The winter vacation is coming. I don’t want to spend more time playing. I decide to work to make money for the next term. But I don’t know what work I can do.
Now, my mother is writing a book. She is busy and tired. I want to type for her for pay. When I tell her, she is very happy. She agrees to pay me 5 yuan for 1,000 words. But she asks me to do it carefully.
It is a hard job for me. I type so slowly that I can type only 800 words a day. But I don’t want to give up. I will keep typing all day long. I think I can type faster and faster.
I plan to finish the work in two weeks. Then, I will do my winter homework. I begin to know how hard it is to make money. And I really know the meaning of “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”Who does the writer want to work for?
| A．His mother. | B．His father. |
| C．His teacher. | D．His brother. |
What does his mother do?
| A．Maybe she is a teacher. |
| B．Maybe she is a writer. |
| C．Maybe she is a doctor. |
| D．Maybe she is a bank clerk. |
How many words must he type if he wants to make 15 yuan?
| A．1,000. | B．2,000. | C．3,000. | D．4,000. |
How long may it take the writer to do the work?
| A．About two weeks. | B．About a day. |
| C．Less than one week. | D．The whole vacation. |
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．He wants to make money. |
| B．He is a lazy child. |
| C．He is a good son. |
| D．He can type faster and faster at last. |
Suppose you will travel with your parents to America. You family will stay there for four days and plan between 1500 dollars and 1600 dollars on hotel accommodation. Please make the flowing decisions for your parents according to the given tariff: (价格表)
MAIN BUILDING WEST BUILDING
Superior Single $ 418 Standard Double $180
Standard Double $428 Superior Double $268
Superior Double $528Standard Single $100
Standard Suite $888 Superior Single $218
Superior Suite $1288
Executive Suite $2288
*Rate are subject to 15% service charge in the main Building and 10% in the
West Building.
* Free shuttle bus to the airport and railway station.
*Check-out time 12:00 noon.
Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA. People dress up in costumes (化妆服装) like a witch (巫婆), a ghost （鬼）or a skeleton （枯髅）. The children go to houses to say “Trick or treat!” Long ago, if a child was not good, he or she would get a trick like having a stone in his or her bag instead of some candy. Nowdays, no one gets tricks. All the children receive lots and lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary (恐怖的) movies.
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During the summer holidays there will be a new schedule (时间表).
Changes for meal and library service hours and for bus schedules will be shown on the wall outside the dining room. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being made, will be shown each Wednesday outside the library.
Buses to the town center will leave the North Beijing every hour on the half during the day. The dining room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during the weekdays and two meals from noon to 7:00p.m on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the weekdays, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 p.m.
All students who want to use the library borrowing service must have a new summer card. This announcement (通知) will also be shown in the next week’s student newspaper.
A rabbit is running into its hole. You may ask, “What happened?”
Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they run too. They know that there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee found some food, it goes back to his home. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger
comes near. A cat purrs (发出呼噜呼噜的声音)when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.
But human beings have something that no animals have –-- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information, to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things what have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.
No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language. People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we meet a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the Most useful book. When a rabbit gives the other rabbits a signal of danger, it _______.
| A．runs into its hole |
| B．stops to move its tail |
| C．runs with its tail moving up and down |
| D．stops moving its tail up and down as it runs |
A dog can tell something ________.
| A．by giving signals | B．by making different sounds |
| C．by purring | D．by barking |
It has been proved that no animal is able to _______.
| A．give the others information |
| B．tell others how it feels |
| C．express it actions and feelings with words |
| D． make different sounds, each with its own meaning |
Generally speaking, what we mean by “vocabulary” is _________.
| A．all the words that we know |
| B．more and more words we use |
| C．all the words we need |
| D．the dictionary which contains thousands of words |
What must we do in order to make our vocabulary large?
| A．Make more and more new words. |
| B． Learn more languages. |
| C． Look up any new words in a dictionary. |
| D． Try to read as many books as possible. |
Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America.
On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day (Aug.1) and Grandparents Day (Sep. 1).
The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.
People celebrate some holidays for their family members. We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together.
There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on all kinds of masks.
Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.
| A．Four. | B．Five. |
| C．Seven. | D．Ten. |
| A．Thanksgiving Day. | B．Christmas Day. |
| C．Valentine’s Day. | D．New Year’s Day. |
| A．in May | B．in April. |
| C．in June | D．in July |
| A．children | B．mothers |
| C．girls | D．students |
| A．enjoy a long holiday | B．stay with their family members |
| C．eat big meals with friends | D．spend Thanksgiving Day |