It is at noon in Seattle (西雅图). You are walking down the street. A lot of people are outside for (1)
l______.You see a woman. She is (2) h______ a cup. You see (3) a______  person. He is also holding a cup
in his hand. You see another and another. Everyone has a cup in their hand! What are they all drinking? You
smell (闻) the Seattle (4) a______. It's coffee! 
     People in Seattle love coffee. Some say it's (5) b______ Seattle has many rainy days and people need
(6) c______ to be happy. Others say coffee shops are popular because Seattle people like to (7) r______ 
themselves.
     In Seattle, people go to coffee shops to talk to friends, read, play games, work on the computer, or relax.
Coffee is an (8) i______ part of people's life.
     The world's largest coffee shop chain (连锁店)--Starbucks, was first (9) o______  in Seattle in 1971.
But Starbucks is not the (10) o______ popular coffee shop in the city. There are other large chains, like
Seattle's Best coffee, Coffee Ladro, or Tully's.

     Do you have any hobbies? Do you know the hobbies of some famous people? Here are some examples:
     Mark Twain, a famous America writer, loved telling funny stories and played jokes with others. He said
his stories could make anyone laugh.
     The greatest woman, Marie Curie (玛丽·居里) liked music. Her mother was a music teacher. So she and
her brothers and sisters all liked music. When she Was young, she sang quite well.
     The founder of Microsoft. Bill Gates likes playing I-go (围棋) and ping-pong. He enjoys playing bridge
(桥牌), too, He often plays bridge with his friends.
     The famous athlete, Liu Xiang likes singing songs besides doing sports. He can sing songs as well as a
professional singer. Can you tell some other famous people who have different hobbies?

1. What's Mark Twain's hobby?

A. tell funny stories
B. play jokes with others
C. play I-go and ping-pong
D. Both A and B

2. Who likes playing bridge with his friends?

A. Mark Twain
B. Marie Curie
C. Bill Gates
D. Liu Xiang

3. What's Liu Xiang's hobby?

A. sing songs
B. do sports
C. sing songs and do sports
D. play ping-pong

4. How many people are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

5. Which of the following is not true?

A. Xiu Xiang is a famous athlete.
B. Marie Curie is a famous American Writer.
C. Bill Gates likes playing I-go.
D. Marie Curie's mother Was a music teacher.

     Go to Thailand (泰国)-it's a great place to spend your holidays. I spent my last summer vacation in
Thailand. It's really a beautiful place to travel to. Thai people are very helpful. They helped me a lot during
traveling. I enjoyed outdoor activities like swimming, biking and diving (潜水). All of these were wonderful.
I visited many temples (寺庙) and learned about their history. Their history is very old and interesting. It's
very different from ours. I shopped at the special (特殊的) market. It's on a river and everyone sells their
goods (货物) from their boats. Thai food is delicious, too! I also learned a little Thai boxing (拳击) from their
schools. You'll love Thailand, too.

1. When did the writer go to Thailand?

A. last month
B. last week
C. last summer

2. How are Thai people?

A. They're friendly.
B. They're excited.
C. They're strange.

3. Their history is _____.

A. short and interesting
B. long and interesting
C. old and boring 

4. Where did the writer shop?

A. In a supermarket
B. In a bookstore
C. In a boat market

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE(不正确)?

A. The write didn't learn their history.
B. The write did a lot of outdoor activities such as swimming and diving.
C. The write also learned some Thai boxing.

Amy: Hi, Bob! What are you reading?
Bob: I am reading a book named "Success Stories."
Amy: What is it about?
Bob: It's about successful people. It records their success stories.
Amy: Is it written by a Chinese writer?
Bob: No. By an American writer in English.
Amy: What do you think of the book?
Bob: It is very good. The stories make a strong impression on me.
Amy: Oh, I am preparing for a talk about successful people.
         Can you lend me the book?
Bob: Sure.

     Amy and Bob are talking about a 1______ named "Success stories".
It is written by an 2______. It is not written in Chinese but in 3_____.
The book contains success 4______ of some people. The stories make
a strong 5______ on Bob.

Dear Jennifer,
     It's Tuesday, November 11. I am (1)             (2)             today! At 8 o'clock I (3)             math. I
don't (4)              math. Then (5)             9:00 I have science. It's (6)             , but interesting. Next,
at 10:00, I have history. It's boring but useful. But at 11:00 I have P.E. That's my (7)              subject!
I (8)             lunch at 12:00. After lunch, I (9)             music. Music is (10)            . I like my music
teacher, Mr. Morgan. He's fun. All my classes (11)             at 2:00. After class I have gymnastics
(12)             two hours. Our teacher is very (13)             and he makes me very (14)            . But
after (15)             I have Chinese (16)             club. It's (17)             interesting
                                                                                                                                          Love,
                                                                                                                                          Jane

       Jim, Kate and Li Ming are doing the homework together (一起). Jim's spelling of "Moday" is wrong (错误).
Kate tells him about it. Li Ming wants to borrow (借) an eraser from Jim or Kate. Jim says he has one and gives
it to Li Ming. Li Ming thanks Jim for his help. Jim says, "You're welcome". Now Jim says "Thanks very much"
to Kate for her help. Kate says "That's all right". The three children are students in a school in Beijing. Jim is
from London. Kate is from New York. Li Ming is a Chinese girl. They are good friends. They often do
homework and play games together. They often help each other (互相).

1. Jim is _______.

A. an English girl
B. an American girl
C. an English boy
D. an American boy

2. Kate helps Jim with ________.

A. his spelling
B. an eraser
C. a ruler
D. a pencil

3. Li Ming borrows ________.

A. an eraser from Kate
B. an eraser from Jim
C. a ruler from Kate
D. a ruler from Jim

4. The three students are ________.

A. not in the same class
B. in U.K.
C. in Beijing
D. in USA

5. They are ________.

A. doing homework
B. playing games
C. reading
D. cleaning the room

     We find many different kinds of animals on the earth. Some animals, such as tigers and elephants, live in
big forests. They are called wild animals. Some others, like cats and dogs live with people and they are called
domestic animals.
     Animals are important to people. People catch wild animals for fur and meat. Domestic animals give us
food, too. We get milk from cows and eggs from chickens. Without them, life will be hard.
     Sheep and pigs give people food and fur. Skins (皮) of some animals can be made into coats or shoes.
Dogs can help people a lot. They can do many things for us.
     So everyone has to know animals are our friends and we can't live without the animals.

1. Which are wild animals?

A. Tigers and horses
B. Elephants and tigers
C. Sheep and dogs
D. Cows and cats

2. Why do people catch wild animals?

A. For fur and meat.
B. They are cute.
C. They like them.
D. They are friendly.

3. ________ give us different kinds of food.

A. Only wild animals
B. Only domestic animals
C. Cows and pigs
D. oth A and B

4. Some animals' skins can be made into ___________.

A. pictures
B. food
C. houses
D. coats and shoes

5. What does the word domestic mean?

A. 家庭的
B. 驯养的
C. 温和的
D. 室内的