Wilson ________ with someone the day after tomorrow. Who might it be?

A.hangs out B.hung out C.will hang out D.are hanging out

—Did Jake drink the most last night?

—Not at all. In fact, he drank ________ of all.

A.more B.most C.less D.least

We don’t know if it ________ tomorrow. If it ________, we won’t have the sports meeting.

A.will rain; will rain B.will rain; rains C.rains; rains D.rains; will rain

—Can you go to the basketball game with me tomorrow?

—Sorry, I’m not free. I ________ see my grandpa. He’s ill.

A.have to B.could C.mustn’t D.shouldn’t

—I don’t know ________ do when I meet problems.

—You should ask your best friend for help.

A.when to B.where to C.how to D.what to

In The Fifteenth Character, Charlie Clown took away Zapp’s ________.

A.costume B.glasses C.CD D.flower

From Last Chance, we know that Mike is ________.

A.a cameraman who saves a woman B.a serious boss who needs big news

C.a pilot who helps travelers run away D.a traveler who goes surfing in Hainan

Last month we asked our students how to remember something well. Here are some of their answers.

Henry

A great way to help you remember something is to draw a ________ of it in your mind. If you make the picture big, strange or special, you will remember it much ________ and more clearly. For example, to remember the word “smiles”, we can imagine there is a “mile” ________ the first letter “s” and the last letter “s”. This makes it the longest word in the world. Remember a picture is worth a thousand words.

Paula

A good way for remembering the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with ________ letter of the word. For example, if you want to remember how to spell the word “because”, you can use the sentence “Big elephant can ________ understand small elephants.”

Millie

You will forget something very quickly ________ you understand it well. For example, you may have problems ________ all the steps in the water cycle (循环). However, it is easier to remember these steps if you understand ________ the water cycle works.

Alex

The best way to remember a word is to ________ what’s so special about this word. For example, when you remember the word “believe”, you can tell yourself that even if it’s “believe”, there is a “lie” in it. An easy way to remember how to read some new words is to sing a song with the words in ________. For example, the song Beauty and the Beast can help you remember words like scared, prepared, strange and change.

1.A.picture B.calendar C.shape D.paper

2.A.worse B.well C.better D.badly

3.A.among B.between C.both D.in

4.A.the other B.another C.other D.each

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

6.A.when B.if C.unless D.so

7.A.remembered B.remembering C.to remember D.remember

8.A.if B.that C.what D.how

9.A.find out B.catch up with C.turn down D.take out

10.A.they B.it C.them D.its

CHANGSHA--China’s first way for smart driving buses on open roads began its trial operation (试运行) in Changsha on Friday. The test bus line is 7.8 km long with 22 stations on the two-way trip. During the trial operation, four smart driving buses will be put into use. They need to pass through traffic lights, make turns and stop at the stations. One of the smart driving buses successfully finished the whole trip. It went along the planned road on Friday morning without a driver.

CHONGQING--The first Reading and Writing Project with Famous Writers on Campus is going on at Chongqing No.1 Middle School on December 14th and 15th. The school invited ten famous writers like Bi Feiyu, Ouyang Jianghe and Li Er. They had a talk with the teachers and students about how to improve their reading and writing skills. Both the writers and the listeners said they learned a lot because of the activity.

1.There are ________ smart driving buses being put into use during the trial operation.

A.fourteen B.fifteen C.twenty-two D.four

2.The school invited famous writers to talk with teachers and students about how to ________.

A.become famous B.improve reading and writing skills

C.drive smart buses D.improve learning skills

3.You will most probably see the passage in ________.

A.the news B.a travel magazine C.a story book D.a dictionary

2019 is the year of the pig in China. A famous British cartoon show Peppa Pig was going to celebrate Chinese New Year with a film in February 2019.

Behind the film are Alibaba Pictures and a famous Canadian company. The film will be the first cartoon in China to have all the characters from Peppa Pig. The film will also show a number of Chinese cultural symbols. Chinese people will see a dragon parade (舞龙), firework shows and cute red scarves (围巾), which mean good luck in China.

Peppa Pig is on British TV every day, showing what happened to Peppa and her family. Along with the cartoon series, Peppa Pig books and toys are also popular with both Chinese children and adults.

Earlier this year, Peppa also appeared in a book on Chinese New Year. In the book, all characters dressed in festive Chinese clothes and celebrated the Spring Festival.

1.Peppa Pig is a famous ________ cartoon show.

A.Chinese B.American C.British D.Canadian

2.Chinese people will see cute red scarves in the new film because ________.

A.they mean good luck B.they look nice and lovely

C.people love wearing them D.they are not expensive

3.According to the passage, all the things are popular with both Chinese children and adults EXCEPT (除了) ________.

A.the cartoon series B.Peppa Pig books

C.cute red scarves D.Peppa Pig toys

4.The underlined word “festive” means ________ in Chinese.

A.有趣的 B.喜庆的 C.悲伤的 D.难看的