Eleven countries are building a great wall of trees across Africa. It is called the Great Green Wall. The aim is to bring life to the dry lands and help to fight the bad environment.

The wall is 8, 000 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide. It covers from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east, on the south of the Sahara Desert (撒哈拉沙漠). So far, Senegal has made the best progress by planting about 11,000,000 trees.

Many years ago, there were few trees in that area and the winds used to be very strong. It was harmful to the fields. Also, there was little rain, so few plants could grow and many people went hungry. Since the tree planting project started, the trees have provided food for the local people and increased the wetness (濕度) of the air. Little by little, there appeared green fields for people to grow plant.

The project which began in 2007 is supposed to cost a total of 8, 000, 000, 000 dollars. Many countries are trying their best to help to continue the planting. So we will be able to see the whole green wall across Africa in the near future!

【1】Why are the countries building the wall of trees?

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【2】Where is the great wall of trees?

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【3】Why couldn't many plants grow in that area many years ago?

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【4】When did the project begin?

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【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

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Lots of people give you advice on overcoming fear. 【1】However, I want to tell you that a world without fear would be more dangerous, less rewarding. So we want to treat fear as a friend. Here are three reasons.

【2】Think about it. Do you get more nervous when you meet the girl (or guy) of your dreams? Which is more fearful, talking to the boss of your company or to some of your friends? 【3】If you didn’t have fear to guide you, you might not know that! Not so bad, right?

Next, fear encourages us to take action. Fear is a call to action. In the past, our ancestors didn’t run away in fear when they saw a tiger running toward them but tried to kill it for food. Now, most of us don’t face serious danger like hungry tigers every day, but we do face serious bosses or public speaking. So, what can we do? 【4】

Lastly, fear lets you know you are alive. Why do we like roller coasters (過山車)? 【5】Same for horror movies.

So fear can guide you towards what’s important for you and encourage you to take action to improve your situation. Don’t we all need that kind of friend?

A. The first is that fear is an excellent guide to opportunity.

B. Let fear provide us with the energy to do what needs to be done.

C. They say if you can overcome fear, you will be successful.

D. It frightens us in a mostly safe way.

E. Fear is showing you what is important and what matters to you

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【1】The first two sentences of the text above are about________.

A. different types of booksB. the coming school year

C. the importance of summer readingD. good places for summer reading

【2】What does www. readfun.org provide?

A. Online teachers.B. Pen friends' information.

C. Interesting videosD. Articles of different levels

【3】The underlined word "accessible" in the text means" easy to_____”.

A. writeB. discussC. understandD. compare

【4】According to TIP 2, parents should help their kids develop ___ good reading habit(s).

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4

【5】The text above is written to ____.

A. introduce a reading programB. sell books to school kids

C. encourage parents to read moreD. share reading experience

You are a middle school student. Every day, you meet some problems. What are the common problems you usually meet? Write an article to talk about it.

1. What are the common problems that middle school students meet?

2. What is your biggest problem?

3. What’s your solution to your problem?

4. What’s your suggestion to those students who can’t face problems?

5. Ending.

6. 80-120 words.

Could getting a good night’s sleep avoid putting on weight for children?

According to a new study, putting preschoolers in bed by 8 P.M. could reduce their chances of becoming overweight later in life by half. Preschoolers are children around the age of 4 or 5.

The researchers from Ohio State University wrote their findings in the Journal of Pediatrics. They have found that young children who go to bed after 9 P.M. are twice as likely to be obese later in life. The lead author of the study is Sarah Anderson. She says that it’s very important for parents to create a bedtime routine for their children.

How was the research conducted? Researchers chose 977 children for it. These children are part of a larger project called the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. The project follows healthy babies born in 1991 in ten U.S. cities. In order to have a clearer picture of the results, researchers then divided the children into three groups:

*those who went to bed by 8 P.M. or earlier;

*those who went to bed between 8 P.M. and 9 P.M.;

*those whose bedtimes were after 9 P.M.

When these children turned 15 years old, the researchers looked at the results of the study. Of those with the earliest bedtimes, only one out of ten was obese. Of those who went to bed between 8 and 9 at night. 16 percent of the children became obese. And out of those with the latest bedtimes, 23 percent of the children became obese.

“Having a usual bedtime routine can lower children’s risk of becoming overweight. Besides, as usual, early bedtime is also likely to have positive effects on behavior and social development,” said Professor Anderson.

【1】Where were the researchers from? (within 6 words)

【2】How many children were chosen for the research? ( within 2 words)

【3】Why did the researchers divide the children into three groups? (with 9 words)

【4】When did the researchers look at the results? ( within 8 words)

【5】Do children who have a usual bedtime routine have a lower risk of becoming overweight? ( within 3 words)

April Fools’ Day is on April 1st. People can play j【1】on others on this special day. If you succeed, you usually laugh and say “April Fool!” The person who has been fooled by you laughs, too, and he will never be a【2】 with you on that day.

Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to thank our mothers. On that day mothers usually r【3】 flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a good r【4】.

Easter Day f【5】 on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21st. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ（耶穌） comes back to life. Many people go to church and children often get p【6】 such as toy rabbits.

Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. It’s a n【7】 holiday for all the people around the United States. Thanksgiving Day has been c【8】 since 1789. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get together and have a big dinner for celebration.

Christmas Day falls on December 25th, which is an annual festival, commemorating（紀(jì)念） the b【9】 ofJesus Christ. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations. Religious and cultural celebrations can be seen e【10】 around the world, from Stuart, a small town in Florida to Paris, France; from New Zealand to Russia. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.

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As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some 【1】moments.

Maybe it was the strange way that things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. It was never【2】 dark in my bedroom, but always a streetlight or passing car lights,which made clothes on the back of a chair look like some shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, the curtains seemed 【3】 all the time though there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor at night would seem a hundred times 【4】than in the day. My 【5】would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,【6】 on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get on the wrong one and 【7】to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the 【8】out of my sight（視線） because I knew I wouldn’t get lost if I always followed him or her.

Perhaps one of 【9】fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.

One of the processes about 【10】up is to be able to realize and overcome(克服) our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

Get a full scholarship（獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金） to study at New 21. 【1】

York University gives Vera a good chance to start her university far from home.

Bringing up in a small Florida town by her grandparents, 22. 【2】

Vera wanted to see the outside world when she graduated from high school three years ago.

“I was 17 and just wanted to get out of my small town.” said

Vera, who studies Chinese in her high school three years ago 23. 【3】

and is majoring in Global China Studies at NYU Shanghai now.

As a foreign student, Vera found that difficult to face 24. 【4】

the cultural differences at first, and it didn’t take her 25. 【5】

long to get used to them. Only two weeks later, it wasn’t a problem at all.

For her first three years of study abroad, she chose Argentina 26. 【6】

and Italy because she dreamt to study different kinds of language. 27. 【7】

“The people in those places that I’ve gone to help me improve 28.【8】

my Spanish and learn Italian. I also spent time travel to Eastern 29.【9】

Europe when I was there.” Vera said.

Talking about her career plans, she is thirsty for working in the

language-teaching area which she had experiences before. 30. 【10】

【1】She is believed to be the second oldest person in the world.

=_____ _____ _______that she is the second oldest person in the world.

【2】You can communicate with body languages. You don’t have to use words.

=You can communicate with body languages _______ ______ ______ use words.

【3】He raised his voice in order to make himself heard.

=He raised his voice _______ _______ he _______ ________ himself heard.

【4】Nothing can take the place of mother’s love for children.

=Nothing can __________ mother’s love for children.

【5】The actor hardly ever dubbed films in his early twenties, ___________?

【6】The man who is drinking a toast now is one of my cousins. （Change it into a simple sentence）

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【7】She received really valuable news last night. （Change it into an exclamatory sentence）

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【8】Her boss said to her, “ Did you finish your work on time yesterday? ” (Change it into a indirect speech)

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【9】Did anyone notice those two thieves break into the house last night? (Change it into a passive voice)

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【10】The mirror she gave me is round. (Raise a question to the underlined part)

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“Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign brands are better than Chinese ones, billionaire William Li told Business Insider during a recent interview on CCTV 9. But for those who were born after 1985, it is a different picture.

“When I first went to the United Kingdom in 1997, I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big, Li said. “But for those born in the 1990s, when they visit Europe or the US, they do not think there is a big difference.”

The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China where western companies controlled before. A study by Credit Suisse which came out in March found that more and more young Chinese buyers are showing a home brand bias.

More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home brands, according to the study. At the same time, home companies producing food, drinks, or personal care products raised their share(份額) of the market by 33% over the last ten years to nearly 70%.

“Chinese buyers, especially the younger ones, don’t just believe that foreign brands are better. Right now, Chinese buyers think China is good and ‘Made in China’ is not bad at all, Charlie Chen, head of China buyer research at Credit Suisse, told South China Morning Post in March.

The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five, but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years. Its market share is believed to go down to 37% from a 2015 high of 54%.

【1】Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. More and more foreigners go to buy Chinese products.

B. Older Chinese people don’t like foreign products any more.

C. More and more Chinese buyers prefer Chinese products.

D. Huawei is the top one in the smartphone market.

【2】Which fact best explains home brand bias?

A. Apple had a market share of 54% in 2015.

B. More than 90% of young Chinese buyers prefer home brands.

C. Chinese people born before 1985 think that Chinese brands aren’t as good as foreign ones.

D. American or European brands are of higher quality

【3】Who did most of the research for this report?

A. Credit Suisse.

B. CCTV 9.

C. South China Morning Post.

D. Billionaire William Li

【4】What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Chinese products get more popular at home.

B. Young Chinese are crazy for foreign brands.

C. ‘Made in China’ is welcomed all over the world.

D. The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies