Day 1

Adult acting helps us budget (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. From Paragraphs 1-3, we learn that
Botti is a(n) _____.
A. middle school student
B. worrying parent
C. adult student
D. headmaster of a middle school

2. Botti had to learn how to make a budget,
because he _____.
A. had little money
B. wanted to save more money
C. took part in a financial program
D. liked to buy things he wanted

3. What does the program want to teach
students?
A. You shouldn’t buy things that are too
expensive.
B. Good education can help you get more
opportunities.
C. Success comes from your wisdom and
hard work.
D. Being a professional golfer can earn much
money.

4. After taking part in this activity, the
students will probably _____.
A. make better use of money
B. decide to go to a business college
C. try to find a part-time job
D. take lessons in finance


Day 2

Exploring Antarctica (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that the
Antarctica ______.
A. is hot with sunshine B. has little wind
C. is very rainy D. is covered with ice

2. Scientists go to the Antarctica to _____.
A. cause changes in gases
B. find out solutions to pollution
C. grow fresh vegetables
D. do scientific research

3. In order to sleep well in the Antarctica,
the scientists _____.
A. wear more clothes to keep warm
B. cover the windows with black cloth
C. eat food with more fat
D. tie the tent with ropes

4. Which would be the best title?
A. Working in the Antarctica.
B. Sceneries of the Antarctica.
C. How to live in the Antarctica.
D. Climate changes of the Antarctica.


Day 3

What does digital media... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. According to Forbes, students spend
_____ on digital media.
A. one hour and 55 minutes
B. almost one hour
C. at least two hours
D. one and a half hours

2. The article mentions that kids usually
use digital media to do the following
EXCEPT _____.
A. shop online B. play games
C. watch videos D. chat online

3. According to the article, using digital
media too much may _____.
① improve kids learning
② influence kids’ attention span
③ affect kids’ communication skills
④ make kids’ parents worried
⑤ cause kids’ to have a headache
⑥ help you keep balance
⑦ damage your eyes
A. ①②③④ B. ③④⑤⑥
C. ②③④⑦ D. ④⑤⑥⑦


Day 4

The best time of my life (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. How old was the writer?
A. 15 years old. B. 30 years old.
C. 79 years old. D. 45 years old.

2. Where was the old man brought up
when he was a kid?
A. In Austria.
B. In Canada.
C. In Australia.
D. In North America.

3. From the passage, we can learn that
_____.
A. the writer didn’t know how to spend his
time
B. the writer was worried about becoming
old and sick
C. the old man was not in good condition
D. the old man had a very happy family

4. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. It’s never too old to learn.
B. Confidence is a key to success.
C. Be thankful for what you have today.
D. Time and tide wait for no man.

Day 5


Cloze
When I was nine years old. I used to go to the post office with my mother, to send greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really _1 _ memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting.
My small hands could _2 _ get the mail without using a key! I could never wait to see how much I was _3 _ . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my _4_ . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run – I would open it right there.
After my family moved back to Singapore, I _5_ going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my _6_ with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we _7_ up to a beautiful view from the mountaintop. Later in the afternoon, as we were going _ 8 _ the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a small _9_ caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China _10_ sign.
We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe _ 11 _ we were at the highest point of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write _12_ a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.
Three weeks later, I arrived home and _13_ my mailbox. Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.
That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office. I had _14_ the post office all these years. Today I _15_ send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile – how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

1. A. bad B. poor
C. good D. short
2. A. easily B. simply
C. hardly D. specially
3. A. weighing B. getting
C. selecting D. accepting
4. A. friend B. aunt
C. mother D. owner
5. A. enjoyed B. stopped
C. hated D. considered
6. A. wedding B. return
C. success D. birthday
7. A. broke B. woke
C. grew D. stood
8. A. around B. over
C. up D. down
9. A. bank B. hospital
C. shop D. river
10. A. Traffic B. Life
C. Police D. Post
11. A. because B. though
C. while D. when
12. A. him B. me
C. her D. them
13. A. bought B. repaired
C. painted D. opened
14. A. missed B. influenced
C. studied D. visited
15. A. just B. seldom
C. still D. never
（参考答案见下期）

上期参考答案
Reading
【P3】 BCDB 【P4-5】 CAB
【P5】 BDC 【P6】 BDAA
短文填空 1. recently 2. bored 3. results 4. take part in 5. choices 6. activities 7. wild 8. taught 9. different 10. go abroad