Soccer is one of the most popular sports in our modern world. But many years ago, each country had its own kind of soccer game with its own hales.

     In 1863, a group 0f people met in England. They made some changes (改变) to the game. They made one set of new rules for every country to follow. After that, soccer teams from different countries could play against each other.

     Some of the rules are still the same today.

     Now teams from all over the world take part in the World Cup every four years. It' s one of the most important things for all soccer fans.

1.Soccer is the only popular sport in our modem world.

2.After 1863, soccer teams from different countries could play against each other.

3.Today, the World Cup is one of the most important things for all soccer fans in the world.

4.The topic of this article is about the World Cup.

1.On Saturday, the post office is only open for        hours.

A. three                   B. four                   C, five

2.Why is the post office closed on November 25?

A. Because it's a holiday.  

B. Because it's a weekend.   

C. Because it' s Sunday.

3.If Mr. Black wants to send a letter at 8: 30 a.m., he can go to the post office on     .

A. Sunday, November 28   

B. Saturday, November 27  

C. Friday, November 26

Dear grandpa,                                        May 27, 2012

     I'd like to tell you something about my life in China. During weekdays, I study in a middle school in Shanghai. We have Chinese lessons in the morning and I do my homework in the evening. On weekends, I stay with a Chinese family, do Chinese kung fu and visit interesting places.

     Today my Chinese father is busy working on the computer, and my Chinese mother is doing some shopping in the city center. I' m sitting in the park now. It’s a lovely day here. I hope you and ray grandma are having a good day in Toronto, too.

Love,

Betty

1.Betty wrote about her life in China to __.

A. her Chinese parents       B. her grandfather           C. her own parents

2.In Shanghai, Betty did her homework         .

A. in the morning           B. in the evening            C. on weekends

3.While Betty was in the park, her Chinese mother was           .

A. doing some shopping     

B. sitting in the park       

C, working on the computer

从方框中选择恰当的短语，用其正确形式填空，完成句子。

1.Koalas are lazy animals and they       Australia.

2.Would you mind         the music a little? Mom is sleeping now.

3.I like different kinds of meat.      ，I have beef, mutton, chicken and fish every week.

4.On our next       , we will volunteer our time to visit the old people' s home.

5.Tony        everyone and many people like making friends with him.

看图填空，一空一词(含缩写词)。

1.What time is it now?

     It' s           o' clock in the        .

2.How' s the weather?

                a          day.

3.Where are these people?

    They are at a          

4.Is the place in this picture a busy and crowded one?

   No, it __, because only       persons are there.

5.What do you think they are doing?

   I think they are                 a bus.

根据句意和所给首字母填写单词。

1.Jane can play the piano, but she can't play it well. She n        to practice more.

2.I really like sports. I want to join a sports c          

3.Bob was very s            two year's ago. Now he is tall, and he's the tallest in his class.

4.Yesterday evening, Mary t            a walk with her mother after dinner.

5.My sister studies h           , and she usually gets good grades in exams.

在对话空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词(含缩写词)。

 ( D--David ; N--Nick)

D : My father is a soldier, so he wasn' t at home much when I was young. I      1     saw him at home.

N: Did you miss him?

13: I don't think I     2      . When he was at home, he always made me do things like cleaning my shoes or  3   breakfast. My mother usually did al1 of the housework   4  when he wash' t at home.

N: Now you both seem so close!

D: Well, one thing   5    me how much he loved me and helped me understand him better.

N : What   6  ?

D : One day in December last year, I was looking for my Christmas presents. I wanted to see them before Christmas Day. I went quietly into my    7    bedroom and looked under the bed. I didn’t find any presents, but   8  , I found a photo album.

N : So?

D : To my surprise, the photos inside were all of   9  . And they were all carefully kept. On the back of one photo there were some words written by my father, " David, my dearest son, you are growing up some day to   10   us and start your new life.”

N : So, what have you learnt about your father7

D: His love for me is deep and strong, but it’s hard for him to talk to me about it.

用下面方框中单词的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。

Worried That People Are Laughing at You?

     Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But    1   they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something   2    that one of them said? Or, to be honest with yourself, would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.

     Being laughed at is a  3  fear. But a major study published(公布)in 2009 found that this fear is not the   4    around the world, It differs from culture to culture.

     Some people in the study said they felt unsure of   5    in social situations and hid their feelings of insecurity (不安全). Others said they avoided (回避) social situations where they had been laughed at   6   .

     Shy people often avoid situations that would make them get into close contact (接触) with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them, It can be truly sad for those who live with the fear of laughter. It can   7    how they lead their lives.

     In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety   8   from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true fear of being laughed at. Another purpose of the study was   9   the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The scientists surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The   10   would appear in Scientific Humor.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。

     The earth is about 4,600 million years old. We humans have lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during this period we have changed our planet a lot in many ways.    1  

     All over the world, people have cut down millions of trees, so more and more kinds of animals and plants are disappearing. In big cities, cars and buses have polluted the air. Factories have also polluted the land and the water.

         2   It is important to the earth. But now air pollution is destroying it and that has made a very big hole in the ozone layer (臭氧层).   3  This is very dangerous because it can cause cancer.

     Carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the air has increased a lot.   4  it has formed a "blanket" (毛毯) around the each.    5   This makes our earth become warmer and warmer. Therefore, this causes the level of the ocean to rise.

     All these problems are very serious. We must do something to stop our earth from being polluted anymore.

阅读下面短文，根据其内容，完成表格中所缺的信息。

     Some people prefer to make friends with people who are very much like them while others prefer friends who are very different. There are advantages to both types of friendship. If a man chooses a friend similar to himself, there is no problem that they will share many common interests. They may have similar goals in life. This means that they will be able to help each other in achieving their goals. Two people who are very similar will feel comfortable with each other and may understand each other' s feelings better. Their friendship may be deeper and last longer.

     There are also many advantages of making friends with someone of opposite interests and even character. In this type of friendship, the two people complement (补充) each other. If one is weak in some ways, the other is strong. While two people with similar goals may find themselves in competition, hut those who want different things can always support each other. Those who have different interests can introduce each other to new experience and so enrich (丰富) their knowledge.

   A friend who is unlike me may be challenging, but a similar friend is familiar and safe.