The following is a mark table (分数表) about the English competition. Find some useful information to the questions below.

(   ) 1.        cooperate best of all the groups.

   A. The students in Group 1

   B. The students in Group 2

   C. The students in Group 3

   D. The students in Group 4

(   ) 2. Group 1 is thought to have spoken as        as Group 3.

   A. clearly   B. loudly   C. freely   D. quickly

(   ) 3. Group 4 did best in "         ”.

   A. answer humorously   B. speak freely

   C. have a good manner   D. answer quickly

(   ) 4. In "answer correctly"，Group 1 was        marks lower than Group 4.

   A. 6   B. 9   C. 11   D. 10

(   ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Group 1 did as well as Group 4 in ^u have a good manner".

   B. All the groups did well in "answer quickly".

   C. The average of Group 3 is 3 marks more than Group 1.

   D. Group 3 is the winner of the competition.

Some parents can buy almost everything their children want. But if they always do so,the children won't realize that money comes from hard work. When they g 1      up,they may not want to make money by themselves.

Some parents hold birthday parties for their children. If they k 2      on giving the birthday parties,the children will think they s 3      have birthday parties every year. Year after year,maybe they will forget their p 4      birthdays and only remember their own birthdays. It is a 5      Chinese tradition. Then after they grow up,it's not strange that the children would be selfish and refuse to t 6      care of their parents.

Many parents don't let the children do c 7      They think children have only one thing to do. They should study hard and be good at their 1 8      If parents go on doing this,the children will think they only need to open their mouths to be f 9      and hold out their hands to be dressed every day. Then after they find a job,they may even not be able to clean the desk and the floor. Parents should teach the children how to do chores because it can keep them h 10      and help them be more in independent.

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It's very early in the morning and I'm sitting outside. It's also very cold and dark. With me is Jim Nightingale,and he is the reason I'm up so early. He passes me a hot cup of coffee. "Not long to wait now," he says. I hope he's right.

After a few minutes there is a very weak light in the east,and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loudly and very clearly. "That's the robin (知更鸟) ，"says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin,and Jim knows the names of them,too. Half an hour later,there are more and more birds singing,and it's very loud!Suddenly,all around us is the sound of the birdsong. This is the dawn chorus (晨鸣) ，and it's beautiful.

"Wow,this is amazing！" I tell Jim,who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"

"Birds can sing any time of the year,but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most."

"Really? Then,why do they sing?" I ask.

"Well,there are two reasons," explains Jim. "Most of the songbirds are males. They want to find a female (雌性) ，so they sing to show how strong they are. The female birds just listen and choose the best singer!The birds also sing to tell other males to go away. They need their own area. They don't like sharing with another male."

I listen to the birds,the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"

"That's a good question," replies Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds,for example the European wren,have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute！”

So,how does Jim know so much about birds? Well,he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. " More and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow,for example,was a very common bird in the UK,now it's in danger."

By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light so they can start looking for food; they need a big breakfast after all that singing！

(   ) 11. Why does the writer get up early in the morning?

   A. To visit her friend.

   B. To drink hot coffee.

   C. To see different birds.

   D. To hear birds sing.

(   ) 12. When you hear a bird sing in the morning,it's most probably         .

   A. a robin   B. a sparrow

   C. a male bird   D. a female bird

(   ) 13. A bird sings early in the morning mainly         .

   A. to call a female's attention

   B. to fight with other males

   C. to find a place to live in

   D. to start looking for food

(   ) 14. According to the text,which of the following statements is true?

   A. At first the writer is happy to be up so early in the morning.

   B. Male birds have their own ways of fooling other birds.

   C. It's easier for the birds to find food early in the morning.

   D. Jim has a job with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

(   ) 15. The text is mainly about         .

   A. the robin's songs

   B. the birds' habitat

   C. why birds sing

   D. how to protect birds

I will always remember my mother's last few days in this world.

On February 14th,2000,my class went on a field trip to the beach. We had so much fun. When we returned to school,my teacher told me to go to the headmaster's office. When I got into the office,I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that,we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally we saw our mother. It was terrible.

On the next day,the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or was getting better. How I wished that she had been better!When my teacher took me outside,my sister ran up to me. She started crying, " She's gone. Teresa,mommy's gone. She's dead. " I couldn't believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I lost my dear mother forever.

Even today,I still miss my mother very much,but I know that life will go on. My mother was a beautiful,kind,intelligent woman,who was also strong in mind. She was an angel on the earth. I will always remember her. When people are asked who their hero is,they usually say someone famous,like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is,I tell them it's my mother. My mother was just an ordinary woman. That is what makes her a true hero.

(   ) 6. Where was the writer when she learned the bad news about her mother?

   A. On the beach. B. At the hospital.

   C. At school. D. At home.

(   ) 7. Who brought the writer the bad news about her mother?

   A. Her sister. B. The headmaster.

   C. Her teacher. D. The police officer.

(   ) 8. What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day?

