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Dear Jenny,
Thank you for 1.__________ me the movie ticket．In fact, I started collecting tickets when I was a child．I have had2.___________ than 68 tickets so far．I like them and I3.__________ like the ticket you send me．I have 4.__________ them in the box in my drawer．To collect a ticket I like, I ran out of my money．But I want 5.___________ money to start a movie ticket collector club．Would you like to join it? By the way, what’s your hobby?
If you know anyone else who collects them, please let me know.
Yours,
Lisa
Imagine the situation．You are driving along a desert or on a mountain．You have no idea where you are．You passed the last house two hours ago．Then your car breaks down．It is night and it is cold．You have no mobile phone．What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you．This invention may be able to help you．It is a device which uses satellites to find the user’s position．It can find your position to within 20 metres．A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are．
GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver．It looks like a mobile phone．You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket．It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone．We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats．Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are．For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System．The first part is the receiver．You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc．The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth．The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates （计算） its position．The third part of the system is a network of ground stations．They are all over the world．They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile．They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate （精确的）．There are also new uses for the GPS．Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.
1.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people ______.
A．can’t be lost in a new city
B．can’t find their way in different countries
C．can learn about the culture of an unknown place
D．can spend the least time getting to another place
2.We can learn from the passage that ______.
A．there are three parts to the GPS
B．a GPS can’t be put into a watch
C．a GPS can help you start your car
D．the GPS are becoming more and more expensive
3.The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “______”.
A．Receivers B．GPS devices
C．Satellites D．Ground stations
4.The passage is mainly about ______.
A．the history of the GPS
B．the introduction of the GPS
C．the shape of the GPS
D．the three parts of the GPS
5.What can we infer（推断） from the passage? ______
A．All GPS devices have electronic maps．
B．People in many countries will use the GPS for free.
C．The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.
D．The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter．Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself．It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways （楼梯） and fire escapes, but not lifts．
From the lower floors of the building, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury （伤害）.
The second floor windows are usually not very high from the ground．An average （普通的） person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground．It is about the height of an average man．Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help．Be sure to keep the door closed, or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room．Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked （渗入） into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escaping are those which open onto a roof．From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely, dropping onto stones might end in injury, bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
1.From the beginning, we know that it is important to______.
A．know the way to escape a fire
B．put out a fire in a burning house
C．jump out of a burning house
D．keep the door closed
2.It is possible to escape through the windows ______.
A．if there are some stones on the ground
B．if there is some grass on the ground
C．if you live on a higher floor
D．if you have a short enough rope
3.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the information in the passage? ______
A．You can escape through lifts.
B．You can choose fire escapes.
C．You can’t escape through stairways.
D．Keep your head high at the window to be sure you get fresh air.
4.Keep the door closed so that ______ if the building is on fire.
A．smoke and fire can’t be drawn into the room
B．you can call for help
C．you can get fresh air
D．you can be sent first
5.The best title for the passage is ______.
A．Escaping through the windows
B．Saving yourself from a burning house
C．Knowing on fire
D．Waiting for help
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1.Who lost a white cat with two big blue eyes? ______.
A．Sam B．David C．Mary D．Charles
2.You need to pay______ if you buy the book A Christmas Carol now .
A．$59.60 B．$49.60 C．$39.60 D．$29.60
3.On what day can we see Titanic 3D in the Showtime Cinema? ______.
A．Every day
B．Friday and Saturday
C．Saturday and Sunday
D．Thursday and Sunday
4.If you want to rent a house, you can call ______.
A．385-0926 B．591-3127
C．332-5147 D．592-5147
5.Those ads above are most probably from a ______.
A．map B．dictionary
C．newspaper D．guidebook
Bruce: Hi, Kate! How was your summer holiday?
Kate :
Bruce: Where did you go?
Kate : I went to Yinchuan with my parents.
Bruce:
Kate : It’s one of the most beautiful cities in the northwest of China．I like it very much.
Bruce: How long did you stay there?
Kate : We stayed there for five days．
Bruce: Which is your favorite place?
Kate : When I was there, I lost myself in the beautiful scenery.
Bruce: What interesting things did you do there?
Kate : Lots of things, such as swimming, boating, fishing and riding camels．
Bruce: Oh, really, I can’t wait to go there.
1.A．Nice to meet you．
B．Oh, it was great．
C．Let me see．
D．How are you?
2.A．How do you like Yinchuan?
B．How did you go there?
C．How far is it?
D．When did you go there?
3.A．We’ve been to many wonderful places．
B．We have heard of that.
C．We haven’t gone there．
D．They have ever been there.
4.A．I like nothing．
B．I think Sand Lake is the best．
C．Yes, it’s beautiful．
D．I don’t like it at all.
5.A．But I think sand sliding （滑沙） is the most exciting one.
B．How was your summer holiday?
C．Where are you going for the summer holiday?
D．Where did you go yesterday?
Billy is a boy of fifteen．His parents died three years ago．One day when he was walking in the street, he a wallet．He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker．He gave his to the boy．As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his ．Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting ．The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the himself and watered them every day．Several days , he had to leave for another city．Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of these trees．Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don’t about them, sir.” answered Billy, “I'll try my best to watch them.” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back．He asked, “ anyone ever come to steal the trees?” “No, sir.” said Billy．“To stop someone from stealing the trees, I them up six days ago．I have hidden them for almost a week!”
1.A．bought B．found C．carried D．wanted
2.A．wallet B．pity C．thanks D．excuses
3.A．office B．city C．town D．home
4.A．pleased B．angry C．bored D．sad
5.A．grass B．flowers C．vegetables D．trees
6.A．garden B．office C．city D．room
7.A．ago B．later C．before D．after
8.A．think B．talk C．learn D．worry
9.A．Did B．Does C．Has D．Will
10.A．sent B．pulled C．put D．pick
