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（ ）1. If an Australian student wants to learn

Chinese， he or she can _____.

A. call 021-58609228

B. fax 021-58609728

C. e-mail cherryif@hotmail.com

D. call 010-69191617

（ ）2. What is Cherry like？

A. She is outgoing.

B. She is unhealthy.

C. She is kind-hearted， hard-working

and healthy.

D. She is good at sports.

（ ）3. Where is Cherry working now？

A. In Shanghai

B. In Guangzhou

C. In Beijing

D. In Pudong

（ ）4. If Nick goes skiing on _____ in Beijing Snow World Ski Park， he has to pay more money than on Tuesday.

A. Sunday

B. Friday

C. Wednesday

D. Monday

（ ）5. If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays， how much money will you pay at least？

A. 138 yuan.

B. 200 yuan.

C. 208 yuan.

D. 280 yuan.

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David spent much time in dancing and playing when he was in the medical college. Of course he learned nothing. Later on he tried to find job in the cities， but he failed. He had to return to his hometown. It was small and there was only one hospital in it. He thought he knew much and looked down upon his workmates. But soon the patients found out he was not a good doctor and few asked him to look them over. He knew but didn’t mind.

One day a traveler in beautiful clothes came into his office， the man caught a cold and wanted some medicine. David hoped to be paid more and looked at one of the traveler’s eyes carefully.

“Oh dear！” called out David， “Somet-hing is seriously wrong with you though I’ve looked at only one of your eyes！ You’ve got a bad heart disease. You should be in hospital and only I can help you！”

“Please look at my right eye， sir，” said the traveler. “The left one is 1 （假的）！”

（ ）1. David learned nothing at college

because _____.

A. he was not clever

B. he was too young

C. he had a poor health

D. he didn’t study hard

（ ）2. _____， so he return to his hometown.

A. David had to look after his parents

B. The small town needs a doctor like David

C. David wanted to work for his own home town

D. David couldn’t find any job in the cities

（ ）3. Few people asked David to look them over because _____.

A. he looked down upon them

B. they knew him well

C. he wasn’t friendly to them

D. David couldn’t find him in the

office

（ ）4. David tried to ， so he said

something was seriously wrong with the man.

A. make the traveler pay more

B. give the traveler some good

medicine

C. save the traveler

D. help the traveler

（ ）5. David was so bad that _____.

A. he didn’t know it was a rich

traveler

B. he didn’t realize the traveler’s

eye was 1

C. he didn’t know how to look over the traveler

D. he didn’t know what to give to the

traveler

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Computers are good tools. The Internet is also good. But some people spend too much time online. They can’t stop. Doctors say this is a new sickness. They call this sickness Internet Addiction Disorder （互聯(lián)網(wǎng)成癮癥）（IAD）.

People with IAD are online a lot. They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games. Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends. Some people with IAD even quit （辭掉） their jobs！

Do you have IAD？ Think about these questions： How many hours a day are you online？ Is it a lot or a little？ When you are not online， are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages？ When you are online， do you forget the time？ Do you get angry when you can’t play a game？

If you have IAD， what can you do？ Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S. Young have some ideas. First， ask yourself “Why am I online a lot？” Then try to take a break. For example， use the computer or play games twice a week， not every day. In this way， you can have a good social life with other friends.

（ ）1. The passage is mainly about

________.

A. a new sickness

B. an online game

C. messages

D. computer jobs

（ ）2. If you have Internet Addiction Disorder （IAD）， you _______.

A. are online for an hour a week

B. send e-mall messages at work

C. are on the Internet more than with friends

D. never use the computer

（ ）3. According to the passage， which is NOT a sign of IAD？

A. Quitting your job to spend more

time online.

B. Spending time with family and

friends.

C. Forgetting the time when you are

online.

D. Getting angry when you can’t

play a game.

（ ）4. Ivan Goldberg and Kimberly S. Young _______.

A. quit their jobs

B. are online a lot

C. have IAD

D. help people with IAD

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To write a great news story， you have to make sure it is correct， relevant （相關(guān)的） and fresh.

For a start， all the information in a story must be correct. Not only the spelling and grammar， but also the facts.

Any mistakes that appear （出現(xiàn)） in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble.

For example， if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space， it would be wrong. He wasn’t the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers because of that mistake.