   A. Her mother had been very ill.

   B. Her mother had been dead.

   C. Her mother had gotten better.

   D. Her sister came to see her.

(   ) 9. From the last paragraph of the passage we know that .

   A. the writer is afraid of her mother

   B. the writer is proud of her mother

   C. the writer feels sad about her mother

   D. the writer feels sorry for her mother

(   ) 10. From the reading we know that the writer thinks her mother is a        woman.

   A. great   B. free   C. rich   D. famous

SATURDAY JOB

. Cleaner (16) for a company in Hove

. 8 a.m. ~1 p.m. only

. $5 an hour

. Write to the manager

. Property First

攀49,London Road,Hove 

COMPUTER OPERATOR

. Wanted for a small holiday company in Eastbourne

. $9 an hour (20 hours a week)

. Call Judy Philip on 33108 at BEST HOLIDAYS SPORTSWEAR

. Are you young,healthy and bright?

. You can earn $7 an hour as an assistant manager of a small sports shop in Hove.

. Phone Sportswear on 0273-31100 today！

RECEPTIONIST

. A&E Jones Limited is looking for a receptionist. To start right now.

. $6 an hour.

. Telephone Brighton 34211 for more information. SUMMER IN THEUSA

. Spend nine weeks at an American teenage summer camp as a sports teacher (tennis,football,golf) .

. $200 for 5 weekdays (5 hours a day) .  $8 an hour.

For an application form,send a resume with your name and address to: Gamp California. 1022 Marine Drive San Diego. California 921081,USA.         

(   ) 1. What are those notices?

   A. Lost and found notices.

   B. Introduction of people.

   C. Instructions of visiting.

   D. Job ads.

(   ) 2. Jane plays computer well,she would like to earn some money for traveling. She may call        to try.

   A. Judy Philip   B. Brighton 34211

   C. 0273-31100   D. California 921081

(   ) 3. Tony is a university student,he hopes to spend his free time in a good way：he wants to enjoy tennis with others. Which notice is useful to him?

   A. The first. B. The second.

   C. The fourth. D. The fifth.

(   ) 4. You can get the highest pay if you try to be a         

   A. cleaner   B. computer operator

   C. teacher   D. receptionist

(   ) 5. Amy likes swimming and chess. She's just graduated from a senior high school. It's easy for her to get something to do in         .

   A. Eastbourne

   B. California

   C. Hove

   D. A&E Jones Limited

In January 1998 two pigs escaped from west of London. The pigs were going to be k 1       for meat. For almost a week,they h 2       in the forests around the town of Malmesbury.

When the local p 3       began to look for the pigs,newspaper reporters from all over the country j 4       them. Soon people everywhere read about the adventures of Butch and Sundance with great i 5       The owner of the pigs said that if they were found,he would sell them to anyone who would give them a h 6       . A number of newspapers tried to buy the pigs,and finally The Daily Mail p 7       a lot of money for them.

One rainy n 8       ,six days after the escape,a reporter from The Daily Mail and some people from the town found Butch in the forests. They caught her and put her in a c 9       . The next day,Sundance was caught,too.

The pigs were s 10       to a zoo. They were no longer free,but they were alive.

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A World Made Fat Han Longwei,a Junior 2 student at Jinan No. 1Middle School in Shandong,faces a challenge every day. A McDonald's restaurant has opened near his house. It's a great temptation (谤惑) because he loves hamburgers.

"I love fast food,so I always want to go into McDonald's whenever I pass it by ,"he said.

Han Longwei is 1. 57 metres tall and weighs 80 kilograms. He is just one of the many overweight students inChina.

A new Ministry of Education (教育部) report says about half of middle school students do not weigh a normal amount. The number of overweight middle school students has increased to nearly 24 percent. " Obesity (过度肥胖) may become a new student killer," said Liao Wenke,a ministry official.

Why have so many students started to become overweight?

Like many teens at his age,Han spends too little time exercising and too much time playing on his computer,watching TV and,of course,eating fast food.

Students often watch many advertisements on TV which make unhealthy food look delicious. Many students are crazy about snack food (快餐) such as fried chicken,hamburgers and coke. This type of food is very bad for you and makes you fat.

Not exercising enough and spending too much time watching TV are the other two main reasons why students are getting fatter. Students have to spend a long time studying and this makes it difficult for them to find time to exercise. The Ministry of Education report shows that middle school students spend about 10 hours a day sitting down and more than 13 hours each week watching TV.

What can happen to your health if you eat too much fatty food?

Eating too much fatty food can make your body produce a lot of cholesterol (胆固醇) . Too much cholesterol can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and some kinds of cancer (癌症) .

Han Longwei would like to lose weight but finds it difficult. His father said that Han doesn't like to do certain sports. "Because he is fat,his classmates often laugh at him,"he said. Han is going to try and stop going to McDonald's. "I want to lose weight to improve my health,"he said,"I just wish I didn't like the taste so much!"

