---__________ big news ! Tu was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering artemisinin.

--- Really exciting!

A. What a B. What C. How a D. How

He is a kind and patient teacher. It's quite ______ him to get so angry.

A. usual of B. usual for C. unusual of D. unusual for

–-- We are not allowed to bring any snacks to the sports meeting. ---_____________.

A. Neither are we B. Neither do we

C. So are we D. So do we

At weekends Eric may play computer games, but for less than 30 _________.

A. all the time B. at a time C. at times D. on time

--- When is National Public Memorial Day(国家公祭日) ?

--- On December 13th. And it can us of the hard days in the past.

A. remind B. remember

C. return D. reduce

They say __________ and mine is on Saturday, when I was chosen to be the host

A. many hands make light work B. every dog has its day

C. it never rains but it pours D. the early bird catches the worm

--- My name is Harden. Shall I spell it for you?

---____________.

A. Not at all B. My pleasure C. If you don't mind D. Nice to meet you

What power does music have? Band of Hope, a student band in the US, once again brought joy with their music to young patients at a local children's _____.

The children really get a lot from ___with other children in the community, said Ashley Boguszewski, a specialist at Pediatric Specialty Care (a nursing specialty organization for children) .

Seventh and eighth graders at Hopewell Junior High School formed the band _____. On May 27, they were already playing their sixth concert, performing to 20 children at the hospital. The band members ______hosted a story time for the patients and brought small _______for them to play.

The band's 27 members meet once a week for a _____practice after school. Each month, the band heads to Pediatric Specialty Care to perform a mini ___. They play popular music such as songs from the movies Frozen and The Little Mermaid.

Eighth-grader Liam Watters, 13, plays the baritone (男中音) in the band. During one

concert, he ______that one of the patients ______to listen to the singing, so he and a few other band members went back to the patient's room and ______to him.

“That was really_________. ” Liam said. “They had big smiles ______their faces.”

“We're hoping that it's something that grows and becomes an even ___part of our cultures here,” said Kerry Wilson, director of the band, “it really ________a sense that we're all one community and good citizenship__________.”

1.A. hospital B. school C. community D. charity

2.A. dealing B. communicating C. comparing D. connecting

3.A. mainly B. suddenly C. recently D. closely

4.A. still B. also C. only D. just

5.A. candies B. cards C. flowers D. instruments

6.A. two-minute B. two-hour C. two-day D. two-week

7.A. concert B. class C. operation D. play

8.A. thought B. expected C. wondered D. learned

9.A. like B. hate C. hates D. likes

10.A. said B. listened C. sang D. explained

11.A. amazing B. boring C. lasting D. interesting

12.A. at B. in C. on D. with

13.A. bigger B. biggest C. big D. more big

14.A. rises B. sees C. loses D. creates

15.A. as if B. as well C. as long as D. as so

Summer holidays are coming. Here are two posters for members of English Club in the schoolyard :

1.“The Plaza” here is the name of ___________ .

A. a restaurant B. a hotel C. an airport D. a shop

2.How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?

A. $10.8. B. $10.08. C. $18. D. $10.

3.When you visit New York, you should ______________.

A. eat at McDonald’s every day B. take a taxi whenever you go out

C. stay at the best hotel D. climb the Statue of Liberty

Good tips for you

When you travel in other places, you'd better do things as the following:

Visiting other places just like visiting the home of your friends, you have to respect the place, respect the lifestyle, respect the culture and respect the people there.

Never complain about the differences between your place and the place you are

visiting, because no place is the same. If you expect everything is the same as in your place, why do you travel? Remember, complaint won't make your trip enjoyable, just makes you look rude. And it seems that you don't know how to respect others and you don't know much about this world.

Respect and follow the culture and the lifestyle of people of other places. Don't try to apply the way people in your place do to other places. If you do so, you will only be an unwelcome visitor in that place. So, why make yourself unwelcome and look silly?

Admire the differences of other places that you are visiting. It doesn't mean losing face.

1.No matter where you go, what should you do?

A. Complain about the differences between my place and the place I am visiting.

B. Expect everything is the same as in my place.

C. Respect the place, the lifestyle, the culture and the people there.

D. Apply the way people in my place do to other places.

2.If you respect the people in the place that you are visiting, you .

A. will be a welcome visitor B. will lose face

C. will not make your trip pleasant D. will be a rude person

3.The word "so" in the fourth paragraph refers to .

A. expecting everything is the same as in your place

B. complaining about the differences between your place and the place you are visiting

C. applying the way people in your place do to other places

D. visiting other places just like visiting the home of your friends

4.According to the passage, which is NOT wrong?

A. We travel because we want to see the same place as where we live.

B. Respect the place we are visiting as we are visiting the home of our friends.

C. We complain because we know much about the world.

D. Never try to respect the people in other places.