I live in a city where jobs are difficult to get and finding well—paid jobs is even____ . Many people have to walk a long way to work ___ they can’t even afford an old, used car.

Yesterday I ____one of these people when I was driving home. A man was walking down the road and trying to ask for a ____from the passing cars. Two cars in front of me passed him by._____wanted to do the same but the sight of that poor man remained in my mind for quite a moment. ____ I drove back and gave him a ride.

As I drove along, we had a conversation and I _____that the man was trying all his best to support his____ while working a temporary(临时的)job. Every coin he had was going to______the house and food.

But as we came close to the house he was living in, I saw his tired eyes grow _____. His little girl was playing in the front yard and _____into her daddy’s arms as soon as he was out of the______. I was almost lost in that happy moment. I smiled, said _____to them and wished them future happiness. Then I _____.

That day, the journey home which used to seem so______became very short.

1.A. easier B. harder C. faster D. greater

2.A. and B. but C. because D. so

3.A. called B. followed C. saved D. saw

4.A. ride B. coin C. job D. map

5.A. He B. I C. They D. We

6.A. Actually B. Finally C. Firstly D. Similarly

7.A. decided B. hoped C. learned D. said

8.A. family B. friends C. relatives D. partners

9.A. depend on B. make up C. pay for D. take away

10.A. dry B. small C. dark D. bright

11.A. climbed B. fell C. knocked D. ran

12.A. bus B. car C. taxi D. train

13.A. goodbye B. hello C. sorry D. yes

14.A. drove off B. sat down C. stoop up D. walked away

15.A. boring B. interesting C. long D. unusual

In China, there're many different kinds of food.Some of them are very popular. The real Chinese food is dumplings. Now let's talk about them, OK?

Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar, eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork better than any other kind.Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them from any supermarket. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar

The Spring Festival is very important in China.When it comes, we make dumplings, usually we put a coin in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year.

In the old days, people couldn't often eat dumplings, because they were very poor. Now our country is becoming stronger and stronger, and our people are richer and richer. We can eat them very often.

1.What kind of dumplings does the writer like?

A. Meat. B. Seafood.

C. Vegetables and pork. D. Vegetable.

2.What does the underlined word “vinegar” mean?

A. Sugar. B. Sauce.

C. Pepper. D. An acid taste.

3.When can you buy dumplings from the supermarket?

A. When we have time. B. When we are tired.

C. When we are busy. D. When we are hungry.

4.Which of the sentences is NOT true?

A. The Chinese like dumplings very much.

B. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year.

C. In the old days, people often eat dumplings because they are poor.

D. Now people are richer and they often eat dumplings.

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In classes, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying.The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests.So you must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.

Here are the three stages (阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.

1Before Class

Review your notes you have taken before you come to class.This will be good for remembering what was covered.Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.

2During Class

Keep your attention on what your teacher is saying and ‘the signal words’ that tell you what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes.Examples of signal words are ‘The most important point...’ and ‘Remember that...’ Be sure to include in your notes information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard.Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes.Do this by writing abbreviations such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences.

3After Class

Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate (准确的) by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences.Use them to answer your questions.If necessary, ask your teacher for help.

Information Card

Taking notes

Reason(s)

The information that is provided by the teachers about studying topics is useful for your tests, so it is necessary for you to learn to take good notes.

Stages

Before Class

●Review the notes you have taken to 1. what was overed.

2. to understand new information.

During Class

3. to your teacher carefully.

●Be sure to 4. the important points.

●Write them down 5..

After Class

●Make your notes more complete and accurate to answer your questions.

●Ask for your teacher's help.

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