【推荐1】What do you do to relax? Do you watch TV? Do you read a book? Or do you listen to music? How many of you play a musical instrument（乐器）? How many of us go to concerts? How important is music in our lives? What kind of music do we like?

The survey（调查）above shows the musical habits of a few of our readers. Interestingly, fourteen people out of the twenty questioned actually play a musical instrument, and only six people don’t. Out of these, ten people practice（练习）their musical instrument between 0-3 hours a week and the other four between three and six hours a week.

The best instrument to play is the guitar. Eight people say it is their favorite instrument to play. Another four people like playing the piano and two like playing the violin. Two people, however, don’t like playing the violin or the piano as they think they are too difficult.

Pop concerts are always popular, but in this survey only eight people say they like going to concerts, six to pop concerts and two to jazz concerts.

A higher number, eighteen, say they like listening to music as they find it relaxing. Only two people don’t like listening to music at all. These results（结果）seem to suggest that we are more actively musical than we think.

1. ________ people are questioned in the survey.

A．Fourteen

B．Twenty

C．Eight

D．Ten

2. Two people in the survey don’t like playing the violin or the piano because ________.

A．they think it boring	B．they think it interesting
C．they think it difficult	D．they think it exciting

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined bold words “as” in the last paragraph?

A．作为

B．当……时候

C．因为

D．与……一样

4. The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．different hobbies of people	B．a survey about people’s love for music
C．why people like music	D．people like to play instruments

【推荐2】Sun Painting (绘画) Club

Children can learn Chinese painting here. They can learn how to draw animals and fruit. Their teacher is Yang Yong. His English name is Jack. His phone number is 351-1253.

Time: July 8-18

Fee (费用): 360 yuan

Ages(年龄): 6-15

Blue Sports Club

You can learn basketball, soccer and baseball here. The basketball teacher is Li Hua. He’s from China. The soccer teacher is Paul Miller. He’s from Australia. The baseball teacher is Rose Jones. She is an American.

Time: July 8–18 (basketball), July 19–28 (soccer), August 1–10 (baseball)

Fee: 200 yuan for each (每个)sport

Ages:10-18

E-mail address: bluesports2060@163.com

1. Yang Yong’s English name is          .

A．Paul

B．Jack

C．Miller

2. Mr. Miller teaches the children          .

A．soccer

B．baseball

C．basketball

3. Miss Jones is from          .

A．America

B．China

C．Australia

4. Sally is seven years old. She can learn          .

A．soccer

B．baseball

C．Chinese painting

5. Mr. Black’s son wants to learn Chinese painting, soccer and baseball, he needs          .

A．360 yuan

B．560 yuan

C．760 yuan

【推荐3】It’s September 11th. Tom’s school has a soccer game on October 11th.     1     Mr. Black comes to Tom’s room and asks him to have breakfast. But Tom doesn’t want to eat anything.

He says, “Dad, I play soccer with my classmates every day, but I can’t play it well.     2    ”

“Well, if you can’t play it well, I can help you.     3    ” “I like soccer. It’s just too difficult. ”

“Do you want me to be your teacher? You know,     4    ” says Mr. Black. “Yes. But Dad, you’re busy doing things, aren’t you?”

“     5     But soccer is a relaxing sport. I need to relax, too. Now, let’s go to have breakfast. After that, we can play soccer. ”

“OK. ”

A．I’m good at soccer.

B．Yes, I am.

C．But if you are not interested in it, I will teach you.

D．I am really busy.

E．I don’t want to play it.

F．Tom wants to be a great soccer player like his father Mr. Black.

G．But if you give up (放弃), I can’t do anything.

【推荐1】I am Tom from Canada and I am a big reader. I can read both French and English books. The mysterious (神秘的) Stranger is one of the most exciting books I have ever read. It’s not only a mystery story, as the book name suggests, but it’s also very funny. It will make you laugh out loud!

The story is set in New York, America and it’s all about a man called Harry who meets a stranger one day while eating his lunch in the park. The stranger, Mervin, manages to change Harry’s life forever. I won’t tell you how—you will have to read the story yourself to find out! Mervin has special magic, but he uses the magic only when Harry gets into trouble, which he often does.

It’s an easy read and not too difficult. It moves at a fast pace (节奏) and lots of things happen on every page, so you won’t get bored reading it. You might get a bit tired of Harry, though, as he seems to never learn his lesson and keeps on making the same mistakes. I won’t spoil (透露) the ending for you, but if you enjoy a good mystery and a good laugh, you will completely enjoy this book.

First has written two other books called The Lonely Child and Whispering Mountain. But I think this book is his best. I highly recommend (推荐) The Mysterious Stranger to readers over the age of 8. I give it 9 out of 10.

1. What do we know about Tom?

A．He loves reading.	B．He lives in New York.
C．He thinks highly of Harry.	D．He’s learning two languages.

2. What does Tom think of the book?

A．It’s hard to read.

B．It’s slow-paced.

C．It’s great fun.

D．It’s boring.

3. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．How the story started.	B．What the story is about.
C．Why the story is so popular.	D．Where the story was written.

4. What is Harry like?

A．He is very polite.	B．He helps Mervin a lot.
C．He has special magic.	D．He often makes mistakes.

【推荐2】A good book can open your eyes and clear your minds. If you want to get into a good reading habit, there are a number of ways to develop it.

Plan your time. You should give yourself at least 30 minutes in all for reading every day.     1     For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast or lunch time.

    2     Wherever you go, carry a book with you. When you leave the house, make sure that you always carry a good book.

Find a quiet place. Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair.     3     There should be no televisions, computers, music, or even noisy family members around you.

Have a library card. And you can read as many good books as possible in the library.     4     You can save a lot of money.

Share it.     5     And you can also ask your friends and family to go there to share their ideas and offer you suggestions.

A．Make a weekly trip to the library.

B．Always carry a book.

C．Stick to reading every day.

D．When you read a book, no one will trouble you.

E．When time is set, nothing can change it.

F．You can share your ideas after looking through your WeChat Moments.