A: Do you collect something?

B: I used to collect stamps in junior high school.

A: 【1】

B: Why did you stop?

A: 【2】

B: Yeah, that’s true. 【3】 But now I am busy doing all kinds of homework.

A: Me too! I once thought about learning dancing. However, I can’t spare anytime. Do you dance?

B:Yes, a little. 【4】 But we don’t do it anymore.

A: That’s too bad. Why is that?

B: Well, my uncle went abroad last year with his family.

A:Oh... 【5】

B: Yeah, I do, but he enjoys living abroad anyway.

A.Because I had to spend more time studying.

B.I’m sorry to hear that.

C.I used to have so much free time.

D.Oh, really? I used to collect stamps, too.

E.My uncle used to teach me.

F.I will practice it these days.

G.You must miss him terribly.

—Sure. It’s next to the post office.

A.how far is it to go to the supermarketB.where the supermarket is

C.how far it is to go to the supermarketD.where is the supermarket

A lot of people are crazy doing shopping through the Internet now. Why is it so popular? There are many reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers or mobile phones. It’s possible for many of them to shop through the Internet. Second, people can spend less money buying things that they like. Third, people can buy things at home instead of going to the shop. It can save them much time. Because of these good facts, many people can’t refuse it.

On the other hand, some people don’t like this kind of way to do shopping. They can only see the pictures on the computer or on the mobile phone. They can’t know the products well. People can’t enjoy the pleasure of shopping in the large supermarkets or the wonderful shopping centers.

Do you like shopping through the Internet? What do you think of it?

【1】Many people are crazy doing shopping through the Internet.

【2】Fewer people have their own computers or mobile phones these days.

【3】People can spend less money buying things through the Internet.

【4】It will take people more time to buy things through the Internet.

【5】Some people don’t like shopping through the Internet.

In high school, the lives of Chinese students are different from those of American students.

For example, in the USA, high school usually ends at 4:00 p.m. But in China, school usually ends at 5:30 p.m., but they’ll study until over 10:30 at night.【1】They need take all kinds of exams. They usually talk about their good grades. 【2】Most of the time they send emails to their friends and talk to them. They don’t often talk about grades. On Friday nights they like to go to the movies instead of staying at home for homework. Don’t American students care about whether they can go to college or not? Of course they do! For good students, just like Chinese students, but they have different ways. 【3】They also care about their extracurricular (课外的) activities like soccer teams and others. So most of the students who are good at sports will join sports teams. 【4】Joining teams is both fun and a good look on college resume(简历).

Although American students don’t have much homework, they are busy on their way to go to college.【5】They have to take and pass before they graduate. Students have to do lots of extracurricular activities, too.

A.They also have some tests.

B.Sometimes they study even later!

C.Chinese students have more tests.

D.That is what they do in their free time.

E.But for American students there is little homework.

F.The colleges don’t only care about their exam grades.

G.American students have much homework to do.

【1】Why did Ann go to the hospital?

A.Because she hurt her right hand.

B.Because she hurt her left leg.

C.Because she hurt her right leg.

【2】Who are the two speakers?

A.A teacher and a student.

B.Two students.

C.A mother and a son.

【3】When do you think it is now?

A.Evening.B.Afternoon.C.Morning.

Hi, Li Hua,

I’m going on holiday to your country next month with my family.

What’s the weather like at that time? I'm just planning what I need to take. What clothes do you think I need to pack? Could you tell me something about one kind of traditional Chinese art, such as paper cutting, Chinese clay art. . . ?

Thanks for your help.

Andrew

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Why? Climate（气候)change. Climate change is causing the sea to rise. That’s bad news for the Pacific Islands. Young people on the islands are even starting to wonder: Will they be the last generation(一代人)?

Not if the islanders have anything to do about it. These people are deeply connected to their homelands. The Pacific Islands are made up of 1l different countries: the Marshall Islands, Fuji, Samoa, and others. But now, those countries are working together. They're joining forces to fight climate change.

Why is climate change such a huge threat to this part of the world? Islands are low elevations(海拔). So they are among the first places influenced by rising sea levels. That's why countries of the Pacific Islands are working together to do their part.

But these are small countries. When it comes to climate change, can they make a big difference? They can, because most of the things that people on islands buy are brought by ships. This is very harmful to the environment. After all, ships put out almost 3 percent of the world's carbon emissions (碳排放), That makes climate change worse.

Pacific Islanders realize the problem. So, in 2019, six countries got together: Fuji, the Marshall islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu, They came up with a plan. They agreed to cut carbon emissions from shipping by 40 percent by 2030. And by 2050, they expect zero-carbon shipping.

How will they pull this off? They plan to use some really to use some really cool carbon-free technologies. They'll make use of solar and wind energy.

Sea levels are rising, but hopes aren't sinking in the Pacific Islands.

【1】What is the bad news for the Pacific Islands according to the passage?

A.Some Pacific Island countries have disappeared.

B.The sea level is going up because of climate change.

C.All the shipping to the Pacific Islands has been stopped.

D.The Pacific Islanders have nothing to do about the climate change.

【2】The underlined word "threat" in Paragraph 4 probably means"_________".

A.riskB.stepC.projectD.development

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A.there will never be zero carbon emissions from shipping

B.solar and wind energy will make climate change worse

C.all the Pacific Islanders may leave their homelands by 2050

D.some Pacific Island countries may have hopes to make a difference

【4】The passage mainly talks about ________.

A.why other countries are helping the Pacific Islanders fight climate change

B.how some countries are working hard to develop carbon-free technologies

C.how Pacific Island countries are working together to fight shipping pollution

D.why Pacific Island countries put out so much of the world's carbon emissions

Here is a famous experiment in the book: The Marshmallow Test. In 1972, Professor Walter Mischel tested the willpower of 600 four-year-olds to six-year-olds. In the experiment, each child was left alone in a room for fifteen minutes with a marshmallow(棉花软糖）on a table in front of them. They were given two choices: they could either eat it or, if they waited fifteen minutes, they'd be given a second one(and then they could eat both).

So, what did the kids do? Well, as you can imagine, 70% ate the first marshmallow within the fifteen minutes. But the other 30% showed willpower—they controlled themselves and waited for the second marshmallow. But then Mischel discovered something really interesting. Twenty years later, he got in touch with the children, who, by then, were in their early twenties. And he found that those who'd shown strong willpower were getting better marks at university and were more popular.

Willpower is like a muscle（肌肉), and the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.

So, if you do daily "self-control exercises", such as making your bed or brushing your teeth, you'll improve your overall willpower. And daily willpower exercises will help you with those bigger goals, such as studying for an exam or training for a marathon.

Be careful though. Just like any muscle, your "willpower muscle" can get tired. If you've had to do lots of things that require willpower, take a break or give yourself a treat.

That way, you’ll build up your willpower again.

And one last thing, the writer mentions people who learn foreign languages usually have a lot of willpower. So, congratulations!

【1】How many children got two marshmallows in the Marshmallow Test in 1972?

A.180.B.240.C.420.D.600.

【2】In Paragraphs 2&3, the famous experiment explains __________.

A.more kids have stronger willpower

B.willpower influences people's lives greatly

C.how people practice children's willpower

D.marshmallows can help improve willpower

【3】The writer probably agrees that ________.

A.all the language learners have stronger willpower

B.will power can't be improved by doing some daily things

C.young kids don't need to practice willpower like grown-ups

D.people with strong willpower can achieve their goals more easily

【4】According to the passage, people who ________ might have strong willpower.

A.do regular piano practice every dayB.give up morning running halfway

C.eat as much junk food as they likeD.usually get up late on the cold morning

Last year I went on an amazing trip by boat along the west coast of Canada. It was my brother Harry’s idea. He’s a 【1】(记者）who’s also a great fan of boats. But I’d dreamed of visiting the area. So I kept asking Harry if I could go, too, 【2】(直到)he agreed at last!

A few weeks before we left home, there was much 【3】(雨）in the area we were going to. But luckily the weather was OK at last. However, I was 【4】(忙碌的）at work so I didn’t think about what needed doing. But Harry promised he’d take care of everything, so I knew everything would be all right.

After arriving in Canada, we packed our 【5】 (工具)into small boats and set off.

Since very few people now lived along that coast, the only other living animals we saw for the first few days were dolphins and birds.

We often stopped for hours to explore the 【6】(岩石）pools on the beaches. And we never 【7】 (忘记)lunch or dinner, though, which we all made together over camp fires.

When we 【8】 (最后)fell sleep on the boats each evening, even though the beds were hard, it really felt like stress-free living!

When the time came to leave, I was sad. How could I return to 【9】（正常的)life again? But I knew if I stayed, I would 【10】（想念)my family and friends. I was also looking forward to telling everyone at home about our experiences.

except customer exactly our praise

【1】Your photos are lovely. Do you want to see some of _________?

【2】The museum is open daily ________ Mondays.

【3】My parents _________ me when I did well at school.

【4】I can’t remember _________ what she said.

【5】The hotel offers good service to all _________.