Sally found a snake. She asked her father to _____ and threw it away.

A. pick it B. pick it up

C. pick up it D. pick them up

While mother ____ some washing, I ___ a kite for Kate.

A. did, made        B. was doing, made

C. was doing, was making    D. did, was making

About _____ of the students in Grade Eight this year were born in the ______.

A. three five ,1996 B. three fifths , 1990s

C. third fifth , 1997 D. third fifths, 1990s

Five million, five hundred and fifty-two thousand, three hundred and thirteen is _________.

A. 5,502,331 B. 5,552,313

C. 5,052,330 D. 5,552,331

When is the best time ______ China?

A.visit B. of visit

C. to visit D. visits

There’re a lot of _____. It’s _______.

A. cloudy ; clouds B. clouds ; cloudy

C. cloudy; cloudy D. clouds ;clouds

When Mr Black was young, he often played football, and he was good it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was football team for him there, so he stopped . Then he began to get fat, so he thought, “I stopped playing football and I’ve got fat. What shall I do?” He thought about it for days and he said to , “I’ll play pingpong.” He had some and he played for a few months. He met a nice girl at the club day and they played a game of pingpong against young man and young woman. Mr Black played very , and he was very sad about this. “I never played than this before,” he told the girl. “Oh,” she said, “You played pingpong before, didn’t you?”

1.A. at B. in C. for D. about

2.A. no B. an C. on D. a

3.A. play B. playing C. played D. to play

4.A. every B. much C. a little D. a few

5.A. himself B. herself C. themselves D. itself

6.A. games B. friend C. times D. lesson

7.A. every B. one C. each D. whole

8.A. the other B. others C. each other D. another

9.A. worse B. badly C. good D. well

10.A. badly B. well C. worse D. better

Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain. And between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt.

There are rules（规则） to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?

Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.

Before crossing the road, stop and look both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.

1.If we want to make the roads safer, _______.

A. everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules

B. traffic should keep to the right

C. don’t cross the road too often

D. roads must be clear

2. If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride_______ .

A. on the right side of the road B. on the left side of the road

C. in the middle of the roadD. behind the buses

3.Which is NOT right?

A. Few people die in the traffic accidents in Great Britain.

B. In our country traffic keeps to the right.

C. Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain.

D. Streets are not safe places for playing.

4. “The road is clear” means that _______.

A. there is no car or bus running

B. the road is very clean

C. the road is not noisy

D. you can see very clearly on the road

5.The safe way to cross the road is to_______.

A. look right B. look left

C. look both ways, right and left D. run cross the road

We had a terrible school trip last weekend. Some students were late. Then we waited half an hour for the school bus, but it didn’t arrive. Finally, our teacher took us to take the subway(地铁). It took us about an hour. After we got off the subway, we walked and got lost. When we finally arrived at the zoo, we were tired and hungry. We wanted to see dolphins（海豚）, but there weren’t any. There were some really smart seals（海狮）, but we didn’t see the show because we arrived too late. We left our camera at school, so we didn’t take any photos. Then it started to rain, and no one had an umbrella. So we went for lunch. My friends had some ice cream. But I didn’t have any, because I don’t like it. We didn’t see many animals because of the rain. Finally we went back to school. We were wet, tired and stressed out(紧张). I didn’t enjoy my school trip at all.

1. Why did the students take the subway?

A. Because they didn’t want to have the trip

B. Because they didn’t take cameras.

C. Because they didn’t like taking the school bus.

D. Because the school bus didn’t arrive.

2.The students were when they arrived at the zoo.

A. excited B. tired

C. happy D. lucky

3.What animal shows were there at the zoo?

A. Dolphin shows B. Monkey shows

C. Panda shows D. Seal shows

4.How was the weather?

A. Sunny B. Cloudy

C. Windy D. Rainy

5. What did the writer think of the school trip?

A. Terrible B. Great

C. Fun D. Exciting

The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese people. For the Chinese，the New Year comes with the first day of the First Moon，between January 21 and February 19. People get ready for the holiday for fifteen days.

Finally，at midnight it is the first day of the First Moon. People close the shops and the streets are empty. Everyone locks（锁） the doors and stays at home.

It is an important time for the family. The younger people bow(鞠躬) to the older people. The Chinese call this Ke Tou. This means “to touch the ground with the forehead（额头）”．Then the younger people wish the older people a happy New Year. The older people give children gifts of money inside envelopes（信封）. The family then go to sleep.

In the morning，people dress in（穿上） their best clothes. Some people stay at home，others go out to pay a New Year Call. They are very polite and do not use bad words. It's the most important day of the year.

1.“The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “______”．

A．Mid­Autumn B．the Spring Festival

C．Christmas Day D. the Dragon(龙)Boat Festival

2.It takes about ______ to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A．a few days B．twelve days

C．half a month D．three weeks

3.At midnight you can see ______people in the street. Everyone stays at home.

A．lots of B．hundreds of

C．many D．few

4.What’s the meaning of Ke Tou?

A. to touch the ground with the forehead .

B. to touch the ground with the head .

C. to feel the ground.

D. to feel the head.

5.On the Chinese New Year's Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A．Good luck! B．Best wishes!

C．Good morning. D．Happy New Year!