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There are many things you can do to improve your memory(记忆力). Among them are many kinds of useful ways are well as taking special care of your health.

It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits（习惯）. Learning a new skill helps your brain（大脑）to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it .Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories. An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.

Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information .And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.

In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well-not just for improving your memory.

Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.

A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.

Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?

1. Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.

2.Don’t leave any food in your bowls, while having meals.

3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.

1. What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?

A.春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。

B.谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

C.吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。

D.足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。

2.According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?

A. 6 million.    B.925 million.

C.200 million.   D.725 million.

3. What should we do to waste less food?

A. Order more food in a restaurant.

B. Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.

C.Take all the food you ordered home.

D.Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A.A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.

B.The food Chinese people throw away a year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

C.200 million children die of hunger every year.

D.Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.

5. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.Don’t waste food.

B.Chinese people are friendly and generous.

C.We can’t die of hunger.

D.Every grain is grown by farmers.

What is the most famous building in Australia? It must be the Sydney Opera House. In fact, it is one of the top 10 famous buildings in the world. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration (装璜) inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public (公众). The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.

The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1. The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from    .

A. America        B. Australia    C. England      D. Denmark

2. The underlined word “construction” means    in Chinese.

A. 创立           B. 设计         C. 施工         D. 竣工

3. Building the Sydney Opera House lasted    .

A. from 1959 to 1973             B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967             D. from 1962 to 1967

4.     paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon                  B. The public

C. Queen Elizabeth II     D. The government

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Sailing Roof

B. Travelling in Sydney

C. The Sydney Opera House

D. The Opening of the Opera House

完形填空。

When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined（想象） that she would become a writer one day. Like many ________ writers on the Internet, the   ________ woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).

Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost________ to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing ________ on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbors and their life that ________ is familiar with. Amy has been interested in writing   ________ she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels    37  people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her ________ she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She ________at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.

Now Amy is a full-time ________ . So far her eight novels have come out(出版) online, and five of them were printed. “The Internet________me famous and brought me ________,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am ________ with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to ________  to work in the medical industry.” “Before that day comes, I’ll keep ________for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.

1.A. other         B. others        C. another         D. the other

2.A. 28-year-old   B. 28-years-old   C. 28 years old    D. 28-year old

3.A. something    B. anything       C. everything     D. nothing

4.A. reports      B. novels         C. diaries         D. plays

5.A. her          B. herself        C. she            D. hers

6.A. when          B. while          C. since          D. until

7.A. about         B. of             C. to             D. with

8.A. that         B. if             C. why            D. how often

9.A. agreed        B. disagreed     C. refused         D. left

10.A. housewife   B. editor        C. saleswoman      D. writer

11.A. will make  B. making       C. made            D. makes

12.A. success     B. succeed        C. successful      D. successfully

13.A. unhappy     B. angry          C. happy           D. proud

14.A. come         B. go            C. return         D. get

15.A. to write   B. writing       C. write          D. written

Mike       take a bus to the office, but now he          walking there.

A. is used to, is used to  B. used to, used to

C. is used to, used to     D. used to, is used to

It _______ over 10 years since my grandpa _______.

A. has been; died      B. is; has been dead

C. had been; was dead  D. was; has died

You can see the Little Mermade in ________.

A. Britain            B. China               C. Denmark             D. America

Jim’s grandpa lived________, but he didn’ t feel________

A. alone; alone          B. alone; lonely

C. lonely; lonely         D. lonely; alone

Jackson ______ school two years ago and he ______ for two years.

A. leaves ; has gone       B. left ; has been away

C. leaves ; has been away   D. left ; has gone

---- He’s never flown a kite like that before, ______?

---- ______, and he doesn’t know what a kite is until now.

A. has he ; Yes, he has

B. hasn’t he ; Yes, he has

C. has he ; No, he hasn’t

D. hasn’t he ; No, he hasn’t