根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。
1.China has the largest p in the world.
2.There are many i in China, such as Taiwan, Hainan.
3.A q__ __ means fifteen minutes.
4.Summer is the hottest s in a year.
5.1 think the f between you and me will last for long.
6.We should protect（保护）our___ _ （环境）．
7.Children now are supposed to learn how to regard problems as ________(挑战).
8.I have a （秘密）.I don't want to tell you.
9.It's our （责任）to keep our school tidy and clean.
10.Teachers should be （耐心的）with their students.
Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900～1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.
*People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people like roller coasters.
* The first movie lasted only one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention —the radio.
* People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.
* Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends.
* People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before. *
They can choose from lots of different movie theatres. Or they can watch videos at home.
* More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym.
Others turn on their TV and watch sports on "Family Night".
1.Before 1927, __________.
A. people can watch videos at home
B. the movie had sound
C. People could go to the movie theatres to see movies
D. people could watch sports on "Family Night"
2.Long time ago, people spent their weekends __________.
A. at home B. in the theatres
C. outdoors D. in Disney World
3.Which is a popular activity in the early twentieth century?
A. Watching TV B. Riding the electric streetcars
C. Listening to the radio D. Bicycling
4.The underlined word "lasted" means .
A. began B. was over C. played D. spoke
5.Which is TRUE about the weekends in America?
A. They still see movies without sound now.
B. They didn't go outside in the early twentieth.
C. The weekends are not the same in different times.
D. They don't go to the parks any more now.
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped（绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.
Mark knelt(跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.
As they walked, Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.
They arrived at Bill's home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school.
Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded（提醒）Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill.
“You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills(安眠药). I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good time. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. "
1.When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark .
A. didn't notice that
B. went away quickly
C. helped him pick up the things
D. carried all the things for him
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mark was a warm—hearted boy.
B. Bill was good at all of his subjects.
C. Bill and Mark were in the same school.
D. Bill loved video games, baseball and history.
3.At Bill's home, they didn't .
A. drink some Coke B. watch TV
C. have a pleasant talk D. play video games
4.Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he .
A. wanted to tell him his story
B. wanted to kill himself again
C. hoped to have lunch together
D. hoped to go on holiday together
5.What would Bill probably say at last?
A. I should die. B. You saved. my life.
C. You did a good job. D. You helped me a lot.
Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you.
Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.
Always read the question carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.
Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need. If it asks to give one answer, only write one.
If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time later.
Try not to 1eave questions unanswered when you finish the text. Sometimes a guess may get you points.
When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.
1.From the passage, we know we can to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.
A. tell ourselves not to be nervous B. ask the teacher for help
C. go out for a walk D. take a few deep breaths
2.To make sure we understand the questions, we had better .
A. read it fast B. read it till we finish it
C. read it a few times if possible D. read it slowly
3.When we finish answering all the questions, we need to
A. hand in at once B. check spelling mistakes
C. worry about our points D. check with classmates
4.The underlined word "strategies" in the passage means
A．策略
B．思维
C．途径
D．智慧
5.Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?
A. Find out how many points we need or how much each question worths.
B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the text.
C. If it asks to give one answer, we'd better write more.
D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.
Some people say they have an answer to the problems of car crowding and pollution. In many cities, hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even a group: Bike for a Better City. They say if people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer cars and less dirty air.
For several years this group has tried to help bike riders. They want to have special roads for bikes only because when bike riders must use the same roads cars, there may be accidents. Some people for a better city feel if there were bike roads, more people would use bikes.
But bike roads have been ready yet. Not everyone thinks it is a good .Drivers don't like it, and some shop owners don't . And most people living _ far from the city to have to travel by bike. Still, has been done about it. On Saturdays and Sundays, the largest open park in New York is to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only, but the group still says this is not enough and goes on fighting bike roads.
1.A. found B. founded C. form D. looked for
2.A. fewer B. less C. many D. more
3.A. as B. like C. beside D. on
4.A. no B. only C. some D. many
5.A. hope B. mind C. help D. idea
6.A. so B. and C. neither D. either
7.A. such B. quite C. too D. so
8.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
9.A. closed B. openC. opening D. closing
10.A. get B. to get C. ask D. to ask
—Where is Elise now?
—She to post a letter.
A. has been B. has gone C. goes D. left
