The modern fashion in education is to let the child __________ everything!

A.decide B.decides C.to decide D.deciding

Nowadays, students in a __________ school often find themselves in disagreement with their more __________ minded teachers.

A.tradition; traditional B.tradition; traditionally

C.traditional; traditional D.traditional; traditionally

China’s reality TV program Where Are We Going Dad __________ hugely popular since its first show in October..

A.become B.became C.has become D.will become

We will shorten the commuting time after the new bridge __________.

A.will complete B.completes C.will be completed D.is completed

—Would you mind explaining that again, please？

—__________.

A.That’s OK. B.Never mind.

C.Of course not. D.You should listen carefully.

Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）

1.Doctors need another hour to finish the operation.（改为一般疑问句）

__________ doctors __________ another hour to finish the operation?

2.The monitor asked me, “What can do for you?”（改为宾语从句）

The monitor asked me __________ he __________ do for me.

3.Students didn’t go to school yesterday.（保持原句意思不变）

Students were __________ school yesterday.

4.He can find new job by the end of the year.（对画线部分提问）

__________ __________ can he find a new job?

5.I think your suggestion is unreasonable I think your suggestion is impractical.（合并句子）

I think your suggestion is __________ __________ unreasonable __________ __________ impractical.

6.They have said that they will widen this road early next month.（改为被动语态）

They have said that this road will __________ __________ early next month.

7.dirty, musn’t, factories, into, chemical, let, water, rivers, out（连词成句）

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Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

Renminbi is on the rise

Ye Li plans to study abroad after she finishes high school in summer. It will cost her parents a large sum of money. But as the value of the Chinese yuan has been rising in the last few months, the girl is happy to find she will need much less money.

One US dollar used to buy 8. 28 yuan Renminbi（RMB） in 2004. But by last Tues day the number had fallen to 6. 77. That means Ye’s tuition fee（学费）at $20,000 will cost her 30200 yuan less.

What are exchange rates?

The amount of RMB that one dollar can buy is called the exchange rate（汇率）between the RMB and US dollar. There are exchange rates between most countries. They show the rate at which one currency（货币）can be exchanged for another. The rates are decided by the different prices of the same product in countries. These change every day. Currency will become more expensive when demand（需求） for it is greater. As more and more countries have begun to trade（做贸易） with China in recent years, the RMB is in great demand, which has made its value go up.

The other side of the coin

A more expensive RMB is good for people like Ye. Chinese people can get more foreign currencies while exchanging with their money. They can buy more imported food, clothes, and cars. It also makes it cheaper to travel abroad.

But it is not good for Chinese exporters（出口商） like clothing sellers. A $1 export will bring in less yuan.

What’s more, Chinese clothing sells well abroad because of its low prices. Now a made-in-China T-shirt will cost foreigners more. There may be fewer foreigners who will buy Chinese products.

1.According to the story, Ye Li’s tuition fee is __________ now.

A.165,600 yuan B.135,400 yuan C.20,000 yuan D.11, 800 yuan

2.The value of currency

A.never changes with time B.rises when more of it is demanded

C.falls when it’s in greater demand D.depends on how many people using it

3.“The other side of a coin” here means __________.

A.it’s easy to turn a coin the other way up B.Chinese people are richer now

C.the rise of RMB has a harmful- as well as a positive side. D.China is exporting more clothes

4.A more expensive RMB has brought many benefits（好处）except __________.

A.Chinese can buy more imported food, clothes and cars.

B.it will do good to our exporters.

C.Chinese can spend less money traveling abroad than before

D.Chinese people are richer exchanging their money for foreign currencies

5.Which of the following is true?

A.The amount of RMB that one dollar can buy is called the exchange rate

B.Chinese clothing sells well abroad because of its high, quality

C.A currency will become more expensive when it is in great demand

D.The more expensive RMB is, the better, our life will be

6.The story mainly tells us __________.

A.the RMB has become more expensive B.it’s cheaper to travel abroad.

C.the RMB is in great demand D.foreigners won’t buy Chinese clothes

Choose the words or expressions and. complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文）

You either have it, or you don’t—a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?

Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, _______ it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.

“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around.” Says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they _______ develop the skills.”

Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to _______ their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:

If you are using a _______ turn it so it relates to the way you are facing. If you leave your bike in a _______ place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.

Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know _______ you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.

Now you need never get lost again!

1.A.or B.so C.as D.but

2.A.never B.always C.possibly D.almost

3.A.remove B.improve C.discover D.reach

4.A.phone B.compass C.map D.sign

5.A.empty B.strange C.nice D.free

6.A.how long B.how much C.how soon D.how far

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

In the Renaissance（文艺复兴） Period（1500～1650）, people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the a1. languages such as Greek and Lat in languages that were used in the old times, and study mathematics, science, and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.

University education was a privilege（特权）of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people could not a2. to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. He might study in different universities and since the teaching was all d3. in Latin, it didn’t matter which country he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy to study one year in Italy and another in France with out speaking either French or Italian.

It was p4. in the 16th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Since books were handwritten, there was not enough to give o5. to each student. Often, only the teacher had book. He would read to students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written. In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word

For the not so wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study. At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and the basics of taking care of a household. Poor children r6. attended school.

The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were told. They did scientific experiments themselves to search for a7. to the mysteries of the space. Copernicus calculated that the Earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish him. Galileo later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.

Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）

Most of us have never thought about building an educational toy by ourselves. If we need a learning toy or something, we simply go to the nearest store and buy it. However, things are not as easy in third world countries. With families even having no food to put on the table, buying toys, especially the educational ones, is the last thing on the parents’ minds.

So how can one get these kids interested in science? This was a question that worried the Indian engineer. Arvind Gupta so much that he decided to give up a good job and spend his life making toys from trash, things that people no longer want or need! Mr Gupta began teaching in the 1970s. While still an engineering student at the Indian College of Technology, he volunteered to teach the children who could not afford to go to school. Upon graduation, he found a good job at India’s Tata Motors and spent the next five years designing cars.

But he soon realized that this was not something he wanted to do for the rest of his life. So he took a year’s training course and took part in the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Program whose aim was to make science fun and exciting for poor children using available materials.

Mr Gupta found the whole project so satisfying that he decided to leave his high paying job and focus his attention on designing educational toys that were not only cheap and easy to build, but also full of scientific principles（原理）, so that children could get interested in this interesting subject.

When the Internet started becoming a more widespread learning tool, Mr Gupta created a toys from Trash website and also recorded over 250 YouTube videos.

Today, over 50,000 children and teachers visit the website daily to download the videos for the toy creations based on cool science. Some young children have become so inspired（鼓舞） that they have even won international science competitions with the help of his creations.

1.What are these educational toys made from?

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2.Did Arvind Gupta start building educational toys as soon as he graduated from the college?

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3.Who did Mr Gupta build these educational toys for?

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4.How are the educational toys designed by Mr. Gupta?

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5.What did Mr Gupta do to introduce his educational toys?

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6.How can these educational toys help the children in third world countries?

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