Day 1

Countdown to census (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. What does the underlined phrase “carry out” mean?

A. 传达 B. 实施 C. 支持 D. 运送



2. How often does China hold a census?

A. Every three years. B. Every five years.

C. Every ten years. D. Every twenty years.



3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The population census started in 1949.

B. The sixth population census will last a month.

C. In 2000, China’s population was over 1 billion.

D. Census workers only ask people about their names, ages and jobs.



4. With the information from the census, _______.

a. the population will grow slowly

b. the government can help people live better lives

c. scientists can learn more about population growth

d. we’ll know the number of Chinese who moved abroad

e. more and more foreigners will come to China

A. a, b and c B. b, c and e

C. c, d and e D. b, c and d



5. In the US, census workers usually ask people to fill in a questionnaire ______.

A. by phone B. by mail

C. online D. at their office





Day 2

Teens study smarter (P3)

Choose the best answer:

6. Why did Li Haoqin get low marks?

A. She didn’t listen carefully in class.

B. She did few exercises after class.

C. She spent too much time having fun.

D. She didn’t have good learning methods.



7. According to Bi Qin, students should ____.

A. write stories in English

B. try their best to study hard

C. learn in many different ways

D. always take notes in class



8. How does Chen Xiping study English out of class?

A. By reading English novels.

B. By watching English TV programs.

C. By writing diaries in English.

D. By talking with foreign friends.



9. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Li Haoqin worked hard, but she didn’t make it.

B. Bi Qin thinks hard work is enough for students.

C. Chen Xiping has a habit of reading and writing.

D. Lin Pingyi likes watching English videos.





Day 3

The gold chain (P6)

Choose the best answer:

10. The poor fisherman often dreamed of having _____.

A. a beautiful wife B. a big house

C. a big piece of land D. a lot of money



11. What did the fisherman try to get from the sea one day?

A. Some big fish. B. A big gold chain.

C. A pair of shoes. D. Some diamonds.



12. What happened to the fisherman in the end?

A. He lost his life.

B. He became rich.

C. He was even poorer.

D. His life didn’t change much.



13. What can we learn from the story?

A. Everyone should have his own dream.

B. Everyone should work hard to realize his dream.

C. We should try to take good care of ourselves.

D. We should take only what we need and not more.





Day 4

Talk like an American (P8)

Translate the following sentences into English:



14. 她妹妹比她外向多了。(outgoing)

Her sister __________________________.

15. 好好地看看这张照片，看你是否认识里面的哪个人。

___________________________ and see if you know anyone in it.

16. 一方面，我必须工作，但另一方面，我也得照顾我的孩子。(look after)

On the one hand I have to work, ___________________.



Choose the best answer:

17. The sentence “Wow, I never thought I’d see a backpack uglier than mine, but now I have” means “________”.

A. my backpack is the ugliest

B. your backpack is as ugly as mine

C. your backpack is the ugliest

D. I didn’t think my backpack was ugly



18. Which is a good way to start a conversation with a stranger?

A. Keeping silent until he or she speaks.

B. Smiling at him or her.

C. Shaking hands with him or her.

D. Telling the person his or her hairstyle is not good.





Day 5

Cloze

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time 19 than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t 20 the books at all.

When I went to school, I was an A-student, 21 not for long. I wanted cool 22 and hung out with friends. I went from being an A-student to a C-student, but I didn’t 23 . One night, I complained about not having enough Italian T-shirts. Then my mother gave me all her money. She said I could get the money 24 over to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was very 25 with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how 26 it was for my mother to do all this. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream 27 true and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother’s story – a woman with little education (教育) greatly changed my life as a 28 . So, I believe there is no job more important than parenting.



19. A. exercising B. reading C. thinking D. traveling

20. A. see B. watch C. read D. listen

21. A. so B. but C. and D. if

22. A. clothes B. games C. toys D. books

23. A. know B. change C. think D. care

24. A. left B. saved C. used D. returned

25. A. exciting B. angry C. sad D. happy

26. A. easy B. difficult C. kind D. important

27. A. went B. turned C. came D. was

28. A. parent B. teacher C. friend D. doctor


上期答案：

Reading

1. cars 2. wait for 3. 3D movies 4. style

5. provinces 6. the 4D movie 7. volunteer

8–12 BACCD 13–17 BADDB

18. Decide who the new class leaders are.

Decide who takes part in activities on behalf of the class.

19. Teacher’s favorite student.

20. 老师关心我们的学习和生活，他们似乎对所教的学科无所不知。

21. 如果事实证明是老师犯了错误，老师会当着全班同学的面道歉。

22. b, d 23. a, c, e, f 24–28 ABDCB  29–33 BACDC



Wordcheck

1–6 DCBABC 8–14 DADCDBC

Word check 酷词活用

Choose the best answer:
1. There are 10,000 people living in this _____.
A. room B. area C. office D. space

2. _____ years ago, the world was much warmer than it is now.
A. Millions B. Millions of C. Million D. Million of

3. The _____ in Henan is larger than that in Qinghai.
A. people B. culture C. population D. history

4. He _____ his mistake after the teacher talked with him.
A. realized B. said C. studied D. believed
5. My teacher is going to _____ a meeting to discuss the matter.
A. carry B. take C. catch D. hold

6. He _____ every room in the house in order to find his book.
A. looked B. saw C. found D. searched

7. You’d better _____ your homework after you finish.
A. check B. copy C. write D. do

8. — Oh, I had a terrible toothache.
— You’d better go to see a doctor and _____ out your bad teeth.
A. try B. pick C. work D. pull
9. We are going for a picnic tomorrow. I’ll call Jane and find out when we can ____.
A. get B. start C. make D. do

10. Oh, this milk tastes _____. Do you think it’s OK to drink?
A. delicious B. fine C. warm D. strange

11. The Earth is our home. We must _____ the land, air and water clean.
A. get B. let C. keep D. take

12. — Could you tell me what you think about Sanya?
— Oh, if you get a chance _____ there, take it.
A. going B. goes C. go D. to go