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    People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook．This becomes a problem，because most families love home cooking! The food they cook at home tastes good and warm，and a family meal can bring everyone together．In some families，everyone only can see one another when they have meals．

  Another reason why people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love．Sometimes，our parents make some cookies for US，but they are not just satisfying our sweet teeth．They are sending a message．The message says，“I love you very much。”However,most of us can’t understand our parents’ behavior．How disappointed our parents are!

  There is also something about the smell of home cooking．The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages．It makes most of us feel good and loved—even if we are the ones doing the cooking! After a11．it’s worth doing something for our relatives and friends．Next time you see someone making a cake，stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood(心情)．

1．Why do fewer people cook now?

    A．Because they don’t think it necessary.

    B．Because they are too busy．

    C．Because they don’t like cooking．

    D．Because they are so lazy．

2．A parent spends an hour making cookies    ．

    A．just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet teeth

    B．only to send a message

    C．often to show her or his love

D．to make her or his child understand her or him

3．The writer thinks the smell of home cooking    ．

   A．makes us pleased

   B．makes us interested in cooking

   C．makes us pay attention to our mood

   D．makes us love others

4．What’s the main idea of this passage?

  A．Family meals are important．    B．How to make cookies．

  C．People are too busy to cook．   D．Learn to cook．

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  Schoolwork is sometimes difficult，but I don’t think it’s  ever boring．We get lots of interesting projects to do．

  Sometimes，a project is just a long article．In English class，we write articles and speeches about things that happened in history．In science class，we once built bridges using only toothpicks(牙签)and candy! I love projects like that．

  Projects are a big part of our grades．So，it’s very important whether you are good at the project or not．I am bad at building things．So，when I was asked to build a model，my grade for that whole term Was low． However, when asked to draw a picture of myself, I Was able to save my terrible art grade.

  Projects can make people wonderful leaders，too．I was once working on a speech with another boy．I did most of the work，typed it up and printed the pictures．He didn’t do much．At first．I was very angry, but then I realized that I had never asked him for help or told him what to do!

  I've noticed that projects make people act in many different ways．Some people know clearly what to do．Others can end up having problems．The most interesting type of person I have seen．is someone who didn’t start working until a few days or hours before the project’s deadline(最终期限)．One of my friends didn’t write down his Birthday Project Speech；he made it up as he talked．It Was great! Not everyone can do that though！

1．T he writer thinks whether you can get good grades or not depends on    

  A．the skills that the projects ask for

  B．what you’ve learned from the books

  C．how much work you have put in

  D．both A and C

2．We can tell from the story that the writer is good at          ．

  A．making speeches B．building models C．drawing pictures D．making up stories

3．The main idea of the story is that      ．

  A．projects are always interesting   

B．projects are important and useful for students

  C. projects are important for one’s grades

D．projects’deadlines make people nervous

 4．The word“project” in the article means     ．

    A．成绩    B．方案    C．工程    D．专题研究

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  Hotlines have become common in China．Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows．

  That’s a good idea．Yet，the fact is that some people do nothing but break the whole program．

  Some people know little about the topic under discussion．Sometimes they do not even know what the host(主持人)is talking about．So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about．Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知)．Then the host has to answer and explain-how silly this is! It wastes a lot of time．

  It seems that some people phone the hotlines for fun．They just want to let the listeners hear them．They don’t care what the topic is，whether they themselves are interested in it or how silly they appear to be．

  I'm totally bored by those people．It’s necessary for the stations to improve the hotline programs. In my opinion，if a caller doesn’t know what is going on，the operator(接线员) should not let the caller take part in it．

1．The host has to answer and explain，        ．

  A．for the host works hard

  B．because the caller doesn’t know what the show is about

  C．for the host likes talking to the callers

  D．because it’s a talk show

 2.The passage doesn’t tell us the idea that some listeners        ．

  A．phone the hotlines for fun

  B．just want to be heard by others

  C. who don’t care what the topic is must realize that they appear silly

  D．can take part in the hotline programs

3．The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to       ．

  A．the host       B．the listener

C．the station    D．the hotline program

18、Do you know the boy        my mother is talking?

A．who    B．whom    C．to whom    D．that

17、In the exam，the      you are，the      mistakes you’ll make．

A．careful，little      B．more careful．1ess

C．mole careful，few    D．more careful，fewer

16、The dish looks nice，but when I eat it，it      very terrible．

A．tastes    B．smells    C．1ooks    D．sounds

15、The desk is about              ．

A．1.2 meter long    B．long 1.2 meter  C 1.2 meters long   D．1ong 1.2 meters

14、—Sorry I can’t work out this problem．

—Try again，please，It’s only．       difficult．

A．a bit    B. a lot    C．very    D．much too

13、In many countries，teenagers under 18 should not      to enter Internet bars．

A. allow    B．be allowed    C allowed    D．to allowed