Nowadays it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no 1  in sports? It may not be the fact. They often say they have   2 more important things to do.

What are these important things? Examinations! They have to get themselves ready for the most important School Certificates of Education Examination（毕业会考），and also to deal with the tests and the exams in school. So many of them become bookworms.

In the summer holidays after the Examination they could do   3  they like, but at the moment, they have to   4  all their time to the preparation. So studies have prevented them from going in sports.

Because of the pressure（压力）   5  their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. Many parents  6 their children to pass this examination in order to get a stepping stone for higher studies or better jobs. As for the  7    themselves, they want to get good results so that they can get their studies better. So it is necessary that they give up their school activities, especially sports.

Indeed, every school cannot go   8  physical training, for a quick mind seldom goes along with a weak body. It is well said, "All work and no play   9  Jack a dull（迟钝的）boy." In one word, without a strong body, you can never do anything better, let alone a great success in  10  .

1.                A．lesson          B．time           C．interest   D．place

2.                A．very           B．other          C．few  D．much

3.                A．something      B．which          C．anything  D．nothing

4.                A．spend          B．take           C．cost D．give

5.                A．from           B．of             C．in   D．to

6.                A．force          B．want           C．make D．let

7.                A．students        B．teachers        C．parents   D．examinations

8.                A．for            B．after           C．with D．without

9.                A．turns          B．makes          C．gets D．brings

10.               A．sports          B．exams          C．training   D．life

If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.

In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture (动作). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping (拍) of each other's raised (举起的) right hands together.

People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket (彩票). If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

 This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword (刀) in his hand.

 Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

1.“Give me five” is a gesture to __________.

A. make people laugh                                                       B. ask for money

C. celebrate success                                                D. search one’s pocket

2.The gesture “give me five” is the clapping of __________.

A. toes                                  B. hands                                C. arms                        D. legs

3.When you __________, you give your friends high five.

A. lose your money                                                 B. go back home

C. win a football game                                            D. do badly in exam

4.Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor? Because __________.

A. they were proud of their emperor

B. they were happy to see the emperor

C. they wanted to show there were no swords in their hands

D. we don’t know

At East China University of Science and Technology, students will get a coupon (优惠券) if they eat up their food.

Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.

     "It's been such a surprise," said Liang Zhaoyun, 19, a student at the university in Shanghai. "It has given us one more motivation to finish our food. "

     The measure is part of a national "eat-up" campaign(行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园).

    Why only on campuses, you might ask? Because according to a report by Xinhna News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average(平均).

     The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.

     "The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment-friendly and healthy lifestyle," said Tao Siliang, secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.

      But some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.

      "I'm glad that we've reduced food waste since the 'eat-up' campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses." said Tao.

1.From Paragraph l, we know that the students will get a coupon         .

A. when they eat school food        B. after they exchange gifts

C. if they finish all their food        D. if they collect the waste

2.The underlined word "motivation" in Paragraph 2 means in Chinese.

A. 动力      B. 机会     C. 试验       D. 条件

3.The purpose of the campaign is mainly to ________ .

A. improve the school food standard      

B. encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle

C. receive attention from the society     

D. further improve the service in universities

4.The best title for this passage may be _______.

A. Enjoy Your Food!           B. Reduce Waste on Campus

C. Meals in Universities.       D. "Eat-up" Campaign on Campus

Street Ping Pong— Ping!

Do you like table tennis? If you had travelled to cities in the UK like London or Birmingham last summer, you might have seen one of the dozens of free tables that were there as part of a project （项目） called Ping!.

What is Ping!?

Ping！is a three-year table tennis project. It has been running since 2010 and this year, 2012, is the final year. The idea is to put free table tennis tables in eight different towns in the UK for four weeks during the summer. Each table comes with its own bats and balls and is free to play. You can find the tables outdoors.

What does Ping! hope to achieve?

It would be great if Ping！helped find a new Olympic table tennis star but what Ping! really hopes. to achieve is just to get people playing and having fun together."Putting a ping pong table on the street gives people a chance to connect with other people," said Meera Sodha, Ping! Project Manager.

One of the towns that took part in the project was Hull, a city in England. Forty-five tables were put into the city. Jakob Adamski, an ESOL student learning. English, said, "I really enjoyed playing table tennis in the park. It was also a good way for me to practise my English and meet people."

1.When did the Ping! project start?

A. Last summer.                             B. Last winter.

C. In 2010.                                              D. In 2012.

2.What's the Ping!project?

A. Choosing table tennis stars.

B. Holding table tennis matches.

C. Teaching people how to .play table tennis.

D. Putting free table tennis tables in some towns.

3.The purpose of the Ping!project is

A. to help people practise English

B. to invite people to visit the UK cities

C. to get people to play and have fun together.

D. to encourage people to take part in the 2012 0lympics

Many people catch a cold in the spring time and / or fall.  It makes us wonder .if scientists can send a man to the moon, why they can't find a cure for the common cold. The answer is easy. There are exactly hundreds of kinds of cold viruses there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each one.

When a virus attacks your body, the body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion(充血)with it .You feel terrible because you can't breathe well, but your body is actually "eating" the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a running nose to stop the virus from getting to your cells.  You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.

Different people have different remedies（治疗法）for colds. In the United States and sane other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids.  Other people take medicine to stop the fever, congestion, and running nose.

There is one interesting thing to note - some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it .Bodies can do an amazing job on their own.  There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:

If it takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine,  but seven days to get over a cold you take medicine.

1.The scientists think   .when someone catches a cold.

2. Why can't you breathe we11 when you catch a cold? Because.

3.The blood is _____for the virus when someone gets a cold.

4.Which sentence is not right according to the passage?

5. What does the underline sentence mean in the last paragraph?