In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean 1 person. Instead they are talking about a lovely animal: a dog! These words show the friendship between people and 2  . Dogs and other pets can give 3 to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their 4 when they die!

Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to become the “ 5 ”for a blind （瞎的）person or “ 6”for a deaf（聾的）person. Scientists have found that pets help people live 7 ! They make people happier, too. Because of that animals are brought into hospitals for “visits”.

Americans hold “Be 8 to Animals Week”, the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? If you have a pet, take 9 time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious 10 .

If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. If you see a 11 dog, don’t kick it or throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to 12 them. As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves.

1. A. another　　　B. the other　　　C. other　　   　D. others

2. A. persons　　　B. people　　  　C. plants　　 　 D. animals

3. A. sadness　　　B. sad　　　     C. happiness　 　D. happy

4. A. family　　　 B. pets　　　    C. children　　　 D. parents

5. A. eyes　　　  B. ears　　　    C. hands　　　   D. feet

6. A. eyes　　　  B. ears　　　    C. hands　　　   D. feet

7. A. alone　　 　B. together　　　 C. shorter　　  　D. longer

8. A. Bad　　　  B. Happy　　　　C. Nice　　　  　D. Sad

9. A. less　　　　B. more　　　 　C. no　　　    　D. some

10. A. food　　　 B. meat　　　   C. drink　　    　D. milk

11. A. lovely　　　B. little　　   　C. street　　    　D. home

12. A. help　　 　B. catch　　　   C. beat　　　     D. stop

A pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must give the public what they really want and need, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded and his records are sold everywhere, he can not relax. Then he must work harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.

The life of a successful pop singer isn’t easy at all. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the fans. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, they go to his concert, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very dangerous, too. Sometimes they do anything to get a souvenir（紀(jì)念品）. They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer’s hair. Many singers have been forced to ride（即興表演）. A pop singer has to pay a lot of money for clothes because he must always look smart and different. And what’s more, he must always keep smiling.

1. After a pop singer has succeeded, he still works hard to ________.

A. get money　　B. stay popular

C. sell more records　　D. become famous

2. It may be suggested（被暗示）from the passage that ________.

A. a pop singer is somewhat afraid of meeting his fans

B. a pop singer is anxious to see his fans

C. not all people may become pop singers

D. the pop singers become famous easily

3. A proper title for the passage might be “________”.

A. The Way to Become a Pop Singer

B. The Fans of the Pop Singer

C. The Success of the Pop Singer

D. The Pop Singer

4. A pop singer has a lot of clothes in order to keep himself ________.

A. smart and the same　　　B. smart and different

C. healthy and young　　　　D. rich and strong

Dream is a story that a person“watches”or even takes part in during sleep. Dream events are imaginary, but they are related to real experiences and needs in the dreamer’s life. They seem real while they are taking place. Some dreams are pleasant, others are sad, and still others are frightening.

In most dreams, the dreamer cannot control what happens to him. The story may be confusing, and things happen that would not happen in real life. People see in most dreams, and they may also hear, smell, touch, and taste in their dreams.

Dreams are a product of the sleeper’s mind. They include events and feelings that he has experienced. Most dreams are related to events of the day before the dream and strong wishes of the dreamer. Deep wishes or fears-especially those held since childhood-often appear in dream. Events in the sleeper’s surrounding-a loud noise, for example, may become part of a dream, but they do not cause dreams.

Everyone dreams, but some persons never recall dreaming. Others remember only a little about a dream they had just before awakening and nothing about earlier dreams. No one recalls all his dreams.

1. This passage is mainly about _______.

A. why we dream during sleep　　B. how we dream during sleep

C. what dreams are　　　　　　　D. what dreams bring to people

2. According to the passage, dreams come from the sleeper’s ___________.

A. wishes　　　B. own mind　　　C. feeling　　　D. imagination

3. Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. Nobody can remember all his dreams.

B. Dream is related to the dreamer’s real life.

C. Dream is an imaginary story which seems real while taking place.

D. Dream events always happen in real life.

4. Which of the following is NOT related to the origins（起因）of dreams?

A. Stories.　　　　　B. Wishes.

C. Experiences.　　　D. Feelings.

當(dāng)我到家時(shí)，媽媽正在忙著做飯。

Mum was __________________ when I got home.

杰克的哥哥或者是一名老師，或者是一名醫(yī)生。

Jack’s brother is ___________ a teacher __________ a doctor.

這條新馬路有10米寬。

The new road is ___________.

我所有的業(yè)余時(shí)間都花在繪畫上。

I ___________________ all my free time in _________

許多中國人都正在幫助北京舉辦2008年奧運(yùn)會(huì)做準(zhǔn)備。

Lots of Chinese ______________ the 2008 Olympic Games.

根據(jù)上下文的意思補(bǔ)全對(duì)話。在橫線上寫出所缺少的內(nèi)容。

A: Hello, 1 _______________________ Jane?

B: 2 ______________ for a moment. Jane, here is a phone call for you.

（Jane is answering the telephone now.）

C: Hello, 3 __________________?

A: This is Peter. You know, we’ll have a picnic in the park this Saturday. Will you join us?

C: Yes. 4 _________________________?

A: Let’s meet at the school gate.

C: When shall we meet?

A: How about 9:00?

C: It’s too late. 5____________________

A: OK. Let’s meet at 8:30.

C: All right. Thank you for calling me.

A. You’re welcome.

Started in 1636, Harvard University（哈佛大學(xué)）is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.

In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people know that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides（除……之外）Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.

As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.

Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.

1. Is Harvard the oldest university in the US?

______________________________________________________

2. Who went to college in the early years?

______________________________________________________

3. How many languages did Harvard teach in 1825?

______________________________________________________

4. Why did Harvard and other colleges begin to teach many new subjects?

______________________________________________________

5. Why are most of colleges and universities made up of smaller schools today?

______________________________________________________