What's the coolest kind of transportation (交通) for middle school students back from winter holidays?
A racing bike? A car? No, it's a special kind of shoes called Heelys (暴走鞋). Heelys look just like common
sports shoes, but they have a wheel (轮子) hidden (藏) in the heel (鞋跟). So instead of walking, kids can
"fly" around in them.
     "Wearing Heelys is fun and cool!" said Wu Peng, a boy who wore them on his first day back at No. 6
Middle School in Beijing. Wu Peng said he loves the shoes so much that he wears them to go here and there.
Sometimes he even follows his parents' car to the supermarket in his Heelys!
     Other students also think they are very cool, but some aren't so lucky with their Heelys. It's said that
some children fell down and got hurt while wearing these shoes.
     "Heelys wheels are in the heels of the shoes, so it's easy to fall," said Liu Rui, a doctor at the Hong Kong
International Medical Clinic, Beijing. Even worse, Liu said, "Wearing Heelys for a long time could stop young
people from developing their legs."

1. What's the coolest kind of transportation according to the passage?

A. A car.
B. A racing bike.
C. A pair of Heelys.
D. A pair of common sports shoes.

2. Why do kids like Heelys when they wear them?

A. Because they can fly in space.
B. Because they can walk fast.
C. Because they are fun and cool.
D. Because they can skate.

3. Heelys are common shoes with ____ the heel.

A. a wheel hidden in
B. a wheel in front of
C. an arm hidden in
D. a leg hidden in

4. Not all the kids are lucky because some of them ____.

A. have no money to buy them
B. are afraid of falling down
C. are not allowed (不被允许) to wear them
D. fell down and got hurt

5. What does the doctor think of Heelys?

A. They are too expensive to buy.
B. They are too fast to go.
C. They are bad for kids' health.
D. They are good for training.

    The Browns have a very nice garden around their house. It has some tall trees and many flowers. Mr. and
Mrs. Brown work hard in their garden. Now Mrs.Brown is in the garden getting some flowers. She will put the
flowers in the dining room and the sitting room.
    Susan is sitting in a chair in the garden. She is reading a book. Susan doesn't go to work today. So she is at
home. David is saying goodbye to his mother. He is running through the gate. He is going to school. He will go
to school by bus. At school he studies with his friends. He has lunch at school. Mrs.Brown and Susan will have
lunch at home. Mr.Brown went to London yesterday. He is in London now and will have his lunch there. This
afternoon he will come back by train and he will drive from the station to his house in his own car. Mrs. Brown
will be at home. Susan and her friend Tom will go to the town this afternoon, and have tea there.

1. There is _______.

A. a beautiful house near the garden without trees and flowers
B. a nice garden near the Browns' house
C. a big park a round the house
D. a nice garden with some tall trees around the Browns' house

2. Mrs. Brown is getting some flowers to ________.

A. give them to Susan
B. put them in the sitting room and the dining room
C. take them to school
D. send them to her friends

3. Susan is _______.

A. looking at a picture-book
B. sitting in a chair and reading a book
C. reading the newspaper
D. putting the flowers in her bedroom

4. David is ________.

A. having his lunch
B. going to school by bike
C. reading a book
D. going to school

5. Mr. Brown will ________.

A. have his breakfast in London
B. have his lunch in London
C. have his supper in David's school
D. have tea in his office

1. Which soup can't you have in this restaurant?

A. Tofu soup.
B. Vegetable soup.
C. Bone soup.
D. Chicken soup.

2. How many kinds of main courses are there in this restaurant?

A. 7.
B. 8.
C. 9.
D. 10.

3. What's the price of pear pancake and a cup of tea?

A.￥8. 00.
B.￥9. 00.
C.￥7. 00.
D.￥6. 00.

4. If you have twelve yuan, what can you buy in this restaurant?

A. Four ice creams.
B. A bottle of wine.
C. An apple pie and a pear pancake.
D. A sandwich and a hot dog.

5. Here is Mr. Wang's bill. How much does he need to pay?
    BEIJING RESTAURANT BILL 
    Beijing Roast Duck
    Chicken soup
    Two bottles of beer
    Tea
     Fried rice 
    TOTAL:￥____ 
    Thank you for coming!

