After a hard campaign, Barack Obama won the US president election on November 4. He will become the 44th President of the United States---the first African-American in the country’s history.
On the election eve, Obama’s grandmother died---only a few days before seeing her grandson’s victory. Tears ran down the face of Obama as he spoke about his grandmother. “She taught me about hard work.She was the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me.”
In his first speech as the president, Obama declared to tens of thousands of cheering supporters, “…The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, but America---I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there…” The crowd broke out into the same chant(咏唱，吟诵), “Yes, we can!”Those three short words have become the defining phrase of Obama’s campaign.
Forty-five years ago, Martin Luther King had a dream of an America where men and women would be judged not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Today the dream has come true.When will Obama begin to work as a president?
| A．On November 4 | B．Before November 4 |
| C．After November 4 | D．On the day he won the election. |
What happened to Obama before the election eve?
| A．His grandmother passed away. | B．His grandmother was killed. |
| C．His grandmother gave him a lesson. | D．His grandmother was kidnapped. |
What does the underlined word “campaign” mean in Chinese?
| A．公关 | B．竞选活动 | C．辩论 | D．比赛 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Obama makes Martin Luther King’s dream come true. |
| B．Americans believe Obama will change everything of America. |
| C．Obama’s grandmother had a great effect on him. |
| D．Many people support Obama to become the president of America. |
A group of boys ， ten and eleven years old， walk into a classroom at Collegiate School． （1） The boys are curious about their new class． It is called "babies"．
（2） They are volunteers． The babies are not dolls． They are real， live babies． The boys learn how to feed，dress，wash and carry them． They even learn how to change diapers（尿片） and what to do in emergencies（紧急情况）．（3） Some of them ask to take it again．
（4） The boys take required courses in math， English， social studies， and science． They can also choose electives（选修课） in weight lifting，photography， kite flying and computer science． Recently， the headmaster at Collegiate School decided to try something different．（5） In the class the boys used real babies to learn about child care．
Where does this school get the babies？ Mother in the neighborhood near the school volunteer their babies for a few hours each week． These mothers like sharing their children with others．
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A． He offered the boys a new elective． B． The boys don't have to take the class． C． Collegiate is a private boys' school in New York． D． They hear babies crying． E． Most of the boys have a good time in the class |
On the last Wednesday of each August the shops of the small Spanish town of the Bunol don't open． Anyone who doesn't like tomatoes leaves town and the streets become full of tourists． They are here to take part in La Tomatina， the world's largest vegetable fight． For a couple of hours almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes are launched as missiles（导弹） at whoever moves．
La Tomatina started around fifty years ago， when，for no reason， a group of local people started throwing tomatoes at each other． Other people joined in and had so much fun that they did the same thing the next year． Since then La Tomatina has grown and grown． In 2004 almost 20，000 people took part in the "tomato war"． Now days it is the most important part of a week﹣long festival involving（包含） parades， eating， drinking， and lots of fireworks．
On the morning of La Tomatina ， eight big trucks full of soft tomatoes pull into the center of the town． Official starters climb into the trucks and start throwing tomatoes at the crowd． That is the signal that the fight is about to start． From then on it is a wild scene， as everybody tries to get into the truck to get to the tomatoes． Nobody on the streets is safe from attack（攻击）． And there is nothing the locals like more than throwing tomatoes at camera﹣carrying tourist．
Finally， after two hours， all the tomatoes have been thrown． Everybody is tired， sweaty and covered with tomatoes． A bell rings to signal the end of the fight and everyone is a friend again． Tomato﹣covered clothing is taken off and throw away and the crowds wash themselves in public showers down by the river． La Tomatina is over for another year．
（1）How long does the tomato fight last？
A． For two hours
B． For a day
C． For a week
D． For a year
（2）What can we know about the tomato fight？
A． A bell rings to signal the start of it．
B． It costs almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes each time．
C． It takes place on the first Wednesday of August．
D． The crowds go back home to watch themselves after it．
（3）What's Paragraph 3 mainly about？
A． When the tomato fight starts？
B． Where the tomato fight happens？
C． What people do during the tomato fight？
D． Why the locals like attacking tourists with cameras？
（4）Where can we almost probably read this passage？
A． In a news weekly．
B． In a self﹣protect handbook．
C． In a Chinese textbook．
D． In a tourist magazine．
Have you ever heard that we can "grow" fresh air in our home without using any expensive air﹣cleaning machines？ It becomes true． The studies in India show that people need only three green plants． What we have to do is put them in specific（特定的）space of the house， and each of them will do their share．
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Betel palm |
Evergreen |
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Put it in the living room． |
Put it in the bedroom． |
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Four are needed for a person． |
Six to eight are OK． |
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Money plant |
Tulip |
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take away something bad from the air． |
give off something bad to the air． |
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Put it anywhere in the house． |
Never put it anywhere in the house． |
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As many as you like． |
You decide． |
Meattle， an engineer， has filled his office building with some plants and made it the healthiest building in New Delhi． So why not put some of these plants in your own house？ You will not only get better air but also feel fresh at any moment．
（1）What plant may be harmful to people？
A． Tulips．
B． Betel palms．
C． Evergreens．
D． Money plants．
（2）Which of the follow it TRUE？
A． Money plants can't be put in the bedroom．
B． Evergeens can change CO into O2 at daytime
C． Meattle has planted many tulips in his office building．
D． A family of three needs 12 betel palms in the living room．
（3）What's the passage about？
A． How to grow green plants better
B． how to make the office building healthier
C． How to get fresh air through proper plants．
D． How to turn our home into a more beautiful one．
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This dog is from the USA． She can run，jump and play． She is very smart． Of course， she can't talk， but she can understand about 350 words． |
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This monkey is 29 years old and lives in a zoo in the UK． He can help people take care of sheep． He can make things and play the piano． |
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This elephant from Thailand is very big． It can swim and run very fast． But it can't jump! It can play basketball with other four elephants． They are a strong team． |
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Call 0919﹣236﹣517， and you can know more about these smart animals． If you are the 100th to call in， you can have a robot as a gift． |
（1）Where is the elephant from？
A． America
B． Thailand
C． China
D． England
（2）What animals can play the piano？
A． The cat
B． The dog
C． The monkey
D． The elephant
（3）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． The dog can take care of sheep．
B． The elephant can play basketball．
C． The monkey can understand words．
D． You can call in and get a mobile phone
Money VS Family
Rama's family is very big． He has three kids， two sons and a daughter．
He works for more than 16 hours a day． The kids cannot see him as he leaves home early in the morning before they wake up， and he reaches home around midnight when kids have slept every day． （1）
Though Rama's family is one of the richest families in the city， he still works so hard． One day， Rama's family went to their beach house to spend their vacation． His daughter asked， " （2） "
Rama replied， " Yes， my dear， tomorrow for sure，（3） I'm tired of work and need refreshment!"
The whole family became very happy．
Unfortunately， the next day， none in Rama's family were alive as they were washed out in the tsunami（海啸）!
（4） When he tried to reach his beach house， he saw sea and water everywhere and screamed for his family． He could not even find the dead bodies of his family．
（5） He remembered his wife's words， "Why are you running for money？ We can be happy with what we have now．"
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A． Dad， will you please spend one day at home and stay with us here？ B． Rama was too busy even to hear the news about the tsunami． C． The whole family eagerly wait to spend quality time with him and the kids miss him so much． D． He can never have them again， cannot even see them and even by paying millions he cannot get them back to life! E．I will join you for the lunch and be with you all for next few days． |
