When we went out to dinner, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair, who, I thought, had muscular dystrophy( 肌肉萎缩症). As a disabled person like him, his brain might be great but physically he could not do_______. I had a chat with him and learnt my _______ was right. He told me that normal things like answering the phone or opening the door were difficult for him.

Soon our dinner was _______, and I kept my eyes on him when I was eating. As we were leaving, I noticed him looking through his wallet. We went to him and learned that he couldn't find his card! He said that he remembered putting it into the wallet before leaving home. This man could not even move his hands easily. So I asked for his approval(批准) to help him look for his card, and he _______ me. At the same time, my son, Stewart, went off to see if someone had_______a card. After searching carefully I didn’t find the card. However, I found_______one in his bag. Meanwhile, I found he had a lot of valuables in his bag.

After paying for his dinner with the card I found in his bag, he decided to leave. Worrying about his safety, we offered to send him home,_______ he was carrying so many valuable things with him. However, he _______ that he could go home by himself. So we gave up and hoped that he could get home _______.

There are many disabled people in the world and we can’t _______ the difficulty they have in their everyday life. I was so lucky to be healthy and I hoped we all could try our best to help them.

1.A. many B. much C. few D. little

2.A. guess B. idea C. thought D. feeling

3.A. attended B. served C. prepared D. finished

4.A. treated B. guided C. trusted D. excused

5.A. looked up B. picked up C. put up D. taken up

6.A. this B. that C. other D. another

7.A. but B. or C. because D. so

8.A. doubted B. insisted C. realized D. promised

9.A. luckily B. finally C. safely D. early

10.A. accept B. compare C. suppose D. imagine

Ants Everywhere!

You can find ants in lots of different places. You can find them in the grass and dirt in your yard. You can find them on trees and in your home.

Ants can be different colors. They can be black, brown, red, green, or yellow. Ants have antennae(触须) that they use to touch and smell.

What Do Ants Look Like?

Ants are insects. Their bodies have three parts, and they have six strong legs. Some ants have large, strong jaws. They use their jaws to cut food and to fight.

Ants can be tiny or large. Some big ants are as large as a paper clip. Ants are very strong for their size.

Groups of Ants

Most ants build nests under or on tops of the ground. Different ants in the nest have different jobs. The queen ant lays all the eggs. Some worker ants take care of the eggs and baby ants. Some worker ants get food. Soldier ants guard the nest.

1.Which words describe what an ant can look like?

A. as large as a paper clip B. as blue as the sky

C. as big as a person's foot D. as clever as a fox

2.What do ants probably do with their antennae?

A. To lay eggs. B. To cut food. C. To touch and smell. D. To fight.C

3.How is the queen ant's job different from the jobs of other ants?

A. The queen gets the food. B. The queen guards the nest.

C. The queen lays the eggs. D. The queen looks after the baby ants.

When Kyle walked into Ernie's Pet World, he looked very anxious. The shop owner, Ernie, jumped out of his seat to greet Kyle. He was the shop's first customer of the day.

"Good morning, sir!" Ernie said, "What can I help you with?"

"Well, I ..." Kyle started to say.

"Wait, don't tell me," Ernie stopped him. "You're looking for a ... a little dog... for your daughter's birthday, Right?"

"Not really, I just..."

Ernie didn't let him finish. "Ah, I've got it. You just moved to a new office, and you want some fish for it. I have some very nice fish bowls over here."

"In fact, I..." Kyle was starting to look very nervous and strange.

"No fish? Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person. At Ernie's Pet World, we have the best cats. Take a look at this lovely one with long, white hair. She's looking at you. She's thinking, "Take me home. Take me home." Would you like some cat food and toys, too?"

"No, thank you," Kyle said. By this time, he was walking up and down. He had a terrible look on his face. "Really, I'm not interested in cats or fish or little dogs."

"What do you want, then?" Ernie asked.

Kyle looked like he was going to cry. "I just want to know if I can use your toilet!? he said at last.

1.What kind of person is Ernie?

A. Very lazy. B. Rather shy. C. Over warm-hearted. D. Not friendly.

2.What does the underlined word " anxious" mean?

A. 紧张的 B. 急躁的 C. 焦虑的 D. 匆忙的

3.What is the best title of the story?

A. Kyle and Ernie B. Pet or Toilet C. A Pet Lover D. A Busy Pet Shop

How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear. An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track(跟踪) your performance on your phone.

The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone through a Bluetooth wireless(无线的) connection.

The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right(don't forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you're brushing long enough. "It's kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis," says Thomas Serval, the French inventor(发明家).

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications(设备) on your phone, so developers could, for example, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. "We try to make it smart and fun," Serval says.

Serval says he got the idea by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said "yes," but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.

The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, from $99 to $199, and the U.S. is the first target market.

