Be careful on April 1st! When your classmates say "Your shoes untied（解开的）!", it may not be true. And if you find your alarm clock is set back an hour, this may be a joke too.
April Fool's Day（愚人节）is a traditional festival. On that day people play harmless（无害的） jokes on others and then shout, "April Fool!" It's a "for-fun-only" day, so people don't buy gifts or get the day off work or school.
April Fool's Day started in France in the 16th century（世纪）. At that time, New Year's Day was between March 25th and April 1st. When New Year's Day changed to January 1st in the mid-1560s, some people still celebrate it on April 1st. Others played jokes on them and called them "April Fools".
Each country celebrates April Fool's Day differently. In France, it is called "April Fish". The Frenchmen fool their friends by sticking (粘) paper fish to their friends' backs. When someone finds out this joke, they shout, "April Fish!" In England, it is bad luck to play an April Fool's joke on someone in the afternoon. Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike.April Fool's Day started in ___________ in the sixteenth century.
| A．the USA | B．England | C．China | D．France |
When was New Year's Day about five hundred years ago in France?
| A．On March 25th. |
| B．Between April 1st and April 25th. |
| C．Between March 25th and April 1st. |
| D．On April 1st. |
“April Fool's Day” is called “April Fish” because the French ___________.
| A．must eat fish for dinner on that day |
| B．like eating fish very much |
| C．fool their friends by sticking paper fish to their friend's backs |
| D．like to give their friends fish as a treat |
Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 a.m. the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training.Then the next 55 kilometers, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing part of the competition will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday afternoon includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for playing at the seaside. In the afternoon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 yuan
Telephone: 4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers’ Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 2004 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices: 60/ 100/ 150 yuan
Time / Date: 4:30p.m., August 26 (Sat.)
Telephone: 5012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give a special climbing show. What’s more, it’s all Free!
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time / Date: 9-12 a.m., August 26 and 27
Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang ZhenghuaThe main purpose of giving the above events is to give information about ______.
A. visiting teams
B. famous players
C. things to do for the weekendIf you take part in the bicycle competition, you will ride for _____ kilometers.
A. 35 B. 55 C. 75If you are in Beijing at 5:00 p.m. on August 26, which activity can you join in?
A. watching a football match
B. going bike riding
C. going hikingWhat is special about the rock climbing competition?
A. A team from Japan will give a climbing show.
B. You can’t watch it without paying.
C. You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part.If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, you will call ______.
A. 4675027 B. 5012372 C.7143177
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂“A”， 错误的涂“B”。(共5小题，每小题2分；计10分)
Abing was born on August 17, 1893 in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi. Abing was the name used by his family. He was given the name Hua Yanjun at school. His father trained him in drums from the age of 10. Abing began learning the dizi at the age of 12, then the erhu. At the age of 17, Abing first performed in some ceremonies, and won praise for his musical talent.
In 1939, he married. After his marriage, Abing performed every afternoon in a public square in Wuxi. He became famous for his music and songs. After the performance, he would walk through the city's streets, playing the erhu. His most famous composition, Erquan Yingyue, was performed in this period.
In the summer of 1950, two professors Yang Yinliu and Cao Anhe, travelled to Wuxi to record Abing. By this time, Abing had not performed for almost three years. After three days' practice, three erhu pieces and three pipa pieces were recorded. However, Abing's favorite piece, Meihua Sannong, was not recorded when the team ran out of blank records.Abing was the name used at school.
Abing’s first show was at the age of 17.
Erquan Yingyue was the most famous piece of music from Abing.
In 1950, six pieces of music were recorded by Abing alone.
The team didn’t record Abing’s favorite piece.
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Jim likes playing football. And he also enjoys _________(watch) football matches. As he hasn‘t enough money
________(buy) tickets, he has to watch them on TV at home if he
_____(have) time. But he always goes to school from Monday to Friday and
_______(miss) a lot of important matches. One afternoon there
__________(be) the biggest match of the year in America. Jim hoped
_________(watch) it on TV very much, but he couldn‘t. They
________(have) a science test the next morning and he had to get ready for it.
“Can we have a video, Mum?” Jim asked before he went to school. “Then you________(record) (录) the football matches for me.””I’m afraid we can’t buy one.” said his mother. But the next afternoon in
_______(come) Jim, with a new video in his arms.
“How did you pay for that , Jim?” his mother asked him in surprise.
“That’s easy, Mum,” answered the boy, “―I __________(sell) our TV set.”
从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语填空，完成下面短文。每个选项只能使用一次。
lived, look up, used to, dark, died, lights, either, report, By, chew
Josie is a Grade 7 student in England. She had to find out how people hundreds of years ago. She went to the library to
some information. She found a picture of a house in 1900.She found out that people
play the piano for fun at that time. They also hung a photo og Queen Victoria on the wall. She ruled England then. There were no
.
It was cold and in the room.. People used fire for light. Lots of insects
when they flew to the fire. There was no sofa or TV in the house,
.The toilet was at the back of the house. There was no gum to
or candy to eat, no posters of pop stars, and no CDs or computers in the house. There was a cat, though.
Studying, Josie wrote a
.Now she says that it is better to live in the modern world.
Everybody can suffer from stress. No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life.
Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard. You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions.
Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home or problems with brothers and sisters. Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university. The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers. There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them.
Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound simple, but it is true. A problem shared is a problem halved.Why is being a teenager often difficult?
| A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems. |
| B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children's problems. |
| C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework. |
| D．Because adults often make them feel stressed. |
Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience _____.
| A．by asking them to go to university |
| B．by helping them with their homework |
| C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters |
| D．as families never support their children enough |
Why can leaving school be a stressful time for teenagers?
| A．Because they will be leaving their favorite teachers. |
| B．Because many people's favorite memories are at school. |
| C．Because they may worry about getting a place at university. |
| D．Because they may worry about becoming an adult. |
Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?
| A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs. |
| B．Because there are no jobs. |
| C．Because a job is more difficult than school work. |
| D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university. |
We can deal with the stress in our life _____.
| A．by not trying to find a job |
| B．by forgetting about our problems |
| C．by getting a place at university |
| D．by sharing our problems with our friends |