We are living a fast life. It seems that everything has to be fast, for example, food, fast Internet, fast roads, fast money. Every day we try to get things done , but there are some moments that we have to slow down and enjoy our lives.
We are always every day. I have to work eight hours or more a day at my full-time job. When 
I get home, it’s always over seven o’clock. I make an effort（努力） to something. I try to find a bit of time for my hobby—writing. I hardly ever write and work weekends. Those are my days to try to recharge （休整）and reduce the stress from my work. I sleep on the sofa during the day, some beer in
the open air or go out for a picnic if the weather is nice.
What I’m trying to say is this: if you don’t take some time to slow down once in a while（偶尔） and your life, it will pass you by. You can be unhealthy both in body and mind if you don’t take the time to relax. So this weekend, don’t make any . Just get up on Saturday morning your body says it’s time to get up. Make some coffee, step outside and get fresh morning air, turn on the radio and prepare yourself for nothing.
1.A. good B. fastC. slowD. cold
2.A. speciallyB. seriouslyC. directlyD. quickly
3.A. busyB. happy C. free D. sad
4.A. drinkB. buy C. write D. say
5.A. withB. except C. in D. on
6.A. eatB. drink C. take D. get
7.A. spendB. share C. enjoy D. relax
8.A. plansB. mistakesC. noises D. sentences
9.A. butB. when C. or D. so
10.A. anyB. many C. no D. some
Most elephants are grey. Only a few are . It’s difficult to see a white elephant. When people find a white , they feel excited.
Long ago, a white elephant was to the king. Only the king could have a white elephant. And the white elephant must be a very good one. People wanted to take a look at the animal. On its way to the king, the white elephant attracted (吸引) many people. They ran into the street and shouted, “A white elephant is coming!”
All the people liked the cute elephant. Some gave it to drink. Others sang songs to the elephant. A boy put a red hat on the elephant’s head.
Then the elephant came before the king. At last the king saw the white elephant. The king it a name himself. The elephant ate from gold dishes and it began a new life.
1.A. grey B. whiteC. red
2.A. elephant B. kingC. street
3.A. sweptB. paintedC. taken
4.A. dishesB. waterC. food
5.A. askedB. gaveC. built
﹣I think collecting stamps is great fun.
﹣__________ We can also learn a lot from it.
A. I agree with you.B. No, I don’t think so.C. No, I don’t like it.
﹣Peter, could you tell me ___________?
﹣He is under the tree over there.
A. where your father isB. what your father isC. how your father is
﹣Why are the windows so dirty?
﹣Because we __________ them for a long time.
A. have cleanedB. haven’t cleanedC. didn’t clean
It was a bit noisy. So the library assistant went to tell them __________ to each other again.
A. don’t speakB. to speakC. not to speak
