Our new neighbours are the Browns. They have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy is Jack and the girl is Alice. Jack is 11, and he is one year older than me. Alice and my sister Nancy are 8 years old.

At weekends, Nancy and I like to go to play with Alice and Jack. Both Jack and I really enjoy playing computer games. Sometimes the girls join us, but the games they enjoy are different from the ones we like.

There is a big park near our house. Sometimes, when the weather is fine, the four of us will go for bike rides there. We often stop at the huge playground to have some fun. Jack and I like to play basketball, but the girls prefer to sing and dance.

Our families often have dinner together. On some days, they come over to our house and on other days, we go over to theirs. Mr Brown and his wife cook really well.

Nancy and I are very glad to have the Browns next door. It’s great to have friends living so near.

1.Who are the writer’s new neighbours?

A. A family of three. B. The Browns.

C. Jack and Nancy. D. Alice and Nancy.

2.How old is Alice?

A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11

3.The girls prefer to ______ at the playground in the park.

A. listen to music B. play basketball

C. sing and dance D. play computer games

4.Where do the two families have dinner together?

A. At a park nearby. B. At a restaurant.

C. In a forest. D. At their houses.

5.The writer thinks it’s ______ to be friends with the new neighbours.

A. boring B. great C. difficul D. safe

阅读下列短文， 并做每篇短文后面的题， 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出能回答所提问题或能完成所给句子的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A farmer had four lambs ( 羔羊) . One was black ， and the other three were white. The black lamb was friendly to the others in the group . But the white lamb s often laughed at him. They thought he was ugly. The farmer did not like him， either. He gave bad food to the black lamb.

One winter day， the four lambs went out to eat grass. They went far away from home. Suddenly， it began to snow. It was such a heavy snow that the ground was all white soon. They couldn’t find the way home.

When the farmer found that the lambs were not at home， he went out to look for them. There was snow everywhere. Suddenly， he saw something black . He went to it. Oh ， it was his black lamb! And the white lambs were there， too. The farmer said excitedly， “Thanks to the black lamb， I can find you! ”

1.What did the white lambs think of the black lamb?

A. Friendly. B. Kind. C. Ugly. D. Beautiful.

2.The farmer gave bad food to ________

A. the black lamb B. the white lambs

C. all the lambs D. his black dog

3.The lambs couldn t find the way home because

A. they were far away from home

B. the ground was covered with thick snow

C. the wind was blowing hard

D. they didn t want to go back home

4.The farmer found all the lambs after______.

A. he saw the black lamb

B. he saw the white lambs

C. he heard the sound of the lambs

D. they came back home

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. Appearance is the most important in our life.

B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C. Don t tell a person by his appearance.

D. Many hands make light work.

Dear Mr.Wu

Next week, a group of exchange students from the USA will come to visit Taizhou. I make a plan for them. We will eat breakfast at our school first. Then we can take them to Mei Lanfang’s Former House (故居) by bus. It takes only 25 minutes. They can learn to sing Beijing opera there.

In the afternoon, we will go to Tiandehu Park and take some photos there. In the park we can have a picnic as our lunch. Then we will go to Hengdian Cinema to watch a new film. After that the girls can go to the shopping malls to buy things and we will take the boys to our school playground to play football for one and a half hours.

In the evening we shall invite them for dinner in a restaurant. They can try Chinese food. I’m sure they will have a good time in our city.

Yours love,

Simon

用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Suzy got the __________(five) place in the competition.She has tried her best.

2.Don't touch the __________(break) glass.It may hurt your hand.

3.As we all know，France is a __________(west) country.

4.Every year a lot of __________(visit) come to our hometown.

5.The children all look forward to ____________(have) a good time at school.

假如你是一个美国人， 名叫Jack， 请根据提示，以“Life in China”为题，写一篇70词左右的短文。

1. 现住在阳光镇。这是个现代化的城镇，乘地铁去市中心只要15分钟。

2. 我在北京第一中学上学，这里的老师和学生都很友好且乐于助人…….。

3. 我将参观中国的许多地方。我喜欢美味可口的中餐。

4. 我在这儿生活非常快乐。我希望……..

Life in China

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1.他如此粗心，以至于他常常犯错误。

He is so careless that he often ________ ________．

2.最好不要逃避我们的问题。

It's best not to ________ ________ ________ our problems.

