Do you feel that you are heavy? Do you want to lose weight? Here are some tips （建议） on diets which will help you get there.

·Eat slowly. It takes twenty minutes for your stomach to tell your brain you are full.

·Pick out foods you need to chew （咀嚼） on. Try bagels, apples, French rolls and raw      vegetables. These foods will slow your speed of eating.

·Try a warm beverage as or with a snack. This helps to feel full.

·Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water each day. This helps fill you up and keeps you busy with     other activities!

·An eight-ounce（盎司） glass of orange juice is really three oranges! Eating oranges is      much more satisfying than drinking juice.

·Eat an afternoon snack before you leave work. This helps overeating while getting     dinner ready.

·Every time you use your muscles （肌肉）, you are burning fat. Try climbing the stairs      instead of taking the elevator （电梯）.

·Use jam on bread instead of butter and knock off 5 grams of fat.

1．How long does it take a person to feel full?

A．30 minutes.           B．40 minutes.            C．20 minutes.       D．15 minutes.

2．How many glasses of water should we drink every day?

A．Less than six glasses.           B．Over eight glasses.

C．An eight-ounce glass.            D．Six to Eight glasses.

3．According to the passage,________________________

A．we should drink orange juice instead of eating oranges

B．taking the elevator is better than climbing the stairs

C．butter has less fat than jam

D．snack before you leave work can help you eat less at dinner

4．What will happen when we use our muscles?

A．We will get burnt.                       B．Our fat will be burnt

C．We will be hurt.                        D．We'll be burning our muscles.

5．The best title Of this passage is  _______________

A．Tips For Eating to Lose Weight           B．Foods Needed to Lose Weight

C．How to Lose Weight.                    D．Advice on how to Keep Healthy

More and more advertisements appear on the Web. You have to be careful not to be fooled or tricked（欺骗） by the advertisements on the Internet. Something is said to be a bargain, but it isn’t always cheap. And some so-called new things just have a new outside.

　　However, shopping online is a kind of fashionable thing today. I love to buy things of everyday use, so I often get lots of information about them on websites online. For example, if I want an MP4, I can choose my favourite one, and look for what the users like or don’t like about it, then decide whether to buy or not. And at the same time, you don’t have to go to a shop or walk around a crowded shopping area, so you don’t have to waste much time. The Internet is really useful for shopping, but be careful not to spend too much.

1．If you want to shop online, you should ________.

A．never believe the advertisements            B．spend too much 

C．be careful not to be fooled                   D．always believe the advertisements

2．What does the writer think of the advertisements online?

A．They’re always true.                           B．They’re not useful at all.

C．They’re always fashionable.                 D．They’re sometimes not true.  

3．What does the underlined word “bargain” in the passage probably mean?

A．便宜物品           B． 讲价            C．贵重物品           D．协商

4．What does the writer often buy online?

A．New things.                                              B．Things of everyday use.

C．cheap things                                        D．They’re sometimes not true.

5．If you shop online, you________.

A．can save time                                     B．have to waste time

C．have to get expensive things                        D．can only buy things with a new outside

Of course, London is the best city in England and first place to visit for all the tourists. But there are still many other famous cities to visit.

Oxford and Cambridge are England's two most famous university cities. They are full of beautiful old buildings, churches, museums, parks and gardens. Each city has its river the Isis in Oxford, and Cam in Cambridge. You can take a "walking tour" of each city, or there are the Special open-topped tour buses.

Birmingham is England’s biggest city after London. It is famous for art, music and shopping. There are a lot of good eating places, and they are not expensive.

Liverpool stands on the River Mersey on the northwest coast of England. It was the home of the Beatles, the famous pop group from in the 1960s. Beatles's fans can go to see The Beatles Story exhibition, or take a Beatle Tour.

Bath, in the southwest of England, was famous in Roman times and then, again in the nineteenth century. The writer Jane Austen lived at 4 Sydney Place between 1801 and 1804.The city is famous for its Royal Crescent and other beautiful buildings. One of the most interesting museums to visit is the Museum of Costumes.

1．Which is the second largest city in the country?

A．London.        B．Bath.        C．Liverpool.      D．Birmingham.

2．According to the passage,_____________________

A．Jane Austen .lived in Bath for more than four years

B．Birmingham is famous for beautiful buildings.

C．Jane Austen was a French writer

D．the city of London attracts the most tourists in England

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can visit the Isis when you go to Cambridge.

B．Oxford and Cambridge are famous for the universities.

C．The Museum of Costumes is the most interesting museum in the country.

D．You can still watch the Beatles' performance when you go to Liverpool.

4．After reading we get to know that

A．Bath was once famous in the history of the country.

B．Birmingham is famous for the pop group, the Beatles

C．People can travel around the country on special open-topped buses

D．The city of Bath lies in the northwest of the country

5．The passage mainly introduces

A．some places of great interest for people to visit in England

B．some famous universities and museums in England

C．some famous cities worth visiting in England

D．the ways of traveling around the country

While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you don't know. You look every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does slow you down. Even electric or CD-ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if younger lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the "map" each time you take a step, you'll get nowhere fast .

