| Lost：My new bike． It is red． My name is Jimmy． Please call me at 678--42190． |
| Found：Is this your ring? Please call Betty． Phone#892--02311． |
| Lost：My baseball． My name is Bruce． Please call me at 708—52097． |
| Found：Is this your bag? Please call David． Phone#291—20845． |
Who lost a bike?
| A．Betty． | B．Jimmy． | C．Bruce． | D．David． |
Is the ring Betty’s?
| A．Yes，it is． | B．No，it isn’t． |
| C．Yes，this is． | D．No，it is David's． |
What color is Jimmy’s new bike?
| A．Green． | B．White． | C．Black． | D．Red． |
Who can you call for the bag?
| A．Betty． | B．Jimmy． | C．Bruce． | D．David． |
What is Bruce’s phone number?
| A．678--42190． | B．892--02311． |
| C．708--52097． | D．291--20845． |
Jack is a clerk of a bookstore. Here is the note from his boss, Ben. Jack has to decide what books to order according to the following note and the descriptions of the books.
Hi Jack,
You must hand in the order list of books to me by the first working day of every month. The rules for choosing books are:
For textbooks:
● August is coming. We must choose all textbooks, without thinking of other rules.
For books which are not textbooks:
● If more than five copies of books were sold last month, we choose them. But if there are five copies or more in stock (现货), we do not make an order.
● If the wholesale (批发) prices of the books are higher than $75, we do not choose them. And we do not order anything whose retail (零售) price is higher than $100.
Ben
The descriptions of the books
| Title: Homeland English Publisher (出版社): Homeland Ltd Wholesale price: $110 Retail price: $140 Textbook: Yes Copies sold last month: 3 Copies in stock: 2 |
Title: How to Become Successful Publisher: Founders Company Ltd Wholesale price: $25 Retail price: $40 Textbook: No Copies sold last month: 2 Copies in stock: 1 |
| Title: Biology at a Glance Publisher: New Times Publishing Ltd Wholesale price: $70 Retail price: $95 Textbook: No Copies sold last month: 18 Copies in stock: 3 |
Title: Good Health in 20 Days Publisher: Oscar World Ltd Wholesale price: $50 Retail price: $66 Textbook: No Copies sold last month: 10 Copies in stock: 20 |
Jack must hand in the order list to his boss by __________.
| A．the first day of last August | B．the last working day of this month |
| C．the last day of next August | D．the first working day of each month |
If Jack wants to buy the books about success, he should order them from __________.
| A．Homeland Ltd | B．Founders Company Ltd |
| C．Oscar World Ltd | D．New Times Publishing Ltd |
The wholesale price of the book __________ is over $100.
| A．Homeland English | B．Good Health in 20 Days |
| C．Biology at a Glance | D．How to Become Successful |
The number of the books sold best last month is __________.
| A．3 | B．10 | C．18 | D．20 |
Jack can’t buy Good Health in 20 Days because __________.
| A．it is not a school textbook |
| B．its wholesale price is too high |
| C．the copies in stock are more than 5 |
| D．the copies sold last month are over 5 |
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
l It helps to prevent heart diseases.
l Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
l Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
l Bicycling is healthier than driving.From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very __________.
| A．surprising | B．exciting | C．expensive | D．popular |
When you are riding your bicycle around your neighborhood, you may __________.
| A．pollute the environment around | B．find something you didn’t notice |
| C．go everywhere and use a little oil | D．get off your bike and begin to work |
If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and __________.
| A．get out of the car | B．take it onto a train |
| C．put it in your purse | D．go on airline websites |
One of the benefits from bicycling is that __________.
| A．you can fold the bicycle | B．you will be friendly to others |
| C．you will be more relaxed | D．you may get fatter and fatter |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. |
| B．Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes. |
| C．Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood. |
| D．Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines. |
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Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a short and wet room last year. Now their daughter was born, the room was too narrow for them to live in. Last Friday, after the factory paid out wages（工资）, Mr. Brown had to borrow some money from his friends and bought an old house. It’s a little bigger and drier than the old one. But the walls were very dirty. Mrs. Brown told her husband to paint them.
