Day1
‘Smart’ passports (P2)
Choose the best answer:

1. What will be added to Chinese passports?
A. An electronic chip. B. The holder’s name and age.
C. The holder’s photo. D. Some visas.

2.What is a passport used for?
A.It allows people to enter other countries.
B.It tells where the person is from and his or her information.
C.It shows a person’s family information.
D.It takes the place of the traditional ID card.

3.What is a visa?
A.It’s a little booklet with a person’s basic information inside it.
B.It’s a kind of ID with the symbol of a person’s country on the front.
C.It’s something that the government of a person’s country puts in his or her passport.
D.It’s something that shows a person is allowed to be in another country.

4.According to the last paragraph, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Only Chinese passports allow their owners to travel to
countries like Seychelles without applying for visas.
B. Chinese passports allow people to go to every country
in the world without applying for visas.
C. If a person from Jeju Island is visiting China, he or she
doesn’t need to apply for a visa.
D. If a Chinese person is going to visit Fiji, he or she
doesn’t need to apply for a visa.

Day2
A new cure for hiccups... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1.Why did Mallory invent the hiccupop?
A.She got annoyed by a case of the hiccups.
B.She hoped to do some experiments on tongues.
C.She wanted to find some new uses for lollipops.
D.She wanted to make money in her own way.

2.According to the article, which of the following is NOT a traditional way to cure hiccups?
A.Holding your breath.
B.Eating some lollipops.
C.Drinking water upside down.
D.Putting sugar on the back of your tongue.

3.From the last three paragraphs, we know that _____.
A.Mallory just put the idea in the article into practice
B.Mallory’s hiccupops are selling well in the US
C.some nerves in the mouth have something to do with hiccups
D.Mallory will go to university for her hiccupops


Day3
Bring a bottle of success (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1.Which of the following is TRUE about the study?
A.About 112 students brought drinks or water into their exams.
B. All the students who brought drinks got better grades by 10 percent.
C.The students who brought water to exams were smarter than those who didn’t.
D.The 447 students were studying for different degrees the University of Westminster.

2.Scientists considered the students’ schoolwork and predicted their grades so that they could _____.
A.find out how much drinks improved the students’ grades
B.make sure smarter students were more likely to bring drinks
C.find out how much smarter those students should have been
D.make sure the study was more related to drinks than to other reasons

3.The phrase “cut down on” in Paragraph 6 means _____.
A. to make something more
B. to make something less
C. to make something taller
D. to make something shorter

4. According to the passage, how does water help students in exams?
a. It is good for their brains.
b. It makes students smarter.
c. It helps students stay calm.
d. It helps students stay awake.
A. ab B. ac C. bc D. cd

Day4
Fishing for a way of life (P6)
Choose the best answer:

1. The story is about _____.
A. how a businessman learns to fish
B. what advice a businessman gives to a fisherman
C. what dreams a fisherman has
D. how the businessman became successful

2. The fisherman spent his free time in the following ways EXCEPT _____.
A. playing with his kids B. watching ball games
C. chatting with his wife D. sleeping the whole time

3. The businessman advised the fisherman to do things in the following order: _____.
a. To sell the company.
b. To sell the extra fish.
c. To fish more hours every day.
d. To buy many boats.
e. To have a rest and play with his grandchildren.
A. cbdae B. cdbae C. cebda D. dcbae

4. What can we learn from the story?
A. We should try our best to finish all our goals.
B. We should listen to others’ opinions patiently.
C. More money doesn’t always mean more happiness.
D. Harder work will bring more happiness.


Day5
Cloze
Are you able to live cheaply? Here’s a true story about an American girl, Sarah.
__1__ Sarah left university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She __2__ a job in a publishing house, but the salary (薪水) was __3__ $30,000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah __4__ live on her salary and still saved $5,000 a year. How was that __5__ in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living __6__ starts with keeping the big costs small. For most people, that __7__ housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was __8__. When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. __9__ she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then
__10__ the chicken bones (骨头) home and made a soup out of them. Nowadays, young people often __11__ a lot of money on entertainment (娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking
__12__ in New York City. I love going to museums and parks. That is enough entertainment for me.” Did Sarah feel poor
__13__ living cheaply? Not at all. She even took two trips, one to the Netherlands, __14__ to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something __15__. It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.
1. A. Until B. Because C. After D. Unless
2. A. found B. tried C. asked for D. looked for
3. A. more than B. less than C shorter than D. higher than
4. A. can B. may C. could D. might
5. A. difficult B. possible C. useful D. different
6. A. already B. sometimes C. hardly D. always
7. A. helps B. becomes C. makes D. means
8. A. food B. rest C. studying D. playing
9. A. Soon B. Finally C. Once D. Again
10. A. prepared B. took C. caught D. picked
11. A. pay B. lend C. spend D. save
12. A. along B. up C. down D. around
13. A. by B. up C. at D. between
14. A. another B. the other C. others D. the others
15. A. hard B. interesting C. nice D. great
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Word Check
Choose the best answer:
1.To my surprise, the twins had nothing in _____. They didn’t even look alike.
A. mind B. life C. order D. common

2.It was so rude of him to ______ the old man in that way.
A. watch B. stare at C. see D. look for
3. I want to know _____ you will come back at 8:00 tomorrow or not.
A. that B. when C. where D. whether

4. – _____ will it take us to get there by bus?
– About two hours.
A. How soon B. How often
C. How long D. How quick

5. – Waiter, it was $20 for dinner, right?
– I’m afraid it’s $25, sir. Drinks cost _____.
A. extra B. free C. high D. spare

6. My cousin is very busy with his work. He has ______ time to read newspapers.
A. little B. few C. a little D. a few

7. – What does your brother look like?
– _____.
A. He likes watching TV
B. He is a worker in a factory
C. He is very tall and handsome
D. He plays basketball every day

8. Our physics teacher told us that light ____ faster than sound.
A. travels B. travel C. traveled D. traveling

上期参考答案:
Reading
【P2】 ADA 【P3】 CDBA
【P5】 CBAA【P6】 DBDA
【Cloze】1-5 CACDA 6-10 CBCDA
Word check 1-6 DBCDAB