看图填空，一空一词(含缩写词)。

1.What time is it now?

     It' s           o' clock in the        .

2.How' s the weather?

                a          day.

3.Where are these people?

    They are at a          

4.Is the place in this picture a busy and crowded one?

   No, it __, because only       persons are there.

5.What do you think they are doing?

   I think they are                 a bus.

What will the future be like? What do you think of it? Here are some answers from some students.

Roy Burns: I think life in the future will be better. Most people in the world will use “green cars” by 2020, so there will be less pollution and people will live to be 200 years old. As for space travel, I would say, we will travel to Mars(火星) and some other stars in about fifty years.

Helen Lester: If we don’t take good care of the earth now, our children and grandchildren will be born into a world with too much pollution. There will be fewer trees and more buildings, because there will be more people.

Kitty Smith: I agree with Helen Lester. Things will be worse. The weather in the future will be much hotter. Human beings will have to look for another planet to live on.

1.What are the students doing?

2.How many things does Roy Burns predict?

3.What does Helen Lester think life will be like in the future?

4.What does the underlined word “planet” mean in Chinese?

5.Why does Kitty Smith think human beings will have to live on another planet?

----- Excuse me, _______?

-----It’s Sunday.

A. what day is it today     B. what’s the time

C. what’s the date today    D. what’s the weather like today

从对话后的方框中选择适当的选项补全对话。

A:     1      

B: I’m not feeling well.

A: You’ve been like this since you got here, haven’t you?

B:     2     

A: Do you know why?

B:      3    It’s awful. One day it’s hot, but the next day it’s rainy. No matter what I wear, I’m never dressed properly.

A: You haven’t learned to predict the weather here. I’ve been here for eight years, and I never get sick .

B:    4     

A: Well, there’s a weather hotline. Every morning you can call it to find out what the weather will be like during the day.

B: I know that hotline, but I’ve never called it. I’ve heard it’s expensive.

When July comes, children know they’ll have their examinations and the school year will __36__ soon.

Boys and girls will have nearly a two-month holiday, and they’ll leave school __37__train or by car to __38__ their parents.

The summer holidays are the __39__ time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so children can spend most of their time __40__ outside. If one lives in the countryside, he can go and play in the woods or in the fields. If he __41__ in a big town, he can usually go to the park to play.

The best place for children to spend their summer holidays is the __42__. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. __43__ for those who do not live there, if they have the luck to stay in one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they’ll __44__ it all the following school year.

Now, __45__ makes children like the seaside so much? I think they are the sand, the sea and the sun. The feelings of the sand under their feet, salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on

1.A. arrive       B. start       C. begin       D. end

2.A. on         B. by         C. in          D. at

3. A. love        B. see        C. watch       D. return

4.A. best        B. better      C. worst        D. worse

5.A. missing     B. working     C. playing     D. studying

6. A. works      B. walks      C. lives        D. arrives

7. A. village      B. seaside     C. city        D. park

8. A . But        B. unless      C. Or         D. And

9.A. hear from   B. speak to    C. agree with   D. talk about

10.A . that        B. which      C. who        D. what