Nowadays green food is popular. We know we need green food and good health,         not all people knew that years ago. When I was in Grade Seven, my teacher asked us to        something about green food by ourselves. We didn’t have any idea at first. Then our four-member group had a         and decided to do some research(调查) in a supermarket. Two of us wrote down the names of the         food on the shelves(货架). The other two         customers(顾客) some questions like “Do you know what green food is? ” “How often do you         green food?” and so on. More than 30 customers         our questions! Later each group in our class wrote a research report          the topic and handed it in（交上）. Our teacher chose the         ones and put them up on the wall of the classroom.         was one of them! We not only learned a lot about green food but also knew how to keep healthy.

1.A. so              B. and              C. because           D. but

2.A. learn            B. plant             C. make              D. buy

3.A. game            B. lesson            C. discussion          D. fight

4.A. delicious         B. green            C. fast               D. colorful

5.A. asked            B. told             C. helped            D. answered

6.A. buy             B. sell              C. give              D. take

7.A. copied           B. asked            C. answered          D. remembered

8.A. in               B. about            C. to                D. for

9.A. long             B. bad              C. simple            D. excellent

10.A. Mine            B. Theirs            C. ours              D. His

Nowadays green food is popular. We need green food and good health, not all people knew that well years ago. When I was in Grade Seven, my teacher asked us to something about green food by ourselves. We had no idea at first. Then our four-member group had a and went to do some research (调查) in a supermarket. Two of us wrote down the names of the food on the shelves. The other two customers (顾客) some questions like “Do you know what green food is?” “How often do you green food?” and so on. More than 30 customers our questions! Later each group in our class wrote a research report the topic and handed it in (交上). Our teacher chose the ones and put them up on the wall of the classroom. was one of them! We not only learned a lot about green food but also knew how to keep healthy.

1.A. so B. and C. or D. but

2.A. learnB. plant C. makeD. buy

3.A. game B. lesson C. discussion D. fight

4.A. delicious B. green C. fast D. colorful

5.A. asked B. told C. helped D. answered

6.A. buy B. sell C. give D. send

7.A. copied B. asked C. answered D. remembered

8.A. in B. about C. to D. for

9.A. long B. short C. bad D. excellent

10.A. Mine B. Theirs C. Ours D. His

I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard (果园), looking up at the branches above me. It is one of the last days of summer. Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler. Some kinds of apples are already ripe(成熟的). Others will be ready to pick soon. I think of my grandmother’s apple pie, and how I used to make it with her. She died last year, before the apple harvest, and I have not had her pie since then. I really miss her. I hear bees busily humming about, visiting the late summer flowers. The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.

The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes. Above me, big white clouds ran across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind. School starts in another week, and time seems to have slowed down.

“Sophie!” calls my grandfather. “Is that you?” I stand up, take his hand, and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard. We talk about apples, and bees and Grandma. He tells me that he misses her too.

He puts his rough, brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close. “ You know, Sophie,” he says, “ I spent the morning in the attic (阁楼), and you’ll never guess what I found. It’s the recipe(烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie. I used to help her make it sometimes. I can’t do it all alone, but you used to help her too. Maybe between the two of us, we can work it out. Want to try?”

“ But it won’t be the same without Grandma,” I tell him.

“That’s true,” he says, “but nothing is the same without Grandma. Still, I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie. What do you say?” I nod yes, and we walk towards home…toward an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen, making Grandma’s famous apple pie.

1.We learn from the passage that Sophie        .

A. likes to watch clouds in the attic

B. comes to the orchard after school

C. enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much

D. picks many apples in the orchard

2.Both Sophie and her grandfather used to ______.

A. help Grandma make apple pies

B. spend summer afternoons in the orchard

C. enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen

D. walk alone among the apple trees

3.The underlined part in the last paragraph shows       .

A. how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie   

B. how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies    

C. how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard

D. how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. My grandfather’s orchard                B. My grandmother’s apple pie

C. A morning in the attic                   D. The last days of summer

Several weeks ago, our headmaster, Mr. Gaudi, told us that our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Aleck—a game show which my best friend Carla and I both love. Carla has a good imagination, and I know a lot of history, so we thought we’d be good __35__ for the team.

