There is a little girl standing in   1   of the window. There are some   2   outside the house.
There is a    3   beside her. There are some bananas   4   the   5   and a birthday cake on the table.
On the cake there are some   6  . The girl has a box in her   7 . She is looking  8   it   8   a big smile.
What is in the  10  ? Do you know?

       Do you know how to study better and   1   ( make) your study more effective? We all know that
Chinese students usually study very hard for long time. This is very good, but it   2   ( not, help) a lot,
for an effective student  3   (have) enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise. Every day
you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good for your study. 
       When you return to your studies, your mind   4   (refresh) and you'll learn more and study better.
Psychologists   5   ( find) that learning   6  ( take) place this way. Here   7   ( take) English learning as
an example. First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems   8   
(stay) the same, so you   9   (think) you're learning nothing and you may give up. This can last for days
or even weeks, yet you needn't give up. At some point your language study will again take another big
jump. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English  10   (be) very effective and
interesting. Don't give up along the way. Learning slowly, you're to get a good result.

       My middle school's student rules are very s  1  , but I think they are very good. O  2  the rules is
everyone's duty. Rules keep students from having fights, skipping classes, smoking, and destroying
public property. A number of students' thoughts are very bad. They like to destroy p  3  property. For
example, they break the water pipes in the m 4   room. None of the men's rooms in this school have
intact windows because some students like to break them! These are bad boys, doing evil things!
       But, m  5   of the students can observe the rules. The rules are enforced by punishment.
       F  6  instance, the first time you get into a fight at school, they'll let your p  7  come and bring you
home. The s  8   time, they kick you out of school and you have to transfer to another school!
       I like the student rules at my middle school, because the rules m  9  the school more peaceful and
quiet. They make it a better environment for s 10  .

        In England, afternoon tea, taken between four and five, is the most informal (非正式) meal of the day.
If you are a friend of the family, you may drop in for tea without an invitation or telling that you are coming.
Very often it is not served at a table. The members of the family and visitors take tea in the sitting-room.
Each person has a cup and saucer (托盤), a spoon (湯匙) and a small plate for bread-and-butter and cake.
By the way, do not help yourself to cake first; bread-and-butter first, then cake if there is any. Another piece
of advice: Do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate at the same time.

1. Afternoon tea is usually served with _______.

A. tea only
B. tea and some food
C. tea, dessert and meat
D. cake and bread

2. If you want to have afternoon tea in a friend's home, _______.

A. it is necessary for you to send a message
B. you should wait for his invitation
C. it is impolite for you to go there without taking anything with you
D. it is unnecessary for you to call him or send a message

3. In the passage, "drop in" means "_______".

A. pay an informal visit
B. fall down
C. drink at a friend's home
D. break

4. It's impolite for you _______.

A. help yourself to cake first
B. share a cup with your friend
C. put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate once
D. all of the above

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting-room.
B. The members of the family often share a cup and saucer, a spoon, etc.
C. Afternoon tea is usually taken between lunch and supper.
D. Help yourself to bread-and-butter before cake if there is any.

         If there is a fire disaster, knowing what to do is important. If a fire breaks out and runs into your
home, what should you do?
         First, you should keep calm and warn everyone in the house about the danger. Don't panic (be scared)
and start screaming. You can't take elevator to get down if you live in a high building. You'd better take stairs
with a wet towel. It is most important to be calm and act fast.
         Second, you and all the other people should get out of the house as quickly as you can. Don't stop to
take your belongings (物品) with you, even if there you have many valuable things in the house. And once
you are out of the house, stay out. Do not go back into the house for any reason.
          Finally, when you get out of the firing house, call 119 and let the skilled firefighters to put the fire out
at once. Don't try to put out the fire by yourself. That can be very dangerous.

1. What is the first thing you'd better do if a fire breaks out on your house?

A. Take out your belongings at once.
B. Start screaming at once.
C. Get down by taking elevator.
D. Warn everyone in the house.

2. What should you do once you are out of the house?

A. Panic.
B. Go back for the belongings.
C. Make a call.
D. Scream.

3. How should you get out of your home if you live in a high building?

A. You can take an elevator as quickly as possible.
B. You should get down on the stairs with something wet.
C. You'd better jump down through the window.
D. You can roll down from the window with a basket.

4. You should call the firefighters .

A. after you leave the house
B. after you take your belongings
C. when you are trying to put out the fire
D. before you warn everyone

5. What does the passage tell us?

A. Don't be afraid before leaving the house.
B. Don't put out the fire by yourself.
C. It's better to let your belongings burn.
D. Obey some important rules if you meet a fire.

        Winter is dangerous because it's so difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents take
place so easily. Fog can be waiting to meet you over the top of a hill. Ice might be hiding under the melting
snow, waiting ahead to send you off the road. The car coming to you may suddenly slip across the road.
Here are some rules you can follow:
         Rule No. 1 for driving on icy roads is to drive smoothly. Sudden movements can make a car very
difficult to control. So every time you either start or stop your car, increase or reduce your speed, you must
be as gentle(careful) and slow as possible. Suppose you are driving with a full cup of hot coffee on the seat
next to you. Drive carefully so that you wouldn't spill it.
        Rule No. 2 is to pay attention to what might happen. The more ice there is, the further down the road
you have to look. Test how long it takes to gently stop your car. Remember that you may be driving more
quickly than you think. Generally, allow twice of your usual stopping distance when the road is wet, three
times this distance on snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay in the control of your car at all times and you
will not get into trouble.

1.  What does the writer try to tell us in this passage?

A. He tells us his dislikes about the winter weather.
B. He gives us information about winter weather.
C. He asks people not to drive in winter.
D. He advises people on safe driving in winter.

2. According to the passage, what does the writer think of driving in winter?

A. People should not drive in snow.
B. People drive their cars too fast.
C. People should stop their cars less gently.
D. People should think more about problems of winter driving.

3. Why does the writer talk about a cup of coffee?

A. He tries to show how important smooth movements are.
B. He wants to ask the drivers to bring some soft drinks with them.
C. He tells the drivers to be more relaxed while driving.
D. He tries to show how it can be spilled.

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Traffic accidents take place more easily in winter.
B. Fog and ice often causes car accidents.
C. The stopping distance on ice is the same as the usual one.
D. In winter you'd better drive your car more carefully.

5. Which traffic sign shows the main ideas of this passage?

A.
B.
C.
D.