Landing card
                                                Welcome to the United States of America
1. First (Given) name   William
2. Date of birth (dd/mm/yy)   12/08/94
3. Flight   No. AA3751
4. Number of family members traveling with you   None
5. Country of citizenship   Spain
6. Purpose of your visit   To see family
7. Are you carrying any of these things: Food, animals, plants, guns or cash over 10000?   Some chocolate
8. Have you had any illnesses in the last 3 months?   No
9. How long will you be staying in the USA?   Two weeks
10. Is this your first visit to the USA?   No
11. In which city will you spend the most time during your stay?   New York
12. What is your next destination?   Madrid, Spain

1. William's birthday is _____.

A. the 12th, August
B. the 8th December
C. the 12th, December
D. the 8th August

2. Where is William from?

A. America.
B. Spain.
C. England.
D. China.

3. How long will William stay in the USA?

A. Two weeks.
B. One week.
C. Two months.
D. One month.

4. Where do you find the card?

A. At the school.
B. At the bus stop.
C. In the airplane.
D. In the hospital.

(together, bikes, wait, cold, fun, but, fishing )
Dear Tyrone,
     It was great to hear from you. I really miss camping at Huntington Beach too. I have never had so
much     1   .   
     Now, my dad and I have been doing a lot of     2   . We catch mostly sunfish and bluegills,    3    
last weekend I caught a small mouth. Do you ever go fishing? Wouldn't it be great if we could get our
dads to take us on fishing trips    4    ?
     What do you like to do for fun in Kentucky? Is it warm down there now? It's still pretty    5    
where we live. We've been riding our    6    a lot and playing with scooters, but we will probably have
to    7    until the middle of June before we can go swimming.
     Write soon and tell me what you're doing.
                                                                                                                          Your fishing buddy,
                                                                                                                                   Jason
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     Many people believe sharks are dangerous and always try to hurt or even kill humans. In fact, 94
percent of the world's 400 species (种类) are harmless to humans. Shark Exhibition at the National
Aquarium (水族馆) in Baltimorc in the US proves this. Visitors can touch young sharks, see their eggs
develop and watch a dozen different species swim smoothly around a huge tank.
     Most people don't know that shark attacks don't happen very often. Humans are more likely to be
killed by lightning (闪电) than by a shark. And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special
touching pool for children. There kids can learn, from an early age, not to be afraid of sharks. They can
watch them develop inside their eggs and feel the skin of the older sharks.
     "People are afraid of what they don't know," said Nancy Hotchkiss, an organizer of the exhibition.
"Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play an important role in the ocean's food chain
(食物链). We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect and
protection. "
     About 100 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans. Thousands of sharks
are hunted in Asia for special food, and maxiy others are caught in nets when fishermen are hunting
other fish.
      It is a worrying situation that some countries have not put measures (措施) to protect the special
fish.
1. What can visitors do in the shark exhibition of the National Aquarium?
_________________________________________________________________
2. What is the use of that special touching pool?
_________________________________________________________________
3. Why did the organizer of the exhibition say that sharks needed to be protected?
_________________________________________________________________
4. How many sharks are killed every year around the world by humans?
__________________________________________________________________
5. What does the author worry about?
__________________________________________________________________

     What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it's money.
     The school held an activity called "Making Money" last weekend. About 200 Junior l and Junior 2
students were divided int0 30 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.
     What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold
environmentally-friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets.
     Hu Qing's team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center. They thought
parents would like to buy the books for their children. But unfortunately, they met urban management
officers (城管). The officers asked them to leave. "We played hide-and- seek (捉迷藏) with the officers
for the whole morning," said Hu. "Finally we had to give up."
      Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn't meet any officers. But few people
were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying "For Country Kids". It
worked. More people came to their stall (小摊). A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. "He didn't want
any change. He said he wanted to help the children," said Wang. "We were touched." Later that day they
gave the 100 yuan and more to the "Project Hope" office.
     Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5
yuan and getting back 80 yuan. They made 40.5 yuan. "It was not easy to make the money," said Meng.
"Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn't buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents
to make the money we need to lead happy lives."

1. In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School,what the students talk more about is _____.

A. the officers
B. the kind foreigner
C. the activity called "Making Money"
D. the money they made last weekend

2. _____ took part in the activity.

A. All the students
B. Some teachers
C. About 200 students of the three grades
D. Part of Junior l and Junior 2 students

3. Hu Qing's team finally gave up because _____.

A. the parents didn't like to buy the books
B. the Children Activity Center was too crowded
C. the officers didn't allow them to sell anything there
D. the team played the game of hide-and-seek the whole morning

4. Why did more people come to Wang Bing's stall at last?

A. The team put up a magic board.
B. A foreigner came up and helped them.
C. The people liked to help country kids.
D. The people were interested in their ice cream.

5. According to the passage the students learn _____.

A. it's impossible for them to make money
B. it's not easy for their parents to make money
C. it's very important for them to make a living
D. it's necessary for school to hold more activities in the future

     How can we    1    (练习) our spoken English? The first, and the most important thing is to believe
yourself. You should always    2    (充满) confidence, or you'll never be able to    3    (提高) your English.
      Maybe you are afraid of losing face, but you should think that because we are students, we are
learning. So there's no need to    4    about (担心) anything. You cannot speak English    5    (和……一样好)
the native people because we nearly have no chance to    6    (和…… 交谈) the foreigners. But you must
know that the main-way to study English is to make ourselves    7    (理解) and understand other people.
You should    8    (相信) the native speakers will not laugh at you when you    9    (犯错误). So if you're
brave enough, you'll    10    (取得进步) in your spoken English.
     Don't be shy or afraid! Just have a try.
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6.______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______

     If you go to Hawaii, you may find beautiful beaches    1    big waves there. It's a good place    2    
swimming and surfing. That's why many surfers    3    over the world go there to take part in surfing
competitions.
     Surfing is one    4    the world's most popular water sports. It first started    5    the islands of Hawaii.
Now it is enjoyed    6    many people in the world. Hawaii is famous    7    water sports. Waikiki is one
of the best beaches    8    surfing in Honolulu. The weather is so nice,    9     too hot nor too cold all the
year round. And also the waves there are very high,     10   Waikiki attracts large numbers of tourists
and surfboarders every year.
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6.______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______