Day1
Young reporter spreads... (P3)
Choose the best answer:

1. Which thing helped Carly decide to be a television anchor?
A. Her success in going to the sixth grade.
B. Her report on forest fires when in sixth grade.
C. Her interviews with many famous people.
D. Her broadcast teacher’s encouragement.

2. Carly’s “most recent achievement” refers to _____.
A. her sending her best segments to Teen Kids News
B. the excellent segments she shot for her school
C. her invitation from Teen Kids News
D. her work with a famous producer

3. When doing her first task, Carly was under the following pressures EXCEPT _____.
A. this was a new team to work with
B. she wanted to shoot a wonderful segment
C. she hoped to make a good impression on the producer
D. she wanted to do better than the former reporter

4. What is this passage mainly about?
A. How a young girl achieved success in journalism.
B. How to make a broadcast news program.
C. The wonderful segments a young girl shot.
D. Being a reporter is not an easy thing.


Day2
Miyazaki’s magical world (P4)
Finish the word puzzle:
Across
2. a country that is ruled by a king or queen
4. a large building with high walls and towers that was built in the past to keep people safe
6. a person who tells the actors what to do in a film or play
9. very large
10. show sth such as a feeling or an opinion by words or action (e_________)
Down
1. think that sth bad might happen or has happened
3. form a picture or idea in your mind of what sth/sb might be like (i_________)
5. unusual or unexpected (s_________)
7. very surprised (a_________)
8. have to deal with sth unhappy (f_________)

Day3
The great power of a... (P5)
Choose the best answer:

1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. There were 80 volunteers who took part in the study.
B. The youngest volunteer was 19 and the oldest was 59.
C. Some volunteers had babies at that time in the study.
D. The volunteers were affected by the sound of a baby’s cry.

2. The game “whack-a-mole” shows ______.
A. a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults
B. men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy
C. adults without babies react less quickly to a baby’s cry
D. women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men

3. According to the passage, a baby’s cry ______.
A. has the same pitch as birdsong
B. is the noisiest sound there is
C. can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure
D. is good for its health

4. From the last paragraph, we learn that ______.
A. taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past
B. human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies
C. baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly
D. baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution


Day4
The dewdrop (P6)
Choose the best answer:

1. According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop _____.
A. didn’t get on well with other dewdrops
B. thought its beauty was too simple
C. couldn’t get any sunlight
D. regarded itself as the best dewdrop

2. The dewdrop became _____ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf.
A. scared B. happy
C. proud D. comfortable

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. There was only one dewdrop on the leaf.
B. The dewdrop did nothing before falling.
C. The mirror in the story refers to the pond.
D. The dewdrop was actually destroyed.

4. The story mainly tells us that _____.
A. we should work together against difficulties
B. people should not be too proud of themselves
C. one should work hard for his/her goals
D. it’s good to become one with the whole


Day5
Cloze
John Thomas was an 18-year-old student and a champion high-jumper. Students at Boston University all liked this tall, quiet boy. When he got hurt, everybody was _1_ . People all over the country _2_ about John Thomas and often asked: “Will he ever jump again?”
John’s mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his _3_ leg. Then she looked into his _4_ . She knew what her son would _5_ . “You’re going to jump again, John, I know it,” she said. “ _6_ will be all right.”
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a lot to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed John started to 7 . He used a wheel (轮子) and other tools. Soon his _8_ looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John _9_ the hospital. “Is it all right if I go camping this summer?” he asked the doctors.
“Yes,” the doctors said. “But take it easy on that foot.”
John took only _10_ walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot. But not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised _11_ his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little more. In late summer John went back to _12_ . He asked if he could practice with the football team. Football wasn’t his _13_ sport, but he had to get that leg _14_ again! He worked hard. “No one pushed (推动) him as hard as he pushed himself,” said one of his friends. “To _15_ a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch.”
1. A. sorry B. afraid
C. alone D. tired
2. A. thought B. talked
C. said D. moved
3. A. broken B. lost
C. missing D. dead
4. A. heart B. foot
C. eyes D. leg
5. A. make B. use
C. agree D. do
6. A. Nothing B. Anything
C. Something D. Everything
7. A. jump B. exercise
C. work D. think
8. A. chair B. wheel
C. store D. bed
9. A. reached B. called
C. left D. found
10. A. short B. long
C. quick D. fast
11. A. after B. if
C. until D. when
12. A. school B. hospital
C. shop D. church
13. A. favorite B. collection
C. dream D. major
14. A. thick B. strong
C. straight D. hard
15. A. look B. hear
C. know D. see