---Would you like to go shopping with us this afternoon?

--- ________,but I must do my homework first.

A. Yes, let’s go B. No, I won’t C. I’d love to D. It doesn’t matter.

My friend Mr. Smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. So he has enough money to_________ all over the world. And he’s been to a lot places of interest(風(fēng)景名勝). He likes to _______children and has a lot of little _____ . They often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny(滑稽的) things he___________ . It makes them happy and his room is always full ___________ children when he’s free.

It was my little son’s seventh birthday yesterday. The boy wanted to____________his old friend Mr. Smith to the party. He_____________Mr. Smith himself and told him about it. The doctor accepted ( 接受 )his________happily. At half past seven the boy was waiting for his coming at the gate.

_________he saw his car, he ran towards him. Mr. Smith ___________ on time, with a nice present in his hand. After dinner the children sat around the traveler and asked him to___________ them some funny stories. Mr. Smith agreed and his stories made them____________ again and again. At last the doctor

told them the funniest(最滑稽的) story. He said, “Once I got to a city _________ a foggy(有霧的) day.

The fog was the thickest(最濃的) in the world …”

Please wait a__________, Mr. Smith,” said my son, “It’s said the fog in London is the thickest in the world.”

“You’re__________ , my clever boy.” Said the funny doctor. “The city had much fog that day …” “What’s it, then?” the boy couldn’t wait to ask again.

“The fog was so thick that I couldn’t see it at all,” the funny doctor said with a smile.

1.A. work B. play C. live D. travel

2.A. wait for B. look for C. play with D. look after

3.A. friends B. brothers C. workers D. classmates

4.A. read B. wrote C. played D. saw.

5.A. with B. for C. of D. by

6.A. send B. ask C. carry D. get

7.A. knew B. caught C. taught D. called

8.A. invitation B. things C. car D. money

9.A. Before B. When C. Until D. But

10.A. came B. answered C. carried D. played

11.A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk

12.A. think B. laugh C. cry D. fear

13.A. with B. in C. at D. on

14.A. moment B. day C. week D. year

15.A. sorry B. sad C. wrong D. right

Last year, some groups of students in their community made a survey( 調(diào)查) about “How do people spend their free time?” The following diagrams(圖表) show some results(結(jié)果) of it:

Diagram (1): Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week.

Diagram (2): Different days people go to the library. (library attendance 出席)

Diagram (3): Different programs people like.

1.People aged spend the most time surfing the Internet every week.

A. 7—16 B. 17—30 C. 31—55 D. over 56

2.How many people go to the library on Saturdays?

A. About 20%. B. About 40%. C. Over 60%. D. More than 80%.

3.The three diagrams show us the results of a survey about .

A. what people do every day B. people’s different habits

C. people’s different lifestyles D. how people spend their free time

Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat. He loved it very much, but his wife didn’t like it. Because it was old. She often said. “Give it to a poor man.” But Mr. Jones always answered, “No, I like this coat.”

Then a cigarette（香煙 ）fell on it and made a hole in it. So Mrs. Jones said, “Please don’t wear it again.” Mr. Jones took it to a small tailor（裁縫） “Please make another coat like this one.” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit （點(diǎn)燃）a cigarette, and made a hole in it in the same place.

1.Mrs. Jones didn’t like the coat because .

A. it was nice and brown B. it was not nice C. it was very old D. it was not old

2.Mr. Jones always said, “ ”.

A. I like this coat B. Give it to a poor man

C. No, I don’t like this coat. D. I don’t give it to a poor man

3.Mr. Jones asked the tailor to .

A. make a new hole in the coat B. make a new coat

C. make a hole in the new coat D. make more money

4.Who do you think was foolish?

A. The tailor B. Mr. Jones C. Mrs. Jones D. Nobody

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers (吸引顧客),they put a notice( 布告) in front of the restaurant, which said "Meals on the House for Three Days."

A foreign student who didn't know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt very hungry. "Well, here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat." He walked to the restaurant when he saw the notice. "American people are really strange. They even eat meals on the house! But how can I get up to the top of the house?" he said to himself.

He looked around and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him, "Hey, what are you doing up there?" Mr Smith was looking at him angrily, and beside him was a policeman. “Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the House for Three Days’? Is it just a joke?" the foreign student answered.

On hearing this, both Mr. Smith and the policeman laughed. Do you know what the meaning of MEALS ON THE HOUSE is? Look it up in the dictionary.

1.Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the of the small restaurant.

A. waiters B. owners C. cooks. D. neighbours

2.The student was .

A. an American B. a Chinese C. a Japanese D. a foreigner

3.The story happened in

A. England B. Australia C. the USA D. Canada

4.“Meals on the house” here means .

