Look at the centre circles of Diagram (圖)A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger? In fact, they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces？Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.
“What’s happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Don’t worry. Here is how it goes:
When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret（解讀）the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “visual illusion(視覺錯誤)”.
Movie makers often make use of visual illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of visual illusions

1. 1.

   Why does the centre circle in Diagram A look smaller than that in Diagram B?

   1. A.
      something is wrong with our eyes
   2. B.
      the two circles are not the same size
   3. C.
      our brains interpret the information in a wrong way
   4. D.
      the two pictures change quickly from one to the other
2. 2.

   What do movie makers make use of visual illusions for ?

   1. A.
      To help the actors look better
   2. B.
      To make the actors much braver
   3. C.
      To help the actors become stronger
   4. D.
      To make the actors seem different in size
3. 3.

   In the picture below, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as  Line CD. Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?

   1. A.
      The second one
   2. B.
      The third one
   3. C.
      The fourth one
   4. D.
      The sixth one
4. 4.

   What’s the right order according to the passage?
   a. We look at things with our eyes.
   b. Our brains interpret the messages.
   c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.
   d. Our eyes send messages to our brains

   1. A.
      a d b c
   2. B.
      c a b d
   3. C.
      a c d b
   4. D.
      b c a d
5. 5.

   Where may this passage be from?

   1. A.
      A letter
   2. B.
      An English newspaper
   3. C.
      A science book
   4. D.
      An advertisement

Guitar Player Wanted Are you a lover of music? Can   you play the guitar? Can you sing or dance? Welcome to our Sunshine Rock   Band. Please call Mike at 5487-6598 or send an e-mail to sunshine@yahoo.com.

Hot Club Do you like to play table   tennis? Do you want to play it well? Mr. Zhang is a good teacher. You can   come here every Saturday afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30. Telephone: 8665-7868 Address: Room 105, Lantian   Hotel

Swimmer Wanted Can you swim? Do you like   children? Can you teach them to swim on Sundays? Come and join us. Call Joe   at 8472-9999 for more information.

Summer Job Do you like to talk with   people? Do you like to write stories? Would you like to work for a magazine?   Then come and work as a reporter. Please call Kate at 5561-8823.

1. 1.

   You don’t have to be able to do it if you want to join the Sunshine Rock Band. What is it?

   1. A.
      Playing the guitar
   2. B.
      Singing
   3. C.
      Dancing
   4. D.
      Painting
2. 2.

   Who can teach you to play table tennis?

   1. A.
      Mike
   2. B.
      Joe
   3. C.
      Mr. Zhang
   4. D.
      Kate
3. 3.

   If you want to learn to play table tennis, you can go to Lantian Hotel on______

   1. A.
      Saturdays
   2. B.
      Sundays
   3. C.
      Mondays
   4. D.
      Fridays
4. 4.

   If you want to work as a reporter, you can call________。

   1. A.
      5487-6598
   2. B.
      8665-7868
   3. C.
      8472-9999
   4. D.
      5561-8823
5. 5.

   The ads may be from___________。

   1. A.
      a newspaper
   2. B.
      a storybook
   3. C.
      an art book
   4. D.
      a science book

1. 1.

   How many days does the Beer Festival last?

   1. A.
      3
   2. B.
      4
   3. C.
      5
   4. D.
      6
2. 2.

   Traditional Pub Food is served every day except ___________

   1. A.
      Monday & Friday
   2. B.
      Saturday & Sunday
   3. C.
      Monday & Saturday
   4. D.
      Friday & Sunday
3. 3.

   Which information helps you if you want to order at home from the Pub?

   1. A.
      18 Brinkley Rd Dullingham
   2. B.
      Newmarket
   3. C.
      Tel: 01638 507327
   4. D.
      Free House
4. 4.

   According to the advertisement,the pub is run by_________

   1. A.
      a family
   2. B.
      a friend
   3. C.
      a farm
   4. D.
      a boss
5. 5.

   During Beer Festival,guests can easily get _________

   1. A.
      Adanms Best Bitter
   2. B.
      Broadside
   3. C.
      Guest Beers
   4. D.
      all above

If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.
Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty in such positive（積極的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.
When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨詢）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.
She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if we’re being honest with ourselves.
The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty

1. 1.

