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New books this month
The Long Night
This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years.
Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and…
Hard WorkThis exciting
story is
Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop…
Hospital or Cinema
Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year.
Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do?1.The Long Night was written by________.
A. David Reilly B. Maha C. Joanna D. Marcie Jacome
2.The story of Hard Work happened in________.
A. Australia B. Thailand C. India D. England
3.From the passage we can see Tina is ________.
A. a doctor B. a film star C. a writer D. a college student
4.The passage above is________.
A. an ad B. a story C. a novel D. a diary
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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare stay for dinner!”
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2.Henry came back home several days later because______________.
A. he didn’t like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.
C. A short holiday. D. Henry and the farmer.
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Born as the only child in the family, I am the “king” of the family. My parents are both businessmen and they come home every two weeks. Because they don't spend much time with me，they always feel guilty (内疚的) and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores because they want me to do my schoolwork.
I used to take everything for granted (理所当然) and I never said “thank you” to people. As time went by，I found that my classmates didn't like me and my best friends left me. One day，I asked Leo, who used to be one of my best friends. He said that I was mean (自私的)，rude and bad-tempered (坏脾气)．“No one wants to make friends with a person who always receives but never gives anything！”he said. I was shocked at his words. “Oh，no! Please don't leave. I need friends! I will be lonely and unhappy without friends！” I locked myself up in the room and cried. “I want my friends back. But how？”
Then I noticed that all the popular kids in the class are friendly to others. They always smile and say “thank you” to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble. Other kids like them and always play with them. “I need to change! I will get my friends back,” I said to myself. From then on，I started to change myself. I learned to say “thank you” to others，I smiled and volunteered to help other kids. I tried to be as nice as I could. Gradually, I found that other kids liked to talk with me and they would ask me to play with them and even told me their secrets. My friends came back to me again.
Now I have more friends than I used to have and I am happier than I used to be.
1.What's the boy's life like at home?
A. He is the youngest one in the family.
B. His parents don't buy expensive things for him.
C. His grandparents let him do lot of chores.
D. Everyone in the family spoils (溺爱) him.
2.What does the underlined word “gradually” mean in passage?
A. At first. B. Day by day. C. At once. D. At last.
3.What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A. To make more friends，you need to try to please them.
B. A person who always receives but never gives can still have many friends around him.
C. The boy lost his friends at first because he didn't like them.
D. To be a nicer and better person，we need to make some changes.
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Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe(低头族)”. Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.
More and more traffic accidents are happening because drivers use mobile phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made. For example, heads-down tribe members who use mobile phones while driving will be fined ¥200.
As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost money. Besides, more and more interesting things happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. According to a piece of interesting TV news, a man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. Suddenly, he bumped(撞上) into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so scared that he ran away as quickly as possible.
Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone all the time.
Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let’s be “healthy” users and try not to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.
1.Who are called the “ Heads-down Tribe” according to the passage?
A. People who are always looking for something with their heads down.
B. People who are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down.
C. People who are always sad with their heads down.
D. People who are always thinking with their heads down.
2.What will happen to heads-down tribe members if they use mobile phones while driving?
A. They will be fined. B. Their phones will be taken away.
C. They will be given ¥200. D. Their driving license will be taken away.
3.When heads-down tribe members eat in a restaurant,_____________.
A. they don’t use their mobile phones B. they don’t talk to the people who sit opposite
C. they talk to the strangers all the time D. they eat food all the time
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Mobile phones are helpful and necessary. B. Let’s try to be the “Heads-down Tribe”.
C. We should use mobile phones right. D. We shouldn’t use mobile phones any more.
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