Anyone for kimchi(韩国泡菜)? Around 2,000 women made the traditional dish last week in Seoul,the capital of the Republic of Korea(ROK).

Kimchi traditionally has a rosy color. Korea.net says: “The color red wards off (避开) evil spirits. The color represents the spirit of the Korean people and kimchi is more than just a food. It’s a culture.”

A meal without kimchi is unthinkable. So what is kimchi?

Joan Raymond, food writer for US website health.com, writes: “It’s a reddish, fermented (发酵的) cabbage dish , made with a mix of garlic salt, vinegar, chili peppers and other spices.

It is served at every meal, either along with or mixed with rice and noodles. It is part of a high-fiber, low fat diet, which has kept obesity(肥胖) at bay.”

Kimchi is used in everything from soups to pancakes and as a topping (配料) on pizza and burgers.

Health.com named kimchi in its list of the world’s top five healthiest foods as it is rich in vitamins, aids digestion and may even reduce the risk of cancer.

A study conducted by Seoul National University claimed that chickens infected with the H5N1 virus (bird flu) recovered after eating food containing the same bacteria found in kimchi.

When Koreans pose for photos, they say “kimchi”, instead of “cheese”.

1.According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Kimchi contains something that can kill the H5N1 virus.

B. Kimchi is rated as the healthiest food in the world.

C. Kimchi is a cultural treasure for Koreans.

D. Each person eats 40 pounds of kimchi per month.

2.What does the underlined phrase “keep... at bay” mean?

A. predict                            B. prevent                        C. overcome                       D. develop      

3.What does the article mainly talk about?

A. The nutritional value of kimchi.            B. Ways of making kimchi.

C. The origin of kimchi.                                D. Kimchi and what it means to Koreans.

You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.

Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out! Once in a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone.

It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

1.The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means “_____”.

2.We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music  _____ .

3.It’s all right to use our MP3 player in __________.

4.What can be the best title of this passage?

Charlie works in a post office. His father lost his job five years ago and his mother is often ill. And he has two brothers and a sister. He works hard and tries his best to buy enough food for his family.

　　Last month his family had to move to an old house outside the city. It's farther from the post office and he has to get up early in the morning in order to catch the 6:30 train. The head of his office is strict and everybody has to get there on time. He knows what it'll mean if he's late. A friend of his had pity on(同情) him and lent his old car to him. The young man was happy and from then on he could go to work by car.

　　Last Saturday Charlie went to buy some medicine for his mother. Bad luck! When he came out of the shop, he couldn't find the car. He was quite worried and began to look for it in front of the shop but he didn't find it. Suddenly he saw a woman parked a car there and hurried into the shop. Charlie saw the car wasn't locked. He got on it and drove it at once. He was afraid the loser would run after him and drove fast. A truck hit it at a crossing and he lost consciousness.(知觉)

　　This morning the young man came back to life and saw there were a few policemen standing by his bed. He asked, "Where am I?"

　　"In Room 103."

　　"In hospital or in prison ?"

1.There’re ________ people in Charlie's family.

2.Charlie’s family moved to the old house outside the city because _______.

3.Charlie has to get to his office on time because ___________.

4.For         did Charlie buy any medicine last Saturday?

5.Charlie was afraid ________, so he drove fast.

— Could you help me with my English?
— _____________.

The Antarctic is actually a desert. It’s the only continent on the earth without a river or lake.

The Antarctic is all ice all year round. The warmest temperature ever recorded there is zero, at the South Pole. Explorers used to think that a place so cold would have a heavy snowfall. But less than ten inches of snow falls each year. That is less than half an inch of water. The times that much water falls in parts of the Sahara.

The little snow that falls never melts. It continues to pile up deeper and deeper year after year and century after century. When the snow gets to be about 80 feet deep it is turned to ice by the weight of the snow above it.

1. Antarctic is called a desert because it _______.

A. is sandy       B. is cold       C. has little water     D. is high

2. The snow there is very deep because it _______.

A. never stop falling          B. piles up year after year

C. never melts               D. falls often

3. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. Waterfall at the South Pole        B. The Antarctic ------An Ice Desert

C. Snowfall at the South Pole        D. The world’s Great Desert