DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK---“An Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their houses, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experiences with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford to buy a bigger house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to put together themselves with a few basic(基本的) tools (工具). However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions (目的，意图), many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230 000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41 000 who fell off ladders (梯子).
Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
小题1:How do many English people spend their holidays according to the passage ?

A．Making their homes beautiful.	B．Visiting their friends.
C．Traveling all over the world.	D．Making a lot of money.

小题2:Why do English people like DIY ?

A．Many stores sell DIY things.	B．DIY can bring them fun.
C．TV programs teach them to DIY.	D．All DIY projects are easy.

小题3:What can we learn from the passage ?

A．DIY is a waste of money.

B．It is always difficult to DIY.

C．We should be careful while doing DIY.

D．It’s very safe to DIY.

小题4:In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew.” probably means___________

A．we can eat everything we like.

B．we should do something difficult.

C．we do something that is too difficult.

D．we eat too much food that is not safe.

My tears run down when I talk to my parents on the phone. What are they doing when I 41 them?
Dad works from 7a.m to 9p.m. Mum does all the 42 . She also has to work in the vineyard (葡萄园). But I can’t do 43 for them. Every day she got up earlier than Dad. When I 44 call her at 7:30 in the evening, she is still working and 45 supper. How hard it is for a daughter to stop the 46 in heart! And even harder to keep back the tears. 47 only thing I can do is to promise her that I’ll study hard in the university. I also 48 her to take care of herself and dad. I can not live 49 them.
Mum says the happiest time for dad and 50 is when my sister and I return home. We play 51 in the room, watch TV or do anything we like, with dad 52 mum cooking together in the kitchen. It is 53 the happiest time for me. I’ve never thought my holidays at home could be so 54 . I wanted to do more housework because mum really needs more rest.
Love, sometimes, doesn’t need too many 55 . We may be too shy to say the warm word out. Then give them a call and tell them you miss them.

小题1:	A．was calling B．call C．will call D．called

小题2:	A．exercises B．homework C．problems D．farm work

小题3:	A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything

小题4:	A．hardly B．seldom C．never D．once

小题5:	A．isn’t having B．is having C．doesn’t have D．has

小题6:	A．cold B．trouble C．cough D．pain

小题7:	A．An B．One C．A D．The

小题8:	A．order B．ask C．allow D．teach

小题9:	A．with B．beside C．without D．except

小题10:

A．him B．me C．it D．her

小题11:

A．sports B．cards C．drums D．fire

小题12:

A．and B．or C．as D．then

小题13:

A．just B．even C．also D．still

小题14:

A．tired B．slow C．free D．short

小题15:

A．places B．words C．movements D．songs

Passage 3
A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don’t smile because they think they have ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mike, doesn’t have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. He even says that he has lost confidence because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people inherit teeth problems from their parents, while others’ teeth are damaged because of bad habits, like heavy smoking, eating too much sugar or not brushing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of them.
Smiling can help you to feel more confidence and make people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Kataria said that young children should laugh about 30 times a day, while adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now.
小题1:What has made Mike lose his confidence?

A．His bad habit

B．His bad teeth

C．Not smiling

D．Eating too much sugar

小题2:Many people don’t smile because ______

A．they don’t like smiling	B．they think they are ugly
C．their teeth are not beautiful	D．they can’t open their mouths

小题3:What can a dentist do according to the passage?

A．A dentist can tell you how to improve your bad teeth.

B．A dentist can help you to take care of your bad teeth.

C．A dentist can tell you how to brush your teeth.

D．Both A and B

小题4: If you want to keep healthy, you had better _____

A．not smile often	B．laugh all the time
C．neither smile nor laugh	D．smile and even laugh often

小题5:How many times should a child laugh every day in doctor Kataria’s opinion

A．Either 20 or 30 times a day	B．Between 7 and 15 times a day
C．Around 30 times a day	D．Only 30 times a day

Passage 4
How dangerous it would be if there was a fire! Today is in winter. It’s time for us to learn a lot more about fire, especially what to do if we are caught in a fire:
1. Shout out
If you smell smoke or see fire, shout out “Fire!” Shout as loudly as you can, because people may be asleep.
2. Call 119
Never try to put the fire yourself, even if it is a very small one! Get help from your parents or call 119.
3. Keep down close to the floor
If there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor.
4. Test the door
Test the door before you open it. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it! Try to find a different way out.
5. Get out
If you can, get out of your home as soon as possible.
6. Don’t use the lift
Never use the lift during the fire. It may also go wrong.
7. Don’t go back
Never go back into a burning building!
小题1:The passage is mainly about _____

A．how to look after yourself when you are on fire

B．what to do when you are caught in a fire

C．when to leave the burning place

D．why to call 119 when there is a fire

小题2:When people are asleep, what will you do when a fire breaks out in your building?

