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My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren't families the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not anymore. Everyone's working. No one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! No one walks anymore; everyone drives. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now we don't. And in school, the children don't have to think anymore. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide in our heads. Kids don't use their heads anymore; instead, they use calculators(计算器).
Most families have computers now. In the past we didn't have computers. We didn't even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now nobody eats home-cooked food anymore.
And people don't talk to each other anymore. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think ..
Life used to be simple, but it isn't anymore.
1. What does the grandfather think of the life now?
A. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.
B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.
D. He thinks the life now is very good.
2. What does the underlined word "marriage" mean in Chinese?
A.生活 B.工作 C.婚姻 D.家庭
3.What has happened to students these years according to the passage'?
A. The students don't have to think anymore in school.
B. The students use calculators in math class.
C. The students used to walk to school, but now they don't.
D. All of the above.
4. What changes have happened to some families?
①There are lights at home
②People like to eat home-cooked food
③Lots of families have computers
④Lots of couples live apart because of unhappy problems
A.①②④ B.②③④ C.①②③ D.①③④
5.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. People have too much time to talk with each other.
B. Life now is very simple.
C. Some families have become single-parent families.
D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children
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Hi，dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow．
First，eat different foods，especially fruit and vegetables．You may have a favorite food，but you'd better eat something different，if you eat different foods，you will probably get more nutrients（营养物质）your body needs．
Second，drink water and milk as often as possible．When you're really thirsty，cold water is the No．l choice（选择）．Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium（钙）your body needs to grow strong bones（骨头）．
Third，listen to your body．How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating，notice how your body feels and when your stomach（胃）feels comfortably full．Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat．
Fourth，limit（限制）screen time．Screen time is the time you watch TV，DVDs and videos，or using computers．It is good to take more exercise such as basketball，bike riding and swimming．You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day．
Fifth，be active．One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best．Find ways to be active every day．Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid．
1.You should eat different foods especially ___．
A．meat B．hamburgers
C．sweets D．fruit and vegetables
2.Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?
A．Juice B．Milk C．Cold water D．Tea
3.According to the passage，you should follow ____ rules if you want to be healthy．
A．five B．nine C．fifteen D．thirteen
4.According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?
A．When you're eating，you don't have to notice how your body feels．
B．You can eat your favorite food as much as possible．
C．You can watch TV whenever you like to get more information．
D．We should try to live in an active way in our life．
5.Which is the best title（标题）of the passage?
A．How to make yourself important
B．How to be a healthy kid
C．How to be a popular kid
D．How to make your parents healthy
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Once you are in the examination room with the paper in front of you there is nothing else to do but give it your best．You will find it goes by very quickly - so make the best of it．Most people feel nervous and a bit scared before an exam but don't worry，once you start concentrating on the passage your nerves will calm down - you'll be too busy．
●Always remember exams are not there to catch you out or make you fail．Examiners try their best to make the exams fair while keeping to the standard set for each level．They want you to pass．
●The exam is part of the Standard Grade course．All your work will have prepared you for this and you and your teacher will have practiced close readings．You know what you are doing．
●Don't be put off by those sitting around you．If someone at the next table starts writing and you are only half way through reading the passage that is their problem not yours．Ignore them．Concentrate on your reading．Be totally selfish, this is one day you can think about yourself and getting your best mark．
●If you find a question hard don't panic．Move on to the next question after a minute or so but always remember to come back and put in an answer．
Don't worry if there are difficult words in the passage or something you don't understand．It would be a strange exam if everyone understood everything．Read through and carry on with the passage．You can still get enough marks to reach the level required even if there are some blanks in your reading．
1.Your nerves will calm down if you ______．
A．give your best to read the passage．
B．don't worry about the exam
C．feel nervous
D．start focusing on the passage
2.What should you do if you find a question very difficult?
A．I will feel afraid． B．I move on to see the next question．
C．I come back and put in an answer． D．I give it up．
3.Which of the following statement is right according to the passage?
A．You need to get every answer right to get the higher grade in each level．
B．If you don't know an answer to a question it is best to leave it blank．
C．It is important to always write in sentences．
D．It is important not to be affected by those around you
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A．How to get marks．
B．How to study well．
C．What to do in an examination
D．What to do when are afraid in an examination．
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Staying calm B．Don’t be nervous
C．Keeping silent D．Tips of taking an exam
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Every teacher probably asks himself time and again：What are the reasons for choosing teaching as a career? Do the rewards of teaching outweigh the trying comments? Answering these questions is not a simple task．Let's see what the author says．
Why do you teach? My friend asked the question when I told him that I didn't want to be considered for an administrative position．He was puzzled that I did not want what was obviously a "step up" toward what all Americans are taught to want when they grow up：money and power．
Certainly I don't teach because teaching is easy for me．Teaching is the most difficult of the various ways I have attempted to earn my living．I teach because teaching is a profession built on change．When the material is the same，I change the more important，my students change．
I teach because I like the freedom to make my own mistakes，to learn my own lessons，to stimulate myself and my students．As a teacher，I'm my own boss．If I want my freshmen to learn to write by creating their own textbook，who is to say I can't? Such courses may be huge failures，but we can all learn from failures．
I teach because I like to ask questions that students must struggle to answer．The world is full of right answers to bad questions．While teaching，I sometimes find good questions．
Besides，teaching gives me pace，and variety，and challenge，and the opportunity to keep on learning．
Last，teaching offers love．Not only the love of learning and of books and ideas，but also the love that a teacher feels for that rare student who walks into a teacher's life and begins to breathe．Perhaps love is the wrong word：magic might be better．These are the real reasons I teach，these people who grow and change in front of me．Being a teacher is being present at the creation，when the clay（黏土）begins to breathe．
I teach because，being around people who are beginning to breathe，I occasionally find myself catching my breath with them．
1.．What do all Americans are to taught to get _______when growing up?
A．money and power B．freedom and happiness
C．wealth and safety D．life and money
2.The author chose teaching as a career because teaching________．
A．is full of love B．can change anytime
C．can make people breathe D．A & C
3.What does the author think of teaching_________?
A．it is difficult for him to do
B．it is free to make mistakes
C．it brings him too much
D．it makes me him lose much
4.According to the passage，failure is also ___________．
A．an enemy B．a lesson C．a teacher D．a friend
5.The best title of the passage is _____________．
A．Teaching is terrific
B．Teaching is difficult
C．Why I like teaching
D．Why I chose teaching as a career
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When William Thomas decided to rob(抢劫) a jewellery’s shop, he made carefully plan. He watched the shop for some days, he found a good place to leave his car, he found a really heavy brick, and he even made plans for the jewellery immediately so that he wouldn’t be caught.
On the day of the planned robbery, he parked his car on a nearby road and walked around the corner to the jewellery’s shop, carrying the brick under his coat.
He looked up and down the road and then, when nobody was watching him, he took the brick from under is coat and threw it at the window.
Unluckily, William had not checked how strong the glass in the shop window was. The brick hit the window and bounced back off the glass. It hit William on the head and knocked him unconscious（失去知觉）.
1.Where did the robbery happen, outside or inside the jewellery’s shop?
2.How many things did William do in preparation for his robbery?
3.From which part did William plan to go into the shop?
4.What did he take with on the day of the planned robbery?
5.Did William rob anything?
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Street Markets Around the World
There are many ways of shopping．You can shop by telephone，by post or through your home computer，but for many people，the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional--at a street market．You can find market anywhere in the world．Here are four of them：
There are many “floating markets” in Asia；perhaps the most unusual is in Thailand（泰国），at a place called Damnoen Saduak．It's open from six in the morning to the noon every day．People sell fresh fruit from their boats．
Many Belgians（比利时人）say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world．It is the home of a colorful flower market．It's open every day except Monday．On Monday，instead of flowers，there's a wonderful bird market!
One of the world's most famous markets is in Mexico City--the Sonora Market．You can buy toys，birds，herbs and medicine．There are all kinds of things．It's open every day from early in the morning till late at night．
In England，every weekend，thousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market--it's the place to go for street fashion，CDs and tapes．Many people also go there for fun．
根据短文内容，在表格中的横线上填写所缺的单词。
| Names | Countries | Features（特征） | Things to Sell | Open Time |
| The Damnoen Saduak | Thailand | unusual | fresh 1.________ | Everyday |
| The Grand Place | Belgium | beautiful | 2.___________ | Every day except Monday |
| the Sonora Market | Mexico | 3._______ | all kinds ofthings | Every day |
| the Camden Market | 4.______ | fashion | Fashion things | Every 5.______ |
