Unlike Chinese people, the ones in the West believe in star signs. Western world has a complete system(系统) of star signs, and they explain them and use them to tell a person’s characteristics and the things they like or dislike. There are a cycle of 12 of them in all. All of them are decided by the date instead of the year of your birth and each of them has its own characteristics.
Sagittarius (射手座) is one of them. Now, let’s take it as an example:
Sagittarius (November 23—December 21)
Sagittarius in short
Sagittarius are fun, loving, generous and very friendly. They seldom tell lies; in fact they’re so open about everything, They have surprising intuitions(直觉) that they should pay attention to. They are pretty clever because they are so interested in everything. They can be a bit rude, that’s only because they’re very honest and will say exactly what they think. They love travelling, fast cars and horse riding. They also love spending money.
More about Sagittarius
Sagittarius are great friends because they are interested in everything and everyone. They are attracted by even the strangest people. With their humour, they are often in a good mood. They can be hurtful to others because they cannot stop speaking what they see as the truth, but they don’t mean to. Money is not their God. Their values are spiritual(精神的) rather than material.
They are hard-working. They are very open-minded about new ideas and love to try ideas out. Usually it does end up working because they have an excellent intuition and can usually tell straight away if an idea is a good one or a bad one. One of their weaknesses is not asking enough money for all the hard work they do, because they love doing it.Whose star sign is Sagittarius?
| A．Miss Yao who was born on Mar 18, 1978. |
| B．Peter, a boy who was born on Nov 22, 1998. |
| C．Mr Zhou who was born on Dec 23, 1976. |
| D．Lucy, a girl who was born on Nov 30, 1991. |
Which is WRONG about Sagittariaus?
| A．Sagittarians often tell lies. |
| B．Sagittarians can be rude. |
| C．Sagittarians show great interest in strange things and people. |
| D．Sagittarians can end up working by using their good intuition. |
What can we know from the underlined sentence “Money is not their God”?
| A．Sagittarians care too much about money. |
| B．Sagittarians believe that money is from the God. |
| C．Sagittarians hate God. |
| D．Sagittarians pay no attention to money. |
JOLIN Tsai (蔡依林), a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English．Instead, she has published (出版) a new book, "Jolin's English Diary Book"．It came out in Taiwan in March．Jolin is helping you learn English in a light hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks．
"I hope it's a happy English book," she said, "When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it．" This certainly doesn't mean just reciting (背诵) words．Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning．She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English．She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school (小学)．Because of this, she hosted (主持) news programme on the radio herself．
Jolin knows it's important to put English to good use．So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion (时尚), travel and family．After each diary, she gives you lots of notes．You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers．When did Jolin Tsai publish "Jolin's English Diary Book" ?
| A．In May | B．In April | C．In March | D．In June |
She has been good at English ．
| A．since she became a famous singer |
| B．since she was in Grade 3 |
| C．since she was in college (大学) |
| D．since she was 3 years old |
． Jolin thinks that is important for us to learn English．
| A．just reciting words | B．hosting a programme on the radio |
| C．studying in the classroom | D．putting English to good use |
What's the meaning of "light-hearted" in the passage?
| A．轻松愉快的 | B．漫不经心的 | C．迷迷糊糊的 | D．乐于助人的 |
From the passage we know that ．
| A．she is not only a famous singer but also an English teacher in a primary school |
| B．you don't have to keep English diaries |
| C．she teaches us how to be a famous singer in "Jolin's English Diary Book" |
| D．Jolin Tsai shows us how to learn English in a fun way |
Many teenagers (青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members, and in particular (尤其是) their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for help．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members．
However, parents often try to choose friends for their children．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．The question of “choice” is an interesting one．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome．Many teenagers think their know them better than their parents do．
| A．friends | B．sisters | C．brothers | D．family members |
When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is ．
| A．to go to their friends |
| B．to talk with their parents |
| C．to have a discussion with their family by phone |
| D．to talk with their friends on the phone |
Which of the following sentences is right according to the passage?
| A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy． |
| B．In all families children can choose everything they like． |
| C．Parents should try their best to understand their children better． |
| D．Teenagers can only go to their friends for help． |
The sentence “Your answers are welcome．” means “”．
| A．You are welcome to have a discussion with us |
| B．We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome |
| C．Your answers are always correct |
| D．You can give us all the right answers |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Only Parents Can Decide． | B．Parents And Children． |
| C．Teenagers Need Friends． | D．A Strange Question． |
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine （酒）and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk（醉了） and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself. In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
| A．the rich man | B．the servant | C．both A and B | D．neither A and B |
The rich man knew that it was _____ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
| A．the cat | B．himself | C．nobody | D．the servant |
The rich told the servant that there was poison(毒药) in the two bottles, because ________.
| A．there was in fact poison in the bottles |
| B．did not want the servant to drink his wine |
| C．he wanted to kill the cat |
| D．he wanted to kill the servant |
In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
| A．the servant | B．cat | C．the rich man | D．nobody |
From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
| A．lazy | B．bad | C．clever | D．kind |
Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and maths and English ... Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher sutdies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English.Many students in China are learning English, aren't they? ____.
| A．No, they aren't | B．No, they are | C．Yes, they are | D．Yes, they aren't |
If one wants to learn another language well, he must ____.
| A．learn at school | B．study by himself | C．work hard | D．study easily |
The sentence "It is difficult to answer that question" means ____.
| A．that question is not difficult to answer |
| B．that question is difficult to answer it |
| C．it is difficultly to answer that question |
| D．it is hard to answer that question |
"Their own language" means ____.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．French | D．Japanese |
What's the Chinese of "study by themselves"?
| A．和他们一起学习 | B．自学 | C．向他们学习 | D．通过学习 |
Hi, I’m Brian. This is the photo of my family. My grandfather is with glasses. He has little hair. The one standing next to him is my uncle. He is wearing a cap. My grandmother has gray hair. She is a kind woman. She is holding my younger brother. He has short curly hair. The woman standing behind me is my mom. She has straight brown hair. There is a little girl sitting on the table. Her name is Cathy. She is my sister. She is wearing a green T-shirt and a pair of green socks. It’s her favorite color. Which one is my father? Well, he is wearing glasses, too. He is in brown shorts and brown shoes. His name is Sam. Now, do you know where he is?How many people are there in the passage?
| A．Five. | B．Six. |
| C．Seven | D．Eight |
What is Cathy’s favorite color?
| A．Green. | B．Black. |
| C．Yellow. | D．White. |
How many children do Brian’s parents have?
| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four |
Who is wearing glasses?
| A．Brian and his father. | B．Brian. |
| C．Brian’s grandpa and uncle. | D．Brian’s grandpa and father. |
Which is NOT true?
| A．Brian has one uncle in the picture. |
| B．Brian’s younger brother has long curly hair. |
| C．Brian’s grandfather doesn't have much hair. |
| D．Brian’s sister wears a green T-shirt. |