--Two Evening Papers，please!

--Only one copy left．Would you like to have               ，sir?

A．one                     B．it                         C．this                        D．that

--Do you know               ?

--He has gone to the museum．

A．where he lives                                         B．where he is

C．how he is getting on                                  D．what's wrong with him

--“Ann is in hospital．”

--“Yes．I know．I                  her tomorrow．”

A．visit                                                        B．used to visit

C．will visit                                                    D．am going to visit

Simon               his fingers when he was cooking the dinner．

A．burnt                   B．was burning         C．has burnt                      D．had burnt

In the 13th century，Marco Polo travelled a long way to China．He was a famous Italian __1  ．During his stay in China，lie saw many wonderful things．One of the things he  2   was that the Chinese used paper money．People in   3    countries didn't use paper money until the 17th century．However，people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century．

__4   was invented by a Chinese about 2,000 years ago．His name was Cai Lun．He then __5   these pieces of paper together and made them into a   6   ．

Now paper mainly comes from trees．We use it every day．  7   we waste a lot of it．If we keep on doing so，people   8   cut down many more trees．Then there will not be any trees left．If there are no   9  ，there will be no paper．

So how can we   10   paper? When we are making notes，we can use   11   sides of every piece of paper．We can buy drinks in bottles instead of   12   in paper packets．We can also use cotton handkerchiefs（棉手帕）and not the paper ones．  13   we go shopping，we can use fewer paper bags．If the salesman gives us a paper bag，we can keep it and   14   it later．

We can help to protect trees if we think   15  ．We should do it now, before it is too late．

1．A．traveller                 B．actor                   C．doctor                   D．driver

2．A．disliked                  B．disagreed             C．invented                 D．discovered

3．A．Eastern                  B．Western               C．Southern                D．Northern

4．A．Iron                      B．Paper                   C．Television              D．Silk

5．A．collected                B．divided                 C．moved                   D．put

6．A．magazine               B．newspaper                  C．book                      D．dictionary

7．A．Sometime              B．Some time            C．Sometimes             D．Some times

8．A．have to                  B．mustn't                C．used to                  D．shouldn't

9．A．books                    B．trees                    C．leaves                    D．factories

10．A．make                   B．use                      C．save                             D．buy

11．A．all                       B．each                    C．every                     D．both

12．A．them                   B．those                   C．these                     D．ones

13．A．Before                 B．After                   C．As soon as           D．When

14．A．repair                  B．record                 C．reuse                     D．return

15．A．carefully              B．badly                   C．quickly                  D．freely

Children in England mnstn't work until they are l3．They need to have a work permit（许可证）to start working．

The jobs teenagers can do：

Delivering（递送）newspapers：Many teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses in their local area before going to school．They are known as Paperboys or Papergirls．

Babysitting：Looking after young children in their home while their parents have gone out for the evening is a popular Job for teenagers，as they get money for watching children and television all at the same time!

Helping the Milkman：From the age of 14 some teenagers help the milkman deliver milk to houses．

Other popular jobs：Working in a shop；Office work；Washing ears：In a cafe or restaurant．

The hours teenagers（13 and 14 year olds）can work：

School Days：Not more than 2 hours in one day during the following periods：

Morning：7 a．m．--start of school or Evening：close of school--7 P．m．

Saturdays：Up to 5 hours between 7 a．m．and 7 P．m．

Sundays：Up to 2 hours between 7 a．m．and 11 a．m．

Term time：Up to 12 hours a week（Including weekends）

1．In England how old do children have to be before they can work?

A．15．                   B．14．                    C．10．                      D．13．

2．Paperboys and Papergirls deliver newspapers              ．

A．early in the morning                                   B．at noon

C．in the afternoon                                         D．in the evening

3．Teenagers in England can do all of the following except              ．

A．work in an office                                     B．work in a night club

C．look after young children                            D．deliver newspapers

4．How many hours a week may teenagers work during the term time?

A．10．                   B．14．                    C．17．                      D．20．

Do you want to know something about children in African? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here：

Education

School is expensive for many African children．Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school．

For those lucky enough to go to school，they have a lot to learn．Some take two language classes：English or French，and their first language．There is also math，science，history，social studies and geography．Chores take up much of children's time after school．They have to get water and firewood for the family every day．Also there's cleaning，washing and helping Mum with the meal．

Daily fun

It's not all work and no play．Spots are very popular．Children can make goals with twigs（嫩树枝）and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string（绳子）．They play in the country and the streets of old towns．There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa．

Internet

It's really expensive to get on the Internet．To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan．

This is more than the average（平均的）monthly pay per person．

Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa．All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet．

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home．

1．Tile underlined word “Chores” probably means                   ．

A．网上冲浪            B．家务杂活             C．体育活动            D．家庭作业

2．Spots are very popular in Africa because children               ．

A．do not need money to play                        B．can play all kinds of ball games

C．don’t like to go to school                            D．don’t like to do their homework

3．The passage is mainly about                 ．

A．education in Africa                                   B．children's school life in Africa

C．the Internet in Africa                                  D．children's daily life in Africa

4．From the passage，we can infer（推断）that in Africa              ．

A．basketball is popular among children

B．children in Africa have to pay for school

C．some children in Africa have to take two foreign language classes

D．people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

根据句意、汉语提示或首字母和英文释义写出单词的正确形式。

1．--I don't like this CD-ROM．

--Me             （也）．

2．Have you         （回复）to his letter?

3．China Daily is a               （窗口）for foreigners to know about China．

4．It is said that the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be covered               （实况转播）．

5．Look! Some birds are              （飞）in the sky．

6．National Day is on O              （the tenth month of the year）1st．

7．Do you know how long Yancheng Railway Station has been in s           （use）?

8．People use mobile phones to send short text m             （pieces of information）to each other．

9．Could you please give me some v             （very useful and helpful）advice on how to keep fit?

10．I've heard of Jackie Chan for years．Since l was a child, a           （in fact）．

用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺、连贯。（每词限用一次）

A piece of cake

I knew little about English when I first came to America．So I went to a language school every day   1   English．One day，during the break，I asked one of my classmates a   2   that I didn't understand．When I thanked   3   for it，she said，“You are welcome．It's a piece of cake．”I thought to myself：   4   is really a society（社会）for money．Everything   5__   for pay there．So I said to her，“I   6   any piece of cake with me today．What about a piece of biscuit?”

She looked at me   7  ，then smiled．Then she realized that I   8   her．She said，“What I mean is ‘  9  ’．”Then I came to learn that “a piece of cake” is not only a piece of cake，  10   means a thing that is very easy．

1．我们的城市多美啊!（how）

2．这张照片使你想起什么?（remind）

3．你最好马上就走，否则要迟到了。（had better）

4．她花了大半辈子的时问来照顾残疾人。（spend…doing）

5．如果明天有空，我们就去看巩俐演的那部新片。（if；star）