29、Your junior high school years are coming to an end．After the big exam，most of you will go on to study in a senior（高級）high school．What are you expecting from senior high? Let's hear some Teens readers talk about it．

Zhou Zhijie，15，from Shanghai：

I have heard that although Senior 3 is a hard year，Senior I and Senior 2 are less stressful．I hope there'll be time then to enjoy sports．There will be plenty to see：the Tennis Masters Cup will be held in Shanghai，and of course there is the 2008 Beijing Olympics．I am going to do something for it and I'm sure Hl really enjoy it．

Jin Xin，16，from Harbin，Heilongjiang：

I really enjoy science．I visit many science exhibitions．I am interested in UFOs too．I'm crazy about making model planes，although I'm not very good at it because I don’t really have enough scientific knowledge．I'll be learning more science in senior high．In a word，sometime in the future I'm going to build an excellent model plane!

Wang Yaling，15，from Xiamen，F(xiàn)ujian：

I hope I can be taller in senior high schoo1．I am only 155 cm．Many people grow faster in senior high and I hope I will too．I want to be 162 cm．But I'm not so sure about that，since most girls in my family don't grow any taller than 160cm．I hope I'm different．

Zhang Fang，15，from Puyang，Henan：

I expect that I'll make more friends in senior high．I study in a middle school in the country．Most of my classmates live nearby．In senior high，Hl meet different people from different areas．I hope I can learn new things from them．

1．It seems that              has a special interest in sports．

A．Zhou Zhijie           B．Jin Xin                    C．Wang Yaling           D．Zhang Fang

2．Jin Xin believes that it needs             to make an excellent model plane．

A．a(chǎn) quite long time                                      B．a(chǎn) lot of scientific knowledge

C．knowledge of UFOs                                   D．help from senior high teachers

3．Wang Yaling and Zhang Fang                 ．

A．a(chǎn)re from one city                                     B．have a similar dream

C．a(chǎn)re the same age                                        D．have a similar problem

4．The underlined word “stressful” in the first talk probably means “making one feel          ”．

A．busy and nervous                                    B．free and easy

C．unsuccessful and sad                                 D．safe and happy

5．Tile students in the passage are talking about                 ．

A．their hobbies        B．their experiences      C．their schools           D．their wishes

28、April 22 is Earth Day．Everyone on earth should care about and protect the earth!

The earth has warmed by about l°F（華氏度）over the past 100 years，but why and how? Well，scientists are not quite sure．Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own．But many scientists say that people are doing many things which makes the earth warmer．

First, greenhouse effect（溫室效應(yīng)）is a very important reason for the change of the earth．People give out too much energy into the air every year．It makes the earth warmer．Climate（氣候）change is another important reason．Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold．Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little．The change of the climate makes the earth warmer．In turn，the warmth of the earth changes the climate，too．

When the earth becomes warmer．there may be more rain and a rise in sea level．It will affect the growth of plants，animals and people．On a Pacific island，100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising．These people can no longer live on the coast．Before that，two islands without people went underwater in 1999．Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100．

People can affect the earth，s air，land and water．As for us，we can do many things to protect the earth．For example，we can use fridges less．We can tell more people about protecting the earth．

1．Earth Day is probably set for people to           ．

A．learn more about the earth                        B．make full use of the earth

C．take better care of the earth                         D．study the warmth of the earth

2．We can infer（推斷）from the passage that the reasons for the warmer earth are             now．

A．not very clear       B．completely secret     C．well known            D．not given yet

3．Greenhouse effect comes from               ．

A．sea rising                                                B．climate change

C．nature's unbalance                                      D．people's activity

4．According to the passage，               may affect each other．

A．a(chǎn)nimals and islands                                  B．climate and the warmth of the earth

C．fridges and animals                                           D．sea level and the growth of plants

5．The passage mainly tells us that              ．

A．there is more rain now                             B．we should protect the earth

C．we must stop pollution                               D．sea level is getting higher

27、Wang Fei，a Chinese student，and Mary，an American student studying Chinese in China，were in a supermarket．They saw a young man walking down the stairs．In his hurry，he missed the last two steps and fell onto the ground．He tried to stand up while people around him laughed．Luckily，he seemed to be OK．

Mary found Wang Fei smiling a little and was not happy about it．“Tell me，F(xiàn)ei，how could people laugh when someone fell like that? Why didn’t they go up and ask him if he was hurt?’’

Wang Fei said，“Because they knew he wasn’t hurt too much．”

“But I still don’t understand．A fall is a fall．In my culture．people would never laugh!”

This is an example．The Chinese and the westerner will think and act differently when seeing such a thing．Chinese people are used to laughing or smiling．Very often the person who is in embarrassing（困窘的）situation would also laugh or smile to get out of it．However，if someone gets hurt seriously，it will not be a laughing matter any more．People will help him or her instead．

But，in that case，a westerner will rush over and help the person get up．If a westerner falls，he or she，like a Chinese person，may try to make a joke if he or she is not hurt．If two close friends are walking together，and one falls but clearly isn't hurt，a common joke is to say “Have a nice trip”．

So different people have different habits and different countries have different cultures．

1．Will Wang Fei and Mary think and act in the same way if they see a young man falling down?

