Day 1

Big dreams come true (P2)

完成下列任务：

Fill in the chart below:

Time	Event
In 1963	1
2	Li used 100 yuan to earn 1,000 yuan in six months.
After making fridges and motorbikes	Li was allowed to 3. ______
In 1998	4

Choose the best answer:

5. What happened when Li’s friend heard he wanted to buy Volvo?

A. They tried hard to stop him.

B. They didn’t care about it.

C. They all supported him.

D. They were shocked.

6. According to the story, what are the businessmen on TV like?

A. Serious and boring.

B. Energetic and athletic.

C. Outgoing and talkative.

D. Good at sports and poems.

Day 2

Save water (P4-5)

Choose the best answer:

7. ____ percent of the world’s water is the fresh water we use every day.

A. 97 B. 2 C. 1 D. 70

8. The ground water is the water that ____.

A. covers Earth’s surface

B. is hidden below our feet

C. makes the Earth sink

D. comes from lakes and river

9. We can tell from the story that we should ____.

A. use ground water as much as possible

B. melt the icecaps and icebergs to get fresh water

C. change sea water into drinking water

D. take care of water and save it for the future

Day 3

Value of time (P6)

Choose the best answer:

10. $86,400 refers to _____ in your account in the passage.

A. money B. history C. mystery D. time

11. The bank gives us _____ minutes every day.

A. 86,400 B. 24,000 C. 1,440 D. 3,400

12. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. There’s much money in our bank accounts every day.

B. We have 86,400 seconds every day.

C. Time won’t go back.

D. Today is a gift.

13. Ask a person who avoided an accident to realize the value of ____.

A. one second B. one minute

C. one hour D. one year

14. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Minutes B. A time account

C. A bank account D. Second

Day 4

Story of our names (P8)

Choose the best answer:

15. The Chinese family name is different from the Western family name in that ______.

A. it is usually shorter and easier to remember

B. it comes after the given name

C. it goes before the given name

D. it is passed down from father to son

16. Chinese people think the family name ______.

A. is something unimportant

B. tells if a person can succeed

C. is the pride and honor of the family

D. helps people find others with the same interest

17. ______ are the most popular family names in the US.

A. Li, Wang and Zhang

B. Smith, Johnson and William

C. Smith, Jones and Brown

D. Johnson, Jones and William

18. The ancestor of a person with the family name Smith may have______.

A. worked with metal B. been interested in sport

C. had a lot of money D. liked to be with children

19. This passage is mainly about _____.

A. how to give nice name

B. Chinese and Western family name

C. most popular Chinese name

D. a ceremony in memory of Huangdi

Day 5

Cloze test

I’ll never forget one summer day in 1975. On that day my 20 suddenly died because of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer 21 to my house to ask for my father’s permission (允许) for the hospital to 22 Mother’s valve (心脏瓣膜). I was greatly surprised. I ran into the house in tears. At age 14 I just couldn’t understand why people would take apart (分解)a person I 23 . 24 my father told him, “Yes.”

“How can you let them do that to her?” I 25 him.

“Linda,” he said 26 , putting his arms around me, “the greatest present you can give is a part of 27 . Your mother and I decided long ago that if we could make a person’s life 28 after we died, our death would have meaning.”

The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most 29 in my life.

Years passed. I married and had a family 30 my own. In 1996 my father became seriously ill. With a smile he told me that when he died, he wanted to donate (捐赠) 31 was in good condition (状况), especially his eyes.

My father died and we donated 32 as he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so 33 of what you did for Grandpa.” At that moment I realized that my father gave 34 his eyes. What he left behind sparkled (闪烁) in my daughter’s eyes – pride.

20. A. father B. mother C. grandma D. grandpa

21. A. shouted B. sent C. came D. reached

22. A. operate B. use C. make D. repair

23. A. loved B. lost C. forgot D. remembered

24. A. So B. As C. But D. And

25. A. reported B. said to C. told D. cried at

26. A. quietly B. happily C. angrily D. loudly

27. A. yourself B. myself C. himself D. herself

28. A. worse B. poorer C. better D. more helpful

29. A. wonderful B. important

C. warm-hearted D. beautiful

30. A. at B. with C. of D. for

31. A. however B. which C. whoever D. whatever

32. A. his heart B. his eyes C. his life D. his ear

33. A. afraid B. tired C. full D. proud

34. A. much more than B. less than

C. many more than D. as much a

（答案见下期或登陆网站www.21teens.com.cn）

上期答案

Reading:

1. last autumn 2. Southwest China 3. less rainfall, high temperatures and climate change 4. 20 million 5-6 AD 7. be sleepless/have a hard time sleeping 8. heart racing 9. get headaches 10. have trouble concentrating 11. easily get upset 12-14 CAB 15-18 BCCA 19-23 DACDD 24-28 BDACB 29-33 AABDA 34-38 BADAB

Listening:

1-5 BACBA 6. at Christmas 7. video games 8. books 9. time and effort 10. chocolate