Mr Testtube has found three interesting articles at the website www．globalfun．com for his students．

Cambridge University's‘doctor of chocolate'

Cambridge University is looking for someone to study the method of preserving chocolates in hot weather．It is a sweet job for a sweet tooth．However，the person needs to be good at math．Chocolate has a melting point close to our body temperature．For that reason，chocolate melts easily in hot weather．You might think the advertisement from Cambridge University is ridiculous，but if there is really a‘doctor of chocolate，'he or she will help people a lot．

One logo（商標）isn't too expensive to print because it doesn't need much ink，but printing a large number of logos could cost a lot．In order to save money and energy，an American design company made small changes to some famous brands，such as Nike，McDonald's and Starbucks，to cut the cost．The design company retained the main body of these logos，but left an empty space inside．The logos look almost the same，but in this way，the famous brands could save 39percent of the ink during the printing process．Let's hope other companies will take this advice．The measure will save them money and use less energy，too．

Funny menu for children

Dining out with children can be an unpleasant experience for most parents，because kids are always running round the entire restaurant，saying‘I don't know what I want'or‘I'm not hungry．'But now，a Maryland restaurant has created the‘Kid Friendlies'menu．It translates children's words into meals to help parents order for their kids．A father said，‘As a dad，I think this is on the money．'Here is the menu．

Kid Friendlies

‘I don’t know.’--- Triple Layer PB&J 2.50

‘I don’t care.’ --- Grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich 3.50

I am not hungry.’ --- Basket of Chicken Tenders 7.00

‘I don’t want that.’ --- Kids Fries 3.50

What?’ --- Cheese Quesadilla 4.50

【1】From the first article，we can know chocolate melts easily when it is near ．

A.30℃B.25℃C.37℃D.15℃

【2】The underlined"doctor of chocolate，"in the first article probably means‘a(chǎn) person who '．

A.studies how to make good chocolate in hot weather

B.knows how to keep chocolate in a good condition，especially in hot weather

C.looks after people who have toothache because of eating too much chocolate

D.likes eating sweet chocolate and is good at chemistry as well

【3】 matches the logo of Nike after some small changes made by a design company．

A.B.C.D.

【4】 has made up a special menu for those parents with kids dining out together．

A.McDonald'sB.An American design company

C.A Maryland restaurantD.Starbucks

【5】A parent may probably order if his child doesn't mind what to eat．

A.Basket of Chicken TendersB.Grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich

C.Triple Layer PB&JD.Cheese Quesadilla

【6】The best title of the second article may be ．

A.A design companyB.Ways to print a logo

C.Logos of famous brandsD.Less ink less waste．

A. to lie B. lying C. lie D. lied

— No, you . You’ve got a lot of homework to do.

A．won’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t

A. ride B. rode C. rides D. riding

The exams were just over and the summer vacation just started．Now Keven was free like a bird．Suddenly the doorbell rang．It was his cousin，Max．‘Hiii!'screamed Max，‘I have come to stay here for the holidays．'

The next days were a【1】 for Kevin．After breakfast Kevin decided to do a painting．He took out all his art supplies and started painting beautiful scenery．When he nearly finished it，Max entered the room with a Cola bottle．He slipped on some water and spread Cola all over the painting．It wasc【2】 destroyed．The next day was even worse．Max put Kevin's best pair of shoes into the washing machine along with the clothes．

One day Kevin was going through the newspaper when some interesting news caught his a【3】．He read it aloud‘The world famous philatelist（集郵家）Dick Brown's stamps were stolen last week in his town．Several other stamp robberies also have taken place and police suspect that all the robberies are l【4】．'

Kevin had a nice stamp collection and it was with his friend Allan．He decided to get his stamp album back as he felt it would be muchs【5】 with himself．But Kevin couldn't go，so he decided to spend Max to get his album．Kevin gave Max the address of Allan's and Max started．Max soon came back with the album and when Kevin checked it he found that it was not his album．It contained valuable stamps．Actually Max had gone to another house by mistake and he had knocked on the door but no one a【6】．He found the door unlocked，so he went in．He found an album which looked like Kevin's and brought it back．

Kevin doubted that it might be the stolen album probably belonging to Dick Brown．Kevin made c【7】 with the police．A week later，Kevin and Max got reward for finding Dick Brown's album．

‘I will never be angry at Max，'Kevin thought．

My brother is like a superhero in my eyes. He was a straight A student at high school as well as the captain of the school soccer team. It’s been difficult trying to live up to the expectations that were set by my brother, but whether consciously (有意識地) or not, I’ll always try to be like him. He motivates (激發(fā)) me like a rabbit motivates a wolf. The wolf’s goal is food, while mine is to be as outstanding as my brother.

