I read it aloud ________ clearly.
A. so that I can hear you     B. in order to be heard C. to hear

Which one of the following is NOT RIGHT?
A. He listened carefully in every class. As a result, he got full marks in the exam.
B. He listened so carefully in every class that he got full marks in the exam.
C. He got full marks in the exam. As a result, he listened carefully in every class.

M: What about your history class this afternoon, Millie?
W: We were supposed to have a history class, but Mr Johnson was ill   36 . So we had a geography class instead.
M: Your mother and I will go   37  on Saturday. Will you join us?
W: I’d like to, but I have to take an exam on Sunday. I think I’d better   38  at home and study. By the way, will you go climbing in the mountains?
M: Yes, why?
W: I know it’s summer   39  it can get quite cold in the mountains even in June, so bring a coat with you. You’ll need   40  in the early morning.
M: OK, we will.

【小題1】

A．in hospital B．in a hospital C．in a school D．a(chǎn)t school

【小題2】

A．climbing B．climbs C．climbed D．walking

【小題3】

A．to stay B．stay C．not stay D．not to stay

【小題4】

A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．or

【小題5】

A．it B．that C．one D．ones

I do not need a calendar to tell me when it is winter. All I need is my nose. When I wake up in the morning and smell the tasty treats my mom is cooking downstairs, I know winter has arrived.
The first one is the smell of chocolate. During the holiday season (from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day) my mother makes her special hot chocolate. She always adds a peppermint candy cane (薄荷味拐棍糖) to the drink and tops it with cream.
The hot chocolate gets me out of bed, but it is my mother’s chocolate fudge (軟糕) that makes me run downstairs. It is a thick chunk (塊) of chocolate that tastes like heaven. My mother adds nuts. That gives it more texture (質(zhì)感).
But my mother isn’t done yet. She also makes a treat she calls “window panes (窗玻璃)”. She takes a few different colored marshmallows (棉花糖) and melts them together with chocolate. The final product looks like a colorful church window, so we call it “window panes”.
These tasty holiday treats are usually eaten after a meal as a dessert. But don’t tell Santa Claus because I secretly eat them all day long.
【小題1】What wakes “me” up in the morning?

A．The alarm clock.

B．My mom.

C．The noise upstairs.

D．The smell of food.

【小題2】 In the author’s eyes, the taste of the chocolate fudge is ____.

A．terrible

B．wonderful

C．a(chǎn)wful

D．so so

【小題3】With nuts, the chocolate fudge tastes _____.

A．softer

B．sweeter

C．harder

D．hotter

【小題4】The “window panes” the author mentions refer to _____.

A．special hot chocolate drink	B．decorations on the window
C．chocolate cake with fruits on it	D．a(chǎn) mixture of marshmallows and chocolate

【小題5】Why does the author look forward to the winter?

A．There is plenty of time to play around.	B．The food his mom cooks is mouthwatering.
C．It’s great fun to play outdoors.	D．He can have a good rest during the winter.

We wanted to study how students at our school spend money. In order to study this, we made some questions to ask our classmates. First, we asked our classmates how much money they spent in one month. Then we asked how much money they spent on things like drinks, music, books, movies, computer games, and other things. Our math teacher helped us make a graph of our classmates’ answers.
Then we thought it would be interesting to compare these answers with our classmates’ expenses from last year. We used their answers to make another graph for their expenses last year.
Looking at the two graphs, it is easy to compare the expenses for the two years. Some of their expenses increased, but others decreased. This was a very interesting project for us.
注：⑴ graph 圖表      ⑵ expense消耗，消費(fèi)
 
【小題1】 What did the students spend most of their money on?

A．Books.

B．Movies.

C．Drinks and snacks.

D．Computer games.

【小題2】Which expense of the students’ stayed the same?

A．CDs.

B．Phone costs.

C．Others.

D．Transportation.

【小題3】What does the word “decrease” mean?

A．減少

B．變化

C．增加

D．刪除

【小題4】What did the students spend the same money on last year?

A．Books& Others

B．CDs & Movies

C．Movies & Books

D．a(chǎn)ll the above

【小題5】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the graph?

A．Students spent the least money on e-mail and phone costs this year.

B．Students spent the same money on movies and transportation this year.

C．The expenses on e-mails and phones increased from 10% to 16% this year.

D．The expenses on others decreased from 9% to 4% this year.

