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Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water!This is just one of hundreds of pieces of advice you might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝).Hiccups are so mysterious(神秘的).We really don’t know why they start and why they stop.
Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups.Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well.Others eat a little sugar.Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.
An American man named Jack O’Leary said that he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years.He tried 60,000 cures,but none of them worked.Finally he prayed(向…祈祷) to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.
A British worker didn’t stop his hiccups until eight months later. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well.He tried them all,but the hiccups continued.Finally,he drank a “secret” mixture(混合物) someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone.
Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.
        might be the best cure for hiccups.

A.Special pills
B.A spoonful of salt
C.Cold water
D.What you believe in

The British worker spent __________ in stopping his hiccups.

A.4 hours
B.2 days
C.8 months
D.8 years

What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Different ways to stop hiccups
B.What makes hiccups happen
C.How to get hiccups
D.Jack O‘Leary’s hiccups
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There are three people in my family. They are my father,my mother and me. My father is a teacher. He teaches English. My mot her is a teacher, too. She teaches Chinese. I am a student. I’m in Class Two. I like my father and my mother and my parents like me very much.
How many people are there in my family?
A.Two. B. Three. C. Four.
What is my father?
A.Chinese. B. English. C. A teacher.
Which class am I in?
A.Class Two. B. Class Three. C. Class Four.
What does my mot her teach?
A.Chinese. B. English. C. Maths.
Does my mother like me?
A.Yes, she does .
B. No, she doesn’t.
C. Yes, she doesn’t.

阅读下面材料,然后根据材料内容回答下面的问题。
Joy always rides her bike to school. It’s four miles to school and it takes her about fifteen minutes. Joy likes riding to school. She says it’s good for her health.
Edward usually goes to school by bus. He likes talking with his friends on the bus. It’s about ten minutes’ journey (旅程) to school by bus.
Mary’s home is near the school. She usually walks to school. It’s about five minutes’ walk. Mary says she likes taking walks after meal.
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Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival,parentsbuy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve(除夕),all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance,some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.
Which is the most important festival in China?
A. The mid-autumn Festival.
B.The Spring Festival.
C. Children’s Day.
When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?
A. In March or April.
B. In May or June.
C. In January or February.
is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
A. ChickenB. DumplingC. Fish
What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chinese people in the Spring Festival?
A. Look up.
B. Help yourself.
C. Come together.
The family when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.
A. give each other the best wishes
B. buy each other presents
C. sing, dance and play cards

At midnight (半夜) Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn't go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer(肺癌). He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears (眼泪)ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?”asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination(X光检查)of his lungs. And then he looked at the X-ray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.” said Mr. King, “Do you see any shadows (阴影) in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
Mr. King got up to .
A. smoke again
B. take some medicine
C. read the medicine book.
Mr. King coughed because .
A. he couldn’t go to sleep
B. he was afraid to die
C. he smoked too much
, so tears ran down his face.
A. Mr. King thought he had lung cancer
B. Mr. King couldn’t understand the book
C. Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination because .
A. he was sure the man would soon die
B. he wanted the man to stop smoking right now
C. he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lugs.
Which of the following is true?
A. There was nothing serious with Mr. King.
B. Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black.
C. The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs.

阅读短文 判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合写(T)不符合写(F)。Want to say "hello" from Disneyland? Send a post card!
Beautiful scenes(戏剧)of paradise (乐园), wild animals, silly pictures — you can find them all in one place. Where? On a post card! Have people always sent post cards? No. Before post cards, people liked sealed letters.
The idea for the first decorated (装饰) post card came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card with decorations would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, post cards with pictures appeared. By law, people had to write their note on the front ——on the picture! The back was only for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back post card. Then people could write their note on the back left side and put the address on the right. During the early 1900s, the golden age of post cards, picture post cards became a craze of the world. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million post cards. Today, post cards are the third most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins.
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