A: HI, Tom! You look so happy today.

B: Oh, yes. Guess what? My best friend Ben is coming.

A: Oh, really? _______?

B: Tomorrow. I can’t wait to see him. We haven’t seen each other for almost a year.

A: _______?

B: For about two weeks.

A: _______?

B: He’s quiet outgoing and really friendly. I’m sure you’ll like him when you meet him.

A: What does he look like?

B: _______. He is good at playing basketball. He hopes to be a professional player when he grows up.

A: Could you introduce him to me?

B: _______.

【1】

A. When is he comingB. What’s his name

C. Where is he formD. Nice to meet you

【2】

A. Who is he coming withB. How old is he

C. What did he plan to doD. How long will he stay

【3】

A. Is he friendlyB. What is he like

C. What’s the matterD. Why does he come to Beijing

【4】

A. He collects coinsB. He’s good with children

C. He’s tall and strongD. He plays chess every week

【5】

A. SureB. Thank you

C. What about youD. Never mind

Like many other primary school pupils, nine-year-old Minnal went abroad with her parents during the recent school holidays. It may come as a surprise to learn that she neither shopped at a mall nor ate at a fancy restaurant. She climbed a mountain.

For eight days in May, Minnal hiked nearly 100 kilometres to reach the 5364-metre-high Everest(珠穆朗瑪峰) base camp in Nepal. The girl talked about her special trip, “I thought this was the most meaningful trip for me.” It has not been confirmed(證實) if the Primary Four pupil is indeed the youngest Singaporean to reach the base camp, as no such records are kept.

Everest’s south base camp in Nepal is where climbers planning to climb the world’s highest peak, stay to get used to the altitude(海拔高度). However, Minnal can’t climb the peak(山峰), because climbers have to be at least sixteen years old to climb the peak.

How did it all start? It all began last year when Minnal’s mother decided she might want to climb the famous Himalayas. As a good hiker, she asked both father and daughter if they were up for the challenge. On 20 May, 2016, the family flew to Nepal.

Minnal shared that most of the eight days were spent hiking ten to fifteen kilometres from 8a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, with the help of three local guides. Luckily, she added, nobody fell ill with altitude sickness. She also said that she is thinking of climbing Everest in the future.

【1】What did Minnal do during her stay abroad?

_________________________________________

【2】How long does Minnal have to wait to climb the Everest’s peak?

_________________________________________

【3】Who helped the family to make sure they didn’t lose their way?

_________________________________________

【4】What did Minnal think of the climbing?

_________________________________________

【5】When did Minnal’s family fly to Nepal?

_________________________________________

-- I’m not sure, but it’s said it’ll be on next Monday afternoon.

A. where we’ll have the graduation ceremony

B. how soon will we have the graduation ceremony

C. when we’ll have the graduation ceremony

D. how long we’ll have the graduation ceremony

【1】Most students in Grade Nine are devoting themselves to ____(go) over what they have learnt.

【2】The more you read, the ____(wealth) you’ll be in spirit.

【3】You can’t imagine what difficulty I had ____ (express) myself clearly at the beginning.

【4】Tom prefers ____(west) to romantic films because they tells the life of cowboys.

【5】It’s known that Audrey Hepburn is one of Hollywood’s all-time____(attract) actresses.

【6】What a pity it was! The sports meeting which we looked forward to ____ (cancel) the other day.

【7】Reaching the top of the mountain, we were all breathing ____ (heavy).

【8】It seems rainy. You’d better take an umbrella with ____ (you).

【9】To achieve high marks in the exam, you should avoid ____ (care).

【10】As a successful businessman, the man set up his first company in his ____ (thirty)

Every day, we spend time filling the necessary tasks jar. We fill this jar with useful things, like making money, housework, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another jar with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This jar is filled with tasks like taking children to activities and cooking family meals. Those jars are very important. If we don’t fill them each day, our family won’t run properly.

However, we often forget to fill the third jar --- the happiness jar. This is the jar that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your happiness jar sometimes empty at the end of the day? We all have days like that. Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies by on some days, and before we know it, it is time for bed.

That is why each day we try to fill our happiness jar. Most days, I fill mine by going to the ballroom dance(社交舞) class with my husband and daughter. Between the music, the dancing and the friendship among the students, I always leave classes happier than when I entered.

Music is another way that I fill my happiness jar. This week, I was happy to take part in an orchestra(管弦樂隊) practice at my church(教堂). A small group of us met to practice Christmas music for a church service. It was a time of fun, friendship and music making. At the end of the evening, my happiness jar was full.

This week, consider how your time is spent. Are you doing enough activities that bring joy to your life? Or are the necessary and voluntary tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you are filling your three jars. At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our happiness jar is filled.

【1】From the first three paragraph, we can infer(推斷) that ____________.

A. necessary and voluntary tasks are more important than happiness

B. voluntary tasks are those we do for others with pleasure and joy

C. time goes quicker when we do the first two tasks than the third

D. doing the first two tasks often leaves us little time to fill the third jar

【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the writer?

A. She is always unhappy when she attends the dance club.

B. She goes to the ballroom dance class to make herself happy every single day.

C. Dancing and music are the two usual ways that she makes herself happy.

D. She takes her husband and daughter to dance club in order to make them happy.

【3】What can we do to fill the happiness jar according to the passage?

A. Wash clothesB. Watch a filmC. Mop the floorD. Look after children

【4】What can we know from Paragraph 4 and 5?

A. The writer took a class at church to practice music.

B. The writer finds friendship is important for her happiness.

C. The writer was invited to attend an orchestra as she is good at singing.

D. The writer was going to listen to music at church at Christmas.

【5】The writer wrote this article mainly to _______________.

A. tell readers how to relax in daily lifeB. tell readers the best way to use their time

C. remind readers to take time to make themselves happyD. tell the importance of necessary and voluntary tasks

A. what present I gave my parentsB. if I planned a party for my parents

C. how I can give my parents a surpriseD. whether will my parents and I have a big meal

—I’ve heard of it. But it’s coming in ________.

A. three days; three days’ timeB. three days’; three days’

C. three-day; three daysD. three days; three-day time

—You’re right. So I’d rather _________ an hour’s walk to work than consider _________ a car.

A. take; drivingB. to take; to driveC. take; to driveD. to take; driving

--- Because he _______ his phone for less than one year.

A. has hadB. has boughtC. has gotD. has taken

—_____. And he likes watching him play basketball.

A. has he; YesB. has he; NoC. hasn’t he; NoD. hasn’t he; Yes