A 7-magnitude（震级）earthquake hit Ya'an,Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013, and it killed at least 196 people and injured more than 11,000.
Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. She was safe. But all her textbooks and exercise books were buried（埋）in the teaching building.
What can we do when an earthquake happens? In fact, there's little we can do to stop natural disasters (自然灾害) such as earthquakes happening. But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause.
◆ Drop down onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from falling.
◆ Cover your head under a strong table or desk. You can also stay along a wall,and cover your head with your arms and hands.
◆ Hold on to(守住,抓牢) your shelter(遮蔽物) until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the shaking continues.
Schools can normally take the earthquake drills（演练） to help student stay alive.How many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Ya'an?
| A．At least 196. | B．More than 11,000. |
| C．Less than 196. | D．About 11,196. |
When the earthquake happened in Ya'an, Yang Xuelan was .
| A．at home | B．at school |
| C．on her way to school | D．playing on the playground |
What does the underlined word "reduce" mean in Chinese?
| A．提高 | B．阻止 | C．增加 | D．减少 |
According to the writer, we can to reduce the harm natural disasters cause.
| A．do nothing | B．stay at home |
| C．take some methods | D．run out of the house |
Which of the following can help you stay alive in an earthquake?
A. Dropping down onto your hands and knees.
B. Covering your head under a strong table or desk.
C. Holding on to your shelter until the shaking stops.
D. A, B and C.
Please do not leave your valuables in your room unattended.
The hotel provides safe deposit boxes(保险箱)at the reception desk.
When you leave the hotel, please put your key at the reception desk.
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30 Kings Road
Swindon
UK
23/04/07
Mr. & Mrs. Biggs
80 Cuscaden Road
London
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We are pleased to confirm your reservation as follows:
Date:21-23 June (2 nights)
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Rate: $120 a night If you have some expensive things, where can you leave them when you live in the hotel?
| A．Take them with you everywhere you go. |
| B．Leave them in the room you live in. |
| C．Put them in the safe deposit boxes. |
| D．Call friends for help. |
How much should the Biggers pay for the Hotel Rendezvous each night?
| A．$60 | B．$480 | C．$120 | D．$240 |
When you take a bus, what can you do?
| A．Talk with the bus driver loudly. |
| B．Read the newspapers. |
| C．Distract the driver when the bus is moving. |
| D．Discuss something with the strangers loudly. |
Bruce likes skating, he can’t _________ .
| A．go shopping with friends | B．meet Yao Ming |
| C．skate at the local indoor ice rink | D．skate on the central pond |
Which is not TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The cheapest swimwear is $5. |
| B．Hotel Rendezvous is in the UK. |
| C．Buy sports things in the store, you also can meet basketball athlete. |
| D．When you leave the hotel, you should put the key at the reception desk. |
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real? Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the books says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.Your dreams can be very ____, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
| A．big | B．small | C．high | D．low |
Follow Your Heart is a ______ .
| A．movie | B．song | C．book | D．dream |
What idea stops you from realizing your dream?
| A．I can’t be a writer. | B．I am good at some school subjects. |
| C．I think I am very great | D．I am the best student in our class. |
Don’t let ____ leave your heart.
| A．your idea | B．your decision | C．your dream | D．your book |
Studying TV will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.
| A．with | B．instead of | C．without | D．by |
Making friend is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing（乐意） to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.
Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are giving an opinion about us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same away. Try to accept(接受)yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束). You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to keep self-confident(自信)even when you don’t feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall(趾高气扬)and straight, look directly at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is based on each other’s liking and “give and take”. They take time and efforts to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.If you want to meet people and make friends, what should you do?
| A．Join a club or group. | B．Talk with those who like the same things. |
| C．Join someone in some activity. | D．All of the above(上面) |
In the sentence “After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown.”, the word “unknown” means _____.
| A．without somebody knowing | B．without somebody liking |
| C．unfriendly | D．unpleasant |
How do you feel more comfortable when you are with new people?
| A．Shake hands with others |
| B．Accept yourself as you are, and put the other as ease |
| C．Don’t talk with those who don’t like. |
| D．Walk tall and straight. |
If you’d like to speak to someone, what should you do?
| A．You should wait until the person says something. |
| B．You should stay home alone. |
| C．You should cough until the person notices you. |
| D．You should say something at first. |
Friendship is based on______
| A．meeting for the first time | B．each other’s liking and “give and take” |
| C．keeping self-confident | D．facing the unknown |
Nick is a student. He has four friends. They are Ben, Eric, Peter and Andy. But they are all very different. Nick is confident and kind. He is also a good listener. All of his friends like to talk to him about their problems. This is his best quality. Ben is the quietest friend of them. He is not energetic and active like Eric, or outgoing like Peter. But he is so patient and fair. When they have an argument, Ben is always there to listen to everyone and make sure that everybody stays friends. Andy is very clever and hard-working. He does the best in exams at school. It is really kind of Andy to help Peter with his homework when he is having trouble. They get along well with each other like brothers.What do you think of Ben?
| A．He is just like Peter. |
| B．He is energetic and active. |
| C．He likes to argue. |
| D．He is quiet, but fair and patient. |
What is Nick’s best quality?
| A．He is confident. | B．He is kind. |
| C．He has good friends. | D．He is a good listener. |
What is Peter like ?
| A．Energetic | B．Outgoing | C．Quiet | D．Patient and fair |
What is it kind of Andy to do ?
| A．To help Peter with his homework. |
| B．To do well in exams |
| C．To help Nick with his homework. |
| D．To be hard-working and clever. |
Who is always there to make sure that everyone stays friends when they have an argument?
| A．Peter | B．Eric | C．Andy | D．Ben |
Li Shizhen was born in 1518. When he grew up, he liked his father’s job and he was interested in medicine. He read many books about medicine and found something wrong in them. So he decided to write a new one. He tried his best to study medicine. He set out many times on long trips to collect herbs(采集草药)and talked with old farmers. In this way, he learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen at last finished his great work, the Ben Cao Gang Mu in 1578. The book was one of the most important books in the medical science of the world.Li Shizhen’s father was aperhaps.
| A．farmer | B．doctor | C．worker | D．writer |
He decided to write a new medical book because there were.
| A．no medical books | B．many medical books |
| C．only a few medical books | D．no good medical books |
He often traveled long way for .
| A．farmer | B．work | C．trips | D．medicine |
“his great work” means his Ben Cao Gang Mu.
| A．work | B．book | C．study | D．trip |
He finished his work when he wasyears old.
| A．sixty | B．fifty | C．in 1578 | D．seventy |