A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”
　  The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.
　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”
【小题1】The story is about ____________.
　　    A. how to take care of young trees　   
B. how strict parents should be with their children
C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
【小题2】 The young man untied the string ________________.
　　    A. in order to throw it away  　　
B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight
　　    C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side
【小题3】When could the string be taken away?
　　    A. When the old man left.　  　　
B. When the young man untied it next time.
　   　C. When the young tree grew strong enough.
【小题4】 At last the old man told the young man ________________.
　　    A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not 
stand alone
　　    B. that he should always be strict with his children
　　   C. that he should be hard on his children
【小题5】We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.
A. the young father and the old neighbor   　　
B. parents and their children
　　     C. the old neighbor and the children of young father

A. 根据句意或中英文提示，写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。(8 分)
1. He is my ________ (双胞胎) sister, Kate.
2. Lucy is going to the ____________（博物馆）this winter holiday.
3. Kitty is small and she loves to  ____________（跳舞）.
4.There are two ___________ (图书馆) in my school.
5. Tom is a ________ (有礼貌)boy. He always says "hello" to his teachers.
6.Would you like to be a m__________ of the Reading Club?—Of course..
7. He enjoys c_____ with his friends on the Internet .
8.Listen to me and a_____________ my questions.
B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。(7分)
9. Sunday is the ____________(one) day of a week.
10.. June 1^st  is ____________ Day. (child)
11. Yao Ming is a very good basketball ____________. (play)
12. It’s time ____________(have) lunch.
13.Thank you for ____________(call) me.
14.May I ____________(borrow) your ruler?
15. I spend about an hour a day ____________(clean) the room.

A woman is at the cinema, and she is enjoying the film very much, but there is a man in the next seat, and he begins looking at the floor under her. The woman is angry and asks，“What are you doing there？What are you looking for?”“A piece of chocolate.” The man says to her, “I drop（掉落）it on the floor.”“A piece of chocolate?” the woman says angrily, “It is dirty now. Take this and be quiet, please. I am listening to the film.” She gives the man a big piece of chocolate. But the man says, “One of my teeth is in the chocolate!”
【小题1】Where are the man and the woman?

A．They are in a school	B．They are at the station
C．They are at a shop	D．They are at the cinema

【小题2】The man sits ________ the woman.

A．next to

B．in front of

C．behind

D．on the left of

【小题3】The underlined word “angry” means ________.

A．not sad

B．not light

C．not happy

D．not heavy

【小题4】The man wants to find the piece of chocolate because ________.

A．the piece of chocolate is very expensive.	B．one of his teeth is in the chocolate.
C．he likes chocolate very much	D．he wants to keep the cinema clean

【小题5】The woman gives the man a piece of chocolate because ________.

A．she is friendly to him	B．she wants to enjoy the film better
C．the piece of chocolate is the man’s	D．she likes the man

A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up．She felt tired of fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came over．
Her father，a cook，took her into the kitchen．He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them．After boiling，in the first pan was put some carrots，the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee．
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的)，confused by what her father did．About 20 minutes later，her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took the eggs and put them in a bowl．After that the coffee was poured into a cup．“My sweet heart，what do you see？” he asked．
“Carrots，eggs and coffee，” she replied．
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots．She did so and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them．After peeling (剥开) them，she got the eggs，cooked and hard．The last，the father let her smell the coffee． She asked，“What did you do this for，Father？” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but each had a different result． The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak．The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked． The coffee was very special，they could change water．“Who are you？” asked her father．“When bad luck knocks at your door，what is your decision? Are you carrots，eggs or coffee？”
【小题1】The girl complained about her hard life because she didn't ________．

A．want to give up	B．finish one problem
C．know what to do	D．get tired of fighting

【小题2】The girl's father took her to the kitchen to ________．

A．ask her how to boil eggs

B．show her how to make coffee

C．teach her how to be a cook

D．tell her how to face difficulties

【小题3】After about twenty minutes，the carrots became ________．

A．soft

B．hard

C．salty

D．sweet

【小题4】The underlined word “fragile” in the passage means “________”．

A．美味的

B．易碎的

C．特别的

D．可怜的

【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The girl's father liked to eat some kinds of food．

B．Bad luck always knocks at strong people's doors．

C．Boiled carrots，eggs and coffee had the same result．

D．People should make right decisions when in trouble．

A. Entertainment News
In this section all kinds of news about movies, songs and pop stars are available (可找到的).
B.  Advertisement Section
Here are advertisements of different products, such as food, latest books, and sporls machines, etc.
C. Reading Section
In this part, we will introduce some hot traveling places to you. Some safety tips during journeys are also offered.
D. International News
Here is news about the events that happened all over the world.
E. Sports News
Important sports events are broadcast (传播)here. And we often interview some good players.
F.  Health Section
Winter is coming and it is easy to get ill. If you want to know how to keep away from diseases, you should pay attention to this section.
Match the information according to what you read.
【小题1】   Mike cares about sports events and how the sports players are now.
【小题2】Mr. Brown is interested in reading. He wants to know what kinds of new books have come out and where to buy them.
【小题3】   Zhang Peng is really a film fan. Recently he would like to know what new movies are like and some information about Jackie Chan.
【小题4】Lana's father is working abroad (国外）in Libya. A war (战争）broke out there, so she is rather worried about the situation in Libya.
【小题5】Lucy is in poor health. She is so anxious to know how to keep fit.