He kept silent over the matter _____ losing his job.

A．in case of                               B．for the benefit of

C．for fear of                       D．instead of

I’m just wondering _____ I first met Doctor Zhang.

A．that it was where                                 B．where it was that

C．that was it where                              D．where was it that

He asked _____ this meant that they had to do it again．

A．that         B．what          C．if          D．which

Sinking of the Titanic

The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912．She was  1  1316 passengers and a crew （船员） of 891．At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was considered to be unsinkable,  2  she had 16 watertight compartments （密封舱）．Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float．The sad sinking of this great ship will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage （航程） with a  3  loss of life.

1．A．sending                B．carrying              C．bringing              D．having

2．A．for                   B．so                       C．therefore             D．although

3．A．funny             B．small                   C．light                    D．heavy

4．A．looking              B．watching             C．setting                 D．finding

5．A．formed              B．appeared              C．seen                    D．established

6．A．receive            B．avoid                   C．fight                   D．meet

7．A．above               B．below                  C．outside                D．nearby

8．A．that               B．which                 C．what                   D．how

9．A．everyone          B．everybody           C．nobody               D．anybody

10．A．delight         B．excitement            C．joy                      D．horror

11．A．sinking         B．rising                   C．stopping              D．going

12．A．order          B．idea                     C．question              D．suggestion

13．A．but             B．until                    C．although              D．and

14．A．rooms         B．lifeboats              C．food                   D．lifebelts

15．A．died           B．escaped                C．lost                     D．ran

American doctors say that mothers who smoke cigarettes before their babies are born may slow the growth of their babies’ lungs．They say reduced lung growth could cause the babies to suffer breathing problems and lung disease later in life．Doctors in Boston, Massachusetts studied 1100 children．The mothers of some of the children smoked, the other mothers did not．Doctors found that the lungs of the children whose mothers smoked were 8% less developed than the lungs of the children whose mothers did not smoke, and that the children whose mothers smoked developed 20% more cold and breathing diseases than other children later in life.

Another recent study found that children had a greater chance of developing lung cancer if their mothers smoked．The study also showed that the danger of lung cancer increased only for sons and not for daughters, and that the father’s smoking did not affect a child’s chance of developing lung cancer.

1．Mother who smokes before her child is born may _______.

A．slow the growth of her baby

B．cause her baby to suffer breathing problems and lung disease at once

C．increase the chance of all her children’s developing lung cancer

D．make their children more likely to catch cold later in life．

2．Doctors in Boston studied 1100 children to _______.

A．examine whether these children were healthy

B．find out whether their mothers had smoked

C．look into the effect that mother’s smoking had on their children

D．find why these children suffered breathing problems and lung disease

3．Suppose John’s father and Mary’s mother were heavy smokers．According to this passage, _______.

A．John is more likely to develop lung cancer

B．Mary is more likely to develop lung cancer

C．John and Mary have the same chance to develop lung cancer

D．neither John nor Mary will be affected by their parent’s smoking in aspect of lung cancer.

4．This passage is to _______.

A．warn us of the danger of smoking before children

B．warn people with breathing problems not to smoke

C．warn us that mothers who smoke may affect their children’s health

D．warn us that fathers who smoke may affect their children as mothers

Need quick help with your homework? Let Real Kids direct you to the best sites on the Web.

※ An Introduction to Shakespeare

Tales From Shakespeare

Go to this site if you’re studying Shakespeare and looking for an introduction to his work．The site includes different plays by Shakespeare, which you can click on and read as stories.

Recommended by Alyssa Zuna

※ Powerful People

The White House

If you have homework or a research project on the President and the White House, this is an excellent site to visit．It is filled with video and pictures, including tours of the White House.

Recommended by Tiana Jackson

※ Reading Resources

   Reading Rainbow

   This is a great place to find books for younger children．And there’s also information on buying books and national reading programs.

   Recommended by Rosemary Compton

   ※ The ABCs of Writing

   Edmonton Public Schools

   This is a good place to go if you are having trouble with your writing．All you do is click on one of the writing steps, and it explains the step and gives you tips．The site has links to other pages with writing steps for different grade levels．

   Recommended by Zack Dale

1．Where can you most probably read these passages?

     A．In a news report．

       B．On a booklist.

     C．On a website．                                  

       D．On a radio program list.

2．Tom, a fourth-grade student who is asked to write a report about American presidents, will be interested in _____．

     A．The ABCs of Writing                            B．Reading Resources

     C．Tales From Shakespeare                       D．Powerful People

3．Which of the following people may be helpful to parents who want their child to be a good reader?

