1. If you want to buy breakfast on your way to school in the morning , where should you go?

A. Before 7:30 am in Italian Pizza Restaurant.

B. Before 7:30 am in Sichuan Restaurant

C. After 7:30 am in Italian Pizza Restaurant.

D. After 7:30 am in Sichuan Restaurant.

2.You and your friend want to go out to a restaurant for dinner. It is Monday evening and you have a total of  $ 50 to spend. Where will you go?

A. Sichuan Restaurant.     B. Italian Pizza Restaurant.

C. Neither of them.        D. Both of them.

3.Which of the following is true about Italian Pizza Restaurant?

A. It has good but expensive food.

B. It is open earlier than the other restaurant.

C. It is the restaurant that allows take—away.

D. It is a great place for people to get together.

Do you have a mobile phone? Do you often send text messages（短信） to your friends or family? If you keep sending text messages over and over again, there may be something wrong with your fingers.  1. If you don’t, you may get injured one day.

Text messaging or texting is becoming popular. But scientists have found out that texting can give us problems with fingers. Too much texting can make your fingers uncomfortable. When we press small buttons over and over again, we may have a disease called RSI. RSI is short for Repetitive Strain Injury (重复性力损伤).

Harriet Wilson is a doctor. She has many patients with RSI.  2.  If we spend more than 10 to 15 minutes every day, we could have such problems in the future.

Mobile phones are getting smaller and smaller.    3.   Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons.    4.  .

If you use a computer keyboard and play video games for long, you may have the same problem. More and more people can find themselves with RSI.

A. So it’s a good idea to use a larger phone.

B. Everybody using the mobile phones should be careful.

C. And the buttons are getting closer together.

D. It’s easy to find out that mobile phones have changed our life.

E. She says we should check how much time we are spending in typing text messages.

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A．He wants to ask us not to send text messages with mobile phones.

B．He wants to tell us to use small mobile phones to send text messages.

C．He wants to tell us some good ways to communicate with friends.

D．He wants to tell us the damage（伤害） of sending text messages too much.

Match Column I with Column II.

Singapore’s public transport system (公共交通系统) is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local (当地人). There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city—trains, buses and taxis.

TRAINS

Trains run from 6 a.m. to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses all you like.

If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.

BUSES

There are several bus services in Singapore and fares (车费) start at 80 cents. Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he can not give changes.

If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.

TAXIS

There are three main taxi companies—City Cab (6552 2222), Comfort (6552 1111) and Tibs (6552 8888). Booking (预订) can also be made easily by calling the numbers listed above.

RENTAL (租) CARS

     Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see.

     For car rental, call Avis on +65 6737 1668.

1. If you need to find the bus number, you may call____________.

A. +65 6737 1668             B. 6552 8888

C. 1800 767 4333                  D. 6552 2222

2.By an EZ-Link card, you can take____________.

A. both buses and trains                    B. only trains

C. both buses and taxis                    D. only rental cars

3.When you take a bus there, always remember to ____________.

  A. take your own license with you       B. ask the driver how much your ticket is

  C. buy the bus map of Singapore          D. book your ticket ahead of time

4.What does the word “hassle” mean in Chinese?

  A. 麻烦              B. 乐趣     C. 景点         D. 费用

5.What do you know about traveling in Singapore from the passage?

A. A local has no trouble finding his way around.

B. It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train.

C. You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car.

D. It’s very convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore.

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Learning a new language isn’t easy. For many of us, speaking the language is even harder! Here are some tips(建议)to help you become more comfortable speaking English.

Tip 1  When you study, make your mouth do what your mind is learning. If you read aloud, you make your mouth and your mind work. This will help you with both speech and pronunciation.

Tip 2 Talk to yourself as much as possible. You need to be comfortable making sounds in English. All over the day, talk to yourself in English! This will help you feel comfortable thinking in English. Then write down what you are saying and read it aloud.

Tip 3  Have a “study partner”.Get together with him or her at least once a week and study together. Speak as much English as you can whenever you meet. Then you can help each other.

Helping yourself talk in English