The radio is too noisy. Father asked me          .

A. turn off it       B. turn it off      C. to turn off it       D. to turn it off

She is the tallest            her classmates.

A. in         B. between            C. among          D. to

          visitors will come to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games on August 8^th.

A. Plenty of    B. A couple of         C. Little           D. Much

The soldier gave his life        the student’s life in the earthquake(地震) in Sichuan.

A. to save      B. to saving          C. save            D. saving

The magazine             once a month.

A. comes on    B. comes out         C. comes up         D. comes up with

           he is very young,            he does very well.

A. Though … but   B. Although … but    C. Although … /    D. / … still

Xiao Qiang, a 12-year-old Chinese boy, has too many activities. His father  _(1)   him away from school four afternoons a week and drives him across town to practice. “I do most of my  __(2)   in the car when we are   (3)   to practice, and I have to do the rest（剩余的） when I get home. I am too tired, I just want to sleep.” he said.

“More and more kids become unhappy   (4)   they have too many activities to do.” Said Mr Wang, an expert(专家) of Children Development. 41% of the children aged 9-13 said they felt   (5)   most of the time, and more than 75% of them said that they wished they had more   (6)   to play.

“Over- scheduling(过量的课程安排) is a growing problem for Chinese families.” said Mr Wang. It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner   (7)   or often eat fast food   (8)   their way to drawing or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax. If they don’t learn that now, it will be more difficult to learn when they get   (9)   . Kids need time to relax. Parents should   (10)   about what is right for kids.

1. A. take            B. takes               C. took               D. has taken

2. A. sports        B. business         C. homework      D. housework

3. A. riding         B. flying            C. walking        D. driving

4. A. but           B. of              C. because        D. so

5. A. excited       B. interested        C. worried        D. dangerous

6. A. great time     B. full time          C. right time       D. free time

7. A. slowly        B. quickly         C. quietly         D. happily

8. A. on           B. by              C. in             D. across

9. A. taller         B. stronger         C. older           D. better

10. A. hear        B. think           C. look           D. tell

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do? ”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laughs.

1. It is ____ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A. not useful        B. not helpful       C. very helpful       D. very bad

2. English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A. meet every time                   B. meet for the first time

C. say goodbye to each other           D. say hello to each other

3. Usually English people don’t shake hands _______.

A. when they will be away for a long time

B. when they say “How do you do?”

C. when they just meet or say goodbye

D. after they haven’t met for a long time

4. Which of the statement（陈述）is right?

A. German people shake hands as often as possible.

B. English people like shaking hands very much.

C. German people hardly shake hands.

D. Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

5. This story is about _______.

A. shaking hands               B. languages

C. customs                    D. languages and customs

  Chen Weijun,13, is a Junior 2 student at Huaqiao Middle School in Haikou, Hainan.

  This week, he had the happiest time. On Tuesday, he went to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. He and nine other kids became the Top 10 Young Pioneers.

  “Now I am not only my dad’s good boy, I am China’s good boy. I must work harder,” he said.

  At school, Chen is a good student leader. He does many activities. He was in short plays. He worked as a host(主持人) for his school TV.

  “I’m self-assured. It’s good to try different things.” Chen said. “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

  Chen’s teacher, Xie Wei, said Chen is nice and helpful. “He doesn’t talk much but works very hard.”

  Young Chen always helps other people. One student at his school, Wu Deyi, had leukemia(白血病). Chen asked students and teachers to help him. From February to May, Chen raised more than 20,000 yuan for Wu.

  Chen also thinks about how to make his city cleaner. There were plastic bags in the Meishe River. Chen was sad. He wanted the river to be clean. So he wrote a letter to the head of the city. He asked him to spend more money, tell people not to throw rubbish into the river and have a wall to keep children safe. The head of the city listened to him. Now the river is cleaner.

  At home, Chen is a good boy. He washes his clothes and he also cooks meals for the family sometimes. Chen says his hero is Premier(总理) Wen Jiabao. “He is very brave. He is not afraid of difficulties and makes China stronger,” Chen said. Will Chen become a big leader of tomorrow?

1. Chen Weijun is            .

A. a college student            B. from Hainan Province

C. A senior student             D. not his dad’s good boy

2. At school Chen is busy with           .

A. his studying and many other activities

B. helping Wu Deyi

C. playing games and hosting his school TV. 

D. collecting plastic bags

3. The underlined word “ self-assured.” means           .

A.自负的         B. 自满的        C. 自私的         D.自信的

4. The head of the city has spent more money       .

A. helping Wu Deyi

B. cleaning and protecting rivers

C. buying new clothes for Chen

D. building Chen’s school TV station

5. The best title (标题) for the passage would be            .

A. Good boy who likes to help other people

B. A Big Leader of Tomorrow

C. Something About the Head of the City.

D. A boy’s hero