Talk about where you live with your partner, listen and draw a picture of where your partner lives. (与你的同伴谈论一下彼此的住处,并画出一张你同伴住处的图。)

 

In many places of the world, there are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In the US, there are only   31  : football, basketball and baseball. Almost in every season, Americans have a ball game. If you want to know what season it is, just look at   32     people are playing.

For Americans, sports are very important. Students   33   to play many sports at school. They take  34   classes, join the school teams, and even talk about sports news. Thousands of sports fans   35   expensive tickets to watch their   36   teams and players play games. Some fans sit in front of the TV set, and watch the exciting games at home. Some sports stars   37   make lots of money through the games.

    We can say sports are one of the   38   languages (语言). You may know some   39   super stars like Michael Jordan and Yao Ming. Next time if you want to talk with American friends, try to talk about   40   . It really helps.

31. A. one           B. two         C. three       D. four

32. A. what         B. where    C. when      D. how

33. A. dream       B. want       C. learn       D. choose

34. A. English    B. Maths    C. Music    D.PE

35. A. pay           B. get          C. take        D. keep

36. A. special      B. popular     C. favourite    D. important

37. A. must         B. can         C. need       D. should

38. A. school      B. team       C. Internet    D. world

39. A. basketball    B. football     C. volleyball   D. baseball

40. A. fans          B. sports    C.TV news  D. stars

It is summer vacation and school is closed. Children don’t need to study 1 exams. During the summer vacation, many children stay at home to  2 TV, eat delicious food and play with  3 friends. Some take part in (参加) a neighborhood program, go to  4  museums or go camping. A camp is a summer vacation place for  5 . They can go swimming, climb mountains, go to the beach or go hiking. Now, there are   6  camps. They are not expensive. At these camps, children learn  7  to use computers. Most children enjoy playing computer games. At the computer camps, they can learn some things about the computer,  8 friends and talk about some things  9 their friends. If you don’t have a plan yet, a computer camp should be a  10 choice(选择).

1.                A．for            B．in             C．on   D．by

 

2.                A．see            B．look           C．watch    D．read

 

3.                A．his            B．their           C．our  D．her

 

4.                A．a              B．an             C．the  D．/

 

5.                A．children        B．child           C．parents   D．people

 

6.                A．book           B．computer       C．music    D．sports

 

7.                A．what           B．how           C．where    D．when

 

8.                A．do            B．have           C．like  D．make

 

9.                A．and            B．on             C．with D．of

 

10.               A．sad            B．good           C．bad  D．quiet

 

 

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”
I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”
“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小题1】What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

A．English idioms.

B．The writer’s question.

C．Their talking about the Great Wall

D．The writer’s way of learning English

【小题2】Where does the story most probably happen?

A．In China.	B．In America.
C．In England.	D．In Japan.

【小题3】The English idiom “You don’t say!” means _______.

A．Thank you

B．Excuse me

C．OK

D．Really

【小题4】What does the writer learn from his own experience? He should _______.

A．improve his spoken English

B．speak with foreigners in a polite way

C．pay attention to English idioms

D．be brave enough talking with foreigners

【小题5】The story tells us _______ between languages in different countries.

A．the difference	B．the popularity
C．the grammar rule	D．the change

The first way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are __1___ and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile. But, you can practice in the mirror(镜子). When you look at yourself, think if you’d like to __2___ to your smiling face or your usual face. Of course the smiling face. Most people stay away from an __3___ face.

One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say __4___ nice about them. For example, you could talk about an interesting __5___ to a teacher’s question, good match at the ball field, pretty shirt, etc…. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to __6___ talking to that person?

Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Such as: “Who’s their favorite singer?” “Where do they live, who’s their teacher?” “What do they do after school?” … etc. They are all good questions to start a __7___.

When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. If you don’t __8___ who your favorite singer is, or what your hobbies are, think about it. There’s nothing that will __9___ a conversation quicker than a shrug(耸肩) for an answer.

Shy kids often have some trouble with complements. When someone says something nice, shy kids often say nothing. This leaves the other person __10___ if they said something wrong. The best and easiest reply to a complement is a simple “thank you”.

1.                A．funny          B．strang          C．crazy D．friendly

 

2.                A．talk            B．say            C．see  D．look

 

3.                A．honest         B．old            C．angry D．exciting

 

4.                A．anything        B．something       C．everything D．nothing

 

5.                A．answer         B．book           C．decision  D．invention

 

6.                A．have           B．prefer          C．finish D．keep

 

7.                A．discussion       B．conversation     C．meeting  D．game

 

8.                A．meet          B．believe         C．know D．guess

 

9.                A．try            B．stop           C．find  D．make

 

10.               A．wondering      B．forgetting       C．hearing   D．knowing