Allan: Hello! May I speak to Bob?
Mary: Sorry! He isn’t in at the moment. Tomorrow is Teachers’ Day, and he has gone to buy some presents for the teachers. Could I take a message ?
Allan: Yes, please. My name is Allan. I’m taking the subway to Shanghai for vacation tonight. It is two o’clock now. I am afraid I have no time to see him before I leave. Tell him I’ll leave in three hours. My phone number is three o one double five double seven.
Mary: OK! I’ll tell him as soon as he comes back.
Allan: Thank you very much! Goodbye !
Mary: Bye !
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NEW word in 2020
Coronavirus is this year's Children's Word of the Year． This is very interesting given that the 500 Words competition closed on 27 February 2020， the day before the first case was documented in the UK． This shows the influence of important events around the world on children's creativity．
Highlights
•The word coronavirus appeared for the first time in the 500 Words stories in 2020． It is not a word that has been used before．
•The word has been used 459 times in the stories in 2020， with 287 of them as coronavirus， 168 as corona virus， and 4 as corona﹣virus．
•It is amazing that many of the themes young writers explored in fiction soon became a reality with the world in lockdown．
Examples
The nurses came running over． I felt a pain in my neck， I started to gasp for air． My body started shaking I couldn't control myself． My eyes rolled to the back of my head， a mask covered my mouth， my temperature raised and I have the coronavirus．
（The Ex， girl 13）
A few years later he finally landed on earth …but when he landed he found out a deadly virus had struck earth， the corona virus …
（Bob's Trip Around the Universe， boy 10）
（1）This passage is most probably part of ．
A． a language report
B． a science report
C． a book review
D． a film review
（2）The result is based on the findings from ．
A． a 2019 survey
B． a 2020 survey
C． a 2019 competition
D． a 2020 competition
（3）What can we learn about the word coronavirus？
A． Most children like the word very much．
B． Most children use the word very often．
C． Children first used it in stories this year．
D． Children first used it in stories years ago．
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（1）This is a poster of ．
A． a sports meeting
B． a charity walk
C． a football match
D． a women's race
（2）This event will start ．
A． early in the morning
B． late in the morning
C． early in the afternoon
D． late in the afternoon
（3）If you take part in this event with your parents， the least cost will be ．
A．105 dollars
B．120 dollars
C．165 dollars
D．360 dollars
Paying for bus rides with plastic usually makes people think of plastic bus cards．But one Indonesian city has decided to accept plastic recyclable waste in place of money for city buses．
Surabaya， Indonesia's second largest city， located on the eastern end of the country′s main island Java， made this decision in April 2018．Now，locals can pay for their bus rides by putting plastic cups or bottles directly on the bus．A two﹣hour bus ride costs 10 plastic cups or 5 bottles．
Indonesia is the second largest ocean plastic polluter， producing up to 2.4 million tons of plastic waste into the oceans every year according to a report．Only in Surabaya nearly 400 tons of plastic waste is produced every day．The head of Surabaya's transportation department（交通部门） said，"With this decision， we hope to raise public awareness about environment， especially people's awareness about plastic waste．"
Each city bus can collect up to 550 pounds of plastic bottles and cups every day．The collected bottles are sold to recycling companies and the money earned from it goes toward running the bus companies and providing money for green spaces in the city．This is certainly turning rubbish into a national treasure．
The decision is part of the city's purpose to become plastic waste﹣free by 2020．In order to encourage local people to take buses，the city also added the new Suroboyo buses．The new buses are air﹣conditioned，comfortable and easy for elderly and disabled passengers to get on and off．
The program is well received．People in Surabaya said，"We can reduce waste so it doesn't pile up at home because we can just bring it in and make good use of it． It is a win﹣win situation．"
This type of program can be a model for other cities worldwide and encourage citizens to recycle their plastic waste．
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过六个词．
（1）Instead of money， how can locals in Surabaya pay for bus rides now？
（2）How much plastic waste does a two﹣hour bus ride cost？
（3）How much plastic waste is produced in Surabaya every day？
（4）What is the purpose of the new program？
（5）What do local people think of the new program？
As usual， Amber was hurrying to catch the yellow schoolbus，Luckily the trafic lights turned green as she was to cross the road， so she made it．When the bus passed the golden arches（拱形门） of MeDonald′s， they reminded her of a hamburger．She hadn′t had breakfast that morning because the fruit salad on the blue dish didn′t look delicious at all．However， Amber remembered that she was still on a diet．So now she was really in a black mood．
