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Below is an ad ofCarefree Helpline

Carefree Helpline Mom hates. Dad forgets. Brothers and sisters never care. Friends lie. People laugh. Even your dog turns away. You feel lost. Nobody helps. You talk. Nobody listens. On Helpline: You talk. We listen. We listen to all you would like to share. It costs nothing to ask for help. Call 080-911911 anytime, from Monday to Sunday. Carefree Helpline cares for you, day and night. To talk face to face, please call 080-122133.

Below is an ad of a restaurant

Tea Cottage Wants You! Join us in Tea Cottage—the best Chinese restaurant in town. We are now looking for someone interested in working with us. 2 Cooks At least two years’ work experience in a restaurant kitchen Good at making Chinese dishes Able to work on weekends Work 16:00—21:00 every day (USD$600 / week) 3 Waiters / Waitress At least one year’s work experience in café or restaurants Part-time welcome Work 11:00—15:00 or 17:00—22:00 (USD$16 / hour) 2 Cleaners No experience needed Part-time welcome Work 12:00—15:00 or 17:00—22:00 (USD$12 / hour) We are also looking for singers and bands for Wednesday nights! Call 213-333-6789 Mr. Wu

1. Which is NOT said about Carefree Helpline?

A．They listen to people in trouble.

B．People can talk face to face with them.

C．They collect money for people in need.

D．People can call them anytime, any day.

2. What does “your dog turns away” mean in the reading?

A．Your dog bites other people.

B．Your dog does not care about you.

C．Your dog is kicked and runs away.

D．Your dog cannot find its way home.

3. Giorgio has worked in a restaurant for three years and is good at making pizzas. Which job could be for him in Tea Cottage?

A．Cook.

B．Cleaner.

C．Singer.

D．None.

4. Ronald is a college student. He is looking for his first job that he can do in the daytime. He could find a job of the             in Tea Cottage.

A．cleaner

B．cook

C．singer

D．waiter

5. What can we learn about Tea Cottage from the ad?

A．They are looking for singers and bands for weekend music shows.

B．They need cooks who can work both at lunchtime and dinner time.

C．One who knows about tea-making has a better chance of working there.

D．The waiters will be paid over USD$60 a day for working during lunchtime.

【推荐2】One Sunday morning, Paul says to his mom, “I need some clothes. Can we go to Nice Boys’ Store?”

“Well, what do you need, Paul?” Mom asks him. “My shirt is small, so I want to buy a shirt. And I need a pair of sports shoes, too,” Paul says.

“I see. Let’s go and see now.” In the store, Paul sees a blue shirt. It’s nice. So he asks the clerk, “How much is it?”

The clerk says, “It’s forty dollars.” “OK. Let me think about it. Thanks.”

Paul asks his mom, “What do you think of that blue shirt, Mom?”

“It’s nice, but I don’t think blue is nice on you. What about this white shirt, Paul?”

“Oh, it’s nice!” Paul says.

They take it at a good price. Only twenty-two dollars! They buy a pair of black sports shoes, too. It’s eighty dollars.

1. Who goes to the store with Paul?

A．His mother.

B．His sister.

C．His aunt.

D．His classmate.

2. The underlined (划线的) word “clerk” means (意思是) ________ in Chinese.

A．兄弟

B．同学

C．店员

D．顾客

3. The underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ________.

A．the blue shirt	B．the white shirt
C．the pair of blue shoes	D．the pair of black shoes

4. How much are the shirt and the sports shoes?

A．$22.

B．$80.

C．$58.

D．$102.

5. What can we know from the passage (文章)?

A．Paul needs a dictionary.	B．Paul doesn’t like green.
C．The store is for boys.	D．Paul’s shirt is big.

【推荐3】Have you ever watched the big parade(游行) on Tian’anmen Square on October 1? Some students performed in the big parade. In order to get ready for(准备) it, this summer, many Beijing middle school students had a different kind of vacation. Instead of hanging out with friends or traveling, they trained(训练) hard for the 60th birthday of China this year.
Students trained from 7:30 am to around 10:00 am or from 4 pm to 6:30 pm, because it was very hot this summer. They wore white hats, T-shirts and blue trousers. The hats and T-shirts were printed with a red logo, the number "60".
The first week of training was PE. Students practiced standing and squatting. Then they moved on to practice the group show. When we watched the parade on TV we saw them making colorful pictures.
What did the students think of their unusual summer? "Sometimes we find it a bit tiring." said Lu Wenqi, 13. "But most of us think it's a great ____to take part in such an important show." Li Hui, 15, thought the same as Lu. She said her classmates were hardly late for training. "It's a wonderful chance for us," said Li. "When my parents were in college, they also took part in a national day parade. Now it's my turn!"
1. The students performed a group show for the 60th birthday of China on _________.

A．September 1st

B．October 1st

C．October 60th

D．November 1st

2. The first week of training was _________.

A．to watch the parade on TV	B．to make colorful pictures
C．to practice the group show	D．to practice standing and squatting

3. The underline word “honor” means __________.

A．兴奋

B．劳累

C．荣誉

D．机会

4. What is Not True according to the passage?

A．Students wore the same clothes with a red logo.

