完成对话 （5小题，计5分）
A:Hello, Tony.
B:Hello,Claire,Nice to meet you here. Where are you going for your summer holiday?
A: 1.________________________. I plan to stay with my uncle for three weeks.
A:Lucky guy! 2._______________________?
B: By air. How about you?
A: I’m going to visit my grandparents in a small village.
B: Sounds great! What do you do there?
A: I do many things. 3.________________________.
B: It’s fantastic! 4._______________________?
A:No, I’m going there with my sister.
B: Have fun, Claire.
A: 5.________________________.See you in September!
Dear Friend,
My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. 1.I am crazy about football! I love watching football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. 2.我梦想成为一名足球运动员. However, my love of football has become a big problem.
I have many friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I get into trouble at home 3.因为我爸妈不让我在下午6点后出去玩.I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. 4.They can help us relax and make our life more interesting . I wish I could have my parents’ support.
Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know what to do. 5.Could you please tell me how to keep a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.
Best wishes
We all know that foods will easily go bad if they get too warm. So we usually put them into our fridges to keep cool in hot weather. But can you make it without fridges?
In 1995, Abba, a teacher from Nigeria, found a cool way. His invention was called Pot-in-Pot Cooling System.
It uses two clay pots (陶罐). There is a smaller pot inside a larger one. The space between the two pots is filled with wet sand. Fruit, vegetables or drinks can be put into the smaller pot. A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system. Some foods can be kept fresh for several weeks in it.
Abba built five thousand pot-in-pot systems for the villagers in his hometown. Then people all over the country began using the invention. Soon it became popular with farmers in other African countries.
In 2000, Abba got a prize --- the Rolex Award. If you are trying to do something to improve human life, you may have the chance to get this prize.
1.Who is Abba?
2.Where should we put fruit and drinks in the Pot-in-Pot Cooling System ?
3.What can farmers use Abba’s invention to do?
4.How many pot-in-pot systems did Abba build for the villagers?
5.From the passage, how can we have the chance to get this kind of prize like Abba?
Different countries have different kinds of birthday traditions. No matter what they do, they want to express their love, thanks and so on.
Canada: The birthday child is ambushed(伏击)and his /her nose is greased( 在…涂油) with butter or margarine for good luck. The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him/her.
Denmark: A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he/she is sleeping so he/she will see them immediately upon awakening.
England: Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it’s being prepared. If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich. Also, when it’s your birthday your friends give you the “bumps”. They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor, one for each year lived then another one for luck.
South Africa: On the twenty-first birthday , a key made of anything from paper to aluminum foil(铝箔) to silver to gold is presented by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future.
United States: A cake is made ,and candles are put on top based on how old the person is. The everyone sings the “Happy Birthday” song, and at the end of the song , the birthday child blows out the candles. If they blow them all out with one blow , their birthday wishes will come true.
1. ______________ in five counties | |
Country | Things to do |
2.___________ | Put butter or margarine on the child’s nose for good luck |
Denmark: | Put a flag outside a window to show someone is having a birthday. |
England | Put a coin into the birthday cake. It means being 3.________ |
South Africa | On the21st birthday, parents give their children 4.________ to unlock the door to their future. |
US | Put certain candles on the cake. If they blow them all out with one blow, the children will 5._______ their birthday wishes. |
阅读下列图表，做1-2小题。
1.You can’ t _____ at Lisa’s Gym.
A. play basketball B. watch a movie C. dance
2.If Mrs. White exercises at Lisa’s Gym for two hours every Sunday, she should pay ___ a week.
A. $80 B. $40 C. $160
阅读下面的图表，做1-3小题。
1.We can probably find the advertisement .
A. in a news report
B. on a website
C. in a TV program
2.Sara Myers is .
A. the mother of a child
B. the owner of a pet store
C. the name of a writer
3.Which of the following is NOT true ?
A. The book is written mainly for children
B. From the book , we can know what dogs eat.
C. The book came out in December, 2013 .
