Marcia has a problem，and she needs __1__ help．She always thought she was popular at school．But she just found out that her friends were __2__，a birthday party for her best friend，and they didn't invite her．Everyone else in her class was invited __3__ her．She's very upset and doesn't know __4__ to do．Can you come up with a way of __5__ the problem for her?

1．A．some                     B．many                   C．no

2．A．plan                      B．planning               C．plans

3．A．besides                  B．beside                  C．except

4．A．what                     B．how                    C．where

5．A．solve                     B．solving                 C．solved

When we do lint understand each other’s language，we can talk with the help of signs（手势）．

A Frenchman went to London on business．He could not speak English __1__．One day he went into a _2__ and sat down at a table．When the waiter came，he opened his __3__，put his fingers in it and took them out again．He wanted to say．“_4__ me something to eat．”

The Waiter soon brought him a cup of tea．The mad moved his _5__ from side to side．The waiter understood him and took the tea away．Later he came with a cup of coffee．But the man again __6__ it．He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink，for drinks are not food．

When the man was going away，_7__ man came in．This man saw the waiter，and he put his hand on his stomach．In a few minutes there was a large __8__ of meat and vegetables on the table __9__ him．

So，you see，we can't understand the language of signs as __10__ as we can understand the language of words．

1．A．at all                      B．at last                  C．at once

2．A．restaurant              B．cinema                 C．1ibrary

3．A．eyes                      B．box                     C．mouth

4．A．To bring               B．Bring                   C．Taking

5．A．hands                       B．arms                       C．head

6．A．refused                     B．drank                      C．ate

7．A．other                        B．others                     C．another

8．A．cup                       B．glass                    C．plate

9．A．at the front of        B．in front of            C．behind

10．A．well                     B．good                    C．better

FOUND

Black wallet with some money．Come to Room 301 in the evening．

HIKING CLUB

Join us for a 10-mile country walk．

On Saturday，September 21st．Children and dogs welcome．

Meet at the Market Square at 2 p．m．Call Jeff at 3338651 for more information．

Wanted

A 2-bedroom house in the city center．Under $400 a month．Call Fred at 6802779．

SINGLES’ CLUB

A club for single people looking for new friends．Ages 25～40

Activities：parties，meals，swimming，concerts，dances…

We meet every Wednesday at 8：00 p．m．26 Garden Street Tel：7026449

SUMMER JOB

Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Do you want to work for a newspaper? Then come and work for us as a reporter．Please call Karen at 558823．

1．If you have lost a Mack wallet，you can ________ to ask for it in the evening．

A．call Jeff               B．call 7026449         C．go to Room 301

2．Mr. Green wants to go hiking with his children．They should meet at the Market Square ________．

A．at 2 p．m．on September 21st                    B．at 8：00 a．m．on September 2lst

C．on Sunday morning

3．Fred needs a house ________．

A．in the countryside                                    B．near the station

C．in the city center

4．Who can join the Singles’ Club?

A．A l 0-year-old boy．                                   B．A 28-year-old single man．

C．A 24-year-old married woman．

5．Alice wants to practice writing stories in tier summer holiday．She had better ________ for more information．

A．join the Hiking Club                                  B．call Karen

C．call 3338651

Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can't talk with words，but they talk with sounds．

Dolphins travel in a group．We call a group of fish a “school”．They don't study but they travel together．Dolphins are not fish，but they swim together in a school．Dolphins talk to other dolphins in the school．They give information．They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid．They say “welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school．They talk when they play．

They make a few s6unds above water．They make many more sounds under water．However，people can't hear these sounds．Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them．

Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium．People watch the dolphins in a show．Dolphins don't like to．be away from their school．In the aquarium they are sad and lonely．There are many stories about dolphins．They can help people．Sometimes they save somebody's life．Dolphin meat is good but people don't like to kill them．They say that dolphins bring good luck．Many people believe this．

1．Dolphins can talk with ________．

A．sounds                B．words                  C．1anguage

2．Dolphins ________ be in their school．

A．don't like to          B．like to                  C．dislike

3．Dolphins always bring ________．

A．sadness               B．bad luck               C．good luck

4．Dolphins make ________ sounds above water．

A．many                   B．a few                   C．much

5．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Dolphin meat is good，so people like to kill them．

