Hobbies are activities（活动）, which we do in our free time. There are so many kinds of hobbies one can choose for his or her own. Some hobbies are really expensive, and some are even dangerous.
The most popular hobbies in our country are as follows：
Collecting hobbies We can collect a lot of things. Usually people collect the stamps, postcards or coins. Some people collect unusual things like old cars, old motorbikes or other interesting things, which could be very expensive.
Art hobbies Going to the theatre, concert（音乐会）, opera; playing some instrument ( the most popular instrument is guitar ); painting, writing, poetry. There are many clubs—such as singing, dancing, etc.
Sports games Everybody do some sport activities—sport can keep us fit. Many students are members of a sports club—basketball, volleyball or swimming.
The other popular hobby is watching TV or a video, playing computer or video games, but it is not so good for your eyes and your mind. Many people here like to spend their free time reading books, magazines and newspapers. Some people like listening to music better. Going out can be very expensive now.
Many students would like to make use of their hobbies in their future jobs, e.g. working with computer, but it is not so easy. Hobbies are very important for everybody. A man would be very poor without a hobby and would not be pleased.
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There are many hobbies one can choose： expensive or dangerous. |
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Collecting hobbies |
Many people like Some people like to collect things, such as old cars, old motorbikes, etc. |
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We can go to the theatre, concert or opera. We can also learn to play some instrument. Some have Going to clubs for entertainment（娱乐）is also very interesting. |
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| Sports games |
We can take part in some sports activities or |
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| Other hobbies |
Watching TV or a video and playing computer or video games are interesting things to do, but not too much, for they may be We can choose to read or enjoy music for pleasure. |
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For many students hobbies are useful for their future jobs. Hobbies are important for everyone, without which we would be poor and not pleased. |
Frank was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, “If you work hard, you will make a lot of money, but it is not so good. I want easy work and a lot of money. That’s the most interesting thing in the world.”So he could only be a thief. But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.
One day, Frank sent one of his friends to a very large and beautiful house. He told him to get money from that rich family. It was evening, and a man and a girl were in the room. They were playing a duet（二重奏）on a piano. Then the thief came into the house.
When he returned, Frank asked him what he had got. But he said, “I didn’t take anything. That family can’t have much money. You know, two people were playing on the same piano there. They did not have money to buy another piano.”Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Frank and His Work | B．One Piano Only |
| C．The Man and the Girl | D．Easy Work and More Money |
From the story we know that Frank_______________.
| A．was more clever than most of the people | B．had many clever friends |
| C．didn’t want to do any work | D．knew many interesting things in the world |
The story tells us if we want to become rich, we must ______________ .
| A．find an easy job | B．work hard |
| C．have a lot of friends | D．learn something about money |
(1) The looks are for Tom’s family.
| Family member |
His /her looks |
| father |
tall, curly hair |
| mother |
short, black hair, heavy |
| sister |
long curly hair, medium build |
| brother |
looks like my mother, short, heavy |
(2) Here is the weather report in some cities in China.
| WEATHER REPORT |
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| City |
Max(最高温度) |
Min(最低温度) |
Weather |
| Beijing Dalian Harbin Shenzhen Ji’nan Xiamen Chongqing |
50C 10C -160C 240C 60C 190C 200C |
-70C -110C -250C 130C -20C 130C 120C |
sunny cloudy to sunny light snow su  nny to cloudycloudy windy rainy |
(3) This is TV show in Chongqing Station.
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| A．tall, curly | B．short, black | C．medium, long | D．short, long |
Beijing is ______ while Chongqing is raining.
| A．sunny to cloudy | B．cloudy to sunny | C．sunny | D．cloudy |
Which is the following sentence right?
A．Tom’s father is a cook. H e learns Chinese cooking on TV at 15:30. |
| B．Tom’s sister looks like my mother and she likes watching soap operas. |
| C．A reporter asks me about what I did on weekends on TV at 16:50. |
| D．Tom’s mother went to Harbin, she has to wear very warm clothes. |
"Come and have a dinner with me on Thursday," says John.
“But I don’t know where your house is,” says Henry.
“It’s easy,” says John. “There’s no problem. You get off(下车) the bus. Then, you cross the street. You take the first on the left, and you walk for five minutes. Then you come to a big tree about a hundred metres down this street, there is a big red house. You go past the big red house. And after about five hundred metres, you see a small yellow house near a little tree. Open the door with your foot."
“With my foot?” Says Henry.
“Why, yes,” says John, “Your hands will be full(满满的).”
"How do you know my hands will be full?"says Henry.
“You wouldn’t come to my house without(没有) some food with you”.John’s house is _____________.
A. a big and red house B. a small yellow house C. near a big treeWhy does John want Henry to open the door with foot? Because ______.
A. John invite(邀请) Henry to have dinner with him
B. There is something wrong Henry’s hands
C. John thinks that when Henry comes, his hands will be fullIn the story(故事), "You take the first on the left" means(意思)
A. You take No.1 bus on the left B. You take the first turning on the left
C. You take the first step on the left
阅读下面图片，从图片后所给各题的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
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How many(多少) ID cards are there in the picture?
| A．4. | B．3. | C．5. | D．6. |
Linda Brown is her ______ name.
| A．first | B．full | C．family | D．last |
What’s Jim’s family name?
| A．Brown. | B．Hand. | C．Smith. | D．Miller. |
What’s Mr. Hand’s first name?
| A．Gina. | B．Alan. | C．Nick. | D．Jim |
Can you see a clock and glasses(眼镜) in the picture?
| A．Yes. | B．No. | C．Sorry, I don’t know.(不知道) | D．Thanks. |
A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅馆) near the railway station (火车站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock train."
"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so early."
The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (闹钟)? Maybe it can help me."
"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."
"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (锈的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"
"I don’t know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn’t matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time." The student stayed at the inn because ____.
| A．it was in the cool mountain village he was going to |
| B．the boss of the inn was kind to him |
| C．the boss could wake him up at the right time |
| D．it was near the railway station |
The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.
| A．the boss had the habit (习惯) of getting up early |
| B．the boss had promised (答应) to help him in every possible way (千方百计地) |
| C．he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train |
| D．it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station |
The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.
| A．five o’clock | B．a quarter to five |
| C．half past four | D．a quarter to six |
The student was disappointed because ____.
| A．he had to buy an alarm-clock |
| B．the boss refused to wake him up |
| C．he would take another train |
| D．he had to go to the village on foot |
From the story we know the ____.
| A．clock would wake the student up in time |
| B．student certainly missed his train the next morning |
| C．alarm-clock was no use for the student |
| D．student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理) |