Simon_________ his fingers when he was cook­ing the dinner.

A. burnt        B. was burning   C. has burnt        D. had burnt

In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 coun­tries didn't use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34     was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then  35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .

Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.

So how can we 40 paper? When we mak­ing notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We  can  buy  drinks  in bottles instead of 42  in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( ??????) and not the paper ones.

43  we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and  44  it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to it now,before it is too late.

1. A. traveller       B. actor         C. doctor       D. driver

2. A. disliked        B. disagreed        C. invented     D. discovered

3. A. Eastern        B. Western         C. Southern     D. Northern

4. A. Iron           B. Paper           C. Television    D. Silk

5. A. collected       B. divided         C. moved       D. put

6. A. magazine       B. newspaper      C. book         D. dictionary

7. A. Sometime       B. Some time      C. Sometimes    D. Some times

8. A. have to         B. mustn't         C. used to       D. shouldn't

9. A. books          B. trees           C, leaves        D. factories

10. A. make          B. use C.save       D. buy

11. A. all            B. each            C. every        D. both

12. A. them          B. those           C. these        D. ones

13. A. Before         B. After           C. As soon as    D. When

14. A. repair          B. record         C. reuse         D. return

15. A. carefully        B. badly          C. quickly      D. freely

Children in England mustn't work until they are 13. They need to have a work permit (許可證) to start working.

The jobs teenagers can do_:

Delivering (遞送) newspapers_: Many teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses in their local area before going to school. They are known as Paper-boys or Papergirls.

Babysitting: Looking after young children in their home while their parents have gone out for the evening is a popular job for teenagers, as they get money for watching children and television all at the same time!

Helping the Milkman: From the age of 14 some teenagers help the milkman deliver milk to houses.

Other popular jobs ： Working in a shop; Office work; Washing cars ; In a cafe or restaurant. The hours teenagers (13 and 14 year olds )can work:

School Days_: Not more than 2 hours in one day during the following periods:

Morning 7 a. m. —start of school or Evening _: close of school— 7 p. m.

Saturdays: Up to 5 hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Sundays_: Up to 2 hours between 7 a.m. and 11 a. m.

Term time_: Up to 12 hours a week (Including weekends)

1. In England how old do children have to be before they can work?

A. 15.   B. 14.       C.10.       D. 13.

2. Paper-boys and Papergirls deliver newspapers           

A. early in the morning

B. at noon

C. in the afternoon

D. in the evening

3.Teenagers in England can do all of the follow­ing except_________.

A. work in an office

B. work in a night club

C. look after young children

D. deliver newspapers

4. How many hours a week may teenagers work during the term time?

A. 10.    B. 14.       C. 17.       D. 20.

Olympic torch relay (奧運(yùn)火炬接力) planned route

Beijing, April 27—The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will cover the greatest area and include the largest number of people. The plans were announced on Thursday night. The planned route would last  130 days and travel 137 000 km.

First Nobel Prize winner to donate to Hope School

Chinanews, Beijing, May 10—Professor Dannel Chee Tsui, in the USA, signed the agreement to donate 350 000 yuan to his home town to build a Hope Primary School in China.

Bill Gates receives Tsinghua honorary doctorate

Beijing,April 20—Bill Gates, chairman of global IT giant Mi­crosoft, received an honorary doc­torate (榮譽(yù)博士學(xué)位) when he

visited China's   famous   Tsinghua   University   on Thursday.

Big Shaolin kung fu center to be built in Russia

Chinanews, Beijing, April 27—China and Russia have signed a letter of intent ( 意向書)on the building of a Shaolin kung fu center in Russia. It will be the first of its kind in Russia,and also the biggest overseas kung fu center when it is completed.

1. How long will the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay last?

A. One month.

B. Two months.

C. Three months.

D. More than four months.

2. Who signed an agreement to donate money to build a Hope Primary School on May 10?

A. Bill Gates.

B. Professor Daniel Chee Tsui.       

C. Beijing government.

D. Tsinghua University.

3. What will be built in Russia according to the news?

A. A university.

B. A sports centre.

C. A Shaolin kung fu center.

D. A Hope Primary School.

Hi,my name is Erik. I live in a small town in the southeast of England. In my house there are three rooms downstairs ad three rooms upstairs. Now I'll show you some of the rooms.

- The living room is also downstairs. It is where the television is. We eat our food and watch TV there. The three rooms upstairs are all bedrooms.

1.Where will Erik's father go if he wants to surf the Internet?

A. To the kitchen.

B. To the living room.

C. To the bathroom.

D. To go upstairs.

2. Where does Erik put his dirty clothes?

A. In his bedroom.

B. In the living room.

C. In rooms upstairs.

D. In the bathroom.

3.  If   Erik   wants   to   watch   TV, he   may   go to_________.

A. his bedroom

B. the kitchen or the living room

C. the living room only

D. the bathroom or his bedroom

4.The best title for this passage is_________.

A. I love my bedroom

B. My family and my house

C. Inside an English house

D. Houses in England

Do you want to know something about chil­dren in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:

Education

School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or ex­ercise books even though they don't have to pay for school.

For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language clas­ses: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and fire­wood for the family every day. Also there's clean­ing , washing and helping Mum with the meal.

Daily fun

It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩樹枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 繩子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa.

Internet

It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均 的) monthly pay per person.

Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1. The underlined word "Chores" probably means

A．網(wǎng)上沖浪B．家務(wù)雜活C．體育活動(dòng)D．家庭作業(yè)

2. Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________.

A. do not need money to play

B. can play all kinds of ball games

C. don't like to go to school

D. don't like to do their homework

3.The passage is mainly about_________.

A. education in Africa

B. children's school life in Africa

C. the Internet in Africa

D. children's daily life in Africa

4.From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that in Africa_________.

A. basketball is popular among children

B. children in Africa have to pay for school

C. some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes

D. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

根據(jù)句意、漢語提示或首字母和英文釋義寫出單詞的正確形式。

1. —I don't like this CD-ROM.        

—Me_________(也).

2. Have you_________(回復(fù)) to his letter?

3. China Daily is a_________(窗口)for foreigners

to know about China.

4. It is said that the Opening Ceremony of the Bei­jing   2008   Olympic   Games   will   be   covered_____(實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播).

5. Look!   Some   birds   are   ___________ (飛 ) in the sky.

6. National Day is on O_______(the tenth month of

the year) 1st.

7. Do you know how long Yancheng Railway Sta­tion has been in s_______(use)?

8. People use mobile phones to sent short text m_______(pieces of information)to each other.

9. Could you please give me some v_______(very useful and helpful) advice on how to keep fit?

10. I've heard of Jackie Chan for years. Since I was a child,a_______(in fact).

假如你是WuMin9，你的美國網(wǎng)友Ricky通過E—mail給你發(fā)來一些照片和英語閱讀材料，請(qǐng)用英語回復(fù)他的E-mail。．

內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：1．收到郵件，并表示感謝；

2．對(duì)Ricky發(fā)來的照片和閱讀材料(readin9’materials)作簡單的評(píng)述；3．告訴Ricky你的近況。(bebusywith／doing)

要求：l．所給的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)都要用上，并可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

2．不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名和地名；3．詞數(shù)：80左右。

Dear Ricky,

How are you getting on? ____________-

I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours, Wu Ming

Samaranch, who is        old friend of Chinese people, died on April 21, 2010.  

A. a                              B. an                          C. the                         D. /

Whenever you meet with difficulties, you can ask the policeman ____help.

A. at                                B. in                      C. for                      D. with