Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces（棋子）.The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one. A player can only move one piece at a time. Then he has to wait for the other player to move before he can move again. The game ends when a player can't move the king. There are a few more rules, but those are the basics（基本要点）.

Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. Chess players always use their heads. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful both in chess and in life. Chess is a kind of a workout for the mind.

Chess is not just for people. Computers began to play chess in the 1970s. At first. They did not play well. They made mistakes, As time went on, they grew stronger. In 1996, a computer beat the best chess player in the world for the first time, Chess sure has a long way to go.

【1】Chess is based on an old game from________.

A.EuropeB.AsiaC.IndiaD.America

【2】The writer uses Paragraph 2 to________.

A.tell us the history of chessB.tell us some rules of chess

C.ask us to use our headsD.ask us to play chess

【3】When did a computer first beat the best human player at chess in the world?

A.In 1970B.In 1976C.In 1990D.In 1996

【4】Where might we find this passage?

A.In a magazine.B.In a storybook.C.In a novel.D.In a diary.

Thank you very much for your email. I am glad I can know something about China from you. Your English is very good. But I don’t know much Chinese. Now I’m learning it from my parents. They know a lot about China.

I'm very happy that you want to know about my family. I have a big family. My grandparents and my parents are all very nice. My father has a brother. He is my uncle, John. He and my aunt have four children. They’re Bill, Linda, Mary and Lily. My brother Nick is a boy of eighteen. I like my family very much.

I'll go to China next year with my mother. She is going to teach English in a middle school in Beijing.

Yours,

Annie

【1】Who teaches Annie Chinese?

A.Zhou LanB.Annie's parentsC.Annie's grandparentsD.Annie herself

【2】Who is John?

A.Annie's fatherB.Annie's uncleC.Annie's teacherD.Annie's brother

【3】How many people are there in Annie's big family?

A.4B.8C.12D.14

The garden is behind the library. It is not big, but very beautiful. There is always a lot to see and a lot to_______ in the garden. Every class can grow some flowers and_________ in the garden. And we need to look after them well. The students go to work in the garden twice a month. Sometimes we feel tired, but we are always_________. We think the garden is our small farm and we all enjoy_________there.

It is_________ now and it is the season of harvest（丰收），we can eat the vegetables in the garden. We also give some of them to the old people’s home（养老院）.The old people there like the vegetables, too. They also tell us_________ to look after vegetables. The vegetables help us make friends with the old people. They bring the young and the old together.

I am very happy to study here. I__________ you can visit my school soon.

【1】A.by busB.on footC.by carD.by bike

【2】A.showB.walkC.travelD.play

【3】A.studentsB.teachersC.placesD.classes

【4】A.bringB.takeC.getD.do

【5】A.fruitB.vegetablesC.plantsD.potatoes

【6】A.happyB.kindC.niceD.sad

【7】A.callingB.workingC.watchingD.talking

【8】A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

【9】A.whereB.whatC.whenD.how

【10】A.takeB.loveC.getD.hope

Joe was on holiday, so he decided to s【1】 it in a seaside town. He got on a train one morning, and an hour later he was in a small town by the sea. He got o【2】 the train and left the station. A few minutes later, he entered a small h 【3】, asking the owner how much it would cost him for one night.

“Fifteen dollars.”the owner answered. “That's more than I can really pay,” Joe said s 【4】.” “All right,” the owner answered. If you make your bed yourself, you can have the room for ten dollars. " Joe was very happy b 【5】he always made his own bed at home.

“Okay,” he said, “I'll do that.”

The owner went into a room at the back, opened a cupboard and took out some tools such as a hammer, a saw, nails and pieces of wood. “Here you are,” he said to Joe. “These are for you to make the bed for y【6】.”

With the tools in hand, Joe came to know that he hadn't understood the correct m 【7】of “making your bed ”by the owner.

