In some countries, the most common unlucky number is thirteen. People don’t like to live in a house that is number 13. People don’t like to have parties with thirteen people. People don’t like to do important things on the thirteenth of the month. Also, when you add the Japanese unlucky numbers together---nine and four ---they make thirteen.

There aren’t many business meetings on the thirteenth of the month especially when the thirteenth is on a Friday. Friday is always unlucky. Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden (伊甸园) on a Friday. Jesus Christ died on a Friday. There were thirteen people at his last supper. In Europe, they kill criminals(罪犯) on Fridays.

For some people, unlucky numbers do the opposite things. My elder brother was born on the thirteenth. He passed his exams on the thirteenth. He married on the thirteenth. He became a pilot on the thirteenth. It was always a lucky number for him.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.What is the unlucky number in Japanese?

2.Generally speaking, how many days are there in a year on which people don’t want to hold business meetings?

3.Which of the following is NOT used to prove that Friday or thirteen is unlucky?

4.When did Europeans kill criminals?

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）  

My name is Tony. I have a big        . There are six people in        family.

They are my grandfather, my grandmother, my        , my sister and I. I don’t have any brothers. I am a         at a school in Beijing. It’s really big. There are many students at our school. In the front of our classroom there           a blackboard. We can write          it. There are forty desks and          in our classroom. Miss Zhang is our English teacher. There is a new        on her desk. But there aren’t        computers on our desks. I love my family, school         teachers.

1.A. room       B. family         C. home    D. school

2.A. my         B. his      C. her        D. your

3.A. father         B. mother        C. brothers          D. parents

4.A. doctor        B. student        C. policeman            D. manager

5.A. is         B. isn’t     C. are        D. aren’t

6.A. of         B. at        C. on          D. in

7.A. chairs         B. bags      C. students        D. teachers

8.A. book  B. pen       C. computer      D. hat

9.A. some         B. an C. any        D. a

10.A. and  B. but        C. so D. or

There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by ,it becomes less and less ,so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses ,carriages and bicycles .

 In the Second World War ,some people didn＇t use gas made from petroleum （石油）in their cars .They made gas from wood and plants instead . The cars didn＇t go fast ,but they ran ,so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can＇t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.

Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity(电)to run our cars but first we must make the electricity ！Some countries have coal and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big ,strong rivers and they can use the power of water to turn turbines(涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.

We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river .Then the tide comes in ,the water turns the turbines and then it goes out ,it turns them again.

Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?

1.When might people have to go back to using horses and carriages?

A. When they are poor    

B. When they run out of oil

C. When they need more exercise

D. When there aren＇t any big trees in the world

2.How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?

A.2           B.5          C.4                 D.3

3.The passage is mainly about             .

A. how to run our cars

B. what to do when oil runs out

C. different types of gas

D. the way to make electricity

A week ago, Columbus Middle School asked the parents of their school to choose a sport for their child to play. Here’s some information about the sports.

Sports 1: Basketball

We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should sign up (报名) as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $ 10 each time for the cost of the bus. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.

Sports 2: Gym

We will use St. Peter’s Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 p.m. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent from being thirsty. All the activities here are free. And there will be a teacher on duty for each activity.

Sports 3: Hiking

Hiking (远足)will be at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. There will be 15 students in each group. And three teachers will be with the students. This sport will cost $ 75 per hour. Students should take plenty of water and sunglasses.

Sports 4: Swimming

The Kowloon City Swimming Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and watch the students from the poolside. We will only be able to use the pool for one hour (2: 45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards on watch. Girls must wear swimming suits. The cost is $ 15 per visit.

1.The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.

2.According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.

3.One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.

4.A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..

5.From the passage, we know that __________.

There ________ some tomatoes and milk in the box, but now there aren't any.

A. is                  B. were    C. was                 D. have