My Town the Best Place to Be!
My town is a great place to live in . It’s the best place to enjoy your free time. There are three movie theaters in the town. They are all good, but the one nearest my house is the best. Shopping is also easy, There are many shops and most of them are trendy. They sell very fashionable clothes. The prices are also cheaper than in other cities, so students love to shop here. There are also a lot of video and music stores. These are very popular with students. I go to the music store every week to buy a new CD. The most crowded place for students to hang out is the park . Everyone goes there ,so it’s really interesting.
Sometimes there are even street performers. Some students think they are boring ,but I think they are the most creative people. I want to be a street performer, too .
【小题1】The writer’s town is the best place of _______.

Algae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in color. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it, they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much.

   Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer. It makes their plants grow better. Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals.

   From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries. Iodine is used in many ways all over the world. It is used in making medicine. It is added to the salt we use at the table. Scientists even use one form of iodine to “seed clouds” when they want rain to fall.

1.Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text.

A. plant      B. medicine          C. food        D. fertilizer

2.In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means ____.

A. clouds spreading like seeds

B. to make rain fall with human power

C. the seeds like clouds

D. dropping seeds by clouds

3.The main idea of the story is that ____.

A. The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall.

B. Kombu is made into medicine for farmers.

C. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu.

D. The Japanese use seaweed in many ways.

1.My brother got     ▲    (marry) last week .

2. I’d like to recommend this ____________ (educate) magazines to all the teachers.

3.When I heard the bad news , I couldn’t help     ▲    (cry)

4. Some wild animals look fierce(凶猛的), but they are        _(harm).

5.Buy the books now before they     ▲    (sell) out .

6.Lily     ▲    (read) a lot of books recently .

7.This CD can help you learn English by     ▲    (test) your knowledge of English grammar

8. Many students use computers in their __________(day) lives.

1.I like dolphins, but my father likes_____________ (kangaroo).

2.Kate went to the zoo with her brother _____________ (happy).

3.He____________to you if he has time. (write)

4.I think I am old enough to decide what ____________ (do).

5.A t the _________, he knew little about animals.(begin)

6.People can use tigers' bones to make __________(medical)

7.________, we lost the match in the end. (sad)

8.Hunters will make a lot of money if they sell __________ tusks.(elephant)

9.Would you please _______ me around your school?(show)

10.Did you have a good time _______ in the park?(play)