There was a famous church in London. It was 110 meters high. The center of the church was like a bell. The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform （平台）was built so that the artist could put up the ladder on it and paint the ceiling. The platform was about 70 meters over the ground.
One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant, who was mixing paints. The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was progressing. To have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. Suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist’s work on the top. The artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.
“What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “Are you mad?” His assistant replied, “I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. But you didn’t notice that you had reached the very edge of the platform. You were in great danger. I wanted to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.The story happened in ______.
| A．America | B．France | C．German | D．England |
Why did the artist step back again?
| A．To see how his work was progressing. | B．To have a better look at his painting. |
| C．To paint a bow in his painting. | D．To pour some paint on his painting. |
What did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform?
| A．He painted a famous painting himself. | B．He ran forwards to stop him. |
| C．He shouted to the artist and painted his painting. | D．He stopped mixing the paints. |
Which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentence in Paragraph2?
Note: a: artist b: assistant c: painting ←: the direction of the movement.
After reading the passage, what do you think the artist would probably do?
| A．He would be angry with what the assistant had done. |
| B．He would punish the assistant for having destroyed his painting. |
| C．He would be thankful to be the assistant for having saved his life. |
| D．He wouldn’t allow the assistant to work with him any more. |
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| Teddy Smith’s Fast Food Open:10:00 am-10:30 pm Lunch served till 2：00 pm Dinner served till 9:30 pm Eat in or take away |
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| Mains(主食) Beef steak $4.25 Hamburger $3.15(small) $3.95(large) Noodles $2.05(small) $2.50(large) |
Desserts Ice Cream （Flavours(味道): Banana, chocolate, Apple） $ 1.25 Apple Pie $ 0.75 Chocolate Cake $ 0.95 |
Drinks Soft Drinks （Flovours: Cola, Apple, orange） $ 0.75(small) $ 0.95(large) Coffee or Tea $1.25 |
When do they stop serving dinner?
| A．10:00am. | B．10:30 pm. |
| C．9:30 pm. | D．2:00 pm. |
How much do a small hamburger and a large soft drink cost?
| A．$3.9. | B．$4.1. | C．3.95. | D．$4.9 |
How many kinds of desserts have chocolate in them?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three | D．Four. |
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Studying abroad is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an overseas high school student. You can have a lot of fun here, especially on holidays.
There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is obviously Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most overseas students love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas. Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.
Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines(使结合) “Good Friday” and “Easter Monday”. Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.
The Chinese New year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties.
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| What do Chinese students do during the spring festival in Australia? |
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Everybody wants it, and everybody works for it. Nobody can live without it. What is it? Money, of course. How often people ask us, "Will you go on holiday this summer? Will you buy this? Will you do that?" And very often the answer is, "It all depends." It all depends on what? "It all depends" always means "If I have enough money, I shall..." Some people think money is the root of all evil.
Others think it will solve all the world's problems. Both sides agree there is never enough of it. Of course it isn't the answer to everything. You can't buy love or happiness, for example.
| A．whether you have money | B．how much you'll be paid |
| C．what you have | D．if you are asked |
| A．you can't buy love |
| B．you can't buy happiness |
| C．people try every effort to get more money |
| D．you can be unhappy all the time |
| A．people can't live without money |
| B．money brings everything wonderful to all of us |
| C．money is not important in our life |
| D．some people want money but some don't |
| A．money can never take us to happiness |
| B．money is the root of all evil |
| C．money must be thrown away |
| D．we should stop making more money |
| A． Money Is Everything |
| B．The Root of All Evil |
| C．The Answer to Everything |
| D．The Question of Money |
It's eight in the morning. Mr Robert is free from work. He is now looking through a list of TV programs with his little son Tony.
| A．Channel 2. | B．Channel 8. |
| C．Channel 9. | D．Channel 2 and Channel 9. |
may choose ______.
| A．Channel 2, women's tennis single final |
| B．Channel 2, men's table tennis double final |
| C．Channel 8 , men's high jump final |
| D．Channel 9, Special Report |
He has to finish his homework first. So which program can he choose?
| A．Crayon Shin-chan. | B．Sunrise. |
| C．Spiderman . | D．The Lion King. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Disappointed. |
| C．Interested. | D．Excited. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five |
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Now students’ English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!
Use paper with lines
Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight instead of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And remember that those capital letters are written properly.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.
Hold your pencil correctly
When you hold your pencil correctly, writing is much easier. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
Draw more pictures
Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.
Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs, of course!
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