1.上課不能遲到；2.課堂上保持安靜；3.見到老師問好（greet）；4.不許在教室里吃東西；5.不許在課堂上聽音樂，玩游戲；6.不要損害花草樹木。

Dear Jack,

We have a lot of rules in our school._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

XXX

They knew the exam would be easy. The professor(教授) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.

Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.

Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked. “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent(沉默). The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected(期盼). I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”

The years have______the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

【1】Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?

A.Because it was their last exam in the college.

B.Because they knew there were only five questions.

C.Because they thought they were clever and talented.

D.Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test.

【2】How many students have finished all the five questions?

A.All of them.B.Some of them.C.None of them .D.Only one of them.

【3】What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?

A.模糊B.回憶C.提醒D.改變

【4】What could the students learn from the last exam?

A.He laughs best who laughs last.

B.A good beginning is half done.

C.One is never too old to learn.

D.The early bird catches the worm.

【5】What’s the best title for the article?

A.Some Confident Students.

B.An Engineering Professor.

C.An interesting Professor.

D.An Unforgettable Lesson.

This restaurant was founded in 1983 by a woman cook, who wanted to give the children chances to learn to be useful to the society. And now she is the only adult there, but her job is just to take care of the children.

The restaurant is welcomed almost by everyone. Since there are only 20 seats in the restaurant, it is always very crowded.

So you should make a reservation months in advance. The cost of a meal differs according to the customers. Usually US $ 4 for each adult, but much cheaper for the children. And its business hours are only on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoons.

【1】The children in this restaurant_____.

A.can earn only four dollars a dayB.are fond of working there

C.will have to work there for over a monthD.do all the work except cooking

【2】The word“cashier”in the first passage perhaps means____.

A.a person who cooks food

B.a person who does the cleaning

C.a person who receives and pays out money in a restaurant etc.

D.a person who serves food to customers

【3】Which can be TRUE according to this passage?

A.All the children in the restaurant are from Amsterdam.

B.If you don’t order a meal a month ahead of time, you will get no food in the city.

C.Everybody likes the restaurant, so it is often filled with customers.

D.In Amsterdam, any child between 6 and 12 can work in this restaurant if he likes.

【4】Which is NOT true according to the writer?

A.This restaurant has a history of about 20 years.

B.For the same meal a child will pay less while an adult pay more.

C.The woman who set up this restaurant used to be a cook.

D.There are a score of seats.

【5】The Children Restaurant was managed by_____.

A.the government of AmsterdamB.a woman cook

C.the children themselvesD.one of the children’s parents

How’s it going? Are you busy with your study these days?

I’m very glad to tell you that great changes have taken place in our school this term. First of all, we’re asked to “clear our plates” when having our meals and _____no to wasting. Some of us used to order______than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food. Now we need to finish the food we order. We should also stop______in some other ways. For example, we should _____the lights when we leave the classroom. And our school has opened up some fields for us to learn ___to grow some vegetables. Each class is given a small garden and our class has decided to _____some tomatoes and beans in our free time. I think that will be interesting. Maybe I’ll be able to post you some beans we’ve grown by______next time! What’s more, we have only two classes in the afternoon______we have more time for after-school activities. I’m one of the traffic safety volunteers in our school. After school, we take turns to go to the streets near our school and ask people to______the traffic rules.

I think we are having a different _____life now!

Please write back soon and tell me more about your school.

Yours,

Zhang Ming

【1】A.sayB.speakC.talkD.tell

【2】A.lessB.leastC.moreD.most

【3】A.wasteB.to wasteC.wastingD.wasted

【4】A.turn onB.turn offC.turn upD.turn down

【5】A.whatB.whomC.whereD.how

【6】A.growB.sellC.buyD.cook

【7】A.myselfB.yourselfC.ourselvesD.themselves

【8】A.unlessB.becauseC.soD.if

【9】A.makeB.obeyC.disobeyD.take

【10】A.schoolB.homeC.classD.farm

Word 1: typhoon

In English, a typhoon is a very powerful storm that happens around the China Sea. According to the Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories, the first typhoons reported in the English language were in India and were called “touffons” or “tufans”. They meant great storm or flood.

Later, when English ships met violent wind and rain in the China Sea, Englishmen learned the Cantonese word “tai-fung”, which means “great wind”. The modern form of the word “typhoon” was spelled in another way to make it like an English word.

