A：I’m tired of watching TV．　　1　　

B：Good idea．What’s on this week?

A：Let me see．　　2　　 It’s very popular．

B：Really? What’s it about?

A：　　3　　 It was written in 1896．

B：Why is it so great?

A：The story is sad but exciting．

B：　　4　　

A：50 yuan each．

B：That’s a little expensive, but I don’t care．　　5　　

A：OK, Let’s meet at my house．

阅读下面短文，根据内容，完成表格(每空仅限一词)。

　　In American schools there is something called Homecoming Day．Students plan Homecoming Day for many weeks in advance(提前)．

　　Several days before Homecoming, students always decorate the school．There are many signs to welcome the graduatea．Many people still come to Homecoming 20 or 30years after their graduations．

　　People have many things to do during the day．They like to visit teachers whom they remember from long ago．They often see old friends and talk about their happy years in school．Everyone watches the football game．When the agme is half over, the band come onto the field and play school songs．Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears．All the students vote the most popular student Homecoming Queen or King．It is an honour to be chosen．

　　Homecoming is a happy day and it is a day worth remembering．

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　　How times flies! Junior 3 students will take the senior high school student entrance exam．They are studying hard for this big challenge, and they are also(1)w_________about it．Do they have time to do something to celebrate their middle school years? Many do．

　　Liu Jia, 14, from Beijing said that in her class students are(2)w_________ goodbye messages or letters for each other．They are also giving photos to each other．

　　“Even the head teacher has a project,” said Liu．“She(3)p_________ to put all our class photos onto a CD and give each student one．”

　　Li Wei, 14, in Xianning, Hubei said that their English teacher Ms Deng asks them to write what they want to be when they(4)g_________ up on the paper．She likes her students to come back after they graduate, and share their teen-time dreams together．Doing that(5)e_________ her students to work harder for their future．

　　Chen Ze, 15, in Guangzhou said his classmates are making “lucky stars” as graduation(6)g_________．The cheerful stars are(7)m_________ of colored paper．

　　“(8)B_________ you make a lucky star, you write some words for the person on the paper,” said Chen．“He or she can read the words after they open the star．”

　　In Xiao Xing’s school, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook, in which the graduation classes will put their photos and self-introductions(自我介绍)．

　　Xiao said, “We have written a(9)p_________ in the ancient style as the self-introduction!”

　　“Our class may be not the one with the best school grade but it must be the(10)m_________ creative one,” said Xiao．“I feel(11)p_________ of studying in such a class!”

　　What good ideas! I think all those will(12)r_________ them of their good days．

Reading Comprehension

　　Fill in each blank with a proper word with the help of the first letter．

　　Wood-block printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th c　　1　　 in China．The earliest book that we have was p　　2　　 in 868 and was found in a Dunhuang cave．Wood-block printing took a long time because a new block was needed for every p　　3　　 in z book．By the 1 Ith century printed books could be f　　4　　 all over China．They included books of Confucius' thoughts, dictionaries, and books on maths．In 1340, books could be printed u-sing two c　　5　　, black and red．

　　A　　6　　 the Chinese learnt about printing so early, printing was not introduced in other parts of the world for hundreds of years．It is thought that when the great Italian traveler Marco Polo visited China in the 13th century, he s　　7　　 printed books．It is possible that Marco Polo brought that k　　8　　 to Europe．But printed books did not come to Europe u　　9　　 1450 when a German called Johann Gutenberg i　　10　　 a printing machine．Twenty-four years later, in 1474, an Englishman called William Caxton printed the first printed book in English．His second book was about the game of chess．Caxton printed about a hundred books, and some can still be found today in museums．

Match Column Ⅰ with Column Ⅱ．

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　　There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very much．He wanted to try his best to please(使……高兴)him．

　　So he gave him a horse to ride, beautiful rooms to live in, pictures, books, toys and everything that money 　　1　　 buy．

　　But for all this, the little boy was still 　　2　　．He wore a frown(皱眉)wherever he went, and always wished for something he did not have．The man didn' t know how to make his son happy．

　　One day, a magician(魔术师)came to the man and said to him, "I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price for 　　3　　 him the secret．"

　　"All right," said the man, "No matter what you ask for, I’ll give you．" The magician took the boy into a secret room．He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the 　　4　　 There on the paper came the words, "Do one kind thing for someone every day．" The boy 　　5　　 the advice and became one of the happiest boys．

　　Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy．

根据对话内容，用方框内所给词或短语的适当形式填空，使对话内容完整。(每个词或短语只能使用一次)

A：You look lovely, Lingling!

B：Thanks, you look great, too．That's a nice handbag．

A：It's my 　　1　　．Are you enjoying the party?

B：Yes, it' s enjoyable, but I feel a bit sad．I don' t know．when we' II be back in this hall all together again．I'll miss you, Diana!

A：Oh, I feel just the 　　2　　! We must try to continue our friendship, 　　3　　 we will no longer be at school together．

B：Yes．I wish we weren't going to 　　4　　 senior high schools．I feel really sorry to have to say goodbye to you and all our 　　5　　 old friends．

A：We'll make new 　　6　　, too, though! But let', s promise to 　　7　　．We may not see each other so often, but we can 　　8　　 in the summer vacation．

B：Yes, and think of all the happy times we' I! have then!

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　　Thomas Edison' s lab was badly' destroyed by fire in December, 1914．　　1　　

　　Much of Edison' s life' s work went up in flames(火焰)on that December night．After seeing the fire, Edison' s 24-year-old son, Charles, looked for his father among the smoke．　　2　　 Edison' s face turned red and his white hair blew in the wind．

　　"I am happy that he is still alive," said Charles．"He is 67－no longer a young man－and everything is going up in flames．When he saw me, he shouted, "　　3　　 " When Charles told him he didn' t know, Edison said, “Find her．　　4　　 She will never see anything like this．"

　　The next morning, Edison looked at the damage and said," There is great value in disaster(灾难)．All our mistakes are burnt．We can start again．"

　　Three weeks after the fire, Edison showed his first phonograph(留声机)．To invent something, you need a good imagination and a lot of junk．

摘录信息，阅读短文，然后完成内容摘要。

摘录要点

　　Happiness is important for everyone．Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness．Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness．Happiness depends on ourselves．In other words, we make our own happiness．Here are a few ways to help you be happier．

　　The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life．Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future－for example, getting into college or getting a good job-that we fail to enjoy the present．You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends．People who have several close friends tend(有……打算)to live happier and healthier lives．

　　The second secret to leading a happy life is to be active．Many people experience this, dancing or playing a sport．You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity．

　　Finally, many people find happiness in helping others．According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people．If you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone．