1.You can search _____________when you have difficulties in homework.

A. www.zybang.com B. www.taobao.com C. www.vip.com

2.What does www.58.com mainly serve?

A. Jobs, second-hand houses. B. Famous brands. C. Computer games.

3.Who is the CEO of www.taobao.com?

A. Yao Jinbo. B. Jiang Peng. C. Shen Ya.

Balzac (巴爾扎克)was a great French writer. He was famous for Father Goriot . But he was poor before he became famous. He lived in a dirty and wet room and was often worried about food. All of his friends were very poor and they couldn’t help him.

On a winter night, it was very cold. The wind blew and it was snowing heavily. Balzac went to bed early but couldn’t fall asleep. He didn’t eat any food before he went to bed. He was really hungry. He thought and thought, but he couldn’t come up with a good idea. At that time, he saw a man climbing into his room through the broken window. The man began to steal something on the bookshelf. Balzac got up quietly and said,“Don’t waste time, my friend, I could not find any money in the daytime, how can you find any in the dark?”

1.What did Balzac do?

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2.Why did Balzac live in a dirty and wet room?

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3.When did the story happen?

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4.How did the thief come into Balzac’s house?

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5.Could the thief find any money in Balzac’s room at last?

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In China, two-child policy(政策)has come out. That’s to say, China now allows two children for each family. However, different people have 1.opinions about it.

Some parents are willing to have a second child as soon as possible. They think the second baby is a gift for themselves. One child will feel lonely 2.his parents go out for work. Two kids will help 3.other and share the happiness and sadness together. In Chinese tradition, the old people wouldn’t like to spend their later life in the old people’s home. After the second baby 4. up, he will be able to share the pressure of looking 5.his old parents. China has become a country with an increasing number of old people. Two-child policy will improve the balanced (平衡的)development of population.

However, other parents refuse the second kid because they have some worries. For 6., they can’t 7.the cost(費用)of education. They also worry that their two kids won’t get 8.well with one another. Maybe the young people can’t find jobs easily in the future. For our country, perhaps the policy will lead to the house and population9..

In a word, more and more families will have a second child. Do you mind10. a brother or a sister?

With the development of technology, smartphones are widely used among people.71. We can find many people playing mobile phones in the buses, restaurants and supermarkets. We call these people Phubbers(低頭族).

Many teenagers spend too much time playing games, listening to music and sending messages to their friends on the phones. 72.他們沒有足夠的時間來學習. Some teachers complain that their students get worse grades than before.

73.Playing mobile phones too much is not only bad for their study but also their health. The more they play mobile phones, the more tired they will feel. Some students have to wear glasses, because they play smartphones too much. 74.So some teachers don’t allow the students to use mobile phones at school.

We often see many phubbers using their mobile phones on the streets. It’s really dangerous.

75.為什么不遠離你的手機呢？You should study hard and take part in more outdoor activities instead of playing mobile phones in your free time.

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It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain _____ almost a month. The crops were dying. If we ______see some rain soon, we would lose everything.

I was making lunch in the kitchen when I saw my______ son, Billy, walking towards the woods. He was walking with a great effort... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes later, he was once again walking towards the woods. I ___ stand it any longer. I went out of the house and followed him.

He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked, being very careful not to spill (溢出）the water he carried.

As I came closer, I saw _____ sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked straight up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. But the deer _____ hurt him nor even moved as Billy got down. And then I saw a baby deer______ on the ground, thirsty, lift its head to lap up(舔) the water in my boy’s hands. When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to the house. I followed him back to a tap. Billy opened it and let the drip slowly fill up his “cup”.

______he stood up and began to turn back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes______ with tears. Very quickly, he explained _______he was not wasting water. The week before, he had made ______ same trouble with our horses, ______ caused him a lecture from his father about the importance of not wasting water.

This time, I joined him, with a small pot of water from the kitchen. I let him ______ the baby deer alone , for it was ________job. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they ______ by other drops... more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. All I can say is that the rain came that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved the little deer.

1.A. in B. at C. for D. since

2.A. didn’t B. doesn’t C. wasn’t D. isn’t

3.A. six years old B. six-year-old C. six-years-old D. six-year-old

4.A. can’t B. couldn’t C. mustn’t D. wouldn’t

5.A. surprising B. most surprising C. the most surprised D. the most surprising

6.A. either B. neither C. both D. none

7.A. lay B. to lie C. lying D. lies

8.A. When B. If C. Though D. Because

9.A. were fill with B. were filled with C. were filled of D. were fill with

10.A. which B. what C. why D. that

11.A. a B. an C. The D. /

12.A. which B. What C. who D. whose

13.A. take care of B. takes care of C. taking care of D. to take care of

14.A. himself B. itself C. his D. him

15.A. joined B. join C. to join D. were joined

Last winter vacation, my brother got a set of bedroom furniture for his thirteenth birthday. When it arrived, I helped my parents moved the _______ furniture to the garage（車庫）. It was still in good condition. I thought it might be a chance for us to _______ someone in our community. I started to search neighbors, anyone who _______ a bedroom set. Finally, my mom helped me call the local primary school. They told me about Jaila, the daughter of a poor single mother. I was given a telephone number and _______, and I soon found myself at Jaila’s.

The moment I went into Jaila’s room, I knew I had taken on too big a task. When I pushed the old door open, it made a long high noise. But the door was nothing compared with the rest of the room. Some old paint was _______ the wall. One of the windows was _______. The bed was just a mattress（床墊）on the old carpet. It seemed that the room needed _______ furniture — it cried — for a complete makeover（翻新）.

That day I spent at least an hour looking around and _______ how I could possibly fixed the room. I had never painted a wall, let alone fixed a floor. The second day, I returned with a large group of helpers — my close friends. We went to collect everything needed door to door in our community. We replaced and repainted Jaila’s room. We sweated in Jaila’s house for more than ten hours every day that week.

The moment we finished, we called Jaila into the room. She jumped, laughed and hugged each of us. I turned to Jaila’s mother, and saw she had tears running down her face.

＂Anna,＂ Jaila called my name _______.

＂Yes?＂

＂Welcome to my new room!＂

When we saw how happy Jaila and her mother were, our tiredness disappeared into the air. We are really ________ to make a special experience of changing someone’s life.

1.A. only B. old C. new D. other

2.A. thank B. praise C. help D. encourage

3.A. made B. ordered C. repaired D. needed

4.A. an email B. an address C. the key D. the work

5.A. off B. with C. in D. on

6.A. left B. broken C. open D. closed

7.A. even more B. rather than C. more than D. less than

8.A. seeing B. guessing C. remembering D. wondering

9.A. excitedly B. nervously C. bravely D. hopefully

10.A. interested B. pleasant C. wonderful D. proud

Student Science Fair

For Students in Grades 7-9

Dates: October 30-31

Location: Sunshine Secondary School Gym

Explore Your World …Think Like a Scientist

The Student Science Fair offers a great way for you to put your science knowledge to use!

Science Fair Events

There is plenty to do during the science fair. Of course, you will want to take a look at all of the students’ projects. There will be other exciting things too. These events will highlight（亮點）the wonderful world of science. The announcement of the winners will take place at the awards ceremony(典禮)on Friday afternoon. Several of the other events are listed below.

Meet a Robot!

Can people and robots work together? The answer is “Yes”. Scientists will be at the fair on Thursday October 30, with Modo. Modo is a robot helper being developed to help people with jobs they do. Let’s learn how Modo’s large blue eyes are able to “see” things. Watch Modo take and hold objects and move them from side to side. Then see how Modo puts the objects on a shelf. Touch Modo on the arm. Watch what happens! It will respond to your touch. If you push it too hard, it will say, “Ouch”!

Our Own !

As is known to all, William Shakespeare is well-known to almost all writers while Thomas Edison is familiar to the inventors. Here comes our local Thomas Edison. Make sure you’re in the gym at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. That’s when local genius Ray Allen will give a talk about his life as an inventor. He will also show what his inventions can do.

