With more and more farmers working in big cities, their children go into the cities, too.However, problems appear. One of these problems is that is difficult for these children to receive education in cities.

Luckily, there are some free schools for them, but they are not enough. Ten-year-old Li Xin is one of the lucky girls who get a chance to study in one of these schools. She is very happy. She studies in a school specially for migrant workers’（外来务工人员的）children. For children like Li Xin who don’t have enough money, these free schools are their best choice, because they have free classes, textbooks, uniforms and meals in the schools.

But there is a long way to go. The free schools for children from migrant workers’ families are not enough because to run such a school is not easy and needs lots of money. A school officer said they needed at least one million yuan to run the school. “Luckily, some people and companies donate（捐赠）money, used books and a lot of other things to help us. There are also some volunteers teachers,” he added.

Anyhow, we must try to give these children an equal（平等）chance to get better education so that we can make our society harmonious（和谐的）.

1.From the passage, we know that Li Xin’s parents used to be __________.

A．workers                              B．teachers

C．officers                               D．farmers

2.The school provides Li Xin with the following things free except_____.

A．textbooks                             B．uniforms

C．computers                            D．meals

3.What does the underlined word “run” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A．奔跑             B．经营             C．考虑             D．收购

4.The passage mainly talks about__________.

A．what jobs migrant workers can do in big cities

B．the development of big cities

C．helping migrant workers’ children go to school

D．what difficulties those free schools face now

Singles’ Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.

An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.

One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles’ Day.

For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.

1.__________ first called November 11^th Singles’ Day.

A．The Chinese government                 B．People who have been married

C．Four people playing Mahjong              D．People who don’t want to get married

2.The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.

A．盲人聚会         B．相亲会           C．化妆舞会         D．盲人党派

3.Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles’ Day.

A．some bread        B．noodles           C．4 youtiao          D．nothing

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Singles’ Day is on November 11th.

B．Singles’ Day is celebrated by no countries but China.

C．Singles’ Day is for people who don’t have lovers.

D．To celebrate Singles’ Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night.

Singles’ Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.

An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.

One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles’ Day.

For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.

1.__________ first called November 11^th Singles’ Day.

A．The Chinese government                 B．People who have been married

C．Four people playing Mahjong              D．People who don’t want to get married

2.The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.

A．盲人聚会         B．相亲会            C．化妆舞会         D．盲人党派

3.Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles’ Day.

A．some bread        B．noodles           C．4 youtiao          D．nothing

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Singles’ Day is on November 11th.

B．Singles’ Day is celebrated by no countries but China.

C．Singles’ Day is for people who don’t have lovers.

D．To celebrate Singles’ Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night.

Held on the second Wednesday of March each year, No Smoking Day helps people across the UK who want to stop smoking. The activity encourages and helps smokers to give up, and publicizes(宣传) the many sources of help offered to people. Each year over a million smokers take part in the day, while about 40,000 actually give up smoking.

The much-publicized effects of smoking include increased risk (风险) of heart disease, lung cancer and asthma. However, smoking also causes dull skin and wrinkles. The reducedamount of oxygen getting to the skin accelerates (加速)aging, and makes the skin look sallow (病黄色的). And while many smokers believe that cigarettes help them to cope with stress (对付压力), scientific research has shown that worry levels actually go down after giving up smoking.

Set a date and time to stop, and keep to it .Talk to your doctor about whether any kind of medicines might suit you.

Find out if there is a stop-smoking health center near you .Try to get the help of your friends and family.

Keep away from situation in which you used to reach for cigarette. If you need to, use nicotine patches (尼古丁戒烟贴片) or gum.

NHS Stop-smoking Centers are all over the UK, providing free services. They have specially trained employees who can advise you on the best way to stop smoking. There are also a number of free national helpline in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where expert counselors can discuss with you how to give up smoking step by step.

1.How many people don’t give up smoking among those who take part in No Smoking Day every year according to the passage?

A．About 1,000,000.                       B．About 40,000.

C．About 960,000.                         D．About 1,040,000.

2.According to the passage, place the following titles in the correct orders.

A.What are the health risks of smoking?

B.A few tips on giving up smoking:

C.What is No Smoking Day?

D.What help is offered for giving up smoking?

A. a; b; c; d      B. b; a; d; c       C. d; a; b; c       D. c; a; b; d

3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．No Smoking Day is held on the second Wednesday on March.

B．Smoking can make skin look dull.

C．If you give up smoking, your worry levels will increase.

D．You can get treatment in NHS Stop-smoking Centers for free.

4.The underline word “counselors” in the last paragraph probably means _______.

A．nurses            B．advisers           C．employees        D．doctors

5. How many tips on giving up smoking are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three            B．Four             C．Five              D．Six

When I __1___ a young girl, all I ever wanted to do was travel; and decided that the best way _____2__ this was to become a ___3____ . I’ve been a flight attendant for two years now. It’s a really ___4___ job because I travel all over the world. I ___5____ that the most important requirement was to speak English well, so I studied English at the Hilltop Language School __6___ five years before I become a flight attendant. It was because I could speak English that Igot the job. Thank you, Hilltop Language School!
I want to be a tour guide. In fact, it’s all I have ever wanted to be. I want to travel, __7____ to English- speaking countries____8____ the United States and Australia. However, I know that I have to improve my English, so I’ve started taking lessons at the Hilltop Language School. The Hilltop language School has really helped me __9____ English. I’ve been a student here for a year now, and I really love it. Maybe when I leave I’ll ___10____ becoming an English teacher rather than a tour guide.
【小题1】  A. am          B. was         C. is
【小题2】  A. to do        B. doing        C. did
【小题3】  A. teacher       B. shop assistant  C. flight attendant
【小题4】  A. interested     B. interesting    C. interest
【小题5】  A. discovered    B. found out     C. found
【小题6】  A. for          B. in           C. since
【小题7】   A. special       B. specially     C especially
【小题8】   A. for example   B. like         C. such as
【小题9】  A. learning      B. learn        C. teaching
【小题10】 A. think over    B. think about   C. thank for