Reading

Learn about HIV, AIDS (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. Why did none of the teachers want to teach Tanya?

A. Because she was very naughty.

B. Because she couldn’t speak or write.

C. Because she was HIV-positive.

D. Because she lived far away from school.

2. What did the headmaster suggest Tanya’s mother do?

A. Talk to her teachers to get their support.

B. Teach Tanya by herself at home.

C. Send Tanya to the hospital immediately.

D. Find another school and keep her disease secret.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. November 1st is World AIDS Day.

B. It’s common for people with HIV to face prejudice.

C. There are 33 million people living with HIV in China.

D. None of the above.

4. HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s _____.

A. immune system

B. brain and heart

C. lung and kidney

D. stomach and skin

5. HIV can be passed on through _____.

A. kissing a person with HIV

B. sharing food with a person with HIV

C. blood transfusion

D. swimming pool

Who says the British aren’t funny? (P8)

Choose a proper word to fill in the blanks:

funny, sense of humor, different from, popular, laugh at

6. This is a ________ joke among British schoolchildren.

7. People say this special ________ is one of Britain’s national characteristics.

8. The British sense of humor is ________ other countries.

9. While most Britons ________ these jokes, foreigners often don’t understand them.

10. Are the British just not as ________ as they think they are?

Write the correct word according to the meaning:

11. ________ correctly, or in a way that is considered right

12. ________ related to a whole nation, all over the country

13. ________ not friendly

14. ________ make fun of

第一节：听对话及问题，选择正确答案。

1. A. Food. B. Plants. C. Animals.

2. A. Bus number 34. B. Bus number 43.

C. Bus number 44.

3. A. Go to the party. B. Go to the dentist.

C. Go to the zoo.

第二节：听下面的短文，填写表格中所缺的信息 (每空不超过3个单词)。

Welcome to the National Park

6. Take a _____ to the central island at ______ am.

7. The first place to visit is a _____________.

8. Then we'll visit __________________.

9. We'll have lunch at _________am.

10. In the end, we'll visit __________________.

Key:

Reading

1—5 CDBAC 6. popular 7. sense of humor, 8. different from 9. laugh at 10. funny 11. properly 12. national 13. unfriendly 14. mock

Listening

1—3 CAB 6. boat, 9 7. rose garden 8. an old tower 9. 11:30 10. the Bird House