2．Why didn't people go up and ask the young man if he was hurt?

3．What do Chinese people often do when they find themselves in embarrassing situation?

4．What is a westerner likely to do when he or she sees someone fall down?

5．What might Mary say to Wang Fei if he fell but clearly was not hurt?

25、One day，a poor boy，who was selling newspapers from door to door in order to pay for his schoolin9，found he had only ten cents left，and he was   1  ．He decided to ask for a meal at the next house．However，he changed his mind when a young woman opened the door．

Instead of a   2   he asked for a drink of water．But as he looked so hungry，she  3  him a large glass of milk．He drank it, and then asked，“How much do I owe（欠）you?”

“My mother teaches me never to accept money for any   4  ，”she replied，“so you don’t owe me anything．”

Many years later，the   5   became seriously ill．Then she was sent to a famous   6   in London．

Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness．When he   7   the name of the town which she came   8  ，a strange light filled his eyes．

As soon as he walked into her room，he recognized（認(rèn)出）her at once．

He did his best to   9   her．Then he gave special attention to her．After some time she got   10  ．

Dr Kelly asked for her final bill   11   she left hospital．He looked at it，then  12  something on it before it was sent to her．She was   13    to open it，for she believed it would take the rest of her life to   14   for it all．But finally she opened it，and read these words on it：Paid in full with one glass of    15  ．

1．A．thirsty                   B．hungry                 C．tired                             D．excited

2．A．tomato                         B．sweet                         C．meal                      D．banana

3．A．ordered                 B．brought                C．sold                       D．found

4．A．business                B．fitness                 C．illness                    D．kindness

5．A．woman                  B．boy                     C．man                       D．mother

6．A．college                  B．hotel                    C．dentist's                 D．hospital

7．A．called                    B．a(chǎn)sked                   C．heard                     D．told

8．A．to                         B．from                    C．by                         D．through

9．A．save                      B．examine               C．feed                       D．protect

10．A．back                    B．a(chǎn)way                   C．well                       D．worse

11．A．before                 B．a(chǎn)fter                    C．when                     D．because

12．A．remembered         B．said                     C．noticed                  D．wrote

13．A．excited                B．surprised              C．a(chǎn)fraid                     D．ready

14．A．wait                    B．care                     C．search                   D．pay

15．A．water                         B．milk                     C．coffee                    D．juice

23、World Laughter Day was started in Mumbai, India in 1998 by Dr Madan Kataria, organizer of the worldwide Laughter Yoga activity．

The celebration of World Laughter Day is for world peace and is a plan to make good friends through laughter．Now more and more people are joining the Laughter Yoga movement．On the 9th of January, 2000, more than 10,000 people gathered in Denmark to celebrate the first World Laughter Day．It was very successful．

World Laughter Day is now celebrated on the first Sunday of May every year．Hundreds of people all over the world laugh together on that day．No one thinks that laughing doesn't make us feel good．

Today, some people in the world still face war（戰(zhàn)爭）．Laughter is a good way to deal with world problems．When different groups laugh together, they can get along better．Many difficult problems can become easier to solve if people feel good．

Laughter is a world language, which is the same in every country．We should believe that only laughter can bring the world together and help people become good friends．

The famous writer, Mark Twain said, "Mankind bas only one really effective weapon（武器）, and that is laughter．"

1．World Laughter Day was started                  ．

A．in 1998             B．in 2000             C．in America         D．in China

2．The celebration of the first World Laughter Day was held                  ．

A．in India              B．in Denmark         C．in Mumbai           D．by Mark Twain

3．The meaning of the underlined sentence is                   ．

A．laughing doesn't make us feel good

B．laughter makes us feel happy

C．nobody thinks it is good to laugh

D．everyone thinks laughing together makes us feel sad

4．The Laughter Yoga movement tells us                 ．

A．laughter can stop war

B．people want to make the world peaceful

C．laughter is the best way to deal with world problems

D．laughter can bring the world together when people laugh together

5．What's the best title of the passage?