B．Students hardly went to the training late.

C．Students only practiced standing and squatting every day.

D．Students thought this summer a bit tiring but very meaningful.

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Andy just moved to a big city to start a new job. He had never lived in a big city before. It didn’t take long for the stress（压力）of city life to get to Andy. The people, the noise, his heavy work…it all weighed on him until he felt like giving up. He found no joy in anything—life just hurt.

But one day, on his way to work, Andy saw a homeless man on the street. He had never seen a homeless person before. He stopped and had a short chat with him. All of a sudden, he opened up about his life and complained about the problems he was facing. The man patiently listened the whole time. Then Andy asked him a question.

“I hope I won’t offend you, but I was wondering…how did you end up homeless?” Andy asked.

“I was in a war. I saw many of my friends die. I got badly injured（受伤的）and couldn’t find a job when I came home. While I was gone, my wife decided to leave me. I lost everything. Life hurt so much,” the man said.

“But I’m thankful that I’m alive. My life might be hard sometimes, but when I see something as simple as a sunrise, I remember that even when life hurts, it is worth（值得）living.”

Andy came to his senses. Compared（对比）to losing one’s friends in a war and getting injured, his own problems seemed less difficult. If this man could still see the bright side of life, then maybe he could too.

1. What was Andy’s problem?

A．He got badly injured in an accident.	B．Nobody wanted to be his friend.
C．City life was really hard for him.	D．He couldn’t find a job in a big city.

2. The homeless man ________ when Andy complained about the problems.

A．listened to Andy patiently	B．comforted Andy for a while
C．asked Andy lots of questions	D．disliked to talk with Andy

3. What does the underlined word “offend” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．失去

B．冒犯

C．限制

D．依靠

4. How did the homeless man feel about his own life?

A．His life was easy and happy.	B．He was unable to see the bright side of his life.
C．His life wasn’t so bad as Andy’s.	D．He was so thankful to be alive.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Be brave if life is full of difficulties.	B．Always help others to make ourselves happy.
C．Be thankful even when life hurts.	D．Learn to make your life colourful.

【推荐2】One day when I was about 12, I went to a restaurant for dinner with my family.     1    .

When my mom and I walked to the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother came up to us.     2     My mom immediately (立即) asked where they kept their things. “That old car across the street.” said the girl, “Six of my family live in it.”

My mom said she had something to do, and after giving them a few dollars, we said goodbye.     3     But she didn’t come.

About one hour later, my mom came. She said she went home and brought some food and clothes to the girl.     4     She told me that we were lucky and that girl’s family wasn’t so lucky. I remembered that girl—she was the same age as me, but we looked so different. I was wearing new clothes but her clothes were so old.     5     “My mom did the right thing.” I thought to myself.

Until now, I still remember that night. On that night, my mom taught me one of the best lessons I ever learned.

A．They asked if we had any spare change (多余的零钱).

B．It was a cold day, and the wind was blowing strongly.

C．And I had my bedroom but she had to stay in an old car with 5 other people.

D．I asked her why she helped those people.

E．Then, my dad and I went to the restaurant.

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     After a whole week of rain, we finally had a comfortable and beautiful summer day outside. My family and I were driving to a nearby town when my daughter found a yard sale (庭院拍卖). We saw old toys and a couple of guitars. We saw huge piles of clothes and even a piece of furniture or two for sale. Best of all, we saw lots of smiling people talking, laughing, sitting and standing in the sunshine.

Seeing all of this brought back memories of my childhood. Most of my clothes back then came from yard sales. My mom was a good yard sale shopper. I used to hate going there until one special day when I saw that they also sold old books there. After that, I always browsed (翻阅) the books until it was time to go and sometimes my mom would buy me one too. Soon a large part of my home library came from yard sale books. To me, they were more priceless than new ones.

Why do we have yard sales? We drop our old things and we buy “new” old things. But it certainly isn’t for the money. ▲ . We talk and catch up with old friends and new neighbors. We connect with kindness and our love for all the old stuff (物品).

I think yard sales teach us something about life too. We can’t really own anything here, after all. All we get is to have the stuff for a period of time. Then it is time to let it go and pass it on.

1. From the passage we know that ________.

A．the family drove outside on a rainy day.

B．the writer found a yard sale while driving.

C．there were old toys and guitars at the yard sale.

D．the writer was poor in her childhood.

2. What probably made the writer start enjoying yard sales?

A．She could make new friends.	B．She could find old books there.
C．She got many clothes there.	D．She could see smiling people there.

3. Which of the following can be put in ▲ ?

A．Yard sales are very noisy.	B．It’s yard sales that bring us together.
C．Making money isn’t easy.	D．No sell, no kill.

4. What’s the writer’s opinion on yard sales?

A．She thinks yard sales mean a lot to people.

B．She thinks yard sales aren’t good for people.

C．She doesn’t like yard sales at all.

D．She thinks yard sales will be better if people pay more attention.