阅读短文.回答问题. Island University has a competition for middle school students. Read about the competiti——青夏教育精英家教网—

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    Island University has a competition for middle school students. Read about the competition on their web site.
                                                         School Competition Students!
    Here is your chance to help the physically disabled (残疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There'll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:
    What do you have to do?
   ·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the
difficties these people have to suffer each day.
   ·Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that
will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you
like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.
   ·Write a short description of your invention.
    Who can join?
    All middle school students in Hang Kong.
    So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!
1. Where can you find the information?

2. Why is the school competition held?

3. What prize will each winning school get?

4. How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?

5. Who can join the competition?

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    Summer vacation can be a relaxing time for sleeping, eating good meals and seeing old friends.
Try to take some time off from school and spend a few weeks of fun. Here are some ideas for
planning your vacation.
    First of all, joining a club is a good choice! We have a music club, a sports club and an art club.
It's good for your future development and the teachers in the club can give you good advice. Just
call 866-6489 for more information.
    Doing something good for society is also great. Here we offer a volunteer program to you. You
know that teens can also make the world better. If you want to be a volunteer, you can call us
between Monday and Friday at 866-6847.
    Have you ever had the experience of living with another family? Here's a program called "Meeting
a New Family". Two families exchange their children for a period of time. Isn't that exciting? Join us!
   Summer camps are still popular today. We are going to hold an English summer camp this year.
You can not only make friends but also improve your English at summer camp. You can practice
English by playing different games, speaking in speech contests and so on. Do you like the idea?
Call us at 866-8746.

Program	What you can do
Club	You can join an art club, a sports club or a 1 club.
Volunteer	You can call at 2 from Monday to Friday if you want to do something good for society.
Meeting a New Family	You will have a chance to 3 with a new family for a certain time.
Summer Camp	You can not only make 4 but also improve your English.

The text is mainly about some ideas for 5 .

      学校学生会己邀请来自吉林大学的林老师为同学们做一次有关“如何学好英语”的报告。
具体安排如下：
      时间：5月15日上午9点。
      地点：学校操场上。
      要求：所有同学准时参加，遵守会场纪律。
      请根据以上所给信息，完成下面的通知，每空一词。

Notice
Dear students,
      We 1.             Mr. Lin from Jilin University to give us a talk about how
to study English 2.            . It will be on the school playground at 9 o'clock 3.            the morning of May. 15th. 4.             the students should attend
(参加) on time. During the meeting, everyone should keep the 5.            .
                                                                             The Students' Union

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                                    We Want You!
     WANTED: Do you want a busy and exciting job? Are you good at talking with people? Do you
like to write stories? Do you want to work for a TV station? If your answer is "Yes" , then we want
you as a (an) _______.
      Please call John at 4223-6577.

1. What does the word " wanted" means?

A. 招工
B. 解雇
C. 面试
D. 合格

2. They are looking for ______.

A. a teacher
B. a reporter (记者)
C. an actor
D. a driver

3. Where can we read this ad (广告)?

A. In a picture
B. In a dictionary
C. In a newspaper
D. In a story book

4. Can you tell us something about the word "exciting" ?

A. 令人不满的
B. 令人高兴的
C. 令人愤怒的
D. 令人兴奋的

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We have all kinds of clubs in our school. Please come and join us!

Do you want to be a musician? Do you like playing instruments? Join the new MUSIC CLUB! Mondays 5～7 pm School Hall Mrs. Fan	Girl's Basketball Team Please come for extra practice! Tuesday and Thursday 4 pm at the gym Miss Miao Basketball Coach
Are you interested in ping-pong? Why not join the Ping-pong Club? We meet every Wednesday. 3 pm at the gym For more information Ask Mr. Liu	Do you like computers? Do you want to learn about the Internet? COME TO THE COMPUTER CLUB! Thursday 3～5 pm At the laboratory For more information See Miss Zhou

1. Where is the Music Club?

A. At the gym.　　
B. In the school hall.
C. In the library.　
D. At the laboratory.

2. What time does the Basketball Team meet?

A. At 3 pm.
B. At 4 pm.
C. At 5 pm.
D. At 7 pm.

3. When do you go to the Ping-pong Club?

A. On Monday.
B. On Tuesday.
C. On Wednesday.
D. On Thursday.

4. Who can you ask for more information about the Computer Club?

A. Mrs. Fan.
B. Miss Miao.
C. Mr. Liu.
D. Miss Zhou

5. In which club do you meet twice a week?

A. The Basketball Team.
B. The Music Club.
C. The Ping-pong Club.
D. The Computer Club.

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1. If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese, he or she can                    .
A. call 021-58609228
B. fax 021-58609728
C. e-mail cherryif@mail.com
D. call 010-69191617
2. How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
A. 509 sqm.
B. 428. 8 sqm.
C. 312. 9 sqm.
D. 80. 2 sqm.
3. Where Cherry working now?
A. In Shanghai.
B. In Guangzhou.
C. In Beijing.
D. In Pudong.
4. If Nick goes skiing on _________ in Beijing Snow World Ski Park, he has to pay more money than
    on Tuesday
A. Sunday
B. Friday
C. Wednesday
D. Monday
5. If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays,  how much money will you pay at least?
A. 138 yuan.
B. 200 yuan.
C. 208 yuan.
D. 280 yuan.

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     Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then
join us to be a volunteer (志愿者).
     We are a non-profit organization (非盈利性组织). We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages.
Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.
     You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children when their parents
are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children when their parents see a doctor. Animal
lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
     "As a volunteer, I don't want to get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces, I am happy, too."
says Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62.
     If everyone helps out a bit, we'll have a better world to live in.
     Interested in?Call us on 1-800-555-5756, or visit our website:www. activol. com.
1.What kind of people can become volunteers?
A. Only children.
B. From 12-year-old people to people in their 80s.
C. Only old people.
D. Only students and teachers.
2._______ need help.
A. Animals
B. Nobody
C. Volunteers
D. Many people
3.Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.
A. everything
B. money
C. nothing
D. computers
4.Carlos Domingo works as a volunteer to help _______.
A. dogs
B. cats
C. old people
D. children
5.This passage is _______.
A. a story
B. a play
C. a film
D. an ad

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                                                       Learning How to Learn $22
     Children who read this book show great interest in study. Many pictures will help them understand it
    easily and quickly.
                                                        Basic Study Guidebook $36
     Read this book and learn: What the three barriers (障碍) to study are and what to do about them What
    to do if you are tired of a subject Children read it to improve the ability (能力) to study.
                                    How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children $35
     Read this book and learn:
     How to look up words in a dictionary
     What the different marks in a dictionary mean
     How to use a dictionary to pronounce words correctly
     Buy this book and help children with their education. What's more, you'll just pay 60% for it before
    May 10, 2009.

1. " " can tell you what to do if you are tired of a subject.

[ ]

A. Study Skills for Life
B. Learning How to Learn
C. Basic Study Guidebook
D. How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children

2. Many pictures in the book "Learning How to Learn" can .

[ ]

A. make children read slowly
B. make children understand the book easily
C. make the book boring
D. make children draw beautifully

3. According to the ads, the three books are for .

[ ]

A. the old
B. parents
C. children
D. men

4. If you buy the three books on May 2nd, 2009, you will just pay for them.

[ ]

A. $93
B. $71
C. $80
D. $79

5. The aim of the three ads is to .

[ ]

A. sell these books to the children
B. help children learn English
C. help children learn about nature
D. use a dictionary to pronounce correctly

完型填空。

Ladies and gentlemen,
Attention, please! This is the service center (服务中心) of Wal Mart. Now Mrs Smith 1 a girl, Betty
Smith. She is 2 . She 3 short, brown hair and she is 1.25 meters 4 . She 5 a pink blouse and blue jeans.
If anyone sees her, please 6 our service center and 7 is 7669103, Betty Green, if you hear our message,
please come to 8 . On 9 floor as soon as possible (尽快). Mom 10 you. Thank you!

(    ) 1. A. looks for
(     ) 2. A. eight years old
(    ) 3. A. has
(     ) 4. A. tall
(    ) 5. A. is putting on
(    ) 6. A. call
(     ) 7. A. the ID number
(     ) 8. A. 205 Room
(     ) 9. A. fifth
(     ) 10. A. is waiting

B. is looking for
B. eight year old
B. have
B. long
B. wear
B. to call
B. the telephone number
B. Room 205
B. the fourth
B. is waiting for

C. is looking at
C. eight-years-old
C. wears
C. high
C. puts on
C. calling
C. the bus number
C. 205 room
C. the two
C. wait for

D. looks at
D. eight-year-old
D. with
D. big
D. is wearing
D. calls
D. the message number
D. 205 rooms
D. three
D. waits for

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J. K. Rowling Paperback, 784 pages. Publisher: Arthur a Levine (07/07/2009) Reading level: Age: 9-12 Price: $16.69	Deceptively Delicious By Jessica Seinfeld Hardcover, 204 pages. Publisher (出版商): Collins (09/01/2007) Reading Level: Parents Price: $12.83
Rich Dad, Poor Dad By Robert T. Kiyosaki Paperback, 266 pages Publisher: Business Plus (01/01/2010) Reading Level: Age 20-25 Price: $5.59	The Road By Cormac McCarthy Paperback, 304 pages. Publisher: Vintage Books (09/11/2007) Reading Level: Adults Price: $5.50