DAY1

Take rumors with salt (P2)

Translate the Chinese into English:

1. 你可以去游泳，也可以去打网球。(either…or)

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2. 由于他的粗心，他没通过这次的考试。

(because of)

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3. 这场大雨使得我们没有按时到达。(keep…from

doing sth)

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4. 地震中，我们应尽可能地挽救生命。(as…as

possible)

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5. 这位驾驶员从这次事故中吸取了教训。(learn a

lesson from…)

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DAY2

Fun sounds sound fun (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. From Paragraph 1, we know the kids _____.

A. were really naughty

B. were making sound effects

C. were performing a play

D. were having an acting class

2. Why did the cats want to kill the mother of the family?

A. Because they wanted to make the mother their own.

B. Because the mother locked them in the house.

C. Because the mother killed them in the accident.

D. Because the mother wanted them to be her children.

3. The right order of making the radio show is _____.

a. divide the story into a few parts

b. play a scary sounding song

c. change a girl’s part to a boy’s part

d. write dialogue straight from the book

e. write a script for each part of the story

f. add a narrator to the dialogue

A. a-b-c-d-e-f

B. a-e-d-f-c-b

C. a-d-e-f-c-b

D. a-e-d-c-f-b

4. In the last paragraph, the teacher was so happy because _____.

A. the kids would keep the recording forever

B. the kids were hardworking and did a great job

C. the kids gave a recording of the story to him

D. the kids took good care of the cats at school

DAY3

Which part is most... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. When the writer was young, the writer thought _____ were the most important part of the body.

A. ears B. eyes C. hands D. shoulders



2. Why did the writer’s mother ask the writer the same question several years later?

A. Because she wanted to find out if the writer had the right answer.

B. Because she wanted to know if the writer could live a happy and healthy life.

C. Because she wanted to make the writer remember the answer.

D. Because she forgot what the writer’s last answer was.

3. Mom thought the most important body part was the shoulder because _____.

A. it could hold up one’s head

B. it connected the arms to the body

C. it was the strongest part of the human body

D. it could hold the head of others when they needed it

4. What did the mother teach the writer with this question?

A. One should know a lot about every part of the body.

B. It’s important to find a shoulder to cry on when one needs it.

C. One should try his/her best to make as many friends as he/she can.

D. One should help and love others so he/she can get the same love from others.

DAY4

Say ‘OK’ when nothing... (P8)

Choose the best answer:

1. Why does the writer use the example of President Obama?

A. To explain that OK is a famous phrase.

B. To say that OK means neutrality.

C. To say that elections are informal.

D. To show that OK is not that informal.

2. Which of the following has a different meaning from the others?

A. I suppose. B. That sounds great!

C. Forget it. D. OK.

3. What does the story mainly talk about?

A. English is a language that keeps developing.

B. OK is an international way to express agreement. C. Writers have different ideas about the phrase OK.

D. OK is the short form of certain expressions.

DAY5

cloze

Long ago, there lived a captain named Bravo. He was famous for being very brave (勇敢的).

One day, a pirate (海盗) ship came up to Bravo’s ship. Bravo’s men became 1 . Captain Bravo shouted: “Bring me my red shirt." Then the captain 2 the shirt and led (带领) his men into a battle. Finally, they 3 the pirates.

Later on that day, two more pirate ships attacked (攻击) Captain Bravo’s ship. The captain 4 called for his red shirt. Once again, 5 the fighting was hard, he led his men to a big win over the two ships.

That evening, all the men sat around a table. They talked about the 6 of that day. One of them asked the captain: “Sir, why do you call for your red 7 before fighting?”

The captain answered: “If I am injured in the fight, the shirt will not 8 my blood (血). That way you men will

9 fighting, and not feel scared.”

All of the men felt 10 at the courage (勇气) of such a brave man. They finally knew why the captain was named “Bravo”.

1. A. excited B. bored C. brave D. scared

2. A. take off B. ask for C. put on D. call for

3. A. fought B. beat C. left D. visited

4. A. even B. once C. ever D. again

5. A. though B. if C. when D. because

6. A. ships B. pirates C. fights D. captain

7. A. hat B. coat C. heart D. shirt

8. A. add B. show C. predict D. see

9. A. stop B. keep on C. finish D. depend on

10. A. surprised B. important C. angry D. interested