A．World Laughter Day                       B．Successful Laughter

C．The first World Laughter Day               D．The celebration of World Laughter Day

22、Studying abroad is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an overseas（外國的）high school student．You can have a lot of fun here, especially on holidays．

There are many festivals in Australia．The most important one is obviously Christmas．Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time．Since it is a long holiday, most overseas students love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs．It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas．Students often take part in another major social activity．They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine．The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians．

Easter in March is another important holiday in the year．It actually combines（使聯(lián)合） "Good Friday" and "Easter Monday"．Almost every shop closes on Good Friday．And people usually go to see Easter Show．

The Chinese New year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties．

1．Summer holidays in Australia often begin in          ．

A．July                  B．September          C．December          D．February

2．In Australia, you can spend Christmas                 ．

A．in winter             B．in March            C．in summer           D．in January

3．Overseas students                  in their summer holidays．

A．must do their normal duties                B．continue to study at school

C．can do part-time jobs                         D．go to the beach to find part-time jobs

4．Probably people seldom           on Good Friday in Australia．

A．go shopping                                 B．spend the time with their friends

C．have fun                               D．give chocolate eggs to each other

5．Students in Australia go to school          ．

A．a(chǎn)t Christmas                              B．a(chǎn)t Easter

C．in the Chinese New Year                    D．on Easter Monday

21、Want to enjoy the excitement of the Olympics? Go to www．tickets．beijing 2008．cn．a(chǎn)t once! More than 7 million tickets for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been put on sale．Besides the website, you can also make an order at 1,000 designated（指定的）Bank of China branches around the country．75 per cent of the tickets are for domestic sale and the rest for sale outside the Chinese mainland．There will not be different prices for the Chinese and foreigners．

Domestic tickets will be issued in three phases（分三個(gè)階段發(fā)行）．But you won't get all these tickets until June 2008．

Phase 1: until September

All tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies as well as half the tickets to the 28 sports events are on offer．From April 15 to June 30, orders can he placed through the official ticketing website, or at designated Bank of China branches．From July to August tickets will be assigned（分配）．Payment will be required once the order is confirmed．

Phase 2: October to December

The tickets left from Phase 1 and the other 50 per cent of the tickets to sporting events will be on sale．Tickets can be ordered through the website and designated banks or the ticketing call center（8610 -952008）．Tickets will be assigned in a "first come first served" way．Payment is required together with the ticket order．

Phase 3: April 2008 until the end of the Games

Tickets will be issued directly upon payment．

1．How can you order the tickets if you want to see the 2008 Olympic Games?

A．You can go to Bank of China branches．

B．You must fly to Beijing to pay for the tickets．

C．You can go to www．tickets．beijing 2008．cn．website only．

D．You can make an order through the designated website or hanks．

2．The underlined word "domestic" means               ．

A．國內(nèi)的          B．國外的            C．家庭的          D．海外的

3．During Phase 1,                    ．

A．a(chǎn)ll the tickets including those to the 28 sports events are on offer

B．people can get the tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies

C．from April to July 30, orders can be placed through the website or banks

D．once the order is confirmed, people who place orders should pay for the tickets

4．People can               from October to December．

A．buy all the other tickets                      B．order tickets at the ticketing call center

C．pay for the tickets directly                  D．pay before ordering

5．All the tickets are on sale until               ．

A．April 2008                                                B．July 2008

C．the end of the games                                 D．September 2008

20、The search for life outside the Earth may have moved to a new and exciting level．A team of astronomers（天文學(xué)家）said they have found a new planet that has many important parts similar to those of the Earth．

The planet, which travels around a red dwarf star（紅矮星）called Gliese 581, has the right size and temperature．Most importantly, the planet lies in the suitable living area of the star, which makes the planet not too hot or too cold．

Scientists say the new world, Gliese 581C is five times larger than the Earth．It may have water since it is in the right place for the red dwarf to survive in space．

Swiss scientist Michel Mayor said it is an important step on the way to find possible life in the space and there are still lots of questions．

For more than ten years, astronomers and scientists have been keeping their eyes on the space in search for another Earth, another world that can support life or already has it．

According to records, the first discovery of extra solar（太陽系）planet going around a normal star was made in 1995．Since then, the number of newly discovered worlds has increased to about 200．But they are just dead with lifeless bodies．

The Gliese 581C came into our eyes and mankind has reason to celebrate．After all, we may have living neighbours．The discovery doesn't promise much, but it offers hope that there could be other people or living things out there．

1．The new planet has made              ．

A．the search for life outside the Earth new and exciting

B．many important parts of the Earth new and similar

C．a(chǎn) red dwarf star not too hot or not too cold

D．the astronomers believe everything

2．The new planet goes around                 ．

A．the Earth             B．the Sun              C．the red dwarf star         D．the Moon

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．A new planet for people to live in has been found．

B．The red dwarf star is five times larger than the Earth．

C．Scientists have a lot of questions about the new planet．

D．Scientists have proved there is some water in the new planet．

4．Why do astronomers and scientists keep their eyes on the space?

A．They hate the life on the Earth．

B．They want to support more life．

C．They want to search for another world．

D．There are some people and living things there．

5．What would the scientists most like to tell us in the passage?

A．Astronomers first discovered the extra solar planet in 1995．

B．Mankind wants to celebrate the discovery of the new planet．

C．The number of newly discovered worlds is about 200．

D． Mankind may have living neighbours in space．