Air is always around us. It is around us when we walk and play. From the time we are born, air is around us. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air.

All the animals and plants need air. Living things can’t live without air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we can not live for more than a few minutes without air. We breathe in air. When we are walking or running, we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air.

We live in air, but we can’t see it. We can only feel it. We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way. Hold and open a book in you hand in front of your face. Close it quickly! What you feel is the air.

1._________ need air.

A. Some of the animals????????????? B. All the things

C. Some of the plants????????????? D. All the animals and plants

2.We can live for a few days __________.

A. without air????????????? B. without food or water

C. without food or air????????????? D. without air or water

3.We need _________ air when we are asleep.

A. less????????????? B. no????????????? C. most????????????? D. a lot of

4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE(对的)?

A. Sometimes we don’t live in air.????

B. Air is not around us when we go to bed.

C. We can live happily without air.???

D. We need more air when we are working or running.

5.We live in air, but we can’t ________ it.

A. look????????????? B. see????????????? C. get????????????? D. feel

Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some study at school, others learn by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on TV, or in the films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language and maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English.
【小题1】根据Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人).描述，可知选C。
【小题2】根据短文第一段描述，可知孩子，年轻人和成人都在学英语。故选C。
【小题3】根据短文第二段描述，可知每个人学英语都有不同的原因，故选D。
【小题4】联系上文可知本文描述的是中国人学英语，故他们自己的语言是汉语，选A。
【小题5】by表示通过某种方式，通过自己学习英语，及自学英语，故选B。
【小题6】Are there many adults learning English in China?

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. 选择最恰当的单词或词语, 用A, B, C或D表示, 填入括号内.

　　Bob is (1) boy. It is Sunday. One day, he goes (2) with his mother. (3) the shop, Bob sees a model ship. He likes it very much. He wants to buy it. So he asks his mother, “Mum, can I have that sheep?”

　　His mother says, “Yes, I can buy one for you.” Then his mother asks the assistant (4) her a toy sheep.

　　“No, mum. I don't want this sheep. I want that sheep.”

　　“But this is the sheep you (5) for, my boy.”

　　“No, I want that one, not the one (6) .”

　　“Now,” his mother says, “I see, you want a ship, not a sheep.”

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Complete the following dialogues with proper sentences(选出适当的句子，完成下列对话，用A、B、C等表示)

　　　A．Are you checking out this morning?

　　　B．I'll put it on my credit card.

　　　C．No, but I can call one for you.

　　　D．How can I get to the airport from here?

　　　E．Can I help you?

　　　F．Excuse me?

　　　G．Did you sleep well last night?

A：Good morning. 　　1　　

B：Yes. The room was fine.

A：　　2　　

B：Yes. I'm leaving around ten.

A：How do you want to pay the bill?

B：　　3　　

A：You can pay with cash or check or with a credit card.

B：　　4　　

A：A moment, please.

B：　　5　　

A：There's a bus from here to the airport every half hour.

B：Is there a taxi stand nearby?

A：　　6　　

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