Water can be a liquid, a solid or a gas. When it is a solid, it can be as hard as stone. When it is a liquid, it can run through your fingers. When it is a gas, you may not see or feel it.
Water can change from a solid to a liquid or to a gas easily. This is why we always have fresh water. Now let us find out how it does. The heat of the sun turns liquid water into gas from the oceans, seas, rivers and lakes. The heat also turns liquid water into gas from the ground, the plants and the animals. Water in the gas rises and turns into clouds in the air.
When the clouds come near a mountain, they rise high. As the clouds rise, they get cooler. The higher they rise, the cooler they become. Then more and more water gas turn into water drops. In this way, the drops of water in the clouds get bigger and bigger. Then they fall to the earth as rain.
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1. 1.

   What is the solid of water?

   1. A.
      Rain
   2. B.
      Gas
   3. C.
      Stone
   4. D.
      Ice
2. 2.

   When the water is a _____, we may not see or feel it

   1. A.
      liquid
   2. B.
      soild
   3. C.
      gas
   4. D.
      snow
3. 3.

   The water in the oceans turns into clouds because _____

   1. A.
      the wind
   2. B.
      the heat of the sun
   3. C.
      the mountain
   4. D.
      the earth
4. 4.

   According to the passage, it rains most over the_____

   1. A.
      seas
   2. B.
      oceans
   3. C.
      mountains
   4. D.
      farms
5. 5.

   The higher you go up the mountain, _____you will feel

   1. A.
      the cooler
   2. B.
      the hotter
   3. C.
      the heavier
   4. D.
      the bigger

Hello, my name is Ann. This is a photo of my family. There are four people in my family. These are my parents. The woman in the photo is my mother, Mary. She is a teacher. She can play table tennis. And she likes reading. The man is my father, Jack. He’s a teacher at No. 1 Middle School. They are at the same school. He can play football, but he can’t play basketball. After school he often plays football with his students. Look, this is my lovely brother, Mike. I love my family very much

1. 1.

   How many people are there in my family?

   1. A.
      There are three people in my family
   2. B.
      There are four people in my family
   3. C.
      There are five people in my family
   4. D.
      There are six people in my family
2. 2.

   What’s my mother’s name?

   1. A.
      Ann
   2. B.
      Mike
   3. C.
      Jack
   4. D.
      Mary
3. 3.

   Where does my mother work(工作)?

   1. A.
      We don’t know
   2. B.
      In No. 1 Middle School
   3. C.
      In Ann’s school
   4. D.
      In Mike’s school
4. 4.

   What can my father do?

   1. A.
      My father can play table tennis
   2. B.
      My father can play football
   3. C.
      My father can play basketball
   4. D.
      My father can swim
5. 5.

   Is my father a teacher?

   1. A.
      Yes, he is
   2. B.
      No, he isn’t
   3. C.
      No, he is
   4. D.
      Yes, he isn’t

Do you know the girl over there? She wears a hat with flowers on it. Her name is Xinzi. She is a nice Japanese girl, my new friend. She is in our class, studying Chinese.
I like Xinzi. I don’t know Japanese, and Xinzi doesn’t know much Chinese. We know some English. We are the same age. And we have the same interests. We like to sing Chinese, Japanese and English songs. I help her to ride a bike and fly a kite. She helps me to swim and jump. We like playing football, but we can’t play at school because the playground is small. Xinzi and the other girls in our class will go to the swimming pool on Monday, and I want to go with them

1. 1.

   What does the girl know?

   1. A.
      Much Chinese
   2. B.
      Some English
   3. C.
      Little Japanese
   4. D.
      Nothing
2. 2.

   What is Xinzi good at?

   1. A.
      Swimming and jumping
   2. B.
      Riding a bike
   3. C.
      Flying a kite
   4. D.
      Playing basketball
3. 3.

   Xinzi and the other girls want to ______ on Monday

   1. A.
      play games
   2. B.
      go swimming
   3. C.
      play football
   4. D.
      fly kites

A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.
Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life

1. 1.

   The Black Forest is __________

   1. A.
      a place in Germany
   2. B.
      not a real place
   3. C.
      invented by the writer
   4. D.
      a place in Britain
2. 2.

