People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Food is cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of a day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether food is eaten raw (生的）or cooked, canned (罐裝的）or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at four o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o'clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

There is a large number of people on the earth. There are two problems in feeding them. The first is to find some ways to make enough food so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food so they can grow to be strong and healthy.

【1】According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?

A.Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes.B.Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbage.

C.Beef, pork, fish and milk.D.Potatoes, carrots, rice and bread.

【2】It is important for people to eat .

A.different kinds of food every dayB.dinner at eleven o'clock

C.cooked food all the timeD.three times a day

【3】People in different countries and different places of the world .

A.have the right kinds of food to eatB.cook their food in the same way

C.eat food in different waysD.have their meals at the same time

【4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.People in some places don't have enough food to eat.

B.There are too many people in the world.

C.The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.

D.One of the problems is that no one is hungry.

【5】If there is paragraph 4,what do you think is going to be talked about?

A.When people eat their lunch.B.How to cook food in different ways.

C.What to do with the two problems.D.Why people cat different kinds of food.

Grain Rain comes from the old saying, “Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains”, which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops. Here's something that you may not know about the Grain Rain.

【1】When Grain Rain ends, starts.

A.springB.autumnC.summerD.winter

【2】The underlined word “crops” refers to .

A.trees in the forestB.plants in the field

C.clouds in the skyD.fishes in the sea

【3】The people in southern China on the day of Grain Rain.

A.grow spring teaB.eat toona sinensis

C.start the first voyageD.drink tea

【4】We can infer that “toona sinensis” must be a kind of vegetable which .

A.is delicious and healthyB.can bring good luck

C.can prevent bad luckD.grows at the seaside

【5】The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be .

a. Eating toona sinensis b. Sandstorms happen

c. Grain Rain Festival d. Drinking tea

A.b-c-a-dB.b-a-d-cC.b-d-a-cD.b-a-c-d

A. Their parents.B. Their friends’ plans.

C. Their hobbies.D. Their holiday plans.

A. Jack’s car hit the wall.B. Jack saw a traffic accident.

C. Jack’s car ran into a huge hole.D. Jack lost control of himself.

As time goes by, many friendships end because of a(n) __ in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses importance and finally disappears.

Tommy wrote, “I didn't even know the friendship was over until I caught myself thinking of Alan as a former (以前的） friend.”

Peter explained. “We started seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over.”

Sometimes friendships____suddenly from a disagreement or move to another place.

Alice said, “The end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to the other. Since then we___ made a phone call. We met less and less. At last our friendship ended.”

Jack said, “When I moved to Seattle after college, our friendship died. Both of us were always struggling (奮斗） with new jobs, so we didn’t keep __ touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn't call him __ I went home.”

Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends says, “Generally it’s __ that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they change or grow in different ways, the friendship most likely will be lost.”

No matter why, when, or how friendships end, there is always __ pain of loss. When nothing can be done to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on __ new friendships.

May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!

【1】A.hopeB.expectC.decideD.make

【2】A.UnfortunatelyB.LuckilyC.ThenD.So

【3】A.interestB.experienceC.changeD.suggestion

【4】A.break downB.break awayC.break offD.break out

【5】A.oftenB.seldomC.alwaysD.never

【6】A.atB.byC.onD.in

【7】A.even ifB.as ifC.what ifD.only if

【8】A.strangeB.trueC.realD.impossible

【9】A.littleB.someC.anyD.no

【10】A.to buildingB.buildC.to buildD.built

A. Because he likes his boss.B. Because he can use traditional skills.

C. Because he can be interviewed.D. Because he can earn a lot of money.

Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bibber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.

She said: "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: "He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact （接觸）." Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.

Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.

"It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?". My heart missed a beat."

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.

"I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed.

【1】Vicki could get over 30,000 reward money, couldn’t she?

【2】How did Vicki feel when she opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policeman lined up in the car park?

【3】Why did Vicki become suspicious of David Bieber?

【4】Where was David Bieber most probably handcuffed?

【5】How long did the whole event probably last from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers?

【6】What might Vicki be thinking as her heart missed a beat?

When we were children we had best friends. No matter what happened we were still friends. We live our lives, however, and do what life calls for us to do, and as we get older, memories fade, faces blur, and even friends' names from childhood are f【2】.

Do you have a question about friendship? Do you w【3】 what to do with a friend who is no longer friendly? Perhaps you will see that you can't control others. If someone wants to be your friend, it is their choice. All you can do is to treat them well and do the best for them when you are w【4】 them. Then you wish them well when they leave.

You can talk to old timers and they will tell you that life is full of incredible joy and incredible sorrow, and that what bothers you today will one day becomes a m【5】 and the sting will be gone. Seniors might tell you that you will learn more as you get older. They will tell you that friendships come and friendships go. Sometimes when they go it will hurt, but you will be okay with it. It's the way life works, after all.

【1】Jack used to get up early. (改為一般疑問句)

__________Jack ________to get up early?

【2】We have learned English since we were five years old. （就劃線部分提問）

________ ________have you learned English?

【3】People have painted buildings beautifully in many new housing estates. (改為被動語態(tài))

Buildings have _________ ________beautifully in many new housing estates.

【4】Martin asked the man, “ Are you Mr. Smith?” (合并為一句)

Martin asked the man _________he ________Mr. Smith.

【5】Many students like to laugh at his pronunciation. (保持原句意思不變)

Many students like ________ ________ ________his pronunciation.

【6】Boys usually like football but nowadays quite a lot of girls become interested in football. (保持原句意思不變)

Boys usually _______ _______football but nowadays quite a lot of girls become interested in football.

【7】go out, around the small island, to, a bicycle trip, we, for, are planning(連詞成句)

______________________________________________________________

【8】bus, stops, till, off, not, it, do, get (連詞成句)

______________________________________________________________

【1】Mum, have you ever seen Danny’s sports shoes? I want a pair like_________. (he )

【2】Every student in the ______grade is getting ready for the final exams. (nine)

【3】In “ English Village”, the children can improve oral English with fun __________.(active)

【4】Mary’s job is to make sick people _________. (good)

【5】Tom is the ________boy in the kindergarten. (noise)

【6】Reading can _________your life. (rich)

【7】Many things in that department store were on sale _________. (recency)

【8】It was very _______of you to lie to them about your qualifications. (honesty)