3.乔害怕问老师问题。

Joe ________ ________ ________ ask the teacher questions.

4.在英语中，我们说与人分担一个烦恼就像把麻烦分成两半。

In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it ________ ________．

5.最后， 她找到了问题的解决办法。

________ ________ ________， she found the solution to the problem.

1.Whenever Mary reads an interesting story, she can't keep it to ________ and wants to share it with her friends.

A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

2.I think you should complain (抱怨), ________， of course, you are happy with the situation.

A. unless B. however C. until D. though

3.—Mrs Wang taught English in a poor mountain village as a volunteer last year.

—She said she would never forget some pleasant ________ while working there.

A. experiments B. expressions

C. experiences D. emotions

4.—What else do we need for the trip?

—________. Let's go!

A. Nothing else B. Something else

C. Else nothing D. Else something

5.He advised me ________ the problems step by step.

A. solve B. solving

C. to solve D. to solving

6.Lucy looks worried because she has problems ________ her schoolwork.

A. to B. with C. by D. of

7.—Why did Mike ignore (不理睬) me completely when I said hello to him?

—Oh, he was keeping ________ a problem.

A. think about B. to think about

C. to thinking about D. thinking about

1.The program is too boring for many people to like. (改为复合句)

The program is ________ a boring one ________ many people don't like it.

2.It's difficult for me to spell the word. (改为同义句)

I ________ ________ spelling the word.

3.If you choose the perfect grapes only, you'll make the best wine. (改为同义句)

__________ you choose the perfect grapes only, you ____________ make the best wine.

4.She had no money, so she couldn't buy clothes. (改为同义句)

She ________ have ________ money, so she couldn't buy clothes.

5.You can't bring friends from other schools to the party. (改为祈使句)

________ ________ friends from other schools to the party.

Do you have any worries? Zhang Lin, a 14-year-old girl from No. 29 Middle School, has a lot of _______ these days.

Zhang Lin has a hard time with her English and math,_______ she often fails (不及格) her exams. She is so_______ that she makes too many mistakes in the exams. When she gets bad grades, her mother is angry _______ her. She finds it hard _______ a talk with her mother and she thinks her mother _______ understands her. What can Zhang Lin do about this? She is very worried. She believes the worst thing is to do _______. So Zhang Lin_______ to talk to her friends. But she worries that if they know that, they_______ her. If so, she will certainly feel ________．

Also, Zhang Lin likes a boy. She wrote a letter to him, but she is ________ to send the letter to him. She wants to tell her father about ________ letter, but she thinks her father will criticize (批评) her. If her father ________ she likes a boy, he will be angry.

________ can help Zhang Lin to solve her problems. She doesn't know ________. Who can help her? Can you give some advice to her?

1.A. ideas B. worries C. time D. homework

2.A. so B. but C. though D. unless

3.A. careful B. careless C. understanding D. upset

4.A. to B. for C. from D. with

5.A. have B. having C. had D. to have

6.A. often B. sometimes C. never D. always

7.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

8.A. asks B. wants C. stops D. refuses

9.A. laugh at B. smile at C. will laugh at D. will smile at

10.A. more B. less C. better D. worse

11.A. afraid B. sure C. ready D. able

12.A. your B. their C. his D. her

13.A. knows B. will know C. knew D. is knowing

14.A. Nobody B. Nothing C. Somebody D. Someone

15.A. when to do B. why to do C. how to do D. what to do

Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and they aren't interested in study. They think it is difficult to learn all the subjects well. Sometimes they have problems with their friends. They can't get on well with their friends. Sometimes they have problems with their family. They don't know how to be with their family. What can they do about these?

The famous expert, Robert Hunt thinks that problems and worries are normal in life. He asks the students not to run away from their problems and asks them to try to solve the problems. He thinks the first step is to find someone you trust to talk to. This person doesn't need to be an expert like himself. He may be one of your friends or either of your parents. If you tell them about your problems or worries, they will help you because they maybe have more experience than you.

Why must we share our problems or worries with others? In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you are halfway to solving a problem just by talking to someone about it.

Worries: Students' problems with their 1.， friends or family.

Robert Hunt's2.: Don't 3.the problems.

4.you trust to talk to.

The reason: 5. is like cutting it in half and you're halfway to solving a problem just by talking to someone about it.