--- Is your father a teacher?

---Well, he _______．

A． used to        B． was used to           C． used to be          D． is used to be

Monday morning is an important time at our school．All of the students go to the playground．

We listen to music, and we  1  the national flag（国旗） go up．

Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings．One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk．He was  2  and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too．

Can I really do it ?

Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk．My teacher  3  me, “I know you want to have a try．Next Monday, you can give the talk．Go and write something down． 4   for it, I’m sure you’ll do well．”

    “Thank you,” I answered, It was such a great  5 for me ! When I got home, I was excited．I wrote two pages for the talk．I read them again and again．When I read, I asked my parents  6 ．I wanted to make my teacher happy．

Monday morning came．I began to feel 7 ．When did I last give a talk to 8   many people? Never! This was my first time．Could I really  9   it ? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk．

    When I got to school, we all went out to playground．I  10  in front of everyone． I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything．

    “Take it easy,” I said to  11 ．“ Don’t be nervous． You can do it．”

    Just then, I looked down at everyone．I saw about 1,000 eyes．They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t  12  stand up．

    I looked at their eyes more carefully．Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid, just talk !”

    I  13  a big breath（呼吸）．Then I began to talk．It wasn’t hard．It was easy．

    I don’t know  14  I finished my talk．But I did it．I felt so good that day．I showed myself   15  everyone what I can do．

（    ） 1． A． watch                 B． see                C． notice            D． look at

（    ） 2． A． surprising            B． proud             C． amazed          D． careful

（    ） 3． A． told                     B． asked for        C． said to           D． showed

（    ） 4． A． Look out             B． Come on        C． Take care       D． Get ready

（    ） 5． A． chance                B． news             C． time               D． message

（    ） 6． A． to listen to           B． to listen          C． listen to          D． listen

（    ） 7． A． excited                B． happy            C． nervous         D． surprised

（    ） 8． A． after                B． such              C． before            D． so

（    ） 9． A． do                      B． speak             C． talk                D． take

（    ） 10． A． stand             B． stood             C．was standing    D． have stood

（    ） 11． A． me                 B． my class        C． myself           D． my parents

（    ） 12． A． be able to           B． hardly            C． ever            D． even

（    ） 13． A． took               B． held            C． put             D． left

（    ） 14． A． when                B． how               C． why                     D． whether

（    ） 15． A． so                     B． but                C． to                  D． for

Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school, but not all children in the countries are so lucky．

There is a girl called Xiao Fang． She is eight years old and lives in a small village in Guangxi．When she was young, she wanted to go to school． But she could not, because her family was too poor to afford the school fees for her, so her parents had to keep her at home．Instead of studying, Xiao Fang worked in the fields with her parents every day．Then Project Hope heard about Xiao Fang． It agreed to help Xiao Fang to go to school．And now she is studying in a school．

Unluckily there are many thousands of children who can not go to school．You can join in Project Hope and help these children．You know all the good work needs money．Project Hope needs your help．

If you give Project Hope￥300 each year, it can pay for one child to go to school for a whole year．With more money, Project Hope can build new schools, buy good desks, chairs, blackboards and books． let’s help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life．

（   ）1． Xiao Fang didn’t go to school when she was young because_________．

A． her family was too poor                  B． she didn’t like to go to school

C． there was too much work for her to do              D． she could learn nothing at school

（   ）2． With ￥300, _________．

A． one child can go to school for nine years

B． a new school can be built

C． many children can go to school

D． a child can go to school for a whole year

（   ）3． Project Hope helped Xiao Fang because__________．

A． it heard about her                        B． she went to ask for help

C． she knew someone working there          D． she wrote a letter to the newspaper

（   ）4． Which of the following is TRUE?

A． Project Hope helps the poor children to go to school

B． Project Hope helps to build new schools

C． Project Hope helps schools to buy desks, chairs, books, etc．

D． All the above

Why Can’t Chicken Fly?

