—                  terrible weather it is!

—The radio says that it will get                   later in the day．

A．What a, bad                              B．What, worse

C．How, bad                                           D．How a, worse

—Look! It                    be the new headmaster．

—It               be him．He has just left for Beijing．

A．can，mustn't        B．would，can't         C．might， can't             D．must，may

—How do you like               school?

—Well，it is fine，just a bit smaller than                   ．

A．theirs，our          B．their, ours            C．their, us             D．them，our

Are there migrant workers（外来务工人员）in your city? Do you ever 1        them? If you live in Beijing，the laughing has to 2              ．The new rules 3         Beijing students，say kids must stop making fun of migrant workers．

Many migrant workers have 4             faces．They wear old clothes．And they speak their own dialects（方言）．They 5            the big city people．Big city parents have nice office jobs，the stores sell nice things and the kids wear nice clothes．

    But do you know 6        migrant workers came to our city? They could not find a job in their hometown．Now, they have to make money to send home．They live 7              their families．

    These workers are helping make our cities look great．In Beijing，there are about 4 million migrant workers．They are building the new subway and roads．They are 8             new apartments and office building．They are one of the reasons 9          Beijing has become such a big，modem city．

    Our city is just a small part of the big country．There are lots of types of people in China with different lives and different problems．So，don't just look down upon（瞧不起）someone who is different．Try to 10         them and understand them．

1．A．help                         B．laugh at                  C．play a trick on            D．play a joke on

2．A．begin                    B．over                       C．go on                     D．end

3．A．to                            B．about                     C．for                        D．of

4．A．dark                        B．smiling                   C．nice                       D．bright

5．A．dislike                                                         B．like                      

C．are like                                                         D．are different from 

6．A．why                           B．how                      C．when                     D．where

7．A．with                       B．near                      C．close to                  D．far away from

8．A．putting up               B．putting on              C．putting in               D．putting off

9．A．that                     B．which                   C．why                             D．so

10．A．help                      B．take care of           C．protect                   D．respect

Item 1：

    The most common disease in the world is the cold．It often starts with a sore throat．You sneeze and your nose runs．You usually have a headache，too．Often you have a cough later．It's not a serious disease，but you can feel quite bad．There isn't a cure（良药）for a cold，but you can take medicines to make you feel better．For example，you can take aspirin（阿司匹林）to get rid of your headache．It is good to rest，and to drink a lot of water, too．

    Item 2：

    What makes us ill? It is germs（细菌）．Germs are everywhere．They are very small and you can't see them with a microscope．They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small object．Germs are always found in dirty water．When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we can see them．This is why your parents stop you drinking dirty water．

    Item 3：

    It is very important to keep yourself in good health．If you are sick，you can neither study nor enjoy yourself．One of the factors（因素）leading to good health is a balanced diet．You need to eat more fruits and vegetables which contain（包括）a lot of fiber（纤维）．

1．News items l tells us that a cold often starts with                 ．

A．a headache                                              B．a cough

C．a pain in your throat                                   D．feeling a little cold

2．What should we do when we catch a cold?

A．Take a medicine．                                  

B．Have a good rest．

C．Wait for a week．                       

D．Rest，drink a lot of water and take medicine．

3．News item 2 tells us a microscope is used for                     ．

A．making very small things look much smaller

B．making very small things look much bigger

C．helping you read newspapers and books

D．helping you to see more clearly

4．Our parents stop us drinking dirty water because                 ．

A．it can be found almost everywhere

B．it doesn't cost any money to buy

C．there must be lots of germs in it

D．drinking too much water will make us ill

5．From News item 3，we know to stay healthy, one should                 ．

A．eat whenever possible

B．eat food that tastes good

C．have a balanced diet

D．diet to lose weight

“Life is speeding up．Everyone is getting unwell．’’

This may sound like something someone would say today．But in fact，an unknown person who lived in Rome in 53AD（公元）wrote it．

    We all love new inventions．They are exciting，amazing and can even change our lives．

But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

Picture this．You're rushing to finish your homework on the computer．Your mobile phone rings，a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen，the noise from the television is getting louder and louder．Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work．Now you have to stay up all night to get it done．How happy do you feel?

    Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed（有压力的）and tired．Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities，who have no telephones，no car，not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simple lives．

    One family in the UK went ” back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today．The grandparents，with their daughter，and grandsons Benjamin，10 and Thomas，7，spent nine weeks in a 1940s house．They had no washing machine，microwave，computer or mobile phones．

    The grandmother, Lyn，said，“The more things you have，the more difficult life becomes．”The boy said they fought less．Probably, they said，because there was less to fight over such as their computer．Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a” trendy（新潮人物），beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things”．

1．The writer uses the quote（引用）at the beginning of the story to                    ．

A．tell us a truth about our life

B．tell us what life was like long time ago

C．point out what causes such a thing to happen

D．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

2．In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions                 ．

A．have speeded up our lives

B．have improved the quality of our lives

C．may make people feel very happy

D．may bring people some trouble

3．The family chose to spend some time in a l 940s house because                 ．

A．they loved to live simple lives

B．they wanted to know how people lived without modem inventions

C．they were troubled by modem inventions

D．1iving in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

4．According to the passage，which is NOT right? 

