Hawaii has always been a magic name to people who like traveling. People from all over the world dream of seeing the beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. It’s always one of their dreams to watch the sun going down. The sun drops like a ball of bright fire into the sea, and it drops so quickly that you can even see it move.

About two thousand years ago, the first people went to Hawaii in a very small boat. They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees. But it was difficult for people to go to Hawaii at that time. And there were no big hotels like the ones today. Now people can get to Hawaii in different ways. More and more people go to Hawaii. So lots of nice big hotels have been built in recent years. However, the scenery(自然风景) in Hawaii hasn’t changed much. The white sand beaches and the waving palm trees are still there. People often have a peaceful time, taking a walk along the water in the morning. At night, they get together to hold parties, chatting and dancing. So if you’re thinking about relaxing yourself, Hawaii is surely the first place for you to choose.

1.The sun in Hawaii drops too quickly for people to see it move.

2.In Hawaii, a large number of nice big hotels have been built in recent years.

3.The scenery in Hawaii is quite different from what it was many years ago.

4.According to the passage, it’s common for people to hold parties in Hawaii at night.

5.The passage mainly tells us the first people who came to Hawaii.

Sydney Tower

Address: 100 Market St, Sydney

Phone: 02 9333 9222

Fax: 02 9333 9203

Open time: 9:00 am to 10:30 pm (Sundays to 11: 30 pm)

Ticket: $ 60 [for an adult (成年人) ]

$ 30 (for a child)

Website: www_______sydneytower, com.

How to get there: train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street

How to book tickets: by phone/fax or through the web

Attraction: Sydney's best views are just the beginning! Sydney Tower takes you to the

highest point above Sydney for exciting 360° views of our beautiful city.

1.If you want to book (预订) a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can_______.

When things went wrong, Freddy always had something nice to say.

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned, Freddy said, “Don't worry. It'll still taste good.” And he was _____. The pizza edges were dark, but the middle wasn't half bad.

When his teacher Mr Hall knocked into a bookshelf in the _____， Freddy said, “Don't worry. Mrs Bog won't be upset.” The librarian just laughed and helped _____ the books. Freddy looked on the bright side. And everyone liked that about _____．

Everyone, that is, except Hazel.

Hazel was the _____ kid in class. On her first day, Freddy said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you'll like it here.”

“I don't _____ it，” she talked back. Freddy had never met anyone like her.

When Mr Hall said they'd have a break inside _____ it was raining, Freddy said, “Every cloud has a silver lining.”

“A silver lining？” Hazel shook her head. “Bad things come in _____．”

Greta was carrying paints in _____ class. She fell over, and paints went flying.

“That was the second bad thing. What will the third thing be？” Hazel seemed so ______ about the Rule of Three Bad Things.

“It's beautiful！” Emma picked up Freddy's painting, not realising she had paints on her fingers.

“Freddy's picture is ______！” Hazel pointed. “There's number three.”

Emma looked ______. “I'm sorry, Freddy.”

“It's OK…If you add wings(翅膀), the fingerprints could look like butterflies(蝴蝶)，” said Freddy.

______ refused to put a finger on Freddy's paper. Only Hazel did.

“Want to add one？” Freddy asked.

Hazel thought about it, then nodded. She put her finger into paints, gently(温柔地) pressed(按，压) it onto Freddy's painting and ______ added wings.

“It looks great，” said Freddy.

Hazel ______， “You know, I don't really think there's a Rule of Three Bad Things.”

Sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don't expect them.

1.A. clever B. right C. active D. famous

2.A. shop B. gym C. library D. museum

3.A. pick up B. look after C. look through D. throw away

4.A. me B. her C. you D. him

5.A. lucky B. new C. excellent D. smart

6.A. expect B. like C. believe D. stand

7.A. although B. unless C. until D. because

8.A. twos B. threes C. fours D. fives

9.A. science B. music C. art D. history

10.A. happy B. worried C. sorry D. sure

11.A. in a mess B. on show C. in fashion D. on sale

12.A. sad B. happy C. excited D. bored

13.A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Nobody

14.A. angrily B. quickly C. carefully D. secretly

15.A. smiled B. promised C. warned D. shouted

We spent this holiday with our uncle. He loved to go on walks to collect stones. One day, he bought us backpacks(背包)and asked us to go to the mountain with him, and carry the stones.

The whole day we walked around. Every now and then he put stones in our bags. To our surprise, he also took some stones out from our bags. But we thought he had just found better stones.

When we returned to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt relaxed when we put them down. Yet our uncle's backpack was half empty.

“Why did you put so many stones into our backpacks？” we asked.

“I didn't. You did，” he said. “You didn't know it, but I gave you a test today. I listened to every word you said. Whenever you were complaining(抱怨), I added a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something with positive(积极的) thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks.” Our backpacks were full of stones.

“Your negative(消极的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your mind(头脑) just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts, the heavier your mind.”

With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons in life.

1.How did they feel when their uncle took some stones out from their bags?

A. Relaxed. B. Surprised.

C. Sad. D. Tired.

2.What did they find when they returned to the house?

A. Their uncle's bag was half empty.

B. There was nothing in their uncle's bag.

C. Their uncle's bag was full of stones.

D. There were few stones in their uncle's bag.

3.What can we learn from the story?

A. Everyone must accept others' advice.

B. We should be positive about life.

C. Never think about unimportant things.

D. It's necessary to make a plan before doing things.

Wechat is popular among us, but if someone deletes you or blocks(屏蔽）you on it，does it mean you’ve made him or her angry?

