---Does your brother want to be an engineer when he grows up?

---Sure.He every day .

A. takes acting lesson B. practices basketball C. keep writing stories D. studies math really hard

---Hi,Rick. ?

---Hi,Jack.Yes,I was on vacation and had a good time last month.

A. How are you B. How’s it going C. Let’s watch D. Long time no see

---Bill,who’s in the classroom ?

---Sorry.I didn’t see in the classroom after school.

A. someone B. anyone C. nobody D. no one

The students joined all kinds of talent shows in vacation.They were so to have a good vacation.

A. bored B. scared C. tired D. excited

Once there was a rich man in a village . He never gave anything to help others. The _____ didn't like him . One day he said to them . “ I know you don't like me . I will give everything I have to you_____ I die. Then everyone will be happy. ”

But nobody believed him . The rich man couldn't ____ why they didn't believe him. One day he went for a walk ___ the lake . Under a tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow_____.

The pig said to the cow , “ why everybody likes you and nobody likes me.why? After I die, I ___ many kinds of things to them. But you give only one thing ___ . Why do people like you all the time and not me. ”

The cow said “ Look , I give them milk before I die. They see that I am generous(慷慨的)with what I have . But you don't give them_________ before you die . You give them ham, pork and so on only after you're dead. People don't believe in the future . If you give while you are living , people will________you.It is quite simple. ”

From that moment on , the rich man did all his best to _________ the poor

1.A. strangers B. villagers C. officers D. workers

2.A. after B. because C. before D. so

3.A. watch B. remember C. discuss D. know

4.A. near B. under C. on D. in

5.A. reading B. dancing C. talking D. singing

6.A. feed B. give C. take D. help

7.A. milk B. egg C. chicken D. bread

8.A. anything B. nothing C. someone D. everyone

9.A. have B. mind C. like D. think

10.A. to talk B. to help C. to dislike D. to try

The hospital was very busy．The nurse hurried from patient to patient．They did not have time to talk to them or answer their questions．Instead they just gave them their medicines, made their beds and moved on．

The head nurse was as busy as a bee．She had to walk around with the doctors, make sure the nurse were doing their work, complete her reports and answer the phone．

Many of the phone calls were from the friends and relatives(亲属)of the patients．They were telephoning for information about the people in the hospital．

One phone call, however, was a little different from all the others．

The phone rang and the head nurse answered it．“Hello,”she said．

At the other end of the line a voice replied,“Good morning!I'm phoning about Fred Lee．Could you tell me how he is, please?”

The head nurse looked at her notes and said,“Mr Lee has had his operation, and is resting．”

“Can you tell me if this condition(状况)is good?”the voice asked．

“Yes,”the woman replied．“He is comfortable and the operation is a success．”

“When do you think he will be able to go home?”the man asked．

“Oh, today is Monday．Perhaps at the end of the week,”the head nurse said．Then she asked,“May I tell him who is asking about him?”

“Yes,”the man said．“Fred Lee．”

“No, that's the patient's name,”the head nurse said．

“Yes．And I am the patient．Phoning you is the only way I can get any information about my condition．”

1.Who might not be busy in the hospital?

A. The doctors B. The nurse C. The head nurse D. The patients

2.What did the head nurse have to do in the hospital?

A. She had to make the beds B. She had to write the reports

C. She had to have an operation D. She had to walk around with the patients

3.When did the head nurse say Fred Lee could go home?

A. The next day B. The next week C. In a month D. At ht end of this week

4.Why did so many people phone the hospital?

A. They wanted to talk to the nurse B. They wanted to talk to the doctor

C. They wanted to ask about their friends or family D. They wanted to know where the hospital was

5.Which of the following is true about the story?

A. Fred Lee himself phoned the head nurse B. Patients are very difficult people

C. The head nurse didn’t do a good job D. Fred Lee was not getting better

For many people in North America,the last week was the coldest of the year.To help some poor people keep warm,some kind people tied(系)scarves(丝巾)to trees in big cities for people in need.

“I AM NOT LOST!”said a message on a scarf tied to a tree in Wilmington. “If you need this to stay warm,please take it.It is yours .Be warm and do something to help other people today if you can.”

The boy from a teenage soccer team put many of the scarves around Wilmington.They bought about 300 scarves for poor people and left them on the Bloomsday runner statues (雕塑)in Riverfront Park with messages like the one above.(上述)。

A group of villagers also left their scarves over the cities .“The scarves get right to the people who need them.”Said Wendy Grahl,one of the villagers, “If you’re poor and it’s below(低于)30’C ,a scarf is going to be welcome.”

