Story 1
Julia said to Sam， "I will either ask you ten easy questions or one．really difficult question． Think well before you choose． If you behave well， I'll give you a candy．" Sam thought for a while and said， "My choice is one really difficult question．" "Now tell me this： ‘What comes first， Day or Night？，" Sam said with a smile， "It's Day， mom．"
"Why？" Julia asked．
"Sorry， you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!'
Story 2
Steve entered a doctor's room． He looked very unhappy．
"Doctor，" he said， "you must help me． I swallowed（吞）a cent a month ago．"
"Oh， my god!" said the doctor． "Why have you waited so long？ Why didn't you come to me on the day you swallowed it？"
"To tell you the truth， Doctor，" Steve replied， ‘‘I didn't need the money so badly then．"
Story 3
In a cinema during a performance Linda gets up， makes her way along the row of seats and goes out into the restroom．
A few minutes later she returns and asks the man sitting at the heading of the row，"Excuse me， was it your foot I stepped（踩）on when I was going out a moment ago？"
"Yes， but it doesn't matter． It didn't hurt at all．"
"Oh， no， it isn't that． I only want to make sure that this is my row．"
（1）What's the relationship between Julia and Sam？
A． Classmates．
B． Friends．
C． Sister and brother．
D． Mother and son．
（2）How long has the cent stayed in Steve's stomach？
A． For one day．
B． For one week．
C． For one month．
D． For one year．
（3）Linda asked the man the question in order to ．
A． say "sorry" to him
B． say "hello" to him
C． say "goodbye" to him
D． make sure that it was her row
To s time，we're going to take a direct flight to New York．
People around the world all love p and hate wars．
Summer schools
Summer vacation means long days，sleeping in or enjoying the summer sun．It is quite true for students to enjoy a rest after a long and difficult year．But more and more parents fear their kids forgetting a lot of knowledge，so they send their children to summer schools．Because summer schools can help children go over the knowledge that they have learnt during the school year．
In summer schools，students probably study in a more relaxing situation and can come up with interesting topics for discussion with their teachers．Usually，the number of students attending summer schools is smaller，so this gives them a good chance to connect with other students and teachers better．If a student has failed a course，summer schools may help him or her．Moreover，they are building their creativity （创造力）and imagination（想象力）as well as learning social skills．
On the other hand，summer schools bring children problems at the same time．It takes children the whole summer vacation to learn without playing．That is too long．As a result，it may make them less interested in school during the coming year．
For many students，taking summer classes can be a tiring experience．Teachers teach the subjects too quickly．which only harms the whole education of students．Summer schools are usually expensive．They usually offer only a few subject．So many students have to take classes that they don't like．
A summer school can be a good chance for students who need it，but it can be difficult for students who need a rest．SO you can decide whether a summer school is suitable for your children．
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Summer schools |
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Summer schools help kids go over a lot of （52） that they have learnt． |
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Students in summer schools feel more relaxed in the situation． They can think of interesting topics to （53） with their teachers． |
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With the small number of students，summer schools give students a good （54） to connect with other students and teachers． |
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Summer schools may be helpful for the students who has （55） a course． Summer schools help students build their creativity and imagination and learn social skills． |
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Disadvantages |
Children spend the whole summer vacation （56） without playing． Summer schools may make students less （57） in school during the coming year． |
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Teaching too fast is harmful for the whole（58） of students |
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Summer schools usually （59） too much money． Some students are made to take classes they dislike |
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Conclusion |
You can decide（60） to send your children to summer schools or not． |
The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East．Some of these maps have
（16） and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat （平的）．As time went by，the pictures became more detailed and maps were more（17） made．Later on，ancient Greeks（希腊人） used their（18） of math and science to make maps．Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was（19） ．
From simple pictures，mapmaking has turned into a science．Maps are made（20） surveying（勘测） land．In the 1900s，people around the world started to share information to make （21） maps．With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space，maps are now more exactly made than ever．（22） the world is always changing，we will always need new maps．
There are many types of maps，but almost all use（23） and pictures to describe what a place is like when the map is made．A map usually tells what the pictures（24） ．Some maps may show the whole world．A road map will help you know the（25） from one place to another．Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places．
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16．A．disappeared |
B．survived |
C．gone |
D．left |
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17．A．slowly |
B．simply |
C．correctly |
D．carelessly |
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18．A．knowledge |
B．courage |
C．energy |
D．challenge |
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19．A．long |
B．small |
C．square |
D．round |
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20．A．into |
B．by |
C．of |
D．from |
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21．A．cleaner |
B．lighter |
C．better |
D．older |
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22．A．Though |
B．So |
C．Unless |
D．Since |
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23．A．sounds |
B．models |
C．words |
D．stories |
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24．A．stand for |
B．go for |
C．ask for |
D．wait for |
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25．A．weather |
B．distance |
C．feature |
D．culture |
In Britain，the government，school leaders，teachers and parents all agree that students should wear uniforms．（66）B Birtish private schools and schools have their own school uniforms．They think it's（67）i for pupils to wear school uniforms．
School leaders normally decide if pupils will have to wear a uniform，and they（68）a
decide what it should look like．You know，no students want to wear（69）u unifroms．
Everybody wants to wear beautiful uniforms．
Leaders have to follows the rules，and they（70）c just choose anything they like．They have to（71）t of the students' feeling and taste．Here are a few（72）f leaders should consider．
1．Cost．This is the first fact they should consider．Their uniforms shouldn't be too（73）
e because it may cause problems for some families．Not all the families can afford it．
2．Sexism（性别歧视）．The uniform policy must be equally fair（公平的）for boys and （74）g ．
3．Cultrues and races．School rules must（75）a pupils from all backgrounds to wear a uniform，for example，allowing Muslim（穆斯林）girls to wear an appropriate dress and Sikh（印度锡克教徒）boys to wear a traditional headdress（头饰）．