Lily and her sister look the same. I can’t tell one from______.

A．other B．a(chǎn)nother C．the other D．others

—Do you have_____ in Beijing?— Yes. My aunt and uncle live there.

A. classmates B. cousins C. partners D. relatives

As we know,____ is in October and_____ is in December in Western counties.

A. Father’s Day; Thanksgiving Day

B. Mother’s Day; the Dragon Boat Festival

C. Halloween; Christmas

D. Easter; the Mid-Autumn Day

—Look! The children are throwing water____ each other in the river.

—Yes. It’s a little similar_____ the Thai Water Festival.

A. into; for B. /; at C. at; to D. to; with

—Peter has changed a lot, hasn’t he?

—Yes. He used to______ the guitar, but now he is more________ in playing soccer.

A. plays; interested B. play; interested

C. play; interesting D. playing; interest

—Li Ming, can you pass the final examination tomorrow?

—No problem._______

A. It’s very hard. B. I will fail

C. It’s a piece of cake. D. I can’t pass it.

Now more than 40 million (百萬(wàn)) foreigners around the world are learning Chinese, according to a report. The relationship (關(guān)系) between the United States and China is becoming . It has really the growth of Chinese language learning in the US.

I am Chris from the US. I am one of the many people learning . I am studying at a Confucius institute (孔子學(xué)院) in New York. There are 10 in our class. Some are over 30 years old. Some are middle school students. Our Chinese teacher Beijing. He often tells us some interesting things in China.

I think Chinese is to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is different from any other language in the world.

It will me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters (漢字). But I think there are many advantages of spending time the language. One big advantage is that it makes me see things from a different point of view, Chinese is such a different language from English.

I think for American students the most important advantage is that learning a different language can open up their mind.

1.A. worse B. poorer C. friendlier D. politer

2.A. stopped B. practiced C. started D. influenced

3.A. English B. Chinese C. French D. Japanese

4.A. students B. workers C. teachers D. volunteers

5. A. comes to B. leaves for C. goes around D. comes from

6.A. easy B. surprised C. difficult D. boring

7.A. slowly B. quickly C. easily D. completely

8.A. get B. take C. spend D. waste

9.A. on B. in C. at D. with

10.A. if B. because C. while D. when

Three students are talking about the New Year tradition of their own country.

A．Christina from Spain

On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people wait till 12 p.m. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a grape. But we can't ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year's Eve.

B．Cordon from Britain

On New Year's Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o'clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It's lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the New Year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

C．Angela from Brazil

In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year's Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks (焰火)．We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.

1.Which is NOT mentioned (被提到) in the passage?

A. Have 12 grapes to eat. B. Have parties.

C. Give flowers to others. D．Watch fireworks.

2.Who have parties during the New Year?

A. People in Spain. B. People in Britain.

C. People in Brazil D. Both B and C.

3.From the paragraph of “Cordon from Britain”， we know that ________.

A. Cordon can't drink much

B. people hear Big Ben on the radio

C. people sing a song about good luck

D. everybody in Britain goes to watch fireworks

4.On New Year's Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because ________.

A. they hope that can bring them good luck

B. that reminds them of their happy life

C. they think that they look beautiful in white

D. that's what they have to do during the New Year

5.This article mainly tells us________.

A. what people in Britain do on New Year's Day

B. when and where people have New Year parties

C. what people in different countries do on New Year's Day

D. why people around the world like the New Year

The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor (幽默), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”

1.The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is _______.

A. writing B. using it C. listening D. learning grammar

2.What should you do in learning English?

A. Be careful not to make any mistake. B. Write as quickly as you can.

C. Speak English as much as you can. D. Laugh more often.

3.When people laugh at your mistakes, you should __________.

A. not care B. be happy C. feel worried D. be unhappy

4.When you make a mistake, you should ____________.

A. keep quiet B. get angry C. be kind D. keep your sense of humor

5.The story tells us: “________________.”

A. Only foolish people make mistakes

B. Few people make mistakes

C. People never make mistakes

D. There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes.

“Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”

Until then, I didn’t think about how Jen felt. She had a new stepfather (繼父) and stepbrother, and had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake where Dad and I went every summer, and she had to move up north with us. She had more changes than me.

Jen seemed sad, so I was busy thinking of some ways to cheer her up on Thanksgiving. I told her my plan and she was excited. First we made a huge snowball, and then a small snowball. Then we built a wall behind the big snowball as a tail. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, “We can spray (噴) colors on the tail.” Our snow turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellow tail. We were so busy that we didn’t notice our parents come outside. Dad found a hat for the snow turkey, and Mom wrapped her scarf around its neck.

“Thanks for cheering Jen up,” Mom said. “You’re a good brother, and you always come up with great ideas.’’ A happy feeling spread through me. I began to understand how much she cared about everyone in our new family.

1.What did Jen do on Thanksgiving in the past?

A. She went skating with her friends.

B. She went to the farm with her mother.

C. She stayed at home with her mother.

D. She made snow turkeys with her mother.

2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. Jen lived near a lake in the past.

B. The writer was Jen’s stepfather.

C. Jen moved up north for studying.

D. The writer just moved out of his old house.

3.How many people are there in Jen’s new family?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

4.Which of the following is the right order?

①made a small snowball

②found a hat

③made a huge snowball

④sprayed colors on the tail

⑤wrapped a scarf around the neck

⑥built a wall behind the big snowball

A. ①③⑥④②⑤ B. ①②③④⑤⑥

C. ③①⑥④②⑤ D. ③①⑥②④⑤

5.What can we infer (推斷) from the underlined sentence?

A. Jen’s stepmother was not friendly to the writer.

B. Jen didn’t feel happy after moving here.

C. Jen’s mother did a lot to make Jen happy.

D. The writer felt happy because his stepmother liked him