On your English learning "journey （旅行）”, a dictionary Can be a helpful “travel companion"---if it is not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise（否则），you will always depend on your native（本国的）language and end up translating in you head.

A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. it can help you verify （test and check） spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentences and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources（资源）.

Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols （符号）.

Understand what the abbreviations （缩写字） mean. Try to master the important grammar rules. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You will discover how helpful it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, "A friend in need is a friend indeed."

1．According to the passage,________________________

A．we should look up each new word we meet while reading

B．dictionaries will be helpful if we use them properly

C．we can't look up any new words we come across while reading

D．we can get everything we want in dictionaries

2．The underlined word "companion" means____________________

A．指南            B．札记            C．工具       D．路标

3．Why do we need a good English-to-English dictionary?

A．Because it is a good friend.

B．Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.

C．Because it can help avoid to think in our native language.

D．Because it can help us to start thinking in English and in Chinese.

4．The underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refers to （指） ____________ 

A．pronunciation symbols and grammar rules

B．abbreviations and usage for grammar rules

C．the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage

D．charts, diagrams and lists

5．According to the passage, we learn that____________________

A．the more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article

B．the more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read

C．the more you use the resources in a dictionary, the more information you can get

D．the better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is

Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek. But recently, government officials asked people to stop doing this. They have also closed schools and museums and advised people to stay at home.

    This is to prevent people from catching an infectious（传染性的）disease，swine flu（猪流感）．The disease has spread（传布、蔓延）over the country  in the past month．It has killed l59 people and caused 4，000 to become sick．

    Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory illness in pigs．It spreads to people in two ways．They catch the virus（病毒）after being with infected pigs，or they get it from an infected person．

People who have caught swine flue will have fever，a cough a sore throat and body aches．In most cases，the infection make people unwell but their lives will not be in danger．

Since swine flu started in Mexico about a month ago，it has spread to a few other countries．The US has reported 65 cases and Canada has reported 13 cases．Other countries arc checking for possible cases．

Last week，the World Health Organization said the flu is a“public health emergency（紧急情况）”．

A few governments around the world have advised their people not to visit Mexico．Some countries have begun checking air travelers for the disease and have set up quarantines（隔离）for people who might be infected．Russia, China and other countries have stopped buying pork from Mexico，though the flu can not be caught by eating the meat．

1．Why are Mexican people stopped greeting each other in the traditional ways?

2．When did the disease start?

3．Usually, people’s lives won’t be in danger if they have caught the disease，will they?

4．How many cases have been reported in the world?

5．What has China done with the disease?

Everyone dreams of changing the world．But can teenagers really make a difference? And how can they go about it?

Michael Norton’s book 365 Ways to Change the World is a good starting point．The book gives an idea or a task for every single day of the year．The tasks include volunteering at a local homeless shelter（避难所）and hugging（拥抱）a tree．

    The book says that one simple act, no matter how small，call help someone in need．It may even influence other teens to do something.

    Nathan Anthony, a junior student at Enoch’s High School in Modesto，California, US agrees．”It is impossible to get anything in life without giving something to someone or making an effort at school or work, ”Anthony said．

    Another Enoch’s junior, Arianne Mote，has the same opinion．”Giving is our way of repaying those who help us，”she said。”Whether it is a helping hand or a donation（捐赠）：we should help others to improve their lives．”

But how often do teens see peers helping a stranger or doing something？ According to Anthony, not a lot. Mote and he both believe this needs lo change.

"Humor is also a great tool," Anthony' said. "It can help us a lot when we face some  embarrassment （尴尬） and it is a good way to solve some problems."

So whether you're helping to find a cure for cancer or simply smiling at a stranger, do something every day to help change the world for the better.  

根据短文内容完成下列句子的填写。

1．The book 365 Ways to Change the World was written by                           

2．The tasks like                                   are included in the book.

3．The word"                     "means teens （teenagers） of the same age.

4．The writer wrote the book to tell teenagers               

5．Write out Anthony and Mote's opinions in two words （词语）:   ______ and____________

请根据所给提示用英语写份电子邮件，30词左右。

假如你叫Sandy，刚搬到新居（apartment），周五5点举办一个聚会，邀请Mary参加。地址：星光街16号楼，2405号。

Hi Mary,  

Sandy

根据要求完成作文，词数：60-80词。

随着人们生活水平的提高，在城市里养宠物（狗和猫）的人越来越多。你也很喜欢

动物。请你谈一谈养宠物的利与弊，并提出建议。

提示词：be loyal to忠实于  masters主人environment  noise  attack  vt．攻击

首句已给出，不计入词数。

With the improving of people's life, more and more people in cities like to keep pets.

—Where can I find Jack?

—He is playing volleyball in the _______now.

A．library                B．lab          C．gym

—Is this your e-dictionary?

—No, ______ is in the schoolbag.

A．mine                B．yours             C．my