Day 1

Expressing yourself (P2)

Finish the following tasks:

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic (特征) of the roaring genre?

A. The sentences are short.

B. It has a complaining tone.

C. The sentences are questions.

D. There are many exclamation marks.

2. Internet users created the roaring genre to _____.

A. let out emotions

B. express their anger

C. show off to others

D. get rid of bad manners

3. Here are some behaviors of people who are chatting online. Put them into the right column (栏).

A. Use capital letters to chat with others.

B. Use asterisks or lines to emphasize a word.

C. Use short forms when talking with strangers.

D. Use emoticons to show your feelings.

Good behavior: ______________

Bad behavior: _______________

Day 2

Science class gets surprise visitor (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. Why did the writer say the science class was unusual?

A. They would do experiments on computers for the first time.

B. President Obama showed them how to do experiments.

C. President Obama visited the class unexpectedly.

D. His heart just stopped when he was doing the experiment.

2. At Parkville Middle School, Obama did all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A. watch students carefully doing an experiment

B. have a meeting with eighth-graders

C. give interviews to some students

D. make his policy on math and science education

3. What does Obama think of stress?

A. Being a president is more stressful than being a student.

B. The bigger the decisions, the more stress.

C. Nothing can make him feel stressful.

D. Stress is not that bad if the results are good.

Day 3

Honesty is always best (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. What was wrong with the 30 children in the classroom?

A. They didn’t finish their homework.

B. They didn’t listen to the teacher in class.

C. Some of them broke the door at school.

D. One of them broke the window at school.

2. The writer broke the window with a _____.

A. basketball

B. football

C. baseball

D. volleyball

3. Why did the teacher reward the writer with a book?

A. Because he paid for the window.

B. Because he told the teacher the truth.

C. Because he didn’t mean to break the window.

D. Because he asked the teacher for the book.

4. What did the writer learn from his teacher?

A. Honesty can bring what you want.

B. Don’t be angry with children.

C. One should always be honest.

D. Rewarding is better than punishing.

Day 4



High flying fun (P8)

Answer the following questions:

1. What does the kite in the shape of a peach mean?

_________________________________________

2. How often does the International Kite Festival in Weifang happen?

_________________________________________

3. How long did it take Li Jingyang to make the kite “octopus”?

_________________________________________

4. Did the idea of making aircrafts come from kites?

_________________________________________

5. What did people invent kites for at first?

_________________________________________

Day 5



Cloze

A poor farmer (农民) had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.

One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to 1 it. The farmer was happy with the gift, but he did not know 2 to plant it.

He was 3 that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal (偷) the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his 4_ would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would 5_ the fruit. Finally, he planted the tree in the woods. But 6 sunlight and good soil (土壤), the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a 7 place. “What’s the 8 ?” the farmer asked angrily.

The friend answered: “If you planted the tree in the sunlight, at least someone could 9 the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (剥夺) 10 of the fruit, but you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree!”

1. A. use B. build C. play D. plant

2. A. if B. where C. what D. when

3. A. serious B. smart C. scared D. surprised

4. A. students B. children C. wife D. neighbors

5. A. take B. make C. plan D. send

6. A. with B. for C. within D. without

7. A. good B. hot C. poor D. windy

8. A. reason B. difference C. question D. advantage

9. A. enjoy B. rob C. plant D. grow

10. A. nobody B. none C. everything D. everyone