I have a good friend. Her name is Linda. She has a red backpack. It is on the sofa. She has two blue
dictionaries. They are on the desk in her room. She has a yellow quilt. It is on her bed. She likes tennis.
She has four tennis rackets and eight tennis. They are under her bed. She likes volleyball, too. But she
doesn't like soccer. She thinks (认为) it is for boys. She plays tennis with her sister in the morning and
plays volleyball with me in the afternoon.

1. What color is Linda's backpack?

A. Red
B. Black
C. Blue
D. Yellow

2. Where are Linda's dictionaries?

A. On the sofa
B. On the desk
C. On the bed
D. Under the bed

3. Linda has ______ tennis.

A. two
B. four
C. five
D. eight

4. Linda plays tennis ______.

A. in the morning
B. in the afternoon
C. with her friend
D. with her brother

5. 下面哪项陈述是错误的？

A. Linda's dictionaries are blue.
B. Lind's quilt is on her bed.
C. Linda doesn't like volleyball.
D. Linda thinks soccer is for boys.

     There is a big shop near my home. It sells a lot of things. From the shop I can buy (买) many school
things, like pens, pencils, rulers, erasers and exercise-books. I can also buy some food and drink, like cakes,
apples, bananas and oranges.
     The shop is open from 9:00 in the morning to 20:00 in the evening every day. People in the shop are very
friendly. I can buy things on my way home. I often help (帮助) my father and mother buy things in the shop.
My father wants to buy a fridge. I find a very good fridge. It is very big, but it is not dear. It's 1800 yuan.
We like it very much.

1. The shop is _______.

A. near my home
B. near my school
C. very far
D. near the park

2. The shop doesn't sell _______.

A. rulers
B. meat
C. pens
D. oranges

3. The shop is open _______.

A. only on weekdays
B. only in the morning
C. every day
D. only in the evening

4. I often buy things _______.

A. with my father
B. with my mother
C. on my way home
D. with my friend

5. what does the word "dear" mean（意思是）?

A. Cheap (便宜的).
B. Expensive (昂贵的).
C. Good
D. Bad

     Some students are going to some different (不同的) places this weekend. Where are they going? Can you
find their places they want to go?
     (     )1 Sally: I have a pen pal in Wenchuan. Some days ago, I got a letter from her. She said she needed
some school things. I bought some and I want to post them to her. So this weekend, where will I go? Do you
know?
     (      )2. Ricky: I don't like weekends. For me, I have no weekends. My parents usually ask me to go to
evening school to learn English and other subjects. I always feel tired. That's why I don't like weekends.
     (     )3. Barbara: I love weekends. I can do what I want to do. I want to go to a quiet place to study because
Mid-term Exam (期中考试) is coming. I want to borrow (借) some books from that place and return (还) some
to that place. Do you know where I want to go?
     (      )4. Angle: This weekend will be an exciting one for me. My parents are going to take me to have
something special (特别的) in the place. It is said that we can try (尝试) some Indian food. Isn't it interesting!
     (      )5. Stella: I want to relax myself on weekends. This weekend, I want to do something different. I want
to go to this place. There, you can see many kinds of animals there. And children like to go there with their
parents.

             A                          B                             C                            D                         E

                                                        What Do You Think?  
     A. Mrs. Wang
     70, does not work
     It will be difficult to move in Beijing when the Olympic Games come. The games are very popular and
the streets will be full of people and cars. I think I'm too old for it. I will watch the games on television at
home. I love watching the swimming-and when the sports people start running fast, it is very exciting.
    B. Grace Chen
    12, schoolgirl
     My family is going to get early tickets for some of the sports. Dad loves cycling. Maybe we will watch
that. I love all sports. I will be happy to see anything. I hope I can see some popular sports players. I will
take their photographs and shout loudly for them.
     C. Mr. Lin
     40, taxi driver 
     When the Olympic Games come to Beijing, I will be very busy! I am learning more English, so I will be
able to help foreigners in the city.
     D. Sally Ma
     17, gymnast
     My dream is to be on China's national team. I practise from early until late every day. It is very tiring.
China is very good at gymnastics, so we hope we can win gold.  It won't be easy, but we can do it.

(     )1."Let's eat late. I'm watching the table tennis."       
(     )2."Yes,I know that hotel. I'll take you there now."      
(     )3."There's Yao Ming. Let me take a photograph."          
(     )4."It will be slow because the roads are very busy today."
(     )5."Have you got a ticket for me too?"                    
(     )6."These young people are so strong!"                    
(     )7."I'm on the team! I'm very excited today!"             

