Police in America were looking for a thirteen-year-old boy, Ben. He was a middle school student. He was lost last Friday night.
Ben’s mother went to bed early that evening because she had a bad cold. She thought Ben was spending the night with his friend. However, Ben did not appear at the family lunch the next day. She became worried and called the police.
That evening, Ben left home to play baseball with two friends. They both said Ben went home after the game. Some neighbors said to the police they saw a UFO flying over Ben’s house that night. So they thought Ben might be taken away by aliens.
The police said they would not give up until they found him.When was Ben lost?
______________________________________________________________What did Ben do with his friends that evening?
______________________________________________________________What might happen to Ben according to his neighbors?
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In the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them “coral Islands” (珊瑚岛).
A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land(一圈陆地) with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.
If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers. If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal lives. These sea animals make the coral.
They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water.
Then the sea brought it small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds(种子) to this earth. Sometimes birds flew over it and brought seeds to the island.
The little seeds grew. In a few years there were plants all over the island. In a few more years there were trees growing there.
So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small. Do they not teach us a lesson? Can you think what the lesson is?In the sea _____.
| A．there are coral islands in all places |
| B．there are some coral islands |
| C．the water is always warm |
| D．we can see many flowers |
A coral island looks like _____.
| A．a round cake | B．trees, grass and flowers |
| C．a ring of land | D．a round lake |
There are _____ in the holes in corals.
| A．flowers | B．little corals |
| C．grass | D．sea animals |
How did seeds of trees, grass and flowers come to the coral islands?
| A．The wind and birds brought them to the coral islands |
| B．Only the wind brought them there |
| C．People brought them there |
| D．Fishes brought them there |
From the article, we know _____________.
| A．small workers can’t do big things |
| B．only big workers can do big things |
| C．small workers can do things if they work hard and work a long time |
| D．all small things can do big things |
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Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much faster than before. Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip better. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful to you.
Before leaving
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip.
Prepare proper food. Before you prepare the food, the first thing you need to think about is how long you will travel with the food. If you take a long trip, you should bring food such as bread, biscuits and some fruit. They don’t go bad quickly. For a nearer trip people can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.
While traveling
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.
Keep food in good condition. If you take hot food, you should try to keep it hot. For example, you can put it in heavy towels. If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put cold food in a box with ice. When you arrive, put cold food in the fridge. Remember: If you travel with food, keep hot food hot and cold food cold.
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life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. but what will the changes be?
the population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. and computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. people will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.in the future there will be _______.
| A．much more fruit | B．more people |
| C．less vegetables | D．less people |
every family will have at least a _____________ in the future.
| A．robot | B．cow |
| C．TV set | D．computer |
in the future people don’t have to __________.
| A．work long hours | B．work fast |
| C．walk on foot | D．eat meat |
people may not eat _________ as much as they do today.
| A．fruit | B．fish |
| C．meat | D．rice |
one big problem in the future is that ___________.
| A．many people don’t have to work |
| B．many people will not be able to find work |
| C．people have to work fast |
| D．all the work will be done by robots |
Interested in Soccer?
Join us now!
King's School is organizing a soccer camp for students aged 15～17. Join us
for 5 days of fun as you learn to play this exciting sport !
When
16～20 September, 2013 (Monday to Friday)
3:00 p. m.～5:00 p. m.
Where Cost
City Sports Hall $ 10 each
267 State Street
Our special offer:
Players from the National Soccer Team will be your coaches for the 5 days of camp! .
Coach Ben Smith--National Soccer Team
Coach Bill Williams-National Soccer Team
Coach Jim White--National Soccer Team captain
Aims
After the camp, you will be able to:
·understand the rules of the game
·carry the ball with your feet
·pass the ball to other players using your feet
·kick the ball towards the goal(球门)
Please come in comfortable shorts, T-shirts and sports shoes.
For more information, please call us at 01159515092, or email us at KS_ soccer camp @hotmail. com. ukThe camp is for the children who _______.
| A．are good at soccer | B．are 15～17 years old |
| C．come from King's School | D．want to relax in camp |
The camp will start on _______.
| A．September 16 | B．September 20 |
| C．Sunday | D．Friday |
If you want to join the camp, you should pay _______ for it.
| A．$5 | B．$6 | C．$7 | D．$10 |
Students in the camp can learn all the skills EXCEPT _______.
| A．carrying the football | B．kicking a goal |
| C．passing the football | D．making game rules |
Which of the following seems to be the most attractive(吸引) to children?
| A．The camp lasts for 5 days. |
| B．The camp doesn't cost much. |
| C．The camp is organized by King's School. |
| D．The coaches will be national soccer players. |
As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself (DIY） trend (趋势） in the U.S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so that they can fight with the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.We can learn from the text that many newly married people__________.
| A．find it hard to pay for what they need |
| B．have to learn to make their own furniture |
| C．take DIY courses run by the government |
| D．seldom go to a department store to buy things |
John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to __________.
| A．run a DIY shop |
| B．make or repair things |
| C．save time and money |
| D．improve the quality of life |
Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when__________
| A．his car repairs cost too much |
| B．the car repair class was not helpful |
| C．He couldn’t possibly do two jobs |
| D．keeps house and looks after his children |
When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim_________.
| A．makes shoes in his home |
| B．does extra work at night |
| C．does his own car and home repairs |
| D．keeps house and looks after his children |