在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。
        We all like getting into gossip (闲聊). Studies s    1     that gossiping
releases (释放) our emotions and reduces tension (紧张). Research has
proved that in the USA, gossiping can make people more democratic (民主，平等). It is a way of free expression. While gossiping, people
communicate with a free mind.
        Gossiping h   2     us shift (转移) our interest to others. When we gossip, we seldom discuss our own
problems. We generally discuss another person who is not present. Doing so, we laugh away our own cares.
Sometimes we feel sorry for a person involved in a particular problem. And we also come up with solutions to his problems. More happiness flows into our lives when we help and guide a person we are t    3     about.
        But, be aware of the dangerous side of gossiping! Gossiping can be harmful if you h     4     others on
purpose. When you start speaking i     5      of someone, you start criticizing others for nothing. When you
gossip with an ill-will, it makes you tense. Tension naturally comes to you when you try to make others tense. 
       Why do people talk badly about each other? People pass bad remarks about others simply out of hatred (憎恨), fear, envy (妒忌), and greed. The person making insulting (侮辱性的) remarks thinks his listener will keep
the talk a s    6    , but gossiping travels faster than the wind! And still faster when the gossiping is bad!     
        We all gossip at one time or another. After gossiping, people feel l    7     and relaxed. But purely bad
gossiping makes us tense and envious of others.
Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题。)
                                                                                                                               Mar. 25, 2009
Dear Helen, 
       Thanks for your last letter. Yes, I'm enjoying myself on my exchange program in France. It's even
better than I thought it would be. I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be.
My host family is really nice. They go out of their way to make me feel at home. And you wouldn't believe
how quickly my French has improved! I'm very comfortable speaking French now. Although I still make
lots of mistakes, it doesn't bother me as it used to. My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the
dinner table. As you can imagine, things are really not the same as the way they are at home. For example,
you're not supposed to put your bread on your plate. You're supposed to put it on the table! I thought that
was pretty strange at first, but now I'm used to it. You're not supposed to eat anything with your hands
except bread, not even fruit! (You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork.) Another thing is that it is very
rude to say you're full. If you don't want any more food, you should just say, "It was delicious." Also, it's
rude to put your hands in your lap. You should always keep your hands, but not your elbows, on the table.
I have to say, I find it difficult to remember everything, but I'm gradually getting used to things and don't
find them so strange any more. I'll write soon and tell you more about life in France. Hope you're having a
good school year.
                                                                                                                                              Yours,
                                                                                                                                               Mei Fei
1. Where is Mei Fei now? 
                                                                                                                                                    
2. Was there any reason for Mei Fei to be nervous before she arrived there? 
                                                                                                                                                     
3. What does Mei Fei think of her host family?
                                                                                                                                                      
4. How does Mei Fei feel while she is speaking French now? 
                                                                                                                                                      
5. What is the biggest challenge she is facing?
                                                                                                                                                      
6. When can Mei Fei eat things with her hands? 
                                                                                                                                                      
7. Why do you want to go there if you have the chance to take part in an exchange program? 
                                                                                                                                                      
下面有六段电视节目内容的解说词，请将其中序号填在相应的节目名称前。
A. When you need help for your homework, go to the library. You may find newspapers, and big dictionaries 
    there. They can always help you.
B. For families with children, an important problem is stopping the children from watching TV to do their
     homework.
C. Even if you could buy the world, you couldn't buy a happy family, good friends, or knowledge
D. The Lost World is an exciting American film. People, especially (尤其) school students, may like it.
E. A child in Hainan fell from the seventh floor but wasn't hurt at all. F. People might grow plants and vegetables
    in the sea in about 50 years.
1.                "Parents Headache"
2.               "Farms of the Future (将来)"
3.               "Study Tools(工具)"
4.               Activities(活动) for Free Time
5.                "Money Isn't Everything"
请阅读下列三位志愿者的简历，完成任务。

根据所提供的信息，将志愿者的姓名填入相应的空白处，并阐明选择该工作的原因，同时选择符合句子的代词。
1. 例: Jennifer can help to fix up the machines in a poor elementary school because she (he, she) likes fixing
         up things.
2. ________ can help work in an animal hospital because ________ (he, she) likes               .
3.               can sing and dance to cheer up the old people because                (he, she) likes ________.
4.               can help the kids at local elementary schools to finish their schoolwork on Sunday because
   ________ (he, she) likes ________.

