--You aren't a stranger，are you?

--          ，don't you remember           me at the school gate ten minutes ago?

A．Yes；to see         B．No；seeing          C．No；saw                      D．Yes；seeing

--How much will you be paid?

--Judy，I don't do it for money，but for experience．          ，it's voluntary（志愿的）work．

A．However              B．Besides                C．Finally                   D．Possibly

Nowadays meteorologists（气象学家）can make good forecast for 3 or 5 days．Perhaps soon they may be able to do that for a week or          ．

A．more ahead          B．more behind         C．less ahead              D．less behind

What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School，it's money．

The school held an activity called “making money” last weekend．About 200 Junior1and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams．They went out to make money by selling things．

What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers；some chose bottled water；some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets．

Hu Qing's team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center．They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children．But unfortunately，they met urban management officers（城管）．The officers asked them to leave．“We played hide-and-seek（捉迷藏）with the whole morning．” said Hu．“Finally we had to give up．”

Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square．They didn't meet any officers．But few people were interested in what they were selling．The team then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”．It worked．More people came to their stall（小摊）．A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan．“He didn't want any change．He said he wanted to help the children，”said Wang．“We were touched．” Later that day they gave the 100 yuan and more to the “Project Hope” office．

Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier．They sold all their cakes in four hours，spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan．They made 40.5 yuan．“It was not easy to make the money，” said Meng．“Some people just looked．Others just tasted but didn't buy．Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives．”

1．In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School，what the students talk more about is                ．

A．the officers                                             B．the kind foreigner

C．the activity called “making money”               D．the money they made last weekend

2．                took part in the activity．

A．All the students                                        B．Some teachers

C．About 200 students of the three grades         D．Part of Junior 1 and Junior 2 students

3．Hu Qing's team finally gave up because                ．

A．the parents didn’t like to buy the books

B．the Children Activity Center was too crowded

C．the officers didn’t allow them to sell anything there

D．the team played the game of the hide-and-seek the whole morning

4．Why did more people come to Wang Bing's stall at last?

A．The team put up a magic board．

B．A foreigner came up and helped them．

C．The people liked to help country kids．

D．The people were interested in their ice cream．

5．According to the passage the students learn                 ．

A．it’s impossible for them to make money

B．it's not easy for their parents to make money

C．it's very important for them to make a living

D．it’s necessary for school to hold more activities in the future

News 1

Yuan Longping，the father of hybrid rice（杂交水稻），won the World Food Prize on Monday．Yuan developed the world first popular and Widely known hybrid rice．Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than common ones．

News 2

Liu Xiang won China's first gold medal in the world championships（锦标赛）in 12.95 seconds．

“Everybody wants to win a world title．I was nervous before the race．But I dealt with it so I'm very happy，” Liu said with a smile after the race．

Some reporters noticed that at the star，Liu Xiang was crying．He said that is his way of letting off pressure．“My start wasn't good，maybe because I was nervous or because I was a bit slow．” he said．

Liu will Fun next at the Shanghai Grand Prix（大奖赛）meeting at the end of September．He is confident（自信的）after winning the gold medal．“I want people to know how fast I am，” he said．“This is number one speed．There's nothing I can't do．”

News 3

Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don't worry，things will get better soon．Last week，China started checking textbooks，dictionaries and children's books all over the country．The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June．

News 4

Last Wednesday Medvedev（梅德韦杰夫）took over from Vladimir Putin（普京）．At the age of 42，he becomes the youngest president of modern Russia．

Medvedev was born to a family of teachers．He read a lot from a young age．After university，the soft-spoken young man went on to teach law at university and became very popular with his students．

In 2005，Medvedev became the first deputy prime minister（第一副总理）．But he was as friendly as before．“He has not changed．He invited me to his home，”said Vera Smirnova，Medvedev's first teacher．“In Russia，only two politicians（政治家）have invited their first teachers to their homes，Medvedev and Putin．”

1．Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because he                ．

A．is the father of his children                          B．likes to eat hybrid rice

C．developed hybrid rice                                  D．spent a long time to research hybrid rice

2．Why was Liu Xiang crying at the start?

A．He wanted to reduce pressure．                B．He was nervous．

C．He was a bit slow．                                    D．He was excited．

3．Checking textbooks，dictionaries and children's books will                ．

A．make sure the books are not too expensive    B．make the children unhappy

C．make sure there are few mistakes in them     D．make the government lots of money

4．According to News 4，Medvedev is now                   ．

A．a lawyer                                                 B．a teacher

C．the first deputy prime minister                     D．the youngest president of modern Russia

5．What Medvedev's first teacher said shows                  ．

A．Medvedev is as friendly as before

B．Medvedev and Putin were her students

C．Medvedev has changed

D．Medvedev and Putin invited her to their homes

Character（品质），courage and confidence are words you might use to describe your heroes．These words can describe you! Take action as follows and you'll be a hero，too!

