﹣ Have you finished your task？

﹣Yes， it since last week．

A. ended B. came to an end

C. has been over

It's time to say goodbye to my school． I'll remember the people have helped me．

A. who B. which C. whose

You'd better explain it loudly to make yourself ．

A. hear B. hearing C. heard

Mrs． Smith， could you tell me ？

A. how can I learn English

B. what to learn English

C. how to learn English

Our words may influence people for years， and even for a lifetime．They provide them _courage to go on or one more reason to give up．

My family moved to __ city when I was fourteen． Junior high was always a __time for me，and the move made my ninth﹣grade year even harder．

I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time．The other __had good friends with them， but I didn't know anyone． I felt___ and went to the nearest seat after getting some food． The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then laughed． I could feel my face turning red at that moment．Then one of the kids broke the___．

"Man ! You have one big nose．"

I felt hurt and didn't know_ to say． I wanted to cry， but I managed a little smile ﹣ as if it didn't hurt me at all． But it did．

From then on， I would often look at__in the mirror． It seemed that I was just living for my nose． Thankfully， I grew out of this influence finally． But it really ___ me twenty years．

I also remember going through a terrible business failure． I called my dad for help and what he said gave me courage and confidence to go on with my ___．

Encouraging words can really help people a lot． So encourage others more and try to help them out when they are in need．

1.A. with B. to C. for

2.A. other B. another C. the other

3.A. easy B. happy C. difficult

4.A. kids B. teachers C. workers

5.A. lively B. friendly C. lonely

6.A. ice B. desk C. glass

7.A. how B. why C. what

8.A. myself B. yourself C. himself

9.A. paid B. took C. spent

10.A. study B. business C. exam

1.Which shows the correct order of the populations of the cities in 2010？　 　

A. Milan ＞ Turin ＞ Venice ＞ Florence ＞ Rome

B. Rome ＞ Milan ＞ Turin ＞ Florence ＞ Venice

C. Florence ＞ Milan ＞ Turin ＞ Venice ＞ Rome

D. Turin ＞ Rome ＞ Venice ＞ Milan ＞ Florence

2.What's the area of Milan？　 　

A. About 26 km2．

B. About 104 km2．

C. About 183 km2．

D. About 1，507 km2．

3.Florence is well known as　 　．

A. the water city

B. the industrial centre of Italy

C. the largest city in Italy

D. the birthplace of Renaissance

4.Milan has a　 　 climate according to the form．

A. wet

B. dry

C. cold

D. hot

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above？　 　

A. Milan is the capital city of Italy．

B. Turin is in the centre of Italy．

C. Rome is cold and dry in winter．

D. Florence is worth visiting for its history and climate．

Both globes and maps help you find where the places are．Both show you the size and shape of the places， too． But maps are flat pictures． Often， they show just a part of the earth． Globes are round like balls． They are models of the earth． They show the whole planet． Maps are light and easy to carry． Globes are heavier and harder to manage． They usually stay in one place． Maps and globes both show directions and distance.

Mercury and Venus are closer to the sun than the earth． However， Mercury is 36 million miles away from the sun． Venus is 67 million miles away． It takes Mercury 88 days to orbit（沿軌道運行）the sun． Venus spends about 230 days orbiting once around the sun．Venus is about the same size as the earth． Mercury is much smaller． Both Mercury and Venus get very hot．Scientists do not think there is life on either planet．

As dolphins and porpoises（鼠海豚）are very similar， people often cannot tell the differences between them． Both dolphins and porpoises are mammals like lions and whales． They can be seen in the oceans， seas and rivers．They are so intelligent that they have the ability to think， understand， and learn things quickly and well． They have large，complex brains．They make sound waves to help them know things well and find their ways in the water．Dolphins and porpoises feed on fish． The main difference is that dolphins like talking a lot and love to communicate with people as they are together．They make whistling sounds through their blowholes to communicate with one another． Porpoises are usually timid and shy．

1.How are globes and maps alike？　 　

A. They are flat pictures．

B. They show the size and shape of the places．

C. They are models of the earth．

D. They are light and easy to carry．

2.Which picture is true according to the passage？　 　

A.  B.

C.  D.

3.What does the underlined word "timid" mean in the passage？　 　

A. 膽小的

B. 活潑的

C. 溫順的

D. 兇狠的

4.How are dolphins and porpoises different？　 　

A. Dolphins live in the water．

B. Porpoises feed on fish．

C. Dolphins are friendlier．

D. Porpoises have large brains．

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　 　

A. Globes show just a part of the earth．

B. Scientists think there is life on Mercury and Venus．

C. It takes Mercury more time than Venus to orbit once around the sun．

D. Dolphins and porpoises make sound waves to help find their ways．

Robbie looks out of the window． It's still snowing heavily and there is ice on the window． It is another day． Robbie is told to do the cleaning． And he does it． The family are getting home． So after he turns the heat on， he begins to cook supper for the family． All of the housework is easy for Robbie， but a hard one for its master， Helen． Robbie really saves the family a lot of work．

