As a girl, I've spent a great deal of my time on earth concerned about my weight. So I do know something about exercise. Let me tell you about the calorie-burning activities I've tried or will try.

Salsa (萨尔萨舞)

I try to maintain my weight through dancing. Dancing improves my coordination and sense of rhythm in addition to burning calories. I'm personally interested in salsa, which I find sexy and expressive(有表现力的). But I have not yet to start classes, because classes are very expensive, and I cannot find a dance partner.

Ping-Pong

Ping-pong is the national sport of China, so how could I know nothing about it?

My father is a ping-pong fan, and a really good player. He's won several informal (非正式的) matches. My relationship with ping-pong has always been on-and-off. I'll get into it for a while, and then lose interest. The reason is because I can’t find a good partner. Some stronger can depress you, while someone weaker (or just as weak) can make the game boring.

Tae Kwon Do （跆拳道）

I've recently decided to try tae kwon do as my regular exercise activity. There’s a story behind this choice: A few weeks ago, I was sitting on a bus, concentrating on a book. Suddenly, the bus became very quiet except for the sound of a woman’s crying. I looked up to see what had happened and overheard whispers that she had just quarreled with a man, and the man slapped(拍打) her face. No one on the bus dared say anything because the man looked really strong. Even now I feel ashamed I was among the silent.

That’s why I've made up my mind to learn something that will help me protect others and myself.

1.We can guess that the girl is _____ according to the passage.

2.Why doesn’t the girl want to go to learn salsa?

3.She is interested in ping-pong because ________.

4.She has made up her mind to learn Tae Kwon Do mainly because______.

5.We can learn from the passage that________.

Harry’s father bought a magazine which gave its readers information about all kinds of products and helped them make the best choice while buying．

Harry borrowed his father’s magazine when he needed a new computer．“I’ll read it and choose the best one．” He said．

The magazine described these computers．

Harry chose the BNK 975XF．“I know it’s expensive，” he said，“but it will be with me for a long time and do everything I want it to do．”

1.Harry wants to buy a computer，so he borrowed ________ from his father．

A．a computer magazine              B．a magazine about all kinds of products

C．a shopping book                  D．a book about all kinds of computers 

2.________ doesn’t have much memory and is rather slow．

A．The DGT PC450                      B．The BNK 975XF 

C．The CGP 8PT                        D．Harry’s computer

3.The CGP 8PT is ________ among the three kinds of computers．

A．the fastest                        B．the most expensive    

C．the cheapest                       D．the slowest

4.Harry chose the BNK 975XF because ________．

A．it is the most expensive           B．it has lots of good software

C．it has much memory                 D．it would work for him for a long time

5.．________ helped Harry to choose the computer．

A．His father       B．His friend     C．The shopkeeper  D．The magazine

My cat’s name is Lucy. She is a very pretty cat. Her hair is black and yellow. She has four children. She is very happy with her young babies.

The four children are not all like Lucy very much. The biggest (最大的) child is quite black. It is black with white feet (脚) and white ears. Two children are like their mother. They are black. My daughter says, “Aren’t they pretty ? Can’ t I have the black and white one? Isn’t he a tomcat (雄猫)?”

I say, “I don’t know, but I know the yellow and black ones are female (雌性的) .” “Are they? How do you know?” “For (因为) they are yellow and black. Tomcats never (从不) have that colour. I’ ll tell you something about that. Listen---”

1.Lucy is a _____ .

2.The writer (作者) has _____ cats: _____ baby cats and _____ mother cat.

3.文中划线单词 “black and yellow” 的意思是：

4.The biggest baby is _____ with _____ feet and _____ ears.

5.The story tells us the female cat’ s hair is _____ .

阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

She is Liu Hui ,a middle school student in Anhui, one of the “ stay-at-home children” in her town. Liu Hui is 12 years old and lives (1) w _________ her sister. Her parents left home to make money in big cities when she was (2) o ________ four. Liu Hui has to take (3) c _________ of her younger sister. They have to stay at home alone (4) b ________ they have to go to school.

“I used to feel (5) s ________ without my parents at home,” she said, “but now I know (6) w _____ they do so. They have to go away to make money for (7) u _________ so that we can live a better life.”

Every day, Liu Hui gets up at 6:30 a.m. and cooks (8) b ______________. Then the two girls go to school. They have supper at 6:00 p.m. Then Liu Hui does housework and (9) h _____________ her sister with her homework. She usually goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.

Though busy, Liu Hui is still the (10) b ________ student in her class. She said, “My life is OK. But I still hope my parents will come back and live with us.”

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework,   41   newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see   42   do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful   43   she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked   44   she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:

    I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite   45   . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world   46   you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as   47   you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to   48   . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at   49   tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.

    Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to   50   the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

1.A. look           B. read             C. see          D. watch

2.A. her            B. him              C. other            D. others

3.A. than           B. since                C. though           D. because

4. A. what          B. why              C. who          D. how

5.A. early          B. dear             C. easy         D. late

6.A. under          B. around               C. above            D. between

7. A. soon          B. busily               C. hardly           D. often

8..A. place         B. song             C. school           D. dance

9.A. buying         B. losing               C. sending      D. playing

10. A. follow           B. give             C. make         D. bring