阅读理解。 
TV PROGRAMMES
Channel 1 Channel 2
18:00 Around China
18:30 Children's programme
19:00 News
19:30 Weather report
19:40 Around the world
20:10 TV play: Sisters
21:00 English for today
21:15 Popular music
21:55 Talk show 		17:45 Computers today
18:10 Foreign arts
18:30 English classroom
19:00 Animal world
19:25 China'99
20:20 Sports
21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying
21:45 English news
22:05 On TV next week
1. If you want to know something about Japan, which of the following programmes would be the best one?
[     ]
A. Weather report.
B. China'99.
C. Around the world.
D. Animal world
2. You are a basketball fan (球迷). You may watch TV at _____.
[     ]
A. 19:00 on Channel 2
B. 19:40 on Channel 1
C. 20:20 on Channel 2
D. 21:15 on Channel 1
3. How long does the TV play "Sisters" last?
[     ]
A. 30 minutes.
B. 50 minutes.
C. 90 minutes.
D. 120 minutes
4. You can watch the ______ programmes if you want to learn English on TV.
[     ]
A. News in English.
B. English classroom
C. English for today
D. All the above
阅读理解。
      Peter King, 15, Mary King, 13, went to see a doctor. Peter had a bad cold, so the doctor gave him some
pills to take. Mary had a cough, so the doctor gave her some cough medicine. 
     These are the words on the bottle of the medicine:                                                
                   Cough Medicine
Shake well before use.
Take three times daily after meals.
Dose: adults 2 teaspoonfuls 
children 8-14 1 teaspoonful
children 4-7 1/2 teaspoonful
Not suitable for children below the age of 4. Store in a cold place.
Use before Aug. 1994.
1. Mary should take             in a day.
[     ]
A. 2 teaspoonfuls
B. 3 teaspoonfuls
C. 4 teaspoonfuls
D. 1 teaspoonful
2. The medicine should be kept in             .
[     ]
A. a refrigerator
B. hot water
C. any place
D. the sun
3. Mary should              before she takes some.
[     ]
A. shake the medicine well
B. eat her meals
C. shake the medicine gently
D. drink something
4. People aged              cannot take this medicine.
[     ]
A. 4.5
B. 13
C. 5
D. 2
5. Mary or her mother should             the medicine left after Aug. 1994.
[     ]
A. throw away
B. take 2 times
C. stop to take
D. take 3 times more
完形填空。
        Food is very important. Everyone needs to    1     well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds
also need a kind of food. This kind of food is     2    . We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young.
Small children are     3    in everything around them. They learn     4    while they are watching and listening.
When they are getting older, they begin to    5     story books, science books …, anything they like. When they
find something new, they love to ask questions and     6    to find out the answers.
        What is the best    7    to get knowledge? If we learn    8     ourselves, we will get the most knowledge.
If we are    9     getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in
the right way, we will learn more and understand    10     .
                A             
(     )1.   sleep     
(     )2.   sport     
(     )3.   interesting
(     )4.   everything
(     )5.   lend      
(     )6.   try       
(     )7.   place     
(     )8.   on        
(     )9.   often     
(     )10.   harder    		  B             
read         
exercise       
interested  
something   
read         
have              
with         
with          
always       
much        		  C           
drink      
knowledge    
weak   
nothing   
learn      
think      
way      
to          
usually    
better    		 D              
eat           
meat           
better      
anything    
write        
wait        
by           
by             
sometimes   
well      
阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
May 8, 2004
Dear Editor,
        I am now a Junior 3 middle school student in No. 8 Middle School in the city of Fuzhou, Fujian Province.
My name is Lin Feng. I am sixteen years old. I     1     the advertisement in your paper and I am     2    in
working as a volunteer    3     the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
        I like studying English, and I have     4     the first prize in the English speech competition in our school in
