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Education

School is expensive for many African children．Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school．

For those lucky enough to go to school，they have a lot to learn．Some take two language classes：English or French，and their first language．There is also math，science，history，social studies and geography．Chores take up much of children's time after school．They have to get water and firewood for the family every day．Also there's cleaning，washing and helping Mum with the meal．

Daily fun

It's not all work and no play．Spots are very popular．Children can make goals with twigs（嫩树枝）and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string（绳子）．They play in the country and the streets of old towns．There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa．

Internet

It's really expensive to get on the Internet．To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan．

This is more than the average（平均的）monthly pay per person．

Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa．All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet．

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home．

1．Tile underlined word “Chores” probably means                   ．

A．网上冲浪            B．家务杂活             C．体育活动            D．家庭作业

2．Spots are very popular in Africa because children               ．

A．do not need money to play                        B．can play all kinds of ball games

C．don’t like to go to school                            D．don’t like to do their homework

3．The passage is mainly about                 ．

A．education in Africa                                   B．children's school life in Africa

C．the Internet in Africa                                  D．children's daily life in Africa

4．From the passage，we can infer（推断）that in Africa              ．

A．basketball is popular among children

B．children in Africa have to pay for school

C．some children in Africa have to take two foreign language classes

D．people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

根据句意、汉语提示或首字母和英文释义写出单词的正确形式。

1．--I don't like this CD-ROM．

--Me             （也）．

2．Have you         （回复）to his letter?

3．China Daily is a               （窗口）for foreigners to know about China．

4．It is said that the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be covered               （实况转播）．

5．Look! Some birds are              （飞）in the sky．

6．National Day is on O              （the tenth month of the year）1st．

7．Do you know how long Yancheng Railway Station has been in s           （use）?

8．People use mobile phones to send short text m             （pieces of information）to each other．

9．Could you please give me some v             （very useful and helpful）advice on how to keep fit?

10．I've heard of Jackie Chan for years．Since l was a child, a           （in fact）．

用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺、连贯。（每词限用一次）

A piece of cake

I knew little about English when I first came to America．So I went to a language school every day   1   English．One day，during the break，I asked one of my classmates a   2   that I didn't understand．When I thanked   3   for it，she said，“You are welcome．It's a piece of cake．”I thought to myself：   4   is really a society（社会）for money．Everything   5__   for pay there．So I said to her，“I   6   any piece of cake with me today．What about a piece of biscuit?”

She looked at me   7  ，then smiled．Then she realized that I   8   her．She said，“What I mean is ‘  9  ’．”Then I came to learn that “a piece of cake” is not only a piece of cake，  10   means a thing that is very easy．

1．我们的城市多美啊!（how）

2．这张照片使你想起什么?（remind）

3．你最好马上就走，否则要迟到了。（had better）

4．她花了大半辈子的时问来照顾残疾人。（spend…doing）

5．如果明天有空，我们就去看巩俐演的那部新片。（if；star）

The boy asked Mr. Black for _______ advice on his further English studies.

A. a              B. an              C. some           D. any

--- It is reported that an earthquake hit Yunnan on June 3rd.

--- _______ terrible news!

A. How a         B. What a           C. How           D. What

Alice _______ watches the news round-up, so she knows little about the world.

A. seldom         B. usually          C. sometimes       D. always

--- _______ David be the new chairperson of the Students’ Union?

--- He ______ be, but I’m not sure.

A. Can; can’t      B. Can; may        C. May; must      D. May; mustn’t

Not all the tourists from Japan _______ Western food to Chinese food.

A. like           B. prefer           C. enjoy          D. love

--- Please tell me how many times _______ to the Summer Palace.

--- Only once.

A. have you gone   B. you have gone    C. have you been   D. you have been