More and more children are becoming overweight and near-sighted　 1　 they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative since watching TV doesn’t　 2　 any active thought．

　　Last week, the TV-Turnoff Organization began its ninth W-Turnoff　 3　 in the US. The organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under trees, talk to family members and friends　 4　 watching TV.

　　American school children　 5　 , on average, 1,000 hours a year watching TV--- more time than they spend in school. That’s too much, say the doctors　 6　 organized this year’s TV-Turnoff Week.

　　Doctors say that the　 7　 children watch television, the more overweight they may become. The food children eat while they watch the television makes this weight　 8　 more serious.

　　To keep mentally and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friends and family, read, and　 9　 the world around them. Could you go a week without television? It might be　 10　 for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?

　　1.A. because 　　　　　　　　    B. until 　　　　　　   C. whether 　　　　 D. though

　　2.A. find 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. need 　　　　　　  C. lose 　　　　　　   D. know

　　3.A. Day 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Week 　　　　　　 C. Month 　　　　   D. Year

　　4.A. together with 　　　　　　 B. because of 　　 C. lots of 　　　　   D. instead of

　　5.A. cost 　　　　 

　　　　　　　　 B. spend 　　　　    C. use 　　　　　　    D. do

　　6.A. whom 　　　　　　　　　　   B. whose 　　　　   C. which 　　　　    D. who

　　7.A. later 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. earlier 　　　　    C. longer 　　　　    D. less

　　8.A. problem 　　　　　　　　    B. question 　　　　 C. thing 　　　　　　 D. lesson

　　9.A. explore 　　　　　　　　　　 B. invent 　　　　    C. find 　　　　　　   D. make

　　10.A. easy 　　　　　　　　　　    B. happy 　　　　    C. dangerous 　　  D. difficult

A war broke out In the city of Jerusalem（耶路撒冷）in 1948 between the Arabs（阿拉伯人）and the Jews（猶太人）．An Arab woman。and her husband had to leave their home and never came back since then．In 1967，peace came．The Arab woman，who was now a widow（寡婦），wanted to see once more their house．

She knocked on the door of their old house，and a Jewish widow came to the door and greeted（打招呼）her．The Arab woman explained that she had lived there until 1948 and wanted to look around．She was invited in and offered coffee．The Arab woman said，“When I left here，I hid（藏）some gold coins．If they are still here，I will share them with you half and half．” The Jewish woman refused．“If they belonged to you and still here，they are yours．” The Arab woman found the coins under the door of the bathroom．

The two widows visited each other again and again，and one day the Arab woman told her，“You know，in the 1948 fighting here，my husband and I were so frightened（怕）that we ran away．We had a three-month-old son．I though my husband had taken him，and he thought I had．”

The Jewish woman turned white．After some time she said，“My husband was one of the Jewish soldiers that entered Jerusalem．He came into this house and found a baby on the floor．”

At that moment，a twenty-year-old soldier walked into the room，and the Jewish woman broke down in tears．“This is your son，” she cried．

Since then，the two mothers with their son lived happily together in the house．

1．When the Arab woman visited her old house，the Jewish woman invited her to some _______．

A．tea                      B．water                   C．coffee                    D．a(chǎn)pple juice

2．When the war broke out，the Arab woman and her husband forgot to ________．

A．a(chǎn)sk for help                                                B．take their baby away

C．take the gold coins away                             D．lock the door of their house

3．What did the Arab woman suggest when she told the Jewish woman that there might be some gold coins in the house?

A．Sharing them．                                       B．Keeping them．

C．Giving them away．                                   D．Hiding them again．

4．What did the Jewish woman’s husband find when he entered the house for the first time?

A．A baby．                B．A woman．         C．A soldier．             D．A cat．

5．At the end of the story，the two women _________．

A．lived together                                             B．were married again

C．visited each other often                               D．lived in different places

The most positive(樂觀的) person I have ever seen is may dad! He is so positive that I do not  46  hearing a single word from him which is related(相關(guān)的) to hopelessness!

Unlike most mums and dads, my dad never says things that make me feel   47 . He is always there to give me encouragement and help.   48  I do wrong things, he always tells me what’s right in a positive way. For example, if I am in   49  , he often tells me to open the books he bought me. Then he asks me to read the   50  that can help me with the problems I’m facing. After that, we have a    51  together.

Even though I’m not always a good kid, my dad   52  shouts or gets angry with me. I know that he’s   53  a day—a day when I grow up and understand things in my life.

I can see the reason that he is so positive is because he believes in 54 . And he believes that whatever  55 , it is under control. So we have nothing to worry about. Be positive!

1.                A．mind           B．keep           C．like  D．remember

2.                A．good           B．bad            C．rich  D．poor

3.                A．When          B．Until           C．Before   D．Since

4.                A．fear           B．trouble         C．surprise  D．danger

5.                A．titles           B．orders          C．stories   D．questions

6.                A．discussion       B．practice        C．meeting  D．review

7.                A．usually         B．ever           C．sometimes D．never

8.                A．looking for      B．worrying about   C．waiting for D．thinking about

9.                A．itself           B．myself          C．himself   D．yourself

10.               A．moves         B．happens        C．a(chǎn)ppears   D．develops

閱讀理解

　　One day Mrs. Green took several pairs of shoes to a shoemaker. After a few days she picked them up and put them away.

　　Six months later, she and her husband were asked to dinner. She took a pair of shoes. She hadn't worn them since they were repaired. She put one on her right foot, and then she put the other on her left. She felt something wrong, she took off for a closer look. They were the same style （樣式） , colour and size, but each was for the right foot. Then she thought of the shoemaker. Though she was sure he wouldn't remember her after such a long time, she called him.

　　“Thank goodness, you finally （終于）called,” he said excitedly （興奮地） , “An angry woman has been troubling me for months.”

1．The shoemaker finished repairing her shoes ________.

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2．Mrs. Green didn't know both shoes were for the right foot until ________ one day.

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A．she came back from dinner

B．she took them back

C．she called the shoemaker

D．she wanted to wear them

3．What did Mrs. Green do after she found the wrong shoe?

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A．She phoned the shoemaker.

B．She went to have dinner.

C．She felt something wrong.

D．She didn't remember the shoemaker.

4．The other woman was angry because ________.

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A．the shoemaker lost her shoes

B．the shoemaker gave her two left shoes

C．Mrs. Green took her shoes

D．she couldn't find her shoes

5．Which of the following sentences is true?

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A．The shoemaker was angry with Mrs. Green

B．The shoemaker said sorry to Mrs. Green.

C．The shoemaker was very glad when he received Mrs. Green's call.

D．The shoemaker didn't know anyone had taken away the right shoe.