I am sitting on a beach on this hot summer day and watching two children，a boy and a girl，playing in the sand．They are working hard at building a sandcastle(沙堡)．Just when they are successful, a big wave(波浪)comes along and puts it down．

I think the children may cry because all their hard work turns to nothing, but they surprise me. They run up away from the water, hand in hand, and sit down to build another one．

They really teach me a lesson. We can't always be successful．Being sad is doing no good．What we need to do is to start again, hand in hand with our friends．

1.What's the weather like?

A. It's sunny but cold. B. It's windy and cool.

C. It's sunny and hot. D. It's windy but warm.

2.Who is playing in the sand?

A.Two children.

B. Four children.

C.Two children and the writer.

D.It's not mentioned(提到）.

3.What do the children do after a big wave puts down the sandcastle?

A. They cry sadly.

B. They just sit on the beach.

C. They start to build another one.

D. They start to sing.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer is a teacher.

B. The wave destroys(毁坏)the sandcastle.

C. The write knows the children.

D. The children are sad because they're not successful

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Friends are always there with you.

B. Children know more about life.

C. All of us want to be successful.

D. Starting again is the best way.

Jim:1.

Ann: Hmm…next week is quite full for me, Jim.

Jim:2.How come?

Ann: I have dance and piano lessons.

Jim: What kind of dance are you learning?

Ann: 3.I have class once a week, every Monday.

Jim: How often do you have piano lessons?

Ann: Twice a week, on Wednesday and Friday.

Jim: 4.

Ann: Oh, I have to play tennis with my friends. But do you want to come?

Jim:5.

1.My mother didn’t have e money,so she couldn’t buy the coat.

2.He t many photos in Beijing last year.

3.I want to go on vacation but I can’t d____ when to go.

4.We must keep d to improve our writing skills(写作技巧).

5.She ate n but some bread at the party.

1.Mike goes to see his grandparents _________(one) a week.

2.He didn’t go to school. He ____ ____(can) hardly read or write.

3.It’s a good habit to brush your______ (tooth) every day.

4.Your sweater is beautiful. I want _________(buy) one，too.

5.How about g shopping on Sundays?

1.我的腿如此劳累，以至于我想停下来。

My legs were tired I wanted to stop.

2.蔬菜对我们的健康是有好处的。

Vegetables are our health.

3.大明喜欢球类运动，如足球和篮球。

Daming likes balls, football and basket ball.

4.他一个月踢足球至少四次。

He plays soccer four times a month.

5.学生中有多少百分比的学生根本不锻炼身体？

How many percent of the students do not exercise____ ______.

1.Do you want to come here?(同义句转换)

_____you _ to come here?

2.We rode bicycles to Gegetwon. (同义句转换)

We went to Georgetown .

3.He did homework last weekend. (改为否定句)

He __ ___ homework last week.

4.Why don’t you come to join us?(同义句)

______　 come to join us?

5.We have meat twice a week. (同义句)

We have meat ____ _____ a week.

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同学们，今年我是遂宁中学八年级的一名学生，我的名字是李刚，我住在乡下，作为一名中学生，我有很多好习惯。比如，我能坚持每天锻炼身体。我总是把空余花时间花在读书上。在学习，我也能去得较好的成绩。我也能做到每天吃水果。我一周要喝两次喝牛奶。我也从不熬夜。但是我也有一些不好的习惯。比如我总是每天要看两个小时的电视。我一周两次也好上两次网。而且我几乎从不帮忙做家务。我也从不去看牙医。

Jane is ill in_______hospital and Mary’s mother happens to work in ______hospital.

A. the;/        B. /;the      C. a;the       D. a;/

Where is my jacket? Could you help _______ find it, dear?

A. me     B. her      C.him     D. them

Heilongjiang is in the_______of China.

A. northeast       B. northeastern   C. northwest   D. northwestern