The 2012 London Olympic Games will be held on July 28^th. Do you have time to go there? If you do, maybe you will meet some foreign friends. But do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” or “Sorry”. The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?
A.整洁                 B.安静                     C.时尚        
【小题2】In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are__________.
A. the Americans       B. the Frenchmen           C. the Englishmen        
【小题3】You can find it easy to __________ the Frenchmen.
A. depend on           B. make friends with       C. do part-time job with
【小题4】According to the passage, __________ are very quiet.
A. only the Germans        B. only the Englishmen
C. Both the Germans and the Englishmen
【小题5】Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Characteristics of the foreigners are the same.
B. All of the Europeans are as outgoing as the Americans.
C. It’s important to be successful in Americans’ eyes.

Wanted: an English tutor (家教)
Do you like kids? Are you outgoing (开朗的)? Do you have three years’ experience (经验) as (作为) an English teacher? Do you have free time on Saturday and Sunday? We need a woman teacher for our daughter. She is twelve and she is not good at English.
For the job, you will.
Teach from 3:00pm to 6:00 pm.
Teach our daughter English.
Tell her stories (故事) in English.
You will work at our house. We live in Beihai Road, Garden District. The pay (报酬) is ￥30 each hour.
If you want to know more information (信息), please call Mrs Yang at 82569876.
【小题1】Mrs Yang wants          for her daughter.

完形填空（10分）
　　What will our life be like in the future? Each family will have a  1 in the future. You can ask it to do everything  2  you. It will serve(服务) you  3 hours a day. The robot will  4 like a human. It can talk with you when you are  5 . You won’t know it is a human  6 a robot when you meet it on the street.
　　People will have  7 time to work and more time to travel. The vehicles(交通工具) in the future will fly freely in the sky because every vehicle will have wings(翅膀) with it. They will  8 you to any place you want to visit. You can go to  9  when you have a travel if you feel tired. All vehicles will be  10  because of driving by robots.
【小题1】A、rocket              B、robot               C、car
【小题2】A、on                 B、about               C、for
【小题3】A、eight              B、twenty              C、twenty-four
【小题4】A、sound              B、live                C、look
【小题5】A、happy              B、alone               C、comfortable
【小题6】A、so                 B、and                 C、or
【小题7】A、less               B、few                 C、more
【小题8】A、make               B、take                C、let
【小题9】A、school             B、work                C、sleep
【小题10】A、safe              B、dangerous           C、unpleasant

It is said that people born on different dates have different characteristics. For example, people who were born between March 21 and April 20 are likely to be active and strong. They like power and enjoy adventures.
People who were born between April 21 and May 21 are likely to learn more slowly, but they can remember what they learn well. They love children and usually have many friends.
People who were born between May 22 and June 21 are bright and humorous. They like to talk and enjoy wearing fine clothes.
People who were born between June 22 and July 22 think deeply. They would rather hide their feelings than express them.
People who were born between July 23 and August 22 are interested in many subjects and it is interesting to hear them talk.
People who were born between August 23 and September 22 are said to be calm and thoughtful. They like to read and often become successful scientists.
If you have free time, you can read about star signs to see if your characteristics match your birth date.
【小题1】People who were born between March 21 and April 20 are ________.

There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health.
It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain(大脑)to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.
An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.
Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information. And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.
In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally, keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well — not just for improving your memory.