Rent(出租)a room

Spare room? Not only will a lodger (房客) earn you some money, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax (税) on the first ￡4,500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.

Make money during special events

Don’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis (基础). If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.

Use your roof (屋顶)

You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier (供应商), which could prevent you from changing the roof. 

1.If you earn ￡5,000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ________.

A．￡300            B．￡500            C．￡4,500           D．￡5,000

2.If you want to use energy free, you have to ________.

A．sign an agreement with the government

B．pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment

C．sell the roof to some energy companies

D．keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years

3.Who would most like to read the passage?

A．Lodgers.                              B．Advertisers.

C．House owners.                         D．Online companies.

Health is important to everyone. You should take care of your health. Many people  1  they don't need to take care of their health when they are young. Do they only need to take care of   2 health when they are old? The answer is "No". Many young people die  3 they have health problems. Then, what should you do to keep healthy?
First, you must try to drink a lot of  4  every day. Doctors say that people should drink more than eight cups of water a day. It can  5 you away from illness.
Remember to do  6 every day. Doing exercise can keep you healthy. It can make you  7  . It is also a good way to help you  8
Eat healthy food. This is one of the best  9  for you to keep healthy. You should try to eat a balanced diet (平衡饮食) every day.
Sleeping is also very 10  . When you sleep, you can have a good rest. Getting a good sleep every night can reduce (减少) the chance you fall ill.
【小题1】 A. forget                    B. believe                      C. avoid
【小题2】A. our                       B. your                       C. their
【小题3】 A. if                    B. or                           C. because
【小题4】. A. juice                    B. water                      C. coffee
【小题5】 A. keep                    B. cause                      C. stop
【小题6】. A. washing             B. exercise                     C. homework
【小题7】 A. sad                B. famous                      C. strong
【小题8】 A. relax                 B. practice                 C. remember
【小题9】 A. kinds                    B. sides                       C. ways
【小题10】. A. popular                           B. important                   C. interesting

根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.Who do you _______（信任）when you are in trouble?

2.The show I’m a singer helps audience rediscover many good __________(嗓音)．

3.That girl has shoulder-length _______（笔直的）hair.

4.I want to learn about different_______（文化）．

5.These books are_______（无用的）．I don't need them.

6.To keep fit, we should have more vegetables and fruit _________(代替) of too much meat.

7.Can you speak _______（法语）?

8.Playing_______（棒球）is great.

9.They_______（讨论）it just now.

10.Linda is suck a         (耐心的) person that she never gets angry easily．

In the 13th century, the Italian traveler, Marco polo , traveled a long way to China , During his stay in China , he saw many wonderful things . One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money . In western countries , people did not use paper money until the 15th century . However , people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century .

A Chinese man called CaiLun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood . He took the wood from trees and made it into paper . He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book .

Now paper still comes from trees . We use a lot of paper every day ! If we keep on wasting so much paper , there will not be any trees on the earth . If there are no trees , there will be no paper . Every day , people throw away about 2800 tons (吨) of paper in our city . It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper . This means that we are cutting nearly 48000 trees every day . Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow , we must start using less paper now . If we don’t , we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper .

So how can we save paper ? We can use both sides of every piece of paper , especially when we are making notes .We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets . We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones . When we go shopping , we can use fewer paper bags . If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later .

Everyone can help to save paper . If we all think carefully , we can help protect trees . But we should do it now , before it is too late .

1.When he was in China , Marco polo ___________ .

A．discovered CaiLun invented paper

B．learned to make paper

C．saw many wonderful things

D．told people about it

2.About _______ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.

A．1700             B．2000             C．2800             D．48000

3.Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper ?

A．To use both sides of every piece of paper

B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once

C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones

D．To grow more trees

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE ?

A．If we keep on wasting paper , we will have no paper to use

B．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries

C．About 48000 trees can be used to make 2800 tons of paper

D．It is never too late to plant trees for paper .

5.Which is the best title (标题)of the passage ?

A．Saving Paper                           B．The history of Paper

C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again           D．CaiLun , the Great Inventor