One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, 'It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they lad a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.

    The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.

    And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.

1.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?

     A. Thomas.                            B. The old father.

     C. Both the father and the son.             D. Neither the father nor the son.

2.The farmer bought _______ with the money after lie sold the horseshoe.

     A. some food        B. some water       C. some cherries   D. some pennies

3.When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.

     A. felt very happy  B. didn't say anything    C. beat the son   D. became a little angry

4.The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.

     A. he wanted his son to eat them all         B. he wanted his son to do more exercise

     C. lie wanted to teach his son a lesson       D. he wanted his son to pick them up

5. From the story, we can learn that _______.

     A. cherries are so delicious that most of is like to eat-them

     B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money

     C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe

     D. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones

A: 1.________ ?

B: It was great. I went to Qingdao.

A: 2._________

B: It’s very beautiful. I really like the beach and the food.

A: 3.____________

B: Any kind of food is okay.

A: Is it expensive?

B: Maybe a little. 4.____________ But it has the friendliest service.

A: You are right. The people there are really friendly. I hope one day I can go there. 5._____________

B: OK. You’d better go there in summer. It’s the most beautiful at that time.

A: Thanks a lot.

B: You’re welcome.    

短文填空。从下面方框中选出10个单词，用它们的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。按编号将答案依次填人题后的表格内。(共10小题，每小题1分；计10分)

    The verb“chat”means to talk(to someone)in a friendly，informal(非正式的)way．Today there are many  1  on the Internet where you can chat．You can chat with people all over the world，in many languages and about many subjects or topics．These places  2  “chatroom”．Sometimes you need to register(注册)to enter a chatroom．You need to provide a username and possibly your e-mail  3  ．Your username does not have to be your  4  name．It can be any name you want．When you have your usemame，other people in the chatroom will call you by that name and  5  else can use it．

  Chatting is a good way to  6  your informal English．Messages in a chatroom are usually short sentences．Sometimes  7  are not even sentences， 8  just a few words that are not really grammatically correct．It’s a typical way in which we speak in a  9  conversation with friends．To save time，people often use abbreviations like TTYL(talk to you later)or IDK(I don’t know)．So don’t go to a chatroom to practice“perfect”English．Go to a chatroom to practice informal English and find new  10  ．You can even use a chatroom to help improve your typing skills if you want．

Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.

    Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. ff you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:

    ●  Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

    ●  How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

    ●  Do I have a good place to do my homework?

    ●  Have I tried different ways of studying?

    If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.

     You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.

1.What do kids often worry most about?

     A. Their hobbies.                     B. Their homework.

     C. Their marks at school.               D. A fight with their friends.

2.According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.

     A. work hard                        B. talk to someone

     C. get ready for class                  D. write down your worries

3.If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".

     A. Why are grades important?           B. What do grades mean to me?

     C. How do I get ready for class?         D. Why not give up my studies?

4.If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.

     A. invite him or her to watch a game      B. put the blame on him or her

     C. try to make new friends              D. leave him or her alone

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

     A. Who is often worried.               B. When people are worried.

     C. How to deal with worries.            D. What kinds of worries people have.

Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given. Each choice should be used only once.

(A man and a woman are talking at the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport)

M: The airplanes are late, aren’t they?

W:    1  I never expect planes to be on time.

M: Are you working here or just a visitor?

W: A visitor.

M: How long have you been here?

W:   2     .

M: What places of interests have you been to?

W: Quite a lot, like the Great Wall in Beijing, West Lake in Hangzhou.

They are really wonderful.

M:    3   

W: You know, China is a country with a long history and it’s quite beautiful.

M:     4 

W: Yes, of course. It’s delicious.

M: Oh, here is my airplane at last. I must go now. Bye.

W: Bye!   5   

M: Me, too. Take care.