Many people say that they are working too many hours，（1） They can't take care of things at home．They don't have time to relax．
（2） In France，people spend about 1，646hours a year at work．In Japan，however，people work about 2，159hours a year．That means a Japanese employee（员工）works 513more hours a year than a French one．That is more than 12weeks，or three months，of extra（额外的）work!
（3） Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money．However，many companies don't pay overtime．Their employees don't get extra pay for extra work．These people work extra hours because they think it's their duty．Some people are afraid they will lose their jobs if they don't work extra hours．
（4） In France，people get five weeks of paid vacation．In Germany，they get from four to six weeks．In the United States，two weeks of vacation is the average（平均）．In one study in Great Britain，fewer than half of the workers ran out of all their vacation days．（5） If that is true，there will be a lot of dull people in the world．
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| A． |
In English，people say，"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" |
| B． |
Work hours are different from one country to another． |
| C． |
Many people say that their vacations are too short． |
| D． |
They don't have enough time with their families． |
| E． |
Why do people work so many hours？ |
Hello, George Parker is my name. I was born in 1995. I’m an American boy. Now let me tell you something about my after-school life. My spare time is interesting. When I have time, I can read all kinds of books in the school library. I learn more in the library than in the classroom. I also like doing sports. I think it can keep me healthy. Of all the sports, football is my favorite. I often play football with my friends after school. I am good at dancing. On the weekend, I usually help children with my friends in the dancing club.
My after-school life is very colorful. I can learn a lot from it. Do you like your after-school life? George Parker was born in ___________.
| A．1993 | B．1994 | C．1995 | D．1996 |
What does the underlined word ‘spare’ mean in Chinese?
| A．空闲的 | B．宝贵的 | C．商业的 | D．学习的 |
George often ________with his friends after school.
| A．watches a film | B．plays computer games |
| C．plays football | D．plays tennis |
George helps children with their dancing______.
| A．every day | B．on Monday | C．on Friday | D．on the weekend |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．An American boy. | B． George’s after-school life. |
| C．George’s weekends. | D．George’s favorite sports. |
| Art Festival |
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| Name |
Act |
Time |
Place |
| Ben |
Play the violin |
Monday 9:00 a.m |
In the music room |
| Martin |
Paint |
Tuesday 3:20 p.m |
In the drawing room |
| Cindy |
Sing |
Wednesday 2:20 p.m |
In the music room |
| Selina |
Beijing Opera |
Thursday 3:40 p.m |
In the hall |
| Jet |
Chinese KungFu |
Saturday 8:30 a.m |
In Class Four |
______ can sing for us.
| A．Ben | B．Martin | C．Cindy | D．Selina |
We can see the violin show in ______.
| A．the drawing room | B．Class Five |
| C．the hall | D．the music room |
You can watch Beijing Opera _______.
| A．at 3:50 a.m on Wednesday | B．at 2:00 a.m on Tuesday |
| C．at 3:40 p.m on Wednesday | D．at 3:40 p.m on Thursday |
On the weekend, we can watch _____ in Class Four.
| A．Chinese KungFu | B．Beijing Opera |
| C．Paint | D．Dance |
_______ can paint for us ______.
| A．Ben, in the music room | B．Martin, in the drawing room |
| C．Cindy, at 3:40 p.m on Thursday | D．Jet, at 3:20 p.m on Tuesday |
JOLIN Tsai (蔡依林), a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English．Instead, she has published (出版) a new book, "Jolin's English Diary Book"．It came out in Taiwan in March．Jolin is helping you learn English in a light hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks．
"I hope it's a happy English book," she said, "When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it．" This certainly doesn't mean just reciting (背诵) words．Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning．She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English．She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school (小学)．Because of this, she hosted (主持) news programme on the radio herself．
Jolin knows it's important to put English to good use．So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion (时尚), travel and family．After each diary, she gives you lots of notes．You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers．When did Jolin Tsai publish "Jolin's English Diary Book" ?
| A．In May | B．In April | C．In March | D．In June |
She has been good at English ．
| A．since she became a famous singer |
| B．since she was in Grade 3 |
| C．since she was in college (大学) |
| D．since she was 3 years old |
． Jolin thinks that is important for us to learn English．
| A．just reciting words | B．hosting a programme on the radio |
| C．studying in the classroom | D．putting English to good use |
What's the meaning of "light-hearted" in the passage?
| A．轻松愉快的 | B．漫不经心的 | C．迷迷糊糊的 | D．乐于助人的 |
From the passage we know that ．
| A．she is not only a famous singer but also an English teacher in a primary school |
| B．you don't have to keep English diaries |
| C．she teaches us how to be a famous singer in "Jolin's English Diary Book" |
| D．Jolin Tsai shows us how to learn English in a fun way |
Many teenagers (青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members, and in particular (尤其是) their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for help．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members．
However, parents often try to choose friends for their children．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．The question of “choice” is an interesting one．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome．Many teenagers think their know them better than their parents do．
| A．friends | B．sisters | C．brothers | D．family members |
When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is ．
| A．to go to their friends |
| B．to talk with their parents |
| C．to have a discussion with their family by phone |
| D．to talk with their friends on the phone |
Which of the following sentences is right according to the passage?
| A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy． |
| B．In all families children can choose everything they like． |
| C．Parents should try their best to understand their children better． |
| D．Teenagers can only go to their friends for help． |
The sentence “Your answers are welcome．” means “”．
| A．You are welcome to have a discussion with us |
| B．We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome |
| C．Your answers are always correct |
| D．You can give us all the right answers |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Only Parents Can Decide． | B．Parents And Children． |
| C．Teenagers Need Friends． | D．A Strange Question． |
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine （酒）and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk（醉了） and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself. In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
| A．the rich man | B．the servant | C．both A and B | D．neither A and B |
The rich man knew that it was _____ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
| A．the cat | B．himself | C．nobody | D．the servant |
The rich told the servant that there was poison(毒药) in the two bottles, because ________.
| A．there was in fact poison in the bottles |
| B．did not want the servant to drink his wine |
| C．he wanted to kill the cat |
| D．he wanted to kill the servant |
In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
| A．the servant | B．cat | C．the rich man | D．nobody |
From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
| A．lazy | B．bad | C．clever | D．kind |