My favourite great book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain．Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St. Petersburg, Missouri．He’s a lively and clever young boy，and he finds himself in many exciting adventures(冒险)．He runs away with his two friends，Huck Finn and Joe，to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days．With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave．and finally，they find a box of gold．

My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead．He decides to go to his own funeral．He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they’re also pleased to see him alive．

Tom is the hero of the story，but there are other important characters．Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him．Becky is pretty with fair hair，Joe is Tom’s best friend．and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.

The theme of the story is about children growing up．It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom，social rules and how people are  punished(惩罚)for bad behaviour.

Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876，but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today．And although it’s only a story. Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century，so it sounds very real. Today it’s thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on--- read it! I know you’ll enjoy it，too.

1.Who is the bad man in the story?

A. Huck Finn．     B. Injun Joe．

C. Becky．        D. Polly．

2.How did people feel when Tom appeared at his own funeral ?

A. They were surprised and pleased．

B. They were surprised and sad

C. They were worried and excited．

D. They were frightened and happy．

3.The whole book is mainly about _______ ．

A. freedom and social rules

B. children’s bad behaviour

C. the growth of young children

D. strangers in American small towns

Most schools in England require children to wear a school uniform.

There are at least four advantages. Firstly, when they go on a school trip they all look the same and so they can’t get lost. Secondly, it stops kids worrying about what to wear each day. Everyone is equal. Thirdly, parents don’t have to shop for expensive and different clothes for their children to show off. Fourthly, wearing a uniform gives a sense of being proud and discipline(纪律约束) in them.

1.What colour are the shoes that the English students wear in school?

A. White             B. Grey

C. Black             D. Yellow

2.Which of the following is one of the advantages of wearing a uniform?

A. It gives students a sense of being proud

B. It helps children show off

C. It helps children choose different clothes

D. It makes children strange

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These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. It is because they have no    in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have      more important things to do.

What are these important things? Exams! They have to get themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school, so many of them almost     bookworms. In the past in the summer holidays, they could do         they like, but now they have to spend all their time preparing for exams. So    have kept them away from going in for sports.

Because of the pressure ( 压力) from their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on    . As for the students themselves, they don’t want to fail the exams     they want to continue their further studies. So it becomes necessary to give all of their spare time to their studies and    up their school sports.

It is    that a good education cannot go without physical training, and the same is true that a quick mind hardly goes along with a(n)    body. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, then how can you make great success in life?

1.A. courage    B. hobby        C. time          D. interest

2.A. very       B. much        C. another       D. most

3.A. turn       B. look         C. become        D. grow

4.A. anything   B. nothing      C. anybody      D. nobody

5.A. teachers   B. parents     C. holidays     D. studies

6.A. books    B. hobbies     C. films         D. games

7.A. although   B. after       C. because       D. until

8.A. take       B. give         C. put          D. send

9.A. wrong     B. possible     C. true          D. important

10.A. strong    B. ill         C. weak          D. heavy

— Shall we go to the Therapy Centre for some advice?

—_________. Let’s go!

A. Sounds boring                  B. That’s a good idea

C. I’m afraid not                D. Thank you

  — What are you discussing?

— We are discussing_______________.

A. when can we meet at Xinhua Bookstore

B. where we will have a wonderful outing

C. whether shall we have a barbecue during May Day

D. what shall we do this weekend

I’ll go to visit my uncle in England ________ the winter holidays start.

A. while          B. since

C. until          D. as soon as

  — I’m really __________ before the competition.

—Take it easy. Sure you are the best.

A. cool           B. serious

C. nervous        D. patient

  — Can I go out to play, Mum ?

— You can _______ stay at home ________go out to play. It doesn’t matter.

A. either, or      B. neither, nor

C. both, and       D. not only, but also

A _________ person does not talk much about his / her abilities.

A. modest         B. confident

C. patient          D. creative

  Her beauty brought her to the _________ of the famous director(导演).

A. thought        B. attention

C. surprise       D. career