Do you have a vegetable garden? Have you ever watched a seed (种子) sprout (发芽), grow and fruit until it became the tomato on your plate? If you go to school in the US, there’s a good chance you have.

At the moment, nearly 20 percent of schools in the US have their own vegetable gardens that are planted and cared for by students. Next year, even more schools will have gardens and more US kids will know the pleasure of growing their own food.

Much of the growing interest in planting comes from First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” project, which started last year. The First Lady wants to improve children’s nutrition (营养) in the US — and she began her project by planting a garden at the White House with the help of some local kids. The kids were more interested in eating the vegetables from their garden than in eating fast food. This gave the First Lady an idea.

Because so many US kids eat breakfast and lunch at school, the food should be healthy and good. Why not let kids grow the food for their own cafeterias (食堂)? Mrs .Obama’s plan gives money to schools to start their own gardens, and more school gardens are sprouting up every day.

Students also use the information from their gardens to study science and math, and they paint pictures of their gardens in art class. Many students choose to work in the garden instead of playing on the playground during their noon break. Sound like fun? Ask your teacher if there’s room for a garden at your school, too.

38 Much of the growing interest in planting comes from ___________.

A. The First Lady’s “Our Garden” project          

B. The First Lady’s money

C. The First Lady’s ideas                                 

D. The First Lady’s “Let’s Move” project

39. Why should the food be healthy and good?

A. Because so many US kids aren’t healthy.      

B. Because so many US kids eat breakfast and lunch at school.

C. Because so many US kids’ nutrition is good enough.

D. Because so many US kids grow vegetables.

40. According to the story, which statement is NOT true?

A. The “Let’s Move” project started last month.  

B. The First Lady began planting a garden with the help of some local school kids.

C. Next year, more US kids will have the pleasure of growing their own food.  

D. Students use the information from their gardens to study science and math.

41. According to the story, we learn that ___________.

A. Every school in the US has its own vegetable garden 

B. All kids in the US grow the food for their own cafeterias  

C. First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” project was unsuccessful

D. Students can learn a lot from their gardens

A superstar is someone who is usually famous in sports, or films, or popular music, someone like the singer Michael Jackson. In the nineteen eighties, Michael Jackson made a record album called “Thriller”. It quickly became the most popular recording in the history of music and it made Michael Jackson a superstar.

The word “super” means more than usual or very wonderful. And of course, a star is a person who is very famous. So people who are famous and skillful in sports, films or music are called superstars, such as Li Ning.

One of the most famous sports superstars in the United States is the boxer（拳击手） Muhammad Ali. After he won a gold medal in the Olympics and became the heavyweight boxing champion, he was known as one of the greatest and most famous boxers in the sports history. At that time Muhammad Ali was even better known than the president of the United States. He was a true superstar, nearly everyone knew his name.

But like the stars in the sky, a superstar may fade away（褪色） as the years go by. These days people know little about Muhammad Ali.

Superstars, loved by millions of people today, and may be forgotten tomorrow.

34. According to the author which of the person is NOT a superstar?

A. Michael Jackson　　　 　 B. Abraham Lincoln

C. Muhammad Ali 　 D. Li Ning

35. According to the passage, what would happen to superstars at last?

A. They will be remembered by millions of people.

B. They will become the most important people in history.

C. They will be loved only by young people.

D. They will be little known as time passes by.

36. Today few teenagers know about Muhammad Ali, because______.

A. he isn’t as famous as other superstars

B. he had already disappeared in the world21世纪教育网

C. he is like a star fade away quickly

D. he isn’t skillful enough in boxing

37.Millions of people today love superstars because ______.

A. superstars are very beautiful and cool in appearance

B. the superstars are greater than anyone else in all the fields

C. they will be known little by the world in the future

D. they are very famous and skillful in some special field

We can find ads everywhere. Here are four ads. Please read them carefully.

31. If you like children and have two days free, you can call at ___ for a job.

A.8556779                B.8558366           C.8766588                        D.8633800

32. If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house once a day, how much will the cleaner get in a week?

A.$20.                   B.$140.                 C.$160.                        D.$180.

33. ____________are needed in AL Hotel.

A. Cleaners            B. Baby sitters       C. Reporters              D. Waiters

A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 16　 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 17　 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 18　 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 19 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 20 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 21　 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then　 22　 out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very 23　 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 24　 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him　 25　 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 26　 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 27　 of the things that his father left him.

When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 　28　 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 29 the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 30　　 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.　　　　　　

16. A．expected　　 B．believed　　 C．enjoyed 　 　　　D．felt

17. A．afford　　　 B．spend　　　　　　 C．cost 　　　　 D．pay

18. A．excited　　　 B．proud　　　　　　 C．angry　　　 　　　　 D．anxious

19. A．far　　 　　　 B．much　　　　　　　 C．long　　　　 　　 D．often

20. A．Interested　 B．Tired　　　　　　　 C．Surprised 　　 D．Relaxed

21. A．hand 　　　　 B．head　　　　　　　 C．voice　　　 　　 D．sound

22. A．looked　　　 B．moved　　　　　　 C．walked　　 　　 D．rushed

23. A．careful　　　　　　 B．helpful　　　 C．wonderful　　　 D．successful

24. A．Wanting　　 B．Suggesting　　　 C．Noticing　 　　 D．Realizing

25. A．on 　　　　　 B．since　　　 　 C．after　　　　 　　 D．from

26. A．bag　　 　 B．ticket　　　 　 C．phone　　　　　　 D．book

27. A．care　　　　　 B．part 　　　　　　　 C．notes　　　 　　 D．time

28. A．just　　　　　 B．only　　　　　　　　 C．always　　　　　　 D．already

29. A．use　　　　　 B．open 　 C．turn　　　　 　　 D．close

30. A．place　　　　 B．date　　　　　　　　 C．test　　　　 　　 D．name

----Thank you for the present you sent me. It’s so nice.

----___________.

A. No, thanks                      B. I’m glad you like it

C. Please don’t say so                C. No, it isn’t so good

----______ did you sleep last night?

----Only five hours. I stayed up late to do my homework.

A. How soon　　　 B. How often　　　　 C. How long　　　　 D. How much

 We must do everything we can ________ our earth cleaner and safer.

A. made           B. to making          C. make          D. to make

Mr. Smith, together with his two sons, _____ Shanghai for about five months.

     A. has left       B. has been away from          C. have left     D. have been away from

No one can be sure _________in a million years.

A. how man will look like  B. how will man look like        

C. what man will look like   D. what will man look like

----Who’s that woman with Ann?

----I’m not sure. It _____be her mother..

　 　A. may 　B can　 C. will　 D. must