Everyone needs friends. We all like to       close to someone.       is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people      . But we will feel lonely if we     have a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends       don't get on(相处的) well. That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. As time passes, they will make up(言归于好) and become       again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very      . We miss them very much, but we can       them and write to them. It is likely that we would never see them again. And we can       new friends.
There's more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't. Why? It could be true that they are       . Being happy helps you keep healthy.

小题1:	A．look B．watch C．feel D．see

小题2:	A．It B．He C．There D．Someone

小题3:	A．alone B．away C．all over D．around

小题4:	A．ever B．never C．just D．really

小题5:	A．always B．sometimes C．often D．usually

小题6:	A．teachers B．students C．players D．friends

小题7:	A．angry B．unhappy C．happy D．hungry

小题8:	A．call B．ask C．tell D．speak

小题9:	A．look for B．find C．make D．know

小题10:

A．happier B．poorer C．kinder D．stronger

There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben,      he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so      .
The mother       that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a     a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him      . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He   said anything, what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only       the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew       the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were   . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book      .
Ben later went to the       of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben grew up, he       something about his mother that he did not know as a    .
She, herself, had never learned how to      .

小题1:	A．because B．so C．but D．though

小题2:	A．clever B．had C．slow D．quick

小题3:	A．asked B．decided C．forgot D．heard

小题4:	A．notice B．message C．book D．question

小题5:	A．class B．room C．office D．lab

小题6:	A．think B．leave C．speak D．answer

小题7:	A．always B．even C．quickly D．never

小题8:	A．found B．played C．knew D．threw

小题9:	A．whether B．when C．where D．why

小题10:

A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy

小题11:

A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports

小题12:

A．top B．end C．back D．side

小题13:

A．learned B．remembered C．understood D．guessed

小题14:

A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher

小题15:

A．read B．work C．teach D．show

June 8, 2013 Dear Cindy, I’m sorry to hear that Bird Flu (禽流感) is very serious in some parts of the world and some people have got the flu. We must take good care of ourselves and keep away from the disease. Could you tell me what people in China do to keep away from it? Please write to me soon. Yours, Betty

July 2, 2013 Dear Betty, I think Bird Flu is very bad. Many chickens, ducks and birds in our country got the disease. Some of them died, but some birds flew away and they might carry germs(细菌) to other places. This is a serious problem. We must do something to solve it. Let me tell you what people have to do to keep away from the disease. * Do morning exercises every day. * Open the windows in the morning. * Wash hands very often. * Eat more vegetables and less meat. * Go to bed early. I think these are good for our health. Do you think so? Yours, Cindy

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（每小题1分，共5分）
小题1:From the letter we know Cindy comes from _______.
A. Canada   B. the U. S. A.     C. China    D. Japan
小题2:Betty wrote her an e-mail to ask _______.

A．whether Cindy got Bird Flu

B．how to keep away from Bird Flu

C．when Bird Flu began to spread传播

D．how Bird Flu spread in Cindy’s country

小题3:A hard problem to fight Bird Flu is _______.

A．we don’t have better doctors or nurses

B．Bird Flu is serious

C．some places are still poor

D．birds with the germs will carry germs to other places

小题4:What does the underlined word “solve” mean in Chinese?

A．解决

B．分析

C．通告

D．治愈

小题5:From Cindy’s letter, we know _______ is bad for our health.

A．washing hands very often

B．going to bed late every day

C．eating more vegetables and less meat

D．opening the windows in the morning

What’s water
The students were having their chemistry (化学) class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students,“ What’s water?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again,“ Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you water is like?” Just then a boy put up his hand and said,“ Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell. ”Most of the children agreed with him.“ I’m sorry, children.” Said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”
小题1:The students were having their         class.
A. English              B. Chinese              C. chemistry
小题2:Miss Li was telling the children what         was like.
A. water                    B. air                  C. earth
小题3:A boy said, “The water in the river behind my house is always __________.”
A. white                    B. black                    C. clean
小题4:Most of the children         the boy.
A. agreed with              B. wrote to             C. heard from
小题5:The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _________.
A. more and more            B. less and less            C. dirtier and dirtier

Cough Medicine
Do you always understand the instructions on a bottle of medicine? Here’s one for John. John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and see if you can understand them.

