23、“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express the low temperature. As the world has changed, the word has many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, you will say, “it’s cool.” You may think, “He is so cool!” when you see your football player.

WE have quite a few meanings of the word “cool”. You can use it instead of many other words such as “new”, “handsome” or “surprising”. There is an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A mother asked her to say something about his favorite film star. The little boy could only say, “He is very cool.” But there are many other words which can be used to describe a person. So the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show what they want to say. Can you think of many other ways that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. What about you? Have a try. You’ll find them also very cool.

1. We know the word “cool” has had      .

A. only one meaning                                         B. no meanings

C. many different meanings          D. the same meanings

2. In the passage, the word “Express” means      .

A. see         B. show                    C. know                D. feel

3. If you are       something, you may say “It’s cool”.

A. interested in       B. angry about              C. afraid of            D. unhappy with

4. The writer gives an example to show he       the way the word is used.

A. pleased with      B. strange to          C. worried about    D. careful with

5. In the passage, the writer wants to say that the word “cool”      .

A. can be used instead of many words

B. easily means something interesting  

C. can make your life colorful

D. may not be as cool as it seems

22、Korea culture is really popular in Asia right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping many Asian countries, including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs and the Korean language. 

The Korea Wave started a few years ago with the TV series Winter Sonata(《冬季戀歌》). This love story is still popular now. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun. 

In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S.E.S. and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts. 

The Korean Wave also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Some beautiful Korean stars have plastic surgery(整容). These stars don’t think plastic surgery is shameful. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery to change the way they look. 

    Why Korean culture is so popular? Because many young people think it is fashionable and it can represent(代表) the personality.

1. The passage talks about       .

A. the Korean songs                                               B. the Korean TV dramas

C. the Korean Wave                                               D. the Korean people

2. The Korean Wave is very hot in some Asian countries like       .

A. Russia   B. Australia                  C. America          D. China

3. Finkle is famous for       .

A. the music  B. the clothes           C. the hairstyles   D. the football player

4. Young people are attracted by the following except       .

A. Korean pop songs                    B. Korean cities    C. plastic surgery    D. Korean stars

5. Why is Korean culture very popular now?   

A. Because the Korean Wave is sweeping lots of countries.

B. Because the plastic surgery makes people more beautiful

C. Because it represents personality, fashion and independence (獨立)

D. Because it is a rich and strong country.  

21、Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking care of your life and health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

    Happiness is not the same as money. It is feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy. Because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourselves. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋轉(zhuǎn)) door. When it closes, is also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

1．Those who have big houses may often feel       .

A. happy                             B. lonely                     C. free                   D. excited

2．When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will       .

A. laugh at you                     B. play jokes on you    

C. quarrel with you               D. help you up

3．What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A. Oh, so do I.                     B. Congratulations!      C. Good luck.       D. It’s just so-so.

4．Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?  

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air  

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you

5．Which of the following is the about?

A. Bad luck.                        B. Good luck.              C. Happiness.         D. Life. 

19、How do you study        the math test?

A. to            B. from          C. for          D. with

18、Joining the English club was       best way        improve your English.

A. a, to          B. the, for           C. the, to             D. one, to

17、      the end, they arrived in the city        morning of June 20, 2005.

A. In, at        B. By, on             C. At, in               D. In, on

16、      is hard        Tom to work out the math problem.

A. This, to     B. It, for             C. This, for          D. It, to

15、The film       for ten minutes when we got there.

A. have begun                         B. had began        C. had begun        D. had been on

14、About       of the books in the school library are written in Chinese.

A. two third B. second thirds   C. two thirds        D. second third