A  Deaf  Person's  Joke
Something was wrong with Jack's ears after he was much better from a serious illness. Several months later he went to a doctor. The doctor told him that he was deaf of both ears. Jack was sad. He was afraid to lose his work. So he did not like people to know this.
One evening he asked some friends to dinner. While they were sitting at the table, one of his friends told an interesting joke. Everyone laughed and Jack laughed louder than anyone else. He said, “That was a very interesting joke, but I know a more interesting one. Would you like to hear it?” All his friends said OK to him, so Jack began to tell his joke. All his friends were listening to him with smiles. When the joke ended, everyone laughed louder than before and Jack laughed happily, too. He was very glad because he thought that his must be more interesting than his friend's. But he didn't know that he had made a fool of himself（出丑；闹笑话） because his joke was the same as the first one.
【小题1】When was Jack deaf of both ears?

Everyone wants to be healthy. Food is very important . There are a lot of healthy foods. You can eat more bananas . ,apples, oranges and tomatoes because fruit and vegetables are good for your health . But don’t eat too much chocolate . It’s not healthy food .
Healthy food can make you grow and make you strong and happy . Remember there is a say-ing . ” An apple a day keeps the d octor away. ”
Sports can also keep you healthy. Get up early and play sports every day . Don’t be lazy! You will  be healthy and happy.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题
【小题1】What are healthy foods ?

Dear Alice,
How are you ? I’m in a new school this term . This school is big and nice . There are aout 1,400students in my school. I like the teachers. They are all kind tome . My classmates are polite and helpful. They teach me Chinese and I teach them English .
There are trees, flowers and grass in my school. it’s very beautiful. Behind my school , there’s a small river ,We often go fishing there .
We have no classes at weekends. Sometimes I go to play football or basketball with my classmates . Sometimes I stay at home and read some interesting books . Sometimes I go shopping with my parents . We all like C hina .
Please e-mail me soon.
Kate.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）
【小题1】This is an e-mail from Kate and Alice.
【小题2】Alice is in a new school this term.
【小题3】Kate’s classmates teach her Chinese and English.
【小题4】There’s a playground behind the school.
【小题5】Kate has no classes on  Saturdays and Sundays

If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?
Don’t listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Dear Mary :
Thank you for your last letter. I’m happy to know that you will spend your holiday in Hawaii(夏威夷)this summer .You said you wanted to know something about Hawaii.
Hawaii has always been a magic name to people who like travelling because of the scenery(景色) .People from all over the world dream of seeing the beautiful islands. It’s always one of their dreams to watch the sun going down. At weekends , my family and I often watch the sunset at the seaside. It’s really exciting.
Hawaii is a fun place to go. Long long ago, the first people went to Hawaii in a small boat . They found the place quite beautiful. But it was difficult for travelers to go to Hawaii at that time. And there were no big hotels like the ones today. Now things have changed. Lots of nice big hotels have been built in recent years. However, the nice view in Hawaii hasn’t changed much. In the morning , many tourists often take a walk along the water in. At night , they get together to hold parties, chatting and dancing.
Now , you see Hawaii is really a good place to visit. I’m looking forward to seeing you soon.
Yours
Kate
Answer the following questions with No More Than 4 Words
【小题1】Where will Mary spend her holiday this summer ?
                                                                               
【小题2】Why has Hawaii been a magic name to people who like travelling?
                                                                                
【小题3】What do Kate and her family often do at the seaside at weekends?
                                                                               
【小题4】How did the first people go to Hawaii long ago?
                                                                                
【小题5】Who often get together to hold parties, chatting and dancing at night ?
                                                                             

Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.The others are from small villages. We made a diagram of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it.We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.

Does eating a good breakfast improve school study? More than 1,000 students in the city of Lawrence took part in an experiment (试验) a year ago, and the answer is YES. In the experiment, students with breakfast got high scores in their tests than those without breakfast. Among those with breakfast, fewer were late for school and much fewer missed their school. “By eating breakfast, you feel active in your morning study and keep good health,” says Amy Sampson, a famous doctor. He did the experiment for a year.
Students without breakfast may lose important nourishment (营养) in eggs, fruit, bread and so on. So try to get your kids to have breakfast so that they can feel well, keep strong and do their best in the school work.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正 (T) 与误 (F)。
【小题1】Over 1,000 students took part in the experiment.
【小题2】It’s good for students to have some eggs, fruit, milk, bread and so on for their breakfast.
【小题3】The passage tells us that a good breakfast will help students to get more scores.
【小题4】Amy Sampson did the experiment for two years.
【小题5】The best title for this passage may be “Breakfast or Not”.

In junior high school in America, kids study English, writing, math, science, biology, music and art.
At 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar (糖), and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.
Students sleep (睡觉) for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.
Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
【小题1】What do the students like best for lunch at school?

Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much easier than before.
　　Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip happier.But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip？The following information may be useful for you.
　　　Before traveling：
　　●Wear comfortable shoes，a hat and sunglasses.
　　●Take some necessary medicine with you.They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
　　●If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing during your trip，you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.
　　　While traveling：
　　●Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
　　●Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
　　●Tap water is not safe，so drink bottled water and always clean the cover on the bottle.
判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”。
【小题1】Traveling has become much easier because of the modern traffic development.
【小题2】You should wear less clothes before you leave your home for a trip.
【小题3】You had better not be too tired while you are having a trip.
【小题4】If you walk more and eat more while traveling, your trip will be happier.
【小题5】The passage mainly talks about activities while traveling

Microblog(微博) is used by more and more people in China. Do you know what it is? Microblog makes the people around the world to know each other better. It helps people to find the information that they need easier, also to get some information about the world they did not know before.
Many famous people are using microblog now, including singers, TV hosts and artists. Yao Chen once became the queen of microblog because her microblog has over 1.3million followers; Li Yuchun sent a microblog and got 11760 comments(评论) within 24 hours; Cai Kangyong, who is a famous TV host and famous writer in Taiwan, has 15143 more followers within 24 hours.
Why is microblog so popular? The most important reason is that it is convenient(方便的). People need not use too much time to write the articles to express their feeling. They can write at most 140 words, and then send it through computers or mobile phones onto the microblog. They can use it anytime, anywhere.
Many of my friends use microblog to share what they see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo with others. Also, they can follow their friends’ or their favorite stars’ microblogs. Microblog is very hot now!
Have you microblog today ?
根据短文内容，完成下列句子。
【小题1】Microblog helps people to find ___________ that they need easier.
【小题2】___________ is the queen of microblog.
【小题3】Microblog is so ___________ that it’s becoming more and more popular.
【小题4】People send their words through ______ or mobile phones onto the microblog.
【小题5】We can use a microblog to _________ what we see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo.