In the old days, the Olympic Games were religious（宗教的）activities. Greece held the first Olympic Games in the eighth century B.C. The Games lasted just for one day and there were only races. Only men could be in the races. Women had no right（权利）to take part in the Olympic Games until 1912.
The Olympic Games were stopped in the fourth century. Then they started again in Athens in 1896. This was the beginning（开始）of the modern Olympics. Since then, the Olympics Games have been held every four years. The Olympic rings are a symbol of the Olympic Games. There are five rings, and they stand for the five parts of the world. The colors of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red. You can find at least one of these colors in the flag of each country in the world.
The IOC（国际奥委会）makes rules for the games, so all the athletes have the same chance to win. Winning in the Olympics is a great honor. An athlete who wins at the Olympics is the best in the world. “Faster, higher, stronger”is the motto of the Olympics.
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You need to have healthy eating habits.Breakfast gives you enough energy for the morning. So don’t go to school without it. Friut and vegetables are good for your health, but fast food, like potato chips, will make you fat and unhealthy. 1. .
2. But sometimes it may cause accidents, so stay safe when you are playing sports. It’s necessary to learn about first aid(救助). Then you can help yourselves or others if an accident happens.
3. It is the best medicine. When you are ill, try to be happy and you’ll feel better. On the other hand, you may feel sick if you are always unhappy.4.
5. Many students think it’s cool to smoke and drink. But they don’t know smoking and drinking can cause many illnesses. You should say no to smoking and drinking.
A. Playing sports can also help you keep fit.
B. So, be happy to be healthy.
C. Happiness is important for your health.
D. So eat the right food to keep you healthy.
E. You shouldn’t smoking and drinking.
Beijing is planning to build an international food street beside the Olympic Park before the 2008 Olympic Games. There will be restaurants offering（提供）foods from all over the world in this street.
Beijing welcomes thousands of foreigners（外国人）every day. It is the home of many foreigners. However, Beijing does not have enough western-style（西式）food restaurants. It has much fewer western-style food restaurants than some other major（主要的）cities in China like Shanghai and Guangzhou .
Beijing hopes the international food street will meet foreigners' demands（要求）, show more western food to Chinese people and offer good service to the 2008 Olympics.
1.The international food street will be built_____.
A. in Shanghai
B. beside the Olympic Park
C. in Guangzhou
2.Beijing doesn't have enough western-style_____.
A. food streets
B. food restaurants
C. supermarkets
3.What is the international food street?
A. It offers all kinds of Chinese food in this street.
B. It offers foods from the western countries only.
C. People can enjoy different kinds of food from all over the world there.
4.There are _____ foreigners in Beijing.
A. few B. a few C. many
5.Beijing want to build the international food street because_____.
A. more and more Chinese like western-style food
B. it’ll show more western food to Chinese and offer good service to the 2008 Olympics
C. many foreigners only like to eat western food
If someone says to you, “give me five”, don't give five yuan to him! It will make others laugh! The person isn't asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the U.S.A, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a good gesture(手势). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping (拍打)of each other's right hands together. People do it when something happy happens. For example, if a student does well in exams or gets No. 1 in his school sports meet, he will give high fives to his friends to celebrate.
Who did this gesture first? Why did he do that? It may come from the old Roman (古罗马的) gesture of raising（举起）the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm had nothing in his hand and he couldn't hurt the emperor.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
1.“Give me five” is a gesture to _______.
A. make people laugh
B. ask for money
C. celebrate good things
2.The gesture “give me five” is the slapping of _______.
A. feet B. hands C. heads
3.Now you can do “give me five” when you _______.
A. lose your money
B. do badly in exams
C. meet your best friend
4.The gesture started in _______ according to(根据) the story.
A. Rome（罗马） B. America C. China
5.The Romans raise the right arms for the emperor to show they _______
A. liked him very much
B. were happy to see him
C. were safe for him
Li Lei and Lin Tao are students of No. 1 Middle School. They are both soccer fans. Their favorite soccer player is David Beckham. Li Lei is good at playing soccer. He is on his school soccer team. The team practices playing soccer after school every day. On Sunday, they play a game against another school team. They often win because they have a very good team in the city. They wish to win the first this winter. But Lin Tao can't play soccer. He only enjoys watching soccer matches（比赛), so he often goes with Li Lei' s team. He is always glad to see them win.
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1.There is a good soccer team in No. 1 Middle School.
2.Both Li Lei and Lin Tao like playing soccer very much.
3.David Beckham is a famous soccer player in the world.
4.Li Lei' s team often has games against another school team on Sunday.
5.Lin Tao is a member of No.1 Middle School soccer team, but Li Lei is not.
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(Tom is at Bill’s home)
Bill：It’s very cold this morning. Would you like a cup of hot milk?
Tom：Sorry. 1.
Bill：With sugar（糖）?
Tom： 2. I don’t want any sugar.
Bill：But I know you usually like coffee with sugar.
Tom：Yes. But the doctor told me it’s bad for my health.
Bill：I see. Here’s some home cooked food. 3.
Tom：No, thanks. I had breakfast an hour ago. 4.
Bill：Help yourself to some fruit，then.
Tom：5.
A．I’d like a cup of coffee, please.
B．Would you like some?
C．Thank you.
D．I’m full now.
E.Oh, no.
