Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower(割草机) sitting in the yard.
“Mom,” she shouted, “I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “Oh no, you don’t. You’re too young to mow the law.”
“I’m fourteen years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said. “Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend.”
Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas(汽油) to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job. Dad will be very surprised.”
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie’s mom, “You didn’t have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks.”
“I didn’t mow it. Jessie did.”
“Wow, our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
“It was fun, and I will do it again next week,” said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! “I won’t have time to spend my money,” she laughed to herself.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】In order to do something different, Jessie decide to _______.

A．read books

B．travel

C．mow the lawn

D．watch TV

【小题2】What does “keep an eye on” mean?

A．保护

B．注视

C．培养

D．瞄准

【小题3】Before Jessie mowed the lawn, she ______.

A．washed her hands	B．bought some gas
C．read some instructions	D．put on her gloves

【小题4】How did Jessie’s father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?

A．Proud.

B．Angry.

C．Relaxed.

D．Worried.

【小题5】What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Neighbors should learn to help each other.

B．Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money.

C．Doing something helpful can make people happy.

D．Children should help their parents at an early age.

China’s Zhou Yang won the Olympic Games women's 1,500-metre short-track gold in 2009.

“I told myself a few days ago ‘Zhou Yang，you Can do this’”the18-year-old Olympic newcomer said. “I believed in myself. ”
“This gold medal will change things. It will give me more confidence. It will give my mum a better lifestyle. ”
China’s Shen Xue，aged 31，and Zhao Hongbo，aged 36， celebrated St. Valentine’s Day and the Chinese New Year by winning a gold medal in the pairs figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics . —“We have not competed(比赛) much in the last two years and we came back to compete at the Olympic Games as it is our dream to win an Olympic gold medal.”
China’s Wang Meng won again her Olympic women's
500-metre short track skating title on Wednesday.
“I have a lot of confidence. I feel that it's my duty to win that. It's still the Chinese New Year holiday，”she said，“Kowtow(磕头)was the only way to express my thanks to the coaches. team leaders and teammates. ”
【小题1】How old is the Olympic newcomer，Zhou Yang, now?

A．18

B．19

C．31

D．36

【小题2】What is Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo’s dream?

A．To celebrate Chinese New Year.	B．To give their parents a better life.
C．To win an Olympic gold medal.	D．To spend a special Valentine’s Day.

【小题3】In what sport did Wang Meng win the gold medal?

A．Figure Skating.	B．Women’s l,500 metre short-track skating.
C．Skiing.	D．Women’s 500 metre short-track skating

【小题4】Where may you probably read this passage?

A．In a story book.	B．In a news report.
C．In a TV play.	D．In an advertisement.

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”，“You are yellow”，“He has a green thumb”，“He has told a white lie”and so on．And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help．
Mary：Mrs James，there is a colour in each of the sentences．What do they mean?
Mrs James：In everyday English，Mary，blue sometimes means sad，yellow afraid．A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one．
Mary：I'm afraid I don’t understand them a11．Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?
Mrs James：Certainly．Now I just give you some cakes．In fact you don’t like it，but you don’t want to let me know it．Instead you say，“No，thanks．I’m not hungry．”That’s a white lie．
Mary：It sounds very interesting．Thanks very much．
Mrs James：You are welcome．Colours are meaningful．I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future．Please come to me if you have any questions．
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad in________English．

A．good

B．spoken

C．usual

D．poor

【小题2】I don’t have a green thumb，so all my plants________．

A．die off

B．grow well

C．look nice

D．are good

【小题3】David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!

A．happy

B．clever

C．brave

D．afraid

【小题4】He didn’t like me to know________of the accident．He told me a white lie at last．

A．the reason

B．the true story

C．the meaning

D．the answer

【小题5】He is ________today．He is told that his father is seriously ill．

A．blue

B．yellow

C．green

D．white

( A ) China news, Beijing, Dec. 28 – High oil prices make more Chinese public feel the pressure it brings on them. It is said that oil prices will continue to hover（徘徊） at a high level next year, the China Economic Times reported.

( B ) An English Christmas evening party is to be held in the meeting hall of our school from 7:00 to 10:00 p. m. on Christmas Eve. Each group has to give at least two performances, such as singing English songs, giving English plays, telling jokes or stories in English and reading English poems. Please get everything ready and be present at the party on time. Thanks.

( C ) Whether your interest is the language, the food or the culture of China in general, whether you wish to travel, live or study in China, "Travel in Chinese" has something for you. This series has a total of 100 lessons. It was on CCTV, China´s national TV station. Host: Mark Rowswell, also known as "大山"                (Da Shan).

( D ) Students need enough sports and activities to do physical exercises and relax. But in some schools they are not given enough time to do outside activities. It is harmful for students' growth. In fact, teachers should know how to attract the students' attention. It is necessary to do outside activities. When students feel tired and bored, they can't concentrate on studies. Some students are unhealthy because of little activities.

【小题1】According to Passage A, oil prices will _____________ next year.

A．be the same as usual	B．be higher
C．be lower	D．have nothing to do with Chinese public

【小题2】Passage B may be a/ an piece of _____________.

A．advice

B．sick leave

C．notice

D．invitation

【小题3】From Passage C, we know _________________________.    

A．people can learn Chinese on TV.

B．if foreign people want to stay in China, "Travel in Chinese" can help them a lot.

C．Da Shan is good at Chinese.

D．all of the above.

【小题4】Passage D mainly tells us that_________________________.]

A．some students don’t have enough time to do outside activities.

B．students need enough sports and activities

C．teachers should know how to attract the students' attention.

D．students feel tired and bored, they can't concentrate on studies.

补全对话：
A  Sorry ,I don’t know     B  You’re welcome .  C  You can take a bus there
D  It is pretty far from here.       E  Thanks a lot 
F   Let me write it down in my notebook.   G   Where can I take a taxi?
A: Excuse me, could you tell me how I can get to the Shuangliu Airport from here?
B: First, walk down this street, then turn right at the second turning,  Next….
A: Wait a minute, please.【小题1】            
B:OK, next go straight until you see a bus stop.【小题2】               
A: Do you know how long it takes to get there by bus?
B: Aboutb50 minutes. 【小题3】        You’d better take a taxi.
A:  【小题4】             .
B: You can stand here and wait for a taxi.
A: How long does it take to go there by taxi?
B: I think it will take about half an hour.
A: Thank you very much.
B: 【小题5】               .