Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.
I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he’d catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.
It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.
When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food for the coming winter!
【小题1】Prana was                .

When it rains, do your shoes get wet? Of course they do! But you can buy these pretty red and white “Umbrella for Shoes”. They keep the rain off wet.
Who sweeps the floor at your home? Do you do it yourself? Perhaps your mother does it. Well, now you just need a cat. Get a cat and buy these four “Dusters (抹布)for Cats ”.
You talk too long on the phone, don’t you? Most teenagers do! Save time – buy
the “Telephone Dumb–bell (哑铃)”! It weighs five kilos. Then your calls will be less than five minutes.
Do your friends sometimes come up behind you and make you jump? Do cars come around the corner when you try to cross the road? Well, you can solve that problem with these modern “Forward – backward Glasses.” Look forward with the right eye and back with the left.
【小题1】Which of the following pictures is the right order to match the text?

Five minutes ________, they arrived at school.

1. A.
   in
2. B.
   after
3. C.
   late
4. D.
   later

Zhongshan, China        Beijing is a beautiful city with a long history. There are many

Travel Agency          famous buildings and mystery stories here. It’s a good place to

Complaint telephone:       go sightseeing and relax. You will have fun if you join us.

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From ￥799

2 nights Beijing Hotel

&

2 nights Changcheng Hotel

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www.zhongshantour.com   Beijing Hotel:

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Prize-winning garden

Bars&French restaurant

Swimming pool

Changcheng Hotel:

Gardens with mountain views

Restaurant & Cafe

Buses to the downtown   Departure Date     Price

Apr 8, 2013         ￥899

May 29, 2013       ￥999

Jun 30, 2013        ￥799

To book, choose your

Preferred date

Business Hours

Monday~Thursday:24 hours

Friday: 8:00 am~9:00 pm

Weekends: 8:00 am~6:00 pm

Zhongshan, China        Do you like beautiful sunshine? Do you want to see blue sea and

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Complaint telephone:       relax yourself on the beach? Come and join us! Let’s go to Hainan.

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&

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Close to Yalong Bay

Delicious seafood

Swimming pool

Blue Sea Hotel:

Five minutes’ walk to the nearest beach

Breakfast is free

Night Club

Buses to the downtown   Departure Date     Price

Mar 6, 2013        ￥1,566

April 8, 2013       ￥1,666

May 10, 2013       ￥1,766

To book, choose your

Preferred date

Business Hours

Monday~Thursday:24 hours

Friday: 8:00 am~10:00 pm

Weekends: 8:00 am~6:00 pm

1.When you live in ______, you won’t pay for the breakfast.

A．Beijing Hotel       B．Changcheng Hotel   C．Haitian Hotel       D．Blue Sea Hotel

2.Sally wants to have fun swimming and enjoying beautiful sunshine, she should call the travel agency at _________.

A．400-581-620       B．400-581-258       C．400-581-278       D．400-581-467

3.Bill would like to visit the Palace Museum, he can book________.

A．at 9:00 pm on Sunday                    B．at 7:00 am on Saturday

C．at 10:00 pm on Monday                  D．at 9:30 pm on Friday

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．You can book tickets online or make phone calls.

B．It takes you five minutes to the nearest beach by bus from Haitian Hotel.

C．You can go to the downtown on foot in Blue Sea Hotel and Changcheng Hotel.

D．Tian’anmen Square is far away from Beijing Hotel

5.This passage is a/an ________

A．story                                 B．newspaper report

C．advertisement                          D．traveling diary

Li Ming (L) and John (J) have just finished swimming.
L: How nice and cool the water is! But I’m feeling a bit hungry now.   【小题1】 
J: Sounds good.
L:  【小题2】 
J: Yes, there is.
L:   【小题3】
J: It’s only five minutes’ walk. Let’s go.
L: Yeah. Oh, I almost forgot my CD player.
J: Oh, it’s over there.   【小题4】 
L: Pop music. I often listen to it when I’m not busy. How about you?
J: Light music. I think it can relax myself.   【小题5】
L: Sure.
J: OK. I can lend you some CDs. I’ll bring them to school tomorrow.
L: Thanks.