Day 1

Expo comes to an end (P2)

Fill in the chart below:

 

Day 2

Students ‘hide’ prisoners... (P3)

Choose the best answer:


1. Tariq Sheikh invited the club to paint the wall of his gas station because_____.

A. he loves art very much

B. the wall was very dirty

C. he wanted the wall to make people feel happy

D. he wanted to give the kids a chance to paint



2. The kids made their painting special by ______.

A. painting the name of the town they live in

B. painting some colorful trees and buildings

C. painting a famous piece of local history

D. painting two brothers who live on a farm



3. Which is TRUE according to the story?

A. There was only one girl in this club.

B. The wall of the gas station was 25-foot tall.

C. The Biddle brothers could be seen in the painting.

D. The kids spent seven days painting on the wall.



4. What does Matt Recker think of the painting on the wall?

A. It’s boring.

B. It’s fun and interesting.

C. It’s colorful but not good enough.

D. He doesn’t care about it.


Day 3

Shake off your trouble (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. The farmer didn’t want to save the donkey because ______.

A. it was old

B. it was already dying

C. the well needed to be covered up

D. Both A and C



2. When the farmer began to shovel dirt into the well, the donkey _____.

A. got angry and cried horribly for hours

B. calmed down and accepted that he had to die

C. threw dirt back at the farmer and his neighbors

D. shook off the dirt thrown down on him and stepped up



3. The story mainly tells us _____.

A. we can save ourselves from trouble by not giving up

B. a problem is a stepping-stone that can help us succeed

C. to stay close to our friends when they need help

D. not to be ashamed to ask for help when in trouble



Day 4

The words of the week (P8)

Match the word or phrase with its meaning:

1. ancient a. unclear and difficult to understand

2. root b. to have developed from something

3. practical c. relating to real situations and events

4. confusing d. unusual, out of the ordinary

5. strange e. to be reasonable

6. make sense f. very old


Word check

Choose the best answer:

7. Which day of the week was named after the moon?

A. Sunday B. Monday

C. Saturday D. Tuesday


8. We can tell from the story that “Saturn” is ____.

A. a planet’s name

B. a strange language

C. a God’s name

D. a Goddess’ name


9. The story mainly tells us ____.

A. what the seven days of the week are named after

B. how the English language changes

C. why there are seven days in a week

D. which day of the week is people’s favorite


Day 5

Cloze

A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 1 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 2 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these “woods”.

Elephants, tigers and many 3 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 4 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 5 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to 7 the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared (消失) because there was not enough food for them. 8 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 9 in the same way.

You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 10 in the zoos, but there are still about 36 different animals 11 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 12 a rich brown coat and a white patch (补丁) under the tail. They look like deer but they are much 13 . They are less than two feet high. They make a noise rather like a dog barking. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one real enemy – 14 . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is 15 for people to protect (保护) these wild animals.


1. A. work B. study C. live D. enjoy

2. A. lots B. few C. no D. not

3. A. other B. others C. the other D. another

4. A. people B. animals C. flowers D. things

5. A. grew B. made C. got D. kept

6. A. fire B. trees C. sunshine D. houses

7. A. put away B. keep away

C. take away D. break away

8. A. So B. Such C. As D. Nor

9. A. lived B. died C. came D. left

10. A. without B. except C. and D. or

11. A. live B. to live C. lived D. living

12. A. have B. get C. with D. without

13. A. heavier B. higher C. bigger D. smaller

14. A. tigers B. men C. wolves D. elephants

15. A. exciting B. important C. useful D. interesting



Word check

Choose the best answer:

1. He tried his best to ______ the problem, no matter how difficult it was.

A. work B. solve C. develop D. practice


2. She hates her job and she’s thinking about ______.

A. passing B. trying C. checking D. quitting


3. Jack received ______ in computers for one year. After that he found a job in a big company.

A. training B. exercise C. preparation D. work


4. The instructions were _____. I can’t understand them.

A. important B. confusing

C. helpful D. special


5. Don’t get angry with him. You have to ______ that he is only three years old.

A. enjoy B. allow C. consider D. believe


6. He had lots of happy ______ of his stay in Japan. And he wished he could have another chance to visit there.

A. memories B. situation C. events D. experience


7. It makes ______ to leave early to avoid traffic.

A. way B. room C. progress D. sense


8. Eric, do you have time tonight? My mother says she’s looking forward ______ you.

A. meeting B. to meet

C. to meeting D. of meeting


9. A ______ of 20,000 people visited the museum on the first day it was open to the public.

A. number B. total C. plenty D. whole


10. After the heavy rain, the holes in the road were ______ rainwater.

A. kept with B. included with

C. full of D. filled up


上期参考答案

Reading

【P1】BADD 【P2】1. No, it didn’t. 2. Four. They are Chengdu, Chongqing, Suzhou and Nanjing. 3. Its population. 4. Suzhou. 5. It mainly tells us why China’s four cities are on Forbes’ list. / It mainly tells us about the reason why China’s four cities are on a list of the world’s fastest growing cities over the next ten years. 【P3】DBAC 【P8】CDAD 【Cloze】1-5 BADAB 6-10 CDBAC 11-15 BDCDB

Word check

1-5 CACBD 6-10 ABDCB