The computer makes doing schoolwork easier tor me than it was tor my mom and dad. For example,
when writing book reports and stories,I use Microsoft Word instead of a pen and paper. That way, after
my teacher edits my work, I can go back and make revisions without having to rewrite the whole thing.
And Microsoft Word has a spell check! I use it all the time.
     For English class, we're reading The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton. As a pre-reading assignment (作业), my
teacher asked us to research teenage groups on the Intemet. I tried Google, Encarta, and Yahoo first, and
finally found an article on Time. com.
     For a geography assignment on the United States, I used Encarta to learn about the Mississippi River. I
needed to find out how deep the river is, how its widths and depths are different,what states it runs through,
and what kinds of fish live in it. I used the information to show how the geography of a country influences its
economy (经济). For example,the river's trade paths,the number of fish caught in it,and the tourists it attracts
directly influence Southemers' jobs and incomes (收入).
     I never go to the library to do research. It takes too much time. Since I live in New York City and both my
parents work,getting to the library isn't always easy. For a big assignment or research project, I used to stay
at the library to read,or sign out whatever books or magazines I needed. Now being able to find the information
in my own living room makes everything a lot simpler. Online dictionaries and encyclopedias (百科全书) also
save time.
      Sometimes, I think the computer spoils young people because it's so easy-at least physically. But
computers are not like television, which does the thinking for you. You still have to use your mind. I prefer
using a computer. Easy, fun, and fast.

1. Does the computer make doing schoolwork harder for the writer?
    ______________________________________________________
2. What does the writer use when he wr tes book reports and stories? 
    ______________________________________________________
3. How does the wr ter complete a big assignment or research project? 
     ______________________________________________________
4. What does the underlined word "spoils" mean in English? 
    ______________________________________________________
5. What's the ran idea of this passage? 
    ______________________________________________________

     Hong Kong has about forty public beaches. Some ofthe beaches are
among the best in the world. People can go there for swimming. You
can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches, you must take a
boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drink
on most of the beaches.      
     You will swim there without danger if you remember these instructions:
1. Never swim alone.2.Never swim af-ter a meal or when you feel hungry
or tired.3.Do not stay in the water too long.4.Never go out in a boat if
you can't swim.    
     Remember:A red flag means that it is dan-gerous for anybody to go
into the water.A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children.

1..How many public beaches are there in Hong Kong?
                                              
2..How can people go to most of the beaches?
                                              
3.Can you go swimming after a meal or when you feel hungry?
                                              
4.What does a red flag mean?
                                              
5.What does a blue flag mean?
                                                

     Jolanda Maas, a leader of a research at the Nivel Institute in Utrecht, has reported the result of the study in
the magazine BioIMed Cen,tral Public Health. It says that people who live closest to green areas in the
countryside walk and cycle less often for shor- ter time than other people.
   " We found that there was either no relationship or only a small one between green space and physical
activity," said Maas."People with more green space walk and cycle less often in their spare time."
     People with 20% of green space walked around 250 minutes each week during their spare time compared
to 180 minutes for those with 80% of green space.
   "This may be because people in the countryside need to use their cars more to get to places such as shops,
schools and the doctor's office," Maas said. Living near green space also makes no difference in whether
people met NHR (全身健民标准) to get 30 minutes of exercise daily, according to a survey (调查) of 5000
people across the Netherlands (荷兰). "
    The study shows when you just look at how much green space people have,
it is not true people are just more physically active," Maas said."This study shows you don't really need green
space."

1. Is Jolanda Maas the leader of the research? 
   __________________________________________

2. Who walk less,people with 20% or 80% of green space?
   ___________________________________________

3. How do people in the countryside go to shops, schools and the doctor's?
   ___________________________________________

4. How long are people advised to exercise daily? 
  ____________________________________________

5. What does the writer really want to tell us? 
  ____________________________________________

1. It's qu _ t _ a nice cat.
2. The bus is coming. Be c_ _ _ ful.
3. What's the time? It's a qu _ _ ter past one.
4. How many m _ _ls do you have a day?
   Three: breakfast, lunch and supper.
5. Tigers are a kind of _n_m_l.
6. There is a smile on her f_c_.