A. 91
B. 92
C. 93
D. 101

    When I was young, I looked forward to my birthday all year. On that day, my friends and family made me
feel like the most special person in the world. 　　
    The night before my birthday each year, my parents crept into my bedroom while I was sleeping. They hung
balloons on my walls with a big sign that said Happy Birthday! When I woke up, I was always surprised! 　　
    If my birthday was on a school day, I brought in treats to share with my teachers and classmates. On the
weekend, I invited my closest friends to a birthday party. 　　
    When I was young, I had parties at my house. My parents made up lots of fun games to play. We painted
pictures, played outside, and ate lots of cake and ice cream. My friends brought gifts for me, and my parents
and I gave my friends small bags full of sweets called “goody bags”. 　　
    When I got older, I had birthday parties in different places. One year, I had a party at a bowling alley. Another
year, I had a roller-skating party. In middle school, my parents let me have sleepover parties. My friends and I
stayed up all night watching movies, chatting, and sharing secrets. At night we ate pizza and cake, and the next
morning my parents made pancakes for everyone. 　　
    The saddest day of the year for me was the day after my birthday. Then I knew I had to wait another whole
year before it would come again.

1. The writer was surprised when he woke up on his birthday because ________.

A. many people had already come to his birthday party 　　
B. his friends had brought many beautiful gifts for him 　　
C. he saw balloons with a sign that said Happy Birthday 　　
D. his parents had made him a cake and some ice cream

2. When he was young, he had his birthday parties ________.

A. at school　　　　　　　　　　　　　
B. at home 　　
C. on roller-skating grounds　　　　　
D. at bowling alleys

3. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.

A. his birthday was his favorite day of the year 　　
B. no one would care about him after his birthday 　　
C. the day after his birthday was an unlucky day 　　
D. he felt sad when people left him after his birthday

4. The writer mainly tells us ________.

A. what he did on his birthday parties 　　
B. where he had his birthday parties 　　
C. who were invited to his birthday parties 　　
D. how he spent his childhood birthdays

    I read yesterday (yes, on a blog) that there are now blogging competitions! I can't believe it. A man in England
won $2,000 for writing the best blog. There's even a list of the best Chinese bloggers! I've read a few of them
— before they were famous, I might add. I suppose that one blog can be better than another. It can be better
written, more interesting, funnier, and I suppose that blogs are there to be read and judged (点评) by other
people. If they're not good, they're not read. And they're not just personal feelings. If they were, they'd be called
diaries. Have locks, and be hidden under beds. So I'm OK with this whole competition thing. I just can't believe
I didn't win! 　　
    This has got me thinking about why I'm writing this blog. I'm not doing it to win a competition (or I wasn't
when I started...) and I'm not doing it to show all my personal feelings - I do that in my diary. So, why am I a
blogger? 　　
    To tell the truth, the first time I heard the word blog I thought it was a new word for a toilet. But I love
learning new words so I used my knowledge and found out that a blog was a personal website and the word
blog came from the words web log. Now a log is a type of diary kept by sailors, and web, well, we all know that
it has nothing to do with catching flies and everything to do with the Internet. Web log… weblog… blog. Being
a writer I loved the idea of getting my views onto the Internet where anyone could read them, and no editors
(编辑) could get their hands on them! 　　
    So my first reason for blogging: I'm a writer. I want people to read what I write (un - edited!). And I love
writing about anything I choose. I can write about saving the environment or complain about how the people in
front of me in the cinema always seem to have big heads. And sometimes I pour out my heart too. 　　
    My second reason is that it's relaxing. I don't have to do research and write an article. I can let my thoughts
go on as long as I like. 　　
    Third reason? To keep in touch. I'm terrible on the phone and all my friends around the world read my blog
(or they say they do...). Every now and then, I even upload a photo so they remember what I look like. 　　
    Is there a fourth reason? There probably is but now it's time for dinner. Tomorrow I might even tell you what
I ate.

1. The writer loves writing blogs mainly because ________.

A. his writing about feeling can be shown anywhere 　　
B. his writing would never be edited by others 　　
C. he enjoys writing something about big events 　　
D. he finds himself terrible on the phone

2. There're ________ reasons in the passage to explain why the writer is a blogger.

A. 2　　　
B. 3　　　
C. 4 　　　
D. 5

3. This passage is ________.

A. a blog about blogging　　　　
B. a diary about blogging 　　
C. a view on blogging 　　　　　
D. a judgement on blogging

    We have been in Australia for three days. We're having a g  1    time here. Australia is the sixth largest
country in the world. There is so m   2    to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything. Sydney is a
beautiful city. There are many tall t   3    and beautiful flowers around the houses and they l   4    really beautiful.
There are also some special a   5    in Australia, such as kangroos (袋鼠) and koalas (考拉). They are really
lovely.
    During the past three days we have visited many p   6    of interest around Sydney. I'd like to spend more
time here, but we will f   7    to another city, Carins, to see coral beds (珊瑚床) tomorrow. It is said that words
cannot d   8    the beauty of the colorful coral. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are b  9  
packing our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave. We can enjoy ourselves in Cairns this time
tomorrow. I 'm looking forward to g  10    there.
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