A few days later, Mr. Gaudi held a meeting with everyone interested in the__36__ . He told us that Smart Aleck uses a five member team. He also said that three more people would be needed as backup（替补）. Unluckily four times that many students were at the meeting. So Mr. Gaudi said we would have a __37__ and the top eight scorers would become the team and the backup. Everybody agreed that this was a __38__ way to decide.

Yesterday, all of the hopefuls went to the dining hall after school. We would have to decide the starting line-up（阵容）.Mr. Gaudi acted as the host. After a couple of hours, all the __39__ on the team were set except one. Carla and I __40__ for that last position. We had to hold a one-on-one competition between the two of us. The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the backup.

Midway through our two-person competition, I was starting to pull ahead.__41__ I saw the look on Carla's face. I waited for a second and knew what I had to do. As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck, Carla wanted __42__ even more. So, starting with my next question, I held back and let Carla __43__, just by a little bit. Her expression as she __44__ she would be on the show made up for my not being on the team. And since I will go as backup, I'll still have the fun of seeing the show up close.

Was I __45__ by not trying as hard as I could? I don't think so. No one noticed, and Carla and I didn't __46__ it. It won't hurt the team because Carla will be a very good competitor on the real show. I think that making my best friend happy was the right thing to do.

1.A.choices                 B.pairs                C.leaders                     D.fans

2.A.course                  B.work                C.trip                           D.show

3.A.direction     B.discussion      C.competition            D.conversation

4.A.special                  B.hard                          C.fair                                     D.funny

5.A.places                   B.rules                C.names                      D.orders

6.A.tied                       B.clapped          C.cried                         D.returned

7.A.Still                        B.Never              C.Then                         D.Again

8.A.us                          B.it                                C.me                                      D.her

9.A.wait                       B.turn                          C.move                        D.win

10.A.accepted  B.realized          C.considered              D.decided

11.A.coming    B.refusing          C.helping                     D.cheating

12.A.mean                  B.plan                          C.regret                       D.say

I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard (果园)，looking up at the branches above me.It is one of the last days of summer.Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler.Some kinds of apples are already ripe (成熟的)．Others will be ready to pick soon.I think of my grandmother’s apple pie，and how I used to make it with her.She died last year，before the apple harvest，and I have not had her pie since.I really miss her.I hear bees busily humming about，visiting the late summer flowers.The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.

The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes.Above me，big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind.School starts in another week，and time seems to have slowed down.

“Sophie！” calls my grandfather.“Is that you？” I stand up，take his hand，and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard.We talk about apples，and bees，and Grandma.He tells me that he misses her too.

He puts his rough，brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close.“You know，Sophie，” he says，“I spent the morning in the attic (阁楼)，and you’ll never guess what I found.It’s the recipe (烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie.I used to help her make it sometimes.I can’t do it all alone，but you used to help her too.Maybe between the two of us，we can work it out.Want to try？”

“But it won’t be the same without Grandma，” I tell him.

“That’s true，” he says，“but nothing_is_the_same_without_Grandma.Still，I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie.What do you say？” I nod yes，and we walk towards home...towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen，making Grandma’s famous apple pie.

1．We learn from the passage that Sophie________.

A．likes to watch clouds in the attic

B．comes to the orchard after school

C．enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much

D．picks many apples in the orchard

2．Sophie’s grandfather spent the morning in the attic________.

A．looking for Grandma’s recipe for apple pie

B．helping Sophie’s grandmother make apple pie

C．trying to make apple pie all alone for Sophie

D．talking about apples，and bees，and Grandma with Sophie

3．Both Sophie and her grandfather used to________.

A．help Grandma make apple pies

B．spend summer afternoons in the orchard

C．enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen

D．walk alone among the apple trees

4．The underlined part in the last paragraph shows________.

A．how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie

B．how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies

C．how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard

D．how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma

5．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．My grandfather’s orchard 　　　　　　　　 B．My grandmother’s apple pie

C．A morning in the attic 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．The last days of summer