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Today, not all people over 70 think they are old. People stay younger for longer. Here are three women who are over 70 and are still strong. What do they do, and how long have they done it?


79-year-old Omara from Cuba(古巴) is one of the most popular jazz singers in the world.  She has been singing and dancing in clubs for 60 years. Her latest CD, Gracias, came out in 2009 and is enjoyed by people of different ages.

Dodo was born on September 1, 1919. She has been an outstanding American tennis player for more than 70 years, from a young girl into her 90s. Now she plays in the matches for people over 75 and has won over 320 medals.

American lady Carmen, who was born in 1931, has been a model since she was 13. Her job started when a photographer saw her on a bus and asked to take her photo. Today she still shows up on world-class fashion shows, shining brightly together with young girls who are in their 20s.

Omara, Dodo and Carmen are all_________.

A.from America B.young and famous
C.old but still working D.working with young girls

Omara has been singing and dancing in clubs for_________ years.

A.60 B.70 C.75 D.90

Dodo has won over 320 medals in_________.

A.singing contests B.photo contests
C.dancing contests D.tennis matches

Carmen became a_________ at the age of 13.

A.singer B.model C.tennis player D.photographer

What does the reading above tell us?

A.These days young people are not as hard-working as the old.
B.Women in Western countries are not supposed to retire early.
C.Many people stay younger for longer because they keep on working.
D.The three ladies are still working because they want to make more money.
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It’s Tuesday today. After four classes in the morning, it’s time for lunch. "Boys and girls, do you want to go to the City Book Store with me this afternoon?" Miss Cheng asks. All the students in our class are very happy, because we don’t have to have three afternoon classes as usual (像往常一样). So we answer, "Yes!" "Well, come to the classroom after lunch," Miss Cheng says.
At about 1:30 pm, we take a bus to the City Book Store. We get to the store at 2:00 pm.
In the City Book Store are lots of books, but I can’t read (读) all of them. I only read two books about my favorite subject, history. The books in the store are nice, but they are expensive. I can’t afford them.
After two hours, we go to the front door (前门) of the book store. With Miss Cheng’s help, some of the students buy some books at a special discount (折扣). Then we take a bus to our school.
How many classes does Tom usually have on Tuesdays?

A.Three. B.Four. C.Six. D.Seven.

Why doesn’t Tom buy books from the book store?

A.He doesn’t like reading.
B.The books in the store are very boring.
C.He can’t afford books in the store.
D.The books in the store are not about his favorite subject.

What’s the Chinese meaning (意思) of "expensive"?

A.昂贵的 B.破旧的 C.无聊的 D.难懂的

What do we know from the passage?

A.Tom doesn’t like any subject.
B.Tom’s class takes a bus to the City Book Store.
C.Miss Cheng buys some books at a special discount.
D.It takes the students about one hour to get to the store from the school.

What can be the title for the passage (文章的标题)?

A.A Good Book Store
B.A Nice Teacher
C.Going to a Book Store
D.Buying Books at a Special Discount

Hello! My name is Jim. I’m from the US. Now I am in China with my father and mother. I like China. I like Chinese food, too. I have breakfast at home. I eat an egg, bread and porridge in the morning. I don’t like milk. I have no time to go home for lunch. So I have it at school. The lunch in our school is very good. I can have different food for lunch. I eat rice, meat and vegetables for lunch. Sometimes I have noodles and dumplings. I have supper at home with my parents(父母). Sometimes we go out to eat with friends. We have meat, vegetables and fruit.
Jim is ___________.

A.American B.Chinese
C.English D.Japanese

For breakfast, Jim has __________.

A.an egg, an apple, and porridge
B.an egg, bread and porridge
C.an apple, break and milk
D.an egg, an apple and break

Jim has lunch _____________.

A.at school B.at home
C.in a restaurant D.with his parents

Jim has ______ for lunch.

A.rice, meat and vegetables
B.dumplings and noodles
C.chicken, meat and fruit
D.A and B

Sometimes they have supper ________.

A.at school
B.in a restaurant with some friends
C.at his friends home
D.in the open air(户外)

The children often play football in the garden and sometimes break(打破) Mr. Black’s windows. One afternoon Mr. Black is at home and reads a book. In a minute he closes his eyes and goes to sleep. At that time a little boy knocks at the door. Mr. Black opens the door and asks, “Do you break my window again(再一次)?”“Oh, no”says the boy, “Your window is open this time and our football is in your room. May I get it please?”
The children often play football _________.

A.in the street(街道) B.in the garden
C.in the zoo(动物园) D.at school

Sometimes the children break _______ windows.

A.Mrs. White B.Mrs. Black’s
C.Mr. Black’s D.Mr. White

Who knocks at Mr. Black’s door?

A.A girl B.A boy C.A man D.A woman

The children’s football is _______ Mr. Black’s room.

A.in B.on C.behind D.before

Do the children break Mr. Black’s window again?

A.Yes, they do. B.No, they don’t.
C.Yes, we do. D.No, we don’t.

Hi! I’m Tina. This is a photo of Class 2. This class has twenty-five students, twelve girls and thirteen boys. These are Amy and Bob. Amy is Bob’s sister. Amy is 12 and Bob is 13. Amy likes math and English. Bob likes music (音乐). He has a CD collection. This is Bruce. He is 14. He likes sports and has a sports collection. Jerry is a teacher (教师). He is twenty-four. He likes blue, black and green. Many of his clothes are in these colors. Do you know the relationship between Jerry and Bruce? Aha! Jerry is Bruce’s uncle.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
______ girls are in Class 2.

A.12 B.13 C.24 D.25

What does Bob like?

A.Math. B.Music. C.English. D.Sports.

What color does Jerry NOT like?

A.Blue. B.Yellow. C.Black. D.Green.

What’s the Chinese meaning of (……的汉语意思) relationship?

A.性别 B.国籍 C.关系 D.爱好

______ and Bruce are in a family.

A.Bob B.Jerry C.Amy D.Tina

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Now air pollution is getting worse and worse .The haze(雾霾)in China is serious. How much do you know about haze? Haze can also be called “Smog”. The word "smog" is from the words “smoke” and “fog”, it first appeared in the early 20th century, It is a kind of air pollution caused mostly by cars and factories.
Smog will be harmful(伤害)to your health, especially lungs(肺).It can make you cough and cause skin and eye problems. It seems that we can do nothing to stop it, but only wait until the wind blows all the smog away. However, there are some easy ways to prevent it hurting you. Here are some of them.
1. Don’t do exercise in the open.
Exercising in the open makes you breathe(呼吸)deeply, and you will take in the particles(颗粒物)deep into your lungs.
2. Stay indoors and keep the air clean.
If you can, just stay in your room and keep the doors and windows closed. Remember to air your room twice a day, you can open the window at noon or at night for half an hour.
3. Wear a mask.
Paper and cotton masks can not help you in the haze weather. Some special masks, such as N95 masks, can keep you from breathing in the particles in the air.
4. Change your diet.
Scientists find that vitamin A, C and E can greatly help protect your eyes, nose and lungs.
So eat more green vegetables and fresh fruit everyday. What’s more, do not eat food with too much fat(脂肪),it’s bad for your lungs.

The haze weather
What is haze?
·It is smog, a kind of smoky and weather.
·It is a kind pollution caused by cars and .
What is the harm?
·It isfor our health.
to prevent the haze?
·Don’toutside.
·Stay indoors as often as with the doors and windows closed.
·Remember to open the windows for ato keep the air clean.
·a mask to prevent taking in the particles.
·Change your diet. Vitamins can make you healthy. So, please eat more vegetables and fruit andmeat.

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