A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful, too. Here is an interesting phrase（短语）, “to let the cat out of the bag”. In meaning it is the same as “to tell the secret（秘密）”. And there is an old interesting story about it.
　　Long ago, when farmers wanted to sell chickens at the market, they would usually just throw the chickens in cloth (布) bags. But cats were cheaper than chickens at that time, so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bags but not chickens. One day, a woman asked a man for a chicken. The man gave her a cloth bag in which there was a cat.      When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a chicken! The man’s secret was out and everyone knew it.
　　Now when we say someone gives away a secret, we say “he lets the cat out of the bag”. And that is the story where the interesting phrase came from

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to (指的是)______.

    1. A.
      the useful bag
    2. B.
      the phrase
    3. C.
      the cat
    4. D.
      the chicken
  2. 2.

    The farmers put cats but not chickens in the bags to ______ when they sold chickens

    1. A.
      tell the secret
    2. B.
      sell the cats
    3. C.
      get more money
    4. D.
      keep the cats quiet
  3. 3.

    Which is the best for the blank (空白处) in the passage?

    1. A.
      The woman was angry to see a cat
    2. B.
      The man put a cat in the bag
    3. C.
      The man asked her to see the chicken
    4. D.
      The woman wanted to see the chicken
  4. 4.

    The writer wrote the story to tell us______.

    1. A.
      the woman was smart
    2. B.
      how farmers sold their cats
    3. C.
      the phrase is useful
    4. D.
      where the phrase came from

A WALK
Ten kilometers’ long.
Dogs and other little animals are welcome.
Meet at the school gate.
Time:7:30 a. m. Saturday morning
Want to know more?
Call Michael at 58555665		For Rent
One-bedroom apartment near No.3 High School.
Call Miss Wang for more.
Tel:68252503
9:00 a. m. - 4:30 p. m.
Every weekday
For Sale（大促销）
Come and buy school things!
All kinds of school things!
Soccer ball:￥50
Basketball:￥40
Pen:￥1. 50
Only five days, this week!
Lantian School Things Store, next to No. 1 High School		Wanted
A waitress（女招待）in a restaurant.
Work for eight hours.
Like to meet people.
￥160 a day.
Call Miss Li at 65433265 today!
From 10:00 a. m. to 10:00 p. m.

  1. 1.

    They will meet ______ at 7:30 a. m. on Saturday morning for the walk

    1. A.
      at No. 3 High School
    2. B.
      at the school gate
    3. C.
      at No. 1 High School
    4. D.
      at a restaurant
  2. 2.

    If Li Lei wants to rent an apartment, he can call Miss Wang at _____

    1. A.
      68252503
    2. B.
      58555665
    3. C.
      65433265
    4. D.
      We don’t know
  3. 3.

    Kangkang has￥45. What can he buy in Lantian School Things Store?

    1. A.
      A soccer ball
    2. B.
      A basketball
    3. C.
      Some pens
    4. D.
      B and
    5. E.
  4. 4.

    Alice wants to be a waitress. She should call Miss Li______

    1. A.
      this week
    2. B.
      on Saturday
    3. C.
      today
    4. D.
      every weekday
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      The walk is ten kilometres’ long
    2. B.
      You can call Miss Wang to rent a room at 3:00 p. m. on Monday
    3. C.
      Lantian School Things Store is next to No. 3 High School
    4. D.
      The waitress should work for eight hours

Job wanted

Host
Nanchang Civil Aviation Company
Age:18
Good eyesight, strong body
Know at least two languages.
Apply in person at 7934 Main St Hongdu		Teacher
No.2MiddleSchool
Math teacher
More than 3 years’ experience
Be good to students.
Fax resume to 333--0004
Chinese People’s Bank Clerk
Rich experience
Full time,3000yuan a month
Apply in person at 336 Sunan St,     Dandong		Singer Group
FXG Music Group
If you love music, and good at   singing, join us.
Practice 3 times a week.
Email resume: Mugrosin@com.   lover

  1. 1.

    If you are good at math, and good to students you can ______to apply for the job

    1. A.
      go to 7934 Main St. Hongdu
    2. B.
      fax your information to 333—0004
    3. C.
      go to 336 Suinan St. Dandong
    4. D.
      email your resume to :Mugrosin@com. Lover
  2. 2.

    If you want to find a job in a bank, you should______.

    1. A.
      have good eye sights
    2. B.
      be good at math
    3. C.
      have rich experience
    4. D.
      love music
  3. 3.

    If you want to be a member of the singer group, you should______.