(   ) 11. Why does Han Longwei face a challenge every day？

   A. Because a McDonald's restaurant has opened near his house.

   B. Because he loves eating fast food.

   C. Because he wants to go into McDonald's as he is hungry.

   D. Because he is overweight.

(   ) 12. What does the underlined sentence " about half of middle school students do not weigh a normal amount" mean in the passage?

   A. About half of middle school students are too thin.

   B. About half of middle school students are too fat.

   C. About half of middle school students are either too thin or too fat.

   D. About half of middle school students are neither too thin nor too fat.

(   ) 13. All the following are the reasons for students getting fatter except         .

   A. not enough exercises   B. eating fast food

   C. too much homework   D. watching too much TV

(   ) 14. Why shouldn't we eat too much fatty food?

   A. Because it can make our body produce a lot of cholesterol.

   B. Because it will lead to many serious health problems.

   C. Because others will laugh at us.

   D. Because it will prevent us from doing certain sports.

(   ) 15. What does Han mean when he says "I just wish I didn't like the taste so much!"?

   A. He likes the taste so much that he can't get away from it.

   B. He didn't like the taste but now he does.

   C. He likes the taste but he didn't like it before.

   D. He hopes that one day he will like the taste.

There was a small village by the sea inAmerica. Every summer lots of people came here to spend their holidays. But a few of them came here only to end their lives. Two months ago right here a young woman jumped into the sea in the darkness of the night. When she was taken up from the sea,nothing could make her come to life. From then on,the people in the village began to pay more attention (注意) to each of the visitors. If someone looked unhappy or worried,they would watch him all day long with care. They would never let the same thing happen again.

A week later,came several visitors. Among them there was a young woman of twenty years old. One day she looked different from others. She went out alone at night. She was found just by a villager. The villager made no noise and followed her. When the young woman was walking to the beach,the villager rushed at her and tried hard to pull her back. "Let me go. Don't pull me!"cried the young woman, "I was playing on the beach this afternoon. Now I can't find the key to my suitcase. I think it must be left here. ""But why won't you look for it tomorrow morning?" said the villager. " Tomorrow morning I'll leave here and catch the early bus to New York. I must leave before the day breaks."

When the villager heard this,he had a good laugh and helped her look for the key in the moonlight.

(   ) 6. The small village was        the sea.

   A. far from   B. near   C. from   D. to

(   ) 7.        of the visitors came to this village in order to die.

   A. Few   B. Little

   C. A little   D. Several

(   ) 8. Why did a young woman go out alone at night one day？

   A. To go for a walk. B. To go swimming.

   C. To look for her key. D. To end her life.

(   ) 9. The villager rushed at the young woman because he wanted to         .

   A. save her   B. ask her for something

   C. kill her   D. frighten her

(   ) 10. The woman looked for the key at night because         .

   A. she couldn't get up early the next morning

   B. she had something important to do the next morning

   C. she had little time to look for it the next morning

   D. she wanted to leave the village at once

Your eyes meet a little cute animal through the pet shop window. It is a hamster. After being brought into the United States for use as a lab animal,the hamster has quickly become one of the most popular,small animal pets.

(   ) 1. Hamsters were first brought into the United States for         .

   A. family pets   B. food testing

   C. school projects   D. scientific research

(   ) 2. You can know that your hamster gets used to his new home if         .

   A. he begins running in his wheel

   B. he starts to eat the food you give him

   C. he is active during the day

   D. he starts speaking to you

(   ) 3. Which is true about hamsters according to the passage?

   A. Hamsters require little care.

   B. Hamsters sleep during the day.

   C. Hamsters are all white.

   D. Hamsters are the smallest household (家庭的) pets.

(   ) 4. Who would most likely find this passage useful?

   A. A student giving a report on lab animals.

   B. A person trying to give out his pet.

   C. A person trying to train a hamster.

   D. A student building a cage for a pet.

(   ) 5. The most possible reason that the author wrote this passage is to         .

   A. compare different types of hamsters

   B. show the history of hamsters as pets

   C. tell readers about hamsters and the care they need

   D. explain the best way to feed and train hamsters

Mr Green worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and had little time to have a r 1       One day he felt very tired and didn't want to go on w 2       He decided to spend a week's holiday in a quiet village. He took a train and g 3       off at a small station and soon found a village.

At first Mr Green enjoyed h 4       there. He could do everything he wanted to do. But on the fourth day he was in t 5       . After lunch,it was very hot. He went swimming in the river. After that,he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to c 6       it,so he climbed the tree. But the bird found him and f 7       away. Mr Green hurt his leg when he climbed down the tree. What was worse,he found he 1 8       his way.

Night had fallen when Mr Green found a small restaurant in another village. He went in and o 9       some food. The food was OK. But when he was going to have the tea,he found a fly in the cup.

"What's in my tea?" Mr Green shouted out. "A fly."

"Its i 10      ,sir," said the waiter of the restaurant. "I had picked all the flies out of your tea before I brought it to you！”

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