1.Who is organizing the party?

    A．The Evans Center on Erie Road．

    B．The New York City Fire Department．

    C．The Boys and Girls Club of Lake Shore．

    D．The New York City Hospital．

2.What is the cheapest way to get to the party?

    A．By bus．    B．By train．    C．By car．D．By boat．

3.Which of the following is true about the party?

    A．Children under 12 are not allowed to attend．

    B．All drinks for the first guests are free．

    C．Tickets can only be bought online．

    D．There are different activities for guests．

4.How much will a family of four(two parents and their 14-year-old twins)Pay to attend the party if they drive and park there?

    A．90 dollars．    B．110 dollars．    C．120 dollars．D．140 dollars．

5.What is the main purpose of the poster?

    A．To raise money for young people．

    B．To tell people how to get to the party．

    C．To advertise the dance party．

D．To explain the rules of the party．

1.Who is organizing the party?

A．The Evans Center on Erie Road．

B．The New York City Fire Department．

C．The Boys and Girls Club of Lake Shore．

D．The New York City Hospital．

2.What is the cheapest way to get to the party?

A．By bus．          B．By train．         C．By car．          D．By boat．

3.Which of the following is true about the party?

A．Children under 12 are not allowed to attend．

B．All drinks for the first guests are free．

C．Tickets can only be bought online．

D．There are different activities for guests．

4.How much will a family of four(two parents and their 14-year-old twins)Pay to attend the party if they drive and park there?

A．90 dollars．       B．110 dollars．       C．120 dollars．      D．140 dollars．

5.What is the main purpose of the poster?

A．To raise money for young people．

B．To tell people how to get to the party．

C．To advertise the dance party．

D．To explain the rules of the party．

When you read an article you will understand and remember it better if you can work out how the writer has put the ideas together．Sometimes a writer puts ideas together by asking questions and then answering them．For example，if the article is about groundhogs（土拨鼠），the set of questions in the writer’s head might be：
What does a groundhog look like？
Where do groundhogs live？
What do they eat？…
In the article，the author might answer those questions．
Sometimes an author writes out her questions in the article．These questions give you signals．They tell you what the author is going to write next．Often an author has a question in her head but she doesn’t write it out for you．You have to work out her question for yourself．Here’s a sample reading for you to practice this method.
Earthworms
Do you know how many kinds of earthworms there are？There are about 1800 kinds in the world！ They can be brown，purple，green．They can be as small as 3 cm long and as large as 3 m long．
The best time to see earthworms is at night，especially a cool，damp night．That’s when they come up from their burrows（地洞）to hunt for food．Earthworms don’t like to be in the sun．That’s because they breathe through their skin，and they can’t breathe if their skin gets too dry．Earthworms must come out of the earth if it rains a lot，because they can't breathe in their flooded burrows．What a dangerous life！
Earthworms don't have eyes，so how can they tell when it's dark？ They have special places on their skin that are sensitive to light．These spots tell whether it’s light or dark．If you shine a flashlight on an earthworm at night，it will quickly disappear into the ground．
Earthworms don't have ears either，but they can hear by feeling movements in the earth．If you want to hear like an earthworm，lie on the ground with your fingers in your ears．Then have a friend stamp his or her feet near you．This is how earthworms feel birds and people walking，and moles digging，near them．
Earthworms are useful．Farmers and gardeners like having lots of earthworms in their land because the worms help to make better soil when they dig．That digging keeps the soil loose and airy（通风的）．In one year earthworms can pile up as much as 23,000 kg of castings in an area about the size of a football field．
【小题1】What’s the purpose of reading Earthworms?

At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a hold-up,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part --- close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave. Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly. The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted（晕倒）. As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were checking the bank’s records, George was asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

　　“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too. I have retired （退休）, but I am always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes（趾）. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”

1. Which of the following do you think is TRUE?

2.Why was George asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office?

3. In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means _________.

4. Which sentence can be used to end this story?

Parents, especially those of teenagers, care about their children’s education more than anything _1._ （别的）.They would do everything for their children. Many of them spend most of their spare time2.?? （帮助） their children with studies. If they have no time or can’t do it3.（他们自己）, they would hire family teachers or4._ （送） their children to after-class schools. It seems as if a better education is all that parents _5. （期待）for children.

How can we explain the present situation? First of all, many parents have6.?? （意识到）that future success _7.__（取决于） more and more on skills and education. Secondly, in a competitive(竞争的)society there are both losers and8.（胜利者）.Those who have better skills and more knowledge will enjoy more opportunities.

Certainly, it is9._（重要的） to learn to succeed, but the10.（第一）thing to learn is how to survive (生存), how to be a qualified citizen(合格的公民). If this is included in good education, the children will surely have a bright future and be healthy in body and mind.