In some foreign countries, some people don't like the number 13．They don't think 13 is a lucky number．For example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor．

My friend Jack has got the same idea．He doesn’t like the number 13, either．

One day, my friend Jack asked some friends to dinner． Mr. and Mrs. came here, too． When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table．He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food．Suddenly, he cried out, “Oh, there are thirteen people here!” Everyone's face turned white except Mr. Brown．He said slowly with a smile on his face, “Don't worry, my dear friends．We have fourteen people here．My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few months．She's in the family way now．” 

All of them became happy again．

“Congratulations!” they said to Mr. and Mrs. Brown．They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening．

1． Some foreigners think the number 13 is       ．

A． lucky                    B． luckily          C． unlucky                  D． unluckily

2． Mr. and Mrs. Brown were Jack’s       ．

A． parents                  B． friends         C． classmates              D． relatives

3． Everybody’s face turned white when they       ．

A． saw Jack                                         B． saw the food  

C． heard the number 13                         D． were drinking

4． The sentence “She is in the family way now” means       ．

A． she is going to have a baby                B． she is at home

C． she is on her way home                     D． she is coming from home now

5． All of them became happy again because       ． 

    A． Mr. Brown told not to worry              B． they enjoyed the delicious food

    C． Mr. Brown would have a baby           D． the number of people was 14 not 13

Children’s schooling is changing very fast． In the past, teachers kept children sitting still for hours． They made them memorize（记住） different kinds of things． In other words, the children had to go on repeating things until they knew them “by heart”． Today, many want to know if it’s possible to make children learn all．They say they can only help them learn． They say they must let children learn and find out things themselves．  

But for some children, school is a kind of prison（监狱）．They are there only because their parents make them go．They get out of the classroom as soon as the teacher lets them leave．Many of them want to find work, but the law will not let them work until they reach a certain age．And so, they have to stay in school． Often they do not learn anything at all and hate school every moment．

1． The word “schooling” in the passage means          ．

    A． 学费                     B． 教育            C． 锻炼              D． 训练

2．Which of the following has the same meaning to“go on repeating”?

    A． read and write                                    B． read or write once

    C． read or write twice                             D． read or write again and again

3． Now, the teachers try their best to          ．

    A． make their students learn more in class

    B． teach their students how to learn themselves

    C． make their students do everything they say

    D． ask their students to do more exercises after class

4． Some children hate schools because          ．

    A． they hope to spend much time reading

    B． their teachers aren’t friendly to them 

    C． they regard them as prisons

    D． they are angry with their classmates

5．          , so they want to stop to find work．

    A． Some children need some money

    B． Some children dislike staying in school

    C． Some children fall behind their classmates

    D． Some children come from poor families

1．        is from Canada．

A． Bill Gates               B． Mark Twain    C． Thomas Edison     D． Celine Dion

2． The        was born in 1835．

A． inventor                 B． singer             C． doctor                  D． writer

3． My Heart Will Go On is the name of a        ．

A． book                   B． song              C． story                 D． film

4． Dr Bethune worked in China for about        years．

A． 2                          B． 4                   C． 6                          D． 8

5． Which of the following is TRUE?          ． 

    A． Mark Twain write Business @ the Speed of Thought

    B． Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955

    C． Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions

    D． Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997

In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution．They join “environment clubs”．In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean．

Here are some things students often do．

No-rubbish lunches．How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask   students to bring their lunches to school in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least rubbish and report them to the whole school． 

No-car day．On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember:

Walk, jump, bike or run．Use your legs! It’s lot of fun!

Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that will fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets．

We love our environment．Let’s work together to make it clean．

1． Environment clubs ask students          ．

    A． to run to school every day                   B． to take exercises every day

    C． not to forget to take cars                     D． not to throw away lunch bags

2．From the passage we know that the students usually have lunch          ． 

    A． at school               B． in shops         C． in clubs        D． at home  

3． On a no-car day,          , will take a car to school．

    A． both students and teachers                   B． only students

    C． neither students nor the teachers           D． only teachers   

4． After students mend the toilet, they save          ． 

    A． a small river           B． a club           C． a lot of water  D． a toilet  

1．You are s         to take a bunch of flowers to meet the new teacher．

2．I’m very i         in this work． What about you? 

3．Bob is not in the classroom．P       he is in the teacher’s office．

4．I saw many old people w         in line buying cheap eggs．

5．Last month, our school called on us students to r         money and clothes for the students in Sichuan．

6．Ideas about etiquette are different b         people in China and Europe．

7．All of these gifts are very common． Do you have anything s         ?

8．She spoke slowly and c         so that everybody could hear her．

One day, a young woman said something that hurt her best friend and the friend n  1   met her after that．She regretted it, and wanted to take the w  2   back．

 She asked an older woman for a  3  ．The woman said, "You need to do two things． Tonight, take your best feather pillows （羽毛枕头）and before the sun rises, you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town． After you finish, come back to me and I’ll tell you the s  4   one．"

At night, the younger woman went from doorstep to doorstep and didn’t m  5   a single doorstep．After she finished, she went back and said, "I’ve put a feather on the doorstep of each home．"

Now the older woman said, "Go back and find the feathers and put them back into your pillows．Then everything will be as it was b  6  ．"

The younger woman cried, "You know that’s i  7   ! The wind blew away each feather as soon as I put them on the doorsteps! "

That’s true ," said the older woman． "Each of your words is like a feather in the wind．You can never return them to your mouth, so remember: c  8   your words well, and use warm words when you say something．"

1．他在实验室里有两只叫吉米和里奇的小老鼠。

He has two               Jimmy and Lichy in the lab．

2．你知道“熟能生巧”这个谚语吗？

    Do you know the proverb of  “       makes        ”? 

3．我不认识这个人，以前也没有听说过他的事。

I don’t know him and I haven’t               him before,       ．

4．如果她把你房间弄脏了别厌烦。她只有三岁。

    Don’t                   if she makes your room         ． She is only three．

5．我的父母靠在市场上买菜谋生。

    My parents                         by selling vegetables in the market．

6．我现在很忙，请别总是老跟着我。

    I’m very busy now．Please don’t follow me around                          ．

7．每个办公室里都有一个标签，“禁止吸烟”。

There is a sign in each of the offices—“                  ” ．

8．为什么不穿上你的外套？外面下雪了。

                          put on your coat?  It’s snowing       ． 

9．电影那么无聊，以至于我中途就睡着了。

The movie was so boring that I                 half way through it．

1．The boy wanted to watch the baseball match, but didn’t want to stay at home．（改为同义句）

    The boy wanted to watch the baseball match ______               at home．

2． She has been staying in that hotel since last Monday．  （对划线部分进行提问）

  ______        has she been staying in that hotel? 

3． This is a very interesting TV play． （改为感叹句）

                  interesting TV this is!

4． “I want to make friends with you,” said Mrs. Brown．（改为间接引语）

Mrs. Brown said that                   to make friends with          ． 

5． Would you mind doing the dishes after lunch? （改为同义句）

           you please        the dishes after lunch?    

6． I spent two years learning to use the computer． （改为同义句）  

It               two years               to use the computer．  

假如你从英语老师Mr. Smith那里借了一本BBC English杂志，到期不能归还。你写信向他表示歉意，并说明原因。（词数  80左右）

内容包括：1．借书时间; 

2．对未能如期归还表示歉意；

3．说明未能归还的理由和对杂志的看法：此杂志很好，你想摘抄一些内容；

4．保证下星期一一定归还；

5． 对他的帮助表示感谢

可能会用到的单词或短语： magazine杂志，keep one’s word遵守诺言 

--Is your name Mary?

--Yes，_________．

A．I am              B．it is                C．my is               D．they are