Huaxing Clothes Street is a good place _____.

A. hang out B. hung out

C. hanging out D. to hang out

— Why not ______ a kite with me this afternoon?

— I prefer ______ computer games at home.

A. fly; play B. flying; playing

C. flying; play D. fly; playing

— Do you know ______ we’ll get there at 3:00 this afternoon?

— I’m afraid we’ll be late.

A. that B. how C. why D. if

— Could you tell me ______ it takes to go from here to Beijing by air?

— About 50 minutes.

A. how many B. how much C. how long D. how soon

— Could you please tell me ______?

— It’s next to the post office.

A. where is the supermarket

B. where the supermarket is

C. where was the supermarket

D. where the supermarket was

阅读下列短文，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My wife and I are retired (退休的) and one of our main interests is travel. We ______traveling on our own to traveling with the tour group. Last month we began the first step (步) of ______ a European vacation for this summer.

First we got on the Internet to ______ the places we would like to go to. This is easy enough to do as long as (只要) you know ______ to search information on the Internet. We ______ to visit UK, France, Italy and Germany. These are places we have never visited. We quickly found the ______ bargain prices (廉价) of airplane tickets. We planned the number of days at each place to ______ sure that we can visit every place not too fast.

On the Internet it is also easy to find the airplane tickets besides hotel room prices and address. That helps us ______ money and time. We would rather live in the little home-like hotels ______ the four-star hotels. This kind of hotel is always cheap, convenient and safe. ______ we should do enough research on the Internet ahead of time (提前).

1.A. prefer B. enjoy C. want D. love

2.A. making B. planning C. having D. going

3.A. choose B. leave C. visit D. come

4.A. when B. whether C. what D. how

5.A. replied B. tried C. decided D. forgot

6.A. least B. latest C. worst D. best

7.A. take B. do C. make D. get

8.A. save B. spend C. waste D. use

9.A. except B. than C. according to D. because of

10.A. But B. Or C. And D. Though

Dear Mom,

Time flies quickly. Two months has gone by since I joined this boarding school. Everything is going well. During my first month here, I was like a fish out of water. I came to realize how many things I should thank you for.

On the cold winter days, I have to get up early almost every morning to fetch hot water. I began to feel ashamed that I never said ‘thank you” every time you prepared (准备) hot water for me each morning on winter days before I got up.

I am no longer that girl who was often unable to find her books in her bedroom. It used to take me a lot of time to collect all the books for the day’s classes. But I have gotten over that bad habit now. And now I know how much time you used to take to collect my books every evening.

I have learned to do the laundry on my own now. I came to realize that washing clothes is a boring job, especially on winter days. Sometimes there is no hot water and I have to wash my clothes with cold water by hand.

I came to know how grateful (感激的) I should be to have you as my mom. Thank you, Mom.

Yours,

Silvia

根据材料内容，选择最佳选项。

1.Silvia has been at the boarding school for _______.

A. one week B. two weeks

C. one month D. two months

2.The underlined word “ashamed” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 惭愧的 B. 恐惧的 C. 吃惊的 D. 轻率的

3.At the boarding school, Silvia doesn’t ______ anymore.

A. do her laundry

B. put her books everywhere

C. say “thank you” to her mother

D. spend much time on her studies

4.From the letter we can learn that ______.

A. Silvia used to do her laundry at home

B. Silvia often helps her mom do housework

C. Silvia’s mom has done many things for her before

D. Silvia’s mom usually does the laundry with cold water

5.Silvia wrote this letter in order to tell her mom _______.

A. her school life

B. her thanks from her heart

C. she could do many things

D. she could look after herself

HIGH-JUMPER and punk(朋克) rocker Kimi Qiao, 22, is very confident. In fact, he's something of a big mouth about his talent. “No one will ever forget me,” said Qiao.

The 2007 My Show winner has recently published Private Life, a photo-book. It records everything about the days when he was young.

As a teenager, he was a keen athlete, training every weekend and holiday. His event (项目) was the high jump and he won a number of national championships. He even shared a coach with Liu Xiang.

