A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, "What happened?"
     Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs.
When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they ran, too. They know there is danger. The
rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
     Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to his home.
It can't tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does dance in the air. This tells
the bees where the food is.
     But animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near.
A cat purrs (发出呼噜呼噜的声音) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with
its own meaning.   
     But human beings have something that no animals have-a large number of words about things, actions,
feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our
mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened,
or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of
language.
      No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries
went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
      People in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred
different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five
hundred thousand words. But we don't know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We
should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we met a new word,
look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.

1. When a rabbit gives the other rabbits a signal of danger, it _______.

A. runs into its hole
B. stops to move its tail
C. runs with its tail moving up and down
D. stops moving its tail up and down as it runs

2. A dog can tell something _______.

A. by giving signals
B. by making different sounds 
C. by purring
D. by barking

3. It has been proved that no animals are able to _______.

A. give the others information
B. tell others how it feels
C. express it actions and feelings with words
D. make different sounds, each with its own meaning

4. Generally speaking, what we mean by "vocabulary" is _______.

A. all the words that we know
B. more and more words we use
C. all the words we need
D. the dictionary which contains thousands of words

5. What must we do in order to make our vocabulary larger?

A. Make more and more new words.
B. Learn more languages.
C. Look up any new words in a dictionary.
D. Try to read as many books as possible.

     During the summer holidays there will be a new schedule (时间表).
     Changes for meal and library service hours and for bus schedules will be shown on the wall outside the
dining room. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being made, will be shown each Wednesday
outside the library.
     Buses to the town center will leave the North Beijing every hour on the half during the day. The dining
room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during the weekdays and two meals from noon
to 7:00p.m on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the weekdays, but have shorter hours
on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 p.m.
     All students who want to use the library borrowing service must have a new summer card. This
announcement (通知) will also be shown in the next week's student newspaper.

1. What's the main idea of this announcement? 
     _____________________________________________
2. When will the bus leave the North Beijing during the summer holiday? 
     _____________________________________________
3. Which schedule is not ready?
    _____________________________________________
4. Is there going to be breakfast on weekends during the holiday?
    _____________________________________________
5. What do the students need if they want to borrow books during the holiday? 
    _____________________________________________

     Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA. People
dress up in costumes (化妆服装) like a witch (巫婆), a ghost (鬼)or a skeleton (枯髅). The children go to
houses to say "Trick or treat!" Long ago, if a child was not good, he or she would get a trick like having a
stone in his or her bag instead of some candy. Nowdays, no one gets tricks. All the children receive lots and
lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary (恐怖的) movies.

1. What do you know about Halloween?
    _________________________________________
2. How do people celebrate Halloween?
    _________________________________________
3. Who go to houses to say "Trick or treat!" 
    _________________________________________
4. Which do children receive nowadays, stone or candy?
    _________________________________________
5. What else do people do besides going to parties and playing different games? 
   _________________________________________

     My mother is very kind and easygoing, she helps me a lot. I 1_______ (take) good care of in my daily
life by her. When I'm in trouble, she always 2_______ (encourage)me to face my difficulties. I still remember
that once I 3______ (argue) with my best friend. My mother talked with me the whole night and finally helped
me solve the problem. With her help, I 4_______ (become) a top student in my class already. I believe she
5_______ (be) proud of me in the near future.

     Andy was born in China 15 years ago. In 2005, she 1______ to the USA with her family. As a high school
student, she has found many differences 2______ Chinese and Americans:
     About money
    1) Americans like to spend 3______ than they have, so many of them are always in debt (欠债). But
Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have 4______ left in the bank.
    2) The American kids themselves make their own money. Most Chinese kids always 5______ their
parents for money.
    3) Many American parents think there is 6______ need to send their children to an expensive university.
It's different in China. Many Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive universities
7______ their family isn't rich enough.
    About school
     1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take
part in study groups.
    2) Many American students think that B is a girl while many Chinese students think that B is too 8______.
About friends
     Most American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by 9______. They never ask them about
their friends while Chinese parents usually enjoy knowing more about their children's friends 10______ many
different ways, and usually stop them from staying out too late with friends.