SCIENCE FAIR SCHEDULE（日程表）

Registration October 27 7:30 A.M.- 5:00 P.M

Set-up of Projects  October 28 - 29 10:00 A.M.- 3:00 P.M.

Science Fair Viewing  October 30 - 31 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 PM

Awards Presentation October 31 1:00 PM

1.When will the Sunshine Secondary School Science Fair be held?

A. From October 27 to 28. B. From October 28 to 29.

C. From October 29 to 30. D. From October 30 to 31.

2.Why will many students be in the gym at 1:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon?

A. Modo will appear. B. Registration will take place.

C. The winners will be announced. D. Ray Allen will give an interview.

3.What information can we tell from Meet a Robot!

A. Scientists are still developing Modo. B. Modo falls over easily.

C. Scientists will be at the fair on Friday. D. Modo robots will be for sale.

4.Which of the following can be put in the blank of “Our Own _______” ?

A. Modo B. Robot C. William Shakespeare D. Thomas Edison

5.Which of the following belongs to the empty box below?

A. A School Science Fair B. A Public Appearance

C. An Awards Ceremony. D. A Schedule of Events

In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.

The express0ion was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.

It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.

Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States.“Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers throughout the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they .

A. want to be as rich as their neighbors

B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

C. don’t want others to know they are rich

D. want to look like their neighbors

2.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to .

A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City

C. live in apartments D. live with many neighbors

3.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because at

that time “Jones” is in the United States.

A. an important name B. a popular name

C. his neighbor’s name D. not a good name

4.According to Arthur Momand’s story, which of the following is Not True ?

A. Arthur Momand earned a lot of money every week.

B. Arthur Momand hired a servant and gave big parties.

C. Arthur Momand moved back to a flat in New York City.

D. Arthur Momand married a wealthy wife in the neighborhood.

5.According to the last sentence underlined, what’s the writer’s attitude towards

“keeping up with the Joneses” ?

A. It is very common to keep up with the Joneses.

B. It is very easy to keep up with the Joneses.

C. It is difficult to always keep up with the Joneses.

D. It is never too tired to keep up with the Joneses.

Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee，they don't all have the same coffee culture. In Europe for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends while they drink coffee. On the other hand, places like this were not as common in North America in the past. Instead, people in North America liked to drink coffee in their homes with friends. The coffee culture in the USA changed, when Starbucks (星巴克) coffee shops spread throughout the country．

The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington，in the USA. It was a small coffee shop that cooked its own coffee beans. The coffee shop's business did well, and by 1981 there were three Starbucks stores in Seattle.

Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment (設備) . He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, which caused his great interest. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company's head of marketing (市場營銷).

In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special environment of the espresso (濃咖啡) bars there caught his eyes. Back in the USA, Schultz created an environment for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening more stores in the USA. Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops all over the world.

However，that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. In fact, many Starbucks stores have closed over the past few years. On the one hand, this is because there were too many coffee shops competing (競爭) for business in one small area. On the other hand, stores in some countries closed because the coffee culture there did not match with the comfortable environment offered by Starbucks.

1.The underlined word "ran" in Paragraph 3 probably means .

A. closed B. managed C. made D. sold

2.According to the passage, which is the right order for the following sentences？

a.This man helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.

b.Starbucks began as a small coffee company in Seattle in the USA.

c.He went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked for it.

d.Howard Schultz found Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers.

A. a﹣b﹣d﹣c B. c﹣a﹣b﹣d C. b﹣d﹣c﹣a D. d﹣c﹣a﹣b

3.Why did so many Starbucks close in small areas？

A. Because the coffee in these places was too expensive

B. Because the style of the coffee stores seems the same．

C. Because people like to drink coffee at home with friends

D. Because there were too many coffee shops in one place．

4.To tell us the story of Starbucks, the writer did the following except .

A. introducing how Starbucks became successful

B. showing what Schultz did to help Starbucks become successful

C. telling what difficulties Starbucks faces

D. telling what Starbucks did to deal with his problems

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

A. The History of Starbucks B. The Culture of Starbucks

C. The Popularity of Starbucks D. The environment of Starbucks