Island University has a competition for middle school students.

Read about the competition on their web site.

School Competition

 Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled(残疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There'll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:

        What do you have to do?

·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.

·Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.

· Write a short description of your invention.

Who can join?

All middle school students in Hang Kong.

So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!

1.Where can you find the information?

2.Why is the school competition held?

3.What prize will each winning school get?

4.How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?

5.Who can join the competition?

There’ll be ______ one-hour documentary tonight on TV . It tells a story of _____ honest
boy in the mountain village far away .

There’ll be a charity（慈善）show called ‘Sunshine For All ’__1__ 29th April. The show will be held at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. We are organizing the show to raise money __2__ Project Hope.

Project Hope helps build schools. It __3__ helps poor children go to school. We think it’s __4__ that all children learn to read and write. However, some children __5__ go to school because their parents are too poor. Their families have no money so the children have to go to work instead of __6__ to school.

We hope to raise money to help poor children go to school. Tickets are￥20 each. Of course, donations __7__always welcome.

The show starts at 7.30p.m. and __8__ at 9.30p.m. . There’ll be a magic（魔术）show, music and drama, so it should be a fun evening! We hope __9__ people will come and support（支持）Project Hope.

Finally, we’d like to thank the people. They donated time and materials ___10__ this show possible. We want to thank our teachers for their help and support.

(   ) 1.A. in          B. on             C. at         D. during

(   ) 2.A. to          B. for             C. of         D. with

(   ) 3.A.also         B. too            C. either      D. neither

(   ) 4.A.important    B. impossible      C. polite      D. impolite

(   ) 5.A. doesn’t      B. don’t          C. didn’t      D. did not

(   ) 6.A. go          B. goes           C. going      D. gone

(   ) 7.A. am          B. is             C. are        D. be

(   ) 8.A.finish        B. finishes        C. finishing    D. finished

(   ) 9 .A. much       B. a lot           C. a few      D. lots of

(   ) 10.A. make       B. to make       C. made      D. making

Here is a page from a magazine called Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years.

Cars will run on solar power (太阳能) and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down or stop by itself.

New cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels (层). People will live on the upper level; the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.

Biotechnology (生物技术) will make food better and healthier. Plants without insects or illnesses (病虫害) will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.

Many new ways to cure (治愈) illnesses will be found. People will use products of genetic engineering (基因产品) to cure more illnesses. However, some new illnesses will appear.

1.What will happen in the future according to the passage?

A. The air won’t be much cleaner.

B. Cars will run by itself without a driver.

C. It’ll be much more dangerous to drive a car.

D. There’ll be fewer accidents and less pollution (污染).

2.Where will new cities have to be built in the future?

   A. In the sea.                                           B. In the sky.

C. Underground.                                       D. On the land.

3. What will be made better and healthier by biotechnology?

   A. Medicine.                                             B. Toys.

C. Food.                                                   D. Clothes.

4. Genetic engineering will help doctors to cure more________.

   A. cold                                                     B. illnesses

C. cancer                                                  D. headache

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

     A. Cars in the future.

      B. Get ready for the future.

      C. How to keep food longer?

      D. Where will people live in the future?