Want to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to live in? Why not take part in “Clean & Green weekend”? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment at the same time.

Park Life Do you like hanging out in the park with your friends? If so, why not take the chance to come with us and tidy up the park as you go? To add some fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish! Meet us at the south entrance to Taohe Park at 9 a.m. next Saturday if you want to join in.

The Air You Breathe A great way to make the air we breathe cleaner is by planting lots of trees! It is a fact that trees slowly filter (过滤) a lot of pollutants from the air. So come and help us plant some new ones in Fenhe Park at 2 p.m. next Sunday.

War on Graffiti (涂鸦) Some people think graffiti is cool. Well, it is not! The best way to stop buildings from becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to get rid of it as soon as possible. And that is exactly what we are going to do. We are repainting the school walls from 1 p.m. on Saturday. You don’t have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes!

1. The main purpose of “Clean & Green Weekend” is to __________.

A．make our city more beautiful	B．offer the chance to have fun
C．help students meet old friends	D．have a nice weekend

2. The students who want to join in the rubbish collecting activity must meet __________.

A．at 1 p.m. on Saturday	B．at 2 p.m. next Sunday
C．at 9 a.m. next Saturday	D．at 3 a.m. on Sunday

3. If we’re going to repaint the school walls, we need to __________.

A．draw pictures well	B．wear some old clothes
C．bring some tools with us	D．wear some new clothes

4. According to the passage, we know ___________.

A．graffiti can make the buildings look cool

B．the person who collects rubbish can get a gift

C．we can plant trees to improve the environment

D．we can draw pictures on the wall

5. We might read the above passage __________.

A．in a fashion magazine	B．on a school notice board
C．in a newspaper advertisement	D．on a hospital notice board

Imagine you’re enjoying dinner with your friends in a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when suddenly you hear a phone ringing at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He keeps talking for almost ten minutes! How will you feel? Maybe you’ll feel uncomfortable, but you can do nothing about it.

This happens all the time, not only in restaurants, but also on buses, at the cinema, everywhere!

Cell phones (手机) are useful in our daily lives. But be careful not to be a noisy user and disturb others. You are supposed to control your own behavior. Here are a few rules.

Follow the rules! When you’re in public places and see a sign that says “Turn off cell phones”, don’t use your phone. If you are allowed, speak softly for a short time and try to keep away from other people.

Phone off! Never make calls in a theater, when you are watching a movie or enjoying a concert.

Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch out where you’re going when you’re walking down the street and talking on the phone.

As more people use cell phones, things are going to get worse. So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.

6. In Paragraph 1, the writer mainly tells us ________.

A．an example of bad manners

B．how bad phones can be to people

C．why sing phones is not allowed in a restaurant

D．what the man talks about on the phone with his friend

7. What does the underlined word “disturb” mean in the passage in Chinese?

A．帮助

B．支持

C．打扰

D．利用

8. According to the passage, we are NOT expected to make calls ________.

A．in a restaurant

B．on a bus

C．on the street

D．in a theater

9. When you have to talk on the phone in public, you should follow the following rules EXCEPT ________.

A．using earphones (耳机)	B．making short talks
C．talking in a low voice	D．keeping away from people

10. We can learn that ________ from the passage.

A．public manners are important in our lives

B．cell phones lead to people’s bad relationship

C．people ought to turn off cell phones in public places

D．cell phones have become the most useful tool in our lives

Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he’s in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school, but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can’t get up on time in the morning.

This term Mrs. Black, Peter’s aunt, works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three math. She is strict (严格) with Peter and often tells the boy to obey (遵守) the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was half past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.

“You’re ten minutes late for the first class, Peter.” Mrs Black said angrily. “Why are you often late for class?”

“Every time, when I get to the street corner, I always see a guidepost (路标). It says, ‘SCHOOL—GO SLOW!’ ”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
11. Peter is in school for ________ years.

A．one	B．one and a half
C．more than two	D．more than three

12. Peter is often late for school because ________.

A．his school is far from his home

B．he likes playing very much

C．he can’t sleep well at night

D．he can’t get up early in the morning

13. Mrs. Black is a ________.

A．worker	B．teacher
C．bookseller	D．policewoman

14. The first class begins at ________.

A．ten to eight	B．eight
C．eight twenty	D．ten past eight

15. The guidepost is for ________.

A．drivers	B．Peter
C．workers	D．teachers

It seems that everybody tells lies. Not all lies are big. In fact, some lies are “white lies(善意的谎言)”. We were often taught not to tell lies when we were young.     16     Most of the time, people do it because they want to protect friendship or they don’t want to hurt someone. Here are some ways they do it.

★Giving false excuses.

    17     For example, someone invites you to a party. You think it will be boring, so you say you’re busy.

★Lying to make someone feel good.

    18     For example, your friend cooks dinner for you, but it tastes terrible. Do you say so? No! You probably say “Mmm…this is delicious!”

★Lying to hide bad news.

    19     For example, you have just had a terrible day at work, but you don’t want your family to worry about you. So if your parents ask you about your day, you will just say everything is fine.

    20     As a friend, you should comfort him and make him believe that he would get better day by day after being treated(治疗). In that situation, you may choose to tell white lies to decrease(减少) his pain and cheer him up.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A．Sometimes people lie because they don’t want to do anything.

B．Sometimes, we don’t want to tell someone bad news.

C．But telling white lies isn’t really bad.

D．Another example, a friend of yours has a serious illness.

E．Often we don’t tell the truth to make someone feel good.