Island University has a competition for middle school students.

Read about the competition on their web site.

School Competition

 Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled(残疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There'll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:

        What do you have to do?

·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.

·Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.

· Write a short description of your invention.

Who can join?

All middle school students in Hang Kong.

So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!

1.Where can you find the information?

2.Why is the school competition held?

3.What prize will each winning school get?

4.How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?

5.Who can join the competition?

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.

     One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.

     He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,

     Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference? " the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.

     "Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree !"

1.What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?

2.How many people are there in the story?

3.Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?

4.Why did the apple tree soon die?

5.Who destroyed the apple tree?

1.How much does it cost children under 4 to travel Hawaii?

2.What kind of hotel will be provided?

3.When is County Animal Hospital open?

4.Where is County Animal Hospital?

5.Do you need any pay to visit County Animal Hospital?

阅读并排序  下面的短文由六个段落组成，开头和结尾已给出，其余的四个段落均是随机排列的。请根据段落之间的逻辑关系，用字母A、B、C、 D重新排列这四个段落的顺序，使短文通顺。

1. In 1857, he achieved his ambition and got a job working on a steamboat. He sailed up and down the wide Mississippi River until the American Civil War began.

2. His father died when he was just 12 years old and Clemens then went to work for a printer to help support his family. He traveled around, and worked in many different cities.

3.In 1865,Clemens wrote a story about a jumping frog with his pen-name. The story and the writer became famous. After that, he wrote many books, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It was published in 1876. He also gave many lectures, and became a very famous and popular man.

4. Clemens moved around the USA on the steamboat, and tried several jobs. He was a soldier, and a silver miner. And then he started working as a writer for a newspaper. At this time, he decided to use a pen-name for his stories, and he chose the name "Mark Twain". Samuel Clemens died in 1910. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers in American history

At nine o'clock in the evening on 15 September,1961, Mr and Mrs Hill were driving along Motorway 3 (3号高速公路) when they saw a spaceship.

    They drove on to Sand field, the next town. They got there the next morning. Mr Hill looked at his watch.

    "Why did it take us so long? " he asked. "Three hundred and four kilometers in seven hours?"

     Mrs Hill went white in the face. "Something is strange, "she said." But I can't remember anything."

     Later, with the help of, a doctor, they remembered everything. After they saw the spaceship, they got out of their car and then they "lost" several hours.

     They remembered they heard a "bleep, bleep" noise from the spaceship. When they tried to run back to their car, there were three aliens (外星人) between them and their car.

     The aliens took them to their spaceship. They asked them questions about the food and drink on Earth. They were very interested in Mr Hill's teeth because his teeth could come out!

     Finally, the aliens took them back to their car and the spaceship flew away.

1.What time do you think the Hills arrived at Sand field?

        A. At4 a.m. on 15 September.      B. At 4 a.m. on 16 September.

        C. At 6 a.m. on 15 September.      D. At 6 a.m. on 16 September.

2.What made Mrs Hill feel strange at first?

        A. Short way but long time.          B. Short time but long way.

        C. Poor memory during the drive.     D. Careful driving on Motorway 3.

3.The right order to show what happened to the Hills is

a. they got out of the car                  b. they saw a spaceship

c. they were asked some questions          d. they met three aliens

A. b;a;d;c                   B. a;b;c;d

C. d;a:b:c                   D. c:d:b:a

4.Which of the following pictures can best explain why the aliens were interested in Mr Hill's teeth?

                           Britain Today

     Food

     British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but

46% have fish and chips!

     Sports

     British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ).

     Cinema and TV

     Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two quarters more than women.

     Holidays

     British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!

1.Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?

        A. A hamburger.         B. Fish and chips.

        C. Both.               D. Neither.

2.Which of the followings can show the right percentage (百分比) about Sports in Britain?

3.hose who are interested in movies are ____.

A. men                     B. women

C. old people                D. young people

4.How long do British women spend watching TV every day?

A. Three hours.              B. Three hours and a half

C. Two hours                D. Two hours and a half

5. British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.

       A. Spain    B. France     C. America    D. Australia

 James is a good student and he has lots of friends，but he also has a problem．Some older boys are bullying(欺负)him at school．James is very unhappy and he doesn't know what to do about it．Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation．

    Don't feel worried．It's not your fault(过错)! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry，but you are not alone．Don't feel that you have to hide the problem．You should find a person you can trust，and tell them．It might be your teacher，your parents，or even your friend's parents．After you tell someone，you will get some support and feel some relief(解脱)．

    Speaking to an adult might make you nervous，but here are other things you can do．Some people express their feelings more easily on paper．Write a letter to someone or keep a diary．Include all the details(细节)about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens．You can use it as proof to show what is going on．And it is a wonderful idea to

 show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult．Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!

Also，don't show you are sad and don't try and fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.

1.What do you think the text is trying to tell us?

        A. What to do about being bullied.

        B. How to be a good student at school.

        C. What to write well in a diary.

        D. How to give suggestions to teenagers.

2.Why does the text advise you not to feel worried if bullied?

       A. Because you are not alone.

       B. Because it is not your fault.

       C. Because someone has known about it.

       D. Because you' re doing something wrong.

3.You'd better go and find a person you can trust and ____.

A. know what happens        B. learn from them

C. ask for help               D. make them lonely

4.If you remember and follow the suggestions above, ____.

       A. nobody will speak to the bullies

       B. everybody will feel some relief

       C. someone will express their feelings

       D. the bullies will soon stop

5.What does the underlined word "ignore" mean in the text?

        A. take no notice of           B. take care of

        C. make full use of           D. get more help from

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

     21  Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She   22  a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was   23  $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah  24  live on her salary and still saved $5，000 in a year．How was that  25  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living  26  starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that  27 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was   28 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 29  she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then   30 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often  31  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking  32  in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．”  Did Sarah feel poor  33  cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 34  to Portland．

  “Don't think of saving money as something  35 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

1.A．Until         B．Because            C．After                         D．Unless

2.A．found        B．tried                  C．asked for                D．looked for

3.A．more than     B．less than       C shorter than                       D．higher than

4.A．can          B．may                      C．could                            D．might

5.A．difficult      B．possible              C．useful                       D．different

6.A．already       B．sometimes      C．hardly                D．always

7.A．helps         B．becomes                C．makes                          D．means

8.A．food          B．rest                C．studying                 D．playing

9.A．Soon         B．Finally            C．Once                   D．Again

10.A．prepared      B．took            C．caught                     D．picked

11.A．pay          B．lend                   C．spend                       D．save

12.A．along         B．up                   C．down                     D．around

13.A．by            B．up                   C．at                              D．between

14.A．another       B．the other              C．others                    D．the others

15.A．hard          B．interesting      C．nice                   D．great

补全对话从方框A—G中选出可以填入对话空白处下列的最佳选项。

A：How are you?

B： 1.

A：It's a great party， 2.

B：Yes，it is．Do you like the music?

A： 3. I play this kind of music with my band(乐队)．

B：You're in a band?

A：Yeah， 4.

B：Really? Well，I work on the Internet all my free time．

A：  5.

B：You're right，it's cool．

—Whose computer doesn't work?

        — ____ ，I think．

       A．John has    B．John does     C．John   D．John's