Monday…oh, I don’t like Monday because I’ll have to go back to school again after the weekend. Tuesday is not so bad. I usually play tennis with my friends after school. On Wednesday evening I don’t go out. I stay at home and do my homework. I like Thursday because the next day is Friday. I always go out on Friday—maybe to the cinema. I love the weekend. On Saturdays I get up late, and I sometimes go to the shops in the afternoon. In the evening we go to a club. Then on Sundays I go to my friend’s house or she comes to mine. I usually visit my grandmother for an hour in the afternoon. Then the weekend is over and it’s Monday…and I feel bad again!I don’t like Monday because .
| A．Monday is the first day of a week | B．I just spend a happy weekend |
| C．Monday is the first school day of a week | D．I will have many lessons on Monday |
Tuesday is not so bad because .
| A．I can play tennis with my friends | B．I have no homework to do |
| C．I have a P.E. class | D．I’m free |
I can go to the cinema on .
| A．Monday | B．Tuesday | C．Wednesday | D．Friday |
Which one is true?
| A．I get up late on Monday. | B．I visit my grandmother on Saturday. |
| C．I play tennis on Sunday. | D．I do some shopping at weekends. |
From the text, we know that the writer .
| A．doesn’t like school | B．likes to stay at home |
| C．only likes Friday | D．only likes Saturday |
Helping others is a great thing to do． You can learn new things and have fun． You can help people， animals or the environment． It can make you feel good too! How can you help？
Charities are organizations that help others， for example， UNICEF or the World Wildlife Fund， You can help charities by giving your time， giving money or giving things that you own． You can also help people or places you know． Volunteering Volunteering is when you give your time to help others． Some ways of volunteering are： • visiting old people to talk to them or help them • walking dogs at an animal shelter • cleaning up a park Fund﹣raising Fund﹣raising is when you collect money to help others． Some ways of fund﹣raising are： • making cakes or biscuits to sell • doing a sponsored（赞助）activity． For example， family and friends give you money if you finish a long walk． Donating Donating is when you give your things to help others． Some ways of donating are： • giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people • giving your old books to a library So， what can you do to help others？ |
（1）Which organization is mentioned in the passage？
A． ORBIS．
B． Oxfam．
C． WWF．
D． WTO．
（2）Which of the following is a good way to raise money for a charity？
A． Visiting a sick child．
B． Doing a sponsored walk．
C． Cleaning up a library．
D． Talking with old people．
（3）What does an animal shelter probably refer to？
A． A house to protect animals from rain．
B． A building to keep animals on display．
C． A home for large and dangerous animal．
D． A place for poor and homeless animals．
（4）What is the author's purpose in writing this passage？
A． To show ways of helping others．
B． To share personal experiences．
C． To explain reasons for donations．
D． To introduce some organizations．
（5）Where does the passage probably come from？
A． A magazine．
B． A story book．
C． A travelling guide．
D． A science fiction．
Culture UK： Bristol
Chocolate!
The first chocolate bar in the world was created in Fry's， a company in Bristol． Joseph Fry invented the delicious treat around the year 1720． Fry's also produced the first chocolate Easter egg in the UK in 1873． The company continues to produce chocolates and sweets to this day．
Balloon Festival
The Bristol Belle was the first modern hot﹣air balloon in Western Europe and was developed and built in 1967． The Bristol International Balloon Festival is held every summer in the city， and is Europe's biggest hot﹣air balloon event．
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According to a new study， Bristol is the UK's most musical place， with the biggest number of musicians among the population． It's well﹣known for giving birth to the trip﹣hop scene in the 1990s． Its multicultural（多元文化的）population has really influenced the sounds of the Bristol music scene．
Famous people
JK Rowling
J．K． Rowling was born and brought up in Chipping Sodbury， just outside Bristol． It is said that she invented her famous character Harry Potter after meeting a young boy named Ian Potter in the village where she grew up．
Banksy
Banksy is a graffiti artist local to Bristol． He is famous all over the world for his street art． Some of his pieces have been sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds． Many Hollywood pop stars and famous people love to collect his work．
（1）What does Fry's produce？
（2）What can people see every summer in the sky of Bristol？
（3）Please give a title in English for Paragraph 3． （In no more than FIVE words．）
（4）Is Ian Potter an invented character or a real person？
（5）What is Banksy well﹣known for？
