When the earthquake happened

Have you sent messages to your friends in Sichuan to see if they are all right?Did you feel the earthquake in your city?Tell us your stories about fear, strength and life．You can write them down on the website, www．chinadaily．com．en．

1．The terrible ________ happened in Sichuan．

2．If you want to tell your story on the Internet, you can write it down on the ________, www．chinadaily．com．cn．

3．If a person has donated some money to the account 0200 0010 0901 4413 252, he must have been to a ________．

4．Someone has sent text message ^u2“five times．That means he has donated ________ yuan．

5．People can donate money and ________ to the Red Cross．

　　My dear foreign friends, I'm a volunteer of the 2008 Olympic Games．Nice to meet you here．

　　Beijing is my hometown．I was b　　1　　 and grew up here．It is a beautiful and modem city．It has c　　2　　 a lot and has become one of the most important cities in the world．Beijing is a great city w　　3　　 a long history．There are many f　　4　　 places of interest here．I'd be glad to s　　5　　 you around the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, Tian' anmen Square and so on．

　　Beijing is the c　　6　　 of China．It is also China's political(政治的), economic and cultural centre．People in Beijing are all very energetic and friendly．

　　The 2008 Olympic Games will be h　　7　　 in Beijing．We have every confidence in Beijing Olympic Games．It is our delight to w　　8　　 all guests in Beijing in the coming A　　9　　．

　　Finally, I hope you'll e　　10　　 your stay here and make new friends in China．

　　Thank you!

　　Welcome to the biggest store in Europe－Harrods!

　　If you want to go shopping in London, the best place is Harrods．

　　★Harrods is in one of the most expensive areas of London, Knightsbridge．

　　★Harrods sells everything．You can buy anything here－even a plane or an elephant!

　　★Harrods is one of the busiest shops in London．Nearly 35,000 people come to the shop every day and more than 4,000 people work here．

　　Harrods is a big shop．It can be difficult to find what you are looking for．Yesterday an Italian girl, Alice, went to Harrods and bought a watch and some chocolate．She found the things with the help of the store guide．

1．What do people think of Harrods?It’s very ________ and ________．

2．is one of the signs Alice saw in Harrods, it means people mustn’t ________　________．

3．Alice went to the ________ floor to buy the watch and the chocolate．

4．The receipt shows how much Alice paid for the things she bought．The total price was ￡________．Which note did she pay with?________(A or B)

5．Suppose Alice was on LG in Harrods, write down two things she might buy．________　________

　　Teenagers live very busy lives now and often forget to think about their diets and exercise．The truth is, healthy eating along with regular exercise is the only way to k　　1　　 fit．

　　During your teenage years, it is important to give your body the energy it needs．Teenage g　　2　　 need about 2,200 calories a day and boys need a bit m　　3　　——doctors suggest 2,800 for teenage boys．50％ of your calories should come f　　4　　 rice, bread, vegetables and fruit．You also need to drink a lot of water, 6 to 8 glasses a day．Drinking e　　5　　 water will improve your skin and give you healthy hair．

　　E　　6　　 is something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy．Experts(专家)suggest that teenagers s　　7　　 at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week．W　　8　　 you exercise, your body produces something that makes you feel r　　9　　．It can even help you s　　10　　 better at night and let you pay more attention when your study!

　　The relationship between student and teacher is less formal(正式的)in the U．S．than in many other countries , especially at the college level．(1)当老师走进教室时，学生不必起立。Students are generally encouraged to ask questions during class, to go to the teacher’ s office for help after class, and to phone if they can’t go to school and need help with their lessons．(2)Most teachers allow students to enter class late or leave early, if necessary．

　　(3)However, students are still asked to be________ to their teacher and classmates and to be ________ during a test．When students want to ask questions, they usually put up a hand and wait．When the teacher or a student is speaking to the class, it’s rude to talk to another classmate, even in a low voice．When a test is being given, talking to a classmate is not only rude but also wrong．In the eyes of most American teachers, students who are talking to each other during a test are cheating(作弊)．

1．将(1)句译成英文：

________________________________________

2．将(2)句译成中文：

_________________________________________

3．在(3)句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：_________________________________________

4．在文中画出与下面句子意思相近的句子，并在该句句首标上序号(4)。

Most teachers think it is dishonest of students to talk about something when they are having an exam．

___________________________________________

5．在文中画出或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子：

____________________________________________

　　In some countries in western Europe, such as France, Belium and Britain, the countryside is c　　　(1)．

　　Life has become difficult for many villages, and some d________(2)．There are a numberof reasons for this．Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live s________(3)livelier and they often move to the towns and do not r________(4)．Secondly, people move to the cities to find work, a________(5)there are often very few jobs in the countryside．Sometimes villages remain(留下)because people from the cities have b________(6)a“second home”in the village, where they come and s________(7)at weekends．The prices of houses go up and people from the area cannot a________(8)to buy a house there．Another p________(9)is that it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from the farms．So they sell their l________(10)and find another job．

　　All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are f________(11)to survive．We can only hope that they will remain．The countryside would be a sadder and u________(12)place without them．

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)

　　Life gets noisier every day and very f　　1　　 people can be free from noise of some kind or another．W　　2　　 you live in the centre of a modem city or a village far away－the chances that you will be disturbed by planes, cars, radios, etc．are almost everywhere．We seem to be used to noise, too．Some people feel quite lonely w　　3　　 background music while they are working．

　　Tests have s　　4　　 that total silence can be very frightening experiences．H　　5　　 , some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their ears．The noise level in some places is far a　　6　　 the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas．

　　One recent report about noise said that a　　7　　 a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c　　8　　 in the level of noise really affects people's attention．It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn't change too much(music, for example)may even help people to pay attention．

　　People axe testing ways to make less noise．There are even laws c　　9　　 noise．We cannot r　　10　　 to the“good old days”of peace and quiet．But we can make less noise－if we shout loudly enough about it．

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词)

　　What is your favourite cartoon?It may be difficult for you to decide．But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one．

　　When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano．This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano．

　　His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world．

　　Lang became a good piano student at three．Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better．In 1997, the 15-ycar-old boy studied at a famous American music college．

　　Lang's performances are energetic．He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano．

　　The road to success has never been easy．Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money．But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back．He has helped the children in poor areas a lot．

　　The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don't know h　　1　　 to use it．Sometimes it makes things difficult for me．

　　One day I wanted to see my friend nearby．I could a　　2　　 at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought i　　3　　 would be better to ring him up．I r　　4　　 him for the first time, but the line was busy．Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number．Then I tried a　　5　　 and this time I got an answer from him．

　　I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon．And he said-at 1　　6　　 I thought he said-he would be at home all afternoon．So I went to his house, but then I found n　　7　　 in．I called him for the fourth time．This time I got so angry that I s　　8　　,“You are not at home?But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon!”

　　Here w　　9　　 his answer,“No, I said：'I will NOT be at home all afternoon．'”

　　I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it．What e　　10　　 could I do?Nothing!

1．Sandy is fifteen years old and she wishes to be her own________．

2．Sandy thinks her parents and her teachers are always telling her what to do．Give an example．

3．将文中括号内的英文句子补充完整。

4．将划线句子She says I'm“babying”her and I hate to see her mad at me．译成汉语。

5．Should Sandy look after Mrs White's pet dog?Why or why not?