1、

“The latest trade figures are a hopeful sign according to the report of the manager.”Which of the following matches the sound of the underlined word in the sentence?

A. /ˈhəʊpfəl/ B. /ˈhʌpfəl/ C. /ˈhaupfəl/ D. /ˈhɒpəl/

2、

Rewrite the following sentences as required.

【1】Rose joined the SPCS in 2000.（保持原句不变）

Rose__________________________a junior member of the SPCA since 2000.

【2】Jerry had to give up halfway because of the typhoon.（反义疑问）

Jerry had to give up halfway because of the typhoon,__________________________?

【3】Alice wants to learn how she can make sick people better.（改为简单句）

Alice wants to learn___________________________make sick people better.

【4】in order to; Can you; add water; into a dough; to flour; make it（?）（连词成句）

_______________________________________________

3、

A. break into B. didn' t C. prize D. most   E. wouldn't

Everyone knows that eggs break very easily. If one drops to the floor, it will【1】  many pieces. A class once had a contest. Each pupil was to pack an egg into a small box. Then the box was to be dropped from the top of the school building. If the egg didn’t break, the pupil won a【2】 .

Some of the pupils put cotton around their eggs to protect them. Others used cloth or paper. Everyone thought that  【3】of the eggs would be smashed anyway. Forty eggs were dropped from the top of the school. To the  pupils’ surprise, thirty of their eggs 【4】 break.

4、

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.

I fall in love with every pet I see. To me, they are family. They depend on me. When I found out that thousands of homeless pets are killed every year in my Texas hometown, I felt sad. I found it n【1】  to help.

I started a charity to r【2】 money to help animals. I collect money for my local animal shelter. It’s hard when I stand for six hours in the hot sun with my donation (捐赠) box. It’s hard when people say no. But a lot of people say yes. It feels good to help animals. Even a young person can make a difference. I’ve collected more than $17,200. Every cent helps give homeless animals a second c【3】 .

Helping animals has always been a big part of my family life. I’ve been visiting and volunteering at the shelter even before I could walk. I’ve exercised dogs, c【4】  up after them, and took care of them when they were sick or dying. We foster（代养）dogs in our home. But sometimes we end up k 【5】them, like my dogs Brodl, Mac, and Gus.

My friends help, too. For my ninth and tenth birthdays, Judy and Carl donated pet things instead of giving me g【6】Jackie, another friend, made $42 in his free time and donated it to my charity.

My mom helps, too. She drives me around so that I can collect money. I feel t【7】 to her because we have so much fun going out and doing this together. We love to help any animal that has fur and four legs.

5、

Choose the best answer.

If you want to do a school project on children’s rights, you can look on the Internet for some information. A United Nations website can show you plenty of useful information for the project.

The United Nations lists the rights of children. Most countries agree on all of them, but some countries do not. The following are some of the most important rights of children:

Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered by their family. If their family can’t do so, the government should take responsibility.

Children have the right to have an education and medical care, which should be provided by the government.

Children must not be cruelly punished by their parents or any others.

Children have the right to expect the government to protect them from all kinds of abuse（虐待）and neglect (忽略).

No child under fifteen should be made to fight in an army.

As mentioned, children have the right to be protected from being made to work too hard to make money for other people. In some countries children do not have these rights. Many young children are made to work long hours in factories and on farms. In some countries there are so few schools that only rich children get an education. There are not enough doctors or nurses to help many children when they are sick. The rights of children are, therefore, the rights people think children should have. They are not always the rights children really have.

【1】______agree with the United Nations’ list of children’s rights.

A. All countries B. A few countries C. No countries D. Most countries

【2】How many important rights of children are mentioned in this passage?

A. Three B. Five C. Nine D. Eleven

【3】The underlined word“responsibility”in the passage means_______.

A. something people have to do B. something people want to do

C. something people know how to do D. something people love to do

【4】Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Parents should punish their children.

B. Children should make money for other people.

C. Governments should protect children from neglect.

D. Children under sixteen should not fight in an army.

【5】Some children can’t get an education because _____  .

A. there aren’t enough schools B. there are no schools

C. they come from rich families D. they want to work in factories

【6】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Children are made to work long hours on farms.

B. The United Nation website is useful for the school project.

C. Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered.

D. The United Nations has listed the rights it thinks children should have.

6、

Answer the questions.

Jimmy James became famous when he was only 16. His rock group Jumping James were playing in a small club in Liverpool when a famous singer heard them play. He told his record company about them and soon they were in a studio recording their first record, Sun on the Water. It was a big surprise and success as well and went to Number One in the charts (图表) all over the world. Jumping James appeared on Top of the Pops and on many other TV shows. Soon they were playing at the Albert Hall in London, at Carnegie Hall in New York and at the Opera House In Sydney. Jimmy’s face was on magazine covers all over the world.

By the time he was 20, Jimmy was extremely rich. He owned houses in London, Hollywood, Switzerland and Hawaii, he drove a Rolls Royce and a number of sports cars. He threw away his suits after wearing them only once. Jimmy left Jumping James and made records by himself. His life was rich and busy but soon he got bored. He started to drink a lot of whisky. He became lazy and often did not turn up for concerts. His records still made a lot of money but he was now spending almost everything he earned. He bought a yacht（游艇）and a big house in France, he bought cars and paid for huge parties all over the world.

Then he began to make worse and worse records and to sing and play the guitar badly. Theatres cancelled his concerts, fans stopped buying his records, and his friends left him. Now he is back in Liverpool living in a very small house with his brother John. He has no money, no job, no friends and no future. He is not famous any more. But he has stopped drinking. He is happier now and soon he plans to try to play his guitar again. He will play for pleasure and make enough money to live quite well. But this time he will not play for fame(名声).

【1】Who introduced the rock group Jumping James to a record company?

___________________________________________________________

【2】What information can you get from “Jimmy's face...the world "Paragraph One?

Jimmy became _______________________________________________________

【3】Where were Jimmy's houses by the time he was at the age of 20?

__________________________________________________________

【4】How rich was Jimmy when he was twenty?

He was so rich that ______________________________

【5】The theatres weren’t pleased with Jimmy’s bad playing, were they?

___________________________________________________________

【6】Why will he play guitar now?

_________________________________________________________________

7、

Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper  forms.

【1】It’s about 10__________walk from my home to school.（minute）

【2】John is one of the most__students in his class.（act）

【3】He felt a bit__________after a long time’s running than others.（hungry）

【4】A friend of__________has been waiting for them at the school gate.（they）

【5】The two dogs eat__________what’s left of the cake.（happy）

【6】It’s an__________（convenient）day to visit them. We’d better put the visit off.

【7】The American, Dave Farrow, could remember things quite well after seeing only__________.（one）