You may have noticed that several colors were used in the above story so as to help describe Amber's morning．In fact， colors influence your life more than you can ever imagine．Take language for example：You may describe a sick person as being"a bit green"．To describe a depressed（沮丧的） person， you say that the person is"feeling blue"．In short， colors do add interest to daily conversations．
Besides， colors can be used in many parts of your daily life．Have you ever thought about why many school buses and taxis are painted yellow， and stop signs red？Since yellow is the most eye﹣catching color，it can catch people's attention， especially in heavy traffic．As for red，it is the color which usually shows warning； as a result， some traffic signs use this color．For the same reason，hot﹣water taps are usually marked red．
The colors of a dining environment possibly decide how much you eat．Most fast﹣food restaurants are often decorated in bright colors such as red， yellow， orange， and white for the purpose of increasing people′s appetites（胃口）．This is because bright colors are natural colors found in many foods，and，therefore，able lo raise people's spirits．Blue， in comparison with bright colors， is sad to lower people′s appetites because few foods are blue in nature．For those who are on a diet， blue dishes and bowls might help!
"Morning， Amber!What happened？You look a bit green， "said Violet， Amber′s best friend，
"Nothing…just feeling…blue， "said Amber．
"Hey! Come to my place tonight．Do you know what I just bought？A wii! It′s red﹣hot．"
Amber was tickled pink to have the chance to play wth the wii and said， "Sounds great!"
（1）According to the passage， if you are on a diet， might help．
A．putting your food in a blue dish or bowl
B．turning on a yellow light during the meal
C．painting the walls of the diningroom white
D．covering the dining table with an orange cloth
（2）Most school buses are painted yellow because ．
A．it tells other divers to prepare to stop
B．it helps bus divers say in a good mood
C．it can easily catch other people′s attention
D．it is the color that most schoolchildren like
（3）Which of the following statements is true？
A．Amber looked ill when Violet saw her first．
B．Amber ate up all her fruit salad in the morning．
C．Amber refused to go to Violet's house in the end．
D．Amber didn′t catch the school bus and was late for school．
（4）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？
A．Colors influence people's daily lives．
B．Most fast﹣food restaurants are painted grey．
C．Different colors are used for different purposes．
D．Colors make daily conversations more interesting．
（5）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？
A．Amber was not fat at all．
B．Amber cheered up at Violet's invitation at last．
C．Violet didn't know how colors influenced our lives．
D．Arches of McDonald's are painted gold only to make them beautiful．
Once upon a time， a king dressed up and went to a local village．He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone． Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched．
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart（小车）．He crashed into the stone himself up and angrily went away．
After a while，a group of women came along，each balancing a pot of water on her head．One woman tripped over（绊倒） the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground．She picked herself up and walked away in tears，Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road．
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone， but he found nobody was willing to move it．The king wondered，"Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm？"
Just then， the king saw a young girl coming along．She was the daughter of a local farmer， She had been working all day and was very tired．But when she saw he stone， she said to herself．"This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark．I′ll move it out of the way．"
After a grent deal of effort， the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road．Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
Just then， the king stepped out from behind the tree．"Oh sir， "the girl said， "Is this gold yours？If not， we surely must find the owner， for he will certainly miss it．"
The king said， "My dear， the gold is mine， but now the gold is yours， because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people．Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems．"
（1）How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone？
A．Angry．
B．Sad．
C．Curious．
D．Worried．
（2）What′s the meaning of the underlined word "responsibility" in Paragraph（段落） 4？
A．欲望
B．兴趣
C．责任
D．能力
（3）Why did the king place a stone on the road？
A．He wanted to give the girl a reward．
B．He wanted to hide gold coins under it．
C．He wanted to play a trick on his people．
D．He wanted to see if anyone would move it．
（4）Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？
A．All the people complained about the stone．
B．It was not easy for the girl to move the stone．
C．One of the women in the group tried to move the stone．
D．The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone．
（5）What's the best title（标题） of the passage？
A．A wise king
B．A kind girl
C．A stone on the road
D．Gold coins under the stone
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