—Don't worry, Jane  I can                your parrot When you go out．

—Thank you．

A．get along with         B．say hello to           C．take care of            D．turn down

—Mom．may l watch TV after supper?

—No, you                    ．You have to finish your homework first．

A．needn't                B．mustn't                C．shouldn't                D．don't have to

—It's too hot．Would you mind                 the door?

—Certainly not．Please do it now．

A．open                    B．to open                C．be open                  D．opening

—I called you four hours ago，but nobody answered the phone．

—         

A．Sorry was out then．                                      B．Can I take a message for you?

C．All right．See you then．                            D．What’s wrong?

    When you speak，write a letter or make a telephone call，your words carry a message．People communicate（交流）with words．

    Do you think you can communicate    1  words? A smile on your face shows you are  2   ．Tears in your eyes tell others you are sad．When you  3   your hands in class，the teacher knows you want  4  something or ask questions． You shake（摇动）your head，and people know you are saying    5   ．

    Other things can also carry messages．For example，a sign at  6  helps you to know which bus it is．A sign on the wall at your school helps you   7   the library． Sign on the door tells you which go in or out．Have you ever notice（注意）that there are lots of signs round you and that you receive messages  8   them all the time? Books， newspapers，TV, radio and  9  all help us to communicate with other people．They all help us  10  what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about．

1．A．by                         B．with                    C．in                          D．without

2．A．sorry and sad                                            B．worried and frightened

C．happy mad friendly                                      D．tired and angry

3．A．put on            B．putout                         C．put up                    D．putdown

4．A．to speak                B．to talk                  C．to give                   D．to say

5．A．well                      B．no                       C．good                      D．bad

6．A．the post office                                           B．the police station

C．the bus stop                                                D．the bookshop

7．A．read                      B．find                     C．watch                    D．what

8．A．from                     B．for                      C．of                          D．about

9．A．men                      B．teachers               C．fridges                   D．films

10．A．study                   B．know                   C．find                       D．hear

    Today many young people are under much pressure．What should you do? I think you should not worry about the small things．

    Some small things may upset you if you spend too much time worrying about them．

    An American author gives advice to you，‘'Don’t worry about the small things．’’He tells you how to be happy under pressure and how to deal with the pressure in a better way．

    One of his ways to deal with “small things” is learning not to get angry when these things happen．

    If you learn to worry less about the “ small things”，your life will be much easier and more successful．

1．Today                     are under much pressure．

    A．many young people                                  B．few young people

    C．many old people                                         D．many old women

2．                gives advice to you．

    A．A Chinese author                                     B．An American author

    C．An American singer                                    D．An English writer

3．One of his ways to deal with “small things” is learning not to get                ．

    A．angry                         B．worried                C．sad                        D．tired

4．If you learn to worry less about the “small things”，your life will be                 ．

A．much easier                                              B．more successful

C．much difficult                                          D．both A and B

5．This passage is talking about                 ．

A．how to get some money   

B．how to grow taller

C．how to deal with “small things”

D．how to be happy

    On Tuesday, August 14，2007 at about 00：45，my friend and l were watching for meteors（流星）in our yard．I saw a large triangular shaped（三角形的）thing flying across the sky．It was traveling from south to north．It seemed to have all orange fight。It only took about 5—8 seconds to travel across the sky．The most amazing thing was that it was really quiet as it traveled．We live near the airport and often hear the sound of airplanes．However, this one was really quiet．When we saw it，we both said．“What is that?” It disappeared behind a large tree in our yard．It surprised both of us and we began to describe it to nay father．Our descriptions were the same．We then went inside the house and we both drew what we saw．We hope that there are other people who were looking at the sky at the stone time that evening and saw what happened．

1．What were they doing at 00：45 0n August 14，20077

    A．They were walking down the street．

    B．They were reading in the yard．

    C．They were watching for meteors．

    D．They were doing their homework．

2．What surprised them most? 

    A．It was a large triangle---shaped thing．

    B．There was no sound when the thing traveled．

    C．It only took about 5—8 seconds to travel across the sky．

    D．It seemed to have an orange light．

3．How many people saw the accident that evening?

A．Two．                                                   B．Three．

C．Four．                                                      D．We don't know．

4．What does the underlined word “disappear’ ’mean in Chinese?

    A．出现                   B．消失                    C．存在                   D．坠毁

5．We can learn from the passage that               ．

    A．they can often see planes in the sky

    B．the writer's father also saw the strange thing

    C．many people like to watch the sky at night

    D．the large triangular shaped thing flying across the sky was a plane

    Have you ever heard of a girl of 15，who has set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl．She started the business two years a90．She has already written several successful company games．They are so popular that over half a million games are sold every year．Now all of her family work in her business．And she is still at school-

    She gets up early in the morning，and then has a talk with her family about the business over breakfast．Every day during weekdays，she goes to school in her own car with a driver, for she is not old enough．

    She enjoys her school，but some of the work is too easy for her to feel interested．She usually gets ‘A’ grades in all her subjects，so the other students often ask her for help．

    She finishes her homework in half all hour after her driver takes her home．After dinner, she goes to her office and goes on working on her computer, writing games until 2 am．She does not usually need so much sleep as other teenagers·

1．Wendy Wong has set up her company at the age of                    

    A．12                       B．13                       C．14                         D．15

2．She                  as her business．

    A．wrote company games                             B．set up company

    C．studied at school                                        D．played games

3．Every year there are               games sold．

    A．a million                                                  B．half a million

    C．over half a million                                      D．less than half a million

4．Does Wendy Wong usually do well in all her subjects?

A．Yes．she is．                                         B．Yes，she does． 

C．No，she isn't．                                         D．No，she doesn't．

5．She doesn't go to sleep                  every day．

    A．until 2 am               B．before 2 am           C．after 2 am              D．at 2 am

根据所给首字母和汉语提示，将单词的正确形式写在题后相应的横线上。

1．                （假定）you made a mistake，what would you do?

2．What’s the nicest gift you have ever r                   ?

3．Alice said she                  （想念）her grandparents very much．

4．Maybe you should take some n                     in case you forget them later．

5．B                     milk and cheese，we also need vegetables．

  It was a beautiful day．There Was no cloud，and the weather Was warm．Trees just turned green，flowers came out．Young people were walking after breakfast，children were playing on the grass happily．（4）Mr. Brown saw an old man standing alone under the tree with a big umbrella（伞）in his hand．

    Mr. Brown went up and asked him，“Do you think we are going to have rain today?”  “No，” said the old man．”I don’t think so．” “Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?” ” No，the sun is not very hot in this season．”

    Mr. Brown looked at the big umbrella again，just then the old man said，“I'm old and my legs aren’t very strong for walking far away．I must have a walking—stick．（5）But young people will think I'm too old to do anything．When I carry an umbrella in such fun weather，they will laugh at me and say I’m stupid（愚蠢），but I don’t mind．"Mr.  Brown said。“Oh，I see．You’re never too old．It's important for US young people to understand me old people．Now let’s have a walk together，will you?” The old man said， “Thank you。let’s go!”

任务1：根据短文内容回答下列各题。

1．When did the story happen?                                                                         

2．From the story we know some old people                                                      

3．After you read the story, you can know                                                         

任务2：将文中划线的甸子翻译成汉语。

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