Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school．When we talked, I discovered ___1___ differences in school life between the US and China．For example, each class ___2__ fifty minutes in the US．It is a little ___3___ than that in China．We usually have forty-five minutes in each class．Another difference is that they have less break time between ___4___．Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their __5__ classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have an hour-long break, so they ___6__ eat lunch quickly．Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over ___7__ 3:00 pm． Then they take part in club activities or play sports．

    Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, while the US students like to find a part-time job in __8__ free time．They don’t have a dream job in mind．They think __9___ is no difference between jobs．Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time．Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs ___10___ they leave high school and then go to college．

1． A． no                     B． few                   C． little                  D． some

2． A． lasts                 B． finishes              C． starts                D． stays

3． A． shorter              B． longer                C． earlier                D． later

4． A． schools              B． classes               C． meals                D． students

5． A． day                 B． night                 C． morning             D． afternoon

6． A． can’t                B． mustn’t               C． need to              D． are able to

7． A． in                   B． for                  C． during              D． around

8． A． my                  B． his                   C． their                D． your

9． A． it                   B． there                 C． that                 D． this

10． A． after               B． with                 C． while                D． during

A large number of people in the world eat fast food．Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there．How do you know in which country people like fast food best?

    The English people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food, while the French（法国人） are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey done last year．

    The survey of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they can’t give up fast food because it’s delicious．And 44% of Americans and 37% of Canadians say the same．

    The French, proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine, don’t like fast food．81% of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75% of the Japanese．

   How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn’t matter whether you like Western fast food or Chinese food． The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet．

1． From the survey we know _____ like fast food best．

     A． the Chinese        B． the French        C． the Japanese       D． the English

2． The survey shows _____ of Americans like fast food．

     A． 37%               B． 44%               C． 75%              D． 81%

3． According to the survey, some people can’t give up fast food because _____．

     A． it’s cheap            B． it’s safe              C． it’s delicious       D． it’s healthy

4． The word “cuisine ” in the passage means _______．

     A． food                 B． house               C． water                     D． country

5． The survey is about _______．

     A． Western countries                                        B． fast food

C． restaurants in the world                           D． Chinese food

Have you seen the movie Changjiang 7 （CJ7）? The story is a boy called Dickey．He lives a poor life with his father．His father doesn’t have any money to buy toys for him．One day his father finds him a strange toy from a junkyard （垃圾堆）．Dickey names it Changjiang 7 （CJ7）．It is an alien dog．It can do many things that humans can not do．Dickey takes it to school to help him in many ways．

    CJ7 is a popular movie of 2008． Xu Jiao, born on August 5, 1997 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, plays Dickey．On April 21, the girl won Best New Performer （演员） at the Hong Kong Film Awards for her play in CJ7．Now Xu Jiao becomes a new film star, she is well-known especially among young kids．Many of them want to own such a helpful toy as CJ7．

    Xu once said it was difficult to play a boy．“To get an idea of what a boy is like,” she said, “I watched boys and I also studied and played with them a lot．”

1． Xu Jiao’s birthday is ______．

A． April 5              B． August 5            C． April 31     D． August 21

2． ______ finds a toy from the junkyard．

     A． Dickey                                                  B． Xu Jiao

C． Dickey’s father                                     D． Xu Jiao’s father

3． CJ7 is the name of _______．

     A． a toy                 B． a cat                C． a place                    D． an award

4． To play Dickey, Xu Jiao did all the following things EXCEPT _____ boys．

     A． hearing               B． watching            C． playing with       D． studying with

5． What can we know about Xu Jiao from the passage?

     A． She lives a poor life．                        B． She plays a boy in the movie．

     C． She was born in Hong Kong．                 D． She said it was easy to act in CJ7．

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1． If you buy and read Successful Fishermen, you will ______．

     A． go to the countryside                  B． know where to buy fishing rods

     C． know how to cook fish                       D． learn how to choose fishing places

2． There are many pictures in _____ according to the passage．

     A． Best Learners                             B． Successful Fishermen

     C． How to Keep Pets                         D． Learn to Study for Beginners

3． You can _____ for more information about other books according to the passage．

     A． call the writer                                 B． go to the shop

C． search the Internet                          D． ask the clerk

4． The writer wrote this passage in order to _____ ．

     A． increase sales of the books            B． buy useful and interesting books

     C． tell people how to keep pets            D． teach students to study easily and fast

5． You can most probably （可能） find this passage in a ________．

     A． story               B． report             C． dictionary          D． newspaper

根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。

1． The office building is next to the hotel． （改为否定句）

The office building _______  _______ next to the hotel．

2． Tom writes to his pen pal every month． （改为反意疑问句）

   Tom writes to his pen pal every month, ________  ________?

3． He invited me to the concert yesterday afternoon． （对划线部分提问）

   _________  ________ he invite you to the concert?

4． Peter is 1．9 meters tall．Michael is 1．9 meters tall, too． （合并为一句）

   Michael is as _________  ___________ Peter．

5． 让我们到乡村去帮助孩子们学习。（完成译句）

   Let’s go to the countryside to _________ the kids _________ the their study．

根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

    About three years old, I felt very lonely．I didn’t like my classmates, my parents or anyone else．My classmates didn’t want to talk __1____ me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me．I thought I was the ___2____ unlucky person in the world．

    One day I had a big fight with one of my classmates．I was so angry _3__ I hit him in the face．Just at that moment, a boy stood up and ___4___ the fight．He was the monitor of our class．

    After that, he often helped me and we became good ___5___．Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help __6___ to cool down．My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend．We spent a lot of interesting days together． As ___7___ goes by, I have become happier with people and things．And it ___8____ that people around me have changed, too．My parents don’t shout at me ___9____ more and my classmates become friendly to me．

    But now I can’t see my best friend because he is seriously ___10__ and is staying in hospital．How I miss the days when we were together! I hope he will be all right and come back to school soon．

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Hi, everybody. How’s it going? I’ll become a senior high school student this September.

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--- What do you think of their school?

--- It’s really beautiful. But I don’t think their school is as big as ____.

A．ours         B．us         C．we          D．our

He used to be _____, but now he likes to meet and talk to new people.

A．busy        B．strong        C．tall        D．shy