   When he was walking in the forest, _______ ran after him

   1. A.
      two dogs
   2. B.
      two tigers
   3. C.
      two men
   4. D.
      two women
3. 3.

   Finally he came to __________

   1. A.
      a forest
   2. B.
      another road
   3. C.
      another dream
   4. D.
      a small hotel
4. 4.

   It was _________ that saved the man’s life 20 years later

   1. A.
      a voice
   2. B.
      the dream
   3. C.
      someone else
   4. D.
      God
5. 5.

   The story tells us that _________

   1. A.
      a dream may come true some time later
   2. B.
      a dream is always a dream
   3. C.
      people should not believe their dreams
   4. D.
      people should always believe their dreams

Mike lives in Zhengzhou of China. But he is from Canada. He is 12 years old this year. He speaks English. And he speaks Chinese a little. Mingming is his good friend. He is a Chinese boy. He often goes to the English Corner. He likes to speak English there. It helps him with English. Of course(当然), he often helps Mike with Chinese. Mike has a pet at home. It is a dog. He likes it very much. The name of it is Wangwang. Mingming likes it, too. So he often plays with Wangwang in Mike’s home

1. 1.

   Where is Mike from?

   1. A.
      China
   2. B.
      Canada
   3. C.
      England
   4. D.
      America
2. 2.

   Who helps Mike with Chinese?

   1. A.
      Mingming
   2. B.
      Wangwang
   3. C.
      Mike’s teacher
   4. D.
      Mike’s mother
3. 3.

   What’s the name of Mike’s pet?

   1. A.
      Mike
   2. B.
      Mingming
   3. C.
      Wangwang
   4. D.
      Mimi
4. 4.

   Where does Mingming play with Wangwang?

   1. A.
      in the English Corner
   2. B.
      in Mike’s home
   3. C.
      in Mingming’s home
   4. D.
      in the school

Lost and Found

1. 1.

   Mary’s school ID card number is _________

   1. A.
      2360731
   2. B.
      6956385
   3. C.
      2007712
2. 2.

   The backpack is ________

   1. A.
      white
   2. B.
      red
   3. C.
      black and white
3. 3.

   Mary’s phone number is __________

   1. A.
      6956385
   2. B.
      2007712
   3. C.
      2360731
4. 4.

   Tony’s last name is ________

   1. A.
      Brown
   2. B.
      Green
   3. C.
      Mike
5. 5.

   Cindy’s _______ is in the lost and found case

   1. A.
      school ID card
   2. B.
      backpack
   3. C.
      notebook

Hu Yaohui, a schoolgirl in Zhejiang province, didn’t want to speak or eat for a week. She kept worrying about her scores on the exam. “I can’t stop thinking about my place in the class,” she said. “I feel stressed out.”
Hu is not the only one who faces stress. According to a recent survey conducted by Wuhan University of Hubei province, 70 percent of the 2,000 students who are going to take the college and high school entrance exams feel under pressure (压力).
Stress is a normal physical response (反应) to things that make people feel worried or break their balance of life in some way.
Stress isn’t always bad. Sometimes, people’s stress is important during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to stop his car to avoid an accident. Sometimes, stress can help people do their best — like while getting ready before a big competition or exam.
However, too much or long-term stress gives people a stress overload (负荷过多). People with stress overloads may have problems remembering or concentrating on things. They are quick to get angry or lose patience. They may even have other problems, such as sleeping problems, headaches and often getting colds.
The most helpful way to deal with stress overloads is to learn how to manage the stress. For example, you might manage it by getting a good night’s sleep, or by exercising every day.
Another good way to deal with stress is to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. For many people, stress is so common that it has become a way of life. Don’t be too shy to tell others that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. Sometimes just sharing your problems with someone else can make you feel better

1. 1.

   Hu Yaohui felt stressed out about ________

   1. A.
      her marks on the exams
   2. B.
      which seat to take during exams
   3. C.
      not being able to sit in the front
   4. D.
      not being allowed to eat in class
2. 2.

   According to the survey in Paragraph 2, _______ of the 2,000 students who will take entrance exams feel stressed

   1. A.
      nearly half
   2. B.
      about 1,400
   3. C.
      almost seven hundred
   4. D.
      about one seventh
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      Stress is a kind of serious heart disease
   2. B.
      Stress is always bad for people
   3. C.
      Stress is always useless for an exam
   4. D.
      Stress is greatly needed sometimes
4. 4.

