Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia． Linda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely． This is something she had done ever since she was a child． David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much ,and to say so little．

"If there were an accident．" He says, “they’d know soon enough ． Bad news travels fast．”

But Linda has promised that she would ring ． "However," she says, "it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it′s the other side of the world．It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

　"If you′re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat, David says," And one minute’s nearly four pounds(英镑)．"

　"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," Linda answers．

　She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number ． The telephone rings．Linda picks it up．

　"Hello, Mum ．Is that you ?" She says．

　"Six pence per second ," David reminds(提醒) her．

　“Hello, love．” It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London． "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room ．It′s a better line than when you called me from your office． Do you remember? I shouted at that time ,and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes．"

　"Yes ,Mum ．"Linda puts in．． "I just wanted to ring to ……．"

　"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat , when you were a little girl．And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker

　"Nearly four pounds．" says David．

　Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye．

　"Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee ," But you will write, won′t you, as you did when you were at work …"

Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass．and there is no stopping her．

“Four pounds fifty,”says David．

　At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off．

"There! That wasn′t long, was it ?"
　　" Four pounds, ninety pence．" David answers． " And you didn’t even say that we′ve arrived．"

1．Linda is telephoning home to ________．

A．tell her mother some bad news

B．say that she and David have arrived safely

C．report an accident to her mother

D．say that she and David have left London

2．Linda does not think it expensive to ring , because _____．

A．it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B．it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C．she had telephoned home since she was a child

D．she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3．David says, “Nearly four pounds , ”because ______．

A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B．he wants to buy himself a new hat

C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

4．Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______．

A．she likes to hear all about the past ．

B．she likes talking

C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived

D．she is going to pay for the telephone call

5．Linda tries to stop her mother by ________．

A．telling her how much the call is costing

B．writing a letter as she has promised to do

C．telling her that they have arrived safely

D．promising to write, and ringing off

A

　　　 Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Nanjing Sunshine Secondary School.The table below is his mid?term self?assessment (自我评价).He draws faces to show his progress：

　　　　

Read the table and find out how well Li Ping is doing.

Unit Item	Unit 1 Past and present	Unit 2 Travelling	Unit 3 Online travel
Vocabulary	Opposites	Suffixes ‘ful’ and ‘less’	Words about computers
Grammar	Present perfect tense	Past continous tense	Passive voice
Study skills/ Pronunciation	Using a dictionary	Linking words	Organizing information
Main task	A report	My best holiday	Favourite educational computer game

(　　)1.Li Ping thinks he did best in ________ in Unit 1.

A.opposites B.using a dictionary

C.a report　　　 D.present perfect tense

(　　)2.What does Li Ping need to improve in Unit 1?

A.Present perfect tense. B.Using a dictionary.

C.A report. D.Opposites.

(　　)3.Which do you think Li Ping does well in?

A.Present perfect tense. B.Passive voice.

C.Linking words. D.Favourite educational computer game.

(　　)4.What is Li Ping NOT very good at in Unit 2?

A.Suffixes ‘ful’ and ‘less’. B.Past continuous tense.

C.Linking words. D.My best holiday.

(　　)5.From the table we know Li Ping is weak in ________ .

A.vocabulary B.main task

C.study skills/pronunciation　 D.grammar

Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（14分）
Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It is about different evening classes or weekend classes.
The Learning Centre, Garden City
We have evening and weekend workshops on ...
test preparation    friends and meeting people
jobs and making money    travel and language learning
Some of this month's workshops:
1.  Get good grades!
Do you forget information and do poorly on tests?
In this workshop, learn to...
Ø remember more (95 percent of what you read)
Ø think quickly and read fast (400 words per minute!).
Ø do well on tests and get high scores.
2.   Find true love ... today!
Are you single and shy (害羞的) ? Is it hard for you to talk to people?
In this workshop, learn to...
Ø talk to people: start a conversation with a man or woman.
Ø be more friendly and outgoing.
Ø understand a person's 'body language.
3.  You are on TV!
Many actors get their start in television. You can too! In this workshop, learn to...
Ø act in TV ads.
Ø use your voice on the radio.
Ø get TV and radio jobs.
4.   See the world ... for free!
Travelling is expensive. But you can see the world for very little money! In this workshop, learn how to...
Ø get discount (50%-80%) on plane tickets.
Ø travel with your friends for free.
Ø see the world by cruise ship ... for $1 per day! This course is also online at www.ASRLC.org
【小题1】What's the advertisement about?
【小题2】We learn to remember more in Workshop 1, don't we?
【小题3】How fast will we read after taking Workshop 1?
【小题4】After you take Workshop 2, will you be able to talk to people more easily or more difficultly?
【小题5】Where do many actors get their start?
【小题6】At the end of Workshop 4, what will you be able to do?
【小题7】Which workshop allows you to take the course online?

用所给短语的适当形式填空

in my opinion　afraid of　go skiing　go on　on business

1.Don’t stop! Let’s ________ reading it.

2.________,using cellphone has a lot of good effects (影响).

3.My brother will go to New York________next week.

4.Don’t be ________ the dog.It is friendly to us.

5.When I have free time,I would like to ________ with my sister.

 

Here is the content ( 目录 ) of a book．

Unit	Readings	Skills	Words
Unit1 Music	*Music & Feelings *Sad movies	*Understanding main ideas *Predicting by title	*Kinds of Music *Music stars
Unit2 Sports	*National Sports *The ancient Olympic Games	*Understanding main ideas *Guessing meaning of new words	*Action verbs *Names of sports Sports tools
Unit3 Weather	*Weather service *Weather and nature	*Understanding main ideas *Guessing meaning of new words	*Weather conditions *Weather information
Unit4 Culture	*Travelling in India *Body language in the United States	*Understanding main ideas *Predicting by title *Making inferences	*Cultural studies *Culture and art
Unit5 Space	*Living in space *The planets	*Understanding main ideas *Understanding attitude	*Space news *Space terms

1.If you’re interested in music, you can read “____”．

A．National sports     B．Sad movies        C．The planets        D．Weather service

2.You can learn something about weather in _____．

A．Unit 1            B．Unit2             C．Unit 3            D．Unit 4

3.In all the units, you can learn the skill of _____．

A．predicting by title                       B．understanding attitude

C．understanding main ideas                 D．guessing meaning of new words