I am a student in China now. My name is Kelly Smith. I live with my parents, two sisters and a brother in Beijing. My parents teach English in No. 6 Middle School. I study in the same school. I am happy here, because I like my new school and the classmates. They are very kind to me. They like to play with me because I look different from them. I have blue eyes and long blond hair. They often say I look like a doll (洋娃娃). Also I speak English well, so lots of students like to talk with me to improve (提高) their English.

1.How many people are there in Kelly’s family?

A. three B. five C. six

2.Kelly’s parents are _______.

A. doctors B. teachers C. farmers

3.Why does Kelly like her new school?

A. Because it is very big.

B. Because it is very beautiful

C. Because the classmates are kind to her.

4.What color are Kelly’s eyes?

A. blonde B. black C. blue

5.Why do students like to talk with Kelly?

A. Because Kelly is a beautiful girl.

B. Because Kelly’s English is very good.

C. Because Kelly is very interesting.

Most people want to work, but in today’s word ,it is more difficult to find work for everybody.The economics of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people.
Often this is not possible,and so more people are out of work.
Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people do in a short time.Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people ,not only in factories but also on the farms.
One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs ,but only 70% of them can find jobs .
【小题1】The economics of the world need to grow to______.

Hands play an importanty part in our daily life.But do you know which of your two hadns you use more?Very few people use both hands epually well.Most of us are right-handed.Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed.New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands,but in about two years they usually use their right hands.Scientists don’t know why this happens.

Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world.Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other,but it can be either hand.There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.Next time you visit a zoo,watch the monkeys carefully,you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands.But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-hadned people.We live in a right-handed world.

1.How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?

A.5%.                   B.50%.                C.95%.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?

A.公正地              B.均等地               C.平凡地

3.New-born babies can use __________.

A.both of their hands    B.neither of their hands    C.their right hands

4.Which of the following is true?

A.There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.

B.There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.

C.There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.

5.“We live in a right-handed world.”means __________.

A.Most people use their right hands better.

B.Few people use their right hands better.

C.Half of the people use their right hands better.

--How many people were there at the meeting?
-- _______. All the people went on a trip to Beijing.