Children in England mustn't work until they are 13. They need to have a work permit (许可证) to start working.
The jobs teenagers can do_:
Delivering (递送) newspapers_: Many teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses in their local area before going to school. They are known as Paper-boys or Papergirls.
Babysitting: Looking after young children in their home while their parents have gone out for the evening is a popular job for teenagers, as they get money for watching children and television all at the same time!
Helping the Milkman: From the age of 14 some teenagers help the milkman deliver milk to houses.
Other popular jobs ： Working in a shop; Office work; Washing cars ; In a cafe or restaurant. The hours teenagers (13 and 14 year olds )can work:
School Days_: Not more than 2 hours in one day during the following periods:
Morning 7 a. m. —start of school or Evening _: close of school— 7 p. m.
Saturdays: Up to 5 hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Sundays_: Up to 2 hours between 7 a.m. and 11 a. m.
Term time_: Up to 12 hours a week (Including weekends)
【小题1】 In England how old do children have to be before they can work?

A．15.

B．14.

C．10.

D．13.

【小题2】 Paper-boys and Papergirls deliver newspapers           

A．early in the morning

B．at noon

C．in the afternoon

D．in the evening

【小题3】Teenagers in England can do all of the follow­ing except_________.

A．work in an office

B．work in a night club

C．look after young children

D．deliver newspapers

【小题4】 How many hours a week may teenagers work during the term time?

A．10.

B．14.

C．17.

D．20.

Olympic torch relay (奥运火炬接力) planned route
Beijing, April 27—The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will cover the greatest area and include the largest number of people. The plans were announced on Thursdaynight. The planned route would last  130 days and travel 137 000 km.
First Nobel Prize winner to donate to Hope School
Chinanews, Beijing, May 10—Professor Dannel Chee Tsui, in the USA, signed the agreement to donate 350 000 yuan to his home town to build a Hope Primary School in China.
Bill Gates receives Tsinghua honorary doctorate
Beijing,April 20—Bill Gates, chairman of global IT giant Mi­crosoft, received an honorary doc­torate (荣誉博士学位) when he
visited China's   famous   Tsinghua   University   on Thursday.
Big Shaolin kung fu center to be built in Russia
Chinanews, Beijing, April 27—China and Russia have signed a letter of intent ( 意向书)on the building of a Shaolin kung fu center in Russia. It will be the first of its kind in Russia,and also the biggest overseas kung fu center when it is completed.
【小题1】 How long will the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay last?

A．One month.

B．Two months.

C．Three months.

D．More than four months.

【小题2】 Who signed an agreement to donate money to build a Hope Primary School on May 10?

A．Bill Gates.

B．Professor Daniel Chee Tsui.

C．Beijing government.

D．Tsinghua University.

【小题3】 What will be built in Russia according to the news?

A．A university.

B．A sports centre.

C．A Shaolin kung fu center.

D．A Hope Primary School.

Hi,my name is Erik. I live in a small town in the southeast of England. In my house there are three rooms downstairs ad three rooms upstairs. Now I'll show you some of the rooms.

Kitchen		The    fridge—This   is   the   place where mum keeps things cool. Dad's computer—Not everyone in England   has   a   computer   in   his kitchen but my dad has. Washing Machine—Mum     washes our clothes here and  hangs them out in our garden to dry.
Bathroom	A toilet. A bath—We fill the bath up with water  and  then  climb  into  it  to wash ourselves. A sink with two taps (one for hot water and one for cold). I clean my teeth at the sink and also wash my hands and face. Laundry basket—This is where I put my dirty clothes for washing.
Bedroom	My own computer and my own television. Wardrobe—to hang my clothes in.Bookcase—for my books. My bed—My bed is high up as I have my  desk  and  my  computer under it.

- The living room is also downstairs. It is where the television is. We eat our food and watch TV there. The three rooms upstairs are all bedrooms.
【小题1】Where will Erik's father go if he wants to surf the Internet?

A．To the kitchen.

B．To the living room.

C．To the bathroom.

D．To go upstairs.

【小题2】 Where does Erik put his dirty clothes?

A．In his bedroom.

B．In the living room.

C．In rooms upstairs.

D．In the bathroom.

【小题3】  If   Erik   wants   to  watch   TV, he   may   go to_________.

A．his bedroom

B．the kitchen or the living room

C．the living room only

D．the bathroom or his bedroom

【小题4】The best title for this passage is_________.

A．I love my bedroom

B．My family and my house

C．Inside an English house

D．Houses in England

Do you want to know something about chil­dren in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:
Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or ex­ercise books even though they don't have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language clas­ses: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and fire­wood for the family every day. Also there's clean­ing , washing and helping Mum with the meal.
Daily fun
It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均的) monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
【小题1】 The underlined word "Chores" probably means

A．网上冲浪

B．家务杂活

C．体育活动

D．家庭作业

【小题2】 Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________.

A．do not need money to play

B．can play all kinds of ball games

C．don't like to go to school

D．don't like to do their homework

【小题3】The passage is mainly about_________.

A．education in Africa

B．children's school life in Africa

C．the Internet in Africa

D．children's daily life in Africa

【小题4】From the passage, we can infer (推断) that in Africa_________.

A．basketball is popular among children

B．children in Africa have to pay for school

C．some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes

D．people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

根据句意、汉语提示或首字母和英文释义写出单词的正确形式。
1. —I don't like this CD-ROM.        
—Me_________(也).
2. Have you_________(回复) to his letter?
3. China Daily is a_________(窗口)for foreigners
to know about China.
4. It is said that the Opening Ceremony of the Bei­jing   2008   Olympic   Games   will   be   covered_____(实况转播).
5. Look!   Some   birds   are   ___________ (飞 ) in the sky.
6. National Day is on O_______(the tenth month of
the year) 1st.
7. Do you know how long Yancheng Railway Sta­tion has been in s_______(use)?
8. People use mobile phones to sent short text m_______(pieces of information)to each other.
9. Could you please give me some v_______(very useful and helpful) advice on how to keep fit?
10. I've heard of Jackie Chan for years. Since I was a child,a_______(in fact).

假如你是WuMin9，你的美国网友Ricky通过E—mail给你发来一些照片和英语阅读材料，请用英语回复他的E-mail。．
内容要点：1．收到邮件，并表示感谢；
2．对Ricky发来的照片和阅读材料(readin9’materials)作简单的评述；3．告诉Ricky你的近况。(bebusywith／doing)
要求：l．所给的内容要点都要用上，并可适当发挥；
2．不得出现真实的人名和地名；3．词数：80左右。
Dear Ricky,
How are you getting on? ____________-
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours, Wu Ming

— You’ve dropped ________ “s” in the word “necessary”.
— Oh, ________ letter “s” is doubled.

A．a; a

B．a; the

C．an; the

D．the; the

—Don’t be late next time, Mike.
—____________.

A．No, I don’t

B．Don’t worry

C．Sorry, I won’t

D．I don’t know

You’d better not always look up the new words ____________ the dictionary while reading. Sometimes we need to guess.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．from

______ many children like KFC, I think they’d better try not to eat it too often.

A．Because

B．When

C．Although

D．If