Look．There are many people        in the lake．

A．are swimming B．to swim        C．swam      D．swimming

一Could you please tell me         ？

一Yes，this way，please．

A．where is the market            B．how can I get to the market

C．if there is a market near here D．how get to the market

He doesn’t know       English because he has studied it for only      weeks．

A．mach…a few B．little…few    C．few…a little D．a few…a little

    Water is the“life blood”of our earth．Like air and sunshine，it is very important  1  living things．Without water，there can be  2  life on the earth．All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water．We need water to drink，to cook and to clean  3  ．It even  4  the greater part of our bodies．

Water is almost everywhere．Even in the  5   places of the world，there is water in the air．However．we can drink not seawater but fresh water．To make things even  6   ，people often  7  to keep the water clean．They throw rubbish into rivers，lakes or seas．So not all the fresh water is  8  for us to drink．We’re short   9   water．Something must be   10   to stop this．

1．A．by           B．to                 C．of                   D．towards

2．A．none       B．not               C．much              D．no

3．A．himself    B．our               C．us                  D．ourselves

4．A．made of    B．make           C．makes up               D．made in

5．A．driest      B．wetter           C．drier               D．beautiful

6．A．best        B．worse           C．worst             D．better

7．A．decide    B．try                C．fail                 D．take

8．A．clean enough B．enough clean C．enough good    D．dirty enough

9．A．for          B．in                 C．at                   D．of

10．A．do         B．did               C．doing              D．done

    In Singapore，many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies．Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future．So．many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations．They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache．Sometimes，some of them are even made to go to remedial(补习的) classes after school．

    Schools run programs outside school hours．The students can take part in sports and games，music and dance，hiking and rock—climbing，etc．They are also very active in community service (社区服务)．

    In their spare time，most students like to listen to pop music．Hollywood blockbusters(大片)，Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them．They understand IT very well．Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet，e—mailing their friends，playing computer and video games．

    They sometimes go to cafes，fast—food restaurants，shopping centers and big bookstores．

    So．it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.

1．Many students want to get good education to be        in the future．

   A．popular           B．successful    C．comfortable     D．generous

2．        go to remedial classes after school in Singapore

   A．All of the students                B．Few of the students

   C．Not all the students          D．Most of the students

3．In the school，the students can’t        outside school hours．

   A．have sports      B．dance           C．go hiking D．go to a restaurant

4．According to the passage，most students in Singapore like      ．

   A．Hollywood blockbusters        B．writing to their friends

   C．talking to their friends             D．having exams

5．The meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage is           ．

   A．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is easy

   B．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is amazing

   C．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is boring

   D．the middle school students’ lire in Singapore is hard，but it’s interesting

    Henry was a carpenter(木匠)of our village．Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I arrived home that evening，Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work．

   My wife said to me，quickly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said loudly．“It’s a beautiful table. dear．isn’t it?”

“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill．”I said．

Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work．It said：

    When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，“it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny．”

    “Yes．”I said．”I’m glad it is only the 10th of June．”

    “Me．too．”Said Henry．”You wait—it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month．”

    “Yes．Hotter—and more expensive．Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，  won’t they，Henry?”

    Henry looked hard at me for half a minute．There was a little smile in his two blue eyes．I  gave his bill back to him．

    “If it isn’t too much trouble，Henry，”I said，“Please add it up again．You can forget the    date．”

    I paid him 26．50 and he was happy to get it．

1．Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

   A．Because it was a fine day indeed．

   B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully．

   C．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like．

   D．Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully．

2．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end    of June?

   A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table．

   B．Because it was difficult to make dining table in hot weather．

   C．Because paint would be more expensive．

   D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive．

3．The writer thought Henry would ask for      if he made a dining table on the last day of June．

   A．26．50           B．56．50         C．46．50    D．20．00

4．When the writer gave him the money，Henry was happy because      

   A．he got the money easily

   B．he didn’t have to add up the cost again

   C．he got what he should get for his work

   D．he got much money for his work

5．From the story we know that       ．

   A．Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home

   B．Henry still wanted to get 36．50 for his work in the end

   C．Henry made a mistake in the bill

   D．Henry tried to get more money for his work

根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意义通顺，语法正确。

1．He never tells a lie so he is an h          boy．

2．The question is not very difficult, so we work it out e     

3．Li Lei is a careless boy．He made lots of m        in his exercises.

4．Uncle John o        me a good job last year．

5．The abacus was invented in the sixth c         by the Chinese．

6．We all know the first day of the fourth month every year is      Fool’s Day．(四月)

7．He has         this book for two months．(借)

8．The refrigerator is        ，so please turn it off．(空的)

9．All the children helped their teachers with      ．(愉快)

10．There are 10 foreigners,         three Germans and two Italians．(包括)

根据所提供的对话情景，在空白处填入一个合适的句子，使其意思连贯，完整。

A：What call I do for you?

B：Yes，please．1．           ．But what kind of flower shall I buy，roses or  carnations (康乃馨)?She likes roses best while today is Mother’s Day．

A：I think carnations are special and better today．They show happiness，sweetness and love．They aid for mothers．

B：All right．Can I have a look at those carnations?

A：Sure．2．                          ?

B：Red．

A：What about these?

B：Great．3．                              ?

A：30 yuan．

B：OK．4．                           ．Here is the money．

A：Thank you．Here’s the change and a card from our shop to your mom. Best wishes to her!

B：5．                ．

    你收到一封咨询信，请你以旅行社工作人员的身份完成任务。

Dear Ace Travel，

   I’m Li Ming，from the east of China．For the coming winter vacation，my family and I want to spend our vacation in a foreign city for ten days．We would like to go somewhere not only warm but also interesting．We don’t mind how far we have to go．It has to be a place where we can swim everyday，and it would be nice if our hotel is not expensive but clean and comfortable. We like to pay no more than$5，000 for the trip．Could you please give US your suggestions for vacation spots?

Thanks a lot． 

                                                               Yours，

                                                              Li Ming

    请你根据来信，从下列所给的地方中选择一个或两个符合Li Ming要求的地方，向他提出建议。(80字左右)

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