About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Almost every one of these words has an interesting story behind it. The word “Sandwich”, for example, is very popular in English. If we want to know the story behind it, we must know something about an English nobleman (贵族) called Sandwich.

Sandwich lived in the eighteenth century. He was rich, but he liked to play cards for money. He often played for 24 hours and did not stop to have his meals. He ordered his servants9佣人） to bring some meat and bread, and he played while eating. He put the meat between two pieces of bread, and he held the food in his left hand while he played with he his right hand. People liked Sandwich’s idea and began to eat bread and meat in this way.

From the name of the man Sandwich, we have the word “Sandwich” today.

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In English about three h    1      words come from the names of people. Sandwich is o     2     of them. It has an i    3      story behind it. Sandwich, in fact, was a rich man in E    4      . Usually he liked p    5      cards for money for twenty-four h     6     . He was so busy that he a    7      his servants to bring him some meat and bread, he put the meat b    8     the two pieces of bread while eating. After that, more and more people ate bread and meat i    9      this way. They called this kind of f   10      “Sandwich”.

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A different way of learning is widely used in our English study.

Before class, we make study plans first. Then we look up the new words, listen to the recording and read the text. When we meet problem, we can’t solve by ourselves. We always write them down in our notebooks.

In class, we sit in groups to discuss the problems freely. The teacher always offers help when we need. After discussion, it is time for us to give a report to the class. We also make conversations in pairs and practise a lot. It is really good for our listening and speaking.

After class, we have less homework now so we can go to the library to read English books, magazines and newspapers. We can also surf the Internet for useful information.

In a word, we enjoy the new way of studying. We can make more progress in our study.

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Information card

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I am Lily. I have a piece of good news to tell you. We have a new apartment(公寓).The rooms are small, but they are all comfortable. There are more rooms here than in our old apartment. This is good because now I have my own room. In the old apartment, I must share a room with my sister.

  My bedroom is my favourite in our apartment. I can be alone in it. I can read and draw. I can listen to music. I can play games and send my friends e-mails on my computer.

  M y second favourite room is the kitchen. I like helping my mother cook my meals. She is a very good cook and often teaches me how to make many different kinds of dishes. She lived in Morocco when she was a girl, and she can cook Morocco food. It is delicious.

根据短文内容，完成表格。

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6.             7.              8.             9.            10.          

任务型阅读，阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

The Blacks and the Whites are good neighbors. They know each other well. Sometimes they have dinner together.

One day, Mrs. Black invites the Whites to have dinner again because it is her birthday. In the afternoon, she comes home from work early. On the way home, she goes to the market First she buys some beef because Mr. Black likes it best. And she knows that Mr. White likes chicken and Mrs. White’s favorite food is fish. So She buys chicken and fish. She also buys some vegetables and fruit. She wants to get everything ready for the dinner.

When Mr. Black comes back home, Mrs. Black is busy cooking. “Happy birthday!” Mr. Black says and brings her a bunch of flowers. “Oh, thanks. What beautiful flowers! Would you please put them in the sitting-room? I’m busy now.”

“OK,” says Mr. Black. “And I can help you put the candles on the birthday cake.”

“A birthday cake?” Mrs. Black says, “ I forget to buy it.”

“Never mind. I’ll buy it now. I’ll be back in a few minutes.” Mr. Black says while he is running towards the door.

Just then, the doorbell rings. They are the Whites. In their hands there is a big birthday cake.

1. What’s the relationship（关系）between the Whites and the Blacks? http://w ww.xkb1. com

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2. Why does Mrs. Black invite the Whites to have dinner again one day?

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3. What does Mrs Black buy on the market?

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4. Where will Mr Black put the flowers?

   ___________________________________________________________

5. What present do the Whites bring?

  ____________________________________________________________

短文填空，根据所学课文和首字母提示完成短文.。

Neil lives in a town 15 miles f_______London. His favourite room is the k_________.

Anna lives in a flat in the c________ of Moscow. She s________ a bedroom with her sister.

Stephen lives in a large house in Los Angeles. He loves to sit on the balcony and look out at the

b_______ and the sea.

Simon’s neighbours are kind and helpful. Some of them are volunteers. You can

f_________ someone to fix things like b______ bicycles.  A__________ the volunteers,

there are some c_________ students. They are always r______ to help.

1. f________ 2. k_________ 3.c_________4. s_________ 5. b_________

6. f________7. b________  8. A_______9. c_________10.r_________

句型转换

1. The engineer will be here to give you some ideas..（改为否定句）

The engineer be here to give you _________ideas..

2. Doctor Li always tries to help sick people.(改为一般疑问句)

________Doctor Li always ________ to help sick people?

3. France is over 260,000 square miles in area.(保持句意不变)

France ________ an area ______ over 260,000 square miles.

4.They come to see Jim by train. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ they come to see Jim?

5. Tom is good at jogging. I’m also good at jogging. (保持句意不变)

_________ Tom and I _______ good at jogging.

请根据句意选择合适的动词, 并用其适当时态或形式填空，使句子通顺。

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1. Mary, with her parents ,often ________ some shopping on Sundays.

2. ---My parents and I ___________ a day out the day after tomorrow.

---Great. What are you going to do？

3. — Tom, ________ late to school next time. —OK. I won’t.

4. I hope you __________ much better soon.

5. ---_______ I ______the computer for you? --- Yes, please. It isn’t working these days.

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的词,并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

      me     visit    four     luck     child  

1. My family live on the          floor of the tall building.

2. ---Are the clothes those_______？---Yes, they belong to them.

3. Our teacher says that a few ________ are going to visit our school next week.

4. We are _______ enough to get the tickets for the opera show.

5. Daniel is polite and friendly. He is a good friend of _  ____

请根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词。

1. The twins work in the post office, and both of them are _______(邮递员).

2. ---My telephone number is 8657400. 

---Eight, six, five, seven, four, _________( 双写) zero, right?

3. She often looks for some ___________（信息）about fashion on the Internet.

4. Thanks for________（邀请）us to have dinner with you at home.

5. Be quiet. I don't want to_____ (not hear ,see or have something)a word of the news on TV.

Where is Love? How can we find Love?

Once a little boy wants to meet Love. He knows it is a long trip to where Love lives, so he gets his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and starts off. When he passes three streets, he sees an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looks very hungry. The boy gives her a pizza. She takes it and smiles at him. The smile is so beautiful that he wants to see it again, so he gives her a Coke. She smiles once again. The boy is very happy.

They sit there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they say nothing. When it grows dark, the boy wants to leave. But before he goes more than a few steps, he turns around, runs back to the old woman and gives her a hug(拥抱). The woman gives him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opens the door of his house, his mother is surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asks what makes him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman’s son is also surprised at his mother’s pleasure(快乐) and asks why.

“I had a pizza in the park with Love,” she says, “and he is much younger than I expected.”

If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.

(    )1. When the little boy sees the old woman, she is ________.

       A. looking for a seat in the park            B. passing the street

       C. looking at some birds                  D. having a pizza

(    )2. The little boy gives the old woman a Coke because ________.

       A. the old woman still feels hungry         B. he wants to see the smile again

       C. he doesn’t like the drink               D. the old woman pays him for it

(    )3. The old woman gives the little boy the biggest smile ________.

       A. after the little boy goes home            B. before it grows dark

       C. when she is drinking Coke               D. after the little boy hugs her

(    )4. Which of the following is TRUE?

       A. The little boy doesn’t find Love.     

B. The little boy and the old woman find what they want at last.

       C. The little boy doesn’t want to go home.  

D. The old woman gives the little boy a hug to thank him.