Typhoons(臺(tái)風(fēng)) the northern of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose.
It began to rain in Hong Kong on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors(錨). Some very big ships went out to the sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because there are no rocks in the open sea. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.
No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died.229 people were hurt and had and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1,500 people lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
【小題1】What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose in Hong Kong?

A．Lots of big ships hit rocks

B．More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.

C．People didn’t sleep well in such bad weather.

D．People turned off all the lights at 9:00 in the evening.

【小題2】The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because.

A．it caused the terrible losses.

B．they didn’t sleep well that night.

C．Typhoon Rose wasn’t as pretty as its name.

D．they couldn’t find their ships after the typhoon.

【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Typhoons all over the world have girls’ names.

B．Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.

C．Typhoon Rose only hits Hong Kong.

D．Typhoon Rose brought a storm to HongKong in 1971.

【小題4】Some big ships didn’t go inside the shelters because________.

A．they had more anchors	B．it was safer outside
C．they were not afraid of rocks	D．it was too expensive for big ships t go inside the shelters.

【小題5】This passage is mainly about_________.

A．the names of typhoons	B．typhoons in Hong Kong
C．Typhoon Rose	D．what a typhoon is like

What are the most successful movies? American movies are the most popular around the world. The most successful movies of the twentieth century wad Titanic. People around the world paid almost $2 billion, and they saw the famous ship sink again. Titanic was more popular than Star wars. This Star Wars film made almost $1billion in the late 1990s. Close behind this was Jurassic Park, a film about dinosaurs. And it’s interesting that Titanic was also the most expensive film: it cost $200 million to make.

Which is the world’s most popular sport? The world most popular sport is or soccer．It’s more popular than football，basketball，or baseball．FIFA has 4.1 million teams，and 200 million players in l90 countries around the world．More than one billion people watch the World Cup Final on TV every four years. In the United States，soccer is not the most popular for spectators(觀眾)，but it is the most popular sport for kids and teens．About 3 million Americans under the age of nineteen play soccer．

What are the largest shopping malls? The largest shopping mall in the world is the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton，Canada．The mall has more than 800 retail stores，including eight department stores．There is also a 335‘room hotel·It’8 much；larger than the 8econd largest mall in the world：this is the mall of America in Bloomington，Minnesota．The US mall has 400 stores. Its amusement attractions include a roller coaster. Some people spend their vacation at this mall．But in the future，the biggest stores probably are going to be on the computer：some online malls already say that they have stores in l00 countries·

【小題1】What’s the most successful movie of the twentieth century?

A．Titanic．

B．Star Wars．

C．Jurassic Park．

D．Avatar．

【小題2】How much did the movie Star Wars make in the late l990s?

A．Almost 8 2 billion．	B．Almost $l billion．
C．Almost$200 million．	D．Almost$3 million．

【小題3】Which of the following descriptions about soccer is TRUE?

A．In the US，soccer is the most popular for both spectators and kids．

B．FIFA has 2,000 million players in l90 countries around the world．

C．Football is more popular than soccer，basketball，or baseball．

D．About 3 million Americans under the age of nineteen play soccer．

【小題4】Where is the world’s largest mall?

A．In Canada．

B．In America．

C．In England．

D．On the computer．

【小題5】What CANNOT people do in the West Edmonton Mall according to the passage?

A．Enjoy a roller coaster．	B．Spend vacations．
C．Go shoppin9．	D．See Mickey Mouse．

How to Become Fit?
Healthy eating habit along with regular exercise is the only way to become fit. If you have the correct number of calories and exercise regularly, you will lose weight, keep fit, and feel great, too.
During your teenage years, it is important to give your body the energy it needs. If you skip (跳過) meals, you won’t get enough calories, and then you will feel tired. By the way, calorie is just another word for energy. About 50% of your calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water, 6 to 8 glasses a day. Water helps keep your system clean. Drinking enough water will make your skin better and make you healthy.
Exercise is something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Experts suggest that teenagers spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. That is easy to do! You can walk or ride your bike to school, and do sports at school. However, teenagers often give up sports, saying they have no time left after their studies. In fact, doing exercise can help them sleep better at night and increase their ability to focus on their study.
If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better and become fit.
【小題1】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．How to eat food.	B．How to exercise.
C．How to lose weight.	D．How to keep fit.

【小題2】The underlined word “calories” means ________ in this passage.

A．營(yíng)養(yǎng)

B．能量

C．強(qiáng)壯

D．鍛煉

【小題3】Teenagers spend at least _______ minutes exercising a week according to this passage.

A．150

B．50

C．30

D．5

【小題4】If you ________, you will become fit.

A．exercise regularly

B．drink lots of water

C．eat rice, bread, vegetables and fruit

D．have a healthy eating habit along with regular exercise

【小題5】Why do teenagers give up sports in school according to this passage?
Because they _________.

A．a(chǎn)re lazy	B．feel great
C．a(chǎn)re busy with their studies	D．don’t like sports

I watched a little girl playing basketball every day from my bedroom window. One day, I asked her why she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship(獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金). I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college. My dad told me, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” She never changed her mind. Whenever she was in junior high school or senior high school. One day, before she graduate from senior high school, I saw her sitting on the grass sadly. I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad, too. Then she smiled and told me her father said to her, “If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but yourself can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game she was seen by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the women’s basketball team of their college. She was getting the college education that she had dreamed of. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.
【小題1】What’ s the girl’s dream!

A．to be a super basketball player

B．to get a scholarship

C．to go to college.

D．to play for NBA

【小題2】How long has the little girl practiced the basketball until she was seemed by a coach of a famous college team?

A．a(chǎn)bout three years	B．About four years
C．About five years	D．More than six years

【小題3】Did the girl’s family have a lot of money?

A．Yes, it did.	B．No, it didn’t.
C．We don’t know.	D．It isn’t mentioned(提及).

【小題4】Why did the little girl look sad one day?

A．She failed in test.

B．She was late for training.

C．She was blamed(責(zé)備) by her coach.

D．Her coach said she was too short to be a good player.

【小題5】Put the sentence “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count” into Chinese.

A．志存高遠(yuǎn)

B．任重道遠(yuǎn)

C．夢(mèng)想成真

D．夢(mèng)寐以求

The rising costs of health care have become a problem for many countries in the world. To deal with this problem, it is reported that a big part of the government’s health budge（預(yù)算）has been used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. Actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. For example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. But many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor.
Daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankrupt（破產(chǎn)）if the patients had taken ways for early prevention. For example, keeping a balanced diet（均衡飲食）, such as not consuming too much animal fat and trying to have enough vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.
One very effective and costless way of prevention is regular（定期的）exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. Regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better.
In addition, health education plays a key role in improving people’s health. By giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. For example, knowing one’s family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. Information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late.
However, paying more attention to disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. After all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. In conclusion, we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education.
【小題1】 What’s the meaning of the underlined word “consuming” in Paragraph 2?

A．Avoiding.

B．Producing.

C．Eating.

D．Cooking.

【小題2】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Health or Illness?	B．Exercise or Illness?
C．Prevention or Education?	D．Prevention or Treatment?

【小題3】We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．more health education should be given

B．dressing warmly can prevent diseases

C．a(chǎn) balanced diet is cheaper than regular exercise

D．the government’s health budget should be increased