Yesterday Mark read a letter from World Travel Services.   Then he finished the information page below on the right. Dear Mark,Information

Congratulations!You    ^{please make} y°^ur choices,have won a free fourweek    ^{Go to which} country: trip to another country. Now Britain Canada Japan Australia you must decide where you Stay-誦t to go and what you     碰_foreignfamij^ want to do. Please read the In a hotel information carefully and In a school make your choices. After the Study a language：

trip,you must write a report about the trip English French Japanese German Yours sincerely,Study one subject:

John Foley Computers Business History

Director Science World Travel Services    _Do activities and do sports：

Football Basketball Horseriding Climbing Skating Badminton Do another two things： Visit a big city Spend a day at a beach Visit a science museum

(   ) 1. How long will Mark's trip last?

   A. Four weeks. B. Two months. C. About a year. D. We don't know.

(   ) 2. From the letter,we know that John Foley         .

   A. is a traveler

   B. is the director of World Travel Services

   C. likes writing letters

   D. likes going to foreign countries

(   ) 3. Which of the following is true?

   A. Mark is going to study Japanese during the trip.

   B. Mark must write a report after the trip.

   C. Mark should play some sports before the trip.

   D. Mark will pay for the trip.

(   ) 4. Mark will live in         .

   A. Japan   B. Britain   C. Australia   D. Canada

(   ) 5. Mark will probably write something about        in his report.

   A. a day at the beach   B. a science museum

   C. business in that country   D. basketball in that country

Parents sometimes learn much from their children.

Many years ago,a 1       my friend David worked day and night,he was still not rich. One day,when he arrived h 2       after work,he found his 3-year-old daughter was decorating a box with some expensive wrapping paper. He thought she was w 3       money and became angry with her. He even p 4       his daughter by beating her. However,the little girl brought the box to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you,Daddy. Merry Christmas!" He was embarrassed (樾搶的) by his overreaction (過(guò)激反應(yīng)) ，but he became angry a 5       when he found that the box was empty.

He shouted at her, " Don't you know that when you give someone a present,there should be s 6       inside it?"

The little girl looked up at him with t 7       in her eyes and said, "Oh,Daddy,I blew kisses in the box. I filled it with my 1 8      . All for you,Daddy."

The father was very surprised. He put his arms around his little girl,and said s 9       to her. Later,David told me that he kept that box by his bed for years. When he was discouraged (情緒低落) ，he would take out an imaginary (想象的) kiss from the box and r 10       the love of the child.

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My friend Henry has a most unusual hobby. He likes planting flowers in strange places. When spring comes around,you can always be told that Henry has been somewhere because the dirty sides of canals,land covered with rubbish,and railway banks suddenly become full of flowers. In Henry's spare time,with pockets full of seeds,he goes round on his bicycle. He has a long pipe with him to blow seeds into spots that are hard to reach. When his flowers fade (凋謝) ，he goes around again to collect their seeds. In this way he always has a big supply.

Many people make fun of Henry,but he never lets himself get upset. Recently I often had tea with him and he told me that once he was planting seeds in a large piece of waste land,the owner came along and sent him away. Henry returned some days later when there was no one around. You can imagine how surprised the owner was when he saw a large letter "H" in flowers which went right across this neglected        (waste) piece of land!Henry took me round his house and I was astonished to see that there was only one small bunch of flowers in a pot. When I questioned him about this,he answered, "They're not fresh. They're artificial. Fresh flowers should be out there where they belong. " And he pointed out of the window to a garden full of flowers.

(   ) 11. We can know from the reading that Henry         .

   A. likes planting flowers in winter

   B. doesn't grow flowers in good lands

   C. loves to plant flowers where people hardly reach

   D. plants flowers in dirty places

(   ) 12. Henry uses a long pipe because         .

   A. he plants seeds in strange places

   B. he wants to grow flowers more beautifully

   C. his bike is hard to run quickly

   D. it's windy around there

(   ) 13. The underlined sentence "In this way he always has a big supply" in the passage means         .