    1. A.
      be above 18 years old
    2. B.
      be familiar with math
    3. C.
      work full time
    4. D.
      practice 3 times a week

On a cold morning at a bus station, a man played six famous pieces of music for about an hour. During that time, about two thousand people went through the station, most of them were on their way to work.
3 minutes later: a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down, stopped for a few seconds and went away.
4 minutes later: the musician received his first dollar. A woman threw the money in the box and kept on walking without stopping.
6 minutes later: a young man stopped to listen to him. Then he looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes later: a 3-year-old boy stopped to look at the musician, but his mother took him away. Several other children did the same as the boy. And nearly all the parents took their children away.
45 minutes later: the musician kept on playing. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 persons gave him money but left quickly.
After 1 hour, the musician finished playing. In the end, he collected $ 32. No one noticed that he had finished playing.
No one knew this, but the musician was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. At that time, he played one of the most wonderful pieces ever written, with a very expensive violin.
If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing with the most beautiful violin, how many other things are we missing?

  1. 1.

    Joshua Bell played six famous pieces of music for______ at a bus station

    1. A.
      half an hour
    2. B.
      an hour
    3. C.
      fifteen minutes
    4. D.
      a day
  2. 2.

    ______ gave the first dollar to Joshua Bell for his performance

    1. A.
      A mid-aged man
    2. B.
      A Young man
    3. C.
      A woman
    4. D.
      A 3-year-old boy
  3. 3.

    Nearly all the parents ______ while they went past the musician

    1. A.
      took their children away
    2. B.
      threw the money into the box
    3. C.
      stayed with their children listening
    4. D.
      looked at their watch
  4. 4.

    Joshua Bell was in fact ______

    1. A.
      a very famous pianist
    2. B.
      a very popular singer
    3. C.
      a very poor violinist
    4. D.
      a very famous violinist

Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, "Don’t forget this ! "
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, "Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip." He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, "Will you please show me your ticket?" The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train." said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one," said the conductor kindly. "But how can I know where I’m going? ---I can’t remember my station!" the old man said sadly

  1. 1.

    Where is the ticket?_______

    1. A.
      The old man forgot to buy it
    2. B.
      The old man could not remember where it was
    3. C.
      The old man showed it to the conductor
    4. D.
      The old man’s wife took the ticket away
  2. 2.

    The old man was sad because_______

    1. A.
      he had to buy another ticket
    2. B.
      he lost all the things his wife gave him
    3. C.
      he did not know where he was
    4. D.
      he did not know where he should get off

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized(听出)his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day; I can not see it.”
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply sign the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective (有效的)？

  1. 1.

    The boy in the passage can not          

    1. A.
      see
    2. B.
      walk
    3. C.
      hear
    4. D.
      speak
  2. 2.

    How did the man help the boy?

    1. A.
      He gave the boy a lot of money
    2. B.
      He brought the boy back to his home
    3. C.
      He wrote some new words on the sign
    4. D.
      He sent the boy to a special school
  3. 3.

    The underlined words “held up” in the first paragraph mean         

    1. A.
      阻碍
    2. B.
      举着
    3. C.
      承受
    4. D.
      坚持
  4. 4.

    What happened after the man changed the sign?

    1. A.
      The boy still got a few coins in the hat
    2. B.
      The boy got much more money
    3. C.
      No one gave the boy coins any more
    4. D.
      No one gave the boy coins any more
  5. 5.

    What can we learn from the story?

    1. A.
      Time can we learn from the story?
    2. B.
      You should be brave even thought you’re blind
    3. C.
      Treating a thing differently brings a different result
    4. D.
      If we want to be rich, we should be honest.(结果)

School Library
To Joy Lee，
Just to remind you that you have four overdue（逾期的）books.
Title                Writer
①The age of Innocence    Edith Wharton             due（到期）   22/Jan
②Mr. Standfast         John   Buchan               due          24/Jan
③Imagine              Alison   Lester               due          26/Jan
④Selected Tales         Jakob   and Wilhelm Grimm   due          26/Jan
Please return these books tomorrow. Other people may   be waiting to borrow them.
Jane Johnes
Librarian
Date：3/Feb/2012
Note：You may not borrow any new books until these books have been   returned.

  1. 1.

    This is______.

    1. A.
      a report
    2. B.
      an introduction
    3. C.
      a reminder
    4. D.
      an advertisement
  2. 2.

    This note was written by______.

    1. A.
      Jane Johnes
    2. B.
      Joy Lee
    3. C.
      Alison Lester
    4. D.
      John Buchan
  3. 3.

    John Buchan is______.

    1. A.
      due on 20th January
    2. B.
      a friend of Joy Lee's
    3. C.
      the writer of the note
    4. D.
      the writer of Mr. Standfast
  4. 4.

    Joy Lee should return the book Imagine before______.

    1. A.
      22nd Jan
    2. B.
      24th Jan
    3. C.
      26th Jan
    4. D.
      3rd Feb
  5. 5.

    From this note we DON’T know that______.

