Canada 4：00 a．m．to 8：30 a．m．
Canada is a big country with six time zones（时区）．In the west，it is four a．m．，and everyone is asleep，but in the east it is half past eight and people are awake．It is a cold Friday morning in November．
Scotland 12：00 noon
Scotland is part of the UK．The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh，and the capital of the UK is London．It is twelve noon，or midday，in Edinburgh．Children are having lessons，but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday．
Egypt 2：00 p．m．
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt．Friday is a special day for Muslims，so schools，offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries．So now，at two p．m．，most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families．
Japan 9：00 p．m．
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt，so it is already Friday evening there．The weekend is beginning．Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games．
1.The people in needn’t go to work on Fridays.
A. Canada B. Scotland C. Japan D. Egypt
2.If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.
A. 11:00a.m B. 2:00 p.m. C. 12:30 p.m. D. 4:00 a.m.
3.While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.
A. having lessons B. sleeping C. watching TV D. playing games
Do you know why different animals or pests(害虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be mainly used to____themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot____catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their____with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look____But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown color____crops have. Some other pests whose colors are____plants are easily found and eaten by____So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only____
If you____animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colors is to protect____Bears, lions and other animals____quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters____their colors are much like the trees.
Colors are useful not only on the land, but also in the____A kind of fish can______________液体) when they face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is____they can live safely though they are not strong at all. So colors are really useful to animals.
1.A. show B. protect C. kill D. interest
2.A. easily B. freely C. safely D. differently
3.A. sizes B. smells C. colors D. shapes
4.A. yellow B. red C. black D. green
5.A. so B. as C. like D. with
6.A. different from B. same as C. similar to D. opposite with
7.A. other B. others C. the others D. another
8.A. in the morning B. at noon C. at night D. in the daytime
9.A. study B. write C. draw D. work
10.A. them B. themselves C. it D. itself
11.A. run B. fight C. move D. eat
12.A. because B. so C. and D. although
13.A. forests B. desert C. sea D. mountains
14.A. keep out B. come out C. look out D. give out
15.A. why B. when C. how D. where
— Would you like to go for a picnic to enjoy the fresh air outside this weekend?
— __________. It will be a sunny day.
A. I’d love to B. Don’t mention it
C. No, I won’t D. It doesn’t matter
— You look so happy!
— That’s because an old friend of is coming.
A. I B. me C. my D. mine
— How was your day off during the Qingming Festival?
— Pretty good! We Xu Xiaoxuan’s former home.
A. visit B. visited C. was visiting D. will visit
— Why are people around the world learning English?
— Because it’s used widely countries.
A. among B. between C. in D. into
