Complete the dialogue with proper sentences.

A: Hi, Li Xin! Summer vacation is coming. 1._____________________?

B:To Los Angeles.

A:Oh, really? You’ll love it! I went there two years ago and enjoyed it a lot.

B:How long did it take to get there? 2.______________________?

A: Yes, we did, and it took about nine hours by plane. Then our friends met us and drove us to their home.

B: 3._____________________________?

A: My parents.

B: 4._____________________________?

A: Well, first, we went to Disneyland, and guess what? I met Snow White and Michey Mouse! I was so excited!

B: Wow ! 5. _______________________?

A: We stayed there for two days. And then we went to Hollywood.

B:Did you see any movie stars?

A:No, but we swam in the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica. It was great!

Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and others are active．Hobbies can make you grow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn new skills．

David Smith is a student，and one of his hobbies is writing．During the summer of 2010，he spent four weeks at a summer camp．Besides the usual activities，such as sailing and climbing , there was a writing class．"The teacher was a writer, and she asked us to talk about our lives and tell interesting stories. Then she envouraged us to write about our experiences at the camp,” says David.

Back at school, David wrote a story about the life of a sixteen-year-old boy, and it came out as a book in 2012. Mang young people love his book, and as a result, David has become a successful young writer.

David has been very lucky because his hobby has brought him pleasure and success. But writing is not his only hobby. He is also interested in many other things. "I like playing volleyball，too，"says David．"I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team．Maybe I'll write about my volleyball team in my future books.”

Choose the best answer from A、B or C according to what you read.

1.David Smith went to a summer camp ______________.

A.in 2010 B.in 2012 C. at the age of 16

2.What summer camp activities are mentioned in the passage?

①writing ②swimming ③sailing ④climbing

A. ①②④ B.①③④ C.②③④

3.David has become successful because of ______________.

A.his teacher B.his book C.his experience

4.David plans to write about ________ in the future.

A.his school B.his friend C.his volleyball team

5.The passage mainly tells us _____________.

A.David is a writer

B.David has many hobbies

C.hobbies can bring us a lot

They're shoes with _ . People can use them for seeing in the dark.

A. letters B. lights C. wheels D. colors

-A new museum_ in Shenyang in May. -Great! Let's go and visit it this summer

A. built B. is built

C.will be built D.was built.

-How do you fee1 about the new film?

- I don't like the end.

A. All of a sudden B. To be honest

C. After all D. In this way

Children _ sit in the front seat of the car. It’s too dangerous.

A. need B. needn’t C. must D. mustn’t

补全对话 (共5分,每空1分)

从方框内所给的句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面的对话。

A:What can I do for you?

B: 1.

A: How about this one? It's good for teenagers to use.

B: Can I get a discount(打折) if I buy one more?

A:_ 2. If you buy two, you will get a 10% discount.

B: Is there also a discount for students' ID cards?

A: Yes. They're on sale to the students. 3.

B: Wonderful. I'll take two. 4.

A: You can have two for￥80.

B: OK. Here is the money. _ 5.

A: No problem.

Many of us have had this annoying(令人烦恼的) experience: You are waiting at a bus station when someone nearby begins to smoke. You move away, but there isn't much you can do about it.

In Beijing, a new law is set to fight against smoking. It is regarded as China's toughest ever tobacco control rule(最严厉的控烟条例). Smoking is not allowed in all indoor or public places. If people break the rules, they will have to pay up to 200 yuan.

Smoking in schools is specially mentioned in this law. Teachers can not smoke in front of students in schools. Schools should also help students give up smoking and teach them about the danger of smoking.

To get everybody to take part in the activity, Beijing has set up a report hotline and WeChat account(微信号). The public is invited to vote on no-smoking signs on WeChat The most popular sign is a picture of a gir1. It has got more than 1 million votes unti1 now.

China is not the only country fighting smoking. In March 2004 Ireland became the first country to introduce a law on smoking in workplaces and public places. Many countries, including England and the US, then fo1lowed.

1.When someone begins to smoke, there is little you can do except _

A. staying there B. moving away

C. Smoking together D. getting mad

2.In order to make people give up smoking, a new _ is passed in Beijing.

A. law B. plan C.sign D.topic

3.If people break the new rule in Beijing, they wil1 have to pay up to _

A.￥100 B.￥200 C.￥300 D.￥400

4.The underlined(画线的) word vote in the passage means_ .

A.计票 B.监票 C.唱票 D.投票

5.According to the last paragraph(段落), we can infer(推断) that _ .

A. Ireland was the last to introduce a law on smoking

B. China is the only country against smoking

C. many countries fight smoking in public places

D. England and the US didn't say no to smoke

根据所给中文完成句子翻译。(共11分。局部翻译，每小题1分；整句翻译，每小题2分)

1.学生们渴望一个轻松的周末。

Students a laxing weekend.

2.彼得一家人尽力让我感到宾至如归。

Peter's family tried to .

3.爸爸过去常常酗酒，但现在戒掉了。

Dad too much, but he has stopped it now.

4.由于尽心竭力，昨天的才艺展示很成功。

hard work, the talent show was successful yesterday.

5.这副眼镜一定不是玛丽的，她不戴眼镜。

This pair of glasses Mary's. She doesn't wear glasses.

6.这个城市的天气全年都很舒适。

7.你与同学们相处得如何?

8.据我所知,许多学生喜欢这首歌曲。

You probably don't think about soil often, but the following report may help you learn about science of soil.

What is soil made of?

Soil is made of sediments (沉积物) and humus(腐殖质). Sediment is small pieces of rock broken down over time by rain, ice, and wind. Sediment is often found in water. Humus comes from decayed(腐烂的) plants and animals. It helps give plants a lot of the food they need to grow.

How does soil form?

Over centuries, rock breaks down into very small pieces.

The rock pieces mix with humus.

The humus gets thicker and thicker over time. Soil is formed(形成)l

How are soils different?

Soils can be different colors and have different textures(质感). Texture is how the surface of an object feels. Color and texture are two features(特征) of soil.

Plants and soil

Plants do not grow well in some soils. Sandy soi1 is too dry. It does not hold water. Soil with too much clay is too thick. Most plants grow well in dark, rich garden soil that has different sediments and a lot of humus in it.