Habiba keeps a record of new words and expressions in English. He usually writes them in a notebook. Then, one day, she asks her teacher about them. “Mrs Thomas, these expressions are new to me — She is blue today. What’s the matter? You are yellow. A little white lie. After looking at the notebook, Mrs Thomas says, “In everyday English, Habiba, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow means afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants successfully and a white lie is not a bad lie.” “I don’t understand. Please give me an example.” “For example, I offer you some cake. The truth is, you don’t like my cake. You don’t say that. Instead, you say, ‘No, thanks. I’m not hungry.’ That’s a white lie.” “I see. Thanks for the explanation.”
1.I don’t have a green thumb. All my plants _______.
A. are green B. have died
C. are yellow D. are growing well
2.“You are yellow to fight” means _______.
A. you are able to fight B. you are happy to fight
C. you are in a hurry D. you dare not fight
3.If you say “It’s a white lie.” it means that someone _______.
A. is telling a lie B. is unfriendly
C. is telling the truth D. doesn’t want to tell the truth in a polite way
4.“The weather is bad, and _______.”
A. I’m blue today B. I’m yellow today
C. I’m green D. I’m white today
The Spotlight(公众注意的中心) Rio Phelps puts spotlight on cupping（拔火罐） Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps fed American swimmers to 8 gold medals in the 4x100-meter relay, but what grabbed media attention and led to stories and photos around the globe were the purple and red circles on his back. Michael Phelps of the USA is seen with red cupping marks on his shoulder as he competes during the 2016 Rio Olympics men's 200m butterfly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , Aug 8,2016.
Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui goes viral Chain's women's swimmer Fu Yuanhui has created a hit online not just by winning the bronze medal in the 100m backstroke competition, but also by her facial expressions during the post semi-final interview with China Central Television (CCTV) on Monday. When asked whether she held back for the final, Fu replied, "No, I used my 'prehistorical power'." What she meant was that she had spared no efforts in the semi-final. Since then. The so-called "prehistorical power" has gone viral and become a new Internet meme.
Britain wins first Olympic diving gold in men's synchronized 3m springboard（男子双人3米跳板）Britain's Jack Laugher and Chris Mears ended China's gold medal monopoly（垄断）over diving events at the Rio Olympics by 
winning the men's synchronized 3m springboard final On Wednesday, the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal in diving. Laugher and Mears finished with a six-round total of 454.32 points, just 4.11 points ahead of silver medallists Mike Hixon and Sam Dorman of the USA at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center. China's Cao Yuan and Qin Kai took the bronze with 443.70 points.
1.What attracted media attention with Phelps' winning the gold medal?
A. His great leadership.
B. His scars on his back.
C. The cupping marks on his back.
D. His achievements he made in the men's 200rn butterfly.
2.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Fu Yuanhui became the spotlight?
A. Her achievement in the 100m backstroke competition.
B. Her devotion and determination to swimming.
C. Her facial expression during the post-semifinal interview.
D. Her humourous reply to the reporter - so called "prehistorical power".
3.What can we learn from the third news?
