Waste not, want not (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?
A. Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of
food.
B. Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and willing
to help the weak.
C. Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior
of wasting food.
D. Chinese people feel that they lose face if their
guests eat all the food.

2. According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because _____.
a. food comes from very hard work
b. six million children die of hunger every day
c. there is not enough food to feed all the people
d. it’s not good to be hospitable and generous
A. abc B. acd
C. abd D. bcd

3. Which of the following is NOT a good way to save food?
A. Taking home restaurant leftovers.
B. Not ordering more than you need at a restaurant.
C. Knowing what you already have at home when
shopping.
D. Not eating the food you don’t like even if it is
healthy.



My first star performance (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. What did the writer think of Ms O’Connor?
A. She was not so fun. B. She was strict.
C. She was always excited. D. She was talkative.

2. At first, when it was time for the writer to act, _____.
A. she couldn’t wear her clothes well
B. she worried about her facial expression
C. she enjoyed her performance a lot
D. she was too worried to act naturally

3. With the sentence “love the art in yourself, not yourself in art”, Ms O’Connor told the writer _____.
A. to worry less about how others saw her
B. to pay more attention to her feelings
C. to love herself more than the art
D. to love the art more than herself

4. The story mainly talks about _____.
A. how different teachers are in the US
B. why the writer liked the musical
C. the writer’s first time learning art
D. the writer’s first acting experience in the US



Shuttling to space and... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. How many years has Discovery worked for NASA?
A. 3 B. 28
C. 31 D. 39

2. What is a space shuttle used for?
A. Bringing aliens to Earth.
B. Taking astronauts into space.
C. Doing research for space museums.
D. Studying the Earth’s atmosphere.

3. Which of the following about space shuttles is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. The three main parts of the space shuttle go into orbit.
B. The tank connects to the bottom of the rocket boosters.
C. The tank holds fuel for the rocket boosters’ launch.
D. The rocket boosters power the launch the whole time.

4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. How traditional rocket-powered launchers can be
recovered.
B. Why the space shuttle costs more than
rocket-powered launchers.
C. The reason why rocket-powered launchers can only
be used once.
D. The differences between space shuttles and
rocket-powered launchers.



Finding ways to be kind (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. What happened to the writer at the restaurant?
A. He carelessly dropped some money.
B. He returned the girl’s money to her mom.
C. He picked up the money and gave it to his mom.
D. He made friends with a little girl and the girl’s mom.

2. The word “opportunity” as used in the passage means a chance _____.
A. to get happiness B. to offer help
C. to meet a stranger D. to show thanks

3. Put the following events into the correct order: _____.
a. The writer wanted to help an elderly man carry
some firewood.
b. The writer gave the flowers to a woman he didn’t know.
c. The writer chose a chocolate bar for his mom in the store.
d. The writer let the man behind him check out first in
the store.
A. acdb B. abcd C. bacd D. cdab

4. What does the passage aim to tell us?
A. We will succeed if we never give up.
B. We should always find ways to be kind to others.
C. We should help the young and the old first.
D. We should use every opportunity to make friends.



Cloze

Sports play an important role in our lives. All over the world, people 1 sports. Wherever you are, you can
2 different kinds of sports. Some sports date 3 thousand of years, like running and jumping. Chinese kung fu, for example, has a very long 4 . But basketball and volleyball are more new. Neither has a history of a hundred years. People are 5 new sports all the time.
Sports help people keep healthy and live 6 . Lots of people take part in sports and play games. But some people like to watch 7 play sports. In order to watch the games, some people 8 tickets or turn on their TVs at home. They don’t go to bed until the games are 9 . When their team wins, they often 10 very excited.
When the seasons change, the sports change too. In different seasons, people play 11 games. For example, swimming is best in warm weather, but ice skating and skiing are most popular in the 12 .

1. A. finish B. enjoy C. practice D. exercise
2. A. watch B. look C. see D. read
3. A. away B. for C. on D. back
4. A. history B. life C. memory D. time
5. A. learning B. choosing
C. discovering D. inventing
6. A. longer B. harder C. worse D. farther
7. A. the other B. others C. other D. other’s
8. A. buy B. lend C. show D. take
9. A. away B. on C. over D. off
10. A. smell B. get C. turn D. sound
11. A. simple B. easy
C. necessary D. different
12. A. spring B. summer C. winter D. autumn
21ST

WordCheck
Choose the best answer:
1.The final exam is coming. Our teachers tell us not to _____ time.
A. pay B. spend C. waste D. take

2.– I thought you had ______ English.
– No. It has been very useful in my work.
A. studied B. dropped C. failed D. passed

3.– Where do the girls ______?
– I once saw them in the park.
A. come out B. hand out
C. work out D. hang out

4.Riding horses on the grassland ______ really exciting.
A. are B. am C. is D. be

5.The young mother doesn’t know ______ to stop the baby’s crying.
A. what to do B. how to do
C. when to do D. where to do

6.– How are the wounded coal workers?
– Sadly, ten of them _____, though the doctors tried to save them.
A. failed B. returned C. died D. missed

7.In our school library there _____ a number of books on science, and the number of them _____ growing larger and larger.
A. is; are B. are; is C. has; is D. have; are

8.Betty shouted and started to run when she saw the tiger, but her dad told her to _____ calm.
A. get B. turn C. last D. stay
（答案见下期或登陆网站www.21teens.com.cn）
上期参考答案
Reading
【P2】ABDC
【P3】 1. Yes, it is. 2. In December 2010. 3. She got the idea from a friend who was writing a book when Rachael visited him. 4. On the Internet. 5. She is creative and has a big dream. (Other similar answers are OK.)
【P5】CCAB【P6】1-5 CDABD 6-10 CCADB
【Cloze】 1-5 DCACA 6-10 DCDBB
Wordcheck 1-5 BDDBA 6-7 AC