A．People who live far away from noise often seem to be happier．

B．An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better．

C．The family had some changes when they lived in a l 940s house

D．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired．

5．The passage is mainly about                  ．

A．problems with technology

B．improvements of our lives with technology

C．changes happening to technology

D．the importance of technology

There was once a stonecutter who was not happy with his life．

    One day, he passed a rich man's house．Through the windows he saw many fine things and important visitors．’’How great that rich man must be!’ thought the stonecutter．He wished that he could be like him．

    To his great surprise，he suddenly became the rich man．He began to enjoy all the good things in life．But then one day he saw a high official passing by，carried in a chair．Everyone had to bow before him．“How great that official is!” he thought．“1 wish that I could be like him.

    He became the high official，carried everywhere in his chair, and was hated by all the people．It was a hot summer day, and the official felt very uncomfortable in his chair．He looked up at the sun．“How great the sun is!” he thought．“l wish that I could be the sun!”

    He became the sun，shining down on everyone．But a huge black cloud moved between him and the Earth，so that his light could no longer shine down．“how powerful that storm cloud is!” he thought．1 wish that I could be a cloud!”

    He became the cloud．Everyone who didn't like clouds shouted at him．He soon found himself pushed away by the wind．“How great the wind is!” he thought．”I wish that I could be the wind!”

   Then he became the wind，blowing the roofs of houses．After a while，he ran up against something that would not move—a huge stone．“How great that stone is!’ he thought” I wish I could be a stone!”

    He became the stone．But as he stood there，he heard the sound of a hammer and felt himself being changed．“What could be greater that I become a stonecutter than a stone!” he thought．He looked down and saw far below him a stonecutter．

1．The stonecutter wanted to be a high official because                   ．

A．he wanted to enjoy the good things in life

B．he wanted people to bow down to him

C．he enjoyed being carried around all day

D．he enjoyed talking with important visitors

2．The stonecutter became                 after he was the wind．

A．the sun                  B．a cloud                  C．a stone                   D．an official

3．From the story we understand the stonecutter might have become                    after being a stone．

A．a stonecutter          B．the wind                C．a rich man              D．the sun

4．How many times does the stonecutter change in the story?

A．five                       B．six                        C．seven                     D．eight

5．The story mainly tells us that                 。

A．it's never too late to mend 

B．time lost cannot be won again

C．well begun is half done

D．the grass isn’t always greener on the other side  

根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意义通顺，语法正确。

1．We should pay attention to the p     0f each word while speaking English．

2．The students are busy preparing for the f      exam．

3．My father is very thin．He w    only 60 kilos．

4．My younger brother is loved by all and he does the l     work in my family．

5．Mum, if Harry is not well enough to do the work, let me do it i      ．

6．China is a                      （发展中）country．We must work harder to make it strong．

7．Do you have any friends or                   （亲戚）in this city．

8．Look! There is a pet dog                （躺）on the ground．Let's go and play with it．

9．                （无论哪里）you go，you should follow our Party．

10．We are                  （强烈地）against their pouring dirty water into the river．

阅读下列短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。（请将各小题的答案写在短文后相应的横线上）

    J．K．Rowling is the writer of the Harry Potter series，one of the best—selling books in the world．

    She   l  （bear）on Bristol on July 31st，1 965．She has one little sister who is two years younger than her．Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them．They especially loved stories about magical worlds． Rowling wrote her first story  2   （call）Rabbit at the age of six．

    After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator in London．During that time，on a long train trip in the summer of l 990，the idea came to her of a boy who  3  （have）magic but doesn't know it．In l 992，Rowing began  4  （teach）English．She lived with her daughter, Jessica，and   5   （spend）much time finishing the first Harry Potter．It appeared in June，1 997．To her surprise，the book was very successful．The film came out in November,200 1．Now the Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books  6（sell）in 200 countries so far．

    Why has the series been so successful? There were a few reasons．Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in the past or future times．But Harry lives in modern England．He's also a very normal boy：polite，friendly, brave and clever．When other children read the story about Harry, they    7    （imagine）being like him．

    J．K．Rowling is very happy with her success．She  8  （write）full time and she's really enjoying life．She says she  9   （go）on living a normal life with her daughter and  l0  （write）children's books．

根据下面所提供的对话情景，在每个空白处填入一个适当的句子，使其意思连贯、完整。

  A：Hello, Bruce．What a beautiful day!

  B：Yeah, it is．

  A：1                 ．

  B：Party? What party?

  B：Oh sorry．I forget to tell you we've moved to a new house and we are having a party tomorrow．2                 ?

  A：Sure，I'd love to．But 3                   ?

  B：It's No．168 on Xingfu Road．

  B：4                 ?

  A：Oh, it will start at 6：30 in the evening．

  B：OK．I'll be there on time．See you then．

  A：5                 ．