Dear Mr. Scott， I expect you may be slightly surprised to receive a letter from your next﹣door neighbor， but I have to raise a theme that it will be easier for me to discuss in writing． You may have noticed that I have a line of apple trees running along the fence（栅栏）that separates our two gardens． You may also have felt happy when you see your two children sitting on your grass by the fence． And you may also have noticed that my apple trees bend over the fence and seem to look down at your children with interest． It is only natural that your children should sometimes seem to return that interest． And it is quite legal（合法的）for them to show that interest by picking all the apples that hang over on your side of the fence． But to tell you the truth， Mr. Scott， I am tired of seeing your children， day after day， destroy the branches of every one of my apple trees． And it seems that a war has been fought on one side of my apple trees． Besides， I am more tired of waking up on these fine autumn mornings to find even the apples on MY side of the fence much less in number． I know this too is the work of your children， since last night I was woken at midnight by the noise they were making when climbing one of my trees， and （as they may have told you） I drove them away． Yours sincerely， Becky Aldrin |
（1）What is this？
A． A complaint letter．
B． An invitation letter．
C． A thank﹣you letter．
D． A recommendation letter．
（2）Which season was it？
A． Spring．
B． Summer．
C． Autumn．
D． Winter．
（3）What did the two children do last night？
A． They sat on the grass．
B． They ran along the fence．
C． They destroyed the branches．
D． They climbed an apple tree．
（4）How was Becky Aldrin when she wrote this letter？
A． Polite but serious．
B． Surprised but happy．
C． Angry and rude．
D． Tired and uninterested．
（5）What did Becky Aldrin wish Mr. Scott to do next？
A． Be kind to his neighbour
B． Make friends with his children．
C． Have a talk with his children．
D． Grow apple trees in his garden．
Martina looked out of the window． A robin was singing a lively song in the tree． At this time， Grandpa， who lived with the family since Grandma had died， came in． He looked at the floor as if looking for something． He said， "When the robin sings…" he stopped， trying to remember what he had started to say．
"Spring is here，" Mum finished the sentence． "And I'm thinking of our spring cleaning，" Mum suggested． "Martina， you can help me， right？" Martina agreed unwillingly．
They cleaned the house． They cleaned upstairs， downstairs， inside， outside， until everything was clean． Then Mum pointed to Grandpa's sofa and shouted． "That old sofa has got to go． We'll buy Grandpa a new one．"
It was true and Martina had to agree． The sofa was really old． As they tried to move the sofa， Grandpa stood in their way． "You can't take my sofa，" he shouted．
"It's old，" Mum said． Grandpa tried to push his sofa back into place． "We'll buy you a new one，" Mum promised．
"I don't want a new one，" Grandpa insisted． Mum let go of the sofa． "We'll talk about it tonight when John gets home．" John， Martina's dad， was still at work．
"Why don't you let us take away the sofa？ It's too old!" Martina asked when the family were having supper． Grandpa shook his head and said， "I sat in this sofa， with your grandma right here， when I asked her to marry me． It was so long ago， but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes I feel she is near．"
"It's amazing，" Martina thought， "how Grandpa can remember things from the past． These days he forgets almost everything．"
The old man smiled to Martina and went on． "And the night your father was born， I sat in this sofa． I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms．"
"I think I'm beginning to understand，" Martina said． "Many years later，" Grandpa continued， "I sat in this sofa when the doctor called and told me that your grandma was ill． I was lost without her， but the sofa gave me the comfort．"
"I do see now，" Martina looked at Grandpa． "This is not just an old sofa． This sofa is more like a friend．" "Yes，" Grandpa added． "We've got through a lot together．" The whole family agreed that the living room would be boring without the old sofa．
（1）What is a robin？
A． A bird．
B． A cat．
C． A fish．
D． A worm．
（2）What was Grandpa like these days？
A． Careless．
B． Impatient．
C． Organized．
D． Forgetful．
（3）Who was "the little baby" in Paragraph 9？
A． Martina．
B． Martina's dad．
C． Martina's mum．
D． Martina's uncle．
（4）What's the best title for this passage？
A． Martina's wish
B． A spring cleaning
C． A happy family
D． The old sofa
Every morning， millions of people in China do Tai﹣chi． It is popular with women and men． Tai﹣chi is a good kind of exercise for old people． It is good for the body and for the mind． It is healthy and relaxing． Tai﹣chi is from China． It is hundreds of years old． Tai﹣chi is a "soft" martial art（武术）．That means it is slow and calm．
There are also "hard" martial arts． Shaolin Kung﹣fu， for example， which has a history of over 1，500years， is a "hard" martial art． It is fast and dangerous． You have to be very fit and strong to do "hard" martial arts．
In Beijing， Master Li Yu is teaching Shaolin Kung﹣fu to thirty young students， three of whom come from abroad． "Shaolin Kung﹣fu is difficult，" said Li Yu． "You must practise every move many times．"
Sports like football and basketball are also popular in China． But martial arts like Tai﹣chi and Kung﹣fu are part of Chinese culture and history．
（1）How many types of martial arts does this passage tell us？
A． Only one．
B． Two．
C． Three．
D． Four．
（2）What is Master Li Yu teaching？
A． Tai﹣chi．
B． Shaolin Kung﹣fu．
C． Football．
D． Basketball．
（3）Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage？
A． It is easy to learn Shaolin Kung﹣fu．
B． Men like Tai﹣chi better than women do．
C． Tai﹣chi has a shorter history than Shaolin Kung﹣fu．
D． People must be very healthy and strong to do Tai﹣chi．
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