I read yesterday (yes, on a blog) that there are now blogging competitions! I can't believe it. A man in England
won $2,000 for writing the best blog. There's even a list of the best Chinese bloggers! I've read a few of them
— before they were famous, I might add. I suppose that one blog can be better than another. It can be better
written, more interesting, funnier, and I suppose that blogs are there to be read and judged (点评) by other
people. If they're not good, they're not read. And they're not just personal feelings. If they were, they'd be called
diaries. Have locks, and be hidden under beds. So I'm OK with this whole competition thing. I just can't believe
I didn't win! 　　
    This has got me thinking about why I'm writing this blog. I'm not doing it to win a competition (or I wasn't
when I started...) and I'm not doing it to show all my personal feelings - I do that in my diary. So, why am I a
blogger? 　　
    To tell the truth, the first time I heard the word blog I thought it was a new word for a toilet. But I love
learning new words so I used my knowledge and found out that a blog was a personal website and the word
blog came from the words web log. Now a log is a type of diary kept by sailors, and web, well, we all know that
it has nothing to do with catching flies and everything to do with the Internet. Web log… weblog… blog. Being
a writer I loved the idea of getting my views onto the Internet where anyone could read them, and no editors
(编辑) could get their hands on them! 　　
    So my first reason for blogging: I'm a writer. I want people to read what I write (un - edited!). And I love
writing about anything I choose. I can write about saving the environment or complain about how the people in
front of me in the cinema always seem to have big heads. And sometimes I pour out my heart too. 　　
    My second reason is that it's relaxing. I don't have to do research and write an article. I can let my thoughts
go on as long as I like. 　　
    Third reason? To keep in touch. I'm terrible on the phone and all my friends around the world read my blog
(or they say they do...). Every now and then, I even upload a photo so they remember what I look like. 　　
    Is there a fourth reason? There probably is but now it's time for dinner. Tomorrow I might even tell you what
I ate.

1. The writer loves writing blogs mainly because ________.

A. his writing about feeling can be shown anywhere 　　
B. his writing would never be edited by others 　　
C. he enjoys writing something about big events 　　
D. he finds himself terrible on the phone

2. There're ________ reasons in the passage to explain why the writer is a blogger.

A. 2　　　
B. 3　　　
C. 4 　　　
D. 5

3. This passage is ________.

A. a blog about blogging　　　　
B. a diary about blogging 　　
C. a view on blogging 　　　　　
D. a judgement on blogging

     There is a photo on Becky's desk. It is a picture of her family. There are four people in it. 
     The man is her father. He is 38 years old. He can speak Chinese. There is a woman behind Becky. She
  is Becky's mother. She is 37 years old. She can't speak Chinese, but she speaks English. They're
  teachers. They work in a school. There is a boy in the picture, too. He is Becky's brother. His name is
  Jack. He is twelve years old. He can play football and ride a bike. He has got an English friend. Her
 name is Betty.
     Becky and her brother are in the same school, but they aren't in the same grade. They look like their
 mother. They are American. It's a big family.

1. _____ can speak Chinese.

    A. Becky's father                        
    B. Becky's mother
    C. Becky's brother                    
    D. Becky

2. Becky's mother is _____ years old.

    A. 38                
    B. 37            
    C. 35                  
    D. 36

3. Jack's friend is _____.

    A. American                            
    B. Japanese
    C. English                                
    D. Chinese

4. Becky and her brother are _____.

    A. in the same school but not the same grade
    B. in the same school and the same grade
    C. in the same school and the same class
    D. in the same grade but not the same class

5. Becky and Jack look like _____.

    A. their parents                  
    B. their grandparents
    C. their father                    
    D. their mother

     In foreign (外国的) countries, some people do not like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a lucky
 number. For example, they don't like to live on the thirtieth floor. 
     My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesn't like the number 13, either.
     One day he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around
  the table. He began to count (数) the people in his mind when they were having the delicious food.
 Suddenly (突然) he cried out. "Oh, there are thirteen people here!" Everybody's face turned white except
 (除……以外) Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my dear friends! We
 have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She is in the family way
 (怀孕) now."
     All of them became happy again.
     "Congratulations!" they said to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time
 that evening.

1. Some people in don't like number 13 because they think number 13 _____.

    A. is a lucky number            
    B. is an unlucky number
    C. can bring them happy          
    D. can make them ill

2. One day Jack asked _____ persons to his home to have dinner. 

    A. 11        
    B. 12          
    C. 13          
    D. 14

3. Suddenly Jack cried out because he found there were _____ people there. 

    A. 11          
    B. 12      
    C. 13              
    D. 14

4. Mrs. Brown will be _____ ina few weeks. 

    A. a mother               
    B. the thirteenth person
    C. Mr. Brown's wife        
    D. Jack's friend

5. Which of the following is NOT right?

    A. When Jack cried out, everyone was afraid(害怕)except Mr. Brown.
    B. In fact, there were fourteen people in Jack's home.
    C. All of them became happy again when they heard Mr. Brown's words.
    D. Many people don't like the number 13, but me friend Jack does.

     I have got some good friends.  (A) They have _____ (不同的习惯).  Sam likes getting up at six
 o'clock.  Then he does sports.  (B) 他最喜欢的运动是跑步. He doesn't like reading novels.  Betty likes
  music.  She buys (C) _____ CDs.  Her favourite singer is Britney Spears.  She has got an MP3 and often
  (D) _____ .  Sara likes playing table tennis.  Zhang Yining is her favourite player.  (E) But she doesn't like
  playing football.  She thinks it is too tiring (累人的).
1. 将(A)处完成句子:
    _____________________________________________________

2. 将(B)处翻译成英文:
    _____________________________________________________

3. 选择正确的选项放入(C)处: _____

    A. a lot
    B. lots of
    C. much
    D. any

4.  在(D)处填上一个短语，使句意完整:
    _____________________________________________________

5. 将(E)句翻译为汉语:
    _____________________________________________________