Daniel has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all
friendly and helpful. He’d like to introduce some of them to us.

1.How many friends does Bob introduce in this passage?
A. Two.           
B. Three.            
C. Four.              
D. Five.
2.What does Amy do?
A. She is a volleyball player.                
B. She is a skier.
C. She is a pop singer.                    
D. She is a basketball player.
3.Why do people say Tom is a "sunshine boy"?
A. Because he likes reading.                
B. Because he likes playing games.
C. Because he is always smiling.            
D. Because he is a skier.
4.Which of the following is not true about Millie?
A. She is very tall.                       
B. She wears black glasses.
C. She likes wearing a dress.                
D. She has short hair.
5.Which sentence is wrong?
A. "Baby" does well in playing basketball.          
B. Millie is the youngest of the three.
C. Amy has a baby face.                        
D. Tom likes black horses.

      The room goes dark. The audience becomes quiet. The music begins. The movie starts. In the US, it
is g   1   to see parents watching cartoons with their children, or a group of male friends watching an action film together.
People often eat popcorn in the c   2   . They drink soda. Theaters also sell candy and chocolate. S    3     
people bring their own food in to save m   4    .
      But how do you know which films you can w   5   ?The US has a rating(分級(jí)) system.If a movie is
rated G, it means General Audience, and a   6   can see it. PG means Parental Guidance(家長指導(dǎo)).
That means you need your p   7   to go with you, if you’re really young. A PG-13 movie means you h   8   to watch it with your parents if you’re y   9   than 13 years old. And a   10     R rated movie means unless you’re o   11   than 17, you need your parents to be w   12   you.

     Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because the airport is usually far from the city.
You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can’t open
the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport
and into the city.
     I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late
for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can
see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time. I also like cars. You can start
your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.

1. Why do many people like to travel by plane?
                                                                              
2. What can you do in the train?
                                                                              
3. If you have to take a lot of things with you, how will you travel?
                                                                              
4. What is the bad thing about taking a car?
                                                                              
5. How do you like to travel? And why? ( 請(qǐng)你用一句話回答)
    I like to travel by __________ because ___________________.

     Famous for its coat of reddish orange with dark stripes, the tiger is the largest wild cat in the world.
Unlike lions, adult tigers like to live alone. Each tiger has its own territory. It doesn't like other tigers to
enter its space. If one does, you can hear the tiger's roar(咆哮) for miles.
     Tigers wait until dark to hunt. Once a tiger has found its prey, it gets as close as possible. Then the
tiger pulls the animal off its feet   with  its sharp teeth and claws (爪 子) and kills the prey by biting its
neck.
     Tigers love eating meat. After eating a lot, they often  do  not  need  to  eat again for several days.
Large deer make up nearly three- fourths of a tiger's food. They   also   prey on wild   pigs and cows.
     Did you know how useful a tiger's tail is? It is almost half as long as its whole body and very good
at keeping the tiger's balace when it runs after prey.

1. Why is the tiger famous for its coat?
       _____________________________________________________________________
2. In what way are tigers different from lions?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. How does the tiger kill its prey?
       _____________________________________________________________________
4. What animals do tigers like to eat best?
       _____________________________________________________________________
5. What does a tiger use when it wants to catch its prey?
_____________________________________________________________________

     Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see your friends again. But most exciting
  of all, the new term is a chance to take up new hobbies. It is common in Britain for students to take up
 new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Deciding to start something new is a common New Year plan.
     Most schools provide different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or after
  school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free. For example, I once took a free
  Wednesday evening gymnastics (體操) class in my school. But when I learnt how to play the drum (鼓)
  my parents had to pay for the lessons.
     The most popular hobby classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club. Both classes offered
  exams students could take. Students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without
  any. But the students with hobbies left school with some more skills.
     I haven't continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted (遺憾、懊悔)
 taking them. My best friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class.

1. The most exciting thing in a new school term is to_____.

    A. meet your friends again           
    B. start a new hobby 
    C. learn new subjects                
    D. stay with your teachers again

2. The most popular hobby classes in the writer's school are_____. 

    A. gymnastics and playing the drum    
    B. drama club and piano lessons 
    C. drama club and playing the drum    
    D. gymnastics and piano lessons

3. Which of the following statements is right?

   A. Students can take all hobby classes for free every term.
   B. Few students in Britain take up new hobbies in a new term.
   C. Students with many hobbies feel more excited at school.
   D. one can make many friends in his or her hobby classes.

     I am a student at sunshine school and I am in Grade 8. My favourite s__1__ are PE and Science. I am very interested in p__2__ volleyball. Every Monday and Friday, I play volleyball w__3__ my classmates. I also like singing and dancing.
     I would like to become a b__4__ because I like birds and nature very much. I think it is i__5__ for me to do something to p__6__birds. I want to know m__7__ about birds, too. I can come to club activities
f__8__ 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
      I will be very happy i__9__I can become a m__10  _ of your club.

     Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their
names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it
would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his
name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
     People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some
other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or
that have special sound. They chose the "new name" for themselves instead of the name their parents
gave them when they were born.
     Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country
and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee
when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his
family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life
easier in their new country.
     In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband's after she gets married
(結(jié)婚). But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband's.
Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情況) and their husband's in other
situations. And some use both their own name and their husband's.

1. Hanna changes her name to Anne because "Anne" is __________ for people to remember.

A. louder
B. easier
C. prettier
D. harder

2. Famous people want their new names to __________.

A. have special sound
B. be ordinary
C. have no meaning
D. be unknown

3. Mr Li uses his new name when he __________.

A. stays with his family
B. is at his job
C. is among Chinese friends
D. comes back to China

4. What is the best title(標(biāo)題) of this passage?

A. Family Names
B. Women's Names
C. Changing Names
D. Special Names

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Some women don't change their own family name after they get married today.
B. Some women use their husband's family name after they get married.
C. Some women don't have family name after they get married.
D. Some women use both their own name and their husband's.