A．Call 120 for help as quickly as you can

B．Only wake your parents up fast

C．Shout out “Fire!” as loudly as you can

D．Run away as fast as you can and don’t call others

小题3:Why shouldn’t you use the lift when a fire breaks out?

A．Because taking the lift is so slow	B．Because the fire can burn you
C．Because the lift is too crowded	D．Because the lift may not work

小题4:When a fire is burning, you test the door to ____

A．find a better way out	B．notice the fire clearly
C．call for a much quicker help	D．see if it is close

小题5:If you realize you have left an expensive thing at home in a fire, you should____.

A．not go back for it	B．keep down close to the door
C．not get out	D．get it back

A passenger（乘客）told an air hostess（空姐）that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the   26 soon.
Twenty minutes   27 , when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she   28  to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up（延迟）to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he  29 it．
In the following hours on the flight,   30 time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile  31 he needed help or not. But the passenger never    32 her words.
When he was going to get off the  33 ，the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him  the passengers' booklet（意见簿）．She was very  34 . She knew that he would write down  sharp (刻薄的) words, which might make her  35 the job.  36   with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she   37  the booklet and smiled, for the passenger put it, "On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times  38 . How can I refuse   39  twelve sincere (真诚的) smiles?"
That's right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched（感动）the passenger  40  and of course she wouldn't lose her job!

小题1:	A．milk B．juice C．coffee D．water

小题2:	A．late B．later C．ago D．after

小题3:	A．remembered B．forgot C．wanted D．learned

小题4:	A．accepted B．took C．refused D．received

小题5:	A．some B．either C．another D．each

小题6:	A．why B．when C．whether D．how

小题7:	A．paid attention to B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about

小题8:	A．coach B．bus C．train D．plane

小题9:	A．happy B．cheerful C．sad D．excited

小题10:

A．lose B．loses C．losing D．lost

小题11:

A．And B．So C．Then D．But

小题12:

A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．hid

小题13:

A．at all B．in all C．of all D．all over

小题14:

A．her B．your C．their D．our

小题15:

A．peacefully B．comfortably C．deeply D．slowly

Hello, Li Hua!
My name is Peter.
I’d like to introduce (介绍) myself first. I’m a boy. I come   1  England. I live in the   2   of London. It is the   3  of England. I live with my family in a flat on a busy street. There    4  eight people in my family.  5 are my grandparents, my parents, my two sisters ,my younger brother and I.
Our house is very    6   . It has 10 rooms. I  7   a bedroom with my younger brother. We often listen to music in our bedroom. My   8  place is the balcony. I can play games,   9   comics and chat   10  friends there. When my mother   11   meals for us in the   12  , I often go there to help   13   . There is a nice  14  room. After dinner, we like to watch TV there. It is very beautiful and quiet here. Our neighbours are   15 to us and we are happy to live here. Please write soon. 
Best wishes
Yours, Peter .

小题1:	A．on B．of C．to D．from

小题2:	A．centre B．town C．street D．country

小题3:	A．shop B．capital C．restaurant D．school

小题4:	A．is B．are C．am D．have

小题5:	A．They B．He C．You D．She

小题6:	A．large B．small C．little D．cheap

小题7:	A．live B．am C．sit D．share

小题8:	A．like B．love C．enjoy D．favourite

小题9:	A．look B．buy C．read D．reading

小题10:

A．with B．of C．on D．and

小题11:

A．cook B．cooks C．do D．make

小题12:

A．kitchen B．balcony C．cupboard D．table

小题13:

A．she B．her C．he D．hers

小题14:

A．reading B．drawing C．sitting D．walking

小题15:

A．sad B．excited C．free D．friendly

A small man goes to the cinema. He buys a ticket(票) and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out. He buys a second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that he comes out a third time and asks for another ticket. But the girl says to him, “Why are you buying all these? Are you meeting friends in the cinema all the time?” “No, I'm not doing that.” the small man says, “But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears( 撕掉 ) my tickets up.”
小题1:The small man goes to the cinema to _______.