   A. he can get lots of seeds from the plants he grew

   B. other people lend too many seeds to him

   C. he will get a lot of seeds in a large piece of waste land

   D. there are lots of seeds for collecting on the way

(   ) 14. The writer thinks that         .

   A. it's all right that many people make fun of Henry

   B. Henry should get worried when he is sent away

   C. it's surprising for Henry to move about

   D. it's unusual for Henry to plant flowers like that

(   ) 15. Which of the following is true?

   A. Henry thinks there must be fresh flowers everywhere.

   B. The letter "H" in the reading means high.

   C. Henry's garden is full of flowers.

   D. The owner knows the flowers are planted only by Henry.

I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago,I drove up to a mailbox. Christy,the young divorcee (離婚的人) who lived there,was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a story to tell me.

About six months earlier it seemed that I had delivered a letter to her,which had her street number on it but was addressed to another house with the same number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to drop off the letter at the correct house. It turned out that the letter had been intended for Johnson,who happened to be single. They talked for a little while,and later on he called. Then they started dating and had been going out together ever since.

I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong,but I was pleased that I had brought these nice people together.

A few months later a For Sale sign went up in Christy's yard,and then the wedding invitations were sent out. Soon the house was sold. The wedding happened. And Christy,with her kids,moved into Johnson's house. A few months later,I saw a For Sale sign in their yard. I feared the marriage might be in trouble,so I made up an excuse to go to their door and check on them. Christy opened the door,smiled broadly,and pointed to her huge stomach. "We're having twins!" she said. "This house won't be big enough,so we have to move."I suddenly realized that my one misdelivered letter was now giving two little yet-to- beborn people a shot at life. Great！

(   ) 6. The reading mainly wants to tell us         .

   A. how Christy are having twins

   B. how the letter went to the wrong house

   C. why Christy wanted to sell her house

   D. how Christy and Johnson lived happily together

(   ) 7. When 'T,made up an excuse to go to their door,it shows that "I" was very

   A. happy   B. afraid   C. sorry   D. worried

(   ) 8. From the reading we know that         .

   A. Johnson made a mistake

   B. Johnson's house is big enough for at least four persons

   C. Christy by herself moved into Johnson's house

   D. Johnson has some children

(   ) 9. Christy decide to sell her house as she         .

   A. gave the letter to Johnson

   B. was having twins

   C. was going to marry

   D. received the wrong letter

(   ) 10. It's clear that .

   A. Christy knew the letter was for Johnson at first

   B. the happy family will move to a bigger house

   C. marriage between them might be in trouble

   D. Johnson didn't want to have the twins

Special Events This Weekend Captain Goodfellow Do your children enjoy interesting stories,funny games,and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00 Free.

Walking Tour of the Town Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9 ：30. Wear comfortable shoes！

Films at the Museum Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theater. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For their full information,call 4987898.

International Picnic Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Take Me out to the Ball Game It's October,and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold,so don't forget sweater and jackets.

Do You Want to Hear "The Zoo"? "The Zoo" ，a popular rock group from Australia,will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8        at Rose Hall,City College.

(   ) 1. You can probably eat Chinese,Italian,and Arab food .

   A. at the front entrance of City Hall

   B. at the ball game

   C. at 5：0 0 p.m.

   D. at Central Park on Saturday

(   ) 2. You can see movies at         .

   A. the City College   B. the Museum Theater

   C. the City Theater   D. the Central Park

(   ) 3. If you are going on the Walking Tour,don't forget

   A. your worries

   B. your beautiful walk

   C. your learning about local history

   D. your comfortable shoes

(   ) 4. The Redbirds' ball game .

   A. is in the afternoon   B. is outside

   C. is at the gate   D. might be cold

(   ) 5. "The Zoo" is         .

   A. a park with lots of animals there

   B. US concert

   C. a music group

   D. going to give the concert at 8 a.m. tomorrow

Last Friday,after doing all the family shopping in the town,I wanted to have a r 1       before catching the train. I b 2       a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. I put my heavy bag down on the floor,put the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee,there was someone s 3       in the next seat. It was a boy,with dark glasses and old clothes. He had started to e 4       my chocolate so much！

Naturally,I was rather uneasy about him,but I didn't want to have any t 5       . I just read the newspaper,tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in s 6       . Then he took a 7       piece of my chocolate. I could h 8       believe it. Still I didn't say anything to him. When he took a third piece,I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, "Well,I shall have the last piece. " And I got it.

The boy gave me a strange look,and then stood up. As he left,he s 9       out, "There's something wrong with that woman!" Everyone looked at me,but I didn't want to quarrel with the boy.

I did not realize that I had made a mistake until I finished my coffee and was r 10       to leave. My chocolate was under the newspaper,unopened！

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Fighting CD Copiers

How much do you want to pay for a CD by your favourite singer Jay Chou? Five yuan for a pirated one,or more for a real one?

Wang Ye,14. said she would like the real one although the pirated one is cheaper. "A real one is worth keeping for years," said the girl from No. 1Middle School in Wuhu,Anhui. "Real CDs always sound better to me."

What Can We Do?

People want to do more to help those like Wang to get real CDs.

This week the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI,國(guó)際唱片業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)) asked many countries to act against piracy.

In many places in China,the government is checking audio and video products (產(chǎn)品) . Pirated ones are broken into pieces.

Piracy is in your daily life. Don't believe it? A study by 21st Century Teens found that more than 75 percent of juniors had listened to pirated music. They say this is because pirated products are usually much cheaper than the real ones.

Why are real CDs so expensive? When a music company makes music,it needs to pay the song writers and singers. It costs a lot of money！This makes the prices of the CDs go up. Piracy is like stealing. People who make pirated copies of CDs take away the writers¹ and singers' work without paying them. They don't even ask them if they can.

So next time you'd better keep your eyes widened when you see cheap CDs,remember you're helping someone to do something wrong if you buy them.

How Do I Know What's Real? Already made up your mind to buy real ones? Well,you should get to know what real CDs look like.

A real CD has the name and trademark of the music company on the cover. The company's address,telephone number and fax number are also on it.

If you open the CD box,you'll see the singer's name and the album title. Most important of all,a real CD has a number from the IFPI on it.

But people who make pirated CDs need the real CD and disks to copy them. That's why some CDs are only five yuan,but some may sell for 150.       

(   ) 11. A real CD has        on it.

   A. the name of the company

   B. the number from the IFPI

   C. the name of the singer

   D. all above

(   ) 12. Real CDs are more expensive because         .

   A. it takes longer to make them

   B. more people are needed to make them

   C. a lot of money is paid to singers and writers

   D. better ways are used to make them

(   ) 13. Buying pirated CDs is just like         .

   A. stealing

   B. robbing

   C. helping someone do something wrong

   D. helping someone

(   ) 14. From the passage we get to know that some pirated audio and video products are

   A. moved away   B. destroyed

   C. broken   D. made smaller

(   ) 15. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. A real CD has the album title.

   B. Piracy is like stealing.

   C. Piracy is in our daily life.

   D. We should learn to save money and buy pirated CDs.

Chad was lazy.His room was messy because he was too lazy to clean it. His teachers always complained that he didn't do any homework. Sometimes they threatened to punish him. At other times they promised him a reward. But it made no difference. He was too lazy.

His father made him join a tennis club. But when Chad was supposed to be practicing,he stood at the side of the tennis court and watched other people play. If people invited him to play,he would say ,"No，thanks. I'll just watch. Maybe I'll play later."

WhenChadgot older,he married Margaret. Margaret lovedChad,but she was worried about him being lazy. Chad loved Margaret,too. At first he tried very hard not to be lazy. He helped with the housework. He mowed (割) the lawn and worked in the garden. But soon he began to get lazy again. He got lazier and lazier,until he was just as lazy as before. Margaret was very unhappy.

"Can you please mow the lawn?" Margaret asked him.

"I can't," he said. "The mower is broken."

