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What is the most famous building in Australia? It must be the Sydney Opera House. In fact, it is one of the top 10 famous buildings in the world. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration (装璜) inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public (公众). The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.

The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1. The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from .

A. America B. Australia C. England D. Denmark

2. The underlined word “construction” means in Chinese.

A. 创立 B. 设计 C. 施工 D. 竣工

3. Building the Sydney Opera House lasted .

A. from 1959 to 1973 B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967 D. from 1962 to 1967

4. paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon B. The public

C. Queen Elizabeth II D. The government

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Sailing Roof

B. Travelling in Sydney

C. The Sydney Opera House

D. The Opening of the Opera House

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Did you sleep well last night? Maybe many people will answer: No. In fact, about one third of the world’s population (人口) do not have _____ sleep. If you say you do not sleep well, it means: _____ up early and not getting back to sleep. You may get tired or _____ in the daytime. Your memory and ability to remember things will get_____.

Then what should you do when you have the _____? Do not worry about it too much. Let’s see if you can help _____. The ways are as follows:

First, make sure that your bedroom isn’t too cold or too hot. it tidy and quiet.

Second, check your _____: Do not drink tea, coffee, Cola or chocolate four hours before bedtime. Drink less water and avoid（避免）_____ visits.

Third, develop a relaxing bedtime _____. Read or listen to music, then take a warm bath. If you really cannot sleep, try some bread, rice or milk. They will help you fall asleep.

1.A. good B. bad C. enough D. much

2.A. sleeping B. getting C. looking D. waking

3.A. excited B. worried C. bored D. active

4.A. away B. back C. worse D. better

5.A. trouble B. chance C. time D. plan

6.A. others B. yourself C. it D. them

7.A. To keep B. Keeping C. Keep D. Keep to

8.A. drinks B. health C. diet D. lifestyle

9.A. kitchen B. toilet C. bedroom D. balcony

10.A. habit （习惯） B. experience（经历） C. feeling D. activity

CCTV reported that every year Chinese people throw away a lot of food which can feed 200 million people for a year.

Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Programme, there were 900 million hungry people all over the world in 2013. About six million children die of hunger every year. So think about it. We should say no to people who waste food every day. An old saying goes, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work.” It tells us everybody must save food.[

Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Jiangsu, once lost her job because she took some leftover(剩余的) food home for her son. But many people were by her side and criticized (批评) the waste of food. What should we do in our daily life to stop wasting food? We can do many things to prevent it from happening. Here are some tips：

Don't order too much food in a restaurant. Only order as much as you can eat. If you can’t eat all the food you order, take the rest of it home.Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. some food may not be tasty, but put body need it. Don’t keep too much food at home, especially for fruit and vegetables.

1.How many hungry people were there over the world in 2013?___________________________

2.Why did Li Hong lose her job? ____________________________________________________

3.What should you do if you can’t eat all the food you ask for?____________________________

4.Can you keep too much food at home?______________________________________________

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?_______________________________________________

---Why are you looking ________ in class all day?

---Because I can’t finish my homework until eleven every night.

A. awake B. asleep C. sleeping D. sleepy

用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.Life is much _____________(easy) for us now, but we still have to try our best to study hard.

2.It’s ___________(polite) to ask a lady about her age in western countries.

3.Miss Lee ________________(teach) us English since she came here three years ago.

4.I saw a lot of children ___________(play) games on the playground when I passed there.

5.When the police opened the door, they found the man _________(die).

Jim’s grandpa lived________, but he didn’ t feel________

A. alone; alone B. alone; lonely

C. lonely; lonely D. lonely; alone

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假如你的班上来了一位新同学，她的名字叫Kitty，她是“野生动物保护俱乐部（Wild Protection Club）”的一名志愿者，请你根据表格内容写一篇文章。

要求：1．包括所有要点，并做适当发挥。

2．条理清晰、字迹工整。词数90词左右。

Name	Kitty	Age	15	School	Sunshine Secondary School	Grade	8
Personality	kind, helpful, hard-working
Hobbies	do sports, travel, read books about all kinds of animals
Working experiences	take good care of homeless animals, raise money for Save China’s Pandas
Feeling(s)	…
Dream(s)	…

I feel very cold in winter, so I ___________ an air conditioner(空调) in my bedroom．

A．put up B．put away C．put in D．put out

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下面表格反映的是Andy一家10年来的变化，请你根据其内容，以Changes to Andy’s family为题，写一篇调查报告。

	Ten years ago	Now
Flat	A small flat with two rooms	A big flat with ten rooms
Vehicle	Two bikes	A car
Appliance	A 21-inch TV set	A big TV set and two small ones

要求：1. 内容充实，覆盖要点；2. 报告中要包含总结和感想；3. 70词左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Changes to Andy’s family

Great changes have taken place to Andy’s family in the past 10 years.

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