Word 2: ketchup

Most Americans would have a hard time believing that ketchup was not created right here in the USA.

Ketchup is America’s most popular sauce. But the story of ketchup began more than 500 years ago in South-east Asia. The word “ketchup” probably came from a Chinese word “ke-tsiap”. The word first met the English language in the late 17th century, when a British person in Indonesia found this sauce. Back in England, “ketchup” once included many types of sauces. Later, English people brought ketchup with them to the USA and put tomatoes in it until the mid-19th century.

【1】The underlined word “violent” in Paragraph 4 means “ ”.

A.softB.strongC.quietD.noisy

【2】According to the passage, the word “ketchup” .

A.once meant many kinds of sauces

B.was created right here in the USA

C.had tomatoes in it when it was created

D.first met the English language in the late 19th century

【3】The purpose of writing the article is to .

A.describe how terrible the wind from the China Sea is

B.introduce some English words which are from Chinese

C.sell a book called Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories

D.explain Cantonese, the language used by people from Guangdong Province

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful,

The lord god (上帝) made them all.

The purple headed mountain,

The river running by,

The sunset and the morning,

That brightens (照亮) up the sky.

The cold wind in the winter,

The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe (成熟的) fruits in the garden,

He made them everyone.

【1】The underlined word “beautiful” in Line 1 rhymes with “ ”.

A.gardenB.mountainC.wonderfulD.everyone

【2】According to the poem, we know that the sky is brightened up by .

A.the pleasant summer sunB.the cold wind in the winter

C.the sunset and the morningD.the ripe fruits in the garden

My neighbour, Mr. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and drives only to the bank. She _____drives more than 30 kilometres an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very_____and small car? No, her car is new. It’s very large, and it ____ go 200 kilometres an hour.

My friend is _____. He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colours. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something _____with her car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No , she has four factories and______dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a very _____car, though she drives to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog.

Now you have _____my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?

【1】A.forB.withC.likeD.among

【2】A.likeB.look afterC.agree withD.chat(閑談) with

【3】A.neverB.alwaysC.sometimesD.often

【4】A.oldB.newC.brokenD.beautiful

【5】A.mayB.canC.mustD.has to

【6】A.a teacherB.a reporterC.a writerD.an artist

【7】A.interestingB.wrongC.mistakeD.trouble

【8】A.twentyB.two hundredC.twoD.two million

【9】A.bigB.smallC.expensiveD.new

【10】A.read aboutB.knowC.seenD.met with

The nurse, who had just arrived to work, heard about the _______ and made a decision. She took off her golden bracelet (手鐲), took it to the cashier’s desk and said she would use it to _______ the patient’s bill. Although the bracelet was the only piece of valuable jewelry she owned, the nurse _______ it to save the patient. Thanks to her help, the patient was at once transferred to another hospital and his life was saved. Though the patient was a _______ to her, the nurse gave so much to him.

The nurse’s action caught the _______ of the doctor who was on duty that day. The doctor saw everything in the hospital and he was deeply _______ by the nurse. He later fell in love with the nurse and they finally got married. The patient attended their wedding as well and returned the bracelet — he got it back!

Things like this happen every day in our life. Sometimes, ______________ can bring what you have never expected before. As Mother Teresa once said, “In our life, it is not how much you do, but how much love that you put into what you do.”

【1】A.seriousB.sillyC.safeD.silent

【2】A.becauseB.unlessC.asD.though

【3】A.cryB.thinkC.askD.manage

【4】A.situationB.positionC.chanceD.environment

【5】A.pay forB.care forC.take awayD.give up

【6】A.borrowedB.donatedC.postedD.sent

【7】A.storytellerB.surgeonC.strangerD.survivor

【8】A.achievementB.adviceC.advantageD.attention

【9】A.treatedB.thoughtC.touchedD.trained

【10】A.givingB.praisingC.remainingD.suggesting

Lucy once lost her 【2】, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept 【3】of the problem again and again in her mind. “If I tell my parents, they will be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really 【4】. Her dad said that he【5】made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to 【6】my problems in the future!” Lucy says.

Robert Hunt advises students about common 【7】. He feels the same way as Lucy. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them.” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert (專家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more【8】than them, and are always there to 【9】them.

In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem if you talk to【10】about it.

—You are welcome. _.

A.Every dog has its dayB.It never rains but it pours

C.The early bird catches the wormD.Many hands make light work