I knocked into a man as he passed by．“Oh，excuse me，please．”I said．He replied，“Please excuse me．too．I didn’t notice where I was going．”

Later that day，while I was cooking，my son stood behind me quietly．When I turned around，I nearly knocked him down．“Move out of the way．”I shouted．He walked away with his little heart broken，

That night while I was lying in bed．a voice came to me，“When saying to that man，you used good manners．But to the child you love，you seemed to act in a bad way．Look at the kitchen floor，and you’ll find some flowers there by the door．Those are the flowers your son brought for you．He picked them himself．He stood quietly to give you a surprise，and you never saw the tears（眼淚）in his eyes．”   

By this time，tears began to run down my face．I took the flowers and went to his bed．I asked him，“Are these the flowers you picked for me?”

He smiled．“I found them by the tree．I picked them because they’re pretty like you．I know you’d like them．”

“Son．I’m sorry for the way I acted today．I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way．”

“Oh，Morn。that’s OK．I love you anyway．”

“Son，I love you too．And I do like the flowers．”

If we die tomorrow．the family we leave behind will feel sad for the rest of their life．Why don’t we spend more time with your family．and why aren’t we nice to them?

1．Why did the boy stand quietly behind his mother?

2．Did the writer knock her son down?

3．How did the little boy feel when his mother shouted at him?

4．What did the writer do when she knew the truth?

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Shop Hours：Monday—Friday  9：00 am to 5：30 pm

Saturday    9：00 am to 12：00 noon

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PH：03 5562 7653   

1．Can travelers take out of money from the ATM in the Port Campbell Store?

2．What’s the phone number of Port Campbell Store?

3．When is Victoria’s Best Seafood closed on Saturdays?

4．What is only sold in Victoria’s Best Seafood?   

5．On what day is Victoria’s Best Seafood closed?

A lot of books for learning English discuss problems of the modern world：pollution，too much traffic．Venice（威尼斯）has some of these problems．But the city has its own problems．For example，there are no cars in Venice，and very few people can drive．The traffic problem is caused by the boats．They go too fast and make the water damage the buildings．

Every year，between April and September，the water covers a lot of places the city．It goes into all the shops which are on the ground floor．And，of course，into people’s houses．In November 1979，the water rose more than a metre above the normal（正常的）level．This happened every day for a whole week．On some days，it happened twice．

People in Venice usually wear rubber boom（膠鞋）．In some places，there are high platforms（平臺）to walk along．Sometimes offices have to close because the water can damage computers and machines．And，of course，it is terrible for old people．

Other problems in Venice are caused by too many tourists in summer．They move in large groups，and boats usually get very crowded．Prices in the hotels and restaurants arc often high．

However，people still think Venice is a good place to live in because it is a human city．

1．Why can very few people in Venice drive?

2．What happens from April to September every year?

3．How high was water in November 1979?

4．Why are boats very crowded in summer?

閱讀短文，然后從方框中選出可以填入文中空白處的單詞。

China’s panda is famous in the world．In television programs，we often see pandas  1funny games．Children have panda toys and beautiful cards with pictures of 2  pandas in them．They often visit the pandas in the zoo on their holidays and have a good time there．

However，scientists are  3  about the future of pandas．They know only about 1000 pandas are alive today．About 115 pandas live in zoo in China，but during the past lo years they planted only 34 young pandas．They are too  4  to live．In the zoo，people can help the mother care for the young pandas，but those living in the wild do not get  5  help．It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas．Things for the pandas have been 6  in lately years．Sometimes pandas have  7  to eat and die of hunger in the wild．   

Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wild Life Organization agreed on a plan of protecting pandas in the wild．We hope it could be  8  ．

閱讀短文，然后用短文括號中所給詞的適當形式填空。

Confucius was born on September 28，551 BC．Chinese regard Confucius as the（great）__1 thinker．He had about 3，000 students．For more than 2,000 years．Confucius’ ideas have been around in（people）  2  everyday life．Now they have（go）  3  far into east and south Asia．People can still hear them today．

Why （be）  4  his ideas so popular? Because they help people a lot nowadays．Confucius said young people should take care of the old．People should give up（think）  5  of themselves and work for others．As a great（teach） 6  ，Confucius said all should go to school if they could．

閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題

（A）The number 13 is often considered unlucky．In some parts of the world，buildings have no 13th floor and streets have no houses with the number 13．In Japan，“4”is considered unlucky because in Japanese the word“four”is pronounced the same（B）______the word“death”．

Japanese never give four knives，four napkins，or four of anything．

What are the lucky numbers? Seven is a lucky number in many places，and“8”is considered a lucky number in Japan and China．In China，businesses open on August 8（8—8），and many couples register（登記）to get married at eight past eight on August 8．

In 1937，when the toyoda family of Japan wanted to form a car company，（C）they asked a fortuneteller（算命者），“Will Toyoda be a be a good name for the company?”The fortuneteller said it would not be．He said that“Toyota”would be a better name for the company．The family（D）______his advice. （E）Finally，millions of people drive“Toyota”but not“Toyoda”．Maybe，this is a funny story about“numbers”，but it reflects a country’s culture．That’s interesting．Let’s know and enjoy it。

1．將劃線部分（A）譯成漢語：

2．在（B）和（D）的空白處填入一個適當的單詞：______ ______

3．將劃線部分（C）改寫成：

they asked a fortuneteller______“Toyoda”would______ a good name for the company．

4．寫出劃線部分（E）的同義詞組：______

5．在文中找出人們認為幸運的數字：______

If you think you’re too shy and want to be a little braver，try the following．You can do it．

Tell people you’re shy：（A）There’s no need to hide it．When they get to know you are a shy kid，they’ll（B） ______you better．This also helps you feel more relaxed when you talk to someone．

（C） ______to smile more．When you smile，people think you are friendly and easy to talk to．Remember that other people have feelings too and（D）people will stay way from an angry-looking face．

Learn to be a good talker．If you find（E）it hard to start a conversation，say something nice about the people round you．Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you．Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Put your attention away from yourself．Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game．Don’t waste time worrying about your looks or whether people like you or not．

Take one small step at a time．Each time after you say“hi”or smile at someone for the first time，say to yourself“I did it”!Or reward yourself with something bigger，like buying yourself an ice cream．

Keep trying and one day（F）你將不再害羞when you talk to other people．

1．將劃線部分（A）譯成漢語：______________________________

2．在（B）和（C）的空白處填入一個適當的單詞：______；______

3．將劃線部分（D）改寫為：

People don’t want to talk to a person who______ ______

4．劃線部分（E）在文中所指代的是：______

5．將劃線部分（F）譯成英語：________________________

請以學生會（the Students Union）的名義為一場籃球友誼賽寫一份海報，內容如下：

1、參加者：102中學校隊和我校校隊；

2、地點：學校操場；

3、時間：2009年5月15日（星期五）下午4點；

4、組織者：學生會；

5、海報發(fā)出時間：2009年5月7日。

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The problem is too difficult. I am afraid few people can _________it.

A．answer        B．deal         C．work         D．solve

--Why is the red suitcase ________than the black one?

--Because it's made of leather. Leather always cost more.

A．cheaper        B．more expensive           C．lighter        D．more popular