The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200
pounds (磅). They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth.
Elephants can live up to 70 years.
     Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks (象鼻), and have been used in the forestry
industry in Asia for many years.
     Elephants use their ears as a cooling system. Blood  flows through veins (靜脈) in the ears and as
the elephant flaps (拍擊) his ears, the blood cools and flows through his body to cool off other parts.
     There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephants
can be identified (識(shí)別) by the larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as
much as 12,000 pounds.
     The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 8,000 pounds. It's easy to identify
because of its smaller ears. Most circus (馬戲團(tuán)) elephants are Indian elephants. Another name for
the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.

1. Elephants can live up to _______ years.
2. Elephants use their _______ as a cooling system.
3. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the _______ elephant.
4. The _______ of the African elephant is as much as 12,000 pounds.
5. It's not _______ to identify the Indian elephant from its smaller ears.

Dear Tim,
　　Today is Saturday. It's 7:00 in the evening here. I'm writing to tell you
something about my life. My father is watching CCTV news. That's his favorite
program. My brother is playing computer games. My dog Dick is taking the hat to
me. He wants me to put it on and go out for a walk with him. What a clever dog!
My little sister is practicing(練習(xí))playing the piano. It sounds beautiful today.
Outside, Ican hear cars and buses coming and going quickly(快). Also there are
some boys playing ball games.
　　It's really a noisy(嘈雜的)but happy evening. Do you think so?
　　What re your fami1y doing? I know the time here is thirteen hours ahead of(提前)that in New York. Are you getting up?
　　Please write to me soon. Best wishes!
                                                                         Yours,
                                                                         Denial

1. Denial's father is _____.

A. listening to the news
B. watching his favorite TV show
C. watching a video
D. listening to some music

2. The dog wants the writer to put the hat on because_____.

A. he likes the hat very much
B. he thinks the hat is strange
C. the weather is too hot
D. he wants to go out for a walk

3. What does the writer think of the piano playing skill of his little sister?

A. It's much better. (更好).
B. It's just as usual.
C. It's much worse(更糟).
D. It's always so good.

4. How does the writer feel when he is writing the letter?

A. Not very well.
B. Very bad.
C. Very glad.
D. Very sad.

5. What time is it in New York when the writer is writing the letter?

A. 4:00 a.m.    
B. 5:00 a.m.
C. 6:00 a.m.    
D. 7:00 a.m.

　　The World Cup has been on for some days in South Africa. It's said that
more than 2. 2 billion people are watching the World Cup. People fly their
national flags, wear football shirts and talk about the exciting games. Also
different people have their own ways to enjoy the games.
　　Adam, a football fan, likes going to the bar to watch the games with his
friends. They can chat and drink during some of the less important games.
Sometimes he meets many for eigners in the bar. They like to sing songs happily,
or even dance when a player scores a goal (迸球得分).
　　Ivan, a university student, enjoys watching online. He says it's hard to get
together with friends on weekdays, so watching online is really a good way to
enjoy the World Cup.
　　A girl called Janet often watches the games at home with her family. She
said, "In the bar, you always meet people who support different teams, so it can
be embarrassing. "She thinks the most important thing is that she feels
comfortable while watching at home. She can sit any way she likes.
　　The World Cup makes people excited and relaxed. No matter in what way
you watch it, just enjoy soccer, just enjoy yourself !

(     )1. It's said that over 2. 2 billion people are watching the World Cup.

(     )2. Adam likes watching the games with his friends in the bar.

(     )3. It's a good way for Ivan to watch the World Cup online.

(     )4. Janet often watches the games at home alone.

(     )5. A1l the people enjoy the World Cup in the same way.

     I love l______ (1) in Venice, it's full of history. I like i______(2) because it's quite a small city. I 
think it's got a p______(3) of about 200, 000 people, but there are lots of tourists, especially in  summer,
and there's not enough r______(4) for them all. Of course, there are no cars or lorries, but there are 
water buses on the main canals all day and all n______(5) and it's not far to walk anywhere in the city.
But you n______(6) lots of money to live here. Houses are very e______(7) and e______ (8) comes 
from the mainland, so the p______(9) of everyday supermarket things are rather high. And apart from 
cinemas and theatres, there's not m______(10) to do in the evenings. But I still like it here.

     My name is Tony and I live in Canada. My mother is from Korea (朝鮮) and my father is from France, so we speak three languages at home. I think languages are very interesting and I want to study Portuguese and Chinese. But my favorite subject at school isn't language. It's math. I really like history, too.
     I like sports, especially (尤其) soccer and basketball, because they are relaxing. But I don't have
much time to play them. I go to music club after school on Mondays, I have guitar lessons on Wednesdays, and go to library on Fridays. But Saturdays and Sundays are great because I can play sports, sleep
(睡覺),
and watch TV.

1. Tony's mother lives in ___________.
A. Korea
B. France
C. Canada
D. China
2. Tony can speak __________ very well at home.
A. Japanese
B. Korean
C. Chinese
D. Portuguese
3. Tony's favorite subject is __________.
A. language
B. history
C. math
D. Chinese
4. He can't play soccer on ___________.
A. Mondays and Fridays
B. Tuesdays and Thursday
C. Saturdays and Sundays
D. Wednesdays and Saturdays
5. Tony thinks sports are __________  .
A. interesting
B. boring
C. funny
D. relaxing

A: Would you like(愿意) to come to dinner this evening?
B: I'd love to. But how can I get there?
A: Let me tell you. You can take the No. 3 bus. The bus stop(車站) is in front of the post office. You get  off (下車)on Xinhua street, when you can see a Movie House on your left and the bank on the right. Then you walk on and turn left at the second crossing(十字路), just across from the Food Store, there is a building (建筑物). It's the library. My house is next to the library.
B: Oh, Ok. See you.
A: See you soon.

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