Day 1
Stay up with friends (P3)
阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题,注意答案不要超过题目要求的词数。
1. What’s the author’s general impression of sleepover night? (No more than 8 words)
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2. Why is sleepover night popular among American teenagers? (No more than 10 words)
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3. What is the most important rule for children who sleep over at their friends’ houses, according to the article? (No more than 6 words)
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4. List at least three things the author did together with his friends during the sleepover night?
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5. Translate the following sentence into Chinese:
When we finished the match, it was already 1:30 am, yet no one had felt any time pass.
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Day 2
Irish defy stereotypes (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the story mainly about?
A. How Irish earned their reputation
B. The festival – St. Patrick’s Day
C. Jokes about the Irish people
D. Famous Irish stereotype and the truth
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in nowhere else but Ireland.
B. Modern Irish show no interest in drinking alcohol.
C. One of the stereotypes about the Irish is that they are lazy.
D. Irish people usually get hot-tempered when laughed at.
3. Where did the negative Irish stereotype come from?
A. From their everyday behavior towards other people.
B. From the behavior of Irish immigrants to America in the 19th century.
C. From the historical record of 19th century Ireland.
D. From most people’s impression of Irish people.

Day 3
Stopping space rocks (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. The author mentioned the asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs to ______.
A. show that asteroids fall from space frequently
B. alert people about the possible danger of objects falling from space
C. inform readers about the constant threats the Earth faces
D. suggest that there are still many mysteries about the universe
2. The underlined word “vulnerable” in the third paragraph probably means ______.
A. unprotected B. lonely
C. stupid D. self-important
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the asteroid that fell to the Earth in Russia?
A. It passed by the Earth at a close distance.
B. It was spotted by NASA’s telescope system a year ago.
C. It is about the same size as the meteor that passed by the Earth.
D. It fell to the Earth and caused great damage to the local community.
4. According to the article, Alan Fitzsimmons might agree that ______.
A. people currently have no way of stopping asteroids from hitting the Earth
B. sun-powered lasers are the most efficient way to destroy dangerous asteroids
C. spotting a dangerous asteroid as early as possible is crucial to stopping it
D. one of the options is to break the asteroid into small pieces
5. What is the main idea of the article?
A. Learning about asteroids and meteors.
B. The threats of objects from space and possible solutions.
C. NASA’s latest technology to discover visitors to the Earth from space.
D. How to measure the damage of collisions from asteroids and meteors.

Day 4
A heartfelt gift (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. How did Holly feel when she received the birthday gift from Susan?
A. Ashamed. B. Interested.
C. Unimpressed. D. Sympathetic.
2. When Susan invited Holly and the author to her home, ______.
A. Holly was unwilling to go
B. Holly pretended not to care about it
C. Holly was thrilled about it
D. Holly tried to persuade the author to accept it
3. Which of the following is TRUE about Susan according to the article?
A. She valued her friendship with Holly.
B. She was sure that Holly would like her carpet gift.
C. Her foster mother treated her better than her biological parents did.
D. She couldn’t understand why Holly had started to avoid her.
4. What lesson can we take from this article?
A. Friendships can easily fall apart.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. Teenagers are emotional and changeable.
D. One man’s treasure is another’s trash.
5. From the text, we can infer that the author is ______.
A. observant and wise
B. calculating and cold
C. patient and humorous
D. generous and persuasive

Day 5
阅读右面的材料并根据所读内容选出正确选项。
1. Which category does Marco Polo: The Boy Who Traveled The Medieval World belong to?
A. Fiction. B. Romance.
C. Photo essay. D. Biography.
2. Spying story fans will be interested in ______.
A. Mockingbird B. Born to Fly
C. A Little Peace D. Leo and the Lesser Lion
3. Those who want to know about the life of Jewish people during World War II might want to read ______.
A. Roland Wright: Future Knight
B. Leo and the Lesser Lion
C. A Little Peace
D. Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story
（答案见下期）