A news story is not only correct， but also relevant to its readers. People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them. That is why you care more about what happens at your school than at American schools. It is also why newspapers in Beijing don’t talk about much news in Shanghai or Hong Kong.

Finally， news must always be fresh. When you pick up your evening newspaper， you want to read about news that happens that day. You don’t want to read about news from last week！

So， now you know what makes a good news story. Have a good look at our newspaper and see if it is full of good news. You can try writing a news story for our newspaper like a real reporter.

（ ）1. The writer mentions _______ main factors （因素） to make a news story really great.

A. two B. three

C. four D. five

（ ）2. According to the second paragraph， the correct information in a story includes _______.

A. translation and facts

B. spelling and pronunciation

C. spelling， grammar and facts

D. listening to English more can help

you realize your dream

（ ）3. According to the writer， newspaper in Liaocheng should talk much about news in _______.

A. Liaocheng

B. Hong Kong

C. Shanghai

D. Beijing

（ ）4. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. A small mistake can’t get a news-

paper into trouble.

B. A lot of people like reading about

news from last week.

C. The passage doesn’t tell us who was the first man to go into space. D. People are mostly interested in news that happens far away from them.

（ ）5. The passage mainly talks about _______.

A. why to be a good reporter

B. where to find interesting news

C. when to choose a good newspaper

D. how to write a great news story

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Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview， I was asked， “what makes you special？ ” In fact I had answered questions like this many times since I decided to go to college. In the US， college paid special attention to different achieve-ment. For example， a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player.

This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me. To be honest， it was not easy. However， I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself. If I took the College Entrance Examination， as we call it gaokao in China， it could never possibly do.

When I entered high school， I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons. However， as I grew older， I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons， but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life， like guitar―playing. Although I had no time for it， I will still get to it in the future .

No doubt， gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies. But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “talent” really is today. This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities （品質(zhì)） are needed for success， not just the high grade.

Ken Robinson once said， “the society depends on different kinds of talents.” However， gaokao pays too much attention to a person’s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that make life colorful and fun.

As high school students， we can not change the present situation of eduction， but we are always free to think outside of the box. Although good school grade is still useful， I hope one day we will see our education also welcome the amazing possibilities in different people.

（ ）1. The US College pay special attention to ________.

A. students’ family background

B. the different achievement

C. students’ ideas about way of life

D. the school a student is from

（ ）2. When at high school， the writer ________.

A. had a lot of activities

B. did not work hard at her lessons

C. did well in gaokao

D. had no time to play the guitar

（ ）3. From the passage， we know that the writer may ________.

A. go to college in America

B. give up the US college interview

C. become a good football player in the US

D. change the present situation of

eduction

（ ）4. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？

A. My School Life Abroad.

B. Different Exams in the US.

C. My View on Gaokao.

D. The Importance of School Grades.

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At East China University of Science and Technology， students will get a coupon （優(yōu)惠券） if they eat up their food. Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts， such as books， magazines， mobile phone covers and hand warmers.

“It’s been such a surprise，” said Liang Zhaoyun， 19， a student at the university in Shanghai. “It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”

The measure is part of a national “eat-up” campaign （行動） which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses （校園）.

Why only on campuses， you might ask？ Because according to a report by Xinhna News Agency， students waste twice as much food as the national average （平均）.

The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.

“The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment-friendly and

healthy lifestyle，” said Tao Siliang， secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.

But some school food is poorly prepared， so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.

“I’m glad that we’ve reduced food waste since the ‘eat-up’ campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food， we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses.” said Tao.

（ ）1. From Paragraph l， we know that the students will get a coupon ________.

A. when they eat school food B. after they exchange gifts

C. if they finish all their food D. if they collect the waste

（ ）2. The underlined word “motivation” in Paragraph 2 means ________ in Chinese.

A. 動力 B. 機會

C. 試驗 D. 條件

（ ）3. The “eat-up” campaign is carried out on campuses because ________.

A. students get a good education B. schools offer small gifts

C. students waste too much food D. school food is more delicious

（ ）4. The purpose of the campaign is mainly to ________.

A. improve the school food standard

B. encourage a greener and healthier

lifestyle

C. receive attention from the society

D. further improve the service in

universities

（ ）5. The best title for this passage may be _______.

A. Enjoy Your Food

B. Reduce Waste on Campus

C. Meals in Universities.

D. “Eat-up” Campaign on Campus