Long long ago, when the birds flew over the world, they saw that man had a beautiful thing． It was a bright burning thing． Man cooked their food and kept themselves warm with it． The birds thought life would be better if they could have this thing , too． So they decided to send a messenger （使者） to man to ask for a little piece of it． They thought chicken was a good one to send because he was a good talker． So chicken went．

He flew far over the forest until he came to the towns of man． He went into a town and saw the burning things． He learned that it was called “fire”． He did not ask for a piece of it to take to the birds because there was so much food lying around man’s houses that he started eating and forgot what he came for．

Man like chicken because he crowed very early in the morning and woke them up． They let him run in and out of their houses． They throw him food． So chicken stayed with man． He never went back to the birds． He even forgot how to fly．

（    ） 1． When the birds flew over the world, they saw ___________．

A． beautiful forest                                        B． a burning thing

C． a messenger                                         D． chicken

（    ） 2． The birds decided to send a messenger to ask man ____________．

A． for a little piece of burning things                B． what the burning things was

C． for some food to eat                                  D． to come to the birds

（    ） 3． The birds sent chicken to human because they thought he ________．

A． could fly far over the forest                       B． knew man in the town very well

C． could crow very well                                D． was good at talking

（    ） 4． Chicken _________, so man liked him．

A． wouldn’t go back to the birds                         B． was clever enough

C． woke him up very early in the morning      D． was very busy

The size and shape of your ears show your character more than any other part of the face．Other parts of the face change shapes as we get older, but ears do not change their shapes．They only change in size．

Reading people’s character from their ears is a very old science．In the past people thought that a person’s ears with color was dangerous．They also thought that the shape of the ears showed if a person was musical or not．Today，too many people believe that the size and shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical．

Ears are all different，and each different thing has a meaning．Next time you look at a person，see if his or her ears are large，medium-size，or small．Look at the lobes（耳垂）．Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily．Ears that are always cold and nearly white color mean that a person has a nervous character．

（    ）1．Reading people’s character from their ears is ____________．

A． only for music                                        B． an old idea

C． very new                               D． a good way to talk with others

（    ）2．If you look at someone’s ears, the right way is________．

A． to look at his face, ears and nose                B． to look at the size, color and shape

C． to look at his mouth, eyes and nose             D． to look at the hair, eyes and color

（    ）3．Which may be the best title of the article?

A． Looking at a person in the right way           B． Ears and colors

C． The change of ears                                   D． Ears and characters

根据句意、汉语或首字母提示写出单词。

1． Do you know the saying, “A friend in need is a friend ________（真正地）?”

2． Why not sing the song with your mouth fully ________ （张开）．

3． I think it’s our_________（职责） to protect the environment．

4． If we keep _________ （砍伐）down the trees, wild animals will have nowhere to live．

5． －Can you  ___________（描绘）the attacker to the police ? －He is tall and strong．

6． Miss Lu is often __________ （邀请） to give us talks on teenagers’ education．

7． Shanghai is so big that we can get lost ____________（容易地）in it．

8． Most people like wearing clothes m________ of cotton．

9． My father has b________ to the USA twice．

10． They met a storm with t__________ and lighting on their way to school．

11． I hear they are both going on a trip． So I hope they’ll enjoy t___________．

12． If you try your b__________ to learn English, you’ll be better at it．

13． She speaks e___________ French．

14． It’s too t________ to finish the 100-kilometre trail within 48 hours．

15．October ,1^st ,2009 will be our motherland’s s___________ birthday．

用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺、连贯（每词限用一次）。 

Wu Wenhong was the first climber in Yancheng to leave his footprints at the top of Mount Everest（珠穆朗玛峰）．He was born in Yandu and left Yancheng Teachers’ college．

It was his dream   1   to the top of Mount Everest．On May 18, 2009 his   2__ came true．He was there ---at the top of the mountain 8844．43 meters above the sea level． Unluckily when he came down from the top the next morning, he got   3   suddenly and   4   at 4:00 a．m． on May 19．

       Wu was   5   and warm-hearted．Before he climbed the mountain, he bought lots of ‘fossils（化石）’ from the local poor _ 6  , because they said they needed money to buy stationery．When the earthquake   7   Wenchuan last year, he drove there to be a volunteer．He spent lots of time on football in Yancheng．He chatted with his friends on QQ, “I love the world and I love all the people．”

       I always   8   this question, “How should a person live?” In fact everyone is climbing Mount Everest．Get ready for it, and wait for your   9   ． Some day you   10   there．

用所给提示词将下列各句译成英语。

1．这将是你永远难忘的经历．

 This will be               you will                ．

2．他们起床很晚，匆匆忙忙地去了学校．

They                    and went to school                    ．

3．我想感谢我们老师的帮助和支持．

I want                   for                           ．

4．这本书我能借了多长时间？

                 can I                           ?

5．我迫不及待地打开盒子看看里面有什么。

I              open the box to see                      in it ．