I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game was finished a few hours ago．I'm the mid-field player on my team．But in fact that's not true now．I was the mid-field player because，as I said，this was my   1   game．That's a good way to end a high school football career（生涯），especially if you win，but even though you don't，it's good to leave at a high point．

I was eight when I first started playing football．My dad   2    football and he used to practice with me at home-passing，catching，running．We used to practice almost every evening  __3   it got too dark．He tried to teach me everything he knew about the   4   ．“Just remember：don’t ever    5   ．” “Stay in the game．Don’t lose your concentration（专注）．”  “Go out there and give one percent（百分之一）every time．” Well，that was a long time ago，but I still hear his words ringing in my ears．

I had a lot on my mind 6  the game today．I don't like things to end，I guess，and this was the last game．I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do，I didn't sleep at all   7    and when the sun came up this morning，I reached the point where I just wanted it all to be over, finished，done．But then when the game started，my mind became   8  ．I just lived in this game，this moment．I didn't hear the crowd．I didn't feel the cold or the pain．I never felt tired．I just kept my eyes on the hall，and it was just me and the ball and，inside，a soft，white light    9    me the way to the goal．It was a beautiful，empty feeling．

It's all over now and it's really getting cold here．It's starting to snow．The sun's almost gone，and I can   10    see the goal．Now it's dark and I'm sitting here all alone．Well, I guess it's time to say good-bye and move on．

1．A．first                      B．last                      C．worst                    D．favorite

2．A．needed                  B．hated                   C．missed                   D．loved

3．A．until                      B．when                   C．unless                    D．although

4．A．football                  B．game．                C．goal                        D．score

5．A．grow up                B．catch                   C．give up                  D．hurry up

6．A．from                     B．before                  C．through                  D．after

7．A．tonight                  B．yesterday               C．today                     D．last night

8．A．empty                B．full                      C．rough                    D．awake

9．A．sending                 B．teaching               C．pointing                 D．showing

10．A．already                B．hardly                  C．never                     D．clearly

Each year，we celebrate many holidays here in America．

On January l，we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries．And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month：April Fool's Day，May Day，Friendship Day（Aug.1）and Grandparents Day（Sep.1）

The most important holiday for the young people comes in February．It is Valentine's Day．Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present．

People celebrate some holidays for their family members．We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father's Day in the following month．In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day，so the whole family can stay together．

There are also some interesting holidays for children．For example, Halloween comes at the end of October．Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on wall kinds of masks．

Of course，the most important festival is Christmas．After a year of work and study，people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals，and visit family and friends．

1．How many holidays do you know on the first day of a month in America?

A．Four                    B．Five                     C．Seven                    D．Ten

5．What is the most important holiday for the young people?

A．Thanksgiving Day                                      B．Christmas Day

C．Valentine's Day                                          D．New Year's Day

3．From the reading we know that Father's Day comes         ．

A．in May                 B．in April                C．in June                   D．in July

4．Halloween is one of the interesting holidays for         ．

A．children               B．mothers               C．girl s                      D．students

5．Many people return home in November because they want to         ．

A．enjoy a long holiday                                 B．stay with their family members

C．eat big meals with friends                           D．spend Thanksgiving Day

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off  before they start work or go to university．Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers．Volunteers give their time to help people．For example，they work in schools or hospitals，or they do something helpful for the environment．

Pauline．Jones，18，lives in Cardiff，Wales．Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese，but now she's living in Belize．Pauline says，“I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs（珊瑚礁）in the sea near Belize．The reefs here are beautiful，but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral dies．I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs．All over the world，coral reefs are dying．We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late．”

“I'm staying with a family here and I help do some housework．I don't get any money，but  it's OK．I love my work here，and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize and Central America．”

1．Some young people from England          after they finish school．

A．go to university abroad                             B．spend one year abroad as volunteers

C．go to work for money                                D．start work in schools or hospitals

2．Pauline．Jones，an eighteen-year-old girl，is living in          now．

A．England               B．China            C．Belize                     D．Cardiff

3．Pauline．Jones is          with other people．

A．studying Chinese in a university                   B．working to save the coral reefs

C．helping do some housework                        D．doing some research in Wales

4．From the passage，we know that the coral reefs         ．

A．will die because of the po1lution                  B．are not as beautiful as before

C．can not live without fish in the sea                      D．will probably be sold for money

5．Pauline．Jones wants to          after she finishes her work as a volunteer．

A．stay there for another year                        B．go back home to start work

C．learn about the people home                        D．travel around Central America

Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it，while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?

To grow, plants need several things．One is warmth．In very cold places almost nothing grows．Plants also need water．In very dry parts of the Earth only a few unusual plants can grow．That's why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass．

Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow．They find it difficult to grow on hard land．The town is built on hard land．The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in．

Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food．

What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants，such as grass，will grow in sand，but most plants won't．Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day，many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants．

1．According to the passage，plants need          things to grow well．

A．two                     B．three                    C．four                       D．five

2．What does the underlined word “cracks” mean in the text?

A．缝隙                   B．表面                    C．夹层                      D．底部

3．From the passage we can know it is          for plants to grow in dry places．

A．easy                    B．difficult                C．impossible              D．important

4．The reason why most plants can't grow on the sandy beach is that         ．

A．there isn't enough sunlight                        B．there is too much water

C．it is too crowded there                                D．it has little food for plants

5．The passage can most probably be found in a          book．

A．science                B．history                 C．travel                     D．math

1．It's Friday afternoon，you can go to         ．

A．visit the museum                                     B．play soccer

C．Play basketball                                           D．read children's stories

2．If children want to watch new films，they should go to         ．

A．16 Yangtze Road                                     B．89 North Main Street

C．106 Green Street                                        D．99 Brick Road

3．If you dial（拨号）66387901，you can         ．

A．ask for some hotel information                  B．do some shopping

C．have a good story time                               D．order fast food in a restaurant

4．Lily's father is ill．She should dial         ．

A．800-120-9847      B．79210583             C．68787451               D．96725643

5．You can not get any information about          from the two notices．

A．looking for a hotel                                    B．doing eye exercises

C．eating fast food                                          D．taking a taxi

Last Friday，after doing all the family shopping in town．I wanted to have a rest before catching the train．I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into a coffee shop．It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at．I put my heavy bag down on the floor，put the newspaper and chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee．

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone sitting in the next seat．It was a boy with dark glasses and old clothes, and his hair was colored bright red at the front．He had started to eat my chocolate!

Naturally，I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn't want to have any trouble．I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper，tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate．（A）The boy looked at me closely．Then he took a second piece of my chocolate．I could hardly believe it．（B）Still I didn't say anything to him．When he took a third piece，I felt more angry than uneasy．I thought，“Well，I shall have the last piece．” and I got it．

The boy gave me a strange look，then stood up．As he left he shouted out．“There is something wrong with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, but I didn't want to quarrel with the boy，so I kept quiet．I didn't realize that I had made a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to leave．My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper．The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy's!

1．Has the boy made a mi stake?

2．Where was that woman unopened chocolate?

3．Whose was the chocolate that the woman had been eating?

4．将A句改为被动语态。

                                                           closely．

5．将B句改为同义句。

_                                                      to him．

1．There is something wrong with my computer．

2．It's six o'clock．It's time for us to have supper．

3．博物馆很近，为什么不走着去哪儿呢？

The museum is quite near．                                                            ?

4．去年他花费很多时间玩电脑游戏。

He                                        computer games last year．

5．很抱歉让你久等了。

I'm sorry                                             for a long time．

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Excuse me，can you tell me the way          the park?

A．for                      B．to go                   C．to                     D．of