A．see a film

B．watch TV

C．meet his friends

D．have a rest

小题2:When the small man comes out a third time, he_________.

A．cries

B．asks for another ticket

C．drinks coffee

D．sings and dances.

小题3:Does the small man only buy one ticket?
A. No, he doesn’t.     B. Yes, he does.    C. I don’t know.     D No, he isn’t.  
小题4:“No, I'm not doing that.” Means_______ .

A．He isn't seeing a film

B．He isn't meeting his friend

C．He wants to buy the tickets for the big woman

D．the big woman doesn't let him in

小题5:From the story we can guess________.

A．the small man is the first time to go to a cinema.

B．the big woman at the door doesn't like him.

C．the small man is afraid of（害怕） the big woman.

D．the small man doesn't want the big woman to tear his ticket up.

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself”
When I was a young boy, I was 36 shy to like talking to anyone. My classmates often  37 me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 38 happened, and it changed my life. It was an English contest. My mother encouraged me to 39 it.. What a terrible idea I thought! It meant I had to speak  40  all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 41  ”Then mother and I talked  about many different topics. At last I 42  the topic “Believe in yourself”. I did the best to remember the whole speech and practiced it over 100 43  .With my mother ’s love, I did 44  in the contest. I could hardly believe my  45 when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers(赞美) 46 the teachers and students. Those classmates  47 once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said “Congratulations”  48  me. My mother hugged me tightly for a while and gave me a kiss on my forehead.
 49  then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  50  to be confident and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

小题1:	A．too B．so C．quite D．very

小题2:	A．made faces at B．smiled at C．caught up with D．laughed at

小题3:	A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything

小题4:	A．took part in B．join C．get D．enter

小题5:	A．with B．to C．among D．before

小题6:	A．lose B．win C．pass D．beat

小题7:	A．brought B．reached C．thought D．chose

小题8:	A．words B．times C．topics D．sentences

小题9:	A．well B．good C．bad D．interested

小题10:

A．result B．speech C．eyes D．ears

小题11:

A．from B．of C．for D．to

小题12:

A．when B．what C．which D．who

小题13:

A．to B．on C．in D．at

小题14:

A．Except B．Since C．Before D．From

小题15:

A．someone B．me C．everyone D．myself

Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway. “I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbor!”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials(材料) ready and then he was off for the day.
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all! It was a bridge! And the neighbor, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”
小题1:Just before the carpenter came, John and Bob             each other.

A．didn’t speak to	B．were friendly to
C．often fought with	D．never had bitter words with

小题2:Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because            .

A．he wanted to protect his farm

B．he didn’t want to do it himself

C．he wouldn’t like to see Bob

D．he wanted to find him something to do

小题3:What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean?

A．John was great to build this bridge.

B．John was not good at building bridges.

C．John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D．John should build the bridge earlier.

小题4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．What a Big Fence!	B．A Strong Bridge
C．Three Kind Men	D．A Fence or a Bridge?

Today is Tuesday. We are having a ___31___ class in the classroom. Ms Chen is telling us what water is like. After that, she asks us “___32_ water like?” No one speaks for __33__ minutes. Ms Chen asks again,“Why don’t you __34__ my question? Don’t I tell you what water is like?”
A boy names Zhang Hui puts up his ___35__ and says,“Ms Chen, you tell us that water has no color __36__ no smell. But ___37_ can we find that kind of water? The __38__ in the river behind my house is always black and it has bad smell. ”Most of us ___39__ with him.
“I am sorry, children,” says Ms Chen. “Our water is getting__40__. That’s a problem.”

小题1:	A．English B．history C．chemistry D．music

小题2:	A．What’s B．Where’s C．When’s D．How’s

小题3:	A．a little B．a few C．little D．few

小题4:	A．tell B．answer C．say D．talk

小题5:	A．hand B．leg C．tooth D．foot

小题6:	A．or B．and C．but D．with

小题7:	A．why B．who C．where D．what

小题8:	A．food B．fruit C．fish D．water

小题9:	A．talk B．run C．laugh D．agree

小题10:

A．dirtier and dirtier B．dirty and dirty C．clean and clean D．cleaner and cleaner