City Library
The largest library in the area with over 70,000 books of different kinds in it.

Two big reading rooms which can hold 2,000 readers.
Open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday to Saturday.
Sunny Museum
An art show from August 1^st to 20^th.
Over 300 paintings by world famous artists will be show in it.
Concert
A concert in Jinma Theater on July 10^th.
Some famous singers in China will sing in the concert. The money for the tickets will be used for the poor children.
Singing Competition
The House of Culture of the city will hold a singing competition in October.
Those who like singing can take part in the competition.
Dadi Cinema
Snow White, a cartoon by Disney, will be shown in Dadi Cinema next Sunday.
Ticket Price: ￥40. (Half for children)
【小题1】If Tom wants to borrow the books from the City Library, he can go there at ______.

Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.

Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.

1.We can most probably read this story_______.

A. in a dictionary about read animals

B. in a newspaper

C. in a book on art

D. in history textbooks

2.People asked about buying Ruby's pictures because_______.

A. newspaper reporters bought her picture

B. her pictures were better than those of real artists

C. they just wanted to have fun

D. zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park

3.Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to(为了)_______.

A. make other ones

B. clear her trunk

C. dig a hole in the sand

D. ask for brushes and paints

4.From the story, we can know that_______.

A. Ruby can paint a picture all by herself

B. Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zoo

C. Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workers

D. Ruby will ask for money if she finishes a picture

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
【小题1】Mr. White gave Lucy a nice gift and she ___________ (thank) him very much.
【小题2】—What do you think of my plan?
—Sorry. What’s that? I ___________ (listen) to my favourite song.
【小题3】—Did Leonard enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?
—Yes, he did. He ___________ (not meet) his old friends for a long time.
【小题4】Shouldn’t he ___________ (pay) more though he doesn’t mind doing extra work for the company?
【小题5】The suspect was seen ___________ (hit) that young woman in the street at that time.
【小题6】Daniel told me that he ___________ (take) care of my pet for me in the next few days.
【小题7】It is the second time Lucy __________ (ride) to school on her own.
【小题8】To do this would be __________ (cut) the foot to fit the shoe.
【小题9】The paintings he devoted all his life to ___________ (show) successfully last week.
【小题10】If I ___________ (have) a rest when he comes, please ask him to wait for a while in my office.

Mr. and Mrs. Clark are 70 years old. They look young and they are very healthy. Why? Let me tell you. That’s because they have a healthy lifestyle.
They exercise every day, and every morning they exercise in the park. After that they usually go to the supermarket. They walk there for about half an hour. They don’t take buses. Because they think walking is good for their health. They often take a walk after dinner.
They also have a good eating habit. They drink milk every morning. They eat fruit and vegetables every day. As for meat, they only eat it twice a week. Besides (除…之外) that, they never eat junk food. They don’t drink coffee or cola at all. You see, they look after their health very well.
Mrs. Clark likes watching soap operas and reading books. She reads books every day. Mr. Clark likes Chinese paintings. They usually go to bed at 9:00 pm and sleep for eight hours every night.
【小题1】How old is Mrs. Clark?