2003. I love all kinds of sports, and    5    is my favorite. I can speak English well. I will be studying at
university four years     6    and I think my English will be improved     7    in four years time. I am sure I can
do a good job     8    I can work for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
        If I am    9     to become a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics, please     10    me on 0591-82131868 or
email me at Linfeng@sohu.com. I am looking forward to your reply.
        With best wishes!
                                                                                                                                   Yours faithfully, 
                                                                                                                                         Lin Feng
(     ) 1. A. see        
(     ) 2. A. good       
(     ) 3. A. to         
(     ) 4. A. won        
(     ) 5. A. apple      
(     ) 6. A. ago        
(     ) 7. A. lots of    
(     ) 8. A. if         
(     ) 9. A. enough lucky
(     ) 10. A. tell       		B. look         
B. well         
B. at         
B. beaten        
B. math       
B. later         
B. a lot       
B. how          
B. lucky enough 
B. give       		C. watch          
C. badly           
C. for             
C. wanted          
C. winter          
C. after             
C. a few         
C. when              
C. enough luckily  
C. call          		D. read            
D. interested      
D. about             
D. caught         
D. football          
D. before           
D. a little        
D. because          
D. luckily enough 
D. send          
阅读下列短文，选择正确的答案。
         Many rules govern (约束) drivers on American streets and highways. The most common one is the speed
limit(速度限制). The speed limit regulates how fast a car may go. On streets in the cities, the speed limit is
usually 25 or 35 miles an hour. On the highway between cities, the speed limit is usually 55 miles an hour.
When people drive faster than the speed limit, a policeman may stop them. The policeman gives them pieces of
paper, which are called traffic tickets. Traffic tickets tell the drivers how much money they must pay. When
the driver receives too many tickets, they may not be allowed to drive for a while. During the rush hour, (The
rush hour is when people are going to work or going home from work.) there are many cars in the streets, and
traffic moves very slowly. Almost every city in America has the rush hour. Drivers don't get tickets very often
for speeding at rush hour because they cannot drive fast.
1. What is the speed limit on streets in the cities in the USA?
[     ]
A. 25 miles per hour.
B. 35 miles per hour.
C. 55 miles per hour.
D. 25 or 35miles per hour.
2. What will happen if a driver receives too many tickets?
[     ]
A. He will be put into prison (关进监狱).
B. He can never drive again.
C. He will be asked to the police station.
D. He cannot drive for some time.
3. Why do few drivers received tickets for speeding during the rush hour?
[     ]
A. Because there are many policemen.
B. Because they are afraid of the police.
C. Because the traffic is heavy.
D. Because they don't want to pay the tickets.
阅读理解。
                                                  Menu 
HAMBURGERS DRINKS                
Chicken       
Egg           
Fish          
Beef          
RICE          
Fried         
With meat     
With eggs     
With vegetables		 $5.50
$3.40
$4.80
$6.20 
                        
$3.50
$5.70
$4.20
$3.90		 Orange juice
Coke        
Coffee      
Tea                 
DESSERTS    
Ice cream   
Apple pie   
Fruit       
Chocolate    		$1.50
$3.00
$5.50
$2.00                            
                                 
$2.50
$4.50
$3.50
$6.00
1. Where do we often see a menu?
[     ]
A、In a hospital.
B、In a restaurant.
C、In a supermarket.
D、In a school.
2. I have only two dollars. What can I buy?
[     ]
A、Coke.
B、Ice cream.
C、Tea.
D、Fruit.
3. I want to eat a beef hamburger, a cup of coffee and an apple pie. How much should I pay?
[     ]
A、$ 15.20.
B、$ 16.70.
C、$ 16.20.
D、$ 15.80.
4. "Dessert" here means _______?
[     ]
A、沙漠
B、冷饮
C、热饮
D、甜点
5. The most expensive food in the above menu is _________.
[     ]
A、beef hamburger
B、rice with meat
C、coffee
D、chocolate
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