New books this month
The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and…	Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop…	Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do?

小题1:The story of Hard Work happened in _________.

A．Australia

B．Thailand

C．India

D．England

小题2:From the passage we can see Tina is ________.

A．a doctor

B．a film star

C．a writer

D．a college student

小题3:__________is about a difficult journey.

A． Hospital or Cinema

B．Hard Work

C．The Long Night

D．Harry Potter

1. HOUSE FOR SALE     Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, dining-room, bathroom. Offers over $ 35,000.
2. ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSH RESTAURANT
Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.
3. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM       Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team.
Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
4. ROOM to RENT (出租)
Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture(家具). Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.
Mr. Black wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Black wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Rose, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. it’s hard work, but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Sundays and Saturdays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?
Jack is a middle school student. He is thirteen years old. He finishes school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Bob, Mr. Black’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.
小题1:Why didn’t the Blacks buy the house in Advertisement 1?

A．It was on the north side of town.

B．There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C．There was no dining- room.

D．The garden was too big.

小题2:Why does Rose want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．She can get a lot of money.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

小题3:Why can’t Jack play for the new football team?

A．School finished too late.	B．It’s in different village.
C．He’s not old enough	D．He has to do his homework.

For Rent A big apartment for a family of three people.￥650 a month. Call Mr. Zhang. Tel：(010)8838-7166.

 

Wanted Looking for a quiet single room under $120 per month. Please call Harry at 138-7682-5856.

 

Lost ID card Name：Dick  Number：232324198804125510 Please call (010)8433-9211.

Found A bag with some books. Come to Room 402 in the evening or call White at (010)6378-3021.

小题1:Please call _____ to rent a three-bedroom apartment.
A.(010)8838-7166      B.138-7682-5856      C.(010)8433-9211
小题2:You can rent your single room to _____ for $120 per month.
A.Dick                B.Harry             C.White
小题3:If you find an ID card, you can call _____ at (010)8433-9211.
A.White               B.Harry             C.Dick
小题4:If you can’t find your bag, you can _____ to get it back in the evening.
A.call (010)8433-9211 B.go to Room 402     C.call Harry
小题5:You want to rent a big apartment for your family for three months. You must take out _____.
A.$360                B. ￥1, 950          C.￥650

Zijin Mountain Observation(紫金山天文台) Price: Adults ￥50 Children ￥20

Xuanwu Lake Price： Adults￥ 60 Children (10 years old and over) ￥30 Children (under 10 years old) free Open: 6.00 a.m.—7:00 p.m. every day

Nanjing Zoo Price: Adults ￥40 Children (12years old and over ) ￥15 Children (under 12 years old) free Open : 7:00 a.m.—6:00p.m. from Monday to Friday 6.30 a.m. to 6.30p.m. on Saturday and Sunday

小题1:Jim are 12. If he goes to Zijin Mountain Observation with his parents, they should spend____________. 

A．60 yuan

B．90 yuan

C．120 yuan

D．150 yuan

小题2:You are eight years old. If you don’t take any money, you _______________.

A．can’t go to any place	B．can go to only one place
C．can go to two places	D．can go to three places

小题3:It is 6.35 a.m. on Sunday, you can visit ____________.

A．Zijin Mountain Observation	B．Xuanwu Lake
C．Nanjing Zoo	D．both B and C

小题4:How do we say “free” in Chinese in the information?

A．空闲的

B．免费的

C．便宜的

D．昂贵的

小题5:From the information, we can know _____________.

A．Nanjing Zoo is open for 12 hours a day on Tuesday.

B．the price for adults is 60 yuan in Xuanwu Lake

C．you can only go to Nanjing Zoo from Monday to Friday

D．children under 8 can’t go to Nanjing Zoo

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小题1:What can’t children learn in Little Rabbit?

A．Art.

B．Music.

C．Computer.

D．Languages.

小题2:Mrs. Green can send her daughter Lucy to Little Rabbit except _____________.

