B: Yes, this is Jenny speaking.

A: Hi, Jenny, are you going to visit Center Park tomorrow?

B: Yes, I’ll start at 7:50. 【2】?

A: Yes, I’d love to. But do you think it’s going to rain tomorrow?

B: 【3】. Look, there isn’t any cloud in the sky.

A: I hope it will be fine tomorrow. 【4】?

B: Not far. It’ll take us half an hour. It’s only 5 bus stops.

A: You mean we’ll go there by bus, is that right?

B: Yes. I plan to go there by bus.

A: But I prefer to travel by bike. At that time the streets are very busy. Buses can’t go faster than

bikes.

B: Sounds great! Going by bike can save both time and money.

A: Yes. 【5】. It’s our duty for us to protect the environment

B: I agree with you. See you tomorrow morning! Goodbye!

A: Bye-bye!

A.separatesB.is separatedC.are separated

—Sure. ________ beautiful lanterns!

A.WhatB.HowC.What a

A.the most humorousB.a more humorousC.a very humorous

【1】Jim is very rich and can a______this expensive car.

【2】We can’t count the a______of sand clearly.

【3】It’s important to stay p______and look on the bright side of life.

【4】Last month, Susan i______her vacabulary a lot by reading English novels.

【5】We cannot be successful u______we work very hard.

【6】Ted loves all sports, e______swimming.

One of the most popular items(項目)in the class newspaper is the advice column(專欄)．Here are some of them and their answers：

Question 1: I'm always late for school.I try not to be late，but I can't help it.Please advise me what to do.—Tommy

Answer: You are probably late for school because you don't really like school.My advice to you is to enjoy school more，and then you won't be late so often.

Question 2: I find it difficult to make friends.What do you think I should do？—Sara

Answer: I can't advise you until I know more about you.Your problem may be that you are shy.On the other hand，it may be the opposite.You can try to be brave.Write and tell me more about yourself.

Question 3: I'm always at the bottom of the class.What do you advise me to do？—Molly

Answer: I advise you to concentrate on improving your grades in one subject at first.Next，try to improve your grades in another subject.If you do this，by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.

【1】What is the main idea of this passage?

A.The school newspaper has an advice column.

B.Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.

C.Sara finds it difficult to make friends.

D.The advice column in the class newspaper is very popular.

【2】What is Tommy's problem?

A.He is always late for school.B.He finds it difficult to make friends.

C.He is always at the bottom of the class.D.He needs help with his homework.

【3】What does the adviser(建議者)want Sara to do?

A.Stop being so shy.B.Stop being so brave.

C.Make more friends.D.Give more information about herself.

【4】What does Molly want to do?

A.Make more friends.B.Improve her grades.

C.Stay at the bottom of her class.D.Concentrate on one subject at a time.

在你的學(xué)習(xí)和生活中，你一定解決過一度令你感到擔(dān)心的事情。請你描述擔(dān)心的事情是什么、為什么擔(dān)心以及最后又如何解決的。

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Our school has made 【1】 survey—Don't keep your worries.Here are the results.

About fifty percent of the students in our school are 【2】(worry)about their homework.They have so much homework to do every day.【3】 they feel stressed out.About thirty percent of the students think their parents are too strict 【4】 them.It's difficult for them to get on 【5】(good)with their parents.The other twenty percent of 【6】(they)say they are weak in health.They complain that they almost have no time for their 【7】(hobby)or afterschool activities.

Dear teachers，would you please give us less homework and 【8】(much)time to relax ourselves？Dear mum and dad，we want to take more exercise 【9】(keep)fit.We will try our best to work hard 【10】 we also want to play on our own.

A.business B. compare C.modern D.ancient E. survive

Like other living things, most bacteria (細(xì)菌) that cause food to go bad need water to 【1】. Salt takes in large amounts of water, so most bacteria cannot live in a salty environment. As a result, salt has the ability to preserve almost anything. For much of human history, this ability has made salt treasured and indispensable. Every 【2】 culture from Egypt to China rely on salt. Even today, we【3】 hardworking, useful people to salt by calling them “the salt of the earth”.

Since almost everyone needed salt, the salt trade was an important 【4】. Salt could even be used like money. In fact, the word salary comes from the word salt. And valuable people are still said to be “worth their salt.” Today, salt is easy to get. It is no longer expensive, but it is still both important and useful.

【1】If the weather permits，we __________(plant)trees tomorrow.

【2】When we are tired，we should stop _________(have)a rest.

【3】My mother always wants me _________(do)my schoolwork before supper.

【4】My big brother spends plenty of time _________(enjoy)Western music every day.

【5】Why don't you ___________(water)the flowers first?

【6】Mary isn't happy because she __________(fail)her Chinese exam last week.

【7】I didn't answer you because I was __________(consider)whether I should go with you.

【8】My teacher is strict with us to get us into the habit of __________(make)notes in class.

【9】My parents are considering ________ (buy)a big house.

【10】You must stop __________(talk)and listen to me carefully.