My interest in cooking started when I was 11, partly thanks to my mother. She didn’t really like cooking and when she cooked, I didn’t really like her food. Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this, so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find.

During a year, I had produced most of its recipes(食谱) and was ready for a bigger challenge(挑战). I wanted to create my own dishes and I started cooking for more people than just my family. Now as a teen chef(主厨)， I have also cooked in top-class restaurants around the country. I am not doing it for the money, but because I love cooking.

Now I know that when you stop caring whether you’ll be famous or do well, your dream will come to you.

1.The writer is now __________

A. a TV star.

B. a news reporter.

C. a well-known bookseller.

D. a good chef.

2.What made the writer begin to cook?

A. His parents’ wish.

B. The customers’ advice.

C. His mother’s delicious food.

D. The information about cooking on TV.

3.After producing most of the recipes in the cookbook, the writer wanted to ___________.

A. take cooking lessons.

B. write his cookbook.

C. make new dishes of his own.

D. open a restaurant.

4.What is important for the writer?

A. Finding a good job.

B. Making lots of money.

C. Doing what he loves.

D. Becoming famous.

Traveling can be expensive. But there are some ways to save money when traveling.

Look for city tourism cards. With the card, you can pay less at restaurants and shops. You don’t have to wait for a long time at busy attractions. You might even get free tickets to top tourist attractions.

Don’t get the best room. How long will you stay in your room? Will you just be sleeping there? Do you really need a bigger room with a good view?（景色）

Find a hotel outside a city. It can help you save money by choosing a hotel away from big tourist attractions.

Book(预定) a room with a kitchen. Although some people might not like to cook while on vacation, I don’t mind making breakfast in my room. I’d rather eat breakfast and lunch at the hotel and then spend much money on a delicious supper.

1.With ____________, you can pay less at restaurants and shops.

A. ID cards

B. tourism cards

C. bank cards

D. phone cards

2.The underlined words “tourist attractions” in Paragraph 2 mean ___________.

A. 旅游方式

B. 旅游设施

C. 旅游手册

D. 旅游景点

3.To save money, the writer advises tourists to ____________.

A. get the best room

B. live near big tourist attractions

C. live away from big tourist attractions

D. take a map with them when traveling

4.The writer prefers to make breakfast and lunch in the hotel because ______________.

A. they are healthier and more delicious

B. he likes cookers in the hotel

C. there are not any restaurants in the neighborhood

D. he’d rather spend much money on a delicious supper

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. How to save money when traveling.

B. How to get a tourism card.

C. How to find a hotel outside a city.

D. How to book a room on the Internet.

It began one night, last September. We were getting ready to go to bed when it started raining. It was really windy. When weren’t worried because it rains often here.

At 2 a.m., my dad woke me up and said ,”There’s a storm coming. We have to go to the basement(地下室）.” I got up quickly. “Lin, find the candles,please!” my mom said.”...And Chen, bring bottles of water from the kitchen.” She said to my brother . “... and Huan, don’t forget the radio,” she continued.

Dad asked us not to be worried. Then he told us to go down to the basement. The four of us went down to the basement and only a few minutes later we heard the storm. The noise was huge. We could hear the wind breaking glass and other terrible sounds. I remember we just hugged each other all night. I don’t want to live through that again. The storm died out the next day. Our house was completely broken down. But we were happy because we were alive.

1.Where did they have to go when the storm came?(不超过10个词）

______________________________________________

2.What did Chen’s mom want him to bring?（不超过15个词）

______________________________________________

3.Why were they happy though their house was broken down?(不超过5个词）

______________________________________________

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班里要举办一次“告别不良习惯，倡导健康生活”的活动，请你根据下面的提示写一篇发言稿，介绍自己的生活习惯。

1.锻炼：早晨和爸爸一起做运动，如跑步，打篮球等。

2.饮食：平时多吃水果蔬菜，几乎不吃垃圾食品，每天早晨喝牛奶。

3.空闲时间：从不玩电脑游戏，早睡早起。

注意： 1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.文中不得出现真实姓名以及班级名称。

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Song Zuying is famous a singer.

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

He by the boss at the end of each month.

A. pays B. is paid C. was paid D. paid

— Are the visitors all from _______? — No, there are only 5 ______ in the group.

A. Germany; Germany B. Germany; Germans

C. German; Germans D. German; Germany

Jay Chou is a popular singer and his CDs ______well.

A. sell B. are sold C. sells

— Our English teacher always keeps his lessons _______________.

— That’s why he is so popular among his students.

A. happily B. lively C. freely D. friendly

In those days bikes were not ______ used because few people could afford (负担起) to buy one.

A. quickly B. hardly C. widely D. nearly