根据句意和提示以适当形式填写单词。

1．It's important to protect the              （地球）．

2．--How can I get to the airport?

--Sorry．I don't know．I'm just a               ['vizitə] here．

3．He walked so               （慢）that he fell behind．

4．I'd like to have a vocation in a                   ['kwaiət] mountain village．

5．I dream someday I can              [ə'f כ:d] a wonderful trip to Australia．

6．Bob is used to reading d newspaper or a                  [_｜mægə'zi:n] while waiting for a bus．

7．Listening to light music makes me feel             （放松的）．

8．The soldiers are working hard on improving the living            [kən'di∫ənz] of the people in disaster．

Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “ She is better, but now she can’t see or can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.
【小题1】Helen Keller got very sick when ____________

A．She was a baby	B．She went to college
C．Her teacher came to her home	D．She was very old

【小题2】__________taught Helen Keller her first word.

A．Her mother

B．Her teacher

C．Her father

D．The doctor

【小题3】Helen Keller was famous because ___________

A．She was an American.

B．She traveled around the world

C．Ser teacher taught her many things

D．She learned to read and write and helped many people in the world

【小题4】The world remembers Helen Keller today because ____

A．She was very bright.

B．She was blind and deaf.

C．She was a brave and wonderful person.

D．She went to college.

【小题5】Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but _______

A．She found a way to understand the world.

B．Her mother and father didn’t feel sad.

C．She found a way to travel around the world.

D．She found out how people became blind and deaf.

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
【小题1】Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A．Because they may have four seasons in one day

B．Because they often have very good weather

C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring

D．Because the sky is sunny all day

【小题2】From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A．sunshine and snow	B．black clouds
C．summer and winter	D．spring and autumn

【小题3】"People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too _____in winter."

A．warm

B．cool

C．cold

D．rainy

【小题4】In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

A．their friends ask them to do so

B．it often rains in England

C．they are going to sell them

D．they are their favourite things

【小题5】The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.

A．Bad Seasons	B．Summer or Winter
C．The Weather in England	D．Strange English People

A
Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.

Dear editors, I’m a slow student in my class. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I get very stressed out. It’s difficult to keep on working hard and it’s really not fun. And I think although I spend much time studying for the tests. I can’t get good grades. My father gives me some help sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do? Xia Ming

Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:

Dear Xia Ming, Many famous people are not so good at the age like you. Edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. And Newton had the same story like him. You should take it easy, then try your best. I believe you can do better. Thumbelina

Dear Xia Ming, When you are feeling stressed out, just smile and take a deep breath(深呼吸), you should believe tomorrow is another day. Mr Unsmart

【小题1】Xia Ming worried about ______.

A．his classmates

B．his life

C．his study

D．his father

【小题2】Thumbelina gave ______ examples in the letter.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

【小题3】Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _______.

A．to make Xia Ming feel better

B．to make Xia Ming laugh

C．to show how much she knows

D．to show that she dislike them

【小题4】Which is NOT true?

A．Xia Ming doesn’t have fun studying at school.

B．Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.

C．Smiling can reduce the pressure.

D．Edison is famous in the world.

【小题5】“Tomorrow is another day.” tells us ______.

A．it’s the weekend tomorrow

B．Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow

C．tomorrow is different from today

D．there are hopes in our lives