Many children love to play with snow in winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it.
This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms (遭受暴風(fēng)雪) for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the electricity (電) tower and turned tap water to ice.
Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water. “I couldn’t ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to school. I can’t remember how many times I slipped (滑倒) on the hard ice, ” said Long Chuan.
Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity. The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan.
Experts (專(zhuān)家) say a special type of climate condition (氣候條件), La Nina, caused the storms. During a La Nina, the water in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋) near the equator (赤道) becomes colder than usual. It changes the weather around the world.
Besides China, Canada, the US and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter. The special climate caused the recent flooding (洪水) in Australia, too.
However, experts say that people have destroyed the environment (環(huán)境). Global warming (全球變暖) may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often.
【小題1】What took place in Long Chuan’s hometown last winter?

A．Earthquake.

B．Flooding.

C．Traffic Accident.

D．Heavy snowstorms.

【小題2】During the snowstorms this year, Long Chuan  __________.

A．had to walk to carry drinking water	B．had to ride a bike to school
C．couldn’t go to school on foot	D．couldn’t play with snow

【小題3】The heavy snow ____________ this year.

A．killed millions of Chinese	B．cost China 111.1 billion yuan
C．used too much electricity	D．lasted more than three hours

【小題4】We can tell from the story that __________ .

A．China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow

B．La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms

C．La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia

D．the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming

【小題5】The passage tells people around the world ___________.

A．to wear more clothes in winter	B．to stop riding bikes on the hard ice
C．to protect (保護(hù)) the environment	D．to save water and electricity

根據(jù)句子意思，從方框中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~或短語(yǔ)填空。        

faster, do a space walk, similar to, breathing heavily, familiar with, entering, any more, hobbies

1. The sports star Liu Xiang may run even _______ after being operated on his foot in the USA.
2. Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to ________ on Saturday, September 27, 2008.
3. The Chinese word "Shanzhai" is now used to describe products that have names ________ famous brands or people who imitate celebrities.
4. A witness reported that he was ________ and had blood on his shirt.
5. She had put most of her effort into ballet training before ________ the film industry.
6. I’m afraid she doesn’t want to write to me ________.
7. It’s important for us junior students to spent some time on our ________.

根據(jù)句意和所給漢語(yǔ)，寫(xiě)出相應(yīng)的單詞。               
1. Chinese President Hu Jintao called for world ________ (和平) , stability and prosperity in a New Year address broadcast on Wednesday
2. Sometimes I want to refuse to do so much work, but usually I just ________ (接受) it.
3. My penfriend hasn’t ________ (回復(fù)) to my last three emails.
4. This afternoon I’ll have my bicycle ________ (修理).
5. Dolly is the first ________ (克隆) sheep in the world.
6. I think your advice will be of great ________ (價(jià)值) to me, Mr Sigmund Friend.
7. This great actress is very popular in the world, especially among ________ (亞洲) fans.
8. A murder happened near the ________ (門(mén)口) of a sports shop in Moon Town.

根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)意思，完成下列句子，每空一詞（共5小題，每空1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）
1.數(shù)以百計(jì)的巴勒斯坦人因以色列的轟炸而流血致死。
Hundreds of Palestinians bled ________ ________ because of Israel’s attack
2.Hobo想知道如何向電視臺(tái)發(fā)送文本信息。
Hobo wonders how to ________ ________ messages to the TV station.
3.除非明天下雪，不然我將乘飛機(jī)去香港。
I will ________ to Hong Kong ________ it rains tomorrow.
4.我相信Bill Gates是世界上最有錢(qián)的人之一。
I believe Bill Gates is one of the persons who ________ the ________ money in the world.
5.他被指控在去年一年中闖入數(shù)個(gè)電腦系統(tǒng)。
He was charged with ________ ________ several computer systems over the last year.

Growing up on her own

WORLD No 2 tennis player Jelena Jankovic from Serbia (塞爾維亞) has won her second title of the year. She became champion of the China Open on September 28.
Jankovic first practiced tennis when she was nine years old. After six months Jankovic played her first match.
It was the national championship for kids up to 10 years old. She came to the semi-finals (半決賽).
When she was 11, she won a national championship for girls up to 12 years old. In order to continue her career, Jelena left Serbia and went to the United States.
At that time, she didn’t speak any English. And her family did not come with her. It was a hard time.
“I did not know what I needed to do when I was going to school. I could not do my homework. When you have a difficulty, there is nobody to help you. So, you learn it the hard way,” Jelena said.
However, it was a good learning experience for Jelena. “It makes me more independent (獨(dú)立的) and stronger as a person. I know how to do everything by myself so I don’t have to depend on (依賴(lài)) my parents or somebody else to do it for me,” she said.
In the US, Jelena received better conditions for practice and development of her game. In 2000, she became a professional (職業(yè)選手) and has been shining on the tennis court ever since.
根據(jù)上面短文的內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題    
1. Where is Jelena Jankovic from?
2. What is Jelena Jankovic’s job?
3. Why did she leave for the United States?
4. When did she become a professional?
5. What do you think of her hard time in the United States?