Jenny felt more confident about her life after reading the advice of her star sign. She always followed the advice of her star sign—Virgo.

One Monday, it said, “Don't go to another city this week, or you could miss a great chance.”“ I don’t think I have to go to another city this week,” thought Jenny. Twenty minutes later, her mobile phone rang. It was from her company. They were calling to tell her that she needed to go to the office earlier that day, because she had to go to a neighbour city. Jenny thought for a while and said “I'm sorry, but I don’t feel well today.”

When she arrived at the office the next day, her boss was angry with her. When he heard that one of Jenny’s workmates said he saw Jenny in a shop yesterday, he became even angrier and told her to go home! During the rest of the week, Jenny decided to have a good rest. She stayed in her city and walked around and spent the afternoon in a small cafe reading books.

On Saturday, Jenny went to the cafe again. A man came up to her and said, “Excuse me, lady. I’m the boss of the cafe. I've noticed you these days. I think you are the right woman we are looking for our cafe. You see，we want to do an advertisement for our cafe and I think your temperament (气质) is quite suitable for the advertisement．And the payment is＄100,000.”

1. Jenny thought ______ after reading the advice of her star sign.

  A. her boss would allow her to stay in the city   B. she could do as the star sign said

  C. she was wise                           D. she could refuse her boss’ order

2. Jenny was told to go home by her boss on ______.

  A .Monday         B. Tuesday            C. Friday            D. Sunday

3. Jenny’s boss got very angry mainly because______.

  A. Jenny was late                         B. Jenny didn’t work at all

  C. Jenny didn't do the business travel         D. Jenny had a long rest 

4. Jenny spent the rest of the week_____.

  A. traveling around                       B. in a relaxing way  

  C. filming a TV play                      D. writing a book

5. The man wanted to ask Jenny to_____.

  A. star in an advertisement                B. sing a song

  C. work in the cafe                      D. have dinner with him

Our earth is in trouble. Our drinking water is becoming dirtier, and the air is not as clear as before. People and factories are polluting the air, rivers, lakes and seas. You might think there is nothing you can do to help. That’s not true. There are many things you can do to help the earth.

Cars burn gasoline. This will produce a lot of CO into the air. Some people believe that CO is making the earth warmer. They think CO thins the clouds above us. The clouds keep us away from the strongest sunlight. So try to walk, ride a bicycle or take a bus. And if you drive a car, drive at a steady speed. This can save some gasoline.

The biggest energy use at home is for keeping warm or coo1.So turn the air conditioner off when you don’t need to use it. Use lights that save energy.

Use fewer things that cannot be used again. When you buy something, consider those made from things that can be used again first.

A lot of water is needed for a shower. In one week an American family uses as much water for showers as a person drinks in three years! Buy a waterworks that uses less water, or take shorter showers. This can cut the use of water.

1. The writer thinks that we can do_________ for the earth.

  A. something        B. nothing         C. little             D. few things

2. If there is too much CO in the air, the earth will become _________.

  A. 1arger           B. warmer         C. more colourful      D. colder

3. The underlined word “thin” here means _______in Chinese.

  A. 稀薄的         B. 使……变稀薄   C. 瘦的              D. 使……变瘦

4. We use the most energy at home for____.

  A. washing clothes                   B. having showers

  C. keeping quiet                     D. keeping warm or cold

5. The writer suggests ________to save water.

  A. using milk to have a bath            B. showering once a week

  C. spending less time showering         D. using a big waterworks

It is believed that Egyptians drive on the right, although many choose to drive along the middle of the road. The most important and necessary part of an Egyptian driver’s car isn’t anything to do with how good, safe or fast the car is —it is the horn (喇叭)!

The horn is sounded to greet friends or to make camels or donkeys move along the street. These animals often cause problems when they are in front of the car. Sometimes, people who are selling small things around the car also cause trouble, so the drivers use the horn to tell them they are not welcome. All of these above reasons have one aim: to keep other road users out of the way. However, there are also some special cases. For example, people can use the horn to allow another road user onto the road, but this seldom happens. They do so only because they feel like it. They also use the horn to warn the poor traffic policeman. They have to be careful when they are on duty at crossroads because Egyptian drivers either are color-blind or don’t understand what the true meaning of a traffic light is. The drivers don’t slow down or stop, mostly because they can’t, even if they want to.

When visiting the capital, Cairo, you will find that it is a busy city, with lots of cars, motorbikes and pollution! It’s almost like a movie, people coming or going around the streets on bikes or cars driving all over the place. However, be careful when crossing a road because they do not stop for anyone.

