Day 1

Fish Flops earns lots for... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. Robinson designed Fish Flops to show_____.
A. her ability to make money
B. her creativity
C. her talent for art
D. her love for drawing

2. Which of the following is TRUE of Fish Flops?
A. It was designed when Robinson was 15 years old.
B. It is a design printed on shoes.
C. More than 60,000 people bought it.
D. More than 30 stores sold it all over the world.

3. For Robinson, the worst part of her business is _____.
A. designing Fish Flops with computers
B. waiting for stores to make a decision
C. speaking in public places
D. hosting trade shows

4. What is Robinson’s college plan?
A. To study business.
B. To make money for her education.
C. To continue her business with Fish Flops.
D. To open stores.


Day 2

Long sleep not as good as... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. “Take a ‘recovery’ sleep” means you _____.
A. have extra sleep
B. stay up late
C. take a rest for illness
D. fail to fall sleep

2. When people receive “recovery” sleep, their _____ don’t go back to normal.
A. tiredness levels
B. stress levels
C. concentration levels
D. sleepiness levels

3. If people have to work long days, they’d better _____ to get fixed.
A. go to bed late
B. go to bed early
C. get up early
D. get up late


Day 3

Fun night for the living dead (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. In children’s eyes, Halloween is a chance to_____.
A. fight with witches
B. enjoy themselves
C. scare others
D. ask for candy

2. Which of the followings of Halloween is TRUE?
A. It was first celebrated in the US.
B. Fans usually hang Halloween decorations on their doors.
C. Kids throw eggs through the windows of houses.
D. Those who refuse to give treats will always be tricked.

3. According to the survey, what are the most popular costumes for adults this year?
A. Animals.
B. Spider-Man and Pirates.
C. Princess costumes.
D. Witch costumes.

4. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how to celebrate Halloween
B. the history and the development of Halloween
C. how Halloween is affected by the media
D. the influence of Halloween on children



Day 4


Turn dreams into action (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. After the man came back with the pot of milk, he began to _____.
A. daydream
B. make butter
C. drink it
D. make ghee

2. The man broke the pot because he _____.
A. put it beside him
B. didn’t like milk
C. was too hungry
D. was too excited and forgot it was there

3. Which of the following words can describe the man?
A. Lazy.
B. Careless.
C. Cheerful.
D. Smart.

4. We can infer from the story that the man _____.
A. became rich in the end
B. remained a beggar
C. owned a big farm
D. raised lots of goats


Day 5


Cloze
You have probably heard the expression “It’s raining cats and dogs outside.” That means “it’s raining very hard” – not that _ 1 _ cats and dogs are falling from the _2_ . However, one day in June, 1882, it really did rain _3 _ over Dubuque, Iowa. The frogs _4 _ falling along with hailstones (冰雹) during a _ 5_ storm.
People may not be used to _6 _ hail at their summerhouses (凉亭), but during a thunderstorm hail can be a very common thing in some areas. Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are _7_ by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air. There the raindrops become frozen. Many drops may freeze (结冰) _ 8_ to form balls of ice. These ice balls, or hailstones, then _9_ to earth. Hailstones can be as small as a pea _10 _ as big as a grapefruit (葡萄柚), sometimes even bigger than that.
During the storm in Dubuque, the strong winds _ 11_ small frogs from nearby ponds (池塘) into the air along with raindrops. When some of these frogs became covered with _12 _ , both hailstones and “frog-stones” fell onto the ground.

1. A. careless B. blind
C. dead D. real
2. A. hill B. tower
C. sky D. building
3. A. cats B. frogs
C. dogs D. birds
4. A. stopped B. enjoyed
C. began D. forgot
5. A. popular B. terrible
C. weekly D. common
6. A. see B. saw
C. seeing D. have seen
7. A. divided B. added
C. changed D. caught
8. A. together B. alone
C. much D. almost
9. A. hold B. lose
C. keep D. fall
10. A. and B. but
C. so D. or
11. A. pressed B. slowed
C. lifted D. offered
12. A. ice B. cloud
C. dirt D. wind

（参考答案见下期）

上期参考答案
Reading
【P3】 CADDB
【P4-5】 BCBA
【P5】 BCBD
【P6】BCDA
Cloze:
1-5 ABCBD 6-10 ADCAC 11-15 CBADB