Tom is a little boy._______his first day at school he studies three words: I, you and she. The teacher tells him how to make sentences _______the three words. The teacher says, “I am your teacher. She is your classmate. You are my student.” After school Tom's father_______him what he learns at school. Tom says_______ , “I am your teacher. She is your classmate(pointing to his mother). You are my student.” His father gets_______ and says. “I am your father. She is your mother. You are my son.” The next morning, the teacher asks Tom, “Can you_______the three words now?” “Yes,” Tom says. “I am your_______. She is your mother (pointing to a girl ). You are my son.”

【1】A.AtB.InC.OnD.To

【2】A.withB.useC.inD.to

【3】A.tellsB.answersC.talks toD.asks

【4】A.slowB.quicklyC.quickD.slowly

【5】A.happyB.tiredC.surprisedD.sad

【6】A.useB.speakC.understandD.tell

【7】A.studentB.teacherC.fatherD.son

【1】Our class teacher has a meeting every Friday afternoon. （改为否定句）

Our class teach ______ ______ a meeting every Friday afternoon.

【2】We need to change our bad eating habits immediately. （保持原句意思）

It’s ______ ______ us to change our bad eating habits immediately.

【3】Kitty went to the shop to buy some juice. （对画线部分提问）

______ ______ Kitty go to the shop ?

【4】His sister often drank many soft drinks when she was young.（保持原句意思）

His sister ______ ______ drink many soft drinks when she was young.

【5】cost, the, 50 yuan, film ticket, me （连词成句）

____________________________________________________________

【1】My parents and I went to a car______ last Sunday. (exhibit)

【2】All of us know that ___ Day falls on the second Sunday of May. (mother)

【3】After making the dumplings, cook them in _____water for about ten minutes. ( boil)

【4】All of my classmates felt very ____about the coming of the winter holiday. (excite)

【5】Look !The ____lady from the left is my neighbour (twelve).

A. opposite B. How C. see D. Both E. again F. What G. the same

Mr and Mrs Smith married thirty years ago. They have lived in 【1】house since then. Mr Smith goes to work at eight o'clock every morning from Monday to Friday and his wife works as a housewife at home.【2】 of them enjoy their roles very much.

There are quite a few houses in their neighbourhood, and most of their neighbours are friendly and helpful. One day the old lady living 【3】 their house, died. A few weeks later, a young man and a woman moved in. Sometimes Mrs Smith could 【4】 what they were doing in the living room from her window.

One day, she said to Mr Smith, "Bill, the young man in the house always kisses the young woman when he leaves in the morning and 【5】 when he comes back in the evening. Why don’t you do that like the young man? Her husband thought for a moment(片刻), answering, "Well，I don't know the young woman at all. 【6】 can I do it?

Hearing that, Mrs Smith was silent and never talked about it any longer.

【1】你知道它如何拼写吗？

Do you know ______ ______ ______ it ?

【2】请让你的小弟弟玩玩。

Please _______ your little brother ______ .

【3】我可不想变老 ！

I don’t ______ ______ ______ old .

【4】早饭你吃什么 ？

What do you ______ _______ ________ ?

Mr. Brown is very busy from Monday to Friday. But he doesn’t work at the weekend. On Saturday or Sunday, he often goes to play basketball with his friends. He likes football, too. But he doesn’t play it. He only______football matches on TV. Mrs. Brown likes playing table tennis with her Chinese friends at the weekend.

Betty can speak a lot of Chinese now.______speaks Chinese to her friends and speaks English to her parents. At school, her favorite______is music. She likes______books about music. Look, there are many books and CDs on her desk. In her room, you can also see many______of film stars on the walls. Most of them are Jackie Chan’s. Jackie Chan is her favorite film star.

【1】A.parentsB.friendsC.brothersD.sisters

【2】A.secretaryB.managerC.studentD.nurse

【3】A.readsB.writesC.studiesD.works

【4】A.ChineseB.EnglishC.mathD.P.E

【5】A.hospitalB.bankC.schoolD.gym

【6】A.watchesB.listensC.seesD.plays

【7】A.WeB.TheyC.SheD.He

【8】A.bookB.subjectC.sportD.food

【9】A.readingB.writingC.feelingD.studying

【10】A.mapsB.ticketsC.roadsD.photos