It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some
specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.
【小题1】 The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______.

    Recently, many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet. They are very interested in it. Why is it becoming more and more popular now? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time. Third, they don't need to go to the shop themselves.  Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.

On the other hand, some people don't like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. Customers(顾客)can only see the pictures of a product on the Internet. And they can't enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. These are the reasons why they do not like it.

But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.

1.Many people are interested in ______ online.

A. watching TV B reading C. studying D. shopping

2.From the first paragraph，we know ______.

    A. no one likes buying things online

    B. more and more people don't like shopping through the Internet

    C. shopping on the Internet is more and more popular

    D. There are no advantages about shopping on the Internet

3.People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can ______.

   A. save their money and time

B. help them make a lot of money

   C. be very easy

D. help them save time

4.Some people don't like shopping online because they______.

A. have to pay more money

   B. must send their money first online

   C. don't have enough time

   D. are worried about the safety of shopping online

5.What's the best title(题目)of this passage?

   A. Why don't people like going shopping?

   B. Shopping through the Internet is very popular.

   C. How do people shop with little money?

   D. Chinese people don't like shopping on the Internet.

In the opinion of many people, the two­parent family is the correct way to raise children. Traditionally, this has been as the most natural way, but single­parent families have had to face prejudices(偏见) against their life­style. However, the single­parent family is the fastest growing type of family. In the United States, a national survey showed that at least 50% of children will be members of a single­parent family. So we think it is important to throw prejudices away and to see the advantages of single­parent families.
When compared to two­parent families, single­parent families are usually at a disadvantage in some ways. They are often in short of money, and children receive less attention. What’s more, single parents can find themselves under too much pressure(压力) of both work and home. Despite(尽管) these disadvantages, it is possible for single­parent families to look for support from friends, schools, communities or other organizations. They need to remember that nobody can do it alone.
Surprisingly, single­parent families also have some advantages over two­parent families. Single parents have greater flexibility(灵活性) in spending time with children, because they don’t have to consider the needs of a husband or wife. So they can develop closer relationships with their children. Another advantage comes from the fact that single parents often work together with their children to solve problems, which makes children feel more needed and valued.
It’s important to remember that single­parent families have, until now suffered prejudices from some people. They think that it’s easier for the children in single­parent families to drop out of school in teens, and to be jobless in their early twenties. But, with the support from friends, schools and communities, single­parent families become more accepted by society, and this situation is certain to improve. In the future we will probably see these prejudices disappear.
【小题1】What does the writer mainly tell us in Paragraph 1?
A. People shouldn’t have prejudices against single­parent families.
B. The single­parent family is not good for raising children.
C. The two­parent family is the correct way to raise children.
D. 50% of children will be members of a single­parent family in the USA.
【小题2】Which disadvantage of single­parent families is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2?

根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空一词

1.Johnson has the ____(little) bread of us four.

2.It is ____(possible) for humans to live on Mars at present.

3.He looked ____(angry) at the young man and didn’t say a word.

4.The audience can enjoy young ____(direct) films from different countries.

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词

5.Steven’s exam results put him ____(在.........中) the top students of the class.

6.Excuse me, how far is the museum?

Only ____(三) stops away.

7.When the boy rushed across the finishing line, his mother cheered with an ____(兴奋的) look    on her face.

8.The more children are ____(鼓励) , the more progress they will make.

根据所给词的适当形式填空。
【小题1】90% of the class enjoyed ____________ (he) during the winter holiday.
【小题2】It is______________ (possible)for me to design the poster without your help.
【小题3】The police ________ (search) the robber at that time last night.
【小题4】When I got to the theater, I realized that I _________ (leave) the ticket at home.
【小题5】December is the __________ (twelve) month of a year.
【小题6】You'd better plan your free time ________(wise). Don't play too many computer games.
【小题7】——What do your father and uncle do?
——They are __________ (salesman) and they sell all kinds of robots.
【小题8】——I want to teach in the western areas.
——Well, teachers ____________ very much there. (need )
【小题9】Look! There is a new ___________ (wash) machine near the window.
【小题10】My cousin refused ___________ (keep) secrets for me.