“I’ve seen a lot of bad things happen,but I’ve seen a lot of good people that care about others,too.”said Ed,a homeless man who took one of the team’s scarves.

Do you neighbors do anything similar for the less lucky people in the cold weather?If so,try your best to take part in it.

1.How was the weather last week in North America?

A. Windy B. Cool C. Cold D. Warm

2.According to the passage ,the writer mat think .

A. it’s good for people to help each other B. it’s difficult for people to help each other

C. it’s difficult for the poor to help others D. it’s easy for the rich to help other

3.Who left many scarves on the Bloomsday runner statues?

A. Some poor persons B. Some villagers C. Some rich persons D. Some teenagers

4.The underline word “homeless”,means .

A. having a home B. going home C. leaving home D. having no home

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The scarves could not find their war home

B. A poor man could get a scarf in cold weather

C. There were 300 scarves in all for poor people in Wilmington

D. The poor must do something for others if they take one scarf

Nobody likes doing the dishes because doing the dishes is boring.A new study shows that washing dishes by hand is better for children’s health than a dishwasher(洗碗机).

Research in Sweden surveyed the parents of 1,029 children.They found that children whose families hand-washed the dishes had fewer allergies(过敏)than those whose families used to dishwasher to do the dishes.

Earlier research showed that dishes washed by dishwasher are cleaner than those washed by hand .So why would kids who who eat with a little dirtier plates be better at stopping allergies?It says the reason kids have allergies is because their environment are too clean.

Your immune system(免疫系统)keeps you healthy by fighting against(反对)germs(微生物)and viruses(细菌).But when you have allergies,it doesn’t work well and tries to fight common things like usual foods.

“Meeting germs,especially early in life ,is good for the immune system,” says the writer of the study,Dr.Bill in a hospital in Sweden. “You encourage the immune system in different ways and it becomes strong.”

This study shows that while using the dishwasher might be easier,doing more housework with hands ,we have fewer allergies.

1.According to the new study, .

A. washing dishes with hands is better for children

B. washing dishes with dishwashers is better for children

C. washing dishes with hands is much more boring

D. washing dishes with dishwashers is much more boring

2.Through the 3rd paragraph ,the writer wants to tell us .

A. we should wash dishes with dishwashers B. dishes washed by hands are dirtier

C. too clean environments are bad for children D. it’s good for kids to eat with dirty plates

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The immune system fights against germs B. The immune system fights against viruses

C. The immune system fights against allergies D. Allergies are bad for the immune system

4.Dr.Bill thinks that .

A. kids should stay away from germs B. kids can eat with a little dirtier plates

C. kids are too young to meet germs D. kids should eat with a little cleaner plates

5.What’s the best title(题目)for the passage?

A. Doing The Dishes Is Boring B. How To Keep Clean

C. The Cleaner,The Healthier D. More Housework,Fewer Allergies

VIII. 改写句子，按括号中的要求完成句子，每个空格填一个单词。

1.He is able to learn English well.(改为一般疑问句)

______he_______to learn English well?

2.Cindy visited her grandparents with her parents.

Cindy______ _______her grandparents with her parents.

3.We have a sports meeting once a year in our school.

______ _______do you have a sports meeting in your school?

4.No one is better than him at tennis and he always wins the tennis games.(改写句子，句意不变)

He is the ______ at tennis and is always the______ of the tennis games.

5.More and more people like to go to Luxun Cinema because the movies are the newest.(改写句子，句意不变)

Luxun Cinema gets more and more popular______ _______ the newest movies.

完成句子，根据汉语意思完成句子，每个空格填一个单词。

1.夏天，每当我跳进河水里，就感觉自己像条鱼。

Every time I jumped into the river in summer,I____ ____a fish.

2.贝蒂喜欢像西瓜、葡萄这样多汁的水果。

Betty loves juicy fruit,____ ____watermelons and grapes.

3.今年诺贝尔文学奖得主石黑一雄不只会写作，事实上，他也弹得一手好吉他。

Kazuo Ishiguro ,who won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature,is not only good at writing,______ ______,he is also a good guitar player.

4.目前为止，共有67个国家及地区将中文纳入国民教育体系。

______ ______,67 countries and regions have included Chinese in their national curriculum.

5.江南大酒店服务相当好，昨天，我们全家在那儿非常舒适地享用了晚餐。

Jiang Restaurant has quite good service.Our family _____our dinner so______there yesterday.