Day 1

Voices of the world (P2)
Answer the following questions:
1. How often is the UN General Assembly held?
__________________________________________________________________________

2. When does this session begin?
__________________________________________________________________________

3. Who is able to attend this session?
__________________________________________________________________________

4. What are the main topics at the General Assembly?
__________________________________________________________________________

5. Do countries have to carry out the resolutions made in the session?
__________________________________________________________________________

6. Why is the general debate very important for many developing countries?
__________________________________________________________________________

Day 2

Hawking the celebrated... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:

1. Stephen Hawking is a famous ______ physicist.
A. American B. British
C. Italian D. German

2. Hawking started to use a wheelchair when he was ____ years old.
A. 21 B. 23
C. 25 D. 43

3. The book that Hawking has written for kids ______.
A. has sold 9 million copies
B. made the Big Bang theory popular
C. is hard to understand
D. helps kids learn more about space

4. Which could be the best title for the story?
A. Stephen Hawking and Einstein
B. Big Bang, a great theory
C. Stephen Hawking, a great scientist
D. Black holes, Hawking’s new discovery

Day3

New island pops up in Pakistan (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. After the earthquake, what did people see in the sea?
A. a strange light
B. a blue whale
C. a mysterious island
D. a mountain

2. Which of the following can be filled in the box to show how mud volcanoes are formed?






A. Dangerous gas was released.
B. Rock and sand were mixed.
C. The storm blew up the sea.
D. Huge waves appeared.

3. According to Mohammad Danish, _______.
A. it is safe to visit mud volcanoes
B. it is a bad time to do research
C. gas from the newly formed island was dangerous
D. some places on the island were on fire

4. From the last paragraph, we learn that mud volcanoes _____.
A. are good places to visit
B. often appear far out in the sea
C. exist for years
D. will not be swept away by waves

Day 4

Socrates’ Test of Three (P6)
Choose the best answer:

1. When the man tried to tell Socrates something about his student, Socrates
_____.
A. listened to him carefully
B. told him to go away
C. asked him to pass a test
D. walked away quickly

2. What is the Test of Three mainly about?
A. Love, Truth and Honesty.
B. Truth, Goodness and Usefulness.
C. Wisdom, Love and Goodness.
D. Honesty, Wisdom and Truth.

3. The third test is to check whether what the man wanted to say is _____.
A. useful B. true C. good D. funny

4. What can we learn from the story?
A. Don’t tell a lie to a philosopher.
B. Truth always hides behind small things.
C. No one wants to listen to bad news.
D. Think twice before you spread a piece of news.

Day 5

Cloze
I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was _1_ on the street, I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to _2_ where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.
She was singing songs about love, _3_ yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there _4_ ,watching her play in such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be _5_ enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her _6_ sounded. “Thank you,” she said.
“I have been going through a hard time recently, _7_ you’ve made me hopeful again,” I said to her.
“I’m glad that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so _8_ ?”
“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do.”
“Did you noticed the _9_ you were walking? Your head was down,” she said. “Don’t be upset, because _10_ comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should _11_ more, and lift your head up.”
I looked _12_ her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “ _13_ are you playing the piano here?” I asked her with a smile.
She _14_ that she saw a lot of unhappy people around and she tried to cheer _15_ up by playing music.
I smiled a little wider, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

1. A. driving B. riding
C. sitting D. walking
2. A. find out B. send out
C. take out D. get out
3. A. dressing B. believing
C. hurting D. losing
4. A. nervously B. rudely
C. angrily D. quietly
5. A. brave B. shy
C. bored D. honest
6. A. advice B. idea
C. music D. interest
7. A. or B. but
C. so D. and
8. A. dirty B. busy
C. upset D. lazy
9. A. way B. time
C. reason D. station
10. A. chance B. health
C. pain D. life
11. A. complain B. rest
C. smile D. pay
12. A. like B. after
C. for D. at
13. A. How B. Why
C. When D. Where
14. A. dreamed B. hoped
C. guessed D. explained
15. A. us B. them
C. me D. her
（参考答案见下期）


上期参考答案
Reading
Day 1: 【P2】 BBD
Day 2: 【P3】 CCBD
Day 3: 【P5】 CBC
Day 4: DDBB
Day 5: 1. different 2. depends 3. cities
4. rivers 5. fun