When I was three years old just before my sister was born, my mom asked me what we should name the new baby. I said, “Let’s call 　16　 Gravy(肉汁)!”

You know, we pour gravy over meat and it tastes good! My parents found my　 17　 interesting, but named the new baby Caroline, instead.

Having a sister 　18　 my life. When my sister and I played together, we 　　19　 got into fights and got angry with each other if we did 　20　 wrong. It sometimes drove our parents crazy.　 21　 at the same time, we learned to share our things and to forgive(原谅)each other when we got 　22　 .

In North America, there are many kinds of families, but 　23　 families have a boy and a girl. Of course, some have three or more. In China, most children 　24　 have brothers or sisters, and they have to learn those things in other ways, which is more　 25　 .

When I 　　26　 　away to university, my sister 　27　 me she wished I still lived at　 28　 . She wasn’t used to getting all the attention from my parents. But Chinese children get all the attention for all their life!

Some middle school 　　29　 in China wish they had a brother or sister. If you are one of them, I 　　30　 a good idea for you. Treat your friends and classmates as your brothers and sisters!

(　　　 ) 16. A. her 　　 　B. him 　　　　　　　　　　 C. me 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. them

(　　　 ) 17. A. news 　 　B. idea　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lesson 　　　　　　　　　　 D. story

(　　　 ) 18. A. began 　B. saw 　　　　　　　　　　 C. changed 　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoyed

(　　　 ) 19. A. never 　 　B. again 　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom 　　　　　　　　　 D. often

(　　　 ) 20. A. something B. everything　　　　　 C. anything 　　　　　　　　 D. nothing

(　　　 ) 21. A. But 　　 　B. So 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Or　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Through

(　　　 ) 22. A. angry 　B. excited 　　　　 　　　 C. hungry 　　　　　　　　　 D. worried

(　　　 ) 23. A. few 　　 　B. several 　　　　　　　　 C. all 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. most

(　　　 ) 24. A. shouldn’t　 B. don’t　　　　　　　　　 C. needn’t 　　　　　　　　　 D. wouldn’t

(　　　 ) 25. A. beautiful　 B. difficult 　　　　　　 C. careful 　　　　　　　　　 D. friendly

(　　　 ) 26. A. took 　 　B. put 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　　 D. came

(　　　 ) 27. A. asked 　 　B. answered　　　　　　　　　　 C. told 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. warned

(　　　 ) 28. A. home 　 　B. work　　　　　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　　　　　 D. family

(　　　 ) 29. A. students　 B. teachers　　　　　　　　　　 C. workers　　　　　　　　　　 D. lovers

(　　　 ) 30. A. give　　 　 B. have 　　　　　　 　　C. learn 　　　　　　　 　　D. make

8. When I saw the old picture, it _________(使想起)me of my childhood.

7.Nanjing is so hot in summer, I like to live in cooler __________.(气候)

6.Yellow is also the colour of _________(智慧).

5.I like blue and the walls were ________(paint) blue in my bedroom.

4.This summer, the terrible weather has greatly _________ (affect) our moods.

3.I hope we can make a _______(decide) today.

2._________(wear) blue clothes is good for the mind and body.

1.When I go to the teachers’ office, I will feel _________(relax).

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house？How will you escape？Do you know how to p　　 1　　 yourself? Please read the following passage.

　　 Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing w　　 2　　 to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the w　　 3　　 　you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not lifts.

From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping t　 4　 　windows is possible，The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. Though it’s a little dangerous, it is s　　 5　　 　to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

　Windows are also useful when you are w　　 6　　 　for help. Be sure to keep the door c　　 7　　 . Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than s　　 8　　 that may leaked(渗)into the room.

　　O　　 9　　 　a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof(屋顶).　 From the roof a person can drop to the ground more 　s　 10　 .