Australia has lots of lovely animals. You can't find them anywhere else in the world. The most famous
ones are kangaroos and koalas. The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears.
They don't walk, they jump. They use their strong back legs. They can jump at 74 kilometers per hour.
They can go over nine meters in one jump.
     Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm.
Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV, in books and in the shops. But do you know that
millions of kangaroos are killed every year? There are too many of them. There are about 20 to 25 million
kangaroos in Australia. That's more than the number of people in the country. Some kangaroos go hungry
because there is not enough food to eat. They break into farms for food. Farmers are angry with them.
     The koalas is another famous Australian animal. They look like bears, have small eyes and big noses.
They eat leaves from gum trees. Koalas have a special smell. They use it to mark their home-"This is my
place, you can't come in." Like kangaroos a koalas baby lives in its mother's pouch,too.

1. If we want to see kangaroos and koalas in natural forests, we can go to           .

A. China
B. France
C. Australia

2. What does a kangaroo look like?

A. It looks like a bear
B. It has big eyes and ears
C. It has small eyes and big noses

3. The word "pouch" means           .

A. 育兒袋
B. 肌肉
C. 尾巴

4. Which is not true?

A.The kangaroos can go over nine meters in one jump
B. Koalas like eating leaves from gum trees
C. Koalas use their voices to mark their homes

5. What's the best title of this passage?

A. kangaroos and koalas
B. Beautiful Australia
C. How to protect kangaroos and koalas

    Skin-diving (潛泳) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a
visit to the moon! When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no
longer heavy.
    Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim
nearby, you can catch them with your hands.
    When you have tanks (罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must
be careful when you dive in deep water.
    To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving.
You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep sea.
    Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.

1. Skin-diving can take you to ______.

A. the moon
B. the mountains
C. a dirty world
D. an interesting and new world

2. This sport ______.

A. is like to travel on the moon
B. is like to play on water
C. is like to visit a new country
D. is like to climb a big rock

3. You can stay in deep water for a long time if ______.

A. you climb big rocks
B. you catch fish very easily
C. you bring something to eat
D. you take tanks of air with you

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Skin-diving is a new sport.
B. Skin-diving is like visiting the moon.
C. The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun.
D. Skin-diving is not only interesting but useful.

5. Skin-diving is a interesting sport because ______.

A. you can catch fish with your hands
B. you can clean the ship in the water
C. you can get many things from the deep sea
D. all of the above

     We have a radio station in our school. It is great because it 1.______ (run) by the students for the school.
It 2._______ (start) two years ago. And I 3_______ (be) a student member of the radio station for two
years.
     Every morning we tell the students about the weather and latest news, plus some special messages that
the teachers want us to mention.
     During exam time we have a special program that 4______(tell) the students the things they should or
shouldn't 5_______ (do) for preparation. At the end of the school year, many students 6_______ (leave) our
school. They use our station to give messages to their close friends and teachers.
     When parents come 7_______ (visit) the school and talk to the teachers in the evening, we always play
songs. The songs 8_______ (sing) by the students. And we also report the events to the parents, such as
outings and school plays.
     I'm graduating (畢業(yè)) soon. I 9_______ (miss) the radio station, and I 10_______ (hope) that it shall
live on forever.

    Some things can carry messages, for example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to
take. Signs on the door tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs
around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?
    People can communicate on many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell about beautiful
mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell you about all the wonderful
things in the world and also about people and their ideas.
    Books, magazines, TVs, radios and films all help us to communicate with others. They all help us to
know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

1. What can help you if you want to know which bus to take?
    _______________________________________________
2. What do the signs on the door do?
    _______________________________________________
3. People can communicate in many other ways, can't they?
    _______________________________________________
4. What can help us to communicate with others?
    _______________________________________________
5. What do they help us to do?
    _______________________________________________

1. After reading the form, we know this is            .

A. a study plan of Jim Green
B. a teaching report of Sue Read
C. a school report about Jim Green
D. a working plan of Andrew Robinson

2. From this form, we know that Jim's best subject is            .

A. science
B. French
C. geography
D. English