Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.

When to arrive

The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you to his/her house, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, that means you can arrive a few minutes after 3:00, but it is also a good idea to arrive at the right time.

What to bring

Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share(分享), or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift(=present) is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.

How to greet (问候)

When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr. or Mrs. Smith. This will show them more respect(尊重).

It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend’s parents, and you will be invited again!

1.If your friend asks you to get to your friend’s house around 5:00 p. m, it is polite to arrive at ____ p.m.

A. 5:02 B. 4:50 C. 4:30 D. 5:30

2.The passage mainly(主要)tells us ______.

A. when to arrive at your friend’s house B. how to greet people

C. what to bring to your friend D. how to be a good visitor

3.It’s not good to bring your friend ____ when you go to his/her house.

A. a box of chocolates B. some flowers C. a movie D. some money

4.It’s the most respect for you to call your friend’s father _____ when you go to the friend’s house.

A. Mr Smith B. John C. Mary D. Smith

5.The passage may be from ________.

A. a notice(通知) on a wall B. a letter to a friend

C. an article in a magazine D. a piece of news in a newspaper

Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern plane it takes one day to travel places which took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.

Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages（优势）. You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars.____make even the longest journey enjoyable.

Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large planes and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish --- where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel where you can spend the night. That is why traveling by car is a popular pleasant trip, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.

1.From the passage (短文), we know the fastest way of traveling is ____.

A. by train B. by sea C. by plane D. by car

2.If we travel by car, we can _____.

A. make the longest journey enjoyable

B. travel to a very far place in several minutes

C. make our own timetable

D. travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day

3.The underlined (划线的) word “They” in the passage refers to (指的是)____.

A. modern trains in the country

B. comfortable seats and dining-cars

C. the travelers on the modern trains

D. the slower ways of traveling

4.When people travel on business, they usually take ____.

A. a plane or a car B. a car or a boat

C. a boat or a train D. a train or a plane

5.How many ways of traveling are mentioned (被提到的) in the passage?

A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. D. Six

补全对话

W：Excuse me, sir.

M：1.

W：Could you tell me the way to the train station? I’m new here.

M：Sure. Go down this road and take the third turning on the right to East Road. 2. You’ll find a super

market. The train station is on its left.

W：3.

M：It is about half an hour’s walk.

W：Half an hour’s walk is really a long way. 4.

M：Yes. The No.3 bus will take you right there.

W：I’d like to take it. Thanks a lot.

M：5.

A: Is there a bus?

B: How far is it from here?

C: Which bus do I need?

D: Yes?

E: Thank you all the same.

F: With pleasure

G: Walk on until you reach the end of the road.

Do you know how to write an English envelope?

When we write an English envelope, we put the receiver’s name and address in the middle. The receiver’s name is on the first line, then we put the receiver’s address below. We put the sender’s name and address on the top of the left corner. The sender’s name is on the first line, then the sender’s address below. Don’t forget to put the stamp on the top of the right corner.

Now, Zhang Hong from No. 2 Middle School, Lanxi, Zhejiang Province 321100, wants to write a letter to Miss Evans and she lives at 376 King Street, Grass Town, Ottawa, Canada. Could you write the envelope for her, please?

Help：envelope：信封 receiver：接收者

line：行 below：在……下面

sender：发送者 top：顶部

stamp：邮票

1.__________

2._____ ________

3.__________

4.________ __________

5.__________

One summer morning, a tiger was walking by a river. He hoped to find s1. to eat. On the water, a duck was swimming.“There is my b2.,”thought the tiger.

“Good morning, Mr Duck!”called the tiger.

“Go a3., you bad tiger!”said the duck.

“I only wanted to tell you something about your friend, Miss Chicken. If you are n4. interested, I’ll go. Goodbye, Mr Duck.”And the tiger t5..

“Wait a minute,”said Mr Duck.“I haven’t heard about it. Tell me.”

The tiger looked a6..“I don’t want o7. animals to hear it. Come closer and I’ll speak in your e8.,”said the tiger.

Mr Duck swam quickly t9. the tiger. As soon as he came up to the tiger, the tiger c10.him and ate him up.

The most important day in my life was the 9th of April, 1987. That was the day I p1. my driving test.

I was very worried and drove very b2. on the way to the test centre. My driving teacher said, “If you drive l3. this during the test, you will fail. Don’t be afraid.” But that just made me more afraid!

The tester was very serious. He didn’t smile once as we got into the car. I drove quite well during the test and began to feel that I was s4. to pass. Then, the tester began a5. me questions about driving. He asked me, “What will you do if a dog runs out in front of your car?”I answered, and he sat there, unhappily, for a w6. and said,“Yes, maybe that is what you will do... but what will a good driver do?” By then, I thought I had failed the test. We drove b7. to the test centre and as I got out of the car the tester handed me a piece of paper. It had “PASSED” w8.on it. I was so s9.that I started to laugh but the tester still didn ’t even smile. I was too happy to care.

Now, I have my own car and every Sunday I drive to a friend’s house or into the centre of the city. I still get a little afraid, though, when I think of my d10.test and the tester’s face.

书面表达

请根据刘三子的有关信息，向你家人介绍他的基本情况，包括身份特征，相貌特征以及学习经历。

Name: Liu Sanzi

Age: 18

Birthplace: a village in Gansu Province

Height: 1.60m

Hair: short and black

Build: thin and short

Family: mother, two elder sisters and a younger brother

Favourites: listening to music, reading books

Dreams: going to university, to be a teacher

About his study: dropped out of school at the age of 10; went back to school at the age of 12 with the

help of Project Hope, now a middle school student.

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Chen Qingyue, an eighth grader at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, California, is a "star" on WeChat now. He 1. (start) using WeChat last August. "My Chinese classmate's mother advised me 2. (write) articles about my US experience. Then I got the idea," he said.

At the beginning, few of his stories 3. (read). But he didn't give up. "Gradually, I realized that followers prefer things that are"useful’ to them." His most popular article was how to deal with interviews when hoping for a US private high school.

Many readers encourage and thank him by 4. (send) messages and money. So far he 5.(receive) about 1,500 yuan. "I 6. (keep) writing at least until high school," he said.

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Priscitlla Chan is from the United States. Many people may know her as the wife of Mark

Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. She 1. (attend) Harvard University in 2003 and now works as a doctor.

But Chan herself 2.(do) a lot to help people over the past few years. "We hope to build a future in which all of our children can live long and rewarding lives," she said.

Besides health, Chan also3.(care) about children's education. Before 4.(become) a doctor, Chan taught science to fourth and fifth graders at a school in California for a year. Early this year a new project 5. (start) to provide education for children from kindergarten to the 12th grade.

"I realized that I was so lucky 6. (be) what I was," said Chan. "It drives me to make sure others can also have their opportunities, !o reach their dreams and their full ability."

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2./p?Int/____________________

3./pi?s/__________________

4./fз?st/______________

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