Younger brothers can influence the behavior of elder siblings (brothers and sisters) just as much as an elder brother can influence a younger sibling. I had a conversation with my brother about his experience growing up with me. He joked with me that it felt like the world punished him with having to deal with me. Yet he expressed that he was grateful to me, because he understood I would take inspiration from him so he chose to be his best self. My brother and I have inspired each other to do the best we can.

A researcher Birg Rabe has found a correlation (相關性) between a sibling relationship where younger siblings’ marks have improved because they have an elder sibling as their role model. “The younger siblings’ marks rose by 4%. The effect was greater among siblings from poorer families, and the rise was 11%.” Having a sibling undoubtedly benefits children’s school achievement.

Not only can siblings influence each other’s study, but they can positively benefit each other’s social behavior as well. A study done by researchers in the Brigham Young University shows that children with sound or pleasant sibling relationships have learned important social skills, such as helping and being able to share with others. They’ve also learned to deal with arguments and how to solve them. I bet anyone who has a sibling knows the struggle of having to argue for days with their sibling, but I also bet, that they learn important lessons from every one of their arguments.

Even though you may hear many bad things about having a sibling, it actually has some unexpected benefits. Learn to enjoy all the benefits a sibling brings you, and be the best sibling you can.

【1】The writer always copies his elder brother because ______.

A.he looks up to his brotherB.he wants to influence his brother

C.his brother is strict with himD.his brother plays video games well

【2】Birg Rabe finds having elder siblings as role models helps younger ones ______.

A.make progress in their school achievement

B.become more successful when they grow up

C.get better marks than their brothers and sisters

D.learn more important social skills than their friends

【3】The word “sound” in Paragraph 5 probably means “______”.

A.specialB.lastingC.seriousD.healthy

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.The New Hope that Siblings Give

B.The Great Benefits that Siblings Bring

C.The Necessary Support that Siblings Offer

D.The Enjoyable Experiences that Siblings Share

In the autumn of 1975, lots of people in Lyme, Connecticut, suffered from a strange illness. Two doctors from Yale, Allan Steere and Stephen Malawista, began a study that would result in an important medical discovery.

The doctors began by having careful examinations of each patient. They found the patients of all ages were having a set of things hardly seen together, such as headaches, skin rashes (皮疹), swollen knees, fever, tiredness and so on. There was also a high rate of arthritis (關節(jié)炎), a painful condition around the knees. No reasons could be found through blood tests. However, they found the most useful information in the interviews with the patients: one quarter of them recalled a skin rash about four weeks before the arthritis appeared.

Then the Department of Health did surveys with the Yale doctors to learn where the disease was most widely seen. It seemed that most patients lived in heavily wooded areas, away from the center of town. Besides, most patients spent a good deal of time outdoors, gardening, camping, or playing. More importantly, some recalled having been bitten by a tick.

By 1977, researchers began to believe that the deer tick was responsible. Then they discovered that a special type of bacteria (細菌), carried by the deer tick, was causing the disease. It was later named Lyme bacteria. The deer tick often feeds on deer. But we can also find it on mice. Scientists then concluded that the bacteria passed from wildlife to ticks to humans. All lived closely among one another in the area.

How could a disease break out so suddenly? Many areas of the northeast, including Lyme, Connecticut, were once farmland. Over the years, the farmland was replanted with trees. After the forest grew in, all kinds of wildlife appeared. At the same time, this area was developed with houses. Gradually, neighborhoods pushed deeper into the home of the wildlife. Humans became more likely to meet more ticks and get the disease.

After much research, the cause of Lyme disease was successfully identified (確認), thanks to the hard work of many scientists, doctors and patients. Today, more and more people have knowledge of Lyme disease, which is easily treated if caught early.

【1】Which helped Dr. Steere and Dr. Malawista most?

A.Having interviews with the patients.B.Examining the patients carefully.

C.Separating the patients into age groups.D.Doing blood tests among the patients.

【2】Which of the following is true about Lyme disease?

A.Little is known about Lyme disease today.

B.Most of the patients lived in the center of town.

C.More trees could keep people away from the disease.

D.Wildlife spread the bacteria to ticks and then to humans.

【3】What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To describe how Lyme disease was treated.

B.To warn people not to go outdoors in the forest.

C.To introduce how the cause of Lyme disease was found.

D.To criticize the people who spread Lyme disease around.

— Yes. It’s January 8th.

A．at B．in C．on D．To

— Yes, though a large part of it is in________ Asia.

A. a; a B. an; the C. a; / D. an; /

—Hi, Dale. ________

A. Bye. B. What’s your name?

C. Nice to meet you. D. How are you?