In China, people talk about “Shuxiang”, which is very interesting. For example, 2006 is a “dog year”, and when a baby is born in this year, we say he or she is a little dog. Shuxiang usually brings people good luck. There are 12 animals below.

 social, having rich feelings, friendly but complaining

 hard, ordered, but keeping old

 brave, confident, but careless

 peaceful, having a good manner, a business head but cold emotion

 active, outgoing, popular but selfish

 fascinating(迷人的), thoughtful, but doubtful

 active, self-confident, wise but proud and angry

 kind, helpful, elegant but sad

 wide, clever, warm, unsatisfied but slick(圆滑的)

 confident, helpful, happy, but dressy

 realistic, loyal(忠诚的), practical

 hard, honest, simple, lucky but careless

6. When a baby is born in 2008, we can say he or she is a little     .

A. pig              B. rat              C. tiger        D. snake

7. If we call a boy a little horse, when was he born?

 A. In 1998.        B. In 2000.     C. In 2002.     D. In 2004.

8. Mr Lu, our English teacher, was born in 1976, a dragon year. Can you choose the right description of his characteristics?

 A. He is a active, self-confident, resourceful but proud and angry

 B. He is kind, helpful, artistic but sad

 C. He is active, outgoing, popular but selfish

 D. He is fascinating, thoughtful but dressy and doubtful

9. If someone is brave, confident but careless, we can guess he was born in a    year.

 A. rat             B. dog          C. horse        D. tiger

10. Which of the following is not true?

 A. In China, when me talk about “Shuxiang”, it means twelve animals.

 B. From the passage, we can know 2010 is a hare year.

 C. Shuxiang perhaps brings you good luck, but we shouldn’t believe it.

 D. A cock year always comes after a monkey year.

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共9分，每句1.5分）
【小题1】别只关心自己。孩子们，团队精神也是非常重要的。
                      .Team spirit is also very important, children.
【小题2】当我走过实验室时，陆老师正在向学生们解释如何做实验。
When I walked past the laboratory, Mr Lu                         do the experiment.
【小题3】人们不应该看不起残疾人，我们应该善待他们。
The disabled                         by people.We should treat them kindly.
【小题4】开始时Jack不习惯在这家大公司工作，他感到有点不开心。
At the beginning, Jack                         in the big company.He felt a little sad.
【小题5】他有足够的创造力，做每件事都与众不同。
He                         everything differently.
【小题6】在过去的两年里，医生已经为许多眼病患者做了手术。
Doctors                         with their eye problems in the past two years.

句型转换
【小题1】 My father often helps in the house at the weekend. (改为一般疑问句)
______ your father often _________ in the house at the weekend?
【小题2】My cousin Lucy has been away from home for five years. (改为同义句)
It’s five years _______ my cousin Lucy _______ home.
【小题3】The work is hard enough for me to finish in such a short time. (改为复合句)
The work is ______ hard ______ I can’t finish it in such a short time.
【小题4】Mr. Lu said, “ I have many good friends and a well-paid job in Beijing.”
(改为间接引语)
Mr. Lu said that _______ _______ many good friends and a well-paid job in Beijing.
【小题5】The government will build a new school in my hometown. (改为被动语态)
A new school will ________ ________ in my hometown by the government.