    1. A.
      Jane Johnes works in the library
    2. B.
      Joy Lee may not borrow any new books now
    3. C.
      Joy Lee has lent these four books to other students
    4. D.
      Jane Johnes asks the note receiver to return the four books on Feb 4th

 
Peter is a sixth-grader at Woodland Primary School. He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years. John, 15, is a Junior 2 student at Woodland Secondary School. He began smoking four years ago. “Smoking is part of my life,” John said. Peter and John are not those boys’ real names. But their problem, smoking, is a very real problem. In many countries, smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers start in their teens or earlier.
A study of 8,000 London students shows that smoking is a problem for many British kids. More than 21% of middle school students and 6 % of primary school pupils said they smoked. “If young people start smoking early, it will be very hard for them to give up later on,” said a professor.
Every year, about four million people die because of smoking. And if people keep smoking,  that number will go up to about ten million a year by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. So we have to learn and tell others about the dangers of smoking

  1. 1.

    The sentence “Smoking is part of my life” probably means “__________”

    1. A.
      I don’t smoke very often
    2. B.
      Smoking is very important to me
    3. C.
      I don’t smoke at all
    4. D.
      I’m going to give up smoking
  2. 2.

    What will probably happen if a person starts smoking early?

    1. A.
      He will surely die early
    2. B.
      He cannot stop smoking
    3. C.
      It will be difficult for him to give up smoking
    4. D.
      He will become lazy soon
  3. 3.

    The study in the passage shows that __________

    1. A.
      smoking is a serious problem among British students
    2. B.
      there are more and more smokers in England
    3. C.
      some student smokers are having fun smoking
    4. D.
      most of smokers are young students
  4. 4.

    The main idea of this passage is that__________

    1. A.
      smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people
    2. B.
      more and more people die because of smoking every year
    3. C.
      WHO asks young people to give up smoking
    4. D.
      we needn’t worry about the student smokers
  5. 5.

    As middle school students, what should we do from now on?

    1. A.
      We should start smoking after middle school
    2. B.
      We should ask others to smoke outside
    3. C.
      We should laugh at smokers
    4. D.
      We should say no to smoking

Earthquakes are hard to predict. but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here’s some advice:
Before an earthquake It’s necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers(doctor, hospital, police, 119, etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.
During an earthquake It’s important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong table. The purpose is to protect yourself from objects, stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on. If you’re cooking, turn off the gas. If you’re outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridge and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible, staying away from bridges and tall building. Stay in your car.
After an earthquake Once the shaking has stopped, DO NOT run out of the building at once. It’s better to wait and leave when it’s safe. Check around you and help the people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken, leave it. If you smell of hear a gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is mentioned in the second paragraph?

    1. A.
      People should know how to turn on gas
    2. B.
      People should now how to save water
    3. C.
      People shouldn’t put heavy boxes over beds
    4. D.
      People shouldn’t forget the phone numbers of others
  2. 2.

    When an earthquake happens, __________can help you deal with it

    1. A.
      standing still
    2. B.
      staying calm
    3. C.
      looking outside
    4. D.
      moving indoors
  3. 3.

    During an earthquake, if you are driving in an open area, you should ________

    1. A.
      speed up your car
    2. B.
      stop your car and stay in
    3. C.
      slow down your car
    4. D.
      stop your car and run out
  4. 4.

    When the earth stops shaking , you should_________

    1. A.
      check around you first
    2. B.
      run out of the building at once
    3. C.
      break the windowns and doors
    4. D.
      write a report to your company
  5. 5.

    You can learn _______after reading the passage

    1. A.
      what an earthquake is like
    2. B.
      what to do to avoid an earthquake
    3. C.
      how an earthquake happens
    4. D.
      how to protect yourself in an earthquake

A dog has a piece of meat in his mouth. He’s going to eat it at home. As he is walking on a bridge, he looks down and sees himself in the river. That dog looks like him and he has a piece of meat in his mouth, too. The dog thinks it’s another dog. So he says to himself, “I want to eat more meat. I must make him run away from here and get the meat in his mouth. Then I can have two pieces.” He opens his mouth to bark. That dog in the water barks at him. Suddenly, his meat goes down into the water. The dog is so angry, he jumps into the water to catch the other dog

  1. 1.

    How many dogs are there in the river?

    1. A.
      None
    2. B.
      one
    3. C.
      Two
    4. D.
      We don’t know
  2. 2.

    The dog in the water         

    1. A.
      is more hungry
    2. B.
      is very angry at him
    3. C.
      is very kind
    4. D.
      is not a real dog at all
  3. 3.

    What does the story tell us?

    1. A.
      The greedy(贪心的) dog gets nothing at last
    2. B.
      The dog is a clever one
    3. C.
      A dog always wants two pieces of meat
    4. D.
      The dog can get two pieces of meat
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