My favourite shop is called’ Model World’. It is on the second floor of Happy Plaza, near to Pizza Club. It is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day.
Model World’ sells all kinds of models. It has model soldiers, cars, boats, airplanes, space shuttles and even dinosaurs. It has models for young children and models for adults (成人). Some models have just about twenty pieces, and others have over 2,000 pieces. You can also buy paints and glue (膠水) and other things there.
The staff at ’ Model World’ is very nice. They are very interested in making models. They will give you advice, and answer all of your questions. The prices are not low but they are not high. My best buy was a model of a helicopter. It cost $ 30 but it had over 400 pieces. It was really fun to make. If you are interested in models, you should visit this shop.
【小題1】The model shop closes at           

A．8 a.m.

B．10 a.m.

C．8 p.m.

D．10 p.m.

【小題2】At least how many pieces are needed to make a model?

A．About 20.

B．About 30.

C．Over 400.

D．Over 2,000.

【小題3】 The staff in the shop is very      .

A．experienced

B．helpful

C．young

D．strict

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer made a helicopter in the shop.

B．The things sold in the shop are very cheap.

C．The models in the shop are only for children.

D．The writer paid $ 30 for the model of a helicopter.

【小題5】 The writer wrote the passage to tell us about _________

A．his favourite model

B．his favourite shop

C．how to make models

D．why it was fun to make models

Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I slept late and Mom shouted at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal. I decided to have some toast instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. The juice bottle was empty, so I had a glass of cold water.
When I was getting on a bus, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home to get it.
Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next.
I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on(彌補) the school work I had missed. After lunch, it was time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it, but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.
When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. How terrible! I hope tomorrow will be better.
【小題1】What happened to the boy on this bad day?

A．He argured with his parents.	B．He heard some bad news.
C．He burned the kitchen.	D．Many unhappy things happened to him.

【小題2】 When did the boy’s bad day begin?

A．In the morning

B．When he was at school

C．At lunchtime.

D．when he got home

【小題3】He didn’t take the bus, instead, he went back home to get _________.

A．his homework

B．breakfast

C．money

D．his bag

【小題4】How many “terrible” things did the boy mention in this story?

A．Four

B．Five

C．Seven

D．Ten

下面是Mr Green 入住賓館的房卡（正面和反面），閱讀以下信息，選出最佳選項。

【小題1】The hotel Mr. Green lives in is ________.

A．on King Street

B．next to a park

C．Hotel King

D．opposite a bank

【小題2】Which bus CANNOT Mr. Green take if he wants to go to his hotel?

A．Bus 705.

B．Bus 12.

C．Bus 47.

D．Bus 750.

【小題3】What information is not on the card?

A．The phone number of the hotel.	B．The website of the hotel.
C．The cost of the card.	D．The way of opening the door.

The worst danger is a house on fire when people are asleep. Always be ready to leave through a window into the garden by making sure you can open it if necessary. If you should be on holiday in a tall building or hotel, make sure you know where the fire escape（太平梯） is . When you can’t find any way out, try to find pieces of cloth and make a rope to get out of a window to safety. If you smell burning in your home, get out right away. If you can’t breathe properly because of smoke on your way out, crawl（爬行） on your hands and knees because smoke rises and the air will be cleaner near the floor. Smoke is a killer and more people have died from breathing it in than actually being burnt.
Fire in a cinema, hall or public place often means people pushing to reach a door. Keep your head up with arms up in front of your chest（胸）.This protects your chest and gives you the best chance to breathe. Above all, don’t get frightened!
【小題1】In a room filled with smoke ,you’d better crawl on the floor because__________.

A．you won’t get burnt.	B．the floor is cleaner
C．there is less smoke near the floor	D．you won’t breathe any smoke

【小題2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．In a fire, more deaths are caused by smoke.

B．The most important thing is not to be frightened in a fire

C．When a public place is on fire, people usually push to leave.

D．Be ready to leave a burning house through a window if there is a garden down below.

