Look around in your___, and you’ll see___inventions. These inventions have___our lives a lot. For example, the light bulb, the microwave oven, the alarm clock, the TV, the___. I think all these inventions are very___. The light bulb is used for seeing at night, so we have more time to work and___every day. The microwave oven is used for___meals. The alarm clock is used to___us time. Sometimes it can wake us up. The TV lets us know more___the world and brings us pleasure. The computer is used for playing games and studying. What do you think is the most____invention? Can you tell us?

1.A. family B. house C. desk D. bed

2.A. much B. a lot C. many D. lot of

3.A. change B. changing C. to change D. changed

4.A. computer B. car C. plane D. train

5.A. use B. useful C. used D. help

6.A. play B. to play C. playing D. played

7.A. make B. cook C. made D. cooking

8.A. tell B. telling C. ask D. asking

9.A. with B. to C. into D. about

10.A. help B. Helped C. helpful D. helping

English is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. However, English is also spoken all over the world. It is the main language in over60 countries, including India, Singapore and many of the Carribean and Pacific islands. In these places English is often a second language.

English is also an international language in many other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music or watching American films.

English has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English because they are much the same. People in Japan and Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans.

English will probably be the most widely used language in the world by the end of the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to British, American or Australian. It belongs to anyone in the world. So, as middle school students, you should think about how you can use this language well because as you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.

1.What is so SPECIAL about English?

A. It is one of the subjects in school. B. It is used both as first and second language.

C. It is spoken all over the world. D. It is spoken mostly in business.

2.Which of the following best describes the use of English?

A. In many occasion. B. Only in foreign countries.

C. When reading English books. D. When enjoying English songs.

3.For many years, English ______.

A. hasn’t changed at all

B. is keeping changing

C. has changed into British English and American English

D. is used only by people from Britain and America

4.How will English be used in the future?

A. It will be used as the only language in the world.

B. It will be used by everyone in the world.

C. It will no longer be used by people.

D. It will be used even more widely.

5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. The First Language of the Whole World B. The Language of the Times

C. The Best Language in the world D. English Around the World

請認真閱讀下面表格，在表格后表格的空白處填上適當?shù)膯卧~。

根據上面的表格用一個或兩個詞完成下面句子：

1.If you go to , maybe some people can understand you.

2.Egyptians speak .

3.If you go to , you must learn Russian well.

4.The capital of Singapore is .

5.From the form(表格), we can see that is the most important language.

use, produce, for, cook, do, realize, polish, from, country, thousand

Olive oil (橄欖油) is probably the most widely-used oil for cooking. It is made 1. fresh olives. Olive oil has been a main food in the Mediterranean (地中海的) countries for 2. of years, and some olive trees which are hundreds of years old still 3. fruit. Almost everyone knows that olive oil is good 4. our health. But what most people may not 5. is that olive oil is used for a lot more than just food. People make soap out of it, 6. diamonds (鉆石) with it, and burn it for light. In ancient times, olive oil was even 7. as a weapon (武器). These days, more and more people all over the world are discovering that olive oil may be the best oil for 8.. In the United States, people use five times (倍) more olive oil today than they 9. 20 years ago. Nowadays, most of the world’s olive oil is still produced in the Mediterranean countries, though 10. such as America and Australia also produce it. Spain produces the most olive oil in the world, followed by Italy and Greece.

手機是現(xiàn)代人必備的通訊工具之一。它不僅可以用來打電話, 還可以用來做很多其他事情。例如: 聽歌、玩游戲、上網聊天、發(fā)郵件、看電影等。它一般是用塑料(plastic)和金屬(metal)制造的。

請根據以上提示寫一篇短文, 介紹一下手機,開頭已給出。詞數(shù)80個左右。

Mobile phones are becoming more and more important in our life._________________________________

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1.My mother goes to Beijing ______ (two)a year.

2.She often ________ (help)her mother _______(do) housework.

3.I _______ (hard)ever see him.

4.Tom _______ ( watch)TV every day. Look!He ______ (watch)TV now.

5.Mary always________ (exercise)in the morning.

一DO you often go fishing with your father? 一No, _______ .

A. never B. always C. usually D. often

---- __________ do you have an Art Festival in your school? ---- Once a year.

A. How long B. How often

C. How soon D. How far

“85%of the students in our class like English. ”means “ _____students in our class like English. ”

A. All B. Most C. Few D. No

—Does Amy always finish his homework on time?

—Yes,of course. He_____ leaves today’s work until tomorrow.

A. also B. never

C. only D. usually