A. “eating in the house” B. “serving meals at the house”

C. “you can eat meals in the house” D. “you can eat without paying”

You may feel curious(好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?

On April 8, a report(報(bào)告) came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed(調(diào)查) around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.

Who studies hardest?

Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).

Who sleeps most often in class?

Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%, in the US, 21%, and 5% in China.

South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, much fewer than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US (89%).

Who is the most distracted(分心的)?

American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class, 46.9% said they eat snacks( 點(diǎn)心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(無(wú)關(guān)的) books in class.

What do they do after school?

In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV.

1.In the report, who studies hardest?

A. Japanese students. B. Chinese students.

C. American students. D. South Korean students.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. 93% Japanese students like taking notes in class.

B. Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class.

C. 38.9% American students talk with friends in class.

D. South Korean students fall asleep in class most often.

3.In China, how many students fall asleep in class?

A. 45%. B. 32%. C. 21%. D. 5%.

4.What is the article about?

A. It is a report about the students’ lessons in four countries.

B. It is an article about the students’ study and life in four countries.

C. It is a story about students’ sports after class.

D. It tells us that American students don’t like studying.

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一詞。

In the USA, there are many kinds of restaurants.

Fast food restaurant are very famous. You can find McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu(菜單) on the counter(柜臺(tái)), and say what you’d like to eat. You pay the person who brings food to you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. There’s no need to leave a tip(小費(fèi)).

In a coffee shop, you sit at the counter or at a table. You don’t wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you’d like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier(收銀員) as you leave.

In a family restaurant, the waitress shows you where you can sit. Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don’t need to tell her yours. If you can’t finish eating everything, your waitress gives you a bag to take the rest(剩余的) of food home. You should add (增加) fifteen per cent(百分比） to the bill(賬單) as a tip.

In top class restaurants, you had better order before you come, and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit .If you have wine there, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse it if it tastes bad. When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty per

cent to it as a tip for the waiter.

根據(jù)句意和首字母提示，完成短文。

People live in different kinds of houses in the world. Usually, each house has i1. own living room, bedroom, k2. and bathroom . Different houses have different n3. What are they? Now, let's take a look.

A flat is usually in a building. There are usually many f 4.living in the same flat building. People in a flat building s 5.the same stairs(樓梯) and lifts(電梯) to go up and down.

A townhouse has two floors. In a townhouse, the kitchen, the living room and dining room are usually on the ground floor, and the bedrooms are usually on the f6. floor.

A farmhouse is a house on a farm. There are many farmers living there. There is a large yard ( 院子) in f 7. of it. There are also some "houses" for cows and hens near the farmhouse. The field is not f8. from the farmhouse, so farmers always go to the field on f9.

A dormitory( 宿 舍 ) is a large bedroom in a s 10., and every 4--8 students share one dormitory. They share the same bathroom, but each student has his or her own bed. Students can learn how to get along well(相處 ) with each other in a dormitory.

完成句子

1.客廳是聊天和看電視的最好地方。

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2.你家的洗衣機(jī)出故障了嗎？

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3.恐怕他們不會(huì)歡迎像你們這樣的游客。

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4.從那個(gè)公園到北京市中心乘地鐵只要十分鐘。

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5.如果你想對(duì)中國(guó)藝術(shù)有更多了解， 別錯(cuò)過(guò)那里的京劇表演。

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表達(dá)

假如你是 Sandy, 你和父母來(lái)自英國(guó)，現(xiàn)在住在陽(yáng)光鎮(zhèn)。你的朋友 Kitty 想了解你在陽(yáng)光 鎮(zhèn)的生活情況，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)給她發(fā)一封 e-mail。

1. 陽(yáng)光鎮(zhèn)是一個(gè)現(xiàn)代化的城鎮(zhèn)，這里空氣清新。有美麗的公園、干凈的街道、高聳的大樓 等；

2. 你家的公寓在一個(gè) 30 層的大樓里，你家在 12 樓，共有四個(gè)房間，有自己的臥室。一家

人有空就在客廳……

3. 你的鄰居們都很友好，互相幫助。社區(qū)里還有一個(gè)互助俱樂部。如果有人身體不舒服， 那里有醫(yī)生護(hù)士。如果家里的東西壞了，那里有……

4. 其它以及你的感受。 要求：1．語(yǔ)句通順、語(yǔ)言規(guī)范。

2．書寫工整、標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)正確。

3．詞數(shù)：100 詞左右。

Dear Kitty,

Thank you for sending me the postcard. I’m very happy to tell you about my life in Sunshine

Town.

Hope to see you soon. Best wishes. Sandy