根据提示及句意写出合适的单词。

1.Do you like           (英国的) English or American English ?

2.Thanks for             ( 主动提供)  us so much help .

3.---What’s the            (高度) of the building ?

---It’s about 20 metres tall.

4.            （幸运地），our team win the first prizes.

5.My father works for a            (外国的) company in Nanjing.

6.This river is as w           as 12 meters..

7.If you are t            , you can drink a glass of water .

This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.

The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version（译文） by Scottish poet（诗人） Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared（出现）in a songbook three years later.

The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version  you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.

1. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?

A.On New Year’s Eve.

B.On Christmas Eve.

C.On weekends.

D.On holidays.

2. What’s Auld Lang Syne about?

A. It’s about the history of Scotland.

B. It’s about an old Scottish poet.

C. It’s about the need to remember old friends.

D. It’s about the wishes to the radio friends.

3.When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?

A. In 1790.     B. In 1793.

C. In 1796.    D. In 1799.

4. Who is introducing （介绍）Auld Lang Syne to us?

A. Robert Bums.

B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.

C. Buddy Thomas.

D. The passage doesn’t tell us.

5.Where is this passage from?

A. A newspaper.            B. A magazine.

C. A TV program.           D. A radio program.

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. High school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things

After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

1.When a child is six years old in America,  he          .

A. has to stay at home

B. can go to high school

C. always plays at home

D. is old enough to go to school

2.From the passage we can know in America, a summer holiday

begins in       .

A. July        B. January

C. September   D. February

3. After high school, many students go to ______.

A. work in a college           B. college

C. make more money             D. cities or towns

4.In order to _____, many college students work after school.

A. get the money for their studies

B. help other people

C. help their parents

D. learn some new things

5.Which is right?

A. American students usually have a two - month summer holiday.

B. American students have three terms in a year.

C. A fifteen -year -old child usually has six subjects at school.

D. American students don't like to go to school.

1.The play begins at ______.

A. 7:30a.m.       B. 9:00a.m.

C. 7:30p.m.      D. 9:00p.m.

2. Your seat number is ______.

A. 6, Row9，2nd Floor           B. 6, Row 9 , 1st Floor

C .10, Row 6, 1st Floor         D. 7, Row9 , 2nd Floor

3. If you are late for the play, you’d better ______.

A.walk around

B. make much noise

C. call up your friends

D. go into the theater quietly

4. You should ______ at the theater.

A. use cameras and videos            B. sell you ticket

C. talk with your friends loudly     D. check your seat number

5.The underlined word “refund” means ______.

A. 入场        B. 出场        C. 退票         D. 签票

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Make your school life fun

What do you think of your school life ? Someone said it was very        because you just have lessons all day. But let me tell you      we can make our school life full of fun . I am in school now but       me, I enjoy my schooldays a lot. There are lots of ways to help you stay happy at school.

First, you should      a lot of friends. You can       your joy and sadness, enjoy your schooldays and do everything together with them. The most important is to get a        friend . So you can share even your secrets with him or her.

Second, you’d better be      one of your school sports clubs. You can take part in different sports or matches .  It doesn’t matter who wins because

playing           is fun. Sports will make your school life colourful.

Third, you should        to do well in studies . Your marks（分数） will be an important factor（因素）. With good marks , you’ll find it easier to be happy.

I am sure if you do the     three things , you’ll enjoy yourself very much at school. You’ll love to go to school and maybe want to go to school even at the weekend.

1.A. fun      B. interesting     C. boring D. hard

2.A.how      B. what         C. why        D. when

3.A. make     B. visit         C. bring    D. believe

4.A. ask       B. get          C. make    D. help

5.A. share     B. taste         C. keep    D. miss

6.A.better     B. least         C. different D. true

7.A. in        B.over         C. under        D.of

8.A. itself      B.myself       C. ourselves  D. yourselves

9.A. agree      B. try         C. prepare    D. learn

10.A. next       B. above      C. below       D.other

---I failed in the exam again. I am sorry to let you down, Mum.

---          , dear.  I know you’re doing better now.

A. You’re welcome.               B. Not at all

C. I am sorry to hear that       D. Come on

The weather in Beijing is colder than        in Guangzhou.

A. that         B. it            C. this         D. One

The number of the students in our school ______ 260, and a number

of them ______ from the countryside.

A.is, is        B. is, are

C. are , is     D. are , are

---When will the plane arrive        Shanghai?

---         the morning of March 13th .

A. at, for     B. in, in

C. in, on      D. to, on

The English story is very easy for me. There are          new words in it.

A.little        B. few

C. a few       D. a little