American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time ________ the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.
Lemonade is ________ of all American summer drinks. It
________ by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.
Ice tea is ________ popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually
________ in a tall glass of ice. Many Americans
________ to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often drunk in the afternoon
_______ relaxing in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle , at almost any store in America.
The Slurpee, a famous American drink in recent years, is a great _______to cool off in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can
_______ at most small convenient stores. Slurpees are popular with young Americans.
Milkshakes have a long _______ in America . It is made of a mix of ice cream , milk and flavoring.
短文填空
从方框中选择恰当的词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每个词限用一次。
| they, time, problem, way, have, health, many, breakfast, smoke, parent |
How often do you have dinner with your family?
Studies show that family dinner hour is an important part of ________ living. When family members eat together, they are more likely (可能的) to eat
________ fruit and vegetables and less junk food. When younger kids often eat dinner with
______ family, they are less likely to be overweight (超重的).
In the US, about one in five children aged 6—19 are overweight. That puts them at higher risk of many health________ later in life.
“One of the simplest ways for parents to understand their teenagers better is by ________ family dinners often,” said Joseph Califano Jr., an expert from Columbia University.
Joseph did a national phone survey (调查) of 1,000 teenagers and 829 _______ of teenagers. The survey results show that eating dinner as a family helped kids in many
_______. It helped them get better grades, and kept them away from bad habits like
________, drinking and taking drugs.
In fact, it’s not the family dinner that’s important; it’s the ________ together. It doesn’t have to be dinner. It could be lunch or
________. The point (重点) is not being in the same space at the same time while eating. The point is sharing and communication.
选择方框中所给的词填空，注意要用其适当形式。
| big, I, like, have, hear, love, eat, in, buy, good |
Johnchocolates very much,but his mother doesn’t give him any. She thinks they’re
for his teeth. But John
a very nice grandfather. The old man
his grandson very much, and he
John chocolates. Then his mother lets John
them.
It is John’s birthday today, he says loudly(大声的） the room, “Please, God,(上帝) give me a
box of chocolates for
birthday.”His mother says, “God can’t
you.”
“I know , but my grandfather can hear me.”
短文填空。从方框中选择恰当的词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每个词限用一次。
| they, time, problem, way, have, health, many, breakfast, smoke, parent |
How often do you have dinner with your family?
Studies show that family dinner hour is an important part ofliving. When family members eat together, they are more likely (可能的) to eat
fruit and vegetables and less junk food. When younger kids often eat dinner with
family, they are less likely to be overweight (超重的).
In the US, about one in five children aged 6—19 are overweight. That puts them at higher risk of many health later in life.
“One of the simplest ways for parents to understand their teenagers better is by family dinners often,” said Joseph Califano Jr., an expert from Columbia University.
Joseph did a national phone survey (调查) of 1,000 teenagers and 829 of teenagers. The survey results show that eating dinner as a family helped kids in many
. It helped them get better grades, and kept them away from bad habits like
, drinking and taking drugs.
In fact, it’s not the family dinner that’s important； it’s the together. It doesn’t have to be dinner. It could be lunch or
. The point (重点) is not being in the same space at the same time while eating. The point is sharing and communication.
阅读填空
从方框中选择单词，填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺，再将其适当形式填入短文后的横线上。每词限用一次。
| carry quiet move middle work offer idea visit and her |
Mr. Kim couldn’t stand it anymore. He needed peace and , but his two neighbors, Ms Abrams and Mr. Green were the noisiest people he ever knew! In the house on the left, Ms Abrams gave drum lesson. In the house on the right, Mr. Green
on cuckoo clocks(布谷鸟自鸣钟)。 And in the
was Mr. Kim—sad, tired and crazy.
Then he had an . He would pay his neighbors to move!
“OK” said Ms Abrams when Mr. Kimher ＄200 to move away.
“No problem!” said Mr. Green when Mr. Kim offered him the same dollars . The next day Mr. Kim saw Mr. Greenhis clock to Ms Abrams’ house
Ms Abrams carrying her drum to Mr. Green’s house.
“I thought you were both moving.” said Mr. Kim.
“We are,” said Mr. Green. “Ms Abrams is moving into my house and I’m moving into”Mr. Kim nearly fainted (昏倒)。What would he do？
The next day, Ms Abrams and Mr. GreenMr. Kim, “We know why you ask us to
, ” said Mr. Green,” So we got you this” And they gave Mr. Kim a set of earmuffs(耳套).
Finally, peace and quiet!
用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
| dish, quick, tell, two, comfortable |
Smith usually visits his parents _________ a month.
I think Moon Theater has the most __________ seats.
Thanks for ________ me funny stories.
The menu had only 10________ and the service was the worst.
You can buy tickets the most __________ in Town Cinema.
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