Dear Mom,
     How's everything going? I am sorry to hear that you hurt yourself last week. I really hope you and Dad are
in good health.
     I had a talk with Mrs Smith yesterday. She asked me about homework habits. I told her that I did my
homework while watching soap operas. She said I had to get over the bad habit. She told me I should find a
quiet place to study, like the library. I also told her that I got nervous when I stood up and answered questions
in class. She told me that I needed to improve (加强) my speaking skills. She said I could look into a mirror
(镜子) and practice speaking for 15 minutes every day. I'm going to take her advice.
      What's more, I decided to read more English books and magazines and study with my friends who are good at English. I hope I can get a surprise on my next report card.
     Well, that's all the news I have. Please write to me soon. Love, Linda

1. _____ got hurt last week.

A. Linda
B. Linda's mother
C. Linda's friend
D. Mrs Smith

2. What did Mrs Smith talk about with Linda?

A. Linda's report card.
B. Linda's homework habits and ways to improve speaking skills.
C. Linda's homework.
D. Linda's reading.

3. Linda  _____ while she was doing her homework.

A. watched soap operas
B. cooked supper
C. listened to music
D. ate snacks

4. Mrs Smith asked Linda to study _____.

A. at home
B. in a noisy classroom
C. in a quiet place
D. in a friend's house

5. Linda decides _____.

A. to do more exercise
B. to help other people
C. to write more letters to her family
D. to read more books and magazines in English

      Ann loves the underground (地铁) in London. She always prefers to travel on the underground
because it is fast. She doesn't find it difficult now, as she has got used to (逐渐习惯) it. Ann knows
the underground map very well. Each line has its own color. For example, the Central Line (主干线)
is red, the Piccadilly Line (皮凯德里干线) is blue, and so on. Londoners always call the underground
"the tube" (meaning "underground") When you see the long tunnels (隧道) under ground, it isn't hard
to understand why. Yesterday Ann went home on the underground at about five o'clock in the afternoon.
She got a surprise. Since everyone was going home from work, the train was full.
      This was the "rush-hour", and it was a new experience (经历) for Ann. There were a lot of people,
but trains came every minute. Everyone waited and didn't push. As the train was full, Ann had to stand,
but she didn't mind. In the train she saw a sign. It said: "Keep away from the Rush Hour." "I will, next
time." Ann thought.

1. Travelling in London _______.

A.Ann prefers the underground to buses
B. Ann prefers buses to the underground
C. Ann prefers bike to the underground
D. Ann prefers to walk under ground

2. It's easy for Ann to take London's underground because _______.

A.she lives near the underground in London.
B. she has a good knowledge of the underground map
C. each line has its own color.
D. there are signs everywhere in London

3. Why do Londoners call the underground "the tube"?

A. Because Londoners like to use the tubes?
B. Because London's underground has too many lines.
C. Because Londoners think the underground looks like the tube
D. Because London's underground is straight and long

4. The"rush hour" here means _______.

A. 冲刺时间
B. 忙碌时间
C. 高峰时间
D. 休闲时间

5. Ann decides _______.

A. that she will take a bus instead next time
B. that she will no longer take London's underground
C. to take the underground at this time next time
D. not to take the underground at this time next time