—What was Leonardo da Vinci?
—___________.
A.He was Italian B.He was very famous C.He was a painter D.He was tall
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—I think English is as ___________as Maths in our study.
—I can't agree more.
A.important B.more important C.most important D.the most important
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I believe the famous saying "___________is difficult if you put your heart into it."
A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
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We were all happy that we ___________the football match yesterday.
A.joined B.missed C.lost D.won
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The little girl promised ___________late for school again.
A.not to be B.to not be C.not being D.being not
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I often challenged him ___________badminton.
A.with B.for C.in D.to
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A quarter to eleven is___________.
A.11：15 B.10：45 C.10：15 D.11：45
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Twelve ___________twenty-two equals thirty-four.
A.plus B.minus C.multiplied by D.divided by
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Everyone should ___________that it`s our duty to protect the Earth.
A.wish B.hope C.wonder D.realize
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Millie didn't drive her car to work this morning. ___________, she took a bus there.
A.Instead B.Besides C.Then D.Therefore
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A long time________, there was a king in India. The king's favourite game was chess.
One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king________him to a________. The king________the old man, "You can have________prize if you win the game."
The old man said, "If I win the game, I'd like one________for the first square of the chessboard, two________the second, four for the________, and then double the________for each of the________of the squares."
"Is that all?” asked the king. "Wouldn't you like gold or silver________?”
"No, just rice, " replied the old man.
The king and the old man played the game for a long time, finally, the old man won, so the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice. He________one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. The king quickly ________the problem________with all the rice in the country, he would still not have________to put on all the squares!
1.A.before B.ago C.since D.in
2.A.asked B.wanted C.challenged D.changed
3.A.match B.chess C.play D.game
4.A.promised B.promised to C.promises D.promising
5.A.some B.any C.other D.another
6.A.grain of rice B.rice of grain C.grain a D.rice
7.A.in B.for C.to D.of
8.A.three B.four C.third D.forth
9.A.number B.size C.rice D.amount
10.A.rest B.others C.number D.other
11.A.inside B.replace C.instead D.instead of
12.A.puted B.puts C.putting D.put
13.A.realized B.remembered C.completed D.surprised
14.A.if B.even C.though D.after
15.A.rice enough B.rice of enough C.enough rice D.enough of rice
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Da Vinci, Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci（1452-1519）was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist.
Da Vinci was born in the countryside. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic ability. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines.
1.Leonardo da Vinci died when he was _________.
A.65 B.67 C.56 D.76
2.Da Vinci was NOT a _________.
A.painter B.musician C.engineer D.teacher
3.What did he showed when he was young?
A.great interest and artistic ability
B.artistic ability and great intelligence
C.great ability and artistic interest
D.artistic interest and great hobby
4._________ is one of his famous paintings.
A.Sunflowers B.Sunrise C.The Mops Lisa D.Shrimps
5.What's inside Da Vinci's notebook?
A.some drawings of flying machines
B.some flying machines
C.some photo of flying machines
D.some descriptions of flying machines
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FUN TIME
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| X | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Y | 6 | 1 | Z |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice. Sudoku consists of the Japanese characters Su (meaning “number”) and Doku (meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan. It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979. The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984. In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan. In November 2004, The Times, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper. It became an international hit in 2005. Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world.
The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!
根据以上杂志专栏内容，回答下列问题。
1.Who created Sudoku?
A.Howard Garnes. B.Sudoku. C.Kaji Maki. D.Nikoli.
2.Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?
A.He was the boss of Nissan Company.
B.He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan.
C.He was the president of The Times.
D.He is an American.
3.Which is NOT true about Sudoku?
A.Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan.
B.It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper.
C.Each grid has more than one number.
D.It became popular around the world in 2005.
4.In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?
A.5. B.4. C.3. D.1.
5.What should “Z” be in the puzzle?
A.8. B.5. C.2. D.4.
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Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous（匿名）, talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: he was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him that latest DVD of their favourite rock singer. But when she knocked on David's door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
1.Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is____________.
A.rich B.famous C.young D.lonely
2.Jean thought "David" was special because he____________.
A.made her quite happy on QQ B.was from San Francisco
C.sent her a picture of himself D.was tall and good-looking
3.When Jean and "David" met and introduced themselves to each other, whom felt surprised?
A.“David” B.Both of them C.Jean D.Neither of them
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Jean went to San Francisco with her father.
B.David and Jim are both Jean's friends.
C.Jean likes rock music but “David” doesn't
D.Jean took nothing for David's birthday.
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A young man once talked to a wise old man. “I won a prize and have little gold now, but I want much more. ” he said. “Can you help me?”
The old man looked at him. “I can teach you how to make more money if you promise to follow my advice, "he said.
The young man agreed. Then the old man took the young man to a window. “Look outside, "he said. "I can see nothing but an empty field, "the young man said.
"Use your money to buy this field, " said the old man, "and grow some cotton. In a year, you can sell the cotton and double your money."
The young man realize what the old man meant. From then on he was not lazy any more. He worked hard all year round.
1.How did the young man get a little gold?
__________________________________________________________________
2.What did the young man want?
__________________________________________________________________
3.Was there anything planted in the field at first?
__________________________________________________________________
4.What did the old man ask the young man to use his money to buy?
__________________________________________________________________
5.Did the young man follow the old man's advice?
__________________________________________________________________
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| Greely Panda | Volvo s40 | Tiguan | BMW ml | BuickRegal | |
| Price(yuan) | 45, 000 | 358, 000 | 320, 000 | 1, 200, 000 | 210, 000 |
| Made in | China | Sweden | China | Germany | China |
| Features | Cute, small, suitable for young ladies | Safe, large inside | Big. suitable for people who love | Fast, fashionable, suitable for young people | Popular, large inside |
1.Which brand of car costs most?
__________________________________________________________________
2.Is Greely Panda suitable for young men or young women?
__________________________________________________________________
3.Does the ad tell us information about colours of each brand of car?
__________________________________________________________________
4.How many bands of cars are made in China?
__________________________________________________________________
5.Dennis is a successful businessman. He has a big family. He wants to buy a car made in Europe. The car should be safe. Which brand of car is suitable for him?
__________________________________________________________________
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Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years（A）____________human beings. They lived（B）everywhere on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. （C）____________were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly. Many dinosaurs ate plants. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat.
Dinosaurs lived on Earth for（D）more than 150 million years. Then, suddenly, they all died out. （E）没有人知道为什么。However, we can lean about then from（F）their fossils.
1.在（A）（C）处填入适当单词：____________, ____________
2.写出（B）和（D）的同义词语：____________, ____________
3.写出（F）处指代内容：________________________
4.将（E）处译成英语：________________________
5.写出本文的中心词；________________________
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写作
请以It is _______________to use a computer为题写一篇小短文, 步骤与要点如下：
1. 确定主题、补全标题, 并在文中说明原因；
2. 围绕主题, 进行叙述；
3. 讲述一段与主题有关的故事或经历。
参考词汇：useful; interesting; helpful; important; necessary; harmful; useless; bad
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