It’s so cold! The temperature must be zero.

A. on B. with

C. below D. between

— What’s the of Mount Tai?

— It’s about 1,530 metres.

A. price B. height

C. number D. distance

— Have you ever been to the Summer Palace?

— No, but I it some day.

A. visit B. will visit

C. visited D. have visited

（题文）The diary is not mine. It’s .

A. anyone else B. someone else

C. anyone else’s D. someone else’s

The radio says that the clouds will and it will be sunny.

A. clear B. appear

C. grow D. develop

— Who is at maths, Tony, Toby or Jim?

— Toby. He always gets good grades.

A. better B. best

C. worse D. worst

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根据材料内容，选择正确的答案。

1.The underlined word “plain” means “ ”.

A. 易懂的 B. 老套的

C. 无聊的 D. 腐朽的

2.How often does Easy English Times come out?

A. Once a week. B. Once a month.

C. Once a year. D. Ten times a year.

3.The passage is mainly about a .

A. book B. magazine

C. newspaper D. dictionary

4.Each copy of Easy English Times has a page of activities.

A. outdoor B. classroom

C. family D. business

5.If you want to learn more about Easy English Times, you can .

A. make a call B. send an e-mail

C. send a letter D. visit its website

Lester was walking in the street with a huge box. A stranger walked up to him and asked, “Have you got the time?”

Lester stopped, put down the box, looked at his watch and said, “It’s 5:45.”

“Hey, what a nice watch!” said the stranger.

Lester smiled and said, “It’s very special.” Then he pressed a button and a voice told the time in Chinese. Lester continued, “It can ‘speak’ many languages.” The stranger seemed very interested in the watch. Lester then pressed another button and a small map appeared on the watch.

“I want to buy your watch!” said the stranger.

“Oh, no, I’m not selling it,” said Lester.

“I’ll give you $1,000!”

“Oh, no.”

“I’ll give you $5,000!” The stranger quickly took much money out of his bag and said. “Here is the money. Take it or leave it.”

Finally, Lester took off the watch and gave it to the stranger. When the stranger was about to leave, Lester pointed to the huge box and said, “Don’t forget your battery (电池).”

根据材料内容，选择正确答案。

1.Lester stopped in the street because .

A. he felt too tired

B. the box was too heavy

C. a stranger wanted to buy his watch

D. someone asked him what the time was

2.What did the stranger think of the watch at first?

A. Nice. B. Special.

C. Heavy. D. Expensive.

3.The stranger paid for the watch.

A. $100 B. $1,000

C. $500 D. $5,000

4.What was in the box?

A. The watch’s battery.

B. Another watch.

C. The watch’s map.

D. Lots of money.

5.Which is the BEST title for the passage?

A. Time Is Money

B. A Rich Stranger

C. A Special Watch

D. How to Sell a Watch

My aunt Cindy has her own cake shop. She can make nice cakes for special occasions, such as weddings. I spent a week last summer helping her in the shop. Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.

I practised for hours in Aunt Cindy’s shop. I made little coloured dots (圆点) on a piece of wax paper (蜡纸). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size.

I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes. However, that was not easy for me, either. I dropped a cake when trying to take it out of the freezer (冷冻箱) by myself. Luckily one of Aunt Cindy’s assistants (店员) was there. He saved the cake from hitting the floor.

It takes a whole team to make a huge cake. That’s one of the most important things I learned. Each person on the team has to be great at his or her job. Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper, Larry does the mixing and baking, and assistants carve and put frosting on the cakes. Aunt Cindy and Larry do most of the decorating while the assistants help make small parts like flowers and figures. Building a big cake is like playing a team sport. If one person doesn’t do his or her job well, the whole team pays for that.

Even though I was not much help to my aunt, I’m glad I spent the week in Aunt Cindy’s shop. Designing cakes takes more than just baking skills. It takes art and painting skills too. Now when I see a really nice cake, I don’t think of eating it first. Instead, I look at it and wonder how many hours it took to make.

1.What does the underlined word “occasions” mean in this passage?

A. events B. needs

C. places D. ideas

2.Why did the writer take a break from putting coloured dots on wax paper?

A. Because she practised for hours and became bored.

B. Because she could not make the dots good enough for a cake.

C. Because Aunt Cindy did not want her to make any more dots.

D. Because Aunt Cindy wanted her to help somewhere else.

3.Who designs the cakes on paper?

A. Aunt Cindy. B. Larry.

C. Assistants. D. The writer.

4.What was the main reason the writer was glad to have spent a week in her aunt’s shop?

A. She got to practise making coloured dots.

B. She learned the importance of teamwork.

C. She got to take a cake out of the freezer.

D. She learned art and painting skills.

5.What is this passage mainly about?

A. Helping an aunt design cakes.

B. Spending a week in a cake shop.

C. Working as the assistant to a cake decorator.

D. Discovering that making a nice cake is difficult.

根据中文意思完成句子。每空词数不限。

1.琳达不在家，她去机场了。

Linda isn’t at home. She______the airport.

2.你要是恐高就呆在这儿。

Stay here if you ______heights.

3.汤姆太小，还不能独自坐飞机。

Tom is ______ take the plane by himself.

4.我刚刚在操场看见贝蒂了，她正在弹吉他。

I saw Betty in the playground just now. She ______the guitar.

5.—— 我听说你考试成绩优异。

—— 真的吗？我怎么不知道！

— I hear you’ve got excellent grades in your exams.

— Really?______!