A king had a wonderful talent for growing flowers. He became old and didn’t want to deal with big things anymore. So he began to look for someone to take his place. But who could he trust for the job? He thought for a while and got an idea. He would let the flowers decide. He gave everyone a little seed (种子). The one who could grow the most beautiful flower from the seed would be the next leader.
A girl called Serena was very beautiful and wanted to grow the most beautiful flower. She planted it in a nice pot and took great care of it, but nothing would grow.
The next year she saw everyone come to the palace with pots full of beautiful flowers. She was disappointed but also went to the meeting with her empty pot. The king looked through all the flowerpots and then stopped at hers.
“Why is your pot empty?” he asked.
“Your Majesty (陛下), I did everything to make it grow, but I have failed,” she answered.
“No, you didn’t,” he said.
“You see, the seeds I’ve given out were all roasted (烤过的), so nothing could come out of them. I have no idea where all these flowers come from. But you have been honest and by being so, you will become my successor (继承人).”The king wanted to choose a person to _____.
| A．be the next leader | B．grow beautiful flowers for him |
| C．be his daughter or son | D．make friends with him |
How did the little seed show who was the right person?
| A．It had some special power. |
| B．The king knew nothing could grow from it. |
| C．A special flower could grow from it. |
| D．Only a good person could grow beautiful flowers from it. |
The king knew that those with pots of beautiful flowers _____.
| A．worked hard | B．cheated him |
| C．were kind to plants | D．were good at growing flowers |
In this passage the underlined word “given out” means ______.
| A．收到 | B．拿来 | C．分发 | D．奖励 |
From the story, we learn that _____ is a good quality.
| A．Kindness | B．carefulness | C．honesty | D．politeness |
Athletics vs． Gardening
The students of Southside School were asked to give their opinions about whether the school should run an athletic program or start a vegetable garden．
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An athletic program is hatch better than gardening． How are we ever going to win anything at the Inter﹣School Athletics without proper training？ At the moment， we only do athletics for one tam and the teachers train us． We need experts（专家）to teach us things like throwing and high jump． I know lots of kids say they're tot interested in competitions， but that's because they've never won anything． If they got better training and started winning things， they'd soon change their minds． People always say kids don't get enough exercise． Just because you do gardening outdoors doesn't make it exercise， so I don't sec how it matters． Athletics is much better for fitness and lots of kids can have a go at the same tine． I don't think there would be enough jobs for everyone in a garden． In fact， I think a garden is a really bad idea． I don't know why we're even considering it． Liz， Grade 8 |
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I think a vegetable garden is a great idea． We already do hours of sport， including athletics． And not everyone likes sport． Gardening is a great way to get exercise without worrying about whether you're any good at it， or whether you're going to win． And you really do gel exercise when you garden． There's digging， weeding and watering Even picking things can be hard work ﹣ pumpkins aren't light you know! There are lots of kids around here who don't have gardens so they can't grow things even they want to． If you really want to do more sport， you can join a club． And think about it： What helps you to be good at sport？ You need to eat lots of fruit and vegetables． If we learn to cook all the things we grow， the garden will keep us all fit and healthy and then we'll be better at sport． Sam， Grade 8 |
（1）Which of these points do Liz and Sam both make？
A． Kids should take exercise．
B． Kids should eat vegetables．
C． Kids should try to win more．
D． Kids should be outside more．
（2）What is one reason Liz gives for saying "a garden is a really bad idea"？
A． Some students don't like getting dirty．
B． Some students don't enjoy being outside．
C． Some students already know how to garden．
D． Some students may have no chance to garden．
（3）Why does Sam say， "And think about it．： what helps you to be good at sport？"
A． To change the subject．
B． To introduce his next reason．
C． To support Liz's idea．
D． To find an answer to the question．
Every day there is less and less space on Earth for rubbish． Yet every day we make more and more rubbish． What can we do？ We can recycle some of our rubbish． Recycling means that the rubbish will be made into something that can be used again．
Recycling helps Earth． And it saves space in rubbish dumps． Half of everything that we put into landfills could be recycled instead． In fact， most things made of paper， metal， glass and plastic can be recycled．
Paper can be broken into small pieces and made into new paper． Steel and aluminum cans（金属雄）can be melted down（熔化）and made into new cans． The same is true of glass bottles． This can be done aver and over again． Recycling doesn't take as much energy as making these things the first time． So we can use less of Earth's fuel resources．
Plastic can be melted down， too． Then it can be formed into park benches， playgrounds and so on． Some people call plastic the "wood" of the future． Things made of plastic will last about 400 years﹣even if they stay outside in the weather． No wood can do that!
