8．假定你是苏华，你在加拿大的笔友John在做一个关于世界各国中学生如何过暑假的调查，他给你发了一封电子邮件，想了解一下有关情况，请认真阅读下面的邮件，根据信中的内容及你的实际用英语回复，可以有适当的发挥．
注意：1．字数90个左右，开头和结尾已经学好，不计入总词数．
2．回复中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名．

To：suhua@china．com．cn

From：johunsmith@yahoo．com．cn

Subject：summer vacation

Dear Su Hua， I'm conducting a survey on how students spend their summer vacation in different countries．I need your help．Would you mind answering the following questions？ ●When do you start your summer vacation and how long is it？ ●How do you usually relax yourself？ ●Will you go to a summer school？Why or why not？ ●What do you want to do most？And why？ I look forward to hearing from you soon/ Best wishes， John

To：johunsmith@yahoo．com．cn

From：suhua@china．com．cn

Subject：summer vacation

Dear John， Thank you so much for your email．I'm very happy to answer your questions． In China，we start our vacation at the beginning of July．It lasts about two months．We can do many things to relax ourselves in summer vacations．I often go swimming，surf the Internet and watch TV．I will go to a summer school for a month to study English because it is important and I like it．But what I want to do most is traveling with my parents．We have been to many places．This summer，we are going to Beijing．We always have a good time． I wish to visit you in Canada one day． Yours， Su Hua

7．What a nice day!We should go sightseeing ________ watching TV in the hotel．（　　）

A．

because of

B．

instead of

C．

together with

D．

out of

6．One day，Tomas Jefferson，the president of the USA，was crossing a river with a group of travelers．The river was overflowing its banks．So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse．Each man was fighting for his life!Then another traveler came and he wanted to cross it，too．But he didn't have a horse．He watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him．Jefferson agreed immediately．The man climbed on．After they were both safe to the other side of the river，someone asked the man，"Why did you ask present for help？Did you know him？"The man was shocked because he didn't know Jefferson was the president．"All I know，"he said，"on some of your faces were written the answer NO，but there was the answer YES on his face．"
86．Who was Tomas Jefferson？D
A．He was a businessman．
B．He was a teacher．
C．He was a captain．
D．He was the president of the USA．
87．How did they cross the river？B
A．In a boat．
B．On their horses．
C．By swimming．
D．By building a bridge．
88．When the group were crossing the river，A．
A．water was flowing out of the river
B．it was windy and very cold
C．there were many empty boats in the river
D．everyone wrote a word on the face 
89．At last，A．
A．both Jefferson and the man were safe to cross the river
B．only Jefferson crossed the river
C．only the man crossed the river
D．Jefferson's horse died
90．From the passage，we know thatB．
A．all the travelers were kind
B．Jefferson was helpful
C．nobody knew the president
D．the man gave Jefferson some money．

5．-Hurry up，_____you will miss the school bus．
-I know that，Mum．I'll be ready in a minute．（　　）

A．

or

B．

and

C．

nor

D．

but

4．You probably think you will never be a top student．In fact，you can become a better student if you want to．You maybe say，（63）"It takes me lots of time to study，but I don't still make progess．" But if you can use your time well，you may improve your study without much work．There are a few ways here to help you with your study．
   （64）Plan your time carefully．You should make a list of things that you have to do during a week．First，you should write down the time for eating，sleeping，dressing，etc．Then you should use the time that you can study．（65）Of course，studying  shouldn't take all of your time．Don't forget to leave enough time for hobbies yourself．
   Find a good place to study．Keep this place，which may be a desk or just a corner of your roo m．No games，radio，or television!When you sit down to work，think only about the subject!
   Make good use of your time in class．（66）Listen to what the teacher says carefully．
Careful listening in class means less work later．You also need to take notes in class，because it can make it easier for you to learn well．
    （67）Can you give any other ways to study？

63．我花费了很多时间来学习，但仍旧没有取得进步
64．精心计划好你的时间
65．当然，学习不能花费你所有的时间
66．仔细听老师所讲的
67．你能给出其他学习的方法吗．

3．Tony used to              to school，but he is used to              to school now．（　　）

	A．	walk； taking a bus		B．	walked； took a bus
	C．	walk； take a bus

2．-Peter，I will visit our teacher this Sunday．
-           ．Let's go together．（　　）

A．

Nor do I

B．

I will so

C．

So will I

1．The students'life today can be very stressful （紧张的）．They are under pressure （压力） every day．They need a break from it．Parents should ask children to do something else．（4）    not let them relax in front of the TV．A hobby is the perfect answer．
There are many different kinds of hobbies．Chess is a good example．It is a very enjoyable game and it also helps children develop their thinking skills．
Collecting something is also a good hobby for children．A child can collect almost anything：key rings，stamps，postcards，old coins，etc．Many of these collecting can be both interesting and fun．They teach children a lot and broaden （益处）．For example，gardening （园艺） is a useful hobby because it is a physical activity and it also teaches children about nature．
（5）A hobby can be useful learning tool．Children may becomes experts in something if they really love their hobbies．Children will also learn to become more organized and make places．Hobbies will also teach children a lot about responsibility（责任）．

52．在文中划线部分（4）的空白处填入一个适当的连词使句意完整连贯．But
53．在短文中找出可以替换下面所给句子的一句话．Collecting something is also a good hobby for children
It is a god hobby for children to collects something．
54．How many kinds of hobbies can you find in this passage？Three
55．Why is gardening a useful hobby？Because gardening is not only a physical activity but also it teaches children about nature
56、将文中划线部分（5）的英语句子译成汉语．一个爱好可能成为有用的学习工具．

20．It's raining heavily outside．Why don't you _______ your raincoat？（　　）

A．

put on

B．

to put on

C．

take off

D．

to take off

19．假如你是Richard，今天是父亲节．请给爸爸写一封信．信的内容必须包括如下两点：①表达对爸爸的祝福和感谢；②给出至少两个理由说服爸爸同意你毎夭打半个小时的篮球
要求：
（1）信中不得出现真实校名和姓名．
（2）条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，标点正确：
（3）60-80个单词，信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数．
Dear Dad，
Today is Father's Day．
I hope you are happy and healthy every day．Thank you for everything you have done for me．
I know you are worried about my study，so you don't want me to play basketball too much．But I can't study all day long，Sometimes I need to relax．I really enjoy playing basketball．It keeps me healthy．
Could you allow me to play basketball for half an hour every day？I promise I will try my best in my study．
Yours，
Richard．