We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
     No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It's true that
male mosquito doesn't bite and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is
always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn't
like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just
remember you are chosen. You're different from the others!
     If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and
quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch (癢) on your body
because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, she has
flown away. 
     And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a
place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.

1. In which part of a magazine can you probably read this article?

A. Science World.
B. News Report.
C. Sports Square.
D. Culture Corner.

2. When a mosquito decides that she doesn't like your blood, she will  ______.

A. land on your body
B. feel very tired soon
C. choose another one instead
D. find a different kind of food

3. The mosquito bites you ______.

A. in order to have a good rest
B. too quickly to let you know
C. only if you're female
D. when she gets angry with you

4. Why do you have an itch after the mosquito bites you?

A. Because she drinks too much.
B. Because she bites so quietly.
C. Because she lays eggs in your blood.
D. Because she puts something special into your blood.

     I worked for a short time as a cashier (出納員) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean
up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the
floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy
at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure
enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to
describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when
I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him "no", at once he opened it and showed
that it had nearly $800 in cash (現(xiàn)金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed
at this."A reward (酬勞) for your honesty, young girl." he said and then turned and walked away.
     Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was
in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it.
But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone's Christmas plans by finding and returning the
wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.

1. What's in the lost wallet?

A. Nothing valuable.
B. A Christmas plan.　
C. About 800 dollars.
D. A twenty-dollar bill.　

2. The writer didn't give the wallet to the man until ______.

A. she got a reward
B. the man expressed his thanks
C. the man described the wallet exactly
D. she saw the man again in the restaurant

3. If the owner of the wallet couldn't be found, the writer might ______.

A. return it later
B. keep it herself
C. call the police
D. give it to her boss

4. How did the writer feel after returning the wallet? 

A. She felt very happy about it.
B. She wished that he hadn't done it.
C. She was disappointed about what the man did.
D. She was sad to lose the chance to keep the money.

     Dictionaries say that "spring fever" is a lazy or restless feeling. People usually have the feeling on the first
warm day of spring. Everyone has probably felt it at one time or another. people have talked about it for years.
     Recently, scientists have taken a good look at spring fever. What they found is quite surprising.
     In many places we live in, the winter months often seem dark and dreary. When spring comes late March,
the world becomes colorful. The number of daylight hours grows with each passing day. According to many
scientists, all the sunlight sets off chemicals in the brain (大腦). The chemicals make our feeling change and
bring on spring fever.

1. How do people who have spring fever feel?

A. active
B. awake
C. energetic
D. restless.

2. Scientists think that __________ cause(s) spring fever.

A. colors
B. sunlight
C. dark
D. illness

3. According to the passage, the underlined word "dreary" means "__________" in Chinese.

A. 沉悶的
B. 暖和的
C. 晴朗的
D. 明亮的

4. The best title for the passage is __________.

A. How to Get Over Spring Fever
B. Spring Fever
C. Darkness in winter
D. Spring and winter

Dear Mr. Green,
      I'm sorry to trouble you. You know there will be a / an 1_____ exam this term. But it seems that everything
goes wrong with me. I can't fall 2_____ at night and I can't listen to the teachers carefully. I am always 3_____ about my grades. I know it is not good to do so, but I can't control myself. 4_____? 
Write to me soon. Best wishes to you!
                                                                                                                                         Yours,
                                                                                                                                           Tom

     Every mother is great, so is my mother. My mother is a common worker. But I love her very much.
She is tall and of medium build. She has two big eyes. Her hair is black and curly. I think she is very beautiful.
     My mother likes telling stories. She also likes helping others. So she is popular. She is hard-working like
many other mothers. Whenever she is at home or at work, she is always busy. On weekends, she often cleans
our house, so our house is very clean and tidy. And she likes planting flowers, too. She often says, "Flowers
are beautiful. Planting flowers is fun and exciting. Flowers can make the air fresh and keep the house beautiful." She often gives flowers to her friends, too.
     She is strict in my study. She often says to me, "Study is the most important thing to a student. You must
study hard. Then you can do more and better for others and yourself." And she is also kind to me. Every day
she takes good care of me. She often helps me. When I have trouble, I'd like to ask her for help."
     This is my mother. She is the greatest and most beautiful mother in my eyes.

1. What does the mother do?

A. A teacher.
B. A farmer.
C. A worker.

2. What color is the mother's hair?

A. Black.
B. Blue.
C. Brown.

3. Who is always busy?

A. The mother.
B. The kid.
C. The father.

4. What does the mother like doing?

A. Fishing.
B. Swimming.
C. Planting flowers.

5. What is important to a student?

A. Playing.
B. Studying.
C. Surfing the Internet.

     Do you know about Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Ma Lin well? Yes, they are famous Chinese Ping-Pong
players. Ping-Pong is a very popular sport game in China. People of different ages like playing it. Li Bo is
my best friend, his favorite sport is Ping-Pong, But I like baseball best. He knows about many famous
Ping-Pong players, but he doesn't know about any famous baseball stars.
     Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the USA. Children like playing it very much. They often play
baseball in fields or parks. Each team has nine players. The baseball season usually goes from April to
September. During that time, there are many baseball matches on TV. Many people will watch them. At the
end of the game season, the two top teams play against each other. The winner comes from the greatest team.
     So many people love sports in different ways now. They play sports themselves, they watch the games
on TV, or they may have sports collections. Sports are an important part of our life. Doing sports is good for
our health. Playing ball games can also bring us great pleasure.
     Do you like sport? Do you like playing sports? If not, come on, choose one to do from now on. You'll be
happier than before.

1. What sport is very popular in China?

A. Tennis.
B. Baseball.
C. Ping-Pong.

2. Who likes baseball best?

A. Wang Nan.
B. The writer.
C. Ma Lin.

3. Where do the children often play baseball?

A. On playgrounds.
B. In school.
C. In fields or parks.

4. How many players are there in each baseball team?

A. Nine.
B. Two.
C. Eleven.

5. Playing ball games can ______.

A. give us pain
B. make us happy
C. make us sad

     Bill was fourteen years old. He had a part-time job which made him get up at five. He was a newspaper
boy. Though it was hard work, he enjoyed it a lot.
     Each morning, Bill left his house at five fifteen to go to the corner. The newspapers had been sent to the
corner by a truck at midnight. He always rode a bike to carry them.
     In winter it was still dark when he got up, but during the rest of the year it was bright. Bill had to send
the newspapers to the houses of people in all kinds of weather. He tried to put each paper in the box where
it would be kept safe from wind and rain or snow. His customers are in different places. Since many of them
worked during the day, Bill had to get the money at night. Sometimes Bill's customers gave him some more
money for his good work. When Bill was ill, his elder brother had to send the newspapers. Once, Bill's father
had to help him.
     Bill had 70 customers, but he hoped to get more soon. Some day, if he got many more customers, perhaps
Bill could win a prize for being a very good newspaper boy, he would win a visit to Europe, but his wish is that
he could win a new bike.

1. when Bill was ill, his ______ usually helped send the newspapers.

A. younger brother
B. customers
C. father
D. elder brother.

2. Bill's customers gave him some more money for his ______.

A. little work
B. getting up so early every day
C. good service
D. collecting money at night

3. If he worked very well, he might ______.

A. have a chance to visit Europe
B. have more newspapers
C. have chance to visit a few countries
D. have a travel in Europe and a new bike