birthday is ___  the night of November 8th.

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

The English language is different from any  36  language. Yet English words do not  37  the same. It is always  38 . People need new words  39  new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used  40 a new way.

English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from  42  and so on. Now new space and science words  43  from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words  44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.

Sometimes, new words are  45  forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the  46  of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the  47  part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after  49  named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that  50 made this product.

Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given. Each choice should be used only once.

(A man and a woman are talking at the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport)

M: The airplanes are late, aren’t they?

W:    1  I never expect planes to be on time.

M: Are you working here or just a visitor?

W: A visitor.

M: How long have you been here?

W:   2     .

M: What places of interests have you been to?

W: Quite a lot, like the Great Wall in Beijing, West Lake in Hangzhou.

They are really wonderful.

M:    3   

W: You know, China is a country with a long history and it’s quite beautiful.

M:     4 

W: Yes, of course. It’s delicious.

M: Oh, here is my airplane at last. I must go now. Bye.

W: Bye!   5   

M: Me, too. Take care.

 Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.

Jill is not feeling well. So her mother takes her to the hospital.

Jill:    Good morning, doctor.

Doctor: Good morning. 1.______________  ?

Jill:    This morning I had a pain in my head.

Doctor: 2._______________ ?

Jill:    I’m feeling even worse.

Doctor: Let me take your temperature. It’s a cold.3.________?           

Jill:    Really? But I don’t feel any better now.

Doctor: Did you eat anything for breakfast?

Mother: No.4._____________?

Doctor: Well , take this medicine three times a day. 5.__________?

Jill:    OK.  Thank you.

Choose the best choice from A to G according to the meaning of each paragraph.

Studying makes you tired? How to deal with the worries and relax yourself? Here is some advice which may add happiness to your life.

1.Weekends are time for a rest. After a week’s hard work, weekends

are the best time for you to relax yourself. Having a nice lie-in

懒觉)is good idea. Besides, good sleep makes sure of your study

2.If you feel sad, don’t try to hide your feelings. Crying out may help reduce your sadness.

3.You may have heard about Blog. It means writing online diaries.

It’s very popular nowadays. You can write down all that you want

to say. That’s a great way to think about and remember life.

4.It’s not a good idea for a kid to lose weight, so you don’t need

To eat less food. When you feel upset, enjoy a big meal.

Eating delicious food will make you feel good.

5.Having a get-together is great fun. Going out with friends for

a picnic or swimming or running will make you happy. And it will also bring you a good sleep.

In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in “environment clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.

Here are things students often do：

Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to

forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small water! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car-not the students and not the teachers. Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: walk, jump, bike or run.

Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!

No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch?

Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used

again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage

and report them to the whole school.

We love our environment! Let’s work together to make it clean!

1. After mending the broken toilets, they save      .

2.On a no-car day,      will take a car to school.

3.Environment clubs ask students        .

4.From the passage we know that students usually have lunch       .

5.The write wrote the passage to tell students to       .

Many years ago, an earthquake happened suddenly. A lot of buildings

collapsed(倒塌)。 It killed over 100,000 people in a few minutes. Shortly

after the earthquake, a father rushed to the school where his son studied

only to find the building had fallen down. He remembered his promise to

his son:“No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!”

The tearful father began to dig to look for his son. Some parents

felt hopeless and tried to pull him off. But he asked,“Are you going

to help me now?”And then he kept on digging. The fireman came.

They tried to pull off and said,“Danger! Leave here!” But the

father who loved his son deeply,asked,“Are you going to help me now?”

The policeman came up and said,“It’s over.Leave here!We’ll do it.”

Still he asked again and again,“Are you going to help me now?”

He went on alone because he needed to know,“Is my boy alive or

is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24hours…36hours…then, in the 38^th hours, he pulled back a large stone And heard his son’s voice. He cried,“Tom!”He heard back,“Dad? It’s me, Dad! I told other kids you’d save me. I believe you would keep your promise.”“Get out, boy!”“No dad! Let the other kids out first. Because I know you’ll get me out! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F)

1.More than one hundred thousand people lost their lives in this earthquake.

2.Other parents and fireman did their best to help the father.

3.The father knew that his son was alive.

4.The boy believed his father would let him out of danger.

5.The other kids were saved first.

House of Porridge

Welcome to Clark’s Porridge House. We have different kinds

of porridge. We have meat porridge, vegetable porridge, and fruit

porridge is our special. It is only RMB 4 for one bowl. A bowl

of meat porridge is RMB 5.Vegtable porridge is RMB 3 for one

bowl, but RMB 5 for two. We have thin pancakes, too. They are RMB5

for ten. Come and taste delicious the food here. If you are too

busy to come, call us and we can deliver the food to you in

20 minutes.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage Only one word for

each blank

The owner of this porridge house is (1)____. The cheapest

is the (2)___porridge. If you eat a bowl of meat porridge and

five thin pancakes, you will pay RMB(3)____. (You can explain

it either in Chinese or in English.) The word“deliver”in the

last sentences probably means(4)____. If you order some good

in this restaurant at 6 o’clock, you will probably get it before

(5)_____

Only Mother Love is true love.It gives everybody everything

all his life. When you are a baby, Mother looks after you as well

as possible. In your waking hours, she always holds you in her arms.

When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you

Day and night and forgets about herself. When you are growing up day

by day, she feels very happy, When you are old enough to go to

school, Mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter

days, she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands

in the wind waiting for you back from school. When you hurry to leave

home for school with little breakfast, she always feels worried

about you at home. She usually knows about your study and spends much

money on your school things. When you do well at school, you will

see the brightest smile on her face. Mother is always ready to

give everything she has to her children, not to receive. What true

love it is in the world! We should remember Mother love forever!

Answer the following questions according to what you read above.

1 What does Mother do when you are a baby?

2 What does Mother do when you are awake?

3 What does Mother do when you are ill?

4 Does Mother always look after you when you are old enough to go

to school?

5 What will you see When you do well at school?

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