Mr Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer（工程师）in New York. Mr Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very well.  
Now Mr Smith is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and he goes to Chinese classes in an evening school. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn’t have any trouble (困难) with his Chinese at all, but the Chinese have a lot.
1. Mr Smith works in ____________.
A. a hospital   B. a police station         C. a school         D. a restaurant
2. What’s Mr Smith’s daughter?    
A. A teacher.   B. A doctor.         C. An engineer.     D. A student.
3. Mr Smith learns Chinese ____________.
A. very well                              B. with his daughter  
C. every morning                          D. very hard
4. Where does Mr Smith learn Chinese? 
A. In an evening school.                    B. At home. 
C. In his friend’s home.                     D. In a park.
5. We know that Mr Smith is good at ____________.
A. Chinese           B. Spanish          C. Japanese      D. French

Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9^th graders.
In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”. It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.
A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain.
Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!
If you look at the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still some patterns and letters that I can’t understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.
For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I don’t know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.
【小题1】There is ____ special on this wall.

There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with her.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers for each hour!
My friend Mike is an artist. He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very old car. It often has engine trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and two million dollars in bank. My aunt Mary has a very small car. Every Sunday, she drives to the country with her husband, her three children, her mother and their dog.
Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?
【小题1】What does the writer’s aunt think about cars and their drives?

Welcome to my home. This is our sitting-room(客厅). It is a big room. There is a big TV set in the middle(中间). The TV set is on a long table. There is a sofa in front of the TV set. Mother is sitting on the sofa, watching TV. Next to the sofa, there is a lamp
(灯). There is a washing-machine(洗衣机) in the corner(在····的角落) of the sitting room. On the machine, there is piece of beautiful cloth(布). There are some flowers on the window, the window is in the white wall. I like my home.
6. There aren’t any ____________ in the sitting room.
A. TV sets      B. desks      C. sofas
7. The TV set is __________ the sitting room.
A. in the middle of      B. in the corner of      C. in the front of
8. Are there any flowers on the window?
A. Yes, they are.       B. No, they aren’t.      C. Yes, there are.
9. Washing-machine is used for (用来做)________.
A. washing dishes      B. washing clothes    C. washing clothe
10.The sitting room is_________.
A. not good        B. small       C. big

Social customs (习俗) and ways of behaving change all the time. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.
Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t matter? What about table manners (行为)?
The Americans and British people not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to women, and so will most Americans. Promptness (准时) is important both in England and in America. That is, the dinner guest (客人) either arrive close to the time that has been made or calls up to explain his delay (耽误).
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable —especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served (服务), one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “make a fool of himself” in the first paragraph means        .

Do you know how to keep fish at home?
The fish need room. They must not be crowded（拥挤）. Fish need oxygen(氧气). Fish get it from water in the tank. There must be enough water for all fish in the tank. So the size of the tank is important..
In the tank many people put small plants(植物). They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. Fish can nibble(轻咬)on the plants. They hide in the plants and sleep, lay eggs there.
Both the plants and fish need light. You can put near a window. It will get light there. But remember: a window may let cold air in. The cold can kill(杀死) your fish. Too hot water can kill your fish, too.
The fish need food and you should feed them every day. Giving them too much food is bad. It will make the water dirty. However, the fish should get just enough food. They should finish the food in 10 minutes. No extra(多余) is left. When this happens, the amount(数量)of food is right.
(   )16. A tank near the window may NOT be good for pet fish because________.
A. no air can get in through the window   B. pet fish will jump out of the window
C. plants in the tank will grow too big     D. cold air may make the water too cold
(   )17.________is very important to pet fish.
A.  Water    B.  Sunlight   C. The size of the tank      D. All the above
(   )18. Which of the following may cause（导致） pet fish to die?
A. Too little room for fish.             B. The plants in the tank.
C. The light through the window.        D. A lot of water in the tank.
(   )19. The word "this" in the last paragraph refers to(指的是)________.
A. giving pet fish too much food           B. giving pet fish too little food
C. giving pet fish the right amount of food    D. giving pet fish enough water
(   )20. This passage mainly talks about______________.
A.why fish must be put in a glass tank   
B. how people should keep their pet fish
C. what kind of plants is good for pet fish
D. how much food should we give to pet fish

下面是一张Millie班的课程表，每节课为45分钟。 请根据课程表中的信息回答下列问题。

【小题1】Millie’s favorite subject is art and music, her favorite day is _________.           
　　 

During the day we work and play，and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover(覆盖) our head，our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night，we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air.
【小题1】Our body grows most while we are _______.
A.eating    B.playing   C.sleeping 
【小题2】Too little sleep makes us _______.
A.tired B.hungry    C.happy
【小题3】—What may cause us to feel tired in the morning?
—_______ during the sleep.
A.Too much air      B.Not enough fresh air
C.Too much cold air    
【小题4】How many hours of sleep should 9-year-old children have every night?
A.8 hours.  B.9 hours.  C.10 hours.
【小题5】What do the lungs need most?
A.Fresh air.    B. Exercise.    C.Warm air.

What is the sky(天空)? Where is it? How high is it? What lies above it? These questions are hard to answer, aren’t they?
Is the sky blue? The sky has no color. We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings(翼) . Planes cannot fly very high because when they go high, the air gets thinner. If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find there is no air.
Perhaps(也许) we can answer some of our questions now. The sky is space(空间). In this space there is only the sun, the moon and all the stars.
6.What is the sky?
A. It’s the clouds       B. It’s space.     C It’s air      D It’s nothing
7. The sky _____
A. is blue        B. is white        C. is black     D. has no color
8. Planes cannot fly very high because _________.
A. the air becomes thinner                         B. the flying machine is not good       
C. people will be afraid if the planes fly too high      D. it is not necessary for planes to fly so high
9 If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find ___________.
A. there is more air   B. there is less air   C .there is nothing but air   D there is no air
10. In space there is _________.
A. nothing       B. air everywhere       C. everything       D. only the sun , the moon and all the stars