It is highly possible               Chinese Women Football Team will win the World Cup．

A．for                   B．of                      C．不填                D．that

--Dad,            I play badminton with Bobby now?

--Yes, you can．But you have to come back before supper．

A．must                  B．may                   C．need                 D．should

Detective Johnson wanted to find out                ．

A．where was the witness that day

B．where has the witness gone the day before

C．where the witness was that day

D．where the witness has gone the day before

When I was growing up, I was ashamed（羞愧）of being seen with my father．He was  1 and quite ugly（丑）．He used to   2   together with me and his hand was on my arm for __3  ．At this time, people would look at us very directly．I would feel   4   and was afraid to look at others．Dad noticed that, but he never   5   that he knew．

It was difficult to make our steps．We   6   said to each other as we went along．But each time we   7  , he always said," You set the pace, I'll follow you．"

We usually took the underground．That was   8   he went to his office．He almost never __9   to work late, even though he was ill or met with bad weather．

He never felt   10   that he was disabled and he never envied the lucky or able persons．He looked   11   a "good heart" in others．

Now I'm older and realize that it is not right to judge（判断）a person by his   12  ．I want to tell Dad how sorry I am that I was not   13   to walk with him in public and I ever felt ashamed to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about something unimportant, envy another's good   14   or don't have a "good heart"．I want to   15   my hand on his arm and say, "You set the pace, I'll try to follow you．"

It is Dad who has helped me keep my balance, the balance of my lifetime．

1．A．patient               B．disabled            C．gentle               D．thin

2．A．ride              B．run                    C．drive                D．walk

3．A．balance       B．comfort             C．strength               D．fun

4．A．unwelcome          B．unhelpful             C．unfriendly            D．uncomfortable

5．A．showed                B．thought             C．found               D．replied

6．A．always               B．seldom            C．often               D．usually

7．A．started out           B．stayed out           C．looked out            D．cried out

8．A．how                 B．where              C．why                       D．when

9．A．stopped              B．came               C．got                   D．forgot

10．A．scared             B．sad                 C．excited             D．proud

11．A．for               B．after                 C．at                  D．like

12．A．advice              B．reward                     C．appearance           D．experience

13．A．able               B．sure                C．angry               D．willing

14．A．ideas                B．luck                  C．habit                  D．voice

15．A．raise              B．put                 C．give               D．shake

World Laughter Day was started in Mumbai, India in 1998 by Dr Madan Kataria, organizer of the worldwide Laughter Yoga activity．

The celebration of World Laughter Day is for world peace and is a plan to make good friends through laughter．Now more and more people are joining the Laughter Yoga movement．On the 9th of January, 2000, more than 10,000 people gathered in Denmark to celebrate the first World Laughter Day．It was very successful．

World Laughter Day is now celebrated on the first Sunday of May every year．Hundreds of people all over the world laugh together on that day．No one thinks that laughing doesn't make us feel good．

Today, some people in the world still face war（战争）．Laughter is a good way to deal with world problems．When different groups laugh together, they can get along better．Many difficult problems can become easier to solve if people feel good．

Laughter is a world language, which is the same in every country．We should believe that only laughter can bring the world together and help people become good friends．

The famous writer, Mark Twain said, "Mankind bas only one really effective weapon（武器）, and that is laughter．"

1．World Laughter Day was started                  ．

A．in 1998             B．in 2000             C．in America         D．in China

2．The celebration of the first World Laughter Day was held                  ．

A．in India              B．in Denmark         C．in Mumbai           D．by Mark Twain

3．The meaning of the underlined sentence is                   ．

A．laughing doesn't make us feel good

B．laughter makes us feel happy

C．nobody thinks it is good to laugh

D．everyone thinks laughing together makes us feel sad

4．The Laughter Yoga movement tells us                 ．

A．laughter can stop war

B．people want to make the world peaceful

C．laughter is the best way to deal with world problems

D．laughter can bring the world together when people laugh together

5．What's the best title of the passage?

A．World Laughter Day                       B．Successful Laughter

C．The first World Laughter Day               D．The celebration of World Laughter Day

Studying abroad is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an overseas（外国的）high school student．You can have a lot of fun here, especially on holidays．

There are many festivals in Australia．The most important one is obviously Christmas．Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time．Since it is a long holiday, most overseas students love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs．It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas．Students often take part in another major social activity．They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine．The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians．

Easter in March is another important holiday in the year．It actually combines（使联合） "Good Friday" and "Easter Monday"．Almost every shop closes on Good Friday．And people usually go to see Easter Show．

The Chinese New year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties．

1．Summer holidays in Australia often begin in          ．

A．July                  B．September          C．December          D．February

2．In Australia, you can spend Christmas                 ．

A．in winter             B．in March            C．in summer           D．in January

3．Overseas students                  in their summer holidays．

A．must do their normal duties                B．continue to study at school

C．can do part-time jobs                         D．go to the beach to find part-time jobs

4．Probably people seldom           on Good Friday in Australia．

A．go shopping                                 B．spend the time with their friends

C．have fun                               D．give chocolate eggs to each other

5．Students in Australia go to school          ．

A．at Christmas                              B．at Easter

C．in the Chinese New Year                    D．on Easter Monday

Want to enjoy the excitement of the Olympics? Go to www．tickets．beijing 2008．cn．at once! More than 7 million tickets for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been put on sale．Besides the website, you can also make an order at 1,000 designated（指定的）Bank of China branches around the country．75 per cent of the tickets are for domestic sale and the rest for sale outside the Chinese mainland．There will not be different prices for the Chinese and foreigners．

