Always honest

Honesty is important to keep a relationship alive. 【2】 It may be hard sometimes but lying can destroy a friendship. It is important that your friend speaks honestly and never makes up stories.

【3】

There are always periods in your life when you have problems or difficulties. A true friend will always have time to listen to your problems and give advice. It may not be able to solve your problems but the fact that your friend makes time to listen is a sign that he cares about you. Your friend is not a true friend if he can never make time for you when you are in trouble. You also need to accept that your friend also has other things to do so he can’t always listen to your problem at once.

Always respectful(尊重人的)

A true friend will always respect your opinion no matter whether he or she agrees or not. 【4】

Always understanding

【5】 A true friend will always be understanding and forgiving(谅解的). Even if it isn’t his or her fault. We are all different people and we all make mistakes. A true friend is always understanding and forgiving because he or she doesn’t want to take the risk of losing his or her best friend.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A. A true friend always tells you the truth.

B. Here are some signs to tell you if your friend is a true friend.

C. It is possible that some problems will appear between two friends.

D. Your true friend may disagree but never insist(坚持) that he is correct.

E. Always there for you.

Researchers are finding that man-made light from some electronic products at night may reduce the brain chemicals(化学物质) that help sleep. The researchers showed that sitting in the light from computer tablets clearly lowered levels of the chemical which manages our body clocks and plays a role in the sleep cycle.

In the study， the researchers let volunteers read， play games and watch movies on a tablet for different time while measuring(测量) how much light their eyes received. They found that two hours of sitting before a bright tablet screen at night reduced the sleep chemical levels by about 22%.

Studies of students using computers at night have got the similar results. And researchers say that may not only cause sleeplessness， but also raise the risk of obesity(肥胖症)， diabetes(糖尿病) and other diseases.

To be on the safe side， the researchers advise us to use computers less before bed， or at the very least turning down your screen as much as possible.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Americans don’t get enough sleep.

B. Electronic products are very popular.

C. The brain becomes more active at night.

D. Sleep experts never use smartphones.

【2】The volunteers in the study did the following things EXCEPT ___________.

A. listening to music

B. playing computer games

C. watching movies

D. reading electronic books

【3】How may electronic products influence people’s sleep?

A. Make our brains more active.

B. Make our body weak.

C. Lower our brains’ chemicals that help sleep.

D. Change our body clocks.

【4】The underlined word ＂that＂ probably means ___________ in the passage.

A. making a survey about sleep

B. using smartphones in the daytime

C. sitting in a bright room

D. surfing the Internet at night

【5】What does the passage tell us to do to have a good sleep?

A. Learn to use smartphones or iPad.

B. Watch some relaxing TV programs.

C. Turn down the screen to the lowest.

D. Try to sleep earlier than before.

【1】I want to stay healthy, I should exercise r______________.

【2】He u_____ to play computer games, but now he didn’t play them again.

【3】Everybody should drink at l________ eight glasses of water every day.

【4】It is not good to eat four b______ of chocolate in a day.

【5】He is going to watch l______ TV.

【6】I felt e__________ when I heard the good news.

The sun

In Australia， you can see many kinds of plants and animals and many beautiful views. However， you should be careful. Our sunlight is very strong and you may get sunburn， If you want to go out， you had better wear a hat and a shirt with collar and long sleeves and don’t forget to take your sunglasses and sun cream， Don’t look at the sun directly.

Swimming

We have so many beautiful places to swim， beaches， lakes， rivers and creeks. Most of our public beaches have lifesaving service. Yellow and red flags tell you the area that you are advised to swim in. If there are no flags or lifeguards on the beach， you’d better ask the local people before you go into the water.

Banks and money

Banks are usually open between 9：30 a.m. and 4：00 p.m. on Monday to Thursday and 9：30 a.m. to 5：00 p.m. on Friday. Travellers can change money at all the banks and some of the larger hotels.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】Who is this passage mainly written for?

A. Students. B. Australians. C. Travellers. D. Swimmers.

【2】If you want to go out in Australia， you should ___________.

A. wear a hat in yellow or red

B. take sunglasses and sun cream

C. look at the sun because it’s beautiful

D. take an umbrella because it’s always rainy

【3】What does the underline word ＂creeks＂ mean?

A. Clothes that you can wear to swim.

B. Streams that you can swim in.

C. Boats that you can take to swim.

D. Food that you can eat before you swim.

【4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Yellow and red flags show the safe place to swim.

