Day 1
Ability to change the... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did Kuru want to develop a new water purification system?
A. To show she is different.
B. To become famous.
C. To help poor people in India.
D. To take part in a competition.

2. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Kuru spent the whole summer studying
PhD papers.
B. Kuru did a lot of work to work out the
system.
C. Each of the two kinds of chemicals can kill
harmful bacteria.
D. The system can help kill E. coli bacteria in
one hour.

3. From the article, we learn that Kurup’s method _____.
A. needs electricity
B. costs a lot of money
C. makes fresh-tasting water
D. has got a patent

4. Which of the following words can best describe Kuru?
A. kind-hearted and creative
B. shy and hard-working
C. smart and careful
D. beautiful and brave

Day 2
Culture of a city as... (P4)
Fill in the table below:
About Beijing Subway
 

Day3
1. From Paragraphs 2-3, we learn that _____.
A. humans can’t jump from higher than 26,000 meters
B. balloons are the highest flying human-carrying vehicles
C. human-carrying balloons can fly higher than planes
D. balloons can’t fly higher than 31,333 meters
2. In Paragraph 4, “the above two heights” refer to the heights of _____.
A. 26,000 meters and 31,333 meters
B. 26,000 meters and 5,500 meters
C. 5,500 meters and 1,150 kilometers
D. 31,333 meters and 5,500 meters
3. We learn from the last paragraph that _____.
A. parachuting from higher than 4,200 meters is safer
B. when parachuting, higher isn’t always better
C. the higher up we go, the thicker the air becomes
D. thinner air can make people choke to death

Day 4
A wound he’ll never... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. What does the word “retreat” mean in Paragraph 1?
A. 撤退 B. 休息
C. 前进 D. 抵抗
2. The soldier decided to fetch his friend, because _____.
A. he knew his friend was still alive
B. he was not afraid of gunfire
C. their friendship encouraged him
D. he heard his friend calling his name
3. What did the officer think of the soldier’s behavior?
A. great B. dangerous
C. annoying D. moving
4. From the story, we learn that _____.
A. the soldier was actually afraid of danger
B. friendship shouldn’t be more important than survival (幸存)
C. the officer didn’t have a real friend
D. danger can test true friendship

Day 5
Cloze
Peter and Paul passed by a small house on their way home late at night. They saw thick (浓的) 1 coming out of its windows. “It’s on fire!” said Peter. “We must get help.”
The two brothers ran 2 the road shouting: “Fire! Fire!” They 3 on the door of the next house. They asked the people to 4 the police and the firemen.
They ran back to the house. They saw 5 the window an old woman sitting in an
arm-chair. It was 6 that she could not move. Peter and Paul tried hard to carry her out of the
7 and so they did! Some neighbors came and helped take some things out.
In no time, the firemen 8 as well as the policemen. The fire was 9 . The old lady cried
10 luckily she was not hurt. She thanked Peter and Paul and her neighbors over and over again.

1. A. snow B. clouds C. fire D. smoke
2. A. over B. along C. at D. with
3. A. knocked B. kept
C. depended D. opened
4. A. tell B. report
C. telephone D. find
5. A. at B. through C. above D. on
6. A. old B. difficult C. free D. clear
7. A. arm-chair B. window
C. house D. road
8. A. arrived B.got C. left D. returned
9. A. put on B. put away
C. put off D. put out
10. A. so B. but C. and D. for

（参考答案见下期）
上期参考答案
Reading
【P3】CBA
【P4】1. south 2. 6th 3. 1606 4. The British
5. a quarter 6. 1972 7. largest trading
partner 8. the most popular countries
9. Sydney Opera House
10. sunny and warm
【P5】DAC 【P6】CDC
Cloze 1-5 DABAD 6-10 CBBBC
Word check
1. quarter 2. sign 3. worth 4. punished
5. rules 6. immediately 7. aimed 8. control