The Beijing Olympic Games are getting closer and closer．Are you looking forward to the excitement ahead? To cheering on stars like Yao Ming and Liu Xiang?

   On April 15,more than 7 million tickets went on sale．If you call use the Internet，go to www.tickets.beijing2008.cn．Or you can go to the Bank of China to book a ticket．But there’s no hurry．Any time before June 30，you can book a ticket to the opening and closing ceremonies (开幕式和闭幕式)．You can also order tickets to 28 sports events including basketball，football and swimming．

    Whether(是否)you book tickets early or on the last day，you have all equal(相同的)chance of getting one．If too many people want to see the same event，a computer will decide who are the lucky ones．You may worry that your pocket money will not be enough for a ticket．But the fact is tickets to the games are cheap．What’s more，students can get even cheaper tickets—for 10 yuan or less．

    Tickets for your parents aren’t expensive．either．More than half are 100 yuan or less．The most expensive tickets cost 5，000 yuan．They are for the opening ceremony．It will be held on August 8th，2008．

1．When will the Beijing Olympic Games start．?

    A．On August 8th．2008         B．On April 15th，2008

    C．On June 30th．2008              D．We don’t know

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Yao Ming and Liu Xiang are world-famous Chinese athletes(运动员)．

    B．You can buy the tickets either in Bank of China or on the Internet．

    C．The earlier you book the tickets，the more chances, you have of getting them

    D．You can buy tickets any time before June 30．

3．What are the most expensive tickets?

    A．The tickets for the basketball games

    B．The tickets for the opening ceremony

    C．The tickets for the 28 sports events

    D．The tickets for the closing ceremony

4．What’s the meaning of the word“book”?

    A．Order           B．Win       C．Earn        D．Sell

5．If there are not enough tickets to the same event and you are lucky to get one，whom will you thank?

    A．The tickets company           B．The computer

    C．The Olympic Committee(奥委会)  D．The government

    Do you get enough sleep? With so much homework it’s often difficult to get the rest you need．But you need to try，because sleep keeps you healthy and it stops you getting fat.

    Recently，a group of US scientists did a study(调查)of kids aged between 8 and 13．The study found that if kids sleep for just one extra(额外的)hour each day，the chance of their getting fat is cut by about 30 percent(30％)．

    Why? When people don’t get enough sleep，they become tired．When they are tired．they don’t exercise enough．Also，kids like snacks：If they are awake(醒着的)an extra hour or two each day，they have more time to eat snacks or other unhealthy foods．

    So how much sleep should you get? Scientists suggest 10 to 11 hours a night for kids aged 5 to 12．For older kids，eight to nine hours will do．…

1．How many reasons are given why people might get fat without enough sleep?

    A．3                  B．2                  C．1             D．None

2．If you are under 10，how long do the scientists advice you to sleep?

    A．10 to 11 hours                    B．8 to 9 hours

    C．8 to 13 hours                        D．As long as possible

3．Where was the study done by the scientists?

    A．In China       B In Britain                C．In America             D．In Japan

4．What does“eight to nine hours will do”mean?

    A．Eight to nine hours’ sleep will be good and enough

    B．Eight to nine hours’ sleep will be too long

    C．Eight to nine hours’ sleep will help get fat

    D．Eight to nine hours’ sleep will help eat snacks and unhealthy foods

5．What does the passage talk about?

    A．How to get long sleep

    B．How to keep fat

    C．Enough sleep makes people healthy and slim(苗条)

    D．Long sleep makes people healthy and slim

    Baseball is one of the favorite spots in the USA．Children play baseball in sports fields or in parks．At summer picnics，there is often an informal(非正式的)baseball game  1  Each team has nine players．  2  During this season，baseball games ale shown on TV and members of the important teams become America’s heroes．At the end of the season the two top teams play against each other．  3  Millions of others listen to the radio or watch TV．  4  Even long after it is over，they still talk about the result and the players

   American football may be one of the most popular sports in the USA The football season begins when the baseball season ends  5  When there is all important game，thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the TV for the result．

    If you don’t use your arms or legs for some time，they become weak．When you start using them again，they will slowly become strong again．Everybody knows that．But many people do not know that the use of our memory works in the same way.

    When someone says that he has a good memory，he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it．But when someone says that his memory is poor，it is because he does not give it enough chance(机会)to become good．

   If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak，we know that it is his own fault(过错)．But if he tells us that he has a poor memory，many of us think that his parents are to be blamed，and only few of them know that it is his own fault．

   Some people who can’t read or write sometimes have better memories．Because they can’t read or write，they always have to make their memories work，This is to remember the days，names，songs，and stories in their mind．

   So if you want to have a good memory．please practice it．

1．According to the passage，the main reason for one’s poor memory is that                 

                              .

2．If you don’t use your arms or legs for some time，                           .

3．Your memory，like your al-ms and legs，becomes weak if                        .

4．Some people who can’t read or write sometimes have better memories because          

                                       .

5．So if you want to have a good memory，please practice it．(翻译成中文)

                                                                    ．

根据句意和语境，从括号里选择适当的词(短语)填空。

1．People eat a balanced diet to keep________．(health，healthy)

2. Fast food itself isn’t always bad ______ you，but eating too much of it is not good．

(for，with)

3．Some people like music that is loud，________ like music that is quiet and gentle．

(the other，others)

4．Peter doesn’t know ________ up bicycles．(how to fix，how fix)

5．London is a noisy place，but it’s also a place where you can get the best________．

    (entertain，entertainment)

请以“吸烟的危害”为主题写一篇短文，谈谈你对吸烟的看法(80例左右)。

    提示：

    (1)吸烟存在的现象：据说中国的烟民约有3亿，大部分是年轻人，有些甚至是中学生。

    (2)吸烟的原因：有人认为吸烟是乐趣，有人认为吸烟使他们兴奋。

(3)吸烟的危害：吸烟是个坏习惯，对身体有害，要花很多钱。现在越来越多的人想戒烟，假如你不是烟民(smoker)，就不要开始吸烟。

用所给单词的适当形式完成句子。

1．Kevin is________ (interest)in stamp collection．

2．Are there many________ (India) students in your university?

3．We had a great time with those________ (fisherman)in this village．

4．He is one of the best________(photograph)in China．

5．I love eating chocolates．They________ (taste) so sweet．

Tai Wan is ________ first largest island in our country.

A．\                  B．the               C．a

根据句意和语境，用所给词的适当形式填空。

1．Ah．Hangzhou is a ______ (real)beautiful place．

2．He likes learning English by ______ (watch)TV．

3．Has everyone in your class ______ (write)a letter to the newspaper?

4．As an English learner，we should know the ______ (different)between

   British English and American English．

5．Are they ______ (friend) to you?

根据句意，在句子空白处填入适当的词，使句子完整。

1．As a student，they are ______ to obey the rules in schools．

2．Beijing is the __________________  of China．

3．What’s the ____________ with you，Tom?

4．Please give me a ____________ if you come back．

5．The government will provide homeless people ____________ some places to live.