The girl(G)has talked with some foreign teachers at the English Corner．Now she is telling her English teacher(T)about it．

     G：I’ve just been to the English Corner．    、

(    )T：Oh?  1 Did you talk with Ben and Andy?

(    )G：  2   And I’m not sure if they understood me．

     T：No problem．You have had a good start．

     G：But I’m afraid of making mistakes when I speak．

(    )T：  3  Be confident of yourself．

     G：But do you think they like to talk with US beginners?

(    )T：  4 

     G：Well，I’m still not so confident．You know my pronunciation is poor．

(    )T：  5  Try to talk with them as much as possible．

     G：All fight．Thank you，sir．

    One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend，Rick．Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor．When he arrived，Simon went straight to the first floor of the building．But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor．Do you know why?

    In fact．the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor．The floor above the ground floor is the first floor，which Americans would call the second floor．

    The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America，though the British and Americans both speak English．

    The British usually hide their feelings．They seldom start a conversation with strangers．For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books．But Americans are quite different．They’re more active and easier to talk with.

    The British and Americans may use different terms for many things．The British usually use football，eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer，rubber and post．

1．Simon went to London to ________.

   A．visit his friend               B．spend his holiday

   C．study English                  D．have a meeting

2．Which picture shows US where Rick’s flat was? ________.

3．According to the passage，the British usually spend their time ________on the train．

   A．playing cards                       B．talking loudly

   C．doing some reading                 D．singing and dancing

4．What does the underlined word “terms" mean in Chinese in the passage?

    ________.

   A．成果       B．学期      C．会议 D．用语

5．What’s the best title for the passage? ________.

   A．Differences in culture           B．Simon’s funny story

   C．Information abroad          D．Hiding the feelings

1．From the passage we know that “Midnight Meeting” is a(n)________film．

   A．Chinese          B．Japanese       C．Australian               D．American

2．When can people see that film?

   A．From Monday to Thursday                  B．From Monday to Friday

   C．Six days a week                     D．Seven days

3．The film lasts________．

   A．from 6:30 p．m．to 9:10p．m．  B．from．2:00 p．m．t0 5:00 p．m．

   C．twice a day in the evenings．          D．2 hours and l5 minutes．

4．What’s the price of a student ticket?

   A．$2．       B．$2．60                C．$4           D．$4．60

5．According to the passage，which of the following is true?

   A．“Midnight Meetin9”is about Sydney in l960．

   B．Students can get a ticket with half of the price．

   C．For more information，please phone 8813962．

   D．The nearest park is about lo minutes’ walk．

    Some Chinese experts have called on the rich children to work as volunteers in poor places and mountainous areas in the country．They suggested that children from rich and senior officials’ families should experience(体验)real life in the countryside and far mountainous places．  1 ．

    There are a number of differences in lifestyle(生活方式)between the rich and the common kids．For one thing，  2 ，while their schoolmates，who come from rich families，show up in expensive new cars．Another is that，most of the time，a kid who belongs to a common family needs to work for several hours for his or her tuition(学费)．However，a rich kid can just spend his or her holiday in a wonderful place．

    Not only this．rich children often don’t have the courage(勇气)to face difficulties in life．  3．

   “My family doesn’t always have everything we want，but we always have what we need，”said Alex，15．“My parents work hard for a living l．can’t follow the rich．I won’t，either．Money is important， 4  ．”

    Alex is fight．Mort，a rich friend of his，also thinks so．“How much money you or your family has can’t make you happy or smart， 5  ，”said Mort．

    The volunteer plan would ease(缓解)rising conflicts(矛盾)between the rich and the common．The volunteer work by rich children can also help then discover their proper roles in the society．

    (At the restaurant)

    Waiter：Good evening，sir．Welcome to our restaurant．

    Mr. Black：Good evening．I booked a table for three this afternoon．I’m Mr. Black.

(    )Waiter：OK．1 

      (At the table)

(    )Waiter：Here is the menu．2 

(    )Mr. Black：Yes．  3 

     Lucy：I’d like dumplings with seafood．

     Mr. Black：What about you，Susan?

(    )Susan：Er，4 

     Waiter：Beijing Duck in our restaurant is very delicious．Would you like some?

