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When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels(地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.
What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?

A．They built a farm of ants.	B．They bought a few ants.
C．They caught a lot of ants.	D．They found an ant city.

Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?

A．The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm.

B．The ants didn’t die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed.

C．Like people, teamwork is very important for the ants.

D．Giving up isn’t a good way when we meet trouble.

Among the following events, which one happened first?

A．All the tunnels fell down.	B．The ants died one by one.
C．The ants got into the glass box.	D．The ants began making tunnels.

What did the writer learn from the ant tragedy a few years later?

A．Working together is useless.	B．Teamwork is important.
C．He can’t accept adversity.	D．Working alone is amazing.

What is the best title for the passage?

A．Ants Fear Adversity	B．My Family and Ants
C．Giving Up in Adversity	D．Don’t give up anytime

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”
I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”
“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

A．English idioms.

B．The writer’s question.

C．Their talking about the Great Wall

D．The writer’s way of learning English

Where does the story most probably happen?

A．In China.	B．In America.
C．In England.	D．In Japan.

The English idiom “You don’t say!” means _______.

A．Thank you

B．Excuse me

C．OK

D．Really

What does the writer learn from his own experience? He should _______.

A．improve his spoken English

B．speak with foreigners in a polite way

C．pay attention to English idioms

D．be brave enough talking with foreigners

The story tells us _______ between languages in different countries.

A．the difference	B．the popularity
C．the grammar rule	D．the change

AROUND XICHANG is a special program in English on XCTV-1. It’s about the city and lasts for 8 minutes. You can watch the program at 20:27 every Sunday and watch is again at 7:30 and 15:35 on Monday.
Tel: 8109566 Add: 139 North Ring Road, XICHANG

XICHANG WEEKLY is to help foreigners understand more about the city. It’s a news edition(版面) in English in XICHANG. It usually appears on the 48^th edition of the city’s most popular newspaper CITY EXPRESS every Thursday.
Tel: 8105699 Add: 218 Hangtian Road, XICHANG

IN TOUCH is an English language magazine. Read the pages and inside you’ll find passages on history, art, music, sports, travel and food of Sichuan. At the end of every month you can get the magazine in hotels, restaurants, bookshops and cafes all around Sichuan without paying.
Tel: 8243611 8243103 Add: 5 Wenhui Road, XICHANG

AROUND XICHANG can be watched _______ a week.

A．four times

B．three times

C．twice

D．once

At the end of every month, you can get IN TOUCH in_______ all around Sichuan without paying.

A．hotels and bookshops	B．restaurants and hospitals
C．schools and bookshops	D．hotels and offices

If you want to get some information of music and travel, you can find something in _______.

A．XICHANG WEEKLY	B．IN TOUCH
C．AROUND XICHANG	D．CITY EXPRESS

If a foreign friend wants to get some news about Xichang, he can can_______.

A．8243611

B．8105699

C．8234103

D．8109566

This passage is perhaps _______.

A．an advertisement	B．a story
C．a joke	D．an instruction

Future and Today
It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is? I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.
There is an old English saying:“Gain time, gain life”Then what’s time? Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeably. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious(珍贵的) than money, because when money is spent, we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless.
We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.
As we all know,“Time and tide wait for no man.”If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter. Remember:“No pains, no gains.”Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.
Title: Future and Today

Opinions	Supporting details
Future is now	Everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. If we want to have a bright future, we should know the 61________ of time and make every minute 62 ________.
63_______is priceless.	Time is money, but time is even more 64_________ than money, because when money is spent, we can earn it back. But time will return no more.
Be masters of today	Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest. As students, we should never put off what we can be done today till tomorrow and we should try our 65 ______ to do everything well.

Paragraph 1
Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day, they are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; 94) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.
Paragraph 2
People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned (罐装的) or frozen (冷冻的). It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
Paragraph 3
There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on the earth. The first is to find some way to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.
According to(依据)the scientists，which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch？

A．Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbages.

B．Potatoes, carrots, rice and bread.

C．Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes.

D．Beef, pork, fish and milk,

It is important for people to eat ______.

A．three times a day 　

B．dinner at twelve o'clock

C．cooked food all the time 　

D．something from each of the seven kinds of food every day

People in different countries and different places of the world ____ .

A．have the right kinds of food to eat

B．cook their food in the same way

C．have their meals at the same time

D．eat food in different ways

Which of the following is not true？

A．People in some places don't have enough to eat.

B．There are too many people in the world.

C．One of the problems is that no one is hungry.

D．The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.

If there is Paragraph (段落) 4, what do you think is going to be talked about？

A．When people eat their lunch.

B．What to do with the two problems.

C．How to cook food in different ways.

D．Why people eat different kinds of food.