to forget is a good way to solve our problems and we can also deal with them by of something worse.

A. Learn; think B. Learning; think

C. Learning; thinking D. Learn; thinking

The famous author often tells stories to the sick child to him .

A. cheer, up B. set; up C. put; up D. hand; out

—I don't think that Class 8 will win the soccer game.

—I . Their team is becoming stronger and stronger.

A. agreeB. disagree C. hope so D. think so

—Have you ever been to ' country?

—No, I have never been aboard.

A. an English—spoken B. an English—speaking

C. a English — spoken D. a English—speaking

—Do you like talking with your friends on the telephone or mobile phone?

— .I enjoy using QQ.

A. Neither B. Either C. Both D. None

—Do you know your head teacher's telephone number? I have something important to tell her.

—Sorry, I can't remember. Please in the telephone book.

A. look up it B. look it over C. look it up D. look at it

— did you tell him about the news?

—By an e — mail.

A. How, sending B. How, send C. How, sent D. What, sending

—Where is Elise now?

—She to post a letter.

A. has been B. has gone C. goes D. left

Some people say they have an answer to the problems of car crowding and pollution. In many cities, hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even a group: Bike for a Better City. They say if people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer cars and less dirty air.

For several years this group has tried to help bike riders. They want to have special roads for bikes only because when bike riders must use the same roads cars, there may be accidents. Some people for a better city feel if there were bike roads, more people would use bikes.

But bike roads have been ready yet. Not everyone thinks it is a good .Drivers don't like it, and some shop owners don't . And most people living _ far from the city to have to travel by bike. Still, has been done about it. On Saturdays and Sundays, the largest open park in New York is to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only, but the group still says this is not enough and goes on fighting bike roads.

1.A. found B. founded C. form D. looked for

2.A. fewer B. less C. many D. more

3.A. as B. like C. beside D. on

4.A. no B. only C. some D. many

5.A. hope B. mind C. help D. idea

6.A. so B. and C. neither D. either

7.A. such B. quite C. too D. so

8.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

9.A. closed B. openC. opening D. closing

10.A. get B. to get C. ask D. to ask

Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you.

Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.

Always read the question carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.

Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need. If it asks to give one answer, only write one.

If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time later.

Try not to 1eave questions unanswered when you finish the text. Sometimes a guess may get you points.

When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.

1.From the passage, we know we can to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.

A. tell ourselves not to be nervous B. ask the teacher for help

C. go out for a walk D. take a few deep breaths

2.To make sure we understand the questions, we had better .

A. read it fast B. read it till we finish it

C. read it a few times if possible D. read it slowly

3.When we finish answering all the questions, we need to

A. hand in at once B. check spelling mistakes

C. worry about our points D. check with classmates

4.The underlined word "strategies" in the passage means

A．策略

B．思维

C．途径

D．智慧

5.Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A. Find out how many points we need or how much each question worths.

B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the text.

C. If it asks to give one answer, we'd better write more.

D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.