My son likes sandwich very much. So I told the story about sandwich yesterday.

The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English ___________. He lived in England about two hundred years ago. Sandwich had a lot of ___________. He was very rich(富有的). But he liked ___________ cards for money. He often played ___________ day and night. One day he played for twenty-four hours ___________   stopping. He did not ___________ the card table to eat. He asked his man to ___________ him some meat and ___________. So he put some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop ___________ playing cards. From the name of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich” ____________ After this, my son was very excited and asked me to teach him how to make it.

1.

A．woman

B．man

C．place

D．book

2.

A．money

B．food

C．bread

D．cards

3.

A．making

B．keeping

C．playing

D．selling

4.

A．every

B．only

C．one

D．all

5.

A．for

B．of

C．without

D．at

6.

A．hold

B．leave

C．put

D．show

7.

A．use

B．take

C．bring

D．throw

8.

A．milk

B．tea

C．fruit

D．bread

9.

A．before

B．when

C．after

D．because

10.

A．in shops

B．at school

C．today

D．this year

What will our homes be like in the future? Here are some predictions:

◆Want to take a shower when you get home? You’ll be able to let your smart water heater (热水器) to start heating up when you’re on your way home.

◆Did I turn off the oven? Did I close the window? Everyone may have a moment like that. But in the future, your home will check these for you.

◆In your home of the future, all of your devices can work together to make your life more comfortable. When you turn on the lights in the morning, your windows will open at the same time. The lights will slowly turn off by themselves after the sun appears.

◆Your home may have dangers. The hackers (黑客) could open your door and cause a mess at your home through your phone or other devices. Your home will tell you about it but you can’t arrive in time. So people will have to be careful of their personal information.

11. In the future, what can we do on our way home?

A．Take a shower.	B．Let the water heater work.
C．Keep working.	D．Have a look at our smart home devices.

12. What will our life be like in the future in smart homes?

A．More comfortable.	B．Very busy.
C．Very safe.	D．More boring.

13. Who will let you know if someone breaks into your home in the future?

A．Your friend.	B．Your home.
C．The police.	D．Your neighbor.

14. What can we NOT learn from the passage?

A．There might be dangers about smart homes in the future.

B．The hackers might only come into your home through the phone.

C．The lights will turn off by themselves when the sun comes out.

D．You don’t need to worry if you forget to close windows in the future.

15. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Some Beautiful Houses	B．Some Famous Predictions
C．A Better World	D．Homes of the Future

Whole Wheat (小麦) Apple Pancakes What you need: 2 cups of whole wheat flour (面粉) 1/2 teaspoon of salt 2 eggs 1/4 cup of vegetable oil 2 large apples 1 cup of butter DIRECTIONS: In a large bowl, stir (搅拌) the flour and salt. Put eggs, oil and apples into the flour. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Put a large teaspoon of batter (面糊) onto the pan and cook until the batter becomes dry. Then flip the pancake and cook until it becomes brown on the other side. When both sides have a light brown color, the pancake is ready. Heat the butter over medium heat and add it to the pancake. It makes the pancake taste more delicious.

16. The passage tells us how to make ________.

A．bread

B．pancakes

C．hamburgers

17. How much vegetable oil do you need?

A．1 cup.

B．1/2 teaspoon.

C．1/4 cup.

18. To make whole wheat apple pancakes, you need the following things EXCEPT (除了) ________.

A．milk

B．salt

C．butter

19. What’s the right order of making pancakes?
① Put eggs, oil and apples into the flour.
② Cook the batter.
③ Stir the flour and salt.
④ Heat the pan.

A．③①②④

B．③①④②

C．①②③④

20. What does the underlined word “flip” mean in Chinese?

A．切碎

B．爆炒

C．翻动

Many countries have special traditions at festivals. For example, people may eat all kinds of traditional foods to celebrate their festivals. New Year’s Day is an important time in Japan. People eat traditional foods to show their good wishes for the coming new year.

	Toshikoshi Soba is a very important food that people eat before New Year’s Day. It is a kind of noodles. People usually eat it on New Year’s Eve (前夜). They wish for a healthy long life by eating the noodles.
	Then there is Osechi Ryori. There are many kinds of foods in Osechi Ryori. Each kind of food has a special meaning. Usually they mean good health, happiness, long life and so on. People can make Osechi Ryori at home or buy it from stores. The stores usually sell it in beautiful boxes.
	And we shouldn’t forget Mochi. Maybe it’s the best Japanese dessert (甜点) . It tastes sweet, but its not the sweetness that you expect from a traditional western dessert.
	Ozoni is also popular in Japan. It is a kind of Japanese soup with rice cakes in it. People often eat it for dinner on New Year’s Eve or breakfast on New Year’s Day. They believe the soup will bring them good luck.

21. Japanese people eat Toshikoshi Soba on New Year’s Eve because ________.

A．it’s the most popular food in Japan	B．they hope it can bring them a long life
C．they think it will bring them good luck	D．they can only buy it at that time every year

22. Which of the following has many foods with special meanings in it?

A．Ozoni.

B．Mochi.

C．Osechi Ryori.

D．Toshikoshi Soba.

23. Which of the following isTRUE about Mochi according to the material?

A．It’s a kind of dessert.

B．It’s from a western county.

C．It’s the best traditional Japanese food

D．It tastes like a traditional western dessert.

24. What does Ozoni have in it?

A．Noodles.

B．Desserts.

C．Rice cakes.

D．Special candies.

25. What’s the best title for the material?

A．Festival traditions in Japan	B．Traditional New Year foods in Japan
C．Traditional foods in different countries	D．New Year traditions in different countries

31. The Spring Festival is our ________ /trə'dɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ festival in China.