Riding his way to the top (P3)
Choose the best answer:

1. According to the passage, which is NOT needed to make a scraper bike?
A. Paint.
B. Tape.
C. Tinfoil.
D. Plastic.

2. How does Ray feel when he rides his new bike?
A. Proud.
B. Nervous.
C. Scared.
D. Nothing special.

3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Scraper bikes are popular in the US this year.
B. Ray taught himself to make scraper bikes.
C. Ray and his brother now live in a foster home.
D. Ray enjoys making music about the bikes.



Sleep well, live healthy... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. How much sleep do students aged from 10 to 17 need per night?
A. 8-9 hours.
B. 10-12 hours.
C. 7 hours.
D. Less than 7 hours.

2. What might happen if teens don’t get enough sleep?
A. They might do well in sports.
B. They might feel depressed.
C. Their bodies and brains might grow better.
D. They might not be able to finish their schoolwork.

3. Which is NOT a reason why so many students don’t get enough sleep?
A. They cannot pay attention in class.
B. They have too much homework to do.
C. They have sleeping problems.
D. They have to get up very early to go to school.

4. Which of the following are good sleeping habits?
a. Sleeping in a bright place.
b. Going to bed at the same time.
c. Sleeping in a dark and quiet place.
d. Drinking something that makes you excited.
A. a, b B. a, c C. b, c D. b, d


The paradise out back (P4)
Choose the best answer:

1. In Paragraph 1, we learn that _____.
A. a house with a yard is cheap in America
B. the American Dream is about owning a yard
C. a house is usually sold with a yard in America
D. Chinese people are much poorer than Americans

2. According to the article, the backyard can be used to do the following EXCEPT ______.
A. have a garden
B. host parties or barbeques
C. park cars
D. create a playground for children

3. What does this article mainly talk about?
A. The history of backyards.
B. Differences between backyards and front yards.
C. The backyard and its uses.
D. Differences between backyards and gardens.





We never told him he couldn’t (P6)
Choose the best answer:

1. Joey couldn’t walk normally until _____.
A. he was three years old
B. he was eight years old
C. he was in seventh grade
D. he ran for the cross-country team

2. What did Joey’s parents do when Joey decided to try out for the cross-country team?
A. They felt very nervous.
B. They tried to stop him.
C. They helped him in their own way.
D. They didn’t tell him what to do.

3. According to the passage, after training, Joey _____.
A. had a high fever
B. hurt his club feet
C. became the oldest member of the team
D. got the chance to score points for his school

4. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. You can do anything if you have a strong will.
B. You can run faster than others with training.
C. Parents should allow their children to do anything.
D. Parents should know how to help their kids succeed.


Cloze
There was a woman in Detroit who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, 1 he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so 2 .
The mother 3 that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 4 a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s 5 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 6 . Why had Ben raised his hand, they wondered. He 7 said anything. What could he possibly want to say?
Ben not only 8 the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew 9 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 10 . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book reports.
Ben went to the 11 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and one day became one of the best doctors in the United States.
When Ben grew up, he 12 something about his mother that he had not known as a child.
She herself had never learned how to read.

1. A. because B. so
C. but D. though
2. A. clever B. funny
C. slow D. quick
3. A. asked B. decided
C. forgot D. heard
4. A. notice B. message
C. book D. question
5. A. class B. room C. office D. lab
6. A. think B. leave C. stand D. speak
7. A. always B. even
C. quickly D. never
8. A. found B. played
C. knew D. threw
9. A. whether B. when C. where D. why
10. A. afraid B. surprised
C. worried D. unhappy
11. A. top B. end
C. back D. side
12. A. learned B. remembered
C. understood D. guessed

（参考答案见下期）
上期参考答案
Reading
【P2】BCD
【P4-5】BCAC
【P5】DBDA
【P6】 BDCA
【cloze】1-5 DCBDA
6-10 DCBCD
11-15 BADCB