A.to warnB.to encourageC.supported

—Yeah,you do ___________. That's because more and more subway lines are in service.

A.make a differenceB.make an effortC.have a point

A.more internationalB.less popularC.so traditional

【1】Where there is a w_______, there is a way.

【2】Mum was cooking while my sister was l_______ (擺放) the table.

【3】We need to help her. She has been out of c_______ (控制).

【4】My teacher lives on the n_______ (第九）floor of this building.

【5】People are a_______(驚訝的) at Ma Yun's ability of turning something impossible into reality.

Do you know about Artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能） ?

AI is growing very fast now. AI is a group of technologies that help machines get, understand and use information to do tasks. AI’s recent developments have got a lot of social attention. Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things possible. For example, AI will have a big influence on areas like medicine and engineering. But this attention has also produced a lot of fear. Especially, many workers are worrying that AI could make them lose their jobs.

According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will disappear because of AI. In some industries, AI is already doing the work that people used to do. Self-driving cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the drivers' jobs in the future.

On the other hand, AI will also create many new jobs for people. More people will be needed to write programs for AI systems (系統(tǒng)）and they will set up and work on them, too.

Meanwhile, jobs that require feeling, excellent communication skills with people will not be replaced (取 代) by AI. These include jobs in fields like teaching, nursing and personal training.

AI is here. It is changing how people live and work in many ways. That makes AI important to watch, not to fear.

【1】What can AI help machines to do? (不超過 15個(gè)詞）

_________________________________________________________

【2】How many jobs will disappear because of AI? (不超過 10個(gè)詞）

_________________________________________________________

【3】What jobs will not be replaced by AI? (不超過 15個(gè)詞）

_________________________________________________________

There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest bread. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine bread from one end of the kingdom to the other.

One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. “I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle," the king said, "Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses." He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard. “Make this line shorter without erasing(清除）any part of it,” the king challenged.

People came from far and wide. They looked at the line and even put their noses to the ground.

“ How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it ?” the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt (泥土) over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these worked, and the people went home unhappily. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.

A week passed, and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour (面粉）. “Your Majesty,” the baker said to the king, “ I can make your line shorter with erasing any part of it.” Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king’s line. The line the baker made was longer than the king’s line.

“Now, good king,” the baker smiled, “your line is shorter.”

The people were very surprised. The king laughed and clapped his hands." You have won the prize. I will give you a horse of your choice."

The baker was excited. Now he could sell his bread from one end of the kingdom to the other.

【1】What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story?

A.He couldn't make fine bread.

B.He needed money to open more stores.

C.He didn’t have enough flour to make more bread.

D.He had difficulty selling bread all over the kingdom.

【2】The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both _______.

A.tried to erase the lineB.poured water over the line

C.kicked dirt over the lineD.put their noses to the ground

【3】The baker smiled because _______.

A.he was glad to see the kingB.he wanted to make the king happy

C.he felt sure that he solved the riddleD.he sold a lot of bread to the villagers

【4】This story shows that the king liked _______.

A.to be richB.to sell horses

C.to eat breadD.to have fun

【5】Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A.The King's riddleB.Training the horse

C.The baker's horseD.Selling the bread

A soccer team of 12 young Thai boys, as well as their coach, had to go through this experience this summer. They became trapped in a cave in Thailand on June 23, spending 18 days inside until they were saved by an international team of divers(潛水員）. After hearing the news that a former Thai Navy SEAL(海 軍海豹突擊隊(duì)員）died while trying to save these kids, my friends and I talked about the situation and felt as if there might be no way to get the children out.

But we held out hope anyway. We refused to give up hope for these kids, even when the situation seemed quite dark. We were rewarded(獎勵)for our hope when they were finally saved.

It can be hard to hold out hope in dark times. Every day, we read or hear about the terrible things that happen in the world. This makes it hard for us to stay positive. Some people go through their lives thinking that the worst is always just around the corner.

However, I believe that it's especially important to stay positive during difficult times. This is the best way to deal with the challenges that we face in life. As people often say: there is always a light at the end of the tunnel(隧道).

【1】How many people were trapped in a cave in Thailand on June 23?

A.12.B.13.C.18.D.23.

【2】What does the underlined word “trapped” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.捕獲的B.收集的C.受困的D.失望的

【3】From the story, we know that _______.

A.not all of the kids were saved

B.a man died when he tried to save the kids

C.the writer and his friends also joined in the rescue efforts

D.the Thai Navy SEAL were rewarded by the government

【4】According to the passage, when we face challenges, we should _______.

a. hold out hope b. stay positive c. give up d. wait for help

A.a bB.b cC.a cD.c d

Who was Mary Anning?

Mary Anning found the fossils(化石)of Prehistoric(史前）animals.

When did she live? Mary was born in 1799.

Mary Anning died in 1847.

Why is she famous?

She helped people know about these long-dead animals and change the way of thinking about the world.

【1】When did Mary Anning die?

A.1823.B.1837.C.1847.D.1870.

【2】What is the name of smallpox?

A.A film.B.A book.C.A doctor.D.A disease.

【3】What was Dickens' first big success?

A.Oliver Twist.B.Two Cities.C.Hard Times.D.The Pickwick Papers.

【4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Anning helped people know about the living animals.

B.Charles Dickens is a famous English writer.

C.Books by Dickens can be funny and sad.

D.Jenner found a way to prevent people catching smallpox.

The boss was sorry to see his worker go and asked _________he could build just one more house. The worker said yes, but it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He did his work in a _________ way. It was an unlucky way to end his career.

When the worker finished his work, the boss handed the front-door key to him. “This is your house,” he said, “my _________ to you.”

What a surprise! He didn't know that he was building his own house, _________ he would do it differently.

It's the same for all of us, _________. We build our lives in a careless way. At important times, we do not put our heart into what we do. "Then we look at the situation we have _________ and find that we are now living in the house we have built for ourselves. If we realize what will happen earlier, we will do things in a _________way.

Think of yourself as the worker. Think about your ____________. Each day, you place a board, or build a wall. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves(值得)to be lived brightly and beautifully.

【1】A.moneyB.ageC.workD.boss

【2】A. leaveB.arriveC.getD. work

【3】A.whenB.whyC.whatD.if

【4】A.carelessB.properC.powerfulD.magical

【5】A.toolB.presentC.signD.deal

【6】A.butB.becauseC.orD.and

【7】A.actuallyB.nearlyC.clearlyD.easily

【8】A.repliedB.attendedC.createdD.replaced

【9】A.hopelessB.singleC.sameD.different

【10】A.medalB.houseC.energyD.speech

A.actuallyB.nearlyC.aloneD.instead