1. An Egyptian driver pays the most attention to _________ of a car.

  A. the qualities          B. the safety function     C. the driving speed       D. the horn

2. An Egyptian driver is most likely to use the horn because ______.

  A. his car is broken                                      B. he is color-blind

  C. there are no traffic lights nearby                 D. a road user is in the way

3. The traffic policemen in Egypt are said to be "poor" because _______.

  A. they usually get paid little                          B. they are often made fun of by drivers

  C. the traffic is so hard for them to deal with   D. there are no traffic lights in the country

4. If you are visiting Cairo, you will find _______.

  A. the city isn’t a busy one      

  B. it is a city full of traffic

  C. the car stops for you when you cross the road

  D. there are almost no policemen on the street

5. This text is mainly about _______.

  A. the traffic in Egypt                             B. the Egyptian new car

  C. the busiest city in Egypt                            D. Egyptian animals

词性变换.

1. We’re sure_______ (twenty-nine) Olympic Games in Beijing will be one of the most successful games in history.

2. The souvenirs must be those ________________ (visit) .

3. Mobiles phones are ______________ (wide) used in big cities than in other poor areas in China.

4. Your flat is really different from________________ (I ) .

5. He’s patient enough to wait without ________________ (get) angry.

6. Mr. Green with his friends ________________ (invite) to my birthday party last Friday.

7. People screamed with _________________(excite) when they saw the  Beijing Olympic torch “Lucky Cloud”.

8. I didn’t answer the telephone because I________________ (take)a shower at that moment.

9. ________________ (learn) drawing well, I need much more practice.

10. This Sunday is an____ (usually) day for them. They’ll celebrate their fifteen years of marriage.

Today it is found that most middle school students pay little attention to sports. It’s because they have no interest in sports? It may not be the fact.

They often say they have other more important things to do. What are these important things? Exams! They usually spend over ten hours a day revising for exams. So many of them almost become bookworms. In the summer holidays they could hardly do anything they like. Books ①___ them from going in for ①____. ②因为来自父母和老师的压力,他们不得不更加努力学习.

As for the students themselves, they want to get good results so that they can go further for their studies. ③They don’t have to put all their effort into studying and give up all the sports and hobbies. In fact, education cannot go without physical exercise, because a quick mind hardly goes along a weak body.

All the students should remember: If you don’t have a strong body, you can never achieve anything, let alone a great success in your life.

1、在①句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺。                   

2、将②句译成英文。

   _____________________________________________________________________  

3、将③句译成中文

   _____________________________________________________________________

4、写出与下列句子意思相近的句子:

It usually takes them more than ten hours to revise for exams.

_____________________________________________________________________

5、找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

  ______________________________________________________________________

缺词填空.

Chinese New Year is usually the time for all the families to get together, but last year millions of Chinese had to s  1   ‘‘sorry'’ to their families while the whole nation was greeting this Chinese New Year, they had to give up their p  2   to return home b  3  of the snow disaster．

More than 12 million migrant(迁移的)workers had to stay in Guangdong. In Shenzhen, about 2 million migrant workers d  4   to stay, and in Shanghai, about 120，000 migrant workers c  5      not to go home.

“I miss my little daughter very much. She is only one year and a half o  6   ．I cannot w  7   to go home to see her. ”said Wang Xiaoli，a worker in a toy factory in Guangdong. She is from Pingdingshan, central China's Henan Province. “But when I a  8   at Guangzhou Railway Station ,I was amazed to see so many people w  9   for trains, and I could h  10   get through the crowd. I felt very sorry.” she said.

北京奥运“祥云”火炬(Beijing Olympic torch “Lucky Cloud”)正在全球传递。2008年8月8日将由最后一名火炬手点燃主火炬。假设姚明是最合适的人选，请你从以下几方面写一篇关于他的介绍。

要求:1.语句通顺,无语法错误;

2.必须包含表格所提供的所有信息;

3.不必逐字逐句翻译,80词左右。

I think Yao Ming is the most suitable person.___________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

根据上下文和首字母，填入一个适当的单词，使句意完整、语法正确。

1．The fifth month of the year is M__________.

2．Liu Xiang is a running s___________. He runs very fast.

3．I like bananas b__________ I don’t like apples.

4．–What club do you want to j_________? –The music club．

5．My father is very b__________. He works late every day.

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1．Gina’s mother is a teacher, and _______ father is a teacher, too. (she)

2．How much ___________ (be) these pants?

3．School Day is on September ____________ (seven).

4．We all like ____________ (comedy). They are funny.

5．Paul often ____________ (get) up at 6:15．

选择方框中合适的单词填空。

1．Can you dance? We need three musicians _________ our rock band.

2．Every morning he __________ the number 240 bus to work.

3．How old is __________ sister? She looks young.

4．I go to the English classes for two ___________ every Saturday.

5．Jane goes to see Beijing Opera because she wants to _________ about Chinese history.