What do you do in a situation like this? You’re calling dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses， in restaurants， everywhere!
Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation， but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules：
Off means off! Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places . If a sign says “turn off cell phones”， don’t use your phone. If you are allowed， speak softly and for a short time and try to move away form other people.
Lights off， phone off! Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.
Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the streets and talking on the phone.
As more people use cell phones， things are only going to get worse. So， the next time you’re getting ready to make a call， stop and consider the people around you. The man talking on the cell phone loudly in the restaurant will ________.
| A．talk for half an hour | B．pay more for his meal |
| C．make other customers angry | D．be driven out by the boss |
Some people use cell phones in a rude way because____________.
| A．they don’t consider the people around them |
| B．some public places allow them to do so |
| C．they are proud of having cell phones |
| D．cell phones are common and available everywhere |
According to the passage， we shouldn’t make calls ___________.
| A．in restaurants | B．on buses |
| C．at the movies | D．on the street |
From the passage we can infer(推断）that __________.
| A．cell phones have become the most useful tool in our life |
| B．public manners play an important role in our life |
| C．cell phones lead to people’s bad relationship |
| D．people ought to turn cell phones off in a public places |
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Mr Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard work but she isn’t lazy. She has to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but gets other days off. It’s not very well-paid. But who cares about money?
Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Jack, Mr Brown’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet. Why didn’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement 1?
| A．It was on the north side of town. |
| B．There weren’t enough bedrooms. |
| C．There was no dining room. |
| D．The garden was too big. |
Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?
| A．It’s an easy job. |
| B．The place is good and the food is free. |
| C．She thinks it will be interesting. |
| D．She can get long holidays. |
Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?
| A．He’s not old enough. |
| B．It’s in a different village. |
| C．School stops too late. |
| D．He has to do his homework. |
What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement 4?
| A．It’s too small |
| B．The walls are the wrong color. |
| C．The man likes old furniture better. |
| D．It’s too noisy. |
What does the sentence “All meals free.” mean?
| A．Assistants can have the meals at any time |
| B．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money. |
| C．Customers（消费者）can have the meals freely. |
| D．Assistants need to pay for their meals. |
When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mum for help. But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the laziest mother in the world!
For example, one day, some of my friends would come to my home. My bedroom was really untidy. Books were all over the floor, and I didn’t make the bed. So I asked my mum to help me clean it, but she still said, “Do it yourself, my daughter.”
Because of my “lazy mum”, I have to wash my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do housework. I even have to go to hospital by myself. It is very hard to do everything well on my own, but I have learnt a lot.
As time goes by, I come to understand my mum. She makes me clever and hard-working. How great she is! A good mother is worth(值得) 100 teachers! Don’t you think so?When you have something difficult to do, you should .
| A．do nothing |
| B．ask your mother to do it for you |
| C．try to do it yourself |
| D．ask your friends to do it for you |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．She tidies up her books and makes the bed. |
| B．She washes her clothes and cleans her room. |
| C．She often helps her parents do housework. |
| D．Her mother always takes her to hospital when she feels uncomfortable. |
We can know a good mother from the sentence “A good mother is worth 100 teachers!”
| A．makes her child clever and hard-working |
| B．does everything for her child |
| C．gives her child a lot of money |
| D．teaches her child by herself |
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford（买得起）these things. But I don’t agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although（尽管）China is rich in some resources (资源), we are short of (缺乏) others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent（阻止）waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps (水龙头) when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.Which is not mentioned（提及）in this passage?
| A．Fresh water. | B．Forest. |
| C．Oil. | D．Coal. |
What may happen in 100 years?
| A．We may still have enough oil. |
| B．We may still have enough coal. |
| C．We may have a little oil. |
| D．We may have no coal or oil to use. |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Waste brings problems. |
| B．Waste can bring no problem. |
| C．China is rich in fresh water. |
| D．Students never waste things. |
Which is the best title of this passage?
| A．Waste in the School | B．School life |
| C．Stop Wasting | D．Rich Resources in China |
Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and got much money. He hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.
One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert has to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubles him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.
Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief (小偷). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room.
“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”Why do Robert’s parents ask him to live upstairs?
| A．Because they are old. |
| B．Because Robert doesn’t like any noise. |
| C．Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs. |
| D．Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night. |
Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know ________________
| A．if his parents went to sleep |
| B．if he woke his parents up |
| C．if it was raining hard outside |
| D．if someone came in |
Robert wanted _________________.
| A．to stop playing at cards |
| B．to know how to make more money |
| C．to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up |
| D．the thief to teach him how to steal |
Important Ages in the UK
| Age |
What you can do |
| 5 |
You have to go to school. |
| 12 |
You can buy a pet. |
| 13 |
You can get a part-time job, but you can't work for more than two hours on a school day or on Sunday. |
| 14 |
You can go into a bar, but you can't buy alcohol (酒). |
| 16 |
You can leave school. A boy can join the army with the parents' permission(允许). You can drive a motorcycle. You can have beer or wine with a meal in a restaurant. |
| 17 |
You can hold a license (执照) to drive most small cars. |
| 18 |
Age of maturity (选举)- you have grown up in the eyes of the law. You can marry even without your parents' permission. You can buy or drink alcohol in a bar. |
| 21 |
You can hold a license to drive a large passenger bus. You can have a license to sell alcohol. You can become a member of Parliament. |
What can you do in Britain when you're 14 years old?
| A．Buy a pet | B．Join the army |
| C．Drive a motorcycle | D．Buy alcohol |
In Britain, you can start to drink wine in the restaurant at the age of ________.
| A．twelve | B．fourteen |
| C．sixteen | D．eighteen |
If your 19-year-old friend is going to live in Britain, you should tell him that he can't __________.
| A．drive a motorcycle |
| B．drive a large passenger bus |
| C．get a part-time job |
| D．buy alcohol in a bar |
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