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THIS summer, many Beijing middle school students had a different kind of vacation. Instead of hanging out with friends or traveling, they were training hard for the National Day celebration.
To mark the special anniversary (周年纪念)of China this year, the students performed a group dance in a big parade(游行)on Tian’anmen Square on October 1.
Students were training from 7:30am to around 10:00am or from 4 pm to 6:30pm. It was to avoid the summer heat.
They wore white hats, T-shirts and dark-blue trousers. The hats and T-shirts were printed with a red logo, the number ‘60”.
The first week of training was PE. Students practiced standing and squatting（蹲)。 Then they moved on to practice the group display. The use colored sheets in the shape of flowers as a prop(道具). When we watch the parade on TV we will see them making colorful patterns(图案)with them.
What do the students think of their unusual summer?
“Sometimes we find it a bit tiring.” says Lu Wenqi,13.”But most of us think it’s a great honor to take part in such an important celebration.”
Li Hui, 15, thinks the same as Lu. She says her classmates are seldom late for training.
“It’s a wonderful chance for us,’ says Li. “When my parents were in college, they also took part in a national day celebration. Now it’s my turn!”
By Wang Min
21st Century Teens staff
【小题1】How long were the students training every day?

A．two and a half hours

B．five hours

C．six hours

D．five and a half hours

【小题2】What did they practice doing at first?

A．running .

B．standing and squatting

C．squatting

D．standing

【小题3】What do most of the students think of their unusual summer?

A．A bit tiring

B．It’s a bit honor

C．It’s meaningful

D．It’s meaningless

【小题4】 What is the main idea of the passage?

A．It’s a wonderful chance for the students to take part in such an important celebration.”

B．The students are seldom late for training.

C．Their parents also took part in a national day celebration.

D．Now it’s my turn!

Television has a huge influence on our lives. It is one of the most important ways of getting information. People spend part of their spare time watching television, and much of what they learn comes from it.
What we see on TV—movies, news shows, sports shows, advertisements and so on have increased our knowledge and have changed the way we learn about the world today. However, not everything on TV is true.
Most of the viewers are children. Television sometimes is like a baby-sitter. It spends more time with children than parents do. But it keeps them in the living room away from healthy outdoor activities. They spend less time playing soccer or walking in the park or playing games in the yard.
Of course, there are some programs on TV that are good for children. But there are also some shows which are bad. Children should not watch unhealthy shows. Maybe we can’t change what is on TV, but we can choose what we watch. Do you agree?
【小题1】Why is television sometimes like a baby-sitter?

A．Because television can take care of children.

B．Because children spend more time watching TV than staying with their parents.

C．Because television spends time looking after children.

D．Because television keeps children from going out.

【小题2】Which is not one of the good influences television has on our lives?

A．It stops children from attending healthy outdoor activities.

B．It provides a lot of information.

C．It changes people’s way of learning.

D．It increases people’s knowledge.

【小题3】We can learn from the passage that _________.

A．parents shouldn’t let children watch TV

B．We should believe everything on TV.

C．we can choose TV programmes

D．parents shouldn’t watch TV

【小题4】 What’s the writer’s attitude(态度) towards television?

A．消极的

B．积极的

C．中立的

D．愤怒的

【小题5】The passage is mainly about ________.

A．children spend too much time watching TV

B．people spend their time on TV for information

C．TV programmes attract children

D．the great influence TV has on our lives

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My mother is very nice. She is a 1.      （work） in a clothes store. She usually gets up at 6：30. Then she cooks breakfast for me. After2._____         （have） a bowl of porridge and some broccoli，she goes to work at 7：30. There 3.         （be）usually many people in her clothes store. So she is very busy.

My mother’s work in the morning is over at 11：45，and                                                                       starts again at 1：30 in the afternoon. So she has to have lunch in the store. Her work in the afternoon  4.         (end) at 5：30，and she goes home at 6：30. Then she has dinner with 5.         (we）at home. After dinner we watch TV together.