   From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that                     

   1. A.
      being out of work is a sad thing
   2. B.
      uncertainty is what makes life interesting
   3. C.
      life in a film is more exciting than real life
   4. D.
      chance never appears when we need it
2. 2.

   What troubles Allison after graduation?

   1. A.
      She couldn’t find a well-paid job
   2. B.
      She had no money to start a business
   3. C.
      She was not sure what to do
   4. D.
      She didn’t score high enough for graduate school
3. 3.

   How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?

   1. A.
      Uncertain
   2. B.
      Amazed
   3. C.
      Sorry
   4. D.
      Satisfied
4. 4.

   What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

   1. A.
      How to deal with uncertainty
   2. B.
      What role uncertainty plays in life
   3. C.
      Why people fear uncertainty
   4. D.
      Whom to go to when facing uncertainty

Time   Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
7:30~8:10	Chinese	Math	Chinese	Physics	English
8:20~9:00	Politics	Geography	English	Math	Chinese
9:10~9:50	Math	P.E.	English	Politics	Geography
10:10~10:50	Biology	English	Art	Chinese	Chemistry
11:05~11:45	Physics	Chemistry	History	P.E.	Self study
11:45~1:30	Noon break
1:30~2:10	Class meeting	Chinese	Math	English	Math
2:25~3:05	English	Music	Physics	Art	P.E.
3:05~3:45	History	Computer		Computer	Music

1. 1.

   Jenny has_________ each weekday

   1. A.
      Chinese and physics
   2. B.
      Math and art
   3. C.
      English and Chinese
   4. D.
      history and P.E
2. 2.

   She finishes her morning lessons at_______

   1. A.
      7:30a.m
   2. B.
      11:45 a.m
   3. C.
      1:30 p.m
   4. D.
      3:45p.m
3. 3.

   She has noon break ______

   1. A.
      from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m
   2. B.
      from 3:05p.m. to 3:45p.m
   3. C.
      from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00a.m
   4. D.
      from 11:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m
4. 4.

   She has_________ geography lessons in a week

   1. A.
      two
   2. B.
      three
   3. C.
      four
   4. D.
      five
5. 5.

   She has_______ subjects in all

   1. A.
      seven
   2. B.
      nine
   3. C.
      eleven
   4. D.
      thirteen

Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!
Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn’t retire（退役） until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（半決賽） at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were ’surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches

1. 1.

   Who is the youngest player in the passage?

   1. A.
      Pele
   2. B.
      Yao Ming
   3. C.
      Steffi Graft
   4. D.
      No one
2. 2.

   __________ comes from South America

   1. A.
      Pele
   2. B.
      Yao Ming
   3. C.
      Steffi Graft
   4. D.
      No one
3. 3.

   Yao Ming began to learn to play basketball __________

   1. A.
      when he was 15
   2. B.
      when he was young
   3. C.
      when he was tall enough
   4. D.
      when he was strong enough
4. 4.

   From the passage, we learn __________

   1. A.
      Steffi Graf was born in 1985 in Wimbledon
   2. B.
      Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player
   3. C.
      Steffi Graf won few of the main matches
   4. D.
      Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 16

It's the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign
Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cell phones.
They want to log on to their micro blogs to check the interesting things that have happened in the last hour.
Since last year, the trend (潮流) of micro blogging has swept the country. Recent surveys shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update their blogs over five times per day.
"We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class," said Andy Liang, 14. "If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop."
It is also a great place for students to let out stress. "My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but it really adds pressure," said Simon Zhang, 15. "When I share these feelings on my micro blog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better."
But parents are worried that micro blogging could be a waste of time. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids, they said.
Mr. Shen, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. Maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children.
"If parents can read their children's micro blogs, they'll know their thoughts, thus leading to better communication and solutions to problems," he said. He also gives some tips for kids.
-Don't micro blog for more than one hour a day.
-Never micro blog in class.
-Try to talk face to face with people from time to time.
-Be critical(批判性的). Don't trust all the messages on a micro blog

1. 1.

   Andy Liang thinks students are out of the loop if they don't know

   1. A.
      the latest films
   2. B.
      the famous pop song singers
   3. C.
      the popular topics in class
   4. D.
      many flesh things on TV
2. 2.

   Micro blog made Simon when he shared his feelings and got replies on his micro biog

   1. A.
      feel sad
   2. B.
      let out stress
   3. C.
      add stress
   4. D.
      make friends
3. 3.

   We can know from Mr. Shen that micro blogging can           

   1. A.
      make kids crazy while logging on to it
   2. B.
      bring a lot of misleading messages
   3. C.
      become a window to understand young kids
   4. D.
      lead to worse communication
4. 4.

   Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      It's good for kids to micro blog for more than one hour a day
   2. B.
      Kids should trust all the messages on a micro blog because they are useful
   3. C.
      The trend of micro blogging has swept the country since five years ago
   4. D.
      Kids should try to talk face to face with people, not just micro blogging

Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope?
When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use the word like "Dear sir",　 "Dear Mr./Miss./Ms.…". To end the letter, we usually use words like "Yours”, “Yours ever" or "Truly yours".
Now read the following envelope, please

1. 1.

   "We have to put it on the top of the right corner." The word "it" here means_____

   1. A.
      the date　　　　　　
   2. B.
      the letter　　　　
   3. C.
      the passage
2. 2.

   To what country will the letter be sent?

   1. A.
      P.R. China　　　　　
   2. B.
      China　　　　　
   3. C.
      The United States
3. 3.

   Who writes this letter?

   1. A.
      Miss Susan Brown　　
   2. B.
      Zhang  Hua　　　
   3. C.
      You
4. 4.

   From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should
   put down our address _____

   1. A.
      at the end of the letter on the right
   2. B.
      at the end of the letter on the left
   3. C.
      at the top of the letter on the left
5. 5.

   How do you begin your letter if you write to John Smith?

   1. A.
      John Smith　　　
   2. B.
      Mr. John　　 　
   3. C.
      Dear Mr. Smith

Summer Camp 2013
Good news! Summer Camp 2013 opens between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on June 30th. And it will last for a week. All children aged 7-14 are welcome. Each child can take part in only one of the following activities and needs to pay 150 yuan for it.
1. Sports (basketball, football, table tennis, etc.)
2. Learn in groups (painting, singing, dancing, piano, computer, etc.)
3. English Worlds (songs, films, games, plays, etc.)
Some American children are coming to the camp. If you really want to spend an interesting summer holiday, please join us for learning with fun. Act now! Book your seat as soon as possible either by phone or by e-mail. Register (報名) and pay before June 18th, then you can have a Mickey T-shirt as a member of the camp.
Dongfang Children's Palace: No. 23, East Street, Changping
Tel: 83212563  E-mail: dsbc1234@childrenpalace.net

1. 1.

   The register time is before _____

   1. A.
      9:30
   2. B.
      11:30a.m
   3. C.
      June 30th
   4. D.
      June 18th
2. 2.

   Each child can only choose _____ of the activities

   1. A.
      one
   2. B.
      two
   3. C.
      three
   4. D.
      four
3. 3.

   What can’t you do in Summer Camp 2013?

   1. A.
      Learn painting and dancing
   2. B.
      Join a group that you are interested in
   3. C.
      Climb mountains and see birds
   4. D.
      Speak English with some American children

A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.
After a few days he decided to see a doctor.
"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.
"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "
The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.
"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"
The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "

1. 1.

   Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?

   1. A.
      Because he didn't finish his lessons
   2. B.
      Because he worked too hard
   3. C.
      Because he was worried about his homework
   4. D.
      Because there was a lot of noise
2. 2.

   What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

   1. A.
      To drink much water before going to bed
   2. B.
      To count numbers while he was lying in bed
   3. C.
      To count numbers before he went to bed
   4. D.
      To take some medicine and go to bed earlier
3. 3.

   The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because_____

   1. A.
      he wanted to thank the doctor
   2. B.
      he felt better and wanted some more medicine
   3. C.
      he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers
   4. D.
      he still couldn't go to sleep at night
4. 4.

   The young man counted_______

   1. A.
      from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea
   2. B.
      from 1 to 569 and fell asleep
   3. C.
      from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep
   4. D.
      from 568 to 1,000
5. 5.

   In fact the young man ______

   1. A.
      didn't understand the doctor's suggestion
   2. B.
      was not able to count numbers
   3. C.
      was very afraid to stay at home by himself
   4. D.
      wasn't sleepy at all