1 . If you are a party animal in Guangxi, join us to explore some of the popular festivals in Liuzhou.

Temple Fair Day

It is believed to be the oldest and the largest temple fair day celebrated in Fengshan, Liuzhou. It is an event known to easily attract more than 30,000 people to take part in the parades. It is a day for enjoying temple wishes, dancing to non-stop ethnic songs, and tasting lots of local dishes.

Time: February       Price: Free

March 3rd Festival

This is an annual event that takes place every March in Sanjiang county. The festival features a lot of ethnic minority homemade food. You can also expect to enjoy live ethnic music and dances performed by famous local dancers.

Time: March 3rd       Price: 3 RMB

Liuzhou Marathon Festival

This event started more than 10 years ago. Currently, it is an attractive weekend that sees attendance go way past 12,000 people. During the festival, participants take part in exciting activities, with the major ones like funny marathon, and food sales.

Time: April            Price: 12 RMB

Dragon Boat Show

Longtan park is usually the place of Dragon Boat Show—a festival for boating lovers that occurs in May. It is the largest dragon boat show in Liuzhou. A great deal of people will be there at that time. Welcome to join the show.

Time: May            Price: 5 RMB

1. What is special about Temple Fair Day?

A．It features famous dance.	B．It lasts two months.
C．It started 10 years ago.	D．It’s free of charge.

2. What can tourists do at March 3rd Festival?

A．Buy some books.	B．Watch boat show.
C．Taste nice food.	D．Join a parade.

3. Which of the following festivals takes place in April?

A．Liuzhou Marathon Festival.	B．March 3rd Festival.
C．Dragon Boat Show.	D．Temple Fair Day.

4. How many people attend the Marathon?

A．over 2,000.	B．over 12,000.
C．2,000.	D．12,000.

5. Where is Dragon Boat Show?

A．Longtan park.	B．Sanjiang park.
C．Liuzhou park.	D．Fengshan park.

3 . What food did the speakers eat last weekend?

A．American food.

B．Mexican food.

C．Italian food.

4 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．An injury.

B．A meal.

C．A piece of art.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the conversation take place?

A．At the man’s garage.

B．At a car repair shop.

C．In a tool store.

2. How will the man fix his problem?

A．With a tool.

B．With some oil.

C．With his hands.

6 . Sports can help us a lot. Taking exercises can make us strong. In collective sports like basketball, volleyball or football, we will learn the importance of cooperation. And sports can also help us relax after work or study.

However, as the saying goes, “there are two sides of everything.” Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves if we are not careful enough when participating in sports activities. What’s more, too much or hard practice can be bad for our health.

Sports can make us healthy both physically and psychologically. It is also a good way for people to know each other and can improve friendship between people. So long as we are careful enough, sports can do us nothing but good.

1. Too much exercise can be ________ for us.

A．good

B．enough

C．bad

D．helpful

2. Sports can ________

A．help people to know each other.	B．improve friendship between people.
C．do us nothing but good if we are careful.	D．All of the above.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Sports can help us relax after work or study.

B．Sports can only make us healthy physically.

C．Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves when participating in sports.

D．Basketball and volleyball are both collective sports.

4. What does the word “participating” mean in paragraph 2?

A．take part in	B．be interested in
C．be fond of	D．take into

5. The best title for this passage can be “________”

A．Sports and health	B．Everybody must do sports
C．Sports are nothing to people	D．No one likes sports

7 . “I don’t want to go, Miss White. I’m frightened, very frightened,” Lucy told her teacher.

Lucy was a very _______ girl. She always sat at the back of the classroom,_______ or taking notes. Every Monday morning, there would be a special show in her class and one student would be _______ to make a speech about his or her dream. Miss White hoped that Lucy could have a try the next week. But she refused.

“I know that it seems _______ for you, but it will help you build up your confidence,” said Miss White. Lucy was lost in thought.

The next day, Lucy came to Miss White’s office. Miss White was _______ that she would take the chance. Miss White red-penciled her manuscript (手稿) of speech, corrected her _______, and even helped with her body language. She advised Lucy to practice, to_______ that she was speaking confidently in front of her class._______ a whole week, Lucy practiced speaking in font of her imaginary friends and teacher. Behind the locked door of her bedroom, she told them about her _______.

Finally, Monday arrived. ________ Lucy was called upon to give her speech, she stood up and walked to the front of the class without any notes, in a show of confidence. Lucy was successful. From that day, Lucy’s life changed for the better.

1.

A．active

B．lazy

C．quiet

D．polite

2.

A．reading

B．singing

C．talking

D．laughing

3.

A．warned

B．forced

C．caught

D．chosen

4.

A．difficult

B．important

C．necessary

D．interesting

5.

A．mad

B．glad

C．bored

D．afraid

6.

A．instruction

B．conversation

C．explanation

D．pronunciation

7.

A．realize

B．examine

C．imagine

D．introduce

8.

A．By

B．For

C．With

D．Along

9.

A．job

B．hobby

C．dream

D．promise

10.

A．When

B．Until

C．Since

D．Though

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man want the woman to do?

A．Watch a movie.

B．Read a book.

C．Play basketball.

2. Why does the woman want to stay home?

A．She is upset.

B．She is tired.

C．She is sick.

9 . Who will look after kids?

A．The woman.

B．The man’s sister.

C．The man’s friend.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A．Co-workers.

B．Husband and wife.

C．House agent and customer.

2. When will the man probably get a raise?

A．In half a year.

B．In one year.

C．In two years.

3. What is the main reason the man wants to move?

A．To have more space.

B．To have a nicer house.

C．To live in a better area.