However, Qiao's parents wanted him to concentrate more on his studies and he finally went to a university in his city. It was during this time he became interested in music. When he was 18, he took part in a singing contest, where he met Wang Lee-hom. Later, he started a student band called Pink17. He was a drummer. Since then Qiao has known that music will be his life.

Today he's still a dreamer. He wants to make punk rock popular in China. “Although I've only been into it for a year, I'll do my best to make it big,” he said.

1.From the first paragraph, we can know Kimi Qiao ________.

A. has a big mouth B. thought everyone would forget him

C. is confident of his talent D. is a very shy girl

2.Private Life ________.

A. is a photo-book B. is about the 2007 My Show

C. was published in 2007 D. is an album

3.The Chinese meaning of the underline word “keen” is ___________.

A. 懒惰的 B. 热衷的

C. 愚笨的 D. 创造力的

4.When he took part in a singing contest, he was ________ years old.

A. 22 B. 17 C. 18 D. 20

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Kimi was a high jumper before going to university.

B. Kimi formed a band called Pink17 when he was 17.

C. Kimi’s parents prefer him to be a drummer.

D. Kimi is always dreaming to be an athlete like Liu Xiang.

Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many American everyday expressions are from colors.

Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express “heat”. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they’re red hot they are very angry aboutsomething. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they’re in the pink when they’re in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably came from many babies who were born with a nice pink color showing good health.

Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the USA is the opposite of(与……相反) red hot music. Blues is slow and sad.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it’s an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

1.What does the expression “be red hot about” mean?

A. Be very angry. B. Be unfair.

C. Be happy. D. Be very popular.

2.Why do Americans use the color pink to express the meaning of healthy?

A. Because the color pink is lighter than the color red.

B. Because their ancestors(祖先) did so many years ago.

C. Because many healthy babies were born with the pink color.

D. Because it’s a traditional expression.

3.What’s the opposite of the red hot music?

A. Fast music. B. Loud music.

C. Blues music. D. Country music.

4.How many colors are mentioned in the passage?

A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.

5.Which is the BEST title for the passage?

A. Different Colors

B. Strange Expressions

C. Colorful World

D. Feelings Behind Color Words

The youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma, hugged (拥抱) his team members and told them he loved them. Then 13-year-old Jordan Romero took the satellite (卫星) phone and called his mom.

“He says, ‘Mom, I’m calling you from the top of the world. I love you!’ I just told him to get home safely,” his mother told the reporters from California. She had been watching her son’s progress minute by minute online.

Returning from Saturday’s success on the world’s highest mountain, at 8,850 meters above sea level, Jordan said when he was interviewed, “Every step I took was finally toward the biggest goal of my life, to stand on the top of the world.” “I was encouraged by a painting in my school of the highest mountains on all seven continents (洲). I want to climb up all of them.” He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa when he was 9 years old.

Before him, the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma had been Temba Tsheri of Nepal at the age of 16 in 2001.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

1.On the top of Mount Qomolangma Jordan did the following EXCEPET _______.

A. hug his team members

B. chat with his mom online

C. tell his mom he loves her

D. give his mom a phone call

2.What was Jordan’s mother doing while he was climbing Mount Qomolangma?

A. She was surfing the Internet.

B. She was talking to Jordan on the phone.

C. She was receiving a reporter’s interview.

D. She was watching Jordan’s progress online.

3.From the passage we know that Mount Qomolangma is the ______ highest mountain Jordan has ever climbed up.

A. first B. second C. sixth D. seventh

4.When did Jordan make up his mind to climb up the highest mountains on all seven continents?

A. After he reached the top of Mount Qomolangma.

B. After he returned from the top of Mount Qomolangma.

C. After he saw a painting of the highest mountains at school.

D. After Temba Tsheri reached the top of Mount Qomolangma.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.

B. Jordan reached the top of Mount Qomolangma on Saturday.

C. Some reporters interviewed Jordan on the top of Mount Qomolangma.

D. The youngest person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma before Jordan was 16.