The Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret had very different characters (性格) : Elizabeth was very serious and tidy; Margaret was outgoing and headstrong. But they kept close as sister. When had lessons at home with their governess Marion Crawford. Margaret was often naughty. Elizabeth always protected her every time when she broke rules. When they grew up. Magaret has sad love stories and unhappy marriage. The Queen gave her a lot of help.

Margaret was one of the few people who could lose their temper with the Queen. Even as an adult, she would sometimes shout at her. Once she threw a dishcloth at Elizabeth's face when they had a picnic. But they never quarreled for long. To Queen Elizabeth, it was a sadness that her sister never found lasting (持久的) personal happiness.

1.What kind of person was Elizabeth like? She was ________.

    A. serious and tidy                  B. outgoing and tidy

C. easygoing aand headstrong         D. serious and headstrong

2.The word "governess" means ________.

    A. 服务员      B. 家庭女教师      C. 牧师       D.管家

3.Who had an unhappy family life according to the story?

    A. Elizabeth.                  B. Margaret.

C. Marion Crawford.           D. Both Elizabeth and Margaret.

4.According to the story, which of the following is not true?

A. The queen and her sister had quite different

B. Elizabeth always protected her sister

C. The sisters often fought each other

D. Elizabeth felt sorry for her sister for her unsuccessful marriage.

5.What is the main idea of the story?

A. Elizabeth was a kind person     

B. The two sisters lived happily

C. Margaret had sad love stories    

D. The two sisters had a very good relationship

There is _________"o" and _________ "1" in the word "bowl".

       A. a; a              B. a; an             C. an; a           D. an; an

根据短文内容．判断下列各句正（T)、误(F)。

Have you ever been annoyed with yourself when you forget something important? Maybe you think you have a bad memory, Do you know your memory, can be developed? Here are some ways for you to have a try.

★ Be positive. Do not tell yourself your memory is bad, or your mind will believe it and you won't remember things easily. If you think you can, then you can.

★Relax yourself. People are too nervous to remember things well. Relaxing will help you a lot. Take deep breathe(深呼吸)and you can remember things easily.

★Think more. Things you know may help you to remember something new. For example, when you remember the word "classroom", think of the old words "class" and "room", it will help you remember quickly.

★ Do more practice. Like your body, memory can be improved through exercise. The more times you practice, the more easily you will remember something.

★ Eat healthy feed. Healthy eating can improve your memory. It is reported that fish is good for improving memory, so try to eat more fish from now on.

1.An active attitude is good for you to improve your memory.

2.Relaxing is not useful for people to develop memory.

3.Something you already know may help you remember what you are learning.

4.Memory can' t be improved by practicing.

5.If you want to have a better memory, a healthy eating habit is very important.

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.

     An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others'. An unpunctual person is always saying unhappily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.

Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect (不尊重_) towards others. If a person is invited to

dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all the other guests (客人)

waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.

Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men.

1.The Chinese meaning of the word "punctual" in this passage is probably “       ”.                                                                      

A.听话的      B.守时的       C.守纪律的      D.能干的

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

     A. An unpunctual person often has more time.

     B. An unpunctual person has more work to do.

     C. A punctual person often has a busy life.

     D. A punctual person often does his work wonderfully.

3.When you are invited to dinner, you'd better arrive there         .

     A. in a hurry                               B. after the host

     C. at the decided time                        D. before other guests

4.From the passage, we learn that an unpunctual man usually          in the end.

     A. saves time for others                      

B. leaves his family and friends

     C. gets his chances and knowledge             

D. loses his time and good name

1.According to a UN list,            is the best country to live in.

A. Australia                                                                B. New Zealand         

C. Zimbabwe                                                             D. Norway

2.The human development index shows            of people in a country.

A. the health                                                            

B. both the health and happiness

C. the number                                                         

D. the progress

3.China came in at number            on the list.

A. 13                                                                                    B. 40                                     

C. 89                                                                                    D. 46

4.The word "average" in paragraph 3 means "          ".

A. 平均                                                                     B. 年龄                                

C. 极限                                                                      D. 寿命

5.Which country has made the most progress in the past forty years?

A. Niger.                      B. Japan.                               C. Oman.                     D. China.