— Don’t ______ me. I hate that.

—Sorry, I won’t do that again.

A. play a joke on B. be faithful to C. respond to

— I’ve accepted Lucy’s ______ to her party. What about you?

—I didn’t. I have to go to see a doctor that day.

A. introduction B. invitation

C. information

— Can you ______ my work?

—Of course I can. What do you want me to do?

A. help with B. look up C. take out

— When will our sports meeting be held?

—______. Ask our monitor and he may know.

A. You’re welcome B. That’s all right

C. I have no idea

A man was walking through a forest. He was holding an axe (斧子) in his hand. A little tree __ him and said, "Please use your axe to cut down those tall trees, my friend. Because of them, the sunlight cannot fall on me, and I have no room at all to __ myself. Without them, I’ll be the pride of this part of the forest these years.”

The man __ to help the little tree. He used his axe to cut down the tall trees. Then the little tree had __ room. The little tree felt __ and said thanks to the man. When the Sun came out, the little tree lost __ and it became very thirsty. Later when a storm came, the little tree lost all its leaves and branches.

“Oh, poor little tree!” a bird said. “You shouldn’t have asked the man to cut down the tall __. The tall trees protected you so that you didn’t __ heat or wind. Time went by and you have grown up. When you get tall and __, you can have enough strength to fight against the Sun and the storms. So I don’t __ you should do that.”

After hearing the words of the bird, the little tree felt regretful.

1.A. stopped B. accepted C. followed

2.A. control B. prepare C. spread

3.A. forgot B. refused C. decided

4.A. deep B. enough C. heavy

5.A. happy B. sad C. terrible

6.A. energy B. water C. food

7.A. trees B. plants C. forests

8.A. learn about B. talk about C. worry about

9.A. strong B. weak C. low

10.A. find B. think C. receive

Happy Family Salad

1.How many family members are needed at least to make the Happy Family Salad?

A. A parent and one child.

B. A parent and two children.

C. Two parents and one child.

D. Two parents and two children.

2.When should we pour the cream of kindness into the salad?

A. After sprinkling the happy thoughts and smiles on top of the ingredients.

B. After placing the mixed ingredients in a mixing bowl.

C. After arranging the leaves of fun and games in a salad bowl.

D. After putting the ingredients on the leaves.

3.How many steps are needed to make the salad according to the passage?

A. 5. B. 6.

C. 7. D. 8.

4.Why did the writer write the material?

A. To teach parents how to be happy.

B. To tell families how to make a salad.

C. To show parents how to play with their children.

D. To advise family members on how to have a happy family life.

Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest (牧師) in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it.

This made John Medcalf, the priest, really moved (感動(dòng)的). He also realized that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor area grow to love books, they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the hilly (多丘陵的) land of Peru. So what other methods could be used?

He got a new idea from the barefoot (赤腳) doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians (圖書(shū)管理員) first appeared in the villages of northern Peru, almost thirty years ago.

At first, they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So, the elders in the village took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians need to walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books.

1.From the first paragraph, we can know Leonardo _________.

A. had a lot of books

B. bought candles from others

C. enjoyed reading books

D. lived with the priest

2.How do you like the priest John Medcalf?

A. Smart and kind.

B. Poor and impolite.

C. Brave and friendly.

D. Strong and cold.

3.From the passage, we can know that _________.

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo’s village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

4.What is this passage mainly about?

A. How people read in Peru.

B. How the barefoot librarians started in Peru.

C. How John Medcalf brought books to people.

D. How people collected books in Peru.

John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1918. His father died in an accident when John was six. When he reached the high school age, his hometown offered no high school to the blacks. Luckily, he had a strong-willed (意志堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的) and patient mother. His mother told him many times, “Son, you can be anything you really want to be if you just believe.” She told him not to be dependent on others, including his mother. “You have to earn success,” she said. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”

These words came from a woman with less than a third-grade education. She also knew that belief and hard work didn’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough money to take her son to Chicago.

Chicago in 1933 was not the land that the blacks were looking for. John，s mother and stepfather could not find work here. But here John could go to school. His wish was to publish a magazine for the blacks.

While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by: “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” She also let him pawn (抵押) her failure to get the $500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.

It is natural that difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always kept his mother’s words in mind. “Son, failure is not in your vocabulary.” John H. Johnson was one of the 400 richest people in America— worth of $150 million once.

1.Why did NOT John get into high school in his hometown?

A. Because his mother didn’t have enough money.

B. Because there was no high school in his hometown for the blacks.

C. Because the high school in his hometown was not good.

D. Because he didn’t want to study in his hometown.

2.What made John successful?