1.All the following statements are wrong EXCEPT_________.

A. It can sense how users brush their teeth. B. It can track users' school performance.

C. It can check users' fear of seeing a dentist. D. It can help users find their phones.

2.What can we learn from Serval's words in Paragraph 3?

A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.

B. You should see your dentist on a day-to-day basis.

C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.

D. You'd like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.

3.What can we infer(推断)about Serval's children?

A. They were unwilling to brush their teeth.

B. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.

C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.

D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.

Most friendships die a nature death: people move, change jobs, or start different stages of life. Other friendships, however, end unexpectedly. When a friendship is over and you don't understand why, it can be especially painful. Sometimes a friend ends your relationship without telling you why.

The loss of friendship might be worth reflecting on. Knowing when a friendship is over and why it ends may help you build stronger friendships in the future.

●See if you can find a problem.

When a friendship is over, examine your relationship. Perhaps you remember your friend complaining that you're always late. Maybe you seldom return your friend's phone calls. When a friend ends your relationship, try to find out the reasons why the friendship is over.

●Write a letter to your friend.

Express your feelings about the friendship. Do you miss seeing them? Do you have any regrets? Would you act differently if you were still friends? Make it an honest communication.

●Express your feeling of being hurt or anger.

Write or talk about how you feel in a letter. When a friendship is over, it's important to communicate exactly how hurt you feel and why. Write until you have nothing left to say. When a friend ends your relationship, you do have the right to express yourself.

●Communicate that you are open to pick up the friendship.

When a friendship is over and you want to reconnect some day, send Christmas, or birthday cards. Say hi and send greetings through mutual(共有的)friends. When a friendship is over, don't give up until you're ready.

●Decide to make your present friendships better.

An adviser once told me that simply talking about your relationship strengthens your relationship. Talk to your present friends. Are they happy with your friendship? If a friend ends your relationship, learn something from it.

1.The underlined phrase "reflecting on" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. thinking about B. giving up C. keeping on D. getting angry

2.What can we know from "See if you can find a problem"?

A. You are always late when you and your friend plan to go out.

B. You often refuse to answer your friend's phone calls.

C. Your friend is fond of complaining all the time.

D. Perhaps your friendship is over because of your problem.

3.When a friendship is over, you may do all the following EXCEPT ____.

A. write a letter to your friend to tell your regrets

B. talk about how you feel about your friendship

C. ask your friends whose mistake on earth it is

D. send your greetings to your friend before giving up

4.The purpose of this passage is to_____________.

A. explain why you lose a friendship B. suggest what to do when a friendship is over

C. tell you when a friendship is over D. advise how to end a friendship

阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案(每格限填一词)。

To write a great news story, you have to make sure it is correct, relevant (相关的) and fresh.

For a start, all the information in a story must be correct. Not only the spelling and grammar, but also the facts.

Any mistakes that show up in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble.

For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it would be wrong. He wasn’t the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers because of that mistake.

A news story does not only have to be correct, but it must also be relevant to its readers. People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them. That’s why you care more about what happens at your school than at schools in America. It’s also why newspapers in Beijing don’t talk much about news in Shanghai or Hong Kong.

Finally, news must always be fresh. When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happened that day. You don’t want to read about news from last week!

So, now you know what makes a good news story. Have a look at our paper and see if it’s full of good news! You can try writing a news story for our paper like a real reporter.

Topic: 1. to write a story like a real reporter

1.这对美国夫妇自从第一次来到中国就爱上了中国美食。

The American couple _________ Chinese food since they came to China for the first time.

2.京剧是我们中国人的骄傲，非常得一听。

Peking Opera is the pride of us Chinese and it_________.

3.他匆匆忙忙地离开了厨房，把桌子都撞翻了

He left the kitchen _________ that he knocked the table over.

4.你能给我一些关于怎样和邻居和睦相处的建议吗？

Can you offer me some advice on _________ neighbours?

5.别去烦她！此事与她无关。

Leave her alone! It _________ her.

6.不久前，著名主持人李咏的去世引起了许多人的注意。

The death of a famous host Li Yong _________ not long ago.

一个快乐的人总能发现生活的美妙和乐趣。但是怎样才能让自己成为一个真正快乐的人呢？你和几位好朋友有不同的看法。请根据下面表格中的内容，以“What makes one happy?”为题写一篇报道，给你校的校报投稿。

要求:1. 短文必须包括以上表格的提示内容，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 文章中有关“你”的部分内容，须用2-3句话展开合理想象，做适当发挥；

3.90词左右，短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

What makes one happy?

A happy person can always find the beauty and pleasure of life. But how can you make yourself become a truly happy person? A few friends and I have different opinions.

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Which is the man’s favourite animal?

A. B. C.

What did Walter do yesterday?

A. B. C.