At present, Beijingers are all trying to do something for the Olympic Games. They think it will be awkward（尴尬） if they are not able to speak English when many foreigners come to Beijing in 2008. Beijing’s successful bid（申办）for the Olympic Games has stirred up（激励） the residents’ enthusiasm（热情）in learning English. Now the 100,000 civil servants（公务员）in government departments are taking the lead（带头）to learn, each of the 40,000 police has been use English in their service, English signs can be seen at airports, streets, bus stops, parks, museums and exhibition halls.
In a sense（在某种意义上）, learning English has become an important part of Beijing residents’ life in their spare time.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
【小题1】What has stirred up the residents’ enthusiasm in learning English?
                                                                            
【小题2】What are Beijingers trying to do for the Olympic Games?
                                                                            
【小题3】What’s the meaning of “residents” in this passage?
                                                                             
【小题4】In which year will the Olympic Games be held in Beijing?
                                                                           
【小题5】 If a foreign friend comes to a park in Beijing, will he know the name of the park? Why?

I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom（开花） and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.

One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.

    Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.

    In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.

    Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

1.Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for               .

A. one day                    B. one year        C        . two weeks          D. two months

2.When the writer saw Mary's jasmine, she felt____________ .

A. unhappy                       B. peaceful                       C. hopeful               D. surprised

3.What has the writer learned from her experience?

A. Patience is needed in life.

B. Flowers can make life better.

C. Friendship is necessary for us.

D. Jasmine can be a wonderful plant.

A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don’t smile because they think they ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mile, doesn’t have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. he even says that he has lost confidence because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people inherit teeth problems from their parents, while others’ teeth are damaged because of bad habits, like heavy smoking, eating too much sugar or not brush-ing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of then.
Smiling can help you to feel more confident and make other people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Katarina said that young children should laugh about 300 times a day, wile adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now!
根据短文内容，选出一个最佳答案填入题前括号内。
1. What has made Mike lose his confidence?
A. His bad habit.  B. His bad teeth.      C. Not smiling.        D. Eating too much sugar.
2. Many people don’t smile because    .
A. they don’t like smiling                    B. they think they are ugly 
C. their teeth are not beautiful               D. they can’t open their mouths
3. What can a dentist do according to the passage?
A. A dentist can tell you how to improve your bad teeth.
B. A dentist can help you to take care of your bad teeth.
C. A dentist can tell you how to brush your teeth.
D. Both A and B.
4. If you want to keep healthy, you had better    .
A. not smile often                         B. laugh all the time 
C. neiter smile nor laugh                  D. smile and even laugh often
5. How many times should a child laugh every day in doctor Kataria’s opinion?
A. Either 300 or 30 times a day.               B. Between 7 and 15 times a day.
C. Around 300 times a day.                     D. Only 30 times a day.

I bought a jasmine（茉莉花）plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom（开花）and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren’t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
【小题1】 Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for.

Many animals use some kinds of language .They use signals (信号) and the signals have meaning , For example, When a bee has found some food , it goes  21  its home .It is 22  for a bee to tell  23  bees where the food is by speaking to  24  ,but it can do a little dancing .This tells the bees where the food is and   25  it is . 
Some animals show how they feel by making sounds . It is not difficult to tell that a dog barks (吠)  26 it is angry .Birds make several different sounds .and  27 has its own meaning . Sometimes we humans make sounds ,  28  we make sounds like OH or OUCH to show we feel about something or when we  29 something on our feet.
We humans have languages. We have words .These words have the meaning of things actions (行动)，feeling or ideas .We are able to give each other information by writing down words .in this way , we can  30  what has happened or send the messages to people far away.