Everyone l  1    to do something when he has free time, and I do, too. What's my favorite activity? It's
s   2  . Shopping is s   3   exciting and fun. When you walking a   4   the street, you can see many different
k   5   and styles of clothes, They're really beautiful and new to me, so I find it h  6   to control(控制)myself.
I want to b  7   everything. Of c   8  , after shopping I have less m   9  , I become poor and s 10   because it
will be a long time until I have enough money for my next shopping. I can't go shopping for a long time. It's a
sorry thing for me.

Do you have class rules in your class? Do you like them? Now please look at our class rules.
1. We have to a________(1) at school on time. We can't be l________(2) for school.
2. We can't t________(3) loudly in the classroom. We should keep quiet.
3. We can listen to m________(4) after class, but we can't do that in class.
4. We have to finish our h________(5) on time.
5. We can't e________(6) anything in class. It can make the c________(7) dirty.
6. We have to go home a________(8) school. we c________(9) play outside. These are our class rules.
    We l________(10) most of them. But we don't like some of them.

     Food is very important. Everyone needs to eat well if he wants to have a strong body. Our minds also
need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge (知识).
     When we are very young, we start getting knowledge. Kids like watching and listening. Color pictures
especially interest them. When kids are older, they enjoy reading. When something interests them, they love
to ask questions.
     Our minds, like our bodies, always need the best food. Studying on our own brings the most knowledge. 
     If someone is always telling us answers, we never learn well. When we study correctly (正确地) and get
knowledge on our own, we learn more and understand better.

1. Everyone needs to eat well because it can help people _________.

A. to be healthy.
B. to study well.
C. to enjoy learning.

2. Our bodies need _________.

A. books
B. rice
C. food

3.We start getting knowledge _________.

A. when we are old
B. when we are very young
C. when we are pupils

4. How do kids get knowledge?

A. They watch.
B. They eat.
C. They listen to the teacher.

5. You won't learn well if you _________.

A. study on your own
B. ask questions
C. are always told the answers

     What kind of TV programs are people watching in the USA? Which are their favorites? I'm sure you will be
interested in the answers.
     TV series
     Soap opera and sitcom are two main kinds. Soap opera is a series. Each part of a soap opera is
interconnected. A sitcom is a line of humorous stories. It makes people laugh. These stories all happen in a
small place, such as a home or a workplace. Growing Pain in the USA and Home With Kids in China are both
good sitcoms.
     Reality shows and talk shows and game shows
     America Idol is a popular reality show. It is something like Super Girl in China. Recently, the famous game
show in America is Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader. Talk show is that a group of people come together to
talk about some topics with a host. Larry King is the most famous talk show host in America.
     Sports programs
     The following two are very popular:
     NBA(the National Basketball Association 英国职业篮球联赛)
      NFL(the National Football League 全美职业橄榄球联赛)
     Cartoons
     The Simpson's is a well-known cartoon in America and around the world.

1. Where do humorous stories happen?
______________________________________________________________________
2. What is the famous gable show in America?
______________________________________________________________________
3. Who is the most famous talk show host?
______________________________________________________________________
4. What are the very popular sports programs?
______________________________________________________________________
5. What is the well-known cartoon in America and the world?
_____________________________________________________________________

     Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is
often hot during the months of July and August. Children do not go to school during these two months.
     Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They walk in the garden,visit their friends, read
books or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to 
get where there are many trees or a nice lake. If they live near the ocean, they often go to the beach. There
they can fish,swim or enjoy the sun.
     Many Americans like to meet people from other countries like Mexico or Canada. Some people have
enough time and money to travel to other countries like Frence, Japan or Argentina. They usually fly to the
countries by plane. The United States is a large county. Many families travel by car or by train to see
interesting places in their country. Some favorite cities to visit are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco
and Los Angeles. These big cities have many famous buildings, theaters, stores and other places of interest
for tourists.
     Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to the mountains or to beautiful valleys.
They usually take a camera and return with many nice pictures of the places they visit. It is always fun to
put the pictures in an album (相册) and share them with friends.

1. From the passage we know that children don't go to school during________.

A. the months of July and August
B. the months of June and July
C. the month of August and September
D. the month of July

2. Argentina is a ________.

A. city
B. village
C. country
D. town

3. Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. This sentence tells us that ________.

A. no one likes to go to busy cities
B. Everybody likes to go to busy cities
C. many people like to go to busy cities but not all like to go to
D. the United States is a large country indeed.

4. The underlined word "tourist" means "________".

A. 建筑师
B. 旅游者
C. 诗人
D. 商人

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. All the Americans like to meet people from other countries.
B. Americans like to travel to some mountains and valleys.
C. Americans really like to travel during their vacation.
D. If the people live near the ocean.they like to stay at home.