B. Not all the beaches have lifesaving service.

C. You can go to all the banks and all the hotels to change money.

D. You can change money before 5：00 p.m. on Friday.

【5】Where can we read this passage?

A. A dictionary. B. Instructions.

C. A guide book. D. A textbook.

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

It’s necessary for parents to teach kids how to cook from an early age. I believe you will 【1】 with what I say. However， you also need to 【2】 that part of teaching your kids how to cook is teaching them about the ingredients(材料).

One of the best ways you teach them about ingredients is to take them to go shopping with you. I know it won’t always be 【3】 to do so. Maybe you have to spend some money 【4】 your crying kids the big model car， because you don’t want 【5】 people to look at you.

For one thing， it’s great to let your kids see what food looks like in its 【6】 state(状态). I don’t mean seeing cows and chickens 【7】 around (though that is good， too). I mean that they can see fruit， meat and vegetables before you 【8】 them up or make them become dishes.

In fact， if you live near a farmer’s market， you can take your kids shopping with you there. At the farmer’s market， your kids can talk to the people who grow the food. At 【9】， it will make your kids see whole(整个的) pineapples(菠萝)， but not 【10】 yellow rings with the hole in the middle.

“I’m very sorry,” said the attendant (服务员) of the hotel. “The l【2】 are not working tonight. Do you want to walk up to your room or sleep in the hall for the night?”

“Oh!” said one of the three, “We do not want to sleep in the hall. We’ll walk up to our room.” He t【3】 to his two friends and said, “I think we can walk up to our room more e【4】. On the way, I’ll tell you some jokes; then you, Alan, will sing us some songs and then you, Peter, will tell us some interesting stories.” Then they b【5】 to walk up to their room. Tom told the jokes. Alan sang the songs. At last they came to the forty-fourth floor. They felt t【6】 and stopped to have a rest. “Well,” said Tom, “It’s your turn now, Peter. Please tell us a long and interesting story with a sad end.”

“OK, I’ll tell you a sad story,” said Peter. “It is not long, but it’s the s【7】 story of all. WE LEFT THE KEY TO OUR ROOM IN THE HALL.”

【1】I like to h______ out with my parents after supper.

【2】The No.9 bus is coming in five minutes.Can we c______ it?

【3】The famous pianist gave a piano c______ in our city last month.

【4】You’d better write everything you have to do next week on the c______.

【5】We really felt s______ at the news.

When I was growing up,____ were usually family festivals,with cousins and a big cake.I ____got a new skirt and new shoes.We ate many good things,watched movies and took a_____in the back garden.Even when I grew up and went to college,and later_____ in another country,my parents and grandmother_____ celebrating.They would buy a small cake,____ me to sing the birthday song,and then eat the cake,hundreds of miles away.

My daughter is seventeen now.We celebrate her birthday every_____.I hope she is happy and knows that we love her.

【1】A. because B. if C. until D. after

【2】A. him B. them C. her D. me

【3】A. bad B. easy C. good D. difficult

【4】A. weekends B. weekdays C. classes D. birthdays

【5】A. only B. always C. hardly D. never

【6】A. lesson B. vacation C. walk D. shower

【7】A. slept B. worked C. talked D. exercised

【8】A. stopped B. forgot C. finished D. kept

【9】A. call B. visit C. show D. leave

【10】A. day B. week C. month D. year

【1】Why not play basketball with us? （意思相同）

________ ________ play basketball together?

【2】You did enough exercise .　（否定句）

You _______ _______enough exercise.

【3】He usually has noodles for breakfast.　（划线提问）

________ _________ he usually have for breakfast？

【4】Ben used to eat a lot of sweets. （一般疑问句）

_______ Ben _______ to eat a lot of sweets?

【5】They don’t go to bed late any longer. （意思相同）

They _______ _______ go to bed late.

【6】Jenny ate two boxes of ice cream last Tuesday. （划线提问）

______ did Jenny______last Tuesday?

Mary likes the dinning room(餐厅). And she __【1】eating.

She is my good_【2】__. She often comes to 【3】___ home for _【4】__.

I _【5】_ a nice dining room. There is a nice _【6】and four __【7】_ in it.

We often have meals and tea there. My __【8】___ often cooks(煮) for us.

She can cook nice _【9】_ . My father __【10】__ cook. But he washes(洗) the things.