Mary’s Timetable

History (历史)  Geography（地理）  Physics(物理)

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1.Which lesson does Mary have every day?

A. English         B. Chinese         C. History   D. Math

2. Mary has a rest at noon for_______.

A. 2 hours         B. 1 hour          C. 1.5 hours   D. 2.5 hours

3. How many music lessons does Mary have in a week?.

A. three           B. four           C. two     D. one

4. The third class begins at _____in the morning.

A. 9:35           B. 9:55           C. 9:50    D. 9:40

5.When does Mary have history?

A. Tuesday        B. Friday     C. Tuesday and Wednesday    D. Monday

My pen friend is a kind and friendly girl. She is in England. Her       is Connie. I meet Connie     the Internet, and we are both twelve years      . 

First, I     a letter to her and introduce(介绍) my hobbies, my school and my daily life. A few days later, I get Connie’s     . She      me a lot about herself. I learn that she loves languages, sports and films. She likes China and Chinese food very much. She tells me something about England, too. Connie is good at English, French（法语）and Spanish（西班牙语）, so I ask her to    me a little. Connie wants to learn some    , but it’s very difficult for her.

From Connie, I know       about the world outside. I would like to go to England to    Connie some day.

1.A. hobby        B. name   C. age       D. job

2.A. on     B. for        C. at          D. in

3.A. young        B. big        C. small    D. old

4.A. read           B. sing      C. write    D. draw

5.A. book          B. letter    C. call       D. photo

6.A. asks B. says      C. talks     D. tells

7.A. teach B. help      C. give       D. answer

8.A. English        B. French  C. Chinese         D. Spanish

9.A. many B. much   C. few       D. little

10.A. call           B. write    C. visit      D. help

The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?”

Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where can we find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.” Most of the children agreed with him.

“I’m sorry, children,” said the teacher. “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”

1.Miss Li was a _______ teacher.

A. English         B. Chinese          C. chemistry        D. math

2.Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like.

A. water           B. air              C. earth            D. weather

3.A boy said, “The water in the river behind my house is always _______.”

A. white           B. black            C. clean           D. clear

4.Most of the children _______ the boy.

A. agreed with                          B. wrote to

C. heard from                      D. sent for

5.The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _______.

A. more and more                   B. less and less

C. cleaner and cleaner                  D. dirtier and dirtier

American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.

     First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” however, the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

    Words sometimes have different meanings too. Some American words are never used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in America. For example, the vocabulary（词汇）for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.

     Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”.

     There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, when Americans ask a question., they say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often say “Have you a storybook?”

     All these differences can be confusing （易混淆的）if you are learning English. But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.

1.What does the word “separate” mean in the passage? It means “____”

A. 含糊的     B. 快速的    C. 分开的      D. 简略的

2.The vocabulary for cars and driving is _____.

A. an example of British English

B. an example of American English

C. the same in America and England

D. not the same in America and England

3.Language _________.

A. are always changing as time passes

B. keep unchanged even if time changes

C. are the same in all places

D. are easy to learn

4. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. English vocabulary

B. how American sounds are different from British sounds

C. the way the British say words

D. some differences between American and British English

从方框中选择适当的答语完成下面的对话，并将选项字母填入方框下相应题号的横线上，备选答语中有两项为多余选项。

A: Good afternoon, Mr. White.

B: Good afternoon.  1.

A: Very well, thanks. And you?

B: I’m fine, too. The school term is nearly over.  2.

A: I’m going to take courses（课程）in a winter school.

B:  3.

A: English and computer.

B:  4.

A: Because English and computer are getting more and more important in our life.

B:  5.I hope you will work hard at them.

A. How are you going to spend the winter holidays?

B. Yes , I think so.

C. How is it going?

D. What courses?

E. Why do you choose these two courses?