Disasters happen all the time somewhere in the world. Are you ready if one hits your neighborhood next week? Find out what you need to do now before it is too late. Let’s take an earthquake for example.
During an earthquake, get under a strong object like the kitchen table. Don’t leave the building during the shaking, or you might be hurt by falling objects from the outside of the building.
When you are in bed during the night and an earthquake happens，simply roll off the bed. There will be a safe void around the bed.
If you are watching TV and you cannot easily run away by getting out through the door or window, then lie down and curl up(蜷伏) next to a sofa, or a large chair.
Never go to the stairs. The stairs are likely part of the building to be broken. Even if the stairs are not destroyed by the earthquake，they may fall down later when people run down.
Try to get into an open area away from trees，buildings，walls，advertisement boards and power lines if you are outdoors.
If you are driving when an earthquake suddenly happens，just stay in your car until the shaking ends. However, if the footbridge falls and breaks your car，get out of it and sit or lie next to it. All the broken cars have voids 3 feet high next to it.
【小題1】 What should you do if you are in a building when an earthquake happens?

A．Rush out quickly	B．Sit in the kitchen
C．Stay below strong objects	D．Go down the stairs

【小題2】The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 3 means“_______”.

A．space

B．seat

C．distance

D．sign

【小題3】 When you are outdoors during an earthquake，you should go to _______.

【小題4】 If you are inside a car when there is a sudden earthquake，you should _______.

A．get out of it

B．keep inside it

C．move away fast

D．stay under the footbridge

Teddy Smith’s Fast Food
Open：10:00 a. m．-----10:30 p. m.
Lunch served till 2:00 p. m．  Dinner served till 9:30 p. m．

Mains（主食） Beef Steak $ 4.25 Hamburger $ 3.15 (small) $ 3.95 (large) Noodles $ 2.05 (small) $ 2.50 (large)

Desserts Ice Cream $ 1.25 Flavors（味道）: Banana, Chocolate Apple Pie $ 0.75 Chocolate Cake $ 0.95

Drinks Soft Drinks $ 0.75 (small) $ 0.95 (large) Flavors: Cola, apple, orange Coffee

【小題1】They stop serving dinner at______

A．10:00 a. m．

B．10:30 p. m．

C．2:00 p. m．

D．9:30 p. m．

【小題2】Which of the following doesn’t belong to Mains?

A．Beef Steak

B．Chocolate Cake

C．Noodles

D．Hamburger

【小題3】You have to pay ____ for a small hamburger, two chocolate cakes and a large soft drink．

A．$4.1

B．$5.85

C．$6.00

D．$6.60

【小題4】Teddy Smith’s Fast Food sells ____ kinds of soft drinks．

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

One afternoon, my son came home from school and asked me, “Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?” I thought for a moment, then I said, “I’ll explain. Let’s go to a fruit store first. I have something interesting to show you.”
At the store, I told him that we needed to buy apples. And we bought some red apples, green apples and yellow apples.
After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one of each type of apple on the table: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple. Then I looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the table.
“Adam, people are just like apples. They come in different colors, shapes and sizes. See, some may not even look as delicious as others.” As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place.
“OK, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple.”
He said, “I can’t tell. They all look the same now.”
“Take a bite(一口) of each one. See if that helps you tell which one is which.”
He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
“Right,” I agreed. “Just like everyone has their own features but they are nearly the same.”
He completely got it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before. What perfect fruit it is!
【小題1】I took Adam to buy apples for         .  

A．supper

B．his question

C．a(chǎn) party

D．a(chǎn) present

【小題2】As soon as we got home, I put          on the table.

A．a(chǎn)ll the apples	B．three apples of different colors
C．three red apples	D．three peeled apples

【小題3】After Adam took big bites, he found they         .

A．looked the same

B．tasted good

C．tasted the same

D．weren’t delicious

【小題4】In the end, Adam understood that         .

A．people are much the same even if their skin color is different

B．people are different if their skin color is different

C．the apples look the same after they are peeled

D．a(chǎn)pples of different colors taste different

【小題5】I feel that apples taste a little sweeter than before because         .

