My name is Tom. I like shopping, but I think shopping with young children is not an easy thing. I have to look after them while I am shopping. I don’t think shopping with women is fun, either. I often go shopping with my friends. It is fun. If I think a kind of shirt is fit for me, I think it is also fit for my friends. So I’d like them to think about buying the same things.
My name is Sandy. I like shopping too. But I never go shopping on Saturdays or Sundays. There are a lot of people in the shops. I like shopping with my friends. I usually spend a lot of time choosing (选择) things because I never buy the first thing I see. I always look around other shops to find the best price. I can find the best very well. I dislike buying food in small shops and street markets. I think food in the supermarket is very fresh and very cheap, so I like shopping there.Tom and Sandy both like shopping______.
| A．with friends | B．at weekends |
| C．with their family | D．on the Internet |
When Tom shops with women or children, he thinks it is _________.
| A．interesting or fun | B．fun or hard(困难) |
| C．happy or hard | D．hard or not interesting |
Why does Sandy spend so much time choosing things?
| A．Because she wants to find the best price. |
| B．Because there are so many people. |
| C．Because she doesn’t buy the first thing that she sees. |
| D．Because she is very free. |
From what Tom says, we know _________.
| A．many people like shopping at weekends. |
| B．it is fun for Tom to go shopping with his friends. |
| C．people don’t like shopping at weekends. |
| D．things are cheap at weekends. |
Sandy likes to buy food____.
| A．in small shops | B．in street markets |
| C．in the supermarket | D．on the Internet |
| Summer Surfing USA 15-Day Tour for Beach Lovers |
Winter Wonderland 15-Day Ski Tour in the Green Mountains Go skiing in Vermont |
| Visit beautiful Southern California surfing beaches Accommodations(住宿): Single or double rooms in beachfront hotels Price includes: Money for daily surfboard(冲浪板 ）；3-hour beginner’s lessons Night activities: Beach barbecues(烧烤)，club dancing, moonlight boating Other activities: Visit Disneyland, tour Beverly Hills and see the movie stars’ homes Tour cost: Single room $1,999 Double room $2,300 |
Accommodation: Village hotels, with relaxing environment and fine Dining, comfortable rooms with nice furniture(家具) Price includes: All ski equipment(装备), life tickets, and daily 2-hour lessons Night activities: Parties in the open air, rock Music concerts Other activities: Shopping, ice skating, cross-country skiing Tour cost: Single room: $2,500 Double room $3,200 |
Which of the activities can you do at night?
| A．Visit Disneyland | B．Skate on the ice. |
| C．Enjoy rock music | D．See the movie stars’ homes |
Going to ________ is beach lovers’ best choice for summer vacation.
| A．Vermont | B．Green Mountains |
| C．Northern California | D．Southern California |
Which of the following does the price of both tours include?
| A．Lessons | B．Lift tickets | C．Daily surfboard | D．Ski equipment |
Grandma was always forgetting things." What's wrong with her?" Anna asked. "We think she's getting old, and she may be ill. We may have to send her to a nursing home so that she can be taken good care of. But we can go to see her and bring her presents, like strawberry ice cream." Mother said.
One day, they went to see Grandma at the nursing home. Anna hugged(拥抱) Grandma. "Look," she said, "we've brought you strawberry ice cream!" Grandma didn't say anything. She just took it and began eating. "Do you know who I am?" Anna asked. "You're the girl who brings me ice cream." Grandma said. "Yes, but I'm Anna, your granddaughter. Don't you remember me?" she asked, throwing her arms around the old lady. Grandma smiled, "Remember? Sure. You're the girl who brings me ice cream." Suddenly Anna realized that Grandma would never remember her. "Oh, how I love you, Grandma!" she said. Just then she saw a tear roll down Grandma's cheeks (脸颊). "Love," she said, "I remember love. n "You see, dear, that's what she wants—love!" Mother said. It's more important to remember love than someone's name. Anna realized that________.
A. Grandma would never remember her B. she had no ice cream
C Grandma could go home with herD. she could no longer go to visit GrandmaWhat did Grandma remember?
| A．Date. | B．Money. | C．Love. | D．Past |
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The first Earth Day was in 1970.People were beginning to worry about what we were doing to our environment. So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries. In 2007 organizers in over 150 countries planned over 4,000 big events. But Earth Day is not just about marches(游行) and big events. In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller, local events. These events dealt with environmental problems in the neighborhood. The world Wide Fund for Nature made a list of 5 things that each person could do to save the environment.
Don’t leave the tap running.
Turn off lights when you leave a room.
Turn off your computer every night.
Wash your clothes, and yourself, in warm or cold water, not hot water.
Dishwashers use as little water as possible.
If we all do at least 2 of these all the time, we can make a big difference.Was the first Earth Day set up in 1970 ?
When is Earth Day?
How many countries planned big events in 2007 ?
What should people do when the water keeps running from a tap?
What else can you do to save our environment ?
If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others？Don’t believe those people who say that young people today often think only ofthemselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be great fun — I’ll spend the whole summer living in a forest and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the moon and stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!
Jason , 18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, less expensive houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish , 16
I’m going to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help them choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.What does Alice plan to work for others in summer？
| A．To sleep under the moon and stars. |
| B．To breathe the clean mountain air. |
| C．To help build hiking paths in the mountains. |
| D．To spend the whole summer living in a forest. |
The writer’s idea in this passage is ______.
| A．school students should do some hiking in summer. |
| B．it’s good to do something good for others in vacation. |
| C．helping children to choose and read books is a good way. |
| D．breathing clean mountain air is good for health. |
Which is the most possible title (标题) for this passage？
| A．Reading for Life |
| B．A Special House Program |
| C．The Forest Centre |
| D．Young American Volunteers |
One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire (退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been … err… A really long time!”
His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”
Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.
When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.
When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.
His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?”“Sure!” Jack said excitedly.
As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”
“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs (拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?
| A．To build a new position for him. | B．To hold his hands warmly. |
| C．To give him a new business job. | D．To give him a warm hug. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Grandpa would be forty-one years old next year. |
| B．Jack was the last one to give the gift to his grandpa. |
| C．Others didn’t want to put his gifts together with Jack’s. |
| D．Jack’s parents give Grandpa some money for his job. |
Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?
| A．Because he would lose his position. |
| B．Because others didn’t like him at all. |
| C．Because he was moved by Jack’s gift. |
| D．Because Jack wasn’t with him that evening. |