A．6:00 p.m. on Friday	B．7:00 a.m. on Wednesday
C．11:00 a.m. on Tuesday	D．12:00 a.m. on Monday

小题3:Little Rabbit will be open for ____________ in a week.

A．4 hours

B．8 hours

C．20 hours

D．40 hours

小题4:Who can have fun and learn in Little Rabbit?

A．Mike, a school boy of 13.	B．Mary, an eight-year-old girl.
C．Cathy, an experienced teacher.	D．Linda, a housewife without work.

小题5:Where’s Little Rabbit?

A．It’s on Second Street.	B．It’s on First Street.
C．It’s on Market Road.	D．It’s in the Flower Market.

What do you eat every evening? Do you eat meat? Do you eat vegetables? Do you eat fruit or dessert after dinner? We asked online 55 students of Class 1, Grade 7 in Sunshine School. Here is the result.

小题1:How many girls are there in Class 1, Grade 7?

A．Twenty.

B．Thirty-five.

C．Thirty.

D．Twenty-five.

小题2:In the class, 10 students don’t eat           for dinner.

A．meat

B．vegetables

C．fruit

D．dessert

小题3:How did the writer get the result?

A．He went to Sunshine School to ask some students.

B．He got it from the newspaper.

C．He asked some students on the Internet.

D．Somebody else told him about it.

Have you ever taken a color test? It isn’t like a normal test because you don’t pass or fail it. You choose your favorite color from a list and then a computer will tell you your personality(个性). If you like red, you may like to take risks（冒险）. If you like pink, you are a peaceful person.
Some large companies（公司）and universities(大学)use color tests to decide if somebody is going to be a hard worker. Some doctors use them to get a quick idea of the problems that a patient may have.
Choose your favorite color below. Then you will know what kind of person you are.

Color	Personality
Red	Energetic(精力旺盛)
Yellow	Happy and relaxed
Green	Don’t like changes
Blue	Calm
Black	Stubborn（固执）

小题1:When you are taking a color test, ____________________.
A. you may fail it   B. you must pass it   C. a computer will tell you your personality
小题2: If a person like blue, he ____________________.
A. always feels tired        B. is usually very calm        C. is always very happy
小题3:Jane has a chance to go abroad, but she refuses. What color does Jane perhaps like?
A. Black                 B. Blue                     C. Green
小题4:If someone is peaceful, he may like ______________.
A. blue                  B. pink                      C. Yellow
小题5:According to the passage, color tests are usually used by(被┅使用) ___________.
A. doctors, large companies and universities   B. doctors, patients and universities
C. doctors, patients, large companies and universities.

Jack is a clerk of a bookstore. Here is the note from his boss, Ben. Jack has to decide what books to order according to the following note and the descriptions of the books.
Hi Jack,
You must hand in the order list of books to me by the first working day of every month. The rules for choosing books are:
For textbooks:
● August is coming. We must choose all textbooks, without thinking of other rules.
For books which are not textbooks:
● If more than five copies of books were sold last month, we choose them. But if there are five copies or more in stock (现货), we do not make an order.
● If the wholesale (批发) prices of the books are higher than $75, we do not choose them. And we do not order anything whose retail (零售) price is higher than $100.
Ben
The descriptions of the books

Title:  Homeland English Publisher (出版社):  Homeland Ltd Wholesale price:  $110 Retail price:  $140 Textbook:  Yes Copies sold last month:  3 Copies in stock:  2	Title:  How to Become Successful Publisher:  Founders Company Ltd Wholesale price:  $25 Retail price:  $40 Textbook:  No Copies sold last month:  2 Copies in stock:  1
Title:  Biology at a Glance Publisher:  New Times Publishing Ltd Wholesale price:  $70 Retail price:  $95 Textbook:  No Copies sold last month:  18 Copies in stock:  3	Title:  Good Health in 20 Days Publisher:  Oscar World Ltd Wholesale price:  $50 Retail price:  $66 Textbook:  No Copies sold last month:  10 Copies in stock:  20

小题1:Jack must hand in the order list to his boss by __________.

A．the first day of last August	B．the last working day of this month
C．the last day of next August	D．the first working day of each month

小题2: If Jack wants to buy the books about success, he should order them from __________.

A．Homeland Ltd	B．Founders Company Ltd
C．Oscar World Ltd	D．New Times Publishing Ltd

小题3:The wholesale price of the book __________ is over $100.

A．Homeland English	B．Good Health in 20 Days
C．Biology at a Glance	D．How to Become Successful

小题4:The number of the books sold best last month is __________.

A．3

B．10

C．18

D．20

小题5: Jack can’t buy Good Health in 20 Days because __________.

A．it is not a school textbook

B．its wholesale price is too high

C．the copies in stock are more than 5

D．the copies sold last month are over 5

The world’s population has reached 7 billion（十亿）according to the United Nations（联合国）by 2011. It comes just 12 years since the total reached 6 billion - with official estimates saying the population will top 8 billion in 2025 and 10 billion before the end of the century.
And it is most likely that the 10-billionth baby will be born in the Asia-Pacific region - where the population growth rate is higher than anywhere else in the world.
Of the 2.3 billion people, the United Nations believes will be added by 2050, more than 1 billion will live in sub-Saharan Africa. The Indian subcontinent（次大陆）will add some 630 million people.

With more people to feed, more houses & medical care to provide, experts say the world’s resources（资源）will face more strain than before.
小题1:According to the picture, the population of the world reached 6 billion in ________.
A. 1987                     B. 1999                     C. 2011
小题2:We know that more than 1 billion will live in  _______ by 2050.
A. sub-Saharan Africa
B. Indian subcontinent
C. the United States
小题3:According to the picture, _______ will have the largest population in 2050.
A. China                        B. India                        C. Nigeria
小题4:The underlined word “strain” in the last paragraph（段落）means “_________”.
A. 破坏                     B. 关闭                     C. 压力
小题5:The population of the world grows ________ according to the picture.
A. slower and slower
B. faster and faster
C. smaller and smaller

※When parents get angry, it isn't the time to get angry back. A lot of times they're not upset with you, but with their boss, the neighbor, or the price of vegetables. You just happen to be there at the wrong time. Look hurt? Get out of the way when they're in a bad mood. They need some time and space. Go outside, to a friend's house, or to your room. At last they will become calm and miss you.

※If you have trouble talking to your parents, or if they get angry every time you try to discuss something, write a note. Put it on their bedside table. Parents are easily moved by notes like this and will probably keep them forever.

※Do not create situations where there is a winner and a loser. You're the child and will probably lose most of the time. How many times have you grounded your mother or taken away the phone privileges(特权) from your dad? Try to compromise with each other and work out a situation where both of you win.

※Ask your parents once a day, "Is there anything I can do for you?"  Most of the time they will probably say no, or give you something that will take a few minutes to complete. Your parents will love this and see you as a very cooperative(可合作的) person. When this happens, they will probably be more cooperative with you. You could also surprise them by doing something they don't make you do. They'll tell everyone you are the best possible son or daughter and, what's more, they will believe it. ※Click for more information at the red icon on the left.

小题1:Leave a note on your parents’ bedside table if___________.

A．your parents quarrel with each other

B．you find it difficult to talk with them

C．you want to be the best possible child

D．you go outside to your friend’s house

小题2:From the above we learn_________.

A．if we want to help do house work, parents always refuse us.

B．your parents will be hurt if you get angry back at a wrong time.

C．parents often ground children and control their use of the telephone

D．if we want to discuss with parents, we should wait till they are happy

小题3:The underlined word “compromise” probably means_________.

A．抗争

B．妥协

C．承诺

D．辩论

小题4:What’s the topic of the above?

A．How to cooperate with family and friends

B．Arguments between children and parents

C．Tips for teenagers on family problems

D．Advice on educating angry children

小题5:You can read the above _________.

A．in a magazine	B．in a newspaper
C．in a poster	D．on the Internet