Work is helpful to health．Scientists find that the hard﹣working people live longer than those who have no jobs．Studies show that the jobless are in poorer health than job﹣holders．Career（ 职业的） women are healthier than housewives．
Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy，away from loneliness．Researches show that people feel unhappy，worried and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，Instead，the happiest people are those who are busy．Many high achievers who love their careens feel they happiest when they are working hard．They work as a bridge between dream and reality，so they have energy every day．By work，people get to know each other．By taking part in all kinds of activities，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss（丧失）of work means the loss of everything．It affects man's spirit and it will cause more illnesses．
Besides，work gives one a sense of hope and a sense of achievement．Work makes one feel his
value and status（形象） in society．When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow，they are happy beyond（ 超越） words．
From the above，we can come 如o a conclusion； the more you work，the happier and healthier
you will be．
29．How will people feel when they have nothing to do from the passage？
A．Relaxed and excited．
B．Happy but bored．
c．Worried and unhappy．
D．Relaxed but unhealthy．
30．Who are the real happiest people？
A．Those who are rich．
B．Those who are friendly．
C．Those who are famous．
D．Those who are busy．
31．The underlined word "it" in the passage means
A．the loss of happiness．
B．the loss of work．
c．the loss of energy．
D．the loss of health．
32．What's the main idea of this passage？
A．I you are happy，you will have more work to do．
B．If you are healthy，you will have more work to do．
c．The more you work，the happier you will be．
D．The more work you do，the more money you will have．
Do you like eating hamburgers? Do you know why hamburgers are called “hamburgers” although they are not even with ham? Here is a story about this kind of food．
About a hundred years ago, some people went to America from Europe．They came from a big city called “Hamburger”．They couldn’t speak English well, but they could cook a kind of delicious food．When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked Germans what it was．The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburger．” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and he had an idea．Today, hamburgers are sold in many countries around the world．
Whether this story is true or not, it is certainly interesting．Knowing why every word has a certain meaning is interesting．too．This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary．The Chinese meaning of the underline word ham is．________
| A．盐 | B．茶 | C．火腿 | D．蜂蜜 |
In fact, Hamburger is ________ ．
| A．a city in America |
| B．a city in Germany |
| C．the name of a German |
| D．a round piece of beef |
Now we all know a hamburger is ________．
| A．a kind of ham |
| B．a round piece of bread with ham |
| C．a round piece of bread with beef |
| D．a kind of beef |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE ?
| A．Hamburgers are only made with ham． |
| B．Hamburgers are sold only in Germany． |
| C．Hamburgers were first sold about a century （世纪）ago． |
| D．Few Americans like hamburgers． |
The best title of this passage is _______
| A．People like eating hamburgers |
| B．How people went to America from Europe |
| C．The origin(起源) of “hamburgers”． |
| D．An American created hamburgers |
Every year there is the Spring Festival in China．Usually it is in January or February．It’s the most important festival in China．So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things．They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things．And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”．It means “come together” in Chinese．On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents．On the festival eve, all the family members come back to their home．This is a happy moment．
They sing, dance and play cards．When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year．They all have a good time．Which is the most important festival in China?
| A．Mid-autumn Festival | B．Spring Festival | C．Children’s Day | D．May Day |
The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in __________ ．
| A．January or February |
| B．February or March |
| C．September or October |
| D．December or January |
What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?
| A．Pork | B．Fish | C．Dumplings | D．Noodles |
The food “dumplings” mean “ _________”．
| A．be delicious | B．be hungry |
| C．come together | D．come back |
When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the Chinese ____
| A．sing, dance and play cards |
| B．buy each other presents |
| C．never drinks |
| D．give each other the best wishes |
Hello, I’m Lily. I am a student of No. 6 Middle School. I like singing and dancing. I can sing pop music very well. I like eating meat, because I think it’s very delicious. I am good at English, because I like it very much.
My mother is a shop assistant. She likes listening to Zhang Xueyou’s songs. She always goes shopping with me. She’s good at maths. When I have problems with maths she often helps me. My father is a manager. He always goes to the park with me. My father is good at Chinese and he also likes pets very much. My sister is a student of fourteen years old. She’s a small famous singer in the city. She likes singing and dancing. She can sing very well.How many people are there in Lily’s family?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
Who likes singing?
| A．Only Lily. |
| B．Her father and mother. |
| C．Lily and her sister. |
| D．All of them. |
Lily’s mother is good at __________.
| A．singing | B．history |
| C．maths | D．English |
Is Lily’s father good at Chinese？
| A．Yes, he is. |
| B．No, he isn’t. |
| C．Sorry, we don’t know. |
| D．Maybe. |
Lily and her sister like _________.
| A．eating meat |
| B．going shopping |
| C．English |
| D．singing and dancing |
As we all know, animals are our good friends. Many kids love animals very much. They like to go to the zoo every Saturday, Sunday or even every day on weekdays. But do you want to go to the zoo at night?
Usually, the zoos aren’t open at night. But if you are in Singapore, you may have a chance to visit a zoo at night. There is a night zoo in Singapore. Its name is Night Safari. It is open at night. Why? That’s because many animals only wake up （醒来）in the evening, like tigers and wolves. During the day, they like to sleep, so it’s the best time to watch them at night.
Is that interesting? Welcome to the Night Safari!Who likes to go to the zoo?
| A．Everyone | B．Animals |
| C．Good friends | D．Many children |
When do they go to the zoo?
| A．On Saturdays |
| B．On Sundays |
| C．On weekdays |
| D．A, B and C |
Where can you see tigers and wolves at night?
| A．Every zoo in China |
| B．Every zoo in the world |
| C．Every zoo in Singapore |
| D．Only in Night Safari in Singapore |
What is Night Safari?
| A．An animal’s name |
| B．A people’s name |
| C．A zoo’s name |
| D．A place’s name |
Why is the best time to watch some animals at night?
| A．Because they are sleeping at night. |
| B．Because they aren’t sleeping at night.. |
| C．Because they are beautiful at night. |
| D．Because they aren’t dangerous at night. |
Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is the father of four children. He has two sons and two daughters. One son is from England. His name is Bill. The other son is from America. His name is Mike. One of his daughters is from Japan. Her name is Mikou. The other one is from China. Her name is Lanlan. Bob Pearson is not the children’s real（真的） father, but he loves them very much. The children love their “father”, too.Bob Pearson __________.
A. has a very big family
B. has a car and two houses
C. is from China The children ________ Bob Pearson’s real children.
A. isn’t B. are C. aren’tHis children are from _________ countries.
A. four B. three C. twoBob Pearson __________ the children very much.
A. doesn’t like B. like C. likesWhich is RIGHT?
A. Bob Pearson is a very nice young man.
B. Bill and Mikou come from the same country.
C. Lanlan is a Chinese girl.