John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. Look at the instruction on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers:

　　 Cough Medicine

　　Shake(摇动)it well before use.

Take it three times each day before meals.

　　Dose (药量):

　　Age：over 14 2 teaspoonfuls(勺)

　　8—13 1 teaspoonful

　　4—7 1／2 teaspoonful

Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place.

Use it before December 1st 2012.

1.John should take ____ a day.

A．2 teaspoonfuls

B．3 teaspoonfuls

C．4 teaspoonfuls

D．1 teaspoonful

2.The medicine should be kept in _______.

A．a fridge（冰箱）                       B．hot water

C．any place                             D．the sun

3. John should ____ before he takes it.

A．shake the medicine well

B．eat nothing

C．do some exercise

D．drink a cup of tea

4. When people are ____ years old, they cannot take this medicine.

A．eighty            B．thirty             C．two              D．twelve

5.John will ____ the medicine when it is left after Dec.1st, 2012.

A．throw（扔） away

B．stop to take

C．take once

D．take six times more

Food or friends? Lip salve (润唇膏) or iPod? What is the most important thing in the US teenagers’ lives today? Let’s take a look.

Some find that they can’t do without people.

“My biggest need is my friends. Without them, I wouldn’t do much,” said Adrian Fernandez, a 14-year-old boy.

With others, food always comes first.

“I do not think that I could live without chili con carne (辣子肉丁). I eat it every day. And if I didn’t have it, it’s all I would think about,” said Max Wu, an 8th-grade boy.

Sometimes, the things teenagers can’t do without are strange.

Take 14-year-old girl Hannah Sacchini for example. “I cannot live without lip salve, especially in winter,” said Hannah Sacchini. “I go mad if my lips get dry.”

Of course, today everybody uses mobile phones and computers. Some teens can’t live without these high-tech (高科技的) things.

Justin Beck, a 15-year-old boy, feels like this: “I would not be able to live without my iPod. I use it for so many different things. I always have it with me,” he said.

So, now we know the things US kids really must have. What about you and your classmates? What can’t you live without?

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 （10分）

1.To Adrian Fernandez, 　　　 is the most important.

A．a friend           B．lip salve           C．a computer        D．chili con carne

2.How often does Max Wu eat chili con carne?

A．Once a week.                          B．Every day.

C．Twice a day.                            D．Three times a week.

3.Hannah Sacchini will become 　　　 if her lips get dry.

A．fat               B．excited           C．shy              D．annoyed

4.We can learn that Justin Beck 　　　 takes his iPod to school.

A．never            B．sometimes         C．always            D．hardly ever

5.The passage mainly tells us 　　　.

A．what things the US kids really must have

B．what the US teenagers do every day at school

C．what the most important food in the US teenagers’ lives is

D．how the US teenagers’ lives are every day at school

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Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　1　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　2　 me the importance of time in my life.
I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　3　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　4　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　5　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　6　 a taxi to my father’s house.
I　7　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　8　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　9　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　10　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　11　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　12　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　13　.”
I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　14　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its  15　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

--Where is Mary? I'd like to have a talk with her.

　　--She _______________the library. You can find her there.

　　A. has been to　　　　B. has gone to　　　 C. has left　　　D. will leave

Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope?
When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use the word like "Dear sir",　 "Dear Mr./Miss./Ms.…". To end the letter, we usually use words like "Yours”, “Yours ever" or "Truly yours".
Now read the following envelope, please.
【小题1】"We have to put it on the top of the right corner." The word "it" here means_____.
A. the date　　　　　　B. the letter　　　　 C. the passage
【小题2】To what country will the letter be sent?
A. P.R. China　　　　　B. China　　　　　 C. The United States
【小题3】Who writes this letter?
A. Miss Susan Brown　　B. Zhang  Hua　　　C. You
【小题4】From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should
put down our address _____.
A. at the end of the letter on the right
B. at the end of the letter on the left
C. at the top of the letter on the left
【小题5】How do you begin your letter if you write to John Smith?
A. John Smith　　　 B. Mr. John　　 　C. Dear Mr. Smith