Domestic tickets will be issued in three phases（分三个阶段发行）．But you won't get all these tickets until June 2008．

Phase 1: until September

All tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies as well as half the tickets to the 28 sports events are on offer．From April 15 to June 30, orders can he placed through the official ticketing website, or at designated Bank of China branches．From July to August tickets will be assigned（分配）．Payment will be required once the order is confirmed．

Phase 2: October to December

The tickets left from Phase 1 and the other 50 per cent of the tickets to sporting events will be on sale．Tickets can be ordered through the website and designated banks or the ticketing call center（8610 -952008）．Tickets will be assigned in a "first come first served" way．Payment is required together with the ticket order．

Phase 3: April 2008 until the end of the Games

Tickets will be issued directly upon payment．

1．How can you order the tickets if you want to see the 2008 Olympic Games?

A．You can go to Bank of China branches．

B．You must fly to Beijing to pay for the tickets．

C．You can go to www．tickets．beijing 2008．cn．website only．

D．You can make an order through the designated website or hanks．

2．The underlined word "domestic" means               ．

A．国内的          B．国外的            C．家庭的          D．海外的

3．During Phase 1,                    ．

A．all the tickets including those to the 28 sports events are on offer

B．people can get the tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies

C．from April to July 30, orders can be placed through the website or banks

D．once the order is confirmed, people who place orders should pay for the tickets

4．People can               from October to December．

A．buy all the other tickets                      B．order tickets at the ticketing call center

C．pay for the tickets directly                  D．pay before ordering

5．All the tickets are on sale until               ．

A．April 2008                                                B．July 2008

C．the end of the games                                 D．September 2008

The search for life outside the Earth may have moved to a new and exciting level．A team of astronomers（天文学家）said they have found a new planet that has many important parts similar to those of the Earth．

The planet, which travels around a red dwarf star（红矮星）called Gliese 581, has the right size and temperature．Most importantly, the planet lies in the suitable living area of the star, which makes the planet not too hot or too cold．

Scientists say the new world, Gliese 581C is five times larger than the Earth．It may have water since it is in the right place for the red dwarf to survive in space．

Swiss scientist Michel Mayor said it is an important step on the way to find possible life in the space and there are still lots of questions．

For more than ten years, astronomers and scientists have been keeping their eyes on the space in search for another Earth, another world that can support life or already has it．

According to records, the first discovery of extra solar（太阳系）planet going around a normal star was made in 1995．Since then, the number of newly discovered worlds has increased to about 200．But they are just dead with lifeless bodies．

The Gliese 581C came into our eyes and mankind has reason to celebrate．After all, we may have living neighbours．The discovery doesn't promise much, but it offers hope that there could be other people or living things out there．

1．The new planet has made              ．

A．the search for life outside the Earth new and exciting

B．many important parts of the Earth new and similar

C．a red dwarf star not too hot or not too cold

D．the astronomers believe everything

2．The new planet goes around                 ．

A．the Earth             B．the Sun              C．the red dwarf star         D．the Moon

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．A new planet for people to live in has been found．

B．The red dwarf star is five times larger than the Earth．

C．Scientists have a lot of questions about the new planet．

D．Scientists have proved there is some water in the new planet．

4．Why do astronomers and scientists keep their eyes on the space?

A．They hate the life on the Earth．

B．They want to support more life．

C．They want to search for another world．

D．There are some people and living things there．

5．What would the scientists most like to tell us in the passage?

A．Astronomers first discovered the extra solar planet in 1995．

B．Mankind wants to celebrate the discovery of the new planet．

C．The number of newly discovered worlds is about 200．

D． Mankind may have living neighbours in space．

用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）。

1．My daughter practises            （play）the piano at the weekend．

2．--How many times have you been to Hong Kong? --            （two）．

3．Leo is active in sports．He is the           （strong） of all in his class．

4．I don't think the diamond belongs to             （she）．

5．The            （education） system in America is quite different from that in China．

6．Last Saturday we went to the airport to meet those             （win）．

7．Which city has               （little） polluted air, Taizhou or Zhenjiang?

8．Can you tell me the time of her             （arrive） ?

9．Mr. Lu donated a lot of money to Project Hope            （generous）．

10．Timmy and I are good friends and we keep our secrets to         （we）．

11．Linda often advises Alan              （watch）CCTV news every day．

12．--How was your picnic? --Great! We           （have）a good time by the lake．

13．There            （be） a new bridge over the Changjiang River in several years．

14．Tom              （argue） with his father when I came to his house．

15．The old in the home for the elderly             （take） to the hospital for medical treatment once a year．

Today I would like to tell you about my dream．

My dream is a simple but great one．It is to be a teacher．（1）我从小就梦想做一名老师。   （2）First of all, it is a pleasure for me to be with children．They make me feel happy and young．Furthermore, （3）老师在孩子们的成长过程扮演着重要的角色。They teach children and show them how to be good．When children grew up they use the knowledge that they have learned to develop their motherland and make it more beautiful．（4）我认为教书是世界上最有价值的事情之一。

That's all．Thank you!

1．将（1）（3）（4）处的汉语译成英文：

2．将（2）处的英文译成汉语：

3．回答问题：What's the best title of the short passage?