1 . How to Make an Ice-cream in a Bag
What You will need:
1 spoon of sugar,1/2 cup of half-and-half (牛奶和奶油的混合物), 1/4 spoon of vanilla extract (香草精), ice, salt, a big bag, a small bag.
How we make it:
First, put the sugar, half-and-half and vanilla extract into the small bag.
Next, put three glasses of ice into the big bag.
Then, pour about 1/2 cup of salt in the big bag.
When it's ready, place the small bag in the big bag and seal tightly (系紧) . You need to shake the bag for about five minutes.
Finally, take the small bag out. After wiping off (擦去) the salt on the bag, you can open it and enjoy your ice-cream.
You can finish all of the work in less than ten minutes.
1. When making the ice-cream, what do you need?| A．A spoon of sugar. | B．A cup of half-and-half. |
| C．A glass of ice. | D．A spoon of salt. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．More than five minutes. | B．Less than five minutes. |
| C．More than ten minutes. | D．Less than ten minutes. |
2 .
Eric London I went to climb the mountains with my friends last weekend. The weather was warm. We took a walk in the mountains and saw quite a few animals. They were cute. There were lots of flowers. |
Jane New York City I went to the countryside with my family and stayed there for about two weeks. The air there was clean. Every day, we fed the chickens, milked the cows, played with the dogs and went fishing. We had a good time. |
Lu Jing Hangzhou I found the summer vacation was not so interesting as I imagined (想象). It was very hot, so I had to spend most of the time staying at home, watching TV, listening to the radio and playing with my dog. Sometimes, I went to visit my relatives (亲属). |
1. Eric went to climb the mountains with his ______.
| A．family | B．relatives | C．classmates | D．friends |
| A．nine | B．fourteen | C．two | D．five |
| A．watch TV | B．listen to the radio | C．play with her dog | D．feed the chickens |
3 . In Westerners’ opinion, growing up means leaving parents and living alone. However, now more and more young people in Western countries choose to live with their parents even if they are not kids.
Caitlin Hipp is going to be 28 years old, but she chooses to live with her parents, because she has no job and has been working on getting a teacher certification（教师资格证）for four years. Her dream is to be a teacher in her hometown.
Another girl is called Jasmyn. She has to pay off a student loan（学生贷款）of 100 thousand dollars. She now works as a part-time teacher and restaurant server. But she isn’t able to make enough money to pay the rent of the house and the everyday cost. If she wants to pay off the loan, she has to live with her parents to save money.
So the number of young people who choose to live with their parents has been growing quickly. According to the survey made by the Pew Research Center, in 2014, about 32. 1% of 18-to-34-year-olds lived with their parents, and 31.6% lived in their own houses.
Another reason why young people live with their parents is that their family hope they can stay with them. No matter what reason it is, it is more common for young people to live with their parents, and it has become part of Western culture.
1. Why does Caitlin Hipp choose to live with her parents?| A．Because she is afraid to live alone | B．Because she doesn’ t make any money. |
| C．Because her parents ask her to live with them. | D．Because she wants to enjoy the life of staying with parents |
| A．订金 | B．债务 | C．利息 | D．租金 |
| A．Caitlin Hipp has been a teacher for four years |
| B．Jasmyn has to pay off a student loan of 100 thousand dollars. |
| C．There are a growing number of young people living with their parents. |
| D．In 2014,there are fewer 18—to—34—year—olds living alone than living with parents. |
| A．growing up means leaving parents | B．living alone is better for young pcople |
| C．it is traditional to live with parents for westerners | D．more and more westerners choose to live with parents |
| Dear Jack, How are you? I know that your birthday is on November 18th. It's coming soon, but I'm sorry to tell you that I can't go to your 13th birthday party. And I want to say "Happy Birthday" to you. On that day, I will have a Chinese test from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. Then I need to have lunch quickly. After that, I will have a math test from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm, so I can't share（分享）your birthday cake with you. Yours, Cindy |
| Dear Cindy, I'm happy to get your e-mail. It doesn't matter that you can't come to my birthday party. I hope you can get good grades（成绩）. You can come to my 14th birthday next time. Yours, Jack |
1. How old is Jack now?
| A．Eleven years old. | B．Twelve years old. |
| C．Thirteen years old. | D．Fourteen years old. |
| A．the Chinese test | B．the lunch | C．the math test | D．the birthday party |
| A．2. | B．2.5. | C．3. | D．3.5. |
| A．Because she will be busy with her tests on that day. |
| B．Because she will look after (照顾) her sister on that day. |
| C．Because she wants to buy a birthday gift for him on that day. |
| D．Because her mother asks her not to go to his birthday party. |
| A．Jack is not happy with Cindy | B．Cindy is Jack's Chinese teacher |
| C．Cindy will go to Jack's 14 birthday party | D．Jack hopes (希望) Cindy can get good grades |
5 . David and John are good friends. They are in No. 5 Middle School. They're in the same class, so they are classmates. But they like different sports.
