What do you do at the weekend? Some people like to   1  at home, but others like to go  2  a walk or play football. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the   3 . At the weekend, he always   4  the same thing. On Saturday he   5  his car and on  6  he goes to a village with his family by car. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t a   7  one, but there’s always  8  to do on the farm. The children help with the animals and give them their  9 . Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all   10  and Jack’s aunt gives them a big meal.

1.                A．play           B．stay            C．live  D．enjoy

2.                A．to             B．in             C．at   D．for

3.                A．day            B．time           C．autumn   D．weekdays

4.                A．does           B．make           C．borrows  D．has

5.                A．watches        B．washes         C．driving   D．sells

6.                A．Monday        B．Saturday        C．Sunday   D．Tuesday

7.                A．big            B．small           C．hard D．short

8.                A．little           B．much          C．fast  D．far

9.                A．clothes         B．places          C．food D．balls

10.               A．clean          B．late            C．hungry    D．friendly

One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”?
The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”? “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”?
“The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34)?.”?
“But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t (36) make a difference!”?
The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”?
There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.

–What’s the ________today?

-- It’s 9 October.

A．day              B．time              C．date             D．month

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long  35   .This is very good, but it doesn’t       36   a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.

When you return   37   your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒) and you’ll learn more  38  study better. Psychologists(心理学家)  39  that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning    40   an example. In the first few months you can make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems   41   the same. So you will think you’re learning  42  and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will take another big  43  . You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don’t  44  along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.