Margaret asked him to get it fixed,and he said he would,but he didn't do it. She asked him every day for three weeks. Then she had an idea. She decided to make him ashamed. She took a pair of scissors outside and began to cut the grass. She thought that ifChadsaw her doing this,he would be ashamed and get the mower fixed.

Chad saw his wife in the yard. He watched her for a while and then he went back inside the house. A few minutes later he came out again,with a comb. He gave the comb to Margaret.

"When you finish cutting the grass," he said, "you can use this to rake (用耙子把) it up."

(   ) 6. What is funny about this story？

   A. The mower was not really broken.

   B. His wife did the work very fast.

   C. He gave his wife a nice gift.

   D. He did not help his wife.

(   ) 7. What is Chad's big problem?

   A. He married a bad woman.

   B. He is rude.

   C. He is not smart.

   D. He doesn't work hard.

(   ) 8. Why did Margaret use scissors to cut the lawn?

   A. The mower was broken.

   B. She wanted to do a good job.

   C. She wantedChadto feel bad.

   D. She didn't know how to use the mower.

(   ) 9. What do you do when you"rake up" a lawn?

   A. Cut grass.

   B. Cover the ground.

   C. Collect leaves.

   D. Check for insects.

(   ) 10. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. If a person gets used to being lazy,it's hard to change it.

   B. If the mower is broken,a man can be lazy with a good excuse.

   C. Chad has changed a lot because he loves his wife and becomes very hard?working.

   D. Chad's wife felt ashamed when she began to cut the grass with a pair of scissors.

Ice Cream Consumption (消費(fèi)) ，by Season 

Winter 

December........................................... 4%  

January............................................... 4%  11 %

February............................................ 3%  

Spring 

March................................................... 6% ^

April........................................................ 8%   24%

May......................................................... 10%  

Summer 

June......................................................... 13%  

July......................................................... 15%   43%

August..................................................... 15%  

Autumn September............................................... 10%   

October ,...............................................7％       22%

November................................................. 5% 100%

(   ) 1. In February,people        ice cream.

   A. do not eat any   B. like to eat more

   C. do not eat much   D. eat the most

(   ) 2. In summer,people eat        ice cream as they do in autumn.

   A. as the same amount

   B. much less

   C. almost twice as much

   D. no

(   ) 3.        people eat less ice cream.

   A. When the weather goes warmer

   B. In winter

   C. In both July and August

   D. When the price of ice cream is higher

(   ) 4. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. The most popular season for eating ice cream is summer.

   B. Ice cream tastes worse in summer.

   C. You have to pay higher price for ice cream in summer.

   D. Ice cream is cheaper in summer.

(   ) 5. There is no month in the year when         .

   A. people eat some ice cream

   B. people do not eat any ice cream

   C. people eat ice cream more than 3% of the year

   D. people eat ice cream less than 15% of the year 

A Lot of Children Mama Eleanor had twenty children who always wanted her attention―Jacob,Jade,James,Jared,Janet,Jennifer,Jeremy,Jessica,Jesse,Jordan,Joy,Jodi,Justin,Jill,Jane,Julie,Joan,John,Julian and Jemima.

The oldest child,Jacob,helped Mama Eleanor as m 1       as he could,but the younger children didn't w 2      Jacob. They wanted their mama.

One day Mama Eleanor woke up,feeling very t 3      She sent all the children over to their grandma's house for the day. She had the house all to herself. She smiled and d4       her tea. When she opened the window she h 5       the birds singing at the tree tops. Mama Eleanor e 6       having a quiet time when she could read,sew (縫紉) ，or do something e 7       .

By lunch,Mama Eleanor wasn't feeling so tired. She felt better and n 8       how quiet the house really was. " Where's Jordan? Where's Julian who always wants me to hold him? Where's my baby Jemima? I m 9       my children."Mama Eleanor decided she didn't like being alone. She wanted all twenty of them to come back home.

When Grandma s 10       up at the door,all the children ran into the house. "Mama!We're home."They jumped on her,pulled her dress,climbed on her back,and made a mess of the house,but Mama Eleanor didn't mind. She was glad to have her twenty children home with her once again.

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