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A Father Learns A Lesson From His Son

Velan was a carpenter. He was living in a village. His mother died a long time back. His aged father, Kuppan, lived with him. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well. He was weak ________ Velan did not give him enough food. He had given his father a small earthen plate. Velan was a had man.

Velan had a son. His name is Muthu. Muthu was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He _________ his grandfather. He had great respect for his grandfather. He did not like his father because he was treating his grandfather badly.

One day Kuppan was eating his food out of earthen plate that his son had given to him. The earthen plate fell down and _________ into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Velan was working at the other end of the room. When he saw the broken plate, he was very_______, and shouted at Kuppan. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake.

The next day Velan saw his son working on a piece of wood.

“What are you doing, Mum?” he asked.

“I am making a wooden plate ___________ you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a plate for food. And it may not break so _________,” Muthu said.

The carpenter was surprised to hear this. At that time, he realized his mistake. He was very sad about what he did. Then he became a _______ person. From that day on, Velan treated his father with great respect. He learnt a lesson from his own son. You should respect your ______ at all times. It is your duty.

1.A. though B. because C. if D. before

2.A. hated B. missed C. loved D. hurt

3.A. ran B. broke C. put D. took

4.A. angry B. sad C. happy D. surprised

5.A. of B. with C. from D. for

6.A. hard B. hardly C. easily D. quickly

7.A. different B. difficult C. serious D. useful

8.A. children B. teachers C. parents D. friends

Walt Disney world

Times Guide & New information

1.When is Disney World open?

A. At 10:30 am B. At 7:30 am.

C. At 10;00 AM D. At 12:00 pm

2.What entertainment can you enjoy at 7:10 pm?

A Turtle Talk with Crush B. Father Christmas

C. The Monkey King D. Behind the Seeds Tour

3. Which character is from China?

A. Winnie the Pooh B. Alice

C. Snow White D. Mulan

4.Where can you go if you are hungry?

A. Tube Stadium B. Father Christmas

C. Behind the Seeds Tour D. Living with the land

When I was five years old. I took a boat out on the river and went fishing by myself. I really wanted to catch a fish! But they were not biting.

I stayed in my boat for three days, waiting. A few times, I thought I felt a fish at the end of the line. The first time I pulled in my catch, it was not a fish; it was an old bag. The second time, it was a shoe. Finally, at the end of the third day, I felt a strong pull at the end of the line. The pull was so strong they my boat raced around and around. I needed all my power just to hold onto the fishing rod. I pulled, and I pulled and I caught the biggest fish that ever swam on the Earth! It was heavier than everyone in this room put together! Then something terrible happened!

After I pulled the huge fish into my boat, I saw that the boat was going under water! Water was coming into the boat from all sides! I was not a very good swimmer, so I was scared.

Although it was the hardest choice I ever made. I had to let the fish go. I pushed it back over the side of the boat, and we waved good-bye to each other as it swam away.

1.How long did the writer spend in his boat?

A. Two days. B. Two hours

C. Three days D. Three hours

2.What did the writer get when he pulled in his catch the second time?

A. A shoe B. An old bag

C. A fish D. A small boat

3. Why did the writer let the fish go?

A. The fish bit people

B. The fish was too small to keep

C. The boat started to go under water.

D. There was a hole in the side of the boat.

4.The underlined word “raced” in Paragraph 2 probably means “____________”.

A. walked B. beat somebody

C. moved very fast D. swam

Do you know some world famous brands (品脾), such as Nike, adidas, Kappa...？ What do you think of them？ Do you use their products(产品)？ Here are some students' opinions:

Sam: I am a Nike fan. Many of Nike's advertisements are fun and its products are great! I have a pair of Nike basketball shoes.

Joe: In my eyes , top brand means high quality, So I love top brand products though they're very expensive. I was glad Mum bought me a Kappa T-shirt last month.

Sally：The logos(标识) of famous brands are usually unique and nice. It's cool to own products with those logos. Sometimes I wear my adidas coat.

Jack：Many top brand products are advertised by spokesmen(代言人). I love the spokesmen of many top brand products. I've got many Nike socks.

Susan: I know it's popular for young people to have famous brand products these days. But my parents both lost their jobs. I have no interest in following the fashion. I only choose the products that are not expensive.

Adam: As a student, I don't earn money myself. It's not easy for my parents to support me. So I only use some ordinary products. I don't agree students use the famous brand products.

1.Joe loves top brand products because he thinks ______.

A．top brand means high quality

B．top brands' advertisements are fun

C．it's cool to own top brand products

D．the spokesmen of top brand products are his favourite

2.What does Sally think of the products of famous brands?

A．She thinks they are expensive.

B．She thinks it's cool to own them.

C．She thinks they are popular.

D．She thinks they don't suit her.

3.Among the six students, who don't have top brand products?

A．Sam and Joe. B．Sally and Jack.

C．Susan and Adam. D．Jack and Sam.

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题

People have always wanted to know what our future will look like. Go on reading this text, and you will know what will happen in the next fifty years.

How can we know what the future will look like? To be able to understand the future, you have to know the past, what has taken us to where we are today and what has changed along the way? The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years, but people are driven by the same basic needs as they were 150 years ago. Will this change in the next 150 years? No.

What inventions have really made a different in the last 150 years? In the past years, the inventions that have changed most people’s everyday life are telephone, radio, television, computer, the car and the internet. Then we of course have a lot of inventions that have made life easier, like new medicine, faster cars, trains, etc. In general, people have been working hard in the last 150 years to make inventions that will make the world a better place. Since there is still much to do in the area, this will be important for at least the next 150 years.

Why do we need to guess the future? Guessing the future is important for two reasons: First, we need to start to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and our children. And then we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give us the best future.

1.Do people want to know what our future will look like?

2.What do people have to know if they want to understand the future?

3.Why did people work hard to make inventions in the last 150 years?

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的四个选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项.

A Smart Dog

Rico is a dog who lives in Germany, __1._____ When his owner says the name of a certain toy, Rico can find it. In fact, he seems to know the names of 200 toys!

_2.___. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go in the room and find a certain toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times!

Then the researcher tried something else. They put seven of Rico’s toys in the room and one new toy that Rico had never seen before. ______3.__ . This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times.!

Researchers cannot really say that Rico know words or languages. ___4.____They believed Rico can think about what he hears and thin about what he knows. In fact, Rico seems to thin and remember thins as well as three-year-old child.

From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about.

A. Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy.

B. However, these tests seem to show Rico is smart.

C. Some researchers in Germany wanted to test Rico.

D. His owner has trained him to find his toys.

根据中文意思，用所给词语写句子。

1.大风过后，天气更冷了。（strong wind, weather, get）

2.及时改正错误是很重要的。（important, correct, in time）

3.我昨天花了一小时帮妈妈网上订票。（take, book tickets, online）

文段表达

根据中文大意和英文提示词语，按要求写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文。所给的英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的真实姓名。

假如你是李磊，你的笔友Tom想来北京旅游，请你给他提一些建议。如：时间、活动安排等，并给出原因。

提示词语：the best time, warm, do some sightseeing

Dear Tom,

I’m happy to know that you want to visit Beijing. __________________________________

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Yours,

Li Lei

To ______ surprise, I got an A in my English test.

A. I B. me C. my D. mine

— Please turn off the light.

— OK, Mom. I won’t leave the room ______ the light _____.

A. when; on

B. with; on

C. with; off

D. when; off