(    )Mr. Black：OK．And some vegetables，too．  5

     Waiter：All right．Please wait a moment．

    Do you read the newspaper? Maybe you think that newspapers are boring and only for grown-ups．But that’s not true! There are lots of cool stories in the newspaper，you just need to know what you are looking at．“ 1 ，”said l 5-year-old Guo Binghua from Henan．“What interests me most are the things happening at school．”School news is just one part of a newspaper．There is also news from around the world——from international problems to pop stars．Let’s look at the different types of articles：News stories：some stories tell facts．  2  ．The writers use pictures，numbers and interviews to convince people that the stories are true．Teens has lots of stories like these on the news page and front page．When you read these stories，you hear about the facts—not the writers’ ideas. Opinion writing：3 ．The writers only puts in the facts that back up their view．It isn’t meant to be fair．  4  ．It is usually this kind of story that gets people thinking．Go to “Speak Out” on The Week page for an example of opinion writing in Teens．Advertisement (广告)：But you need to watch out for this type!  5，not you! People usually have to pay to put advertisements on newspapers．

Gadgets for Work and Play

    It’s 7：45 in the morning，and 26-year-old Steve Clarkson is going to work．1．As he leaves the house．he turns on his MP3 player and puts on his headphone．He is ready to go．

    Today，for millions of people，gadgets(小机件)like Clarkson’s ale a normal part of life．“I’m a reporter for a magazine，and I’m usually not in the office．  2，” says Clarkson．Today many people can check e-mails，send messages，or surf the Web，using their mobile phones．

    Tina Fang is studying photography in New York City．“Some of these gadgets are expensive，but they can save your money in the long run，I have a digital camera．3 ．

    I listen to music on my MP3 player，and I Call download and read books on it，too．I use the camera and MP3 for both learning and fun．”

It’s now 9：45．4  She has a gadget that lets her send e-mails，play games，and take notes．She is in class right now．“ 5 ”，laughs Clarkson．“These gadgets are fun，but sometimes they can distract(分散注意力)people，too．”

1．If you have lost a black wallet，you can        to ask for it in the evening．

    A．call Jeff               B．go to 28 Garden Street

    C．call 3802692           D．go to Room 401

2．Mr. Green wants to go hiking with his children．They should meet at the Market Square        ．

    A．at 2 P．m．on October 5th        B．on Saturday morning

    C．at 8：30 a．m．on October 5th D．on Sunday morning

3．Tony needs a house          ．

    A．in the countryside               B．near the station

    C．in the city center                   D．next to the school

4．Who can join the Singles’ Club?

    A．A 10-year-old boy               B．A 28-year-old single man

    C．Young parents                      D．A 28-year-old married woman

5．Alice wants to practice writing stories in her summer holiday．She had better    for more information．

    A．send an E-mail to single club?

    B．join the Hiking Club

    C．call Karen

    D．call 3338651

     一Excuse me．Could you tell me where the nearest museum is?

(    )一Well，it’s a bit far．You can go along the street，then take the first turning on the right，walk on and you’ll find one there．  1 

(    )一Oh，thanks．  2 

     一It should be open now．it opens at 8：00 a．m．

(    )一  3 

(    )一Which bus? I don’t know．You may ask the policeman over there． 4 

     一OK．By the way，where’s the nearest McDonald’s，do you know?

     ——Right behind you，sir．See that sign．

     ——Oh．thanks a lot．

(    )一  5  ．

1．When is Li Ming’s birthday?

    A．On September 29．                   B．In September．

    C．Before September 29．                 D．After September 29．

2．American celebrates Thanksgiving _______ later than Canada．

    A．one month                                       B．less than two months

    C．two months                                 D．more than two months

3．吼at do Canadians usually do in Thanksgiving?

    A．Eat cakes．                             B．Stay together．

    C．Watch the moon．                       D．Sing the song．

4．When Jenny blows out the candles，they _________．

    A．stop burning         B．start burning    C．are broken              D．are cut

5．What must Li Ming and Jenny use when they wrote to each other?

A．Pens．                                     B．Paper．

    C．Computers．                               D．Telephones．