I’m going to take my family to have an overseas trip. My wife, our two children and I will all go along. My elder brother is going with us. He has never been overseas and he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that he’d like to stay at home and takes care of the house.

We’re going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe（欧洲）. When we arrive in Europe, we’re going to several countries for sightseeing. We’ll go to places either by train or by bus. We’re going to fly home.

It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we have planned a very interesting trip. We will go to England, France and Italy. My wife is very interested in going to France because she is a teacher of French. And my brother, who speaks very good Italian, is looking forward to the trip to Italy.

We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time. But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children enjoy that, too.

1. My brother is very excited because__________.

A. he has many friends in other countries

B. he has never traveled by plane

C. he wanted to buy some books in Italy

D. he has never been overseas

2. We’re coming back home by________.

A. seaB. air

C. busD. train

3. In Europe, we will________.

A. go sightseeing at the seaside

B. go to different countries by ship

C. buy a lot of presents

D. go from place to place by train or by bus

4. My wife works in a ________.

A. hospitalB. factory

C. shopD. school

5. My brother and my children would like to_________.

A. do some shopping in Europe

B. study the Italian language in Italy

C. enjoy a trip by ship

D. learn French in France

Do you want to save money when you travel by train? Here are some ways.

Day Returns：

This kind of ticket can save you 45 per cent on the fare(费用). You have to travel before 8：00 am and after 6：00 pm from Monday to Friday，but you can travel at any time on Saturday or Sunday.

Big City Savers：You can save much money with these tickets.You have to buy them by 4：00 pm the day before you travel.

Monthly Returns：You can use these tickets for more journeys over 65 miles.Go any day and return within a month.

Family Returns：

After you buy this kind of ticket.you need to pay only 3 dollars for each of the other family members.You can travel as often as you like within two months.

1.How many kind of tickets arc mentioned(提及)in the passage?

A.2. B.3C.4D.5

2.If you want to go to a city 75 miles away for four days.which kind of ticket should you choose?

A.Big City SaversB.Monthly Returns

C.Day Returns.D.Family Returns.

3.Mr.Wu has a card of Family Returns，he buys himself a ticket of 15 dollars and three tickets for his family，how much will he have to pay in all?

A.47 dollars.B.27 dollars.

C. 24 dollars.D.15 dollars.

4.How many times can people travel within two months with a ticket of Family Returns?

A.Any day from Monday to Friday.

B.On Saturday or Sunday.

C.Any day，and return within a month.

D.As often as they like within two months.

5.The passage is probably taken from a________.

A.dictionary.B.notebook.

C.newspaper.D.storybook.

1.If you feel __________________ ，You can do something interesting. (厌烦)

2.In a __________________ school, boys and girls have lessons together. (混合)

3.She is so __________________ (乐于助人的)when we are in trouble.

4.Kitty is a pretty girl. I like her __________________ eyes. (微笑的)

5.They looked at each other and kept the secret to __________________ (自己)

6.We learnt a lot about different __________________ (文化)

7.He often listens carefully to my problems and __________________ me help.(主动提出)

8.We always have a great time __________________ with each other. (chat)

9.It’s polite __________________ your seat to old people. (give)

10.China is one of __________________ countries in the world. (large)

11.I think climbing is as __________________ as playing football. (excite)

12.Drivers should drive their cars very __________________ on the road. (care)

13.Be quiet! The students __________________ an English class. (have)

14.Lily goes to the country to see his grandparents __________________ a month. (two)

15.He is funny and he often makes us __________________ (laugh).

News A: Lots of people miss their pets（宠物） left in their homes when they are on holiday outside. They want to live with animals at all times. The workers of one hotel in America can solve this problem. They rent （租借）pets to visitors. Many people believe this way will become more and more popular.

News B: Many people like animals and begin to keep them as pets, so pet hospital are very busy. They need some people who love animals to work for them.

News C: It’s said that some day you might own a tiger as a pet. Scientists might have to change wild（野生） animals into pets, because this might be the only way to save them from dying out.

News D: What about keeping a robot（机器人） as a pet? It sounds impossible, but it may become possible one day. Robot dogs can carry things for people and bark like real dogs. People might like these unusual pets more, because robots don’t drop（掉落） their hair everywhere in the house or bite people like real animals.

News E: Scientists think that pets might become much smaller, because people in the future（将来） will live in smaller space.

Wang Yan, a 15-year-old Chinese girl, likes eating snacks very much. She prefers cream biscuits, McDonald’s food, KFC chicken. As a result, she has become overweight.

Today in China, there are many children like Wang Yan. Health experts say that children should have healthy eating habits. First, they must eat regular meals and begin with a healthy breakfast. Second, they should have different kinds of foods, such as fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat. Third, children shouldn’t eat too much junk food. It’s delicious, but eating it often is bad for their health. If children do as the experts say, they won’t become overweight. They will be healthier. Students won’t become tired at school, and they will have enough energy to study hard.

1.Why has Wang Yan become overweight?

_______________________________________

2.How many pieces of advice do health experts give in this passage?

_______________________________________

3.What kind of food are good for our health according to the passage?

_______________________________________

4.What will be the result if we do as the experts say?

_______________________________________

5. What does the writer think of junk food?

_______________________________________

Tom saw an a___1.____ in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bicycle. It c _2.___ 55 pounds, so he went to the shop and asked to see one of the w___3.____ bicycles. The o___4.__ of the shop was very happy to show one to Tom. Tom examined(检查) it c___5.____, turned to the owner of the shop and said, “ There isn’t a lamp on this b_6.___, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement.”

“Yes, sir,” a__7.__ the man, “but the l_____8.___ isn’t included(包括) in the price of the bicycle.”

“Not included in the price of the bicycle? ” Tom said a9.__. “but that’s not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.”

“Well , sir,” answered the shop owner coldly, “there is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement, but we can not give you a girl with the bicycle, e___10.____.”

学校里刚来了几位外籍教师，Simon和Tom 想为他们计划一次外出旅行并邀请同学们参加。请你根据以下要点，写一篇短文：

⑴计划到苏州乐园（Suzhou Amusement Park）⑵星期天早上6:30在校门口乘车，不要迟到。

⑶旅途要花费半小时左右，约7:15到达。 ⑷午饭在乐园吃，自带食物和饮料。

⑸下午4点离开公园。 ⑹费用：每位80元。

⑺如果你想参加，请尽快通知我们。

Dear classmates:

We are planning to

It will be a great day. If you want to join us , please tell us as soon as possible.

—Is there________ book by Mo Yan? —Yes. It’s on______ bookshelf over there.

A．a, the B．a, / C．/, the D．the, a

—Be quick, _______ we’ll be late for the class. —Ok, I’m coming.

A. but B. or C. so D. and

—The dark blue jeans must be smart_______ me. Can I __________?

—OK, please.

A．in, try them on B． in, try on them

C．on, try them on D．on, try on them