Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same  36  is going on at school now.     37   it seems that doing weekend home-work is    38   problem for the modern students.

        All the students should agree that weekend homework should be canceled.  It's   39    for them to study at school five days a week.  They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, how can they find   40   to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations  (????), or just have    41 _ at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until   42  .  So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are   43  and often threaten (??в) to fail whole class of students because they know nothing about the   44  .  If there were no weekend homework for the students to do, they would be happy to go to school on Monday _ 45  _ having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.

1.A. thing     B. school     C. class      D. homework

2.A. Also        B.  But       C. Still    D. Though

3.A. no      B. another    C. one       D. other

4.A. not enough B. enough    C. no good    D. nouse

5.A. friends    B. time      C. places      D. money

6.A. a rest    B. an exam    C. a lesson    D. a picnic

7.A. Monday afternoon        B. Saturday afternoon

          C.  Friday night           D.  Sunday night

8.A. pleased   B. sorry      C. unhappy    D. not worried

9.A. lesson    B. games     C. interests    D. activities

10.A. until     B. when      C. before     D. after

 

根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子。

1.There are many p_______________ on the bus. It’s very crowded.

2.She feels l__________ because she has no friends to talk with.

3.The problem is very difficult. It seems i___________ for him to work it out.

4.Lily is very sad because she f__________ the math exam yesterday.

5.I i_________ Xiao Ming to my birthday party last Sunday.

6.Yesterday he _________ _________ ( 收到…来信 ) Michael. Michael said he would come to Beijing soon.

7.The headmaster called on the students to _________  __________(筹钱) for the poor boy.

8.I’d like to book a _____________ (标准) room with two single beds.

9.The teacher was able to ________ _________(使振作起来)the class by teaching them to sing lively songs.

 

Snack time is a part of the day for children of all ages. But new research suggests that kids snacking in big groups could be at risk for obesity.
Scientists from American University looked at the eating behavior of 54 kids between the ages of 2 and 6. At snack time, the scientist watched the amount of food each child ate while they were in groups of either three or nine. According to the study, the more children there are in a group, the more likely they are to eat more. Those in the larger group ate nearly 30 percent more than those in the smaller group, and they actually ate faster.
Since this is the first such study in children, scientists are quick to point out the importance of encouraging healthy habits in kids as early as possible.
“If you know kids eat more in large groups, it seems perfect to use this information to keep snack groups small or use small tables,” says Dr. Jana Klauer, an expert in New York.
Smaller groups would allow for a quiet and more relaxing environment-a perfect chance to teach children about food, manners and how to know when they feel full. “This would have an effect on kids' eating,” adds Klauer. “They would slow down and eat less.”
【小题1】How many times have the scientists done such study according to the passage?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Many times

【小题2】The underlined word means”      ”in Chinese.

A．健康

B．肥胖

C．瘦弱

D．服从

【小题3】Why do children in smaller groups lose weight?

A．Because children in smaller groups eat faster.

B．Because children in smaller groups don't like eating.

C．Because children in smaller groups don't know about food.

D．Because children in smaller groups eat slowly and eat less.

【小题4】The best title of the passage is “         ”

A．Snack Time	B．Different Groups
C．Eating More	D．Food for Kids

When we talk about stars ,especially women stars ,it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.

Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea’. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through –it was one of my favorite moments,”Cowell said.   

The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.

Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added.

Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began  to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”

1.Susan Boyle is _________ .

A．a judge

B．a reporter

C．a beautiful

D．a Scottish woman

2.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.

A．she was confident of her singing

B．she was satisfied with the judges

C．she was pretty and in good shape

D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables

3.According to the passage,which is NOT true?

A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence

B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.

C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.

D．Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.

4.What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success?

A．It’s never too old to learn.

B．It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47.

C．If you have a dream,try to make it come true!

D．If you are not able to study well,to be a singer instead.

 

—Doctor, it seems that you like to work with animals.

—Yes, I think animals should _______ our friends.

A. regard as                B. be regarded as               C. be regarding with           D. regarded for