1. Would you want to buy something you can’t afford?

2. Do you know what a credit card is? How much do you know about them?

 

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. A credit card can help people buy things that they can’t afford.

2. It is difficult for a person who has a credit card to get loans.

3. If a person has a history of credit default, it will be recorded for their whole life time.

4. The purpose of shortening the time of a person’s bad record in the database is to encourage them to spend more money with a credit card.

Key: TFFF

 

Comprehension check

1. In the past, the credit record kept personal information for _______.

2. The word “last” in the third paragraph means ______.

   A. 最后的

   B. 最近的

   C. 持续的

   D. 上一次的

3. According to the passage, Which of the following is NOT true?

Key: CBD

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

spend, pay, report, encourage

1. He ____ $ 10,000 for the clothes shop.

2. The newspaper ______ that prices were going up.

3. They _____ most of the Spring Festival at home.

4. Miss Li often _________ her students with prizes.

 

Are credit cards good or bad for your life?

Do you agree with the new policy for credit cards?

 

1. Have you ever seen the movie “High School Musical” before?

2. Have you ever taken part in a real musical? Share your experience with your classmates.

 

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. The writer took part in the movie “High School Musical”.

2. The musical “9 To 5” is about a group of students studying in their school.

3. The writer didn’t perform on the stage, but played the flute beside it.

4. The writer and her partners performed the musical “9 To 5” successfully.

Key: FFTT

 

Comprehension check

1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the Paragraph 2?

  D. The audience didn’t like the musical “9 To 5” at all.

 

2.    In the Paragraph 3, the phrase “get promoted” means ______.

   A. 得到升职

   B. 获得奖金

   C. 受到处罚

   D. 抓住机遇

 

3. Which of the following is not mentioned (提到) in the passage?

Key: CAC

 

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

perform, change, practice, proud

1. I wouldn’t be surprised if she _____ her mind.

2. She was _____ of having such a good friend.

3. ______ is the only way to learn a language well.

4. When the ________ was over, the people left.

 

What do you think of the musical “9 To 5”?

If you had a chance to take part in “9 To 5”, what role would you like to play?

 

1. What do you know about typhoons?

2. Did the Hurricane Sandy cause damage in your city?

 

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. The huge Hurricane Sandy hit the US on October 29th.

2. Hurricane Sandy has caused great damage to many cities in the US, except New York.

3. Typhoons appear in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.

4. There are no differences between hurricanes and typhoons.

Key: TFFF

Comprehension check

1. What do “you” and “we” in the title mean? “You”means _____ and “we”means ____.

A. the readers; the writers

B. Americans; Chinese

C. the scientists; the reporters

D. the teachers; the students

2. Why does the US have the most tornados of any country?

A. Because it is surrounded by oceans.

B. Because there are no huge mountains in the middle.

C. Because it has extremely cold weather.

D. Because it has extremely hot weather.

3. Which of the following was the cause of Hurricane Sandy?

A. Powerful thunderstorms.

B. Unusually warm water temperatures.

C. Heavy snow and flooding.

D. The unusual Arctic weather system.

Key: BBB

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

flood, cause, connect, increase

1. He can’t _______ the two things in his mind.

2. It is said that there has been a big _____.

3. I don’t know how my story ______ so much laughter.

4. The car factory ________ its production to 10,000 a year.

 

Can you tell hurricanes from typhoons?

In your opinion, how can we reduce the damage caused by typhoons?

 

 

Have you ever pounded nails into a board and then pulled them out?

Will the board be the same as before?

1. Will had a happy family and his parents loved him very much.

2. Because Will’s mother couldn’t deal with him, Will spent the summer with his grandparents.

3. If Will said something mean, he would have to pound a nail into a board in the garage.

4. Will began to apologize for all the bad things he’d said after pounding ten nails.

Key: FTTF

Comprehension check

1. How did Will’s grandma punish him for his mean words?

A. By asking him to do the housework.

B. By asking him to pound nails into a board.

C. By beating him heavily.

D. By sending him away.

2. The word “eventually” in Paragraph 3 means _____.

A. finally

B. slowly

C. gradually

D. completely

3. What lesson did Will’s grandma want to tell him?

A. He should forgive those people who he loves.

B. He’d better learn to appreciate others’ apologies.

C. People will love him more if he apologizes.

D. People still get hurt somehow even if he has apologized.

Key: BAD

Vocabulary in use

 Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

forgive, forget, hurtful, task

1. I’m so ______ ; I often leave my keys at home.

2. Our _____ is to supply vegetables all year round.

3. She fell down from the bike and ____ her left leg.

4. I’ll never _____ you for what you said to me last night.

 

III. Post-reading

What can you learn from the story?

If you had a chance to meet Will, what would you like to do?