Have you ever heard of Jet Li? He is a great film    1    (明星) in China. His action films are very
 popular in the    2    (世界) because he is good at Kung Fu. Many of us like him. "Huo Yuanjia" is
  one of his    3    (最好的) films. It's an action film. In this film, there are many famous    4    (演员)
 and actresses. I    5    (认为) it is very exciting and funny. It's    6    (真正地) a good film, and    7    
 (所有) of us like it. At the    8    (相同的) time, Jet Li is a kind man. He donated (捐赠) much money
 to the people in Sichuan    9    (在……之后) the earthquake on May 12th, 2008. He would like to 
   10    (建造) some new schools for the children there.

         My name is Paul. I'm an actor. I have short blonde hair. I'm not very tall or heavy.①I wear cool
glasses when I go out.
         I'm Peter. I'm a bank clerk. My eyes are smally . My hair is ②short and curly. I'm ③short and a
bit heavy.
         I'm Karen. I work in a restaurant. I look like my mother. I have big eyes and long curly hair. I'm
tall and a little thin. I like meeting people.
         I'm Cindy. I'm a teacher. I always wear glasses.  ④I'm not heavy or thin. I have long black hair.
I'm fun and my students all like me.

根据短文内容,完成下列任务.

(     )1. 请把①翻译成汉语:_____________________.
(     )2. ②和③的意思分别是______和______.
(     )3. ②和③的反义词分别是______和______.
(     )4. 写出④的同义句:_____________________.
(     )5. Docs Karen like meeting lots of people?
____________________________________________________________________________

     The time may be 10 am in Beijing and 2 am in New York.  It is set  on the same time-Greenwich
 Mean Time. This is because in 1884, many nations met to decide how to prevent the confusion (混乱)
  made  by almost every town having its own time.         
     Such a time rule was devised (设计) by Sir Sanford Fleming  (1827-1915).  He was an engineer 
who lived in Canada.  He held a  meeting in 1884 to discuss the time problem.  He suggested that there
should be 24 meridians (子午线)  dividing the world int0 24 time zones  (时区).  The zero meridian 
would pass through the village of Greenwich near London. The time at Greenwich would be called 
Greenwich  Mean Time, and at each of the 24 meridian lines, the time would go  forward or backwards 
by one hour.      
     Twenty-seven nations agreed to this suggestion, and since then  GMT has been the centre of
 time-keeping for all nations.  Most nations  have only one time zone.  However, large nations such as
 the USA and  Australia are divided into several time zones.

1. What time is it in New York when it is 10 am in Beijing?
     ___________________________________________________
2. Who devised Greenwich Mean Time?
     ___________________________________________________
3. When was the meeting held to discuss the time problem?
     ___________________________________________________
4. How many nations agreed to Greenwich Mean Time?
     ___________________________________________________
5. Does Australia have only one time zone?
     ___________________________________________________

A .Now pick up the scissors. Hold the paper carefully and cut through it. Keep the small piece of string between you and the scissors, so you do not cut the string.                            
B .“Magic string” is a popular magic trick. You can do this trick for your friends or family. You just need a piece of paper, a piece of string and some scissors. That’s all.
C .Pick up the paper and fold side A down. Now your friends can see side B, but they can’t see side A. Side A is shorter than B, so it does not cover the string. Push the middle of the string up, and fold C up over A. Now most of the string is inside the paper, but a small piece of the string is outside. You can see it but your friends can’t.
D .Put one hand over the paper, and then pull the string out slowly with your other hand. The string is still in one long piece!
E .First, fold the paper so that it is like the paper in the picture. Side A is shorter than side B, but not much shorter. Side C is much shorter than Side B. Show the long piece of string so that people can look at it. Put this piece of string on the paper.
1._____     2._____      3._____        4._____        5._____

      From London to New York, from Hong Kong to Moscow, subways (地铁) are an i______ (1)
way of transportation. T______ (2) in modern cities is often quite h______ (3), and it can sometimes
t______ (4) hours to cross a busy city in a car or bus. Subways help s______ (5) that problem, since
they don't have to stop at traffic lights, and h______ (6) of people can take a subway train together.
In larger subway systems, such as Mexico City's, there are lines that go far away from the city c______ (7). In this way, people living in the suburbs (郊区) can take a train to work. This r______ (8) the
traffic e______ (9) and leaving a city. It also helps stop air pollution, a big problem in many cities.
Finally, subways are usually c______ (10). Basically, in a city with a subway, everybody wins!

     The best day of the week for shoppers is Saturday. In America, women do most of the shopping,
while the young also enjoy shopping with their friends. Men do not enjoy spending time being in the
store. There are many places to shop. A mall is a group of many shops where you can buy clothes,
furniture and everything of the house. Shopping malls provide parking of the cars which is very important
to the shoppers. Usually, the mall is under one roof so people don't get cold or wet from rain, wind or
snow. Mothers can buy clothes for each family member. Shoes, socks, dresses, coats and sweaters are
bought in August for the new school year. For the kitchen, the mother might buy cooking pots, drinking
glasses, and the other things. The bedroom furniture has beds, mirrors and so on. Finally, there are
pictures in most rooms. To buy all these things at the mall takes many trips but mothers enjoy this kind of
shopping.

1. Who goes shopping the most of all the family members?
A. Mothers.
B. Fathers.
C. Young people.
D. Children.
2. In America, women like shopping on _____.
A. Sunday
B. Saturday
C. Monday
D. Friday
3. Men do not enjoy shopping in the store, because _____.
A. it will cost more money
B. it takes shorter time
C. it takes a lot of time
D. they will get wet from rain
4. The underlined word "furniture" means "_____ ".
A. 电视柜
B. 家具
C. 电器
D. 立柜
5. What is a shopping mall?
A. It's a group of many shops where you can buy everything you need.
B. A department store where you can buy everything you need.
C. A supermarket where you can buy vegetables, fruits and so on.
D. You can park your car there.