It’s impolite of you to keep your friend _______ there so long.

A. wait       B. to wait         C. waiting       D. waited

Knowing how to learn is _______ more important than how much to learn.

A. a few      B. a bit of         C. less          D. even

     Americans love sports--they love to play them, to watch them on television, and to talk about them. But this hobby sometimes has serious results-- at least to the players. For example, when people play tennis, sometimes they hurt their elbows(肘部) and in this way they develop "tennis elbow". Also it is easy to hurt a knee in a football game. These injuries(损伤)happen while the player is having fun, but they still hurt.

     A few months ago Kathleen Simmons, who loves playing volleyball, hurt her knee in a volleyball game. Her doctor told her that she needed a very difficult operation(手术) or she might not be able to play again. She felt very sad and didn't know what to do.

      Then Simmons learned about "video operation". With the help of this new science in medicine, doctors can now repair many injuries and get people back on the playing field and back to their jobs much faster. Simmons found a hospital that was using this new science and went to see the doctor there. The doctors told her the operation could help.

      For this operation, her doctor didn't have to open her knee. Instead he put a very small camera lens(镜头)inside her knee. The lens sent back pictures, which appeared on a television screen. As he worked, he could see the inside of her knee on the TV. With the help of the large pictures on the screen, the doctor knew exactly what to do when he was making the repairs.

      Simmons started walking five days after her operation. "My knee hurt a lot the first few days," she said. "But I felt better very quickly." Now, six months after her operation, Simmons can do everything she did before her injury. "It feels like a new knee," she said. "I can play volleyball again."

1. Do Americans love sports?

2. What sport is Simmons interested in?

3. What did the doctor put inside Simmons’ knee in order to repair her knee?

4. What problem may people have when they play sports?

5. What's the advantage(优点) of the new science?

从方框内选出单词，用其适当形式填空。每空格限填一词，每词限用一次。

1. We are sure that China can hold the Olympic Games in 2008           .

2. We all feel very sorry for the        of this kind of beautiful bird.

3. The situation in that country is          . You'd better not go there.

4. On her          birthday, her husband bought her a new car as a present.

5. He is the winner. He runs the         of all.

6. History is one of the most interesting         .

在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，词首字母已给。

    Big schoolbags have been a serious problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too h   1   to carry, and it troubles you a lot when you want to find a book out to read. Now an e-textbook will help you.

    It is said that e-textbooks are going to be used in Chinese middle schools. An e-textbook, in fact, is a small c   2   for students. It is much 1 3   than a usual schoolbag and easy to carry. Though it is as small as a book, it can h   4   all the materials(材料) for study. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes with the pointer(屏写笔). Or even "h  5  in" their homework to their teachers by sending e-mails. All they have to do is to press a button.

    Some people say e-textbooks are good, but some say they may be b 6   for the students' eyes. What do you think of it?

     1. h                      2. c                    3.1         

     4. h                      5. h                    6. b         

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时加助动词。

     Salt is very common in our everyday life, but have you ever   1   (hear) of some stories about salt? Talking about salt, perhaps nobody can   2   (tell) exactly when people first began   3   (use) it. But it is known to us all that salt  4  (use) in many different ways all through history. People who   5   (live) over 3,000 years ago ate salted fish and salted meat. In ancient Egypt(古埃及), salt was used to keep dead bodies.

     6  (Steal) salt was regarded as a serious crime(罪行) at different times. In the eighteenth century, for example, if a person  7   (catch) stealing salt, he would be put into prison(监狱) at once. Altogether 10,000 people were thrown into prison during that century for stealing salt. About 250 years ago, in the year 1753, anyone taking more salt than he was given would have his arms  8  (cut) off.

     1.             2.              3.                4.           

     5.             6.              7.                8.           

A）按要求转换下列句式。  

1. They have painted their new house. (改为被动语态)

Their new house                                   by them.

2. I have already had my supper. (改为否定句)

I          had my supper            .

3. It's ten minutes’ walk from my home go the school. (对划线部分提问)

                             is it from your home to the school?  

B)根据上句完成下句，使两句意思基本相同，每空一词。

4. I ‘m sorry to hear that he got killed in the traffic accident 5 years ago.

   I ‘m sorry to hear that he                    for 5 years in the traffic accident.

5.James Herriot was good at dogs.

   .James Herriot                 in treating dogs.

6.Mary is too young to dress himself.

    Mary is not                     to dress himself.

从以下方框内选出适当的句子，完成对话。

1.        2.          3.         4.            5.               

  D: What’s the matter, young lady?

W: 1   I can’t do any work, doctor.

D: Do you have a cough?   2 

W: Yes, I sleep very well.

D: Do you have breakfast every morning?

W: No, I don’t have breakfast, And I only take a little food for lunch and supper because I want to keep thin.

D: Oh, I see.  3  You need to eat more food and have three meals a day.  4 

  W: OK. I’ll do like that.

  D: 5

  W: Thanks.    

下面短文是关于三班学生的个人特长的，请你根据短文将表格内的内容补全。

      Lily is good at running, but she is not good at the high jump. Zhang Jun is good at the high jump, but he isn't good at the long jump. Wei Hua is good at the girls'400 metres, but she isn't good at the 100-metre race Class 3 are good at boys' relay, but class 4 are good at girls' relay.