A. free B.at their desks C. break D. similar E.no

Do German kids wear uniforms? What time does school start in Germany? Find out here!

Just like you, children in Germany have to go to school from Monday to Friday. They have to be【1】from 7:30 a.m to 8:15a.m.

They usually have five or six lessons every day. School subjects are【2】to those you may have. There is five to ten minute【3】between two lessons. German kids can go out and play with classmates.

There isn’t much time, because the school day finishes before lunch. So German children have【4】afternoons. But they get lots of homework.

German school children get 15weeks of holiday each year. The students like the long 6-week summer holidays the best.

A.less difficultB.difficultC.more difficultD.the most difficult

A.The house has been empty for two years.

B.The method seems good, but it needs to be tried out.

C.Do you prefer your steak rare, medium, or well-done?

D.He is worried about her heavy drinking.

1. 你們給我生命，一直照顧我成長(zhǎng)；

2. 你們努力工作，為我提供良好的生活和學(xué)習(xí)條件；

3. 你們充滿愛心，讓我成為一名善良的人；

4. 我要對(duì)你們說：……（自由發(fā)揮，至少兩點(diǎn)）

（注意事項(xiàng)）

1. 內(nèi)容完整，意思連貫，符合邏輯，表達(dá)準(zhǔn)確，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

2. 詞數(shù)100詞左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear dad and mum,

You raise me up. I will be with you two in your life. You are important in the process of my growth.

I hope you will be happy and healthy forever.

Yours,

Li Hua

Gou Jian was put into 【4】 small black stone house which smelt 【5】(terribly) and was made 【6】(raise) horses. Gou worked hard 【7】 tried to keep himself quiet, but he never forgot his pains. Many years later, he was set free. Gou secretly trained his army. In order to make 【8】(he) strong-minded he slept on firewood and ate a gall bladder(膽) before 【9】(have) dinner and going to bed every night. After a few years, Gou took hold a golden chance to fight 【10】 Wu and won the war in the end.

While I was walking in the countryside, I saw a man carrying a small brown bag. The man looked like a ghost in his white clothes. When he looked at me, I felt scared. I wanted to run away when the man spoke to me. “Hello. Beautiful day, isn’t it?” he said. The man talked a lot. I wasn’t listening very carefully because I was looking at his little bag. I wanted to know what was in it!

He saw me looking at the bag and he asked me if I would like to see what was inside of it. Out came a beautiful puppy. The brown puppy was small and only about two months old.

The man then asked me, “Would you like to keep this puppy?”

I had always wanted a puppy and now I had the chance. I thanked him, took the puppy and ran home. For the rest of that summer, I played with him all the time. And after the trip, I took him home. He is a friend to both my brother and me, a warm little ball of happiness in our lives.

I’ve always wanted to thank the man because he changed my life.

The gift has given me years of pleasure. And I never have boring family holidays anymore.

【1】What does the underlined phrase “special friend” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. A man.B. A ghost.

C. A puppy.D. A bag.

【2】According to the story, the man was _____.

A. talkative and friendlyB. boring and frightening

C. rude and strange-lookingD. good-looking and outgoing

【3】Why did the writer keep looking at the man’s little bag?

A. Because the man looked nervous while carrying it.

B. Because he wondered what was inside.

C. Because he thought there was something dangerous in it.

D. Because the bag was so small.

【4】What did the writer do with the puppy?

A. He left it in the countryside.B. He gave it to his brother.

C. He took it home after the holiday.D. He gave it back to the man.

At the age of 15, he was already a well-known teenage chef in the US. He has opened his own dining club at home and works with some of the best restaurants in his country.

McGarry’s love for cooking started at the age of 10. He practiced his knife skills after school and taught himself from books and the Internet. In his room, there are no video games, basketballs or movie posters, but pots, cutting boards and pans(平底鍋).

When he was 11, McGarry’s parents helped turn his bedroom into a monthly supper club called Eureka. Each month, he hosted his mother’s friends and soon won the title of “culinary prodigy(烹飪神童)”. Now, people pay $160(979 yuan) per person to eat at Eureka.

McGarry does not stick with just simple types of cuisine(菜肴). He likes creating interesting dishes. “I could take a carrot and raise it to this amazing level that you’d never think you’re eating a carrot,” he said. The New York Times described his meals as “creative enough to make an experienced chef inferior(遜色的).”

As for the future, McGarry dreams of being a Michelin-starred chef. He plans to open his own restaurant by 19 and make it, as he puts it, “the best restaurant in the world.”

【1】If Martin go to Eureka with his parents for dinner, how much do they pay in total?

A. $160.B. 480 yuan.C. $2,937.D. 2937 yuan.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. People can eat at Eureka for free.

B. McGarry’s parents supported his hobby.

C. McGarry hosts Eureka for his friends.

D. McGarry started Eureka four years ago.

【3】According to The New York Times, McGarry’s dishes are _____.

A. strangeB. cheapC. inferiorD. delicious

【4】What is McGarry’s dream for the future?

A. To become a wealthy cook.B. To open his own restaurant.

C. To cook for movie stars.D. To work at a famous restaurant.

A.was canceledB.canceledC.is canceledD.cancels

有擔(dān)當(dāng)是我們公民的必備品質(zhì)。在生活中，我們難免犯錯(cuò)誤，但我們必須勇于對(duì)自己的行為負(fù)責(zé)，犯錯(cuò)誤不要緊，重要的是能夠及時(shí)改正。

某學(xué)校的英文網(wǎng)站正在開展以“道歉日“為主題的征文活動(dòng)。假如你是李華，請(qǐng)用英文寫一篇短文投稿，談?wù)勆�活中你是怎樣向他人道歉的，你從中學(xué)到了什么。

提示詞語: hard, say sorry, take responsibility, friendship

提示問題:● What do you do when you want to apologize in your daily life?

● What can you learn from it?

It’s important to apologize. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Justin Sanchez is a student at Sugar Land’s Logos Preparatory Academy, US. He is called MC Cure-Rageous. Beatboxing was only a hobby at first, as Sanchez loves rhythm and sound. But now he uses it to help kids to deal with cancer and make them happy.

It all started when Sanchez took part in a fundraising (籌款) activity for his classmate who got cancer. Everybody was shocked (震驚的) when they first heard his musical sounds. Host of the event, the L3 Foundation(基金會(huì)), came to Sanchez at that time. They asked if he’d like to be part of the fundraiser. Therefore, the teenager thought he could use his hobby for good.

With the help of the L3 Foundation, Sanchez held a successful beatboxing activity for Candlelighters. This is a childhood family cancer center. The kids there were very happy to listen to Sanchez perform.

【1】What is the meaning of the underlined word “beatboxing” in Chinese?

A. 拳擊B. 打擊樂

C. 口技D. 打鼓

【2】Why was everybody shocked when hearing Sanchez’s performance?

A. Because it was wonderful.

B. Because he could sing like a musician.

C. Because he performed badly.

D. Because he didn’t know about any art.

【3】What did Sanchez do for Candlelighters?

A. He gave some money to children.

B. He performed to make money.

C. He did beatboxing to make children happy.

D. He visited every child in the center.

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. A teenager plays a key role in a hospital.

B. Beatboxing helps kids with cancer.

C. There is a new form of music.

D. Beatboxing is getting more and more popular among kids.