A. China didn't win any gold medals in diving events at the Rio Olympics.
B. Mike Hixon and Sam Dorman of the USA took silver with 447.81 points.
C. Britain had never won the Olympic diving gold medal before the Rio Olympics.
D. Britain became the gold medal monopolist of diving events at the Rio Olympics.
There was little rain in some place for two years and a lot of people died of hunger．So a man reported a famine（饥荒）to an official（官员）．The official asked，“How much wheat have you harvested？”
“Thirty percent of the normal yield（产量），”the man replied．
“How much cotton？”
“Twenty percent．”
“How much rice？”
“Twenty percent．”
The official got mad，“You've already had seventy percent of the harvest，how dare you trump up（谎报）famine then？”
The man said，“I've never seen such a terrible famine in my life of a hundred and several scores of years．”
“How could you have lived so long？” asked the official．
“Look，I'm over seventy years old．My eldest son is over forty and my second son is over thirty．The total is a hundred and several scores of years．” All the people hearing this had a good laugh over that．
1.A great _______ happened in the place．
A. flood B. disease
C. drought D. war
2.The man said _______ ．
A. people had a bad harvest B. some of the crops were bad
C. people lost their farms D. people had little food
3.The word “mad” in the story means _______ ．
A. sad B. happy
C. angry D. excited
4.The official didn't think _______ ．
A. the people were hungry B. the famine was terrible enough
C. the people had to be helped D. the drought was serious enough
5.Hearing the clever answer，people laughed at _______ ．
A. the official B. the old women
C. the hungry people D. the policemen nearby
Whitebridge was a small lonely village where many old people came to live．Many of them had lots of old furniture，some of which they didn't want to keep．This was because there was not enough room for it．Every Saturday morning they put out what they didn't need and other people came and took it away if they wanted it．
Mr and Mrs Morton's children had grown up．The old couple moved to this small village just as many others did．The elderly in this small village were all suffering from loneliness，because they were hard to meet their children．
Every Saturday Mr and Mrs Morton had put out a very ugly old bear's head at the side of their gate，but nobody wanted it．Last Saturday they wrote “I'm very lonely here．”on a piece of paper and put it near the bear's head．
After a while，they found there was another bear's head put beside theirs，with another of paper．It said，“I'm lonely，too．”
1.When you visit Whitebridge，you can _______ ．
A. find some old furniture at the gate of some small houses every morning
B. see a bear's head in front of each house
C. take away any old furniture
D. see many lonely old people lived there
2.The Mortons wrote the sentence“I'm very lonely here”．It meant ．
A. they wanted someone to find another bear's head for it
B. they wanted someone to take the bear's head away
C. they might suggest they were lonely in the village
D. both B and C
3.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage？
A. A village for old people
B. I am Lonely，Too
C. The Ugly Bear's Head
D. A place where you can Take Old Furniture Freely
Eddie has lots of hobbies, but he loves baseball best.So it is his _____ sport.Eddie plays baseball on a team every year in the spring.He loves to go to baseball _____．
Every day when it is _____， Eddie's father throws a baseball to Eddie in the backyard.This is the time of day that Eddie _____ best.He enjoys spending time with his father and he loves practicing baseball.
Eddie _____ baseball cards throughout the year.He and his father visit the _____ and buy cards for Eddie's collection.Eddie spends hours with his baseball cards.He arranges them in different _____， and trades them with other baseball _____．
One day, Eddie's father came home with two tickets to _____ the Atlanta Braves play the next Saturday.Eddie was so ______. He counted down the days on the calendar.
Finally it was the day of the game.Eddie and his father ______ to Atlanta early in the morning. Before they watched the match, they ______ the Braves' museum at the stadium and saw a short movie ______the history of the Atlanta Braves.Eddie enjoyed seeing the museum.
They ate ______ at the stadium, and soon it was time for the game.
The game was exciting. Eddie tried to ______ every move the players made.______ he watched carefully and practiced a lot, he might just be on one of those baseball cards some day!
______ the game, Eddie and his father drove home.They talked about the game. They talked about which ______ were the best, and which ______ were the most exciting. Eddie went to sleep that night still ______ of baseball. His dreams were filled with images from his very special day.
1.A. popular B. favourite C. only D. main
2.A. practice B. school C. games D. clubs
3.A. stormy B. rainy C. sunny D. windy
4.A. exercises B. likes C. learns D. wants
5.A. sells B. keeps C. collects D. plays
6.A. buyers B. museums C. libraries D. stores
7.A. rooms B. sides C. situations D. groups
8.A. stars B. fans C. agents D. managers
9.A. see B. join C. attend D. wait
10.A. amazed B. excited C. proud D. nervous
11.A. flew B. walked C. rode D. drove
12.A. visited B. passed C. arrived D. left
13.A. on B. off C. in D. with
14.A. breakfast B. dessert C. lunch D. supper
15.A. choose B. forget C. watch D. copy
16.A. Though B. Unless C. When D. If
17.A. Over B. Before C. During D. After
18.A. seats B. teams C. players D. cards
19.A. parts B. games C. movies D. sports
20.A. thinking B. dreaming C. hearing D. talking
1.She happened to have a few coins on her.
________ ________ ________ she had some change with her.
2.There are some differences between the dialect and the mandarin.
The dialect ________ ________ ________ the mandarin.
3.She prefers to read books rather than surf the Internet.
She prefers ________ ________ ________ ________ the Internet.
4.The doctor persuaded his father to quit smoking.
His father was persuaded by the doctor ________ ________ ________.
5.Wang Wei's determined look made Wang Kun give up to her.
________ ________ Wang Wei's determined look ________ made Wang Kun give up to her.
