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Hello! I’m Tom. Here is a photo of my friend. His first name is Mark. His last name is Hand. He is English. His school ID card number is 19922.My school ID card number is 12299. That’s interesting(有趣的). Look at the photo! He is in a black and red jacket. His backpack is blue, and his watch is yellow. A baseball is in his hand(手).His telephone number is 235-3577.Tom is Mark’s________ .
| A．brother | B．cousin | C．friend | D．sister |
The boy in the photo is ________.
| A．Tom Hand | B．Mark Hand | C．Tom Black | D．Hand Tom |
Tom’s school ID card number is ________.
| A．12299 | B．19922 | C．19292 | D．235-3577 |
Mark has a ________.
| A．green watch | B．black and red jacket |
| C．yellow jacket | D．black backpack |
Mark’s backpack is _______.
| A．yellow | B．black | C．blue | D．green |
Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness. Money and success don’t bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness.
Some people believe that if they are wealthy, they will be able to do anything they want, which means happiness. On the other hand, some people believe that holding a high position in the government is happiness. In this way, you have not only money, but also many other things which can’t be bought by money. However, other people believe that having lots of money is not happiness, nor is holding a high position in the government. These people value(重视) their beliefs, or their intelligence, or their health. They think these can make them happy.
Here are a few ways to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we don’t enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have close friends usually enjoy happier and healthier lives.
The second secret of happiness is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an old neighbor, or simply help around the house.
Now maybe you know how to find happiness!The underlined word “wealthy” means “__________” in the article.
| A．pleased | B．healthy | C．excited | D．rich |
Some people who hold a high position in the government think they can _________.
| A．get money and something they can’t buy with money |
| B．do what they want to do at any time |
| C．enjoy health which makes them work hard |
| D．take an active part in all kinds of activities every day |
The writer thinks the secret of happiness is that people ___________.
| A．think about getting a good job |
| B．think of presents they don’t like |
| C．often spend time with close friends |
| D．often spend time on entering the college |
Many people find it happy to ___________.
| A．remember the old days and troubles |
| B．do some meaningful things for others |
| C．go shopping to buy some food |
| D．make much money and little success |
The passage mainly tells us __________.
| A．how to find happiness |
| B．how to save happiness |
| C．to do something good for others |
| D．to value our beliefs or health |
Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.
Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics (特点) which give us courage and make us want to learn from them.
A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just the person with great fame (声誉) .
A hero has powers (力量) larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to experience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.
A hero has a vision from the mountaintop. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might take different buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because of the different colors of their skin.
There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly. According to this passage, a hero is a person who always __________.
| A．gives us courage | B．thinks highly of others |
| C．shares great fame | D．stands on the mountaintop |
If you want to live like a hero, you should __________.
| A．experience a new and meaningful life |
| B．listen to something worth talking about |
| C．serve your own fame and try to be famous |
| D．know where and how you want to live and die |
The underlined word “vision” in the passage means “__________”.
| A．风景 | B．想象 |
| C．远见 | D．形象 |
Black people in America used to __________ before Martin Luther King, Jr..
| A．shop at the white’s stores |
| B．drive buses with the white |
| C．take walks in the white’s parks |
| D．eat in restaurants without the white |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．We don’t need heroes anymore at some point now. |
| B．Heroes are all the same though different in cultures. |
| C．People get power from heroes to move to a new place. |
| D．Our society has developed faster because of heroes in history. |
Jack is a clerk of a bookstore. Here is the note from his boss, Ben. Jack has to decide what books to order according to the following note and the descriptions of the books.
Hi Jack,
You must hand in the order list of books to me by the first working day of every month. The rules for choosing books are:
For textbooks:
● August is coming. We must choose all textbooks, without thinking of other rules.
For books which are not textbooks:
● If more than five copies of books were sold last month, we choose them. But if there are five copies or more in stock (现货), we do not make an order.
● If the wholesale (批发) prices of the books are higher than $75, we do not choose them. And we do not order anything whose retail (零售) price is higher than $100.
Ben
The descriptions of the books
| Title: Homeland English Publisher (出版社): Homeland Ltd Wholesale price: $110 Retail price: $140 Textbook: Yes Copies sold last month: 3 Copies in stock: 2 |
Title: How to Become Successful Publisher: Founders Company Ltd Wholesale price: $25 Retail price: $40 Textbook: No Copies sold last month: 2 Copies in stock: 1 |
| Title: Biology at a Glance Publisher: New Times Publishing Ltd Wholesale price: $70 Retail price: $95 Textbook: No Copies sold last month: 18 Copies in stock: 3 |
Title: Good Health in 20 Days Publisher: Oscar World Ltd Wholesale price: $50 Retail price: $66 Textbook: No Copies sold last month: 10 Copies in stock: 20 |
Jack must hand in the order list to his boss by __________.
| A．the first day of last August | B．the last working day of this month |
| C．the last day of next August | D．the first working day of each month |
If Jack wants to buy the books about success, he should order them from __________.
| A．Homeland Ltd | B．Founders Company Ltd |
| C．Oscar World Ltd | D．New Times Publishing Ltd |
The wholesale price of the book __________ is over $100.
| A．Homeland English | B．Good Health in 20 Days |
| C．Biology at a Glance | D．How to Become Successful |
The number of the books sold best last month is __________.
| A．3 | B．10 | C．18 | D．20 |
Jack can’t buy Good Health in 20 Days because __________.
| A．it is not a school textbook |
| B．its wholesale price is too high |
| C．the copies in stock are more than 5 |
| D．the copies sold last month are over 5 |
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
l It helps to prevent heart diseases.
l Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
l Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
l Bicycling is healthier than driving.From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very __________.
| A．surprising | B．exciting | C．expensive | D．popular |
When you are riding your bicycle around your neighborhood, you may __________.
| A．pollute the environment around | B．find something you didn’t notice |
| C．go everywhere and use a little oil | D．get off your bike and begin to work |
If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and __________.
| A．get out of the car | B．take it onto a train |
| C．put it in your purse | D．go on airline websites |
One of the benefits from bicycling is that __________.
| A．you can fold the bicycle | B．you will be friendly to others |
| C．you will be more relaxed | D．you may get fatter and fatter |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. |
| B．Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes. |
| C．Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood. |
| D．Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines. |
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Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a short and wet room last year. Now their daughter was born, the room was too narrow for them to live in. Last Friday, after the factory paid out wages（工资）, Mr. Brown had to borrow some money from his friends and bought an old house. It’s a little bigger and drier than the old one. But the walls were very dirty. Mrs. Brown told her husband to paint them.
It was Saturday. Mr. Brown didn’t go to work. He came in a paint shop and bought two cans（罐） of paint. It was made in(由┅生产) Japan. He looked at the directions(说明书) for a long time, but he couldn’t understand it at all. Before leaving the shop, he had to ask the shopkeeper, “Can I put this paint on myself, sir?”
It seemed the shopkeeper didn’t understand him. He looked at Mr. Brown up and down and then he said,” You’d better put it on the wall, sir. It would look better, I think.”Mr. Brown works in a _______________.
There are _____________ people in Mr. Brown’s family now.
The house they bought was a little bigger and drier, but the walls were very _______.
Mr. Brown bought two cans of paint, but he didn’t _______________ the directions.
The two cans of paint are made in _______________.
The shopkeeper thought Mr. Brown would paint not on the walls, but on his _______.