B．Sometimes dolphins save somebody's life．

C．People can hear these sounds from under water．

One day，Tom walked past the shop on the street corner．He stopped to look at the front row of shoes，and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there．Looking down at his old shoes，he felt sorry for himself．He really wanted to have them for his birthday．

He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it．He knew very well that she had little money．He didn't want to go home at once，as he looked sad and his mother would notice it．So he went to the park and sat on the grass．There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands．Tom looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet．He looked at his own feet．“It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet．” he thought．There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad．He went away and smiled，thinking he was happier．

1．Tom passed the shop ________．

A．on foot                B．by bike                C．by bus

2．Tom stopped in front of the shop because he Wanted to ________．

A．look at the shoes he liked                             B．buy a present for his friend

C．get something for his friend’s birthday party

3．That pair of shoes Tom liked was ________．

A．too cheap             B．too 1arge for him  C．not sold yet

4．Why did Tom go to the park? Because ________．

A．many nice shoes were sold there                  B．he wanted to see his disabled friend

C．he didn’t want to make his mother worried

5．We can learn from the story that Tom ________．

A．loved his mother very much                         B．didn’t want to stay at home

C．had no feet

Last Sunday Mrs. West went shopping with Tracy and Ben．They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center．

“Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know．“Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store Dear our home，” Mrs. West said．“Help me check the prices，please．”

The Wests were not rich and Mrs. West was always careful with her money．She looked carefully at the prices of things．She bought lots of things in the supermarket．When they got home，the children said，“We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket．”

“Of course I did，” Mrs. West said．“Everything was cheaper there．” “We know，” the children said，“bat we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry．The taxi fare was more than the money that you save!”

Mrs. West added everything up．Her children were right．

1．The things at the corner store were ________ than those in the supermarket．

A．cheaper               B．nicer                    C．more expensive

2．Mrs. West ________ in the end．

A．spent more money B．paid less money     C．saved a little money

3．From the passage we know the children were ________．

A．clever                  B．tired                    C．1azy

4．The underlined word “fare” here means ________ in Chinese．

A．车费                   B．公平                    C．司机

5．The best title for the passage is ________．

A．Supermarket        B．Corner Store         C．Shopping

从对话后方框内的选项中选择适当的选项补全对话。

A

A：Excuse me．____1____

B：Yes，and you are…

A：____2____ This is my certificate（证件）．Would you please show me your passport（护照）?

B：OK．____3____

A：Let me help you with the luggage（行李）．Our car is waiting for you just at the entrance．____4____

B：Thank you very much．

A：____5____

（The boy（B）has talked with some foreign teachers at the English Corner．Now he is telling his English teacher（T）about it．）

B：I've just been to the English Corner．

T：Oh? ___1____ Did you talk with Ben and Andy?

B：____2____ And I'm not sure if they understood me．

T：No problem．You have a good start．

B：But I'm afraid of making mistakes when I speak．

T：____3____ Be confident of yourself．

B：But do you think they like to talk with us beginners?

T：____4____

B：Well．I'm still not so confident．Yon know my pronunciation is poor．

T：____5____ Try to talk with them as much as possible．

B：All right．Thank you，sir．

根据A句完成B句，使其意思相同或相近，每空填写一词。

1．A：What's the price of your MP4?

B：________ ________ is your MP4?

2．A：You can read English novels．I can read them，too．

B：Yon can read English novels．So ________ ________．

3．A：The new bicycle must be Mike's．

B：The new bicycle must ________ ________ Mike．

4．A：The little boy bought the toy car two years ago．

B：The little boy ________ ________ the toy car for two years．

5．A：He often made his classmates laugh in the past．

B：He ________ ________ make his classmates laugh．

为感谢父母对我们的关心、教育，在暑假期间，我们打算做点什么呢？比如，帮父母做家务，陪父母散步，与父母交流……写一篇80词左右的英文短文。

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