David loves basketball. He has two basketballs. They are orange. John loves ping-pong. He has five ping-pong balls and three ping-pong bats.
Can David play ping-pong, too? Yes, he can. But he thinks it's not very interesting. Can John play basketball? Yes, he can. Basketball is easy for John. But he always plays ping-pong with his classmates after school. He thinks it's interesting to play ping-pong.
David and John love doing sports. And they love watching them on TV, too!
1. The underlined word "different" means “_________” in Chinese| A．激烈的 | B．相互的 | C．不同的 | D．流行的 |
| A．Baseball. | B．Volleyball. | C．Soccer. | D．Basketball. |
①friends ②brothers ③classmates
| A．①② | B．①③ | C．②③ | D．①②③ |
| A．He plays ping-pong. | B．He plays basketball. |
| C．He watches TV with David. | D．He watches TV with his classmates. |
| A．Who has basketballs. | B．What sports they can play. |
| C．What they have. | D．Who has ping-pong balls. |
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 | Philip electric toothbrush Color: white Price: $ 59 (Buy two, get 10% off) Delivery time: 1 day after confirmation (确认). |
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| A．white | B．red | C．blue | D．black |
| A．$206.2 | B．$159.3 | C．$177 | D．$197.7 |
| A．November 6th | B．November 7th | C．November 8th | D．November 10th |
7 .
| Dear Mona, Can you bring（带来）these things to me? My math book, my jacket and my dictionaries. My math book is on the bed. The jacket and the dictionaries are on the sofa. Thanks. Eric | Dear Frank, Your uncle’s tapes are on the chair. Please take（带去）them（它们）to school. He needs（常要）them. Thanks. Mom |
| Dear sister, I need my jacket and CD. The jacket is on the bed. The CD is on the table. Thanks. Mike | Dear Mike, Here is your jacket. Your CD is not on the table. I can’t bring it to you. Linda |
1. Where are Eric’s dictionaries?
| A．On the bed. | B．On the sofa. | C．On the chair. | D．On the table. |
| A．Eric | B．Frank’s uncle | C．Mona | D．Frank’s mom |
| A．father | B．uncle | C．grandfather | D．brother |
| A．Mike’s jacket | B．Linda’s CD | C．Mike’s CD | D．the table |
8 .
What are in their schoolbags? | |
 | Name：Grace Miller Color：purple Things：a black notebook; two white notebooks; a pencil box; her sister Sally’s cards |
 | Name：Sally Miller Color：blue Things：three books; a dictionary; a red notebook; two pens and a ruler; her friend Jane’s computer game |
1. What color is Grace’s schoolbag?
| A．Purple. | B．White. | C．Blue. | D．Black. |
| A．a red notebook | B．three notebooks | C．Sally’s pencil box | D．Jane’s computer game |
| A．Sally and Jane are sisters | B．the computer game is Grace’s |
| C．Sally’s cards are in her schoolbag | D．some books are in the blue schoolbag |
9 . “Tom?” Mom says. But no one answers.
Mom comes to Tom’s room. He is not on the bed. But his model plane is on the desk. “He is not in his room.” Mom thinks. Mom comes to his grandparents’ room. Tom likes（喜欢）Grandpa’s tape player. But he is not in their room.
Mom can’t find Tom. But where is Tom? She wants（想要）to call Dad. She comes to the living room for the phone.“What’s that?” Mom sees a black thing under the sofa. Oh, it’s Paul, Tom’s dog. But what is next to（挨着）Paul? It’s Tom!
1. The underlined word “answers” means ______.| A．回应 | B．吵闹 | C．隐藏 | D．疑惑 |
| A．It’s on the chair. | B．It’s on the desk. | C．It’s on the bed. | D．It’s under the sofa. |
| A．bookcase | B．watch | C．computer | D．tape player |
| A．on his bed | B．under his bed | C．under the sofa | D．on the sofa |
| A．Paul is lost. | B．Tom’s mother. | C．Where is Tom? | D．Tom and Paul |
10 . My name is Cindy Smith. I am a student in No.3 Middle School. I find a ruler. It’s yellow. Who lost it?
“Anna, is this your ruler?” I ask my friend.
“No, it isn’t. My ruler is white. And it’s in my pencil box now,” Anna says.
“Excuse me, Jack. Is this your ruler?”
“No, it isn’t. My ruler is black.” Jack says, “You can ask your cousin Jenny. She can’t find her ruler.”
“Hi, Jenny! Is this your ruler?” I ask.
“Yes, it’s mine. Thank you very much.” Jenny says. She is very glad to find her ruler.
1. Cindy ______.| A．finds a ruler | B．loses a ruler | C．is a teacher | D．asks her friends for help |
| A．a black ruler | B．a white pencil box | C．a white ruler | D．no ruler |
| A．Cindy’s | B．Jack’ s | C．Jenny’s | D．Jack’s cousin’s |
