Skin’s new best friend (P2)

Cloze test:

If you stay in the sun for too long, your skin will get burned. But how long is too long? A plaster will be able to 1 you.

Scientists in Scotland have created the plaster. It is sensitive to 2 . When users stay in the sun for too long, ultraviolet rays cause a chemical reaction in the plaster. Its color changes 3 yellow to red, telling that it is time to either cover up or go indoors.

The plaster will even 4 ultraviolet rays when worn under a swimsuit.

Scientists hope that it will cut the chances of developing skin cancer. Skin cancer can be a 5 of over-exposure to the sun.

Experts say that it can 6 between four and eight hours for sunburn to show on the skin. But by that point the damage has already been done.

1. A. ask B. tell C. speak D. talk

2. A. water B. air C. sunlight D. body

3. A. at B. into C. from D. with

4. A. show B. to show

C. showing D. showed

5. A. result B. reason C. reality D. recycle

6. A. spend B. cost C. worth D. take

American kids learn about hard times (P3)

Choose the best answer:

7. _______are from the same school.

A. Jacob and Kiki B. Kiki and Hellie

C. Tamar and Jacob D. Hallie and Tamar

8. Who is a teacher’s assistant at weekend learning center?

A. Jacob B. Kiki C. Tamar D. Hallie

9. Who doesn’t think it takes a crisis to understand the needs of others?

A. Hallie B. Jacob C. Tamar D. Kiki

10. According to the passage, the global recession _______.

A. makes people worry about their live

B. makes some students prefer studying to working

C. makes some teenagers more careful about the money they spend

D. means that parents are unable to afford their kids’ high school education

11. What does Kiki worry about? What do you think of the problem?

_____________________________________

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The fairy’s new year gift (P5)

Choose the best answer:

12. What are the fairy’s presents for the two boys?

A. Two big houses. B. Two little sheep.

C. Two books. D. All of these.

13. Why does the fairy visit the boys again after a few months?

A. She wants to take them to Father Time.

B. She wants to take the books back.

C. She wants to give them another present.

D. Both B and C.

14. Every time the two boys ____, the blots and scratches appear in their books.

A. behave well B. study hard

C. are naughty D. fall asleep

Discovering a world outside of school (P8)

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15. When she was at school, where was Kylie not taken?

A. woodlands B. the seaside C. librarie

16. Which of the following could they find there?



17. Is the following mentioned in the text? Tick √ or X.

1) _____ where they gathered before starting off

2) _____ when they left for the seaside

3) _____ why they were taken there

4) _____ what clothes they were wearing

5) _____ what they took with

6) _____ what they did there

7) _____ how she felt

18. What do you think is the best title for the passage?

A. A dangerous experiment

B. An interesting trip

C. Lifelong learning

Key:

1-6 BCCAAD

7-10 DCBC

11. 略

12-14 CDC

15-16 CB

17. ××√√×√√

18. B