     A．Alyssa Zuna．                                     B．Tiana Jackson． 

  C．Rosemary Compton．                          D．Zack Dale.

4．From the passage, we can learn that _____.

     A．these websites can help you communicate internationally

     B．all these websites are educational and helpful to children

     C．these websites are meant for students in high grades

     D．all of these websites include some interesting pictures

I began to send my first e-mail when I was 17．I discovered Google 5 years later．Now, I use the Internet all the time．Internet has become so popular that 90 percent of 12-to-17-year-olds in the United States use the Internet, according to one recent survey, and about half of those kids use it every day．They visit chat rooms and send e-mails．They go to Websites to get information for homework．

“Kids are now living in a virtual（虚拟的）world,” says Greenfield, “As the Internet is becoming more and more important for our life, we should worry about one question: Is the Internet good or bad for kids?”

“It’s X to answer the question because the Internet involves so many things,” says Justine, a media expert at Northwestern University．“They include networked computer games, news about politics, instant messaging and e-mails to your grandmother.” So, more and more studies shows that the online world can be helpful in some ways and dangerous in others．

 “Although it’s not easy to tell whether it’s good or bad,” says Justine, “the Internet, at least, is very useful and can be used widely by everyone in the world.”

1．What percentage of American 12-to-17-year-olds use the Internet every day?

  A．About 45%                                     B．About 50%

  C．About 80%                                     D．About 90%

2．Greenfield _______.

  A．is an expect from Northwestern University

  B．wants to stop all the kids from using the Internet

  C．is worrying about whether the Internet is good or bad for kids

  D．thinks that the Internet is good or bad for kids

3．“X” in the passage should be the word “_______”.

  A．possible              B．difficult            C．easy                  D．good

4．Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Don’t Use the Internet                   B．Kids and Emails

C．Is the Internet Good or Bad                D．Two Experts from Universities

Shanghai is the largest city in China．About eleven million people make their homes in Shanghai and its suburbs．This extremely large city spreads out along the banks of the Huang Pu River, which flows into the mouth of the Yangtze River about fourteen miles north of here．Large oceangoing ships travel to Shanghai by way of the Yanggze and the Huang Pu．

Shanghai was a small, unimportant city until 1842 when China lost a war with Great Britain．The British realized that Shanghai was in an excellent location to serve as a seaport for the densely（密集） populated Yangtze River Plain．They forced the Chinese to allow English traders to settle on the wastelands outside the city walls．Later, French, American, and Japanese traders also came to Shanghai．The foreigners built whole new sections of Shanghai, including homes, stores, factories, and office buildings．Thousands of Chinese poured into Shanghai in search of jobs．Most of them settled in the old part of the city．As time passed, shanghai became one of the busiest seaports in the world．

 _________________________________________________________________.

2．What is the purpose of the Chinese people’s coming into Shanghai ?

（回答词数不超过4个）

_________________________________________________________________.

3．Before 1842, what was the Yangtze River Plain like? （回答词数不超过4个）

 ________________________________________________________________.

根据首字母或所给中文填空。

1．Jack is a kind child and is always willing to s__________ his toys with other children.

2．A newly built railway c______________ the small mountain village to the outside world．

3．Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for their c        to chemistry science.

4．The postman said he would have to get 100 parcels d      every day to the customers in town.

5．The result of the election will be a       to the public the day after tomorrow.

6．The designers in the company have come up with a better way to         （促销） the product.

7．Work hard at your lessons．        （否则）， you will fail again.

8．I’m afraid I won’t be able to meet your ____________（要求）．What you want from me is far beyond my capabilities.

9．The life at college left such a deep        （印象） on her that it will never fade from her memory.

10．Over a hundred workers ___________ （竞争） for the jobs．People were very curious about who would get it.

根据中文原文完成下列各英语译文。

1．下周我们是否去郊游得视天气而定。

   Whether we will go for an outing next week _________ _________ the weather．

2．我们没有必要每次碰到生词就查字典。

   There is no necessary for us to refer to the dictionary every time we _________ _________ a new word． 

3．即使再次失败， 你也不要放弃。

 Don’t give up _________ _________ you may fail again．

4．他看上去很粗心，可事实上他是个很细心的人。

   He appears careless, but___________ _____________, he is a very careful person．

5．万圣节时，孩子们可以对那些拒绝给他们糖果的邻居搞恶作剧。

   On Halloween, children can __________ __________on neighbours who refuse to offer them sweets.