31、Dear Sonia,

I am having a party for my 13th birthday．Can you come to my birthday party? It will be a wonderful party．You can listen to some pop music and you can see a big birthday cake．I think it’s much bigger than your backpack．It is as big as a desk．Did you see such a cake? It will be a special party, too．It’s also a ball．You can dance to the nice music．But you have to take a partner （伙伴；搭档）．The party begins at 7:00 pm on Friday．Welcome to my house．You will enjoy yourself! Don’t forget to take a boy!

                                                                       Yours,

                                                                         Lily

1．This is an invitation _____．

    A．to a boy           B．From Sonia             C．to Sonia           D．to Lily

2．There is a very _____At the party．

    A．big backpack    B．small desk             C．big cake       D．big desk

3．The underlined （划线的） word “ball” means _____．

    A．basketball    B．soccer ball              C．dancing party  D．match

4．The party will be held （举行） ______．

    A．in the evening                             B．next Friday 

C．on the weekends                          D．in the morning

5．If Bob goes to the party, he may need to take a _____ with him．

    A．boy           B．girl          C．ball          D．dog

30、There is an old saying （谚语）: Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise （富有而有智慧）．It means that we should go to bed early and get up early the next morning．By doing this, we will be in good health．And we’ll also be rich and clever．

It’s true that our bodies need to have enough sleep to be healthy．Children should have a ten-hour sleep every night．Those who do not have enough sleep can’t do their work very well．They will not be clever and they may not get wealthy in the future．

The body needs exercise too．Walking, running, jumping, riding bikes And playing games are all exercise．Exercise helps to keep the body strong And fit．It also helps the blood （血液） to move around inside the body．The head needs blood too．So exercise helps people think better．

1．What does the underlined word “rise” mean?

    A．To do exercise．     B．To get up．      C．To stand up．  D．To put up．

2．If children don’t sleep for 10 hours every night, they may _____．

    A．not be late for school                    B．become wise

     C．do badly in their work                  D．become rich

3．A person needs exercise because _____．

    A．it makes him healthy                     B．he has lots of work to do

     C．he is strong                          D．he does exercise

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Exercise is good for people．

B．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early．

C．If you have enough blood, you will be wise．

D．A student should have 10 hours’ sleep every night．

5．What’s the meaning of “Early to bed, early to rise’?

A．The sun rises in the morning and sets （落下） in the evening．

B．You should get up early and go to bed late．

C．The sun rises early and sets late．

D．You should get up early and go to bed early．

28、根据短文内容和首字母的提示，把文中所缺词语的完整形式填写出来，使短文完整、正确、通顺。（每空限填一词）

Everyone likes gifts．Some little kids think they don't get enough gifts．Some old people think they get too m___1__ gifts．Different people like different kinds of gifts．Some presents are never too small．A little child may give his mother a l__2___ from a tree．It is enough to make her very happy．

Gift giving is different in different countries．In Japan，people s___3___ give special gifts．But they are not opened．Later，the s___4___ gift maybe given away to someone else．Many people have enough things and don't want too many gifts themselves．In Canada，many people will not give big gifts to someone else．They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help remember a person．In the USA，some people ask their f___5___ and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts，In Sweden，doing something for someone is the best gift．People don't need to spend too much money．Instead，making a meal is enough．

26、Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don't need to change our character；you just need to improve your personality（人格）．In fact，the most popular people are trusted（信任）and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us．Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class．

If you want others to like and respect（尊重）you，you have to start by liking and accepting（接受）yourself．Do not change yourself in order to please others．

Be helpful to everyone and do it happily．Being nice to people is almost like helping them，because by being nice you make others happy．

Be active and have a positive view towards life．Develop confidence in yourself．

Stay clean and wear fresh clothes．Do not try to follow fashion to please others．

Respect cannot be bought with，big words and power（权力）．You have to get it by being honest．It also helps your personal growth．You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect．

1．What can we know from the first paragraph（段）?

A．We should improve our personality to be 'trusted and loved．

B．We should change our character．

C．We shouldn't improve our personality．

2．How can you be respected by your classmates according to the article?

A．By following fashion．                                B．By using big words．

C．By being honest and helpful．

3．The underlined sentence shows that _________．

A．you should be polite when you help others

B．you should always be nice to others

C．we can help others only by being happy

4．The writer thinks a person who is liked by the whole，class must be _________．

①confident    ②positive      ③good-looking  ④helpful  ⑤fashionable

A．①②③           B．③④⑤            C．①②④

5．What's the best title（标题）for the article?

A．How to Please Others                                  B．How to Be the Favorite

C．How to Develop Power