydiver reaches a certain height, he will pull a string and the parachute will open up in seconds and
 carry him gently down to the ground.  Skydivers like doing a lot of dramatic tricks in the air.  After
 jumping off the plane one after another, they will try to stay in the air and hold each other's hands.  
They can form different shapes.       
     Is it safe to do skydiving? Yes,  as long as we receive right training. But sometimes, accidents do 
happen. In Canada, two skydivers were killed in 1991 when they jumped off the plane.  Because their 
parachutes got tied up with each other.  The parachutes could not open up and both crashed down and 
died.

1.  Why do people like diving into water? 
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2.  How does a skydiver go up into the sky? 
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3.  What does the word "parachute" probably mean in Chinese? 
     __________________________________________________
4.  What does a parachute look like? 
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5.  Why did the two skydivers die in Canada in 1991? 
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1. People communicate           .

A.with words only
B. in many different ways
C. in letters and drawings
D. with smiles, tears and hands

2. Signs can carry as many             as words.

A. questions
B. examples
C. tears and smiles
D. messages

3. Which of the following is NOT talked in the passage as which can help us    communicate?

A. Books and magazines.
B. TV and films.
C. Newspapers
D. Radio.

4. Communication is important because it can help people to             .

A. understand the world and other people better around us
B. teach each other to speak, write, read and draw
C. know what other people are thinking about
D. learn about mountains , blue sea and other things

5. The best title(题目)for this short passage is           .

A. Signs Carry Messages
B. The Important
Communication
C. Words , Signs and Drawing
D. Ways of Communication

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

     Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the
following information, your life will be much safer.    
     ●   Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn't walk
alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous
happens, you can find them easily.    
     ●    Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead
of putting it on your back. When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a
thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.    
     ●    If you are followed by someone you don’t know , cross the street and
go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after
you. Next, don't go home at once. You are safer in the street , but it is
dangerous for you to be alone in your home or in lift(电梯).     
     ●    If you have to take a bus to a place faraway, try to get to the stop a few
minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying
you. On the bus, don't sit alone. Sit behind the driver or with other people.
Don’t sleep.

1. What is NOT safe when you are out?          
      A. Make sure the place of the public phones.          
      B. Don't sit alone on the bus.          
      C. Carry your bag in front of your body.          
      D. Go home alone too late
2. When you are followed by someone on your way home ,
      you should ___ to make yourself safe.          
      A. find a lift and go in it          
      B. go home at once          
      C. turn back and walk towards him or her at once          
      D. cross the street and go to the other way
3. When you take a bus alone，it’s safe for you ____ .          
      A. to sit behind the driver or with other people, but not to sleep          
      B. to talk with the driver          
      C. to read books         
      D. to get off the bus at once
4. What is NOT mentioned in the passage ?          
      A. Carry your bag in front of you.
      B. How to take a bus.          
      C. Take something to protect yourself.          
      D. Notice the environment around you.
5. What does this passage talk about？          
      A. How to cross the street.          
      B. How to use the public phones.          
      C. How to notice the environment around you.          
      D. How to protect yourself in everyday life

     Co-operation (合作) is always needed when you make a project that the teacher gives you.  First,
 discuss all you would like to do with  your classmates.  Choose one of the members to write down what
 you're talking about.  Then, with the ideas you get, list all you want.  Everyone shares the duty for the 
project.  You can collect information not only from books but also on the Internet.  Making a survey
(调查) and doing a research are also good ways.  After that, all the members put what  has been found 
together. Try to make the project more well-organized. In the end,  you can give a report in front of your 
class to show the results  of your hard work.

任务1：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。 
1.  i____  plan; opinion 
2.  s____ use,  pay or have something with others
任务2：同义句转换。每空一词。 
You can collect information not only from books but also on the Internet.
You can collect information 3.____ from books 4.____ on the Internet.
任务3：根据短文内容简答问题。 
5. What can you give in front of your class to show the results of your hard work? 
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     Have you ever had an embarrassing (尴尬的) experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us
 about embarrassing experience.  We received thousands of letters !  Here is a selection.             
      Tony :                       
      My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university.  I had just started
 teaching in a Liverpool secondary school.  One  morning my alarm clock didn't ring.  I woke up at half 
past eight and  school began at nine.  I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car  and rushed to 
school.  When I arrived, the students had already gone into class.  I didn't go to the office, but went 
straight into class.  After two  or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn't understand   
 why! Suddenly I looked down and understood.  I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe !    
     Henry :   
     The most embarrassing experience I've ever had, happened two years ago.  After seeing a film, 
my wife and I had lunch in our favourite restaurant in town.  Then we decided to take a walk along the
 street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she
 liked in a shop window, and stopped.  I started looking at some watches in the next window.  After a 
minute or two I reached for my wife's hand.  There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. 
 I hadn't taken my wife's hand.  I'd taken the hand of a complete stranger !
     James:        
     My wife and I had decided to buy a new house, and I'd made an appointment to see our bank 
manager. I'd never met him before. I went into town in my car and I was lucky enough to find a parking 
space outside the bank.   I'd just started reversing  (倒车)  into the space when another car made its 
way into it.  I was irritated! I opened my window and shouted at the man in the car.  He ignored me 
and walked away.  It took me twenty minutes to find another place.  As soon as I had parked the car,
 I rushed back to the bank.  I was ten minutes late for my appointment.  I went to the manager's office,
 knocked and walked in.  The manager was sitting behind his desk.  He was the man who had taken my
parking space!

1. Tony arrived at school late that morning because ______.             

A.  he couldn't find his shoes              
B.  his alarm clock didn't ring              
C.  he washed and dressed slowly              
D.  his car went wrong on the way  

2. The students began laughing when they saw Tony ______.                

A.  wearing a wrong shoe                
B.  carrying an alarm clock                
C.  looking down suddenly                
D.  rushing into the classroom

3. Henry and his wife held hands ______.               

A.  at the cinema                
B.  in the shop                
C.  at the restaurant               
D.  along the street

4.  Henry was embarrassed because he ______.                 

A.  slapped the woman in the face                 
B.  took the hand of a complete stranger                          
C.  heard his wife screaming in the street                 
D.  knocked over some watches in the shop

5. James went into town to ______.                 

A.  put money in the bank                 
B.  look for a job                  
C. meet the bank manager                 
D. buy a new car

6. The underlined word "irritated" probably means ______.          

A. angry   
B. nervous           
C. worried  
D. embarrassed

7. The best picture for each story is ______.