小题1: John should take ______ a day.
A. 1 teaspoonful         B. 2 teaspoonfuls       C 3 teaspoonfuls
小题2:The medicine should be kept in ______.
A. any place              B. hot water         C. a fridge
小题3:John should ______ before he takes it.
A. drink a cup of tea     B. eat nothing         C. shake the medicine well
小题4:When people are ______ years old, they cannot take medicine.
A. two                B. twelve                C. thirty
小题5:John will ______ the medicine when it is left after December 1st, 2010.
A. take once             B. throw away         C. take six times more

A 5R Rule for Environment
1. Reduce(减少)
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste.
2. Reuse（再利用）
You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out. Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.
3. Recycle（回收）
Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed(打碎) flat and melted(融化) and the metal things are made for new coke cans.
4. Recover （恢复）
When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten apples, you have two choices: one is to throw the whole apples away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and use the good parts. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.
5. Repair（修补）
If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair. It is true that North America is a “throw—away” society, but the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best.
小题1:The “Reduce” rule mainly requires(要求) us ______.
A. to use things wisely
B. to cut down many trees
C. to use less paper
小题2: The right order of recycling coke cans is ______.
a. collect the used cans   b. melt them    c. smash them flat   d. send them to a factory
A. a b c d             B. a d c b         C. d b c a
小题3:The “Recover” rule mainly requires us ______.
A. to throw waste thing away
B. to cover waste thing with the earth
C. to get back the useful parts
小题4: ______ is the best way to do with your broken tables.
A. Throwing them away   B. Repairing them       C. Putting them away
小题5: According to the passage, ______ can not be reused.
A. clothes             B. shoes           C. rotten apples

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time, At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s. universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made "surfing" the Internet easier. Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among young people. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
小题1:How long has the Internet been used?

A．For over 10 years.	B．For over 20 years.
C．For over 40 years.	D．For over 60 years.

小题2:What would happen when one computer in the network broke down after the new network system was set up?

A．The other computers would wait.

B．The other computers would still work.

C．Some of the others still worked.

D．The other computers wouldn't work.

小题3:Which of the following used the Internet first?

A．Hospitals

B．Universities

C．Banks

D．The government

小题4:What is true about computers in the 1990s?

A．They became cheaper and easier to use.

B．They became larger and larger.

C．People couldn't buy them anywhere.

D．People could get information only from them.

小题5:What can we infer from the last sentence?

A．People will die without the Internet.

B．All people should set up their own network.

C．People live easily without the Internet.

D．People will more and more depend on the Internet.

The moon looks bigger than the stars at night. But in fact, it is smaller than any other stars. The moon looks big to us, because it is closer to us than any stars. The moon goes around the earth. It makes one trip about four weeks. The moon is a round ball and looks beautiful.
Now people know quite a lot about the moon. There is no air or water on the moon, so there are not any trees or animals, or people on it. The moon gets its light(光) from the sun, but some places on the moon are quite dark. It’s very hot on the moon during the day, but it’s very cold at night.
小题1:          looks bigger than the stars at night.

A．Moon

B．Star

C．Earth

D．Sun

小题2:There is            on the moon.

A．no anything	B．nothing
C．no hills or rivers	D．no air or water

小题3:The sun             to the moon.

A．gets light	B．gives light
C．gives air	D．gets air

小题4:The moon gets its light from         .

A．the sun

B．the star

C．air

D．the earth

Everyone wants to be healthy. Food is very important. There are a lot of healthy food. You can eat more apples, bananas, oranges and tomatoes because fruits and vegetables are good for your health. But don’t eat too much chocolate. It’s not healthy food. Healthy food can make you grow and make you strong and happy. Remember there is a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Sports can also keep you healthy. Get up early and play sports every day. Don’t be lazy! You will be healthy and happy.
小题1:Which is right?

A．No person wants to be healthy.

B．We want to be healthy

C．We are important

D．Eat more chocolate.

小题2:What keeps you healthy?

A．Fruits and vegetables.

B．Healthy foods and sports

C．Healthy food.

D．Only apples.

小题3:Why are healthy foods good for you?

A．They make you happy.

B．They make you grow strong.

C．They make you grow.

D．They make you grow and make you strong and happy.

小题4:“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” means            .

A．The doctor goes away when he sees an apple.

B．The doctor runs away when you give him an apple.

C．You eat an apple a day and you can be healthy.

D．You can only eat apples, and the doctors will go away.

Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌词）, but music with tones (音调).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.
Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of （取代）native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (艺术价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.　
小题1:The biggest difference between music and songs is ________.

A．feelings

B．lyrics and tones

C．languages and countries

D．meanings

小题2:Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?

A．Native music.

B．Jazz.

C．Pop music.

D．Classical music.

小题3:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this passage?

A．People can get different things from the same piece of music.

B．Pop music began to be popular in the mid­twentieth century.

C．The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”.

D．Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly.