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Hot hotels in town	Name	Single room（单人间）	Double	Specials	Address
Telephone： 678﹣453﹣4416 Website： www． bshotel． com No money？ No worry! Customers can also pay by：	Orchard Hotel	＄28	＄49	French restaurant	233 Edward Road
				Coffee shop and bar（酒吧）
				Swimming pool
	Osaka Hotel	＄60	＄67	Underground parking lots	129 North Road
				Indian restaurant
				Near the airport
	Fairview Hotel	＄55	＄71	Dry﹣cleaning shops	126 Venning Road
				Japanese and Chinese restaurant
				Large garden

（1）How much will you pay if you book （预定） a single room for 2 nights in Orchard Hotel？　　

A．＄28

B．＄56

C．＄98

（2）Japanese travelers can enjoy Indian food in　　．

A． Orchard Hotel

B． Fairview Hotel

C． Osaka Hotel

（3）Where is Fairview Hotel？　　

A． At 233 Edward Road

B． At 129 North Road

C． At 126 Venning Road

Chinese Climbers Reached the Top of Qomolangma Again．

The time of setting out：

May 6th， 2020

The time of reaching the top：

May 27th， 2020

Members of the Chinese survey team：

35 members and 8 of them reached the top

Purpose：

To measure （测量） the new height of Qomolangma

（1）What's the purpose of climbing Qomolangma again？　　

A． Have fun．

B． Take risk．

C． Measure the new height of it．

（2）When did the climbers reach the top of Qomolangma？　　

A． On May 6th， 2020

B． On May 27th， 2020

C． On May 8th， 2020

Most successful persons have one thing in common： They try to be a super star in their own sages（舞台）．

Dr． Zhang Wenhong is one of the most famous medical experts in the 21^stcentury． He has worked in the medical field for almost 27 years． In early 2020， Zhang worked as a medical worker in Shanghai to save lives and make wonderful achievements on the front line． He advised people to stay at home and not to go to crowded places． He was called "Dad Zhang for Shanghai" for his direct and humorous words， which explain to the public on how to keep themselves away from the novel coronavirus（新型冠状病毒）． As Zhang Wenhong is a hero in the fight against the disease， every Chinese is proud of him．

Yang Jiang is a Chinese writer and translator （翻译家）． Yang Jiang and her husband Qian Zhongshu have impressed（留下印象） Chinese readers deeply． Many readers admire Yang Jiang because she has written several valuable comedies． We Three that is about Yang Jiang's family stories has been widely praised by the readers． In 1960， she started to translate Don Quixote（《堂吉词德》）． The Chines version of Don Quixote came out in 1978． Yang Jiang had a great influence on Chinese culture．

In the past few years， Li Ziqi has turned from a village girl in Sichuan Province into an Internet celebrity（网红）． The post﹣90s vlogger（90后视频博主）has 21 million fans on Sina Weibo and 7 million followers on You Tube． Her videos show the slow countryside life and the beauty of traditional art． On Dec 14^th． 2019， she won the Person of the Year in the category of cultural influence（2019年度文化传播人物） awarded by China Newsweek． Her handmade life is fantastic for many modern people．

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（1）Zhang Wenhong worked in Shanghai to fight against the novel coronavirus in 2020．　　

（2）Zhang Wenhong told people to go to crowded places．　　

（3）Yang Jiang was married to Qian Zhongshu．　　

（4）We Three is known by the readers．　　

（5）Li Ziqi is from Hunan Province．　　

In China， the 12th month of the lunar calendar（阴历） is called Layue． The month is full of interesting festivals and customs．

Laba Festival， which is on the 8th day of Layue， is the first festival in this month． From this day on， people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year．

On Laba Festival， people eat hot Laba porridge． There are usually eight things in the porridge： rice， red beans， peas， dried lotus seeds， dates， and three different kinds of fruits and nuts． The porridge is not just good for your health， but a blessing for the coming of Chinese New Year．

Laba porridge is not the only tasty food in Layue． Laba garlic（腊八蒜） is popular in the north． People begin to soak garlic in vinegar from that day on， and eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year． While in the south， people like making sausages．

Another major celebration before Spring Festival is Xiaonian． It is usually on the 23rd or 24th day of the last lunar month． Traditionally it is an important day when people offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God who looks after the family．

Don't forget to clean your home． This is also an important thing to do to prepare for the Chinese New Year． It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh start． Now， the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Spring Festival．

（1）When is Laba festival？

（2）What do people often eat on Laba Festival？

（3）Is Laba garlic popular in the south？

（4）What do people do on Xiaonian？

（5）Why do people clean their homes before the Spring Festival？

Seventy percent of our planet is covered by one huge body of seawater﹣the ocean． In 2008， the United Nations recognized（确立） June 8 as World Oceans Day． It's a day to think about the important role that the oceans play in our lives， the dangers that our oceans are facing and the action we can take to protect them．

The ocean is home to the most of plants and animals on Earth． Plants in the sea provide us with 70 percent of O2 we breathe． The ocean controls our climate （气候）， providing heat in winter and cool air in summer． It also provides us with food and medicine． No matter where you live on the planet， no matter how far from the sea， your life is dependent on the ocean．

The biggest problem facing the ocean at the moment is plastic pollution． Reducing single﹣use plastic， including plastic bags and plastic bottles， has been an important theme for World Oceans Day for a number of years．

Climate change and rising sea temperatures are also a huge problem． Rising sea temperatures have a direct influence on weather patterns and are seen as partly responsible for an increase in extreme （极端的） weather．

The day is celebrated in all kinds of ways， including special events on the beach， river clean﹣ups， school activities， art contests and film festivals． You can join in to remind people about the importance of our oceans and to make a difference．

（1）What percent of our planet is covered with seawater？　　

A． 30%

B． 40%

C． 70%

（2）What is the main idea of Paragraph 2？　　

A． The ocean provides us with heat and cool air．

B． Our life is dependent on the ocean．

C． The ocean provides us with food and medicine

（3）What is the biggest problem facing the ocean？　　

A． Plastic pollution．

B． Reducing single﹣use plastic．

C． Air pollution．

（4）What is partly responsible for an increase of extreme weather？　　

A． Climate change．

B． Rising sea temperatures．

C． Weather patterns．

（5）How do people celebrate World Oceans Day？　　

A． Eating out together．

B． Having a meeting．

C． Holding special events．

Unit/ Item	Unit l Past and present	Unit 2 Travelling	Unit 3 Online travel
Vocabulary	opposites		Suffixes‘ful’ and‘less’	Words about computers
Grammar	Present perfect tense		Past continuous tense	Passive voice
Study skills/ Pronunciation	Using a dictionary		Linking words	Organizing information
Main task	A report		My best holiday	Favourite educational computer game

A．Present perfect tense．	B．Using a dictionary
C．A report．	D．Opposites．

A．Present perfect tense．	B．Passive voice．
C．Organizing information．	D．Favourite educational computer game．

A．Vocabulary	B．Main task
C．Study skills／Pronunciation	D．Grammar