                                                               The Sahara Desert
     The hottest place in the world is the Sahara Desert in Africa. But there are deserts in many other places:
in America, in Asia and in Australia. In 1917 the temperature in Death Valley, in the United States, was over
48℃ every day for six weeks. That's very hot!
     But deserts are not always hot. After dark, desserts are very cold.
     Not many animals and plants can live in a desert,because it doesn't rain very often. But one animal likes
the desert-the camel. It has big feet to walk on the sand. It can live for a long time without water. Sometimes
it doesn't drink anything for weeks-so it gets very thirsty! When it finds water it can drink 100 liters at a time.

(     )1. The Sahara Desert is in Australia.                        
(     )2. The Sahara Desert is the hottest place in the world.      
(     )3. The temperature in the Sahara Desert in 1917 was over 48℃.
(     )4. After dark it rains in deserts.                           
(     )5. After dark it is cold in deserts.                         
(     )6. There aren't many animals in a desert.                    
(     )7. There are lots of plants in a desert.                     
(     )8. Camels live in deserts.                                   
(     )9. Camels have small feet.                                   
(     )10. Camels need water every day.                             

Dear Mary,
     Thanks a lot for your letter and the great photos. I like them very much. Here are some of my photos. In
the first photo, I'm swimming in the lake. In the second photo, I'm playing football on the playground in our
school. In the third one, you can see my family at home. We are having dinner. In the last one, I am with my
sister Beth. She's watching TV and I'm doing my homework.
     Best wishes to you and your family. Please write to me soon.
                                                                                                                                                 Yours,
                                                                                                                                                  Jim

1. This letter is from _____ to _____.

A. Mary, Jim
B. Jim, Mary
C. Ann, Beth

2. Jim likes _____ very much.

A. the letter
B. the beautiful photos
C. A and B

3. In the first photo, Jim is _____.

A. playing football
B. swimming
C. A and B

4. Jim has one _____.

A. sister
B. brother
C. friend

5. In the last photo, Jim is _____ and Beth is _____.

A. watching TV, doing homework
B. doing homework, watching TV
C. having dinner, writing a letter

                                                       The City of the Future
     The future is coming! All over the world there are new ideas for new places to live and work in. Some
of them will be in the sea! They will be very big, and lots of people will live and work in them. The Americans
are planning to build a town called Atlantis City. It will be in the sea, about five miles away from the land. But
the most exciting idea comes from Japan. It is called Acropolis. Acropolis will be a huge sea city, with parks,
schools, a hospital and an airport…and it will move! It will travel slowly around the world. There are just two
problems. Acropolis will cost a lot of money to make. And for people who get seasick, it won't be much fun!

(     )1. Sea cities will be holiday towns.         
(     )2. They will be very big.                    
(     )3. There are already two sea cities.         
(     )4. Atlantis City will be near America.       
(     )5. It will be five miles long.               
(     )6. Aeropolis is another American sea city.   
(     )7. "Huge" means "very small".                
(     )8. Aeropolis will not stay in the same place.
(     )9. Aeroplanes will land on Acropolis.        

     When two English people meet, their first words will be "How do you do?" or"How are you?" After the
reply "How do you do?" or " Fine, thank you, and you?", they often talk about the weather. The reason for
this is not simply that their weather is interesting and changeable but that the English people don't like talking
about personal matters (私事) with people who are not friends. Talking about the weather can be a useful
way of starting a conversation with a stranger in public.

1. What are the first words when English people meet?

A. Say "Hello" to each other
B. Say "Goodbye" to each other
C. Talk about the weather
D. Talk about their personal maters

 2. What's the answer to "How do you do"?

A. Fine, thank you, and you?
B. How are you?
C. How do you do?
D. I'm fine, too.

3. Why do English people often talk about the weather?

A. Because the weather is interesting.
B. Because they don't like talking about personal matters with strangers.
C. Because the weather is changeable.
D. A, B and C are all correct (正确的).

4. From the article, you know that the English people talk about the weather to _____.

A. finish a conversation with a friend
B. start a conversation with a stranger
C. say "Goodbye"to a stranger
D. study the weather 

5. Which sentence is not correct?

A. English people like talking about the weather.
B. English people usually talk about personal matters with friends but not strangers.
C. English people like talking about personal matters with strangers in public.
D. The weather in England is interesting and changeable.