It depends.

Maybe you have just left messages too often without much valuable information. For example, the questions are those like ‘how are u? ’ ‘what are u doing? ’ ‘do u love me? ’ too often. You know, people may feel bored after answering such kinds of questions time after time.

Another possible reason may be that you’ve sent something unpleasant to your friend or in your friend circle. I just blocked one of my middle school classmates yesterday because she was trying to sell fake goods in the friend circle, and I hale it quite much.

Some people delete the one's name from friends’ list because they no longer want to see it (maybe ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend) and they don’t want the one to see their“ Moments” (动态） on WeChat (maybe they publish very private pictures or life or thoughts they don’t want to share with him or her.)

So why you are blocked may depend on his or her mood or preference (喜好）, and the reasons a person gets blocked are various from person to person. So I suggest you to write an email or make a phone call to that person if he or she really means a lot to you to see why he or she is dissatisfied with you ,and to find out how you can make up for the case.

1.From paragraph 3, we can know if you are blocked that is because ______.

A. you are asking too many boring questions

B. your friend is angry

C. your friend doesn’t like answering questions

D. your friend has no time to reply

2.In paragraph 5 ,the underlined word "it" refers to ______.

A. the goods B. the name C. the private life D. the friend circle

3._______causes of being deleted or blocked are mentioned in the passage.

A. 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Friend Circle B. Why Are You Blocked?

C. A Popular Way of Communication D. How to Make Your Friend Satisfied

The first time I ever really noticed a disabled person, I was studying in the third grade. I saw some disabled people before, but I never really knew or cared about what those persons go through(经历)．

When a new student arrived in my third grade class, I thought it would just be a common student, but this student was different. His name was Derek and he had autism(孤独症). He sometimes had random outbursts(随意的发作) during class and we would stand there, doing nothing because we didn't know why he was doing that. When he sat down at desk, we would try to get away from him. After class, we would play jokes on each other, imitating(模仿) Derek, and laughing about it.

Then one day, Derek's mum came to our class and talked with us. She told us that Derek wasn't just having random outbursts—he was trying to communicate. Then she chose a volunteer and filled that person's mouth with soft sweets. When we found the volunteer had great trouble in trying to speak, the mother explained that was what Derek was going through every day. We all understood her meaning.

After this talk, no one tried to make fun of Derek or run away from him. We accepted his outbursts in class and he became one of our friends. Having a class with Derek has taught me to have an open mind to those who are different from us. My experience in having an autistic classmate has provided me with a good lesson.

Now whenever I meet a family with a child who's behaving differently, I always remember what I have learned in my third grade class and go up to him or her.

1.What did the author think of the boy before the mother's talk?

A. Friendly. B. Humorous.

C. Generous. D. Strange.

2.Which order is right according to the passage?

①We got away from him.

②We got on well with Derek.

③Derek arrived in my class.

④Derek's mum talked to us.

A. ③①②④ B. ③①④② C. ①③②④ D. ①④③②

3.After Derek's mum's talk, we did the following EXCEPT that ________．

A. we became friends

B. we played together

C. we played jokes on him

D. we communicated with him

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Living with an open mind

B. Believing in yourself

C. Behaving in different ways

D. Making friends with the disabled

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Bob, a 15?year?old boy, has many hobbies, such as playing the 1.(吉他) and other2.(乐器). But his favourite is dancing. He thinks it's 3.(必要的，必需的) to dance well, because it can help build a wonderful body.

However, Bob had a problem last summer. He wanted to join a dancing group. Bob's school didn't have a boys' dancing group but a girls' group. He4.(尝试，努力) to join the girls' group. And he made it.

Bob thought his problem was over. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The school didn't allow Bob to stay in the girls' group. Bob 5.(未能达到) to join it. The school gave the only 6.(原因，理由) and showed its7.(观点，看法). “If we let Bob stay in the group，” the school said, “other boys will want to join. Soon, there won't be any girls in the group.” They took Bob off the group.

Bob was very 8.(愤怒的，生气的) about it, so he went to ask a judge(法官) for help and tell him the 9.(事实，真相). The judge said it was not a right decision. The school 10.(考虑， 斟酌) again and had to let Bob go back to the dancing group.

阅读下面短文，按照句子的语法结构和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空不超过两个词。

Justin is a 16?year?old boy. He is thinking about how 1.(spend) his money during the winter vacation. He2.(save) up about 300 dollars already. He plans to buy 3.computer with his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends. He can't do both 4.he doesn't have enough money. What should Justin do?

We are often in these kinds of situations. You want to see a concert5. Saturday, but it is also your mother's birthday and you do not want to let 6.(she) down. In this case, you don't have enough time to go to both7.(place). You must make a decision. You must think about 8. should be done first. You must consider the following questions9.(care)．

Which is more important?

Which decision needs my attention more?

Which choice would satisfy me more?

After you've answered these questions, it may be much 10.(easy) for you to decide what to do. So the next time you must make a decision, remember to prioritize(优先考虑)．

---What is your cousin like?

--Well, my cousin is ______ 11-year-old boy with shirt black hair. He is also very funny and he likes telling _____ jokes.

A. a; the B. the; 不填 C. 不填； the D. an; 不填

---Who do you think can do the voluntary work?

---______ who is willing to help can do it.

A. No one B. Anyone C. Someone D. Neither