Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet（英尺）. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts（广场）that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.

1.Here “mall” means “                ”.

A. a large park      B. a big church                  C. a square          D. a shopping center

2.The largest mall in the United States                 .

A. was built in 1965                             B. has 12,750 cars in it

C. has 350 shops in it                            D. can hold 750,000 people

3. The writer                 .

A. thinks malls make people’s life easier             B. likes to live in his favorite malls

C. is called “mall rats” by others                           D. often goes to the church in malls

China is a country that is changing very quickly over the past fifty years and   1  you look closely(仔细地) you can see it   2  in front of your eyes. Fifty years ago, everybody travelled around by bike. Today lots of people in China still ride their bikes  3  school or work, but many people also take the bus or travel   4   underground. There are some people who even drive their own cars. Shops   5  small businesses but now the centre of China’s cities are full of   6   department stores. In these department stores, you can buy  7  you want in one trip. You can buy food, toys, bikes and even televisions. Television is    8   change that China has seen. Many children would say that they can not imagine life   9  TV set , but years ago they had to live without them. The Internet and the computer have only recently become regular items in our lives. Without the Internet, people would not  10  to get information as quickly as they can now and the Internet helps to make people   11  friends all over the world. Computers help   12  children and adults in their   13  lives Many students are lucky enough   14 able to use them to do their homework or   15  with their friends and sometimes play games.

1.                A．even if         B．if              C．although D．so

2.                A．be changing     B．to changing      C．changing D．changes

3.                A．from           B．to             C．in   D．at

4.                A．with           B．at             C．in   D．by

5.                A．is             B．was            C．are D．were

6.                A．large           B．larger          C．small     D．smaller

7.                A．anything        B．something       C．everything    D．nothing

8.                A．others          B．one            C．the others     D．another

9.                A．with one        B．without one      C．with it    D．without it

10.               A．can be able to    B．be able to       C．able to    D．could

11.               A．being          B．been           C．be   D．to be

12.               A．both           B．all             C．either     D．neither

13.               A．every day       B．everyday       C．some day D．someday

14.               A．be            B．being          C．to be D．to

15.               A．speak          B．chatting        C．chat D．speaking

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Saturday morning was bright and fresh. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step.

Tom appeared with a bucket（桶）of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence（篱笆）around the garden. It was ninety feet long and nine feet high. He felt very blue.

Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.

Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended（假装）not to see Ben.

“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”

 “Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”

Ben thought about this. Tom continued painting carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added（增加）a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager（渴望的）to have a try himself.

After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said, “No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”

“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”

“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”

He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him a basketball, and so on.

By late afternoon Tom had got all kinds of toys, and the fence had got three coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake!

1.Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting?

A. He saw Ben eating an apple happily.

B. He tried to make Ben interested in it.

C. He didn’t want to go swimming with Ben at all.

D. He didn’t want Ben to share the chance to paint the fence.

2.What does the underlined word “spring” probably mean in Chinese?

A. 春天           B. 弹簧           C. 泉                            D. 活力

3.What do you think of Tom?

A. Honest.           B. Smart.             C. Shy.                   D. Stubborn.

Waitress: Good afternoon. 1.__________________________________________

Sally:   I’d like some noodles, please.

Waitress: We have beef, chicken and mutton noodles.

2.________________________________________________________

Sally:   Are there any vegetables in the beef noodles?

Waitress: 3._______________________________________________________

There are some potatoes.

Sally:   OK, I’d like beef and potato noodles.

Waitress: We have large, medium and small bowls.

4.________________________________________________________

Sally: I’d like a small one. 5.__________________________________________

Waitress: 15yuan.