—Of course, I like it very much. I the film the other day.

A. saw B. see C. have seen D. had seen

【題目】

While Westerners were getting used to paying with credit cards（信用卡）or bank cards at the very beginning of the 21st century, most Chinese people still liked to pay in cash (paper money) out of habit. However, today, Chinese people may be leading the world in mobile payment, mainly WeChat Pay and Alipay.

Foreigners feel amazed when Chinese people buy everything with their phones. At least, this was the case for Lim Swee Say, Manpower Minister of Singapore.

When Lim was waiting in line to buy some snacks at a street stall(貨攤）in Shanghai, he saw other customers show their phones and take the food without giving over any cash. Soon after, he realized that the customers were using mobile payment. "Singapore is actually backward（落后）" , said Lim

The popularity of mobile payment in China has pushed many foreign countries and agencies to accept them. And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world.

● Quite a few Western mobile payment services require businessmen to install（安裝）expensive

machines before customers can use them. While using Chinese mobile payment, all it takes is a QR code（二維碼）and a smart phone.

● Nowadays, almost everyone has a smart phone, even teenagers. And the mobile payment has helped people save the trouble of taking wallets with them. It's not only safer, more convenient, but also environmentally friendly.

● Most shops in China, from a tiny shop in villages to a huge shopping center in big cities, all offer the service of mobile payment. And by the end of last year, Hangzhou Public Transportation System installed the mobile payment machine on 8,000 downtown buses.

● With Chinese travelers throughout the world, it's now common to see the familiar green or blue QR codes in tourist sights around the world.

【1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The Chinese people still like to pay in cash today.

B. Most Western people feel like the mobile payment.

C. Chinese people used the credit card at the beginning of the 21 at century.

D. Both WeChat Pay and Alipay are the most popular payments in China.

【2】How do the foreigners feel when they see so many Chinese pay with phones?

A. Interested.B. amazed.C. Delighted.D. Worried.

【3】What does Lim mean by saying "Singapore is actually backward."?

A. In Singapore fewer people like to pay in cash.

B. People in Singapore don't know how to pay with phones.

C. It is not so popular for people in Singapore to pay with phones.

D. There are fewer people in Singapore who like the web payment.

【4】What does the underlined word "popularity" mean?

A. 普及B. 便捷C. 入口D. 喜好

【5】Why does the writer write this passage?

A. To remind people to pay with credit cards.

B. To introduce WeChat Pay & Alipay.

C. To tell us the fact that the mobile payment may spread in the world.

D. To persuade（說服）more people to use mobile payment.

A. pair B. one C. them D. ones

A. listen B. will listen

C.am listening D. was listening

A. where Bob lives B. where does Bob lives

C. where Bob does live D. where Bob living

—It's an ad “Music Teacher ________”.

A. Wanted B. Want C. Wants D. Wanting

According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were f【2】 used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations. They are m【3】 of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good w【4】.

Paper cutting has been around for more than 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be d【5】 to do. The paper, usually red, is folded before it is cut with s【6】. The most common pictures are flowers, fish, animals, and things about Chinese history. D【7】 the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

Chinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are carefully shaped by h【8】 from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. F【9】, materials such as wood or paper are added to make different things. It takes several weeks to c【10】 everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.

How to perform the basic burpee correctly:

【1】_________ Keep your back straight, squat (下蹲) down and place your hands on the floor.

【2】_________ Begin in a standing position with your back straight and your arms at your sides.

【3】_________ Bring your feat back to the squat position by placing your hands on the floor. Then jump straight up as high as you can after the squat position, holding your arms up directly overyour head.

【4】______ Move your feet back behind you, so that you move from a squat position to a full--length leg extension. Keep both arms and legs straight and strong.

【5】As a form of exercise, the burpee is ________________.

A. difficult and boringB. useful but difficult

C. simple and inexpensiveD. simple but expensive

The students of Southside School were asked to give their opinions about whether the school should run an athletic program or start a vegetable garden.

An athletic program is hatch better than gardening. How are we ever going to win anything at the Inter-School Athletics without proper training? At the moment, we only do athletics for one tam and the teachers train us. We need experts（專家）to teach us things like throwing and high jump.

I know lots of kids say they're tot interested in competitions, but that's because they've never won anything. If they got better training and started winning things, they'd soon change their minds.

People always say kids don't get enough exercise. Just because you do gardening outdoors doesn't make it exercise, so I don't sec how it matters.

Athletics is much better for fitness and lots of kids can have a go at the same tine. I don't think there would be enough jobs for everyone in a garden.

In fact, I think a garden is a really bad idea. I don't know why we're even considering it.

Liz, Grade 8

I think a vegetable garden is a great idea. We already do hours of sport, including athletics. And not everyone likes sport.

Gardening is a great way to get exercise without worrying about whether you're any good at it, or whether you're going to win. And you really do gel exercise when you garden. There's digging, weeding and watering Even picking things can be hard work – pumpkins aren't light you know!

There are lots of kids around here who don't have gardens so they can’t grow things even they want to. If you really want to do more sport, you can join a club.

And think about it: What helps you to be good at sport? You need to eat lots of fruit and vegetables. If we learn to cook all the things we grow, the garden will keep us all fit and healthy and then we’ll be better at sport.

Sam, Grade 8

【1】Which of these points do Liz and Sam both make?

A. Kids should take exercise.B. Kids should eat vegetables.

C. Kids should try to win more.D. Kids should be outside more.

【2】What is one reason Liz gives for saying "a garden is a really bad idea"?

A. Some students don't like getting dirty.

B. Some students don't enjoy being outside.

C. Some students already know how to garden.

D. Some students may have no chance to garden.

【3】Why does Sam say, "And think about it.: what helps you to be good at sport?"

A. To change the subject.B. To introduce his next reason.

C. To support Liz's idea.D. To find an answer to the question.

Recycling helps Earth. And it saves space in rubbish dumps. Half of everything that we put into landfills could be recycled instead. In fact, most things made of paper, metal, glass and plastic can be recycled.

Paper can be broken into small pieces and made into new paper. Steel and aluminum cans（金屬雄）can be melted down（熔化）and made into new cans. The same is true of glass bottles. This can be done aver and over again. Recycling doesn't take as much energy as making these things the first time. So we can use less of Earth's fuel resources.

Plastic can be melted down, too. Then it can be formed into park benches, playgrounds and so on. Some people call plastic the "wood" of the future. Things made of plastic will last about 400 years-even if they stay outside in the weather. No wood can do that!

【1】The underlined word "landfills" in Paragraph 2 probably means _____________.

A. bench factoriesB. places for rubbish

C. green mountainsD. recycling centres

【2】According to the passage, what happens last to the can?

A. The can is put into a recycling bin.B. The can is melted down and reused.

C. A steel can gets filled with corn.D. A person uses the corn in the can.

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

A. Cans should be melted down.

B. Old newspapers can be reused.

C. We can build benches that last 400 years.

D. We should recycle everything that we can.