I was in line waiting to pay．In line there were two people before me．A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes．He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten（幼儿园） party． He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes．

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change（零钱）．It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank（猪形储蓄罐）to do this shopping．However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money．The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money．

It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8．00 short． The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that．“I told the boy that I could pay the other half．We dug into our handbags．However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills（纸币）and we needed the cashier to get the change for us．Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change．It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react（反应） with the same mind．All wanted to be of help．Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money．” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills．Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this．“ The little boy smiled and thanked us．We wished him the best and he left．I was left with a good feeling．I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me．The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”

1．What is this passage mainly about?

A． Love and goodness．                B． Culture and tradition．

C． Friendship and honesty．             D． Communication and understanding．

2．Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?

A． Because the boy had saved some money．

B． Because they both didn’t need to give anything．

C． Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy．

D． Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy．

3．What does the underlined word “touching” most probably mean?

A．令人感动的         B．令人难过的           C．令人失望的          D．令人害怕的

4．What’s the correct order of the following events?

a． The cashier got enough money for the boy’s shirt．

b． The cashier counted the boy’s money．

c． The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets．

d． The boy went to the line to pay．

A． b, a, e, d           B． b, e, a, d          C． d, b, e, a           D． d, e, a, b

John is a middle school student. He is sixteen years old now. One day he had a terrible cold and a fever. He felt bad and couldn't eat anything. So he went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him a bottle of medicine. These are the words on the bottle of the medicine.

Cold medicine

You must shake（摇晃） it before you take it. Take it three times a day after meals.

Dose （剂量）:

Age: over 15    2 teaspoons（茶匙） a day

        8-14   1 teaspoon a day

        5-7    1/2 teaspoon a day

The children under 4 years old can't take this medicine.

Please put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1^st,2008.

（   ）1．John should take _________a day.

      A．1 teaspoon         B．2 teaspoons          C．1/2 teaspoon        D．4 teaspoons

（   ）2．John should keep the medicine in ________.

A．any place          B．hot water            C．a cold place          D．the sun

（   ）3．When children are ________years old, they can't take this medicine.

A．eight               B．thirteen              C．twelve             D．two

（   ）4．John will ________ the rest of the medicine after December ls, 2008.

A．have to throw away                     B．begin to take

      C．take two times a day                     D．take three times more

A China，Torch（火炬）Passing On The torch for the 29th Olympic Games was lit on March 25,2008．It will arrive in Beijing on August 8 after traveling across 135 cities around the world over 130 days．

B Reading，Happiness and Knowledge On April 23，2008，World Reading Day，billions of people opened their books and read．Books brought them into a world of happiness and knowledge．

C Chang'e Ⅰ Into Space Chang'e Ⅰ，China's first moon satellite，went into space on October 24，2007．It took pictures of the moon and sent them back to the Each．

D Plastic（塑料）Bags Limited（受限制） From June 1，2008，the Chinese are not allowed to use common plastic bags thinner than 0.025mm．Instead，they are encouraged to use cloth bags or environmental plastic bags．

E Movie on Show Do you believe cats are afraid of mice? It is so in Mouse Madness，an American cartoon movie，which was on show in May，2008．

将下面各句与上面五条信息匹配，并将代表信息的字母写在相应的横线上。

1．Ben is interested in movies．He might like reading           ．

2．Zhang Ying will go shopping．She could use cloth bags according to           ．

3．Mike wants to know something about the 29th Olympic Games．He can read           ．

4．Maria can get some information about China's satellites，after reading           ．

5．John's hobby is reading．He will be happy if he reads           ．

选择适当的词填空，将其代码填在答题纸的横线上（每空1分，共10分）

A．celebrate    B．presents    C．hospital    D．birthday   E．holiday F．Christmas   G．tell        H．love       I．give       J．was born

Why do people 1．________ Christmas? In western countries, it is the biggest 2．________ of the year. People enjoy parties, decorations, music and fun. When many people think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and 3．_shen_______. But Christmas is much more than that. It celebrates a very special person’s 4．________.
A long time ago, a baby boy 5．________. His name was Jesus. He wasn’t born in a nice 6．________. He was born in a stable（马槽）! Jesus was a special baby. He came to the world to bring 7．________, peace and joy. He came to 8．________ people about God. At his birth, angels sang. Later, wise men brought him gifts. Today we 9．________ gifts to each other at 10．________ because of the wise men.

选择适当的词填空，将其代码填在答题纸的横线上（每空1分，共10分）

A．celebrate    B．presents    C．hospital    D．birthday   E．holiday F．Christmas   G．tell        H．love       I．give       J．was born

Why do people 1．________ Christmas? In western countries, it is the biggest 2．________ of the year. People enjoy parties, decorations, music and fun. When many people think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and 3．________. But Christmas is much more than that. It celebrates a very special person’s 4．________.

A long time ago, a baby boy 5．________. His name was Jesus. He wasn’t born in a nice 6．________. He was born in a stable（马槽）! Jesus was a special baby. He came to the world to bring 7．________, peace and joy. He came to 8．________ people about God. At his birth, angels sang. Later, wise men brought him gifts. Today we 9．________ gifts to each other at 10．________ because of the wise men.