   This passage is mainly about “________”

   1. A.
      Many students face stress now
   2. B.
      People’s stress is always important
   3. C.
      How to get less stress
   4. D.
      How to get good results with the help of stress

When you read an article you will understand and remember it better if you can work out how the writer has put the ideas together．Sometimes a writer puts ideas together by asking questions and then answering them．For example，if the article is about groundhogs（土拨鼠），the set of questions in the writer’s head might be：
What does a groundhog look like？
Where do groundhogs live？
What do they eat？…
In the article，the author might answer those questions．
Sometimes an author writes out her questions in the article．These questions give you signals．They tell you what the author is going to write next．Often an author has a question in her head but she doesn’t write it out for you．You have to work out her question for yourself．Here’s a sample reading for you to practice this method.
Earthworms
Do you know how many kinds of earthworms there are？There are about 1800 kinds in the world！ They can be brown，purple，green．They can be as small as 3 cm long and as large as 3 m long．
The best time to see earthworms is at night，especially a cool，damp night．That’s when they come up from their burrows（地洞）to hunt for food．Earthworms don’t like to be in the sun．That’s because they breathe through their skin，and they can’t breathe if their skin gets too dry．Earthworms must come out of the earth if it rains a lot，because they can't breathe in their flooded burrows．What a dangerous life！
Earthworms don't have eyes，so how can they tell when it's dark？ They have special places on their skin that are sensitive to light．These spots tell whether it’s light or dark．If you shine a flashlight on an earthworm at night，it will quickly disappear into the ground．
Earthworms don't have ears either，but they can hear by feeling movements in the earth．If you want to hear like an earthworm，lie on the ground with your fingers in your ears．Then have a friend stamp his or her feet near you．This is how earthworms feel birds and people walking，and moles digging，near them．
Earthworms are useful．Farmers and gardeners like having lots of earthworms in their land because the worms help to make better soil when they dig．That digging keeps the soil loose and airy（通风的）．In one year earthworms can pile up as much as 23,000 kg of castings in an area about the size of a football field．

1. 1.

   What’s the purpose of reading Earthworms?

   1. A.
      To show the special life facts of earthworms
   2. B.
      To explain the differences from the groundhogs
   3. C.
      To put the writer’s idea into real use
   4. D.
      To make the readers think more clearly
2. 2.

   Which question CANNOT be answered in the passage?

   1. A.
      How do earthworms help with gardeners?
   2. B.
      What life are earthworms living with?
   3. C.
      When may people observe earthworms?
   4. D.
      Why can human listen like earthworms?
3. 3.

   How can you understand Earthworms better according to this passage?

   1. A.
      Read, ask and answer questions in your own head while reading
   2. B.
      Read to work out all the questions in the writer’s head while reading
   3. C.
      Read and check all the things that are not clear to you again and again
   4. D.
      Read for general ideas and discuss or compare with other similar topics
4. 4.

   What’s the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      One way to help with understanding
   2. B.
      One way to practice with a new idea
   3. C.
      One way to learn to be a wise writer
   4. D.
      One way to be clearer about worms

1. 1.

   The people in needn’t go to work on Fridays

   1. A.
      Canada
   2. B.
      Scotland
   3. C.
      Japan
   4. D.
      Egypt
2. 2.

   If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada

   1. A.
      11:00a.m
   2. B.
      2:00 p.m
   3. C.
      12:30 p.m
   4. D.
      4:00 a.m
3. 3.

   While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________

   1. A.
      having lessons
   2. B.
      sleeping
   3. C.
      watching TV
   4. D.
      playing games

Do you know David? He is an American boy. He’s eleven. He is in Class Two, Grade One. He has a sister. Her name is Joy. She is five. They have a dog(狗). Its name is Dongdong. How old is it? I know it’s two

1. 1.

   David is a_______

   1. A.
      boy
   2. B.
      girl
   3. C.
      English boy
   4. D.
      English girl
2. 2.

   David is__________ and Joy is____________

   1. A.
      five; five
   2. B.
      eleven; four
   3. C.
      five; eleven
   4. D.
      eleven; five
3. 3.

   Joy is David’s_________

   1. A.
      brother
   2. B.
      friend
   3. C.
      sister
   4. D.
      classmate
4. 4.

   Dongdong is the name of a___________

   1. A.
      cat
   2. B.
      dog
   3. C.
      bird
   4. D.
      child
5. 5.

   The dog is________

   1. A.
      eleven
   2. B.
      five
   3. C.
      two
   4. D.
      one