It was Saturday. Mr. Brown didn’t go to work. He came in a paint shop and bought two cans（罐） of paint. It was made in(由┅生产) Japan. He looked at the directions(说明书) for a long time, but he couldn’t understand it at all. Before leaving the shop, he had to ask the shopkeeper, “Can I put this paint on myself, sir?”
It seemed the shopkeeper didn’t understand him. He looked at Mr. Brown up and down and then he said,” You’d better put it on the wall, sir. It would look better, I think.”Mr. Brown works in a _______________.
There are _____________ people in Mr. Brown’s family now.
The house they bought was a little bigger and drier, but the walls were very _______.
Mr. Brown bought two cans of paint, but he didn’t _______________ the directions.
The two cans of paint are made in _______________.
The shopkeeper thought Mr. Brown would paint not on the walls, but on his _______.
Mum went to Peter’s bed and said, “I want to borrow Tim’s radio for you?” Peter touched the letter in his pocket (口袋) and said, “Thanks, Mum!” “Today I want to send you a special gift on the radio. It’ll surprise you. I will come back soon,” she said and quickly left in the heavy snow.
Peter took out the letter. He got it this afternoon. Mum didn’t know about it. Mum wrote in the letter: The 26th of this month is my son Peter’s birthday. Could you bless（祝福）him? He has been ill for one month. The radio station wrote in the top: I’m sorry that we have cancelled（取消） this program.
Mum came back with a radio. There was lots of snow on her clothes. And the program began quickly. Next, Peter got very surprised. “At first, we planned to cancel this program, but lots of people like it very much. Now, let’s bless the following（下列的） people together. Kate, Martin, Linda┅” The list was very long. Mum was too tired and she fell asleep. Peter didn’t hear his name to the end. But he was quite moved. He woke up Mum, “Mum, I heard my name just now. Thank you for your gift, Mum!” Mum smiled with tears. Peter also smiled with tears. He believed it was his best gift.It was ____________ in Peter’s birthday.
A. rainy B. snowy C. windy What was Mum’s special gift to Peter?
A. She wrote a letter to him. B. She blessed him in the radio.
C. She asked the radio station to bless him.Why didn’t Peter give the letter to his mother? Because _________________.
A. he was ill for a month B. his mother was very tired
C. his mother would be disappointedHow did Peter’s mother feel after the program?
A. Moved B. Tired C. Surprised What do you think of Peter?
A. He is a brave boy. B. He likes telling lies. C. He loves his mother.
Have you ever taken a color test? It isn’t like a normal test because you don’t pass or fail it. You choose your favorite color from a list and then a computer will tell you your personality(个性). If you like red, you may like to take risks（冒险）. If you like pink, you are a peaceful person.
Some large companies（公司）and universities(大学)use color tests to decide if somebody is going to be a hard worker. Some doctors use them to get a quick idea of the problems that a patient may have.
Choose your favorite color below. Then you will know what kind of person you are.
| Color |
Personality |
| Red |
Energetic(精力旺盛) |
| Yellow |
Happy and relaxed |
| Green |
Don’t like changes |
| Blue |
Calm |
| Black |
Stubborn（固执） |
When you are taking a color test, ____________________.
A. you may fail it B. you must pass it C. a computer will tell you your personality If a person like blue, he ____________________.
A. always feels tired B. is usually very calm C. is always very happyJane has a chance to go abroad, but she refuses. What color does Jane perhaps like?
A. Black B. Blue C. GreenIf someone is peaceful, he may like ______________.
A. blue B. pink C. YellowAccording to the passage, color tests are usually used by(被┅使用) ___________.
A. doctors, large companies and universities B. doctors, patients and universities
C. doctors, patients, large companies and universities.
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