A．they are delicious enough	B．they are perfect fruit for thinking
C．they are safe fruit	D．my son falls in love with them

Fashion isn’t very environmentally-friendly because it makes people buy things they don’t need, just because they’re new. We want to take care of the environment, we don’t want to pol­lute the air and we don’t want to waste energy and resources. But we also want to be fashiona­ble. How can we buy fashionable clothes and protect the environment?
Old styles are fashionable again, so one way is to buy second-hand clothes — recycled clothes. Another way is to buy’ fair trade clothes. These clothes are either recycled or made in a ’ way that protects the environment. They also protect the people who make the clothes.
Surprisingly, white cotton is one of the least environmentally-friendly crops of all. To pro­tect the cotton, the growers use chemicals that pollute water, make farm workers ill and kill wildlife. New materials, such as hemp and bamboo, grow quickly and are more environmental­ly-friendly. These materials are very soft, and look fantastic. The best materials are coloured using natural dyes, made from plants.
Environmentally-friendly clothes are practical but until now they were often dull. Now fashion-designers are working with these materials and the clothes are beautiful as well. So now we can buy fashionable clothes that are also environmentally-friendly.
【小題1】Why do people often buy things they don’t need? Because_.

A．new things can be more comfortable

B．everyone wants to be fashionable

C．people are richer than before now

D．people care about the environment

【小題2】What’s the topic for paragraph 2?

A．Recycled fashion.	B．The problem with fashion.
C．Fashion doesn’t have to pollute.	D．New materials.

【小題3】Which of the following is more environmentally-friendly?

A．Materials soft and looking fantastic.

B．Any materials coloured using natural dyes.

C．Hemp and bamboo.

D．White cotton.

【小題4】Why are environmentally -friendly clothes more fashionable now? Because______.

A．people pay more attention to our environment

B．environmentally-friendly clothes are practical

C．a(chǎn)ll old styles become fashionable again

D．fashion-designers are working to make them beautiful

【小題5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Cotton or Hemp and Bamboo?

B．Environmentally-friendly Clothes

C．Old Style, New Fashion Again

D．Fashion and the Environment

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average (平均高度的) person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (滲) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are these which open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end with injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
【小題1】It is more important to ________.

A．put out the fire in the burning house	B．Know the ways to escape the fire
C．jump off a burning house	D．keep the door closed

【小題2】It is possible to escape through the windows ________.

A．if you have a long rope	B．if you are strong enough
C．if you live on a lower floor	D．if there are some bushes on the ground

【小題3】Which of the following escaping way is NOT right?

A．You can escape through stairways.

B．You can choose fire escapes.

C．Escape from the windows which open onto a roof.

D．Use a lift to come down at once.

【小題4】Open the window so that ________ if the building is on fire.

A．you can get fresh air	B．you can call for help
C．you can easily jump off	D．you can be seen first

【小題5】The best title for the passage is ________.

A．Escaping from the Windows	B．Save Yourself in the Burning House
C．Knowledge on Fire	D．Waiting for Help

In northern China during spring, big sandstorm often make trouble for people. Sandstorms usually happen in spring. They have happened in more than 10 provinces in northern China this year. People in southern China don’t have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from the north of China. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don’t get much rain. When there aren’t many trees, the ground can’t keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts, the ground becomes loose. Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky. Besides, in northeast China, there lies some vast deserts.
Sandstorms are bad for people’s health. If people breathe in too much sand, they will cough or have serious illnesses. Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never come back home. The winds also tear the farmers’ houses down.
What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here’s a piece of advice. Ask your parents to help you plant some trees this spring. If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them.
【小題1】When do sandstorms usually happen?

A．In summer.

B．In spring.

C．In winter.

D．In autumn

【小題2】What does the underlined word "loose" mean in China?
肥沃的           B.貧瘠的        C.疏松的        D.大量的
【小題3】The second paragraph tells us ______________.

A．why sandstorms happen in northern China

B．the dangers of sandstorms

C．sandstorms aren’t terrible at all

D．how sandstorms happen

【小題4】Which of the following is NOT a way to stop sandstorms?

A．Plant more trees in spring.

B．Stop people to cut down too many trees

C．Don’t stay outside when sandstorms happen.

D．Tell people about the dangers of sandstorms.

【小題5】Which is the best title for this passage?___________

A．Sandstorms

B．How we can stop sandstorms

C．Why sandstorms only happen in northern China.

D．Sandstorms can influence most of China.