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There are many ways to help improve your health like eating healthy food． taking exercise and getting medical help． But the easiest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night． The general sleeping rule is that the younger you are． The longer sleep you need． But regardless of（不管）age， some people need to sleep more while for some a few hours is enough．

The problem with sleep is that more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough．According to the World Health Organization over half the people in the world may be sleep﹣deprived． Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also causes accidents． In the United States alone， sleepy drivers cause at least 100，000 traffic accidents a year． Also sleep problems can cause medical problems such as high blood pressure（血压）．

Why are so many people sleep﹣deprived？ Part of the reasons may be cultural． In the American culture， people put a higher value on work than on sleep． In fact， peopele who sleep a lot are usually seen as "lazy"． Also， you can sometimes hear some people say proudly that they don't have much time to sleep． they only sleep four or five hours a night． It seems that the less you sleep， the more work you'll do．

How do we teach these people to learn the value of sleep？ Perhaps they may listen to the advice of Dr． James Maas． an expert（专家） in sleep． He says ，"Sleep is like a credit （信用卡） card． When you sleep less． you are only borrowing time． You always have to pay it back． The more hours you don't sleep， the more hours you should't sleep to "pay back" the hours on your 'sleep credit card．'"

For those who value work more than sleep， they should listen to what a famous person once said． "Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the night． That is a foolish（愚蠢的） idea which is held by people who have no imagination． You will be able to do more．"

（1）According to the writer， the easiest and cheapest way to improve health is to 　　．

A．	eat healthy food every day
B．	take excrcisc as much as possible
C．	get medical help whenever necessary
D．	sleep eight hours or more every night

（2）What does "slecep﹣deprived" mean in Paragraph 2？　　

A．	Having a good sleep．
B．	Excited about sleep．
C．	Having less sleep．
D．	Interested in sleep．

（3）According to Dr． James Maas． what is sleep like？　　

A．	An hour．
B．	A report．
C．	A credit card．
D．	A piece of paper．

（4）What do the words of the famous person mean in Paragragh 5？　　

A．	Sleeping during the night is foolish．
B．	Sleeping during the night is helpful．
C．	People have no courage．
D．	People always do less work．

（5）What is the best title of the passage'？　　

A．	The Value of Sleep
B．	The Value of Study
C．	The Ways of Eating Less
D．	The Ways of Making Money

One day，Tom's teacher， Miss Mak， held a class meeting． "There will be a flag day next Saturday． Does anyone want to join this meaningful event （活动）？" asked Miss Mak． Tom was inierested in raising money for homeless children but he was not brave enough to talk to the strangers， so he kept quiet in his seat．

"Tom． you haven't sold flags before，" said Miss Mak suddenly． "Would you like to have a try？"

Tom was hesitant（犹豫的），but he finally nodded．

On the flag day，Tom and Angela sold flags in a busy street． "Ex﹣cuse me， Could y﹣o﹣u pl﹣ea﹣se buy …？" said Angela softly to the first person she met． The man smiled and put five﹣dollar coin into Angela's collection bag． Then she said thanks and put a flag under his shoulder． "I did it!" said Angela happily． "It's your turn now．"

Feeling nervous． Tom began to shake． Soon， he saw a young lady walking towards him．

The lady was smiling and holding a few coins in her hand． She asked， "Are you selling flags for Fund for the Homeless Childred？" Tom's face became red and said yes． Then the lady made the donation（捐赠） and Tom gave her a flag． "You made it!" laughed Angela．

In the next couple of hours， Angela and Tom sold flags quickly and bravely． Al last， their collection bags were so heavy that they had to hold them with both arms． They felt very proud．

（1）Why did Tom keep quiet in his seat？　　

A．	He had other plans．
B．	He didn't like Miss Mak．
C．	He was not interested in the activity．
D．	He was not brave enough to talk to the strangers．

（2）When Miss Mak asked Tom to have a try， he finally 　　．

A．	laughed
B．	nodded
C．	refused
D．	cried

（3）Where did Tom and Angela sell flags？　　

A．	In a busy street．
B．	In their school．
C．	In a tall building．
D．	In a small garden．

（4）How much did the first man pay Angela for the flag？　　

A．	Five dollars．
B．	Ten dollars．
C．	Fifteen dollars．
D．	Twenty dollars．

（5）How did Tom and Angela feel after they sold the flags？　　

A．	Bored．
B．	Shy．
C．	Confident．
D．	Sad．

Dear Lucy，

How are you？ It has been a month since my family left Hong Kong for England and we are fine．

England is very different from Hong Kong． The weather is terrible and it rains a lot． The buildings are funny． They are in rows and not high． I love them because the rooms are much larger． I'm having a wonderful at my new school and my new home!

Mum and Dad are happy with their new jobs． But my brother Jack doesn't like moving to England because he misses his friends so much．

I've made lots of new friends at school． My teachers are really nice too and my English has improved a lot． After school， we can take part in relaxing activities such as sport， watching films or playing computer games． There's a park near the school where I often go with the other students at the weekend．

We are travelling back to Hong Kong for the summer holiday． I will visit you and bring you a present!

Write back soon!

Love

Sandy

（1）Where did Sandy's family live before？　　

A．	Hong Kong．
B．	Sydney．
C．	New York．
D．	London．

（2）Sandy loves the buildings in England because their rooms are 　　．

A．	cheaper
B．	warmer
C．	newer
D．	larger

（3）How many people are there in Sandy's family？　　

A．	2．
B．	4．
C．	6．
D．	8．

（4）Who does not like moving to England？　　

A．	Dad．
B．	Mum．
C．	Jack．
D．	Sandy．

（5）What is the letter mainly about？　　

A．	Sandy's summer holiday．
B．	Sandy's parents．
C．	Sandy's new classmates．
D．	Sandv's new life．

If you walk into a bookstore，you might see shelves of books labeled（标注）"self﹣help"．You may not know what these books are about．In fact，more and more people are turning to self﹣help books for advice these days．You can't imagine that sales of these books in the UK reached 3，000，000 last year．

Self﹣help books are usually written by psychologists（心理学家），famous writers or successful businessmen． They teach you how to deal with problems in your life，for example，how to get on well with your classmates or friends，how to plan your time well or how to find happiness．

Paul sweetman，the owner of City Books in the UK．said that social problems might be the reason why more people are reading self﹣help books．"They come into the shop and look for ways to deal with these problems in their life，"Paul said．Besides，it seem to be easier for young readers to find their mistakes，especially those born after 2000． They want to improve themselves by reading self﹣help books．

Self﹣help books used to be something people laughed at．Many people didn't take chicken soup stories and"success theory（成功学）"books seriously．But now they are recognizedby young people．

No matter why there is growing interest in self﹣help books， it's good to know that help is at hand if we need it． But are these books truly helpful？Read one and find out．

（1）From this passage，self﹣help books are books which 　　．

A．	tell us interesting jokes
B．	provide beautiful poems
C．	teach us to deal with problem
D．	talk about animals and plants

（2）The underlined word"recognized"means 　　in the passage．

A．	doubted
B．	refused
C．	accepted
D．	avoided

（3）The writer writes this passage mainly to 　　．

A．	increase people's happiness
B．	introduce self ﹣help books
C．	help us to plan time well
D．	encourage us to write books

Goreme is a beautiful town in Turkey．It is best﹣known for its strange rock shapes and hot air balloon trips during sunrise（日出）．Here are some of the cool things visitors can do in Goreme．

Stay in a cave（山洞）hotel

Staying in a cave hotel is a special experience in Goreme．It makes you learn how people lived in stone caves hundreds of years ago in this area．

Taking a hot air balloon trip

Over 20 years ago，people in Goreme began to fly the first hot air balloon in the sky of this little town．Now， there are over one hundred balloons flying every day early in the morning as the sun rises．It is the best way to enjoy the amazing beauty of Goreme．

Visit the open﹣air museum

The open﹣air museum is about 15 minutes' walk away from the center of Goreme．This place is the first stop on anyone's journey to Goreme．It is made up of 7 churches（教堂）which were dug out of rocks．Among them， the Dark Church is the best protected．Recent studies show that all these churches were built between the 10th and 12th centuries．

See the magical rock shapes

These unusual rock shapes are the most beautiful part in Goreme．They are made by the strong winds and heavy rains．Their shapes look like different kinds of animals．Every year，tourists around the world come to see the amazing art made by nature．

If you want to have a cool journey to Turkey，the magical Goreme can be a better choice．

（1）Goreme is most famous for 　　．

A．	the cave hotels
B．	the open﹣air museum
C．	the Dark Church
D．	the strange rock shapes

（2）The best way to enjoy the beauty of Goreme is 　　．

A．	flying on a hot air balloon
B．	staying in a cave hotel
C．	standing before the rock shapes
D．	visiting the open﹣air museum

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．	The cave hotel is made up of 7 churches and several caves．
B．	This open﹣air museum is the first stop to visit Goreme．
C．	People began to fly the first hot air balloon 2 years ago．
D．	The magical rock shapes are made by human beings．

（4）Where do you think this passage may come from？　　

A．	A travel guide．
B．	A sports report．
C．	A story book．
D．	A history magazine．

A．8:30 a.m. Monday	B．9:30 a.m. Friday
C．3:00 p.m. Sunday	D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday