Are you angry when others smoke in a restaurant or shopping mall?【1】 People can’t smoke in public indoor places in China now.

【2】 In lhe UK, about 86 percent of smokers die of lung cancer. Smokers are more likely to get heart discase. Besides, if you smoke a lot, your teeth and fingers may turn an ugly yellow.

Smoking is also harmful to non-smokers because they can get sick from breathing in secondhand smoke. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2008, secondhand smoke causes about 600,000 deaths every year.【3】 So it is very important to stop smoking.

【4】 In Thailand, scary signs are printed on cigarette packs, such as pictures of black lungs or a smoking skull (骷髏). In the US, when people want to smoke, they can call a special phone number,【5】People might change their minds about smoking when they hear this.

A. Smoking is a bad babit.

B. Smoking is allowed in some countries.

C. You don’t have to worry about it anymore.

D. Every year, 2 million people die because of smoking.

E. They hear a bad cough from the other end of the line.

F. Different countries have different ways of helping people to stop smoking.

A: Holly, you look worried.【1】

B: Do you know there will be a singing competition next week?

A: Of course 【2】

B: Well. I’m not sure.

A:Why? I think you love singing.

B:【3】

A: You can regard the audicncc (觀眾) as your friends.【4】

B:【5】 Thanks a lot.

A: You are welcome.

A. What’s wrong?

B. Can I take part in it?

C. Did you win last year?

D. Will you take part in it?

E. I think your advice is helpful.

F. You may feel relaxed in that way.

G. But I’m nervous to sing in front of others.

Before my trip to the mountains, I used to be a homebody. I felt completely ________ spending weeks or even months—in my hometown or sometimes even on my block—without going anywhere. I could be quite satisfied by watching the Discovery and National Geographic Channels.

The situation ________ when one day David, my best friend, rushed into my room and talked me into joining him on his journey to the Rocky Mountains. We set off five days later.

This was my first time in the mountains. ________, the weather was foggy most of the time, and the higher we got into the mountains, the less clearly we could see. On the first day, we were making our way along the foothills; but the next day, we started to climb on one of the peaks (山頂). ________ it was not that straight and high, I was still excited. I regularly speeded up, and because of that I ran out of________ long before we got to the top.

When we finally got there, nothing had really changed. The same fog was nearly covering everything. I felt so disappointed, because I had, during the whole course of climbing, ________ to see the view from above and perhaps to be able to take some photos. We spent a couple of hours on the top, and decided to turn back, when the wind suddenly ________ the clouds, and the place we were standing on was brightened with the sun. I saw a fantastic panorama (全景圖) in front of me, and for some moments I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was so amazing that I realized I couldn’t help looking forward to the next trip to the mountains.

The next day we returned—my _________ started to hurt so badly that I could hardly walk. But every time I felt an ache, I remembered the feeling of being high above, with my head touching the skies and the clouds swimming below.

【1】A.stressedB.comfortableC.boredD.strange

【2】A.changedB.remainedC.worsenedD.repeated

【3】A.UndoubtedlyB.ImmediatelyC.UnfortunatelyD.Unnaturally

【4】A.WhenB.BecauseC.SinceD.Though

【5】A.moneyB.patienceC.energyD.time

【6】A.expectedB.managedC.offeredD.learned

【7】A.shapedB.joinedC.clearedD.thickened

【8】A.armsB.legsC.handsD.eyes

—Yes. It’s ______ interesting film.

A．a(chǎn); the B．the; an C．a(chǎn); an

A．because of, because

B．because, because

C．because, because of

D．because of, because of

Since 1982, July 1st has been officially known as Canada Day. Canadians of all ages take part in this festival across the country.

Canada Day is the year’s biggest national party. In many towns and cities, the government organizes a lot of events, often outdoors. These include parades（游行）, concerts, festivals, firework displays and ceremonies for new Canadian citizens（公民）.The celebrations often have a patriotic mood. Canada’s national flag, a symbol for Canada Day, can be seen everywhere and a lot of people paint their faces red and white, which are Canada’s national colors. The celebrations in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, are especially grand and exciting.

In the province of Quebec, many home rentals（租賃）start on July 1st and last for exactly one year, and many people in Quebec spend Canada Day moving from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known as Moving Day.

Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day falls in the Canadian summer holiday period, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services are provided for large events. The concerts, parades and festivals may cause some traffic jams.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Canada Day falls on the first day of June.

B. Canada Day was celebrated before 1982.

C. Canada Day is celebrated throughout Canada.

D. Canadians except new citizens celebrate Canada Day.

【2】The underlined word “patriotic” means _____ in Chinese.

A. 溫馨的 B. 愛國的 C. 肅穆的 D. 緊張的

【3】Canada Day is known as Moving Day in Quebec because on this day _____.

A. people think it lucky to move to new houses

B. people look for houses from one place to another

C. people like moving from house to house to visit friends

D. people move home when new home rentals go into effect

【4】From Paragraph 4, we know that on Canada Day _____.

A. no student goes to school

B. traffic jams happen everywhere

C. all Canadians stop working

D. few businesses and stores are closed

【5】Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Canada Day?

A. Background B. Symbol.

C. Public life. D. Events and activities.

【1】Which robot can help you when you are shopping?

A. Budgee. B. Simon. C. Paro. D. Rover.

【2】We can learn from the passage that Paro .

A. can tell whether others pay attention to him

B. was created by Five Elements Roboties

C. can help cows produce more milk

D. is used on patients in hospitals

【3】What can Simon do according to the passage?

A. Show feelings. B. Clean offices.

C. Move cows. D. Learn names.

【4】Where does the passage probably come from?

A. health report. B. A tourist map.

C. A science magazine. D. A medical dictionary.

—______. They are really interesting.

A．Neither B．Both C．None

:

A．since B．while C．a(chǎn)s soon as

A. for B. at C. in D. of