A. His family background and his hard work.

B. His good education experiences and his hard work.

C. His mother’s support and his hard work.

D. His intelligence and hard work.

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. A failure is too difficult to deal with.

B. A try is always followed by a failure.

C. If you try hard, you’ll succeed finally.

D. You won’t beat a failure if you don’t try.

4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To tell us something about John H. Johnson.

B. To tell us something about John H. Johnson’s mother.

C. To tell us something about John H. Johnson’s family.

D. To tell us something about John H. Johnson’s career.

Study hard. Get plenty of sleep. Eat a good breakfast. Each of these things can help students do their best on exams. Now scientists say another thing might also influence students’ test scores. Students in stuffier (通風(fēng)不暢的) classrooms did worse on tests than students in buildings with fresher air, new research (研究) found.

Opening windows can help provide fresh air. Some buildings also use fans to bring in outdoor air. Each time someone breathes, he or she breathes out CO2. When rooms are stuffy, the level of CO2 in those rooms can build up. A 2012 study showed that college students had more difficulty giving all their attention to their learning when indoor CO2 levels were high. And other research has found that primary school students in stuffier classrooms stayed homesick (想家的) more often. In a different study, researchers examined the air quality (質(zhì)量) in 100 fifth-grade classrooms. They found that in most classrooms, the air quality did not meet the standards (標(biāo)準(zhǔn)).

These same research groups now find that better air is connected with better test scores too. As part of the research, Richard Shaughnessy measured CO2 levels inside and out of 140 fifth-grade classrooms at 70 schools. The CO2 levels helped them know how much fresh air was running through each classroom. The quality of indoor air in each classroom was then compared to its students, scores on a Maths test. Overall, the average score for this test was 2,286 points. But kids in classrooms with the best air quality scored about 144 points higher than students breathing the stuffiest indoor air. The study shows that air quality and test scores are really connected, but the influence is small.

1.The findings of the new research mainly show the importance of _______.

A. hard work B. enough sleep

C. fresh air D. healthy eating

2.What did the author want to show by mentioning a 2012 study?

A. College students studied in stuffy classrooms.

B. High indoor CO2 levels harmed students1 health.

C. College students had difficulty in focusing in class.

D. High indoor CO2 levels harmed college students’ learning.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Opening windows and using fans can reduce the level of CO2 in the air.

B. The level of CO2 will be higher when there are more people in a stuffier room.

C. Students studying in stuffier classrooms cannot get good test scores.

D. The air quality will seriously influence students’ scores.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Many classrooms lack fresh air.

B. Stuffy classrooms lead to problems.

C. Stuffy classrooms may lower test scores.

D. CO2 in classrooms leads to poor performance.

In our increasingly fast-paced world, most adults do not get the 8-10 hours of sleep every night. Things are even worse for those with young children. A recent study showed that about 26% of parents in the United Kingdom get less than 5 hours of sleep every night. To make tired adults relax for a while, David Lloyd Clubs, a chain of gyms and fitness centers in the UK, has introduced a napping (小睡) class is called “Nap-Ercise”.

As the name suggests, the hour-long group class, as a way to “reinvigorate (使再振作) the mind and improve moods”, does not have any exercise. Instead, clients (顧客) are guided through 15 minutes of light stretching (拉伸) to help them relax. Then, they are encouraged to cuddle (依偎) under the blankets of a comfortable bed, cover their eyes with an eye mask, and take a nap for 45 minutes. With music playing and the room set to the perfect temperature, clients can have the best possible sleep. The class is currently being offered at just one place. If popular, they will be given to more other David Lloyd Clubs.

Although the class sounds like a marketing plan, there might be some science behind it. According to a study done at the Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, participants who took a 45-minute nap in the middle of their day not only help them feel well-rested, but also deal with stress better than those who didn’t. And a different study from the University of California at Berkeley showed that a 45-minute nap in the middle of the day helps to improve learning abilities.

1.The purpose of offering the napping class is to _________.

A. give the tired people a chance to relax

B. give the homeless people a room to take a nap

C. help the people who aren’t able to sleep fall asleep

D. let people make more friends in the napping class

2.What does the last passage talk about?

A. Some studies about the napping class.

B. The advantages of taking a nap.

C. Something that should be noticed during a nap.

D. How long people should spend taking a nap.

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. More than a quarter of adults in the UK sleep less than 5 hours.

B. A napping class will last for about an hour.

C. The class only offers blankets, a bed, and relaxing music to clients.

D. There will be the napping class in more David Lloyd Clubs.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Group napping classes for tired clients.

B. Why people need to take a nap.

C. The different ideas about taking a nap.

D. The science behind taking a nap.