Part l：Character

Character is something that makes you the person you are—like being honest，friendly，and helpful．See the chart（表格）below．On the left is our standard of good character．Write down your promise for each line on the right．Then，get a witness（证人）to sign it．Put it up where you'll see it every day and do your best to keep it．

Part 2：Courage

Of course it's going to take a lot of courage to keep your promise．Courage is challenging yourself to do something even though you think it might be hard．For each promise，find out two or three ways to help you keep it．For example，if you think that Being Honest is the hardest promise for you to keep，one of the ways might be “Tell people about my promise so that I won't break it”．

Part 3：Confidence

Confidence is believing that you have the skills to do something．Do you have a beautiful singing voice? Are you a good painter? These are all talents that can make you feel good，as well as the people around you．Once you've decided what your special skill is，think about how you can use your skill to make your corner of the world a better place．If you're good at art，try painting a picture on an old wall in your school（of course，make sure you're allowed）．

1．According to the writer，what is needed to be a hero?

A．Believe in yourself．                                   B．Be full of courage．

C．Have good character．                                D．All of the above

2．If your promise is “I'll show good manners in class”，you're trying to be                ．

A．smart                         B．polite                   C．brave                     D．strong

3．What is the most important thing to build your character?

A．Fill in the chart carefully．                          B．Write down your promise．

C．Look at your promise every day．                D．Do your best to keep your promise．

4．The word “talents” in Part 3 can be replaced（替换）by “                 ”．

A．ways                   B．ideas                    C．skills                      D．words

5．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Only a good painter can have confidence．

B．It'll take a lot of courage to make your promise．

C．Character is something that makes you feel good．

D．You can build your character with the help of others．

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。

My grandmother was an iron-willed（强硬的）woman．When I was five，she invited some friends to her apartment．Among the guests there（1）             （be）a rich man and his daughter．Grandmother considered them the most important among the guests．

During the party，I went to the bathroom．I was still sitting down when the girl walked in．“You（2）               （stay）here too long!”

“It's not your business．Don’t you know that little girls shouldn't come into the bathroom when a little boy（3）           （use）it!?” I said in anger．This（4）             （surprise）the little girl．Then she started to cry．Most guests had heard what I said and laughed．But not Grandmother．

She（5）                （wait）for me when I left the bathroom．Grandmother shouted that I was impolite and rude and ordered，“You（6）            （say）sorry to her．”All the guests watched in silence．

Twenty minutes later．Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a torrent（激流）of water（7）         （run）out from under the door．Everyone knew who did that．Grandmother was so angry that she tried（8）                  （get）me anyway．It took several strong men finally to move her away and calm her down．

My grandfather took me by the hand and seated me on his lap．He looked at me，not at all angry or upset．“（9）           （tell）me，” he asked，“why did you do it?”

“Well，she shouted at me for nothing．” I said seriously．“Now she's got something to be angry at．”

Grandfather didn't speak right away．He just sat there，looking at me and smiling．I（10）_________ never              （forget）his expressions（表情）for my whole life．

“Eric，” he said at last，“I think you did the right thing．”

阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Nearly 2,000 years ago，during the Han Dynasty，there was a person called Ying Chen．One day，he invited Du Xuan to his house and treated him with wine．On the wall of the room（1）h                a red bow（弓）．Its shadow appeared in Du Xuan's cup．Du Xuan took the shadow for a snake．He was（2）f                  but he didn't refuse out of politeness．He drank the wine（3）w             his eyes closed．

When he was back at home he felt so sick that he could（4）h            eat and drink any more．He sent for the doctor and took some（5）              ，but nothing could cure him．（6）W            Ying Chen went to ask Du Xuan how he got so seriously ill，Du told him about the snake in the wine．Chen returned home，thought hard，（7）b              he could not find an answer．（8）S              the bow on the wall caught his eyes．“That’s it!” he shouted．He immediately sent for Du Xuan．He seated him where he sat before and offered him a cup of wine．Du Xuan saw the snake-like shadow again．Ying Chen said，pointing at the shadow，“The ‘snake’ in the cup is（9）n            but a shadow of the bow on the wall!” Now that Du Xuan knew（10）w             it was，he felt much easier．And strange enough，his illness disappeared the next moment．

This story turned out to be the idiom “Bei Gong She Ying”．

根据汉语意思完成下列句子。

1．查理和我同时到达车站。

Charlie and I got to the station                                                              ．

2．这家公司现在雇了90个员工，是去年的两倍。

The company employed 90 people now，twice                                             last year．

3．她大学毕业已经五年了。

__                                       since she left university．

4．这个地方的许多小镇值得一看。

A lot of small towns in the area                                       ．

5．你能告诉我德州的生活怎么样吗？

Can you tell me what                                        living in Dezhou?

今年我省出台了系列推进素质教育的新政，其中对学生的作息时间做了严格规定。学生课外时间增多了，他们都在干些什么？他们的负担减轻了吗？下面是English Online杂志社就这些问题对某市部分初中生进行问卷调查的结果。请根据该调查结果写一份80～100词的调查报告，并简单谈谈你的意见和看法。文章的开头已给出，不计入词数。

English Online made a survey on what junior middle school students do in their spare time．Here is the result．