Reading

President's advice (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. What did Obama do at his town hall meeting with Shanghai students?

A. Talked about the relationship between the US and China.

B. Answered some questions.

C. Gave advice on success.

D. All of the above.

2. Why did Obama choose a town hall meeting?

A. Because he wanted to communicate better with the students.

B. Because he preferred to stay in the open air.

C.Because he is a talented public speaker.

D. Because he wanted to show his style.

3. Which of the following is NOT a social issue?

A. Internet freedom.

B. Cross-Strait relations.

C. Success in school.

D. American culture and values.

4. The story mainly tells us _____.

A. how Obama won the Nobel Prize

B. why Obama came to China

C. how to be a successful person

D. what Obama spoke about at his meeting

5. What does the last paragraph mean?

A. Obama admires people who care about large concerns.

B. People who only think about themselves are shameful.

C. Obama knows how to improve himself.

D. None of the above.

‘Soft' wins over ‘hard' in tai chi (P8)

Answer the following questions:

6. What is tai chi?

__________________________________________

7. What's tai chi's basic concept?

__________________________________________

8. How did Zhang Sanfeng create tai chi?

__________________________________________

9. What are the main characteristics (特点) of tai chi?

__________________________________________

10. What's the benefit of practicing tai chi?

__________________________________________

Listening

初三英语听力测试(13)

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第一节：听下面两段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读一遍。

1. What does the man want to be?

A. A musician. B. A dancer. C. A scientist.

2. Whose birthday is on Saturday?

A. Daniel's. B. Mary's. C. Albert's.

第二节：听下面的短文，在表格中填入缺少的信息(每空不超过三个单词)。

Problem	not sleeping well
Advice	l Keep your bedroom 3.________, 4._____, 5._____ and 6._________. l Drink 7.________ water before you sleep. l Get up and go to bed at 8. ______ _____ every day. l Foods like 9._________, rice and milk help you sleep. l 10. ________ the worries of the day.

Key:

Reading

1—5 DACDA 6. Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese form of boxing./ Tai Chi is a kind of martial art. 7. Its basic concept is the soft overcoming the hard. 8. He was inspired to create Tai Chi after watching a fight between a snake and an eagle