【推荐1】My mother and I like shopping（购物）very much. We often go shopping. We like to buy things in Smart.

Smart is very big and busy, and you can buy a lot of（许多）things in it. It has 2 levels（楼层）. There are clothes on the first floor（在一楼）. It sells nice sweaters for $16. And if（如果）you buy two, you can get them for $30. They have nice jackets, trousers and shirts, too. My favorite clothes are the jackets. They are very cool. You can get one at the price of $30. Students like the store because they can buy cool clothes here.

If you go upstairs, you can buy some school things on the second floor. It sells those things at a very good price. Big erasers are $2 for one. Small erasers are only $1 for one. The pens are on sale for $3. After shopping, you can get a cup of orange for free（免费）.

1. Smart is a ________.

A．store

B．girl

C．school

D．dog

2. You can’t buy ________ in Smart.

A．sweaters

B．books

C．trousers

D．erasers

3. Why do students like Smart?

A．Because it's very big.

B．Because the things are cheap.

C．Because they can get a cup of orange.

D．Because they can buy cool clothes here.

4. 划线短语“go upstairs”意思是 __________.

A．下楼

B．上楼

C．直走

D．转弯

【推荐2】It is Saturday morning. Carla and Jason set out the things they are going to sell because they want to use the money to help some poor people. Soon, friends and neighbours will come. Carla .and Jason have their first customer. A friend wants to buy Jason's old train set. It used to be one of Jason's favourite toys. But he doesn't play with it any more. Jason sells the trains set. A neighbour buys three pairs of shoes for her little girl. The three pairs of shoes cost＄3. 00. She gives Jason a five-dollar bill. This is more money than the shoes cost. Jason gives his neighbour the change.

Carla's friend wants to buy five books, but he doesn't have enough money. He asks if she'll sell him five books for the price of four books. Carla agrees to sell five books for the price of four. That is＄10. She wants to sell as many as she can.

1. Carla and Jason don't sell ________________.

A．shoes

B．books

C．an old train set

D．a bill

2. Carla wants to sell the books at price of_____________ each.

A．＄2

B．＄2. 5

C．＄5

D．＄10

3. A neighbour gets ___________ as change from Jason.

A．＄1

B．＄2

C．＄3

D．＄5

4. Carla and Jason sell the things because_______________.

A．they don't like them

B．they are cheap

C．they want to make money to help some people

D．the train and books are old

5. Which is true according to（根据）the passage?

A．Carla and Jason go shopping on Saturday morning.

B．Carla-and Jason sell the new things.

C．Carla and Jason get＄13 in all.

D．Jason used to like the train set very much.

【推荐3】My name is Lisa.I have a bird.She is white.So I call her Xiaobai.Xiaobai is only two years old.She’s not big.But she is beautiful and clever.She can speak.
One day I go shopping with my sister Gina and Xiaobai.At Green Clothes Store Gina sees a red skirt and says, “Look! Lisa! That red skirt is very beautiful.” Xiaobai answers her instead of (代替) me, “No.I think you look nice in that green skirt.” Gina says, “OK.I listen to you.” Then she asks the shop assistant, “How much is the green one?” The shop assistant looks at Xiaobai, opens her mouth (嘴) but says nothing.At last she says to Gina, “I never see a bird that can speak these words.It’s great! You can take this green skirt.Oh, you don’t need to pay for（付钱） it.”
Gina is very happy.She asks me and my bird to have a big lunch in Leo’s Restaurant and then we go home.
1. Xiaobai is ______.

A．Lisa’s sister

B．Lisa’s cousin

C．a bird

D．a dog

2. Lisa is Gina’s ______.

A．aunt

B．friend

C．mother

D．sister

3. Gina likes the ______.

A．white T-shirt

B．red skirt

C．green skirt

D．red sweater

4. Gina and Lisa go shopping ______.

A．in the morning

B．in the afternoon

C．in the evening

D．all day

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Xiaobai is beautiful and clever.	B．The shop assistant is surprised at Xiaobai’s words.
C．Lisa pays for Gina’s clothes.	D．Gina and Lisa have lunch at a restaurant.

【推荐3】Emergency Numbers in Different Countries

Emergency (紧急情况) always happens every day in every country. What will you do if you meet with emergency? If you don’t know what to do, just remember some emergency numbers. When emergency happens, stay calm, take out your mobile phone and call the emergency numbers you need. Different countries have different emergency numbers.
The USA	When you are in the USA, remember to call 911 when you are in an emergency. The number 911 connects callers to emergency services. It can tell the position of the caller’s mobile phone.
The UK	In the UK, people call the number 999 when they are in an emergency. Each call center has interpretation (翻译) services with 170 languages.
South Korea	The emergency number 112 is only for police in the country. Most of the telephone operators (接线员) speak Korean. But there are some operators who speak English, Chinese or Russian. And then they can offer better service for foreigners.
China	In China, 110 is a 24-hour emergency number. Each telephone operator answers 800 to 1000 emergency calls every day. Operators should work on an emergency call in 57 seconds. The police need to get to the scene (现场) in five minutes in cities. In the area which is away from the town or city, it is 10 minutes.

1. In South Korea, the telephone operators can speak some languages except________.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．German

D．Korean

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．There are three foreign countries mentioned in the form.

B．The number 911 can’t tell the position of the caller’s mobile phone.

C．In Britain, call centers have interpretation services with 170 languages.

D．The police in China need to get to the scene in 10 minutes in the city.

3. What should you do when emergency happens?

A．Stay calm and just take a deep breath.

B．Remember to call the emergency numbers you need.

C．Call the number 119 immediately.

D．Help to connect callers to emergency services.