（1）The underlined word "landfills" in Paragraph 2 probably means ．
A． bench factories
B． places for rubbish
C． green mountains
D． recycling centres
（2）According to the passage， what happens last to the can？
A． The can is put into a recycling bin．
B． The can is melted down and reused．
C． A steel can gets filled with corn．
D． A person uses the corn in the can．
（3）What is the main idea of the passage？
A． Cans should be melted down．
B． Old newspapers can be reused．
C． We can build benches that last 400 years．
D． We should recycle everything that we can．
People all over the world eat eggs． Most of the eggs we eat come from hens． Eggs are easy to cook． They can be cooked in lots of ways such as fried or hard﹣boiled． Eggs can be used with other things to make cakes and ice﹣cream．
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The fresh test Put your egg in a pan of water and use the guide below to find out how old your egg is． |
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What happens to the egg Age of the egg |
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Sinks（下沉）to the bottom of the pan and stays there 3﹣6 days old Sinks， but floats at an angle（角度）Just over 1 week old Sinks， and then stands on end About 2 weeks old Floats on top or just under the surface Over 2 weeks old Eggs last a long time． You can keep them for about four weeks in your fridge． |
（1）According to Paragraph 1， cakes and ice﹣cream are mentioned to describe ．
A． the birth of chickens
B． the difference between them
C． the use of eggs
D． the way of keeping them
（2）What makes a yolk dark orange？
A． The hen's food．
B． The colour of the shell．
C． The age of the egg．
D． The vitamins in the egg．
（3）What does the table above show？
A． How heavy an egg can be．
B． How long to cook an egg in a pan．
C． How to make an egg sink．
D． How to check the age of an egg．
School holiday activities at the library
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Cartooning with Eva Leung Tuesday 7 June， 9﹣11 a．m． ﹩3.00 to． cover the cost of art paper and pencils 5 to 8﹣year﹣olds |
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Cartooning with Eva Leung Wednesday 8 June， 9﹣11 a．m． ﹩3.00 to cover the cost of art paper and pencils 9 to 10﹣year﹣olds |
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Eva Leung is famous for her cartoons published regularly in KIDStime magazine |
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Kite﹣making Wednesday 8 June， 2﹣4 p．m． ﹩3.00 to cover the cost of paper， string and other materials 5 to 10﹣year﹣olds |
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Kite﹣making Thursday 9 June， 2﹣4 p．m． ﹩3.00 to cover the cost of paper， string and other materials 5 to 10﹣year﹣olds |
（1）Who is this poster for？
A． Cartoonists．
B． Librarians．
C． Writers．
D． Children．
（2）On which day are there two different activities？
A． Monday．
B． Tuesday．
C． Wednesday．
D． Thursday．
（3）Why are there two cartooning classes on the program？
A． Because the classes are for different age groups．
B． Because more time is needed to learn cartooning
C． Because there is a strict limit on numbers for each class．
D． Because some children might want to do both the classes．
Joining a short﹣term research program in China has not only allowed Pakistani agricultural scientist Sayyar Khan to push forward with his academic studies， but also given him a chance to see a country he had heard so much about．
Khan is now doing a one﹣year research program at the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences． The program is sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology， and many young talented scientists who come from collaborating countries， such as Pakistan， are given opportunities to work in China．
Although this is his first visit to China， Khan says he is well﹣informed of the long friendship between China and Pakistan． He is impressed most by the cooperation（合作）in education between China and Pakistan， especially since the start﹣up of the Belt and Road Initiative （"一带一路"建设）in2013．
"Many students from my university and my city have visited China and completed their higher education here． "he says， adding that he has met with many of them．
"I hear news about China on television and read about it in print media， so I know of the rapid development of China in recent decades．"
Khan says the Belt and Road Initiative will have a very positive effect on the world．
"I hope that I can stay in China to participate in such cooperation projects．"he says．Khan says life in Beijing is much easier than he'd expected， thanks to the convenient（便利的） public transportation and restaurants offering food for Muslims （穆斯林）． This encouraged him to bring his family to live with him a couple of months ago．
He says that language is the only challenge for them so far． However， he finds no problem talking with his Chinese colleagues， many of whom speak good English． He also enjoys the relaxing working environment and has a very good relationship with his co﹣workers．
（1）What is Sayyar Khan？
（2）What impresses Khan most？
（3）How does Khan know of the rapid development of China according to what he says？ _
（4）Why does Khan say life in Beijing is much easier than he'd expected？
（5）What do you plan to do for the Belt and Road Initiative？（请自拟一句话作答）