Mr． Green is a fourth grade robot teacher． He never forgets details and he makes no mistakes． He even knows each child's pets and hobbies． He has his lessons in an orderly way， and he never feels tired． The children like Mr．Green very much． They feel happy and relaxed in his class． When they make a mistake， they don't feel upset．They have a lot of fun with a robot teacher．

ASIMO is a clever robot created by the Honda Motor Company． He is about 120 centimeters tall and looks like a kid in a spacesuit． Tiny computers are used to control the things ASIMO can do． He can shake hands with people， give and receive objects． He can walk and run forward or backward on two legs． Besides， he can also talk and understand many voice commands（指令）． When something is in his way， he can change directions．

Robots are smart because they have computer brains． Some of them have explored other planets． These machines also do many jobs in factories and other places． For example， robots are used to make cars． People also use robots to do dangerous work such as exploring volcanoes（火山）or the ocean floor． Robots are also used to give directions in shopping centers and amusement parks．

Scientists keep finding more ways for robots to help us．

1.What's Robbie？　 　

A. A cook．

B. A teacher．

C. A cleaner．

D. A robot．

2.The underlined words "does it" mean　 　 in the passage．

A. "looks out of the window"

B. "does the cleaning"

C. "turns the heat on"

D. "cooks for the family"

3.Which of the following is ASIM？　 　

A.  B.  C.  D.

4.According to the passage， what have robots been able to do so far？　 　

①Exploring other planets． ②Feeling upset when making mistakes．

③Walk and run on two legs． ④Talking and understanding voice commands．

⑤Exploring the ocean floor． ⑥Changing directions of amusement parks．

A. ①②③⑥

B. ②③④⑤

C. ③④⑤⑥

D. ①③④⑤

5.Which of the following is most likely to happen next？　 　

A. Robots will take over the world．

B. Robots will get tired of doing so much．

C. Many more uses will be found for robots．

D. Scientists are used to give directions in amusement parks．

You probably enjoy visiting the zoo， but at one time people visited a zoological garden． Zoo is short for zoological garden． When a word has been shortened， it is called a clip． For example， a ref is a short form of the word referee． Over time， many words in English have been clipped． Perhaps you go to and back from school on a bus． Students traveled on an omnibus in the past． Math and exams are short for mathematics and examinations． A mike is a short form of a microphone． Something that is a curio was once a curiosity．

When you visit a zoological garden， you may see "rhinos" if you are lucky enough． This animal certainly has a big nose ﹣﹣ in the Greek language， "rhinos" means "nose"． In English， a rhino is the same as a rhinoceros． Other words have rhinos in them， too． A rhinovirus might affect your nose． This virus is what people get when they have a cold． When you have diseases in the nose， you must see a rhinologist， who can treat you．

But on the other hand， some words are really combinations（結(jié)合體）of two or more words． The new words are called blends． The meaning of a blend shows the meanings of both words it comes from． For example， the words smoke and fog blend to make smog． Do you know what motor and hotel make when combined？ You're right ﹣ it's motel． Which two words do you think brunch comes from？

1.Which of the following is a clip？　 　

A. Examination．

B. Referee．

C. Curio．

D. Motel．

2.Which of the following is a doctor？　 　

A. Rhinos．

B. Zoological．

C. Rhinovirus．

D. Rhinologist．

3.What does the underlined word "brunch" mean？　 　

A. 早午餐

B. 長板凳

C. 大樹枝

D. 淺海灘

4.What can you conclude from the passage？　 　

A. It is hard to learn clipped words．

B. Riding on an omnibus was not safe．

C. Clips are easier to pronounce and spell．

D. People don't like to use short words．

5.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？　 　

A. Combining smoke and fog．

B. Learning about blends．

C. How motel got its meaning．

D. Forming combined words．

Each of us shares this planet with seven billion others． People and products need to move from city to city and country to country． However， most cars， motorcycles， boats and planes cause air pollution1.This is a serious problem． So inventors are coming up with creative ideas to reduce the pollution and noise．

Motorcycles are a faster and cheaper way to get around a city than cars．2.To solve this problem， a company designed an environmentally friendly motorcycle． It uses electricity so there is no pollution．

3.There are no cars in the city center． Instead of cars， water taxis and buses carry people around the city． However， they cause pollution． English engineers Dick and Jem designed a solar﹣powered water taxi．

Planes also cause air and noise pollution．4.Some airplane companies have started to solve the problems． Swiss engineers have gone one step further．5. This plane holds the world record for the longest solar﹣powered flight﹣1，541 kilometers．

A． They developed a solar airplane．

B． Designing an environmentally friendly airplane is a real challenge．

C． Yet air pollution is a growing problem．

D． They are also noisy．

E． The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few roads．

A． They developed a solar airplane．

B． Designing an environmentally friendly airplane is a real challenge．

C． Yet air pollution is a growing problem．

D． They are also noisy．

E． The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few roads．