--- Our country ______ a lot so far .

--- Yes . I hope it will be even ______ .

A. has changed ; well B. changed ; good

C. has changed ; better D. changed ; better

Tom has been here ________just one year, but his father has worked here

________ ten years ago.

A．since; for B．since; since

C．for; since D．for; /

--- This dress was last year's style.

--- I think it still looks perfect ________ it has gone out this year.

A. so that B．as soon as

C．even though D．ever since

--- ________ give them some good books?

--- —Good idea!

A．Why don't B．What about

C．Why don't you D．Would you like

Mr Fan ________ this watch in 2005. He ________ it for 6 years.

A．bought, has had B．bought, has

C．has bought, has had D．has bought, had

________, or you'll be late for school.

A．Look up B．Put up

C．Turn up D．Hurry up

--- I feel really tired.

--- ________

A．Lucky you!

B．You'd better work harder.

C．Congratulations!

D．Why not go and have a rest?

Most children don't enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games instead of cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert's mother, Mrs. Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mom, have you worked out next week's housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can't wait. It's fun!”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others. Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom best, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom” first. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and thought up this idea. Of course, their parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1. From the passage we know that most children like ________.

A．doing housework B．playing computer games

C．playing cards D．doing housework

2. Jim and Robert chose ________ card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.

A．two B．four C．eight D．ten

3. Jim likes ________ best．

A．cleaning the bathroom B．making the bed

C．feeding the fish D．sweeping the floor

4.The underlined phrase “thought up ” probably means “________”.

A．looked at B．gave up

C．came up with D．believed in

5.Who did the housework on the weekends?

A．Jim B．Robert

C．The parents D．The whole family

1. Where can you buy these things according to the ad?

A. In a shop. B. In a mall.

C. On the Internet. D. In a supermarket

2.Which of the following books is the latest in print (出版)?

A. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

B. Deceptively Delicious.

C. Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

D. The Road.

3. Among the books, there is / are written for adults.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

4.Which of the following books is the cheapest ?

A. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

B. Deceptively Delicious.

C. Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

D. The Road.

5. If you buy two copies(本) of The Road and one copy of Deceptively Delicious, you should pay .

A. $23.83 B. $18.33

C. $12.83 D. $11

Audrey is a Chinese-­American student. She has found many value(价值观)differences between Chinese and Americans.

About money

(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债)．Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.

(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.

(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.

About school

(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.

(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.

American parents and Chinese parents

American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-­time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.

1. What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?

A．Study at home. B．Do part­-time jobs.

C．Take part in sports groups. D．Do chores.

2.Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________．

A．they usually spend less than they have

B．they spend more than they have

C．they don't like spending money at all

D．they make a lot of money

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money.

B．American children love to make money by themselves.

C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.

D．Americans usually spend more money than they have.

4.The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.

A．学术的 B．娱乐的

C．运动的 D．休闲的

5.The best title for the passage would probably be ________．

A．Differences between Chinese and Americans

B．Chinese Students and American Students

C．Chinese Values and American Values

D．Chinese Parents and American Parents