It is very difficult to find a public place without advertisements now. We can   1  them in the newspaper, on the television, and hear them over the radio,   2  when we watch a ball game, ads will meet our eyes.

   It is true that in the activities of business ads are  3 a more and more important part. They tell people about new products and help more in  4  . In this way they help to be on the increase of products. This is a big advantage.

  5  , ads also bring people all kinds of disadvantages. For example, some of the manufacturers(业主), in their hope to win a big   6   for their products, are even so dishonest that they don’t   7   about their products. When you are watching an interesting TV play, it is suddenly   8  by some ads and they are appearing on the screen. All above, people may get tired of ads. Also some ads   9  children, and they ask their parents to buy them something in the ads. From this point, ads   10  have some disadvantages.

1．A．read                   B．see                      C．feel                        D．realize

2．A．and                 B．only              C．even                 D．even though

3．A．playing             B．taking            C．getting                 D．doing

4．A．sellers              B．sales             C．shopping              D．producing

5．A．But                B．Also             C．Anyway                D．However

6．A．shop                 B．supermarket      C．production             D．market

7．A．tell the truth           B．say anything      C．think a lot               D．describe anything

8．A．continued            B．stopped           C．attacked                D．performed

9．A．fit                   B．encourage        C．prefer                D．attract

10．A．hardly               B．badly          C．really                    D．nearly

My name is Paul and I am   1      . Now I’m in China     2   my parents. I want to learn Chinese well. I think it’s     3    but useful ( 有用的 ). My Chinese teacher always    4    me with it. And I can speak a little now. I usually get up at 6:30 in the morning. I always have milk and bread for     5   , then I go to school.

I like sports very much. After school, I usually   6    with my friends. We often play soccer. For food, I like fish and vegetables. I think they are     7    .

1A. England         B. English           C. an English

2A. with            B. and              C. or

3A. difficult        B. relaxing           C. interesting

4A. help             B. to help          C. helps

5A. breakfast         B. lunch           C. dinner

6A. do sports         B. watch TV        C. play computer games

7A. fun             B. healthy           C. relaxing

---What did Lana say about the TV play “ Zhang Xiaowu’s Spring”

---She said ____________

A．she is enjoying it                                      B．the actress is pretty

C．it was interesting                                     D．she likes it very much

Most people like watching TV. So does Mary. She doesn't mind soap operas or talk shows. But she can't stand sitcoms，for(因为)they are too boring. Sports shows are her favorite program. She likes sports very much，and she likes watching football matches on TV.

Mary likes women's volleyball，too. She often watches matches on TV，sometimes on the Internet. Her favorite team is the Chinese team. She thinks all the members are fantastic.

Mary enjoys volleyball，but she isn't good at it. She is good at table tennis. She often plays it with her best friend after school. They are both on the school table tennis team. Sometimes they play with teams from other schools. They have a lot of fun with it.

1.Mary thinks sitcoms are ______.

A．interesting                                                        B．boring

C．exciting                                                             D．surprising

2.______ are Mary's favorite program.

A．Talk shows                                                        B．Soap operas

C．Beijing opera                                              D．Sports shows

3.How many kinds of shows are mentioned(提及)in the passage?

A．Two                     B．Three                    C．Four                    D．Five

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mary often plays table tennis after school.

B．Mary is good at playing volleyball.

C．Mary only watches volleyball matches on TV.

D．Mary's favorite team is the Japanese team.

　　___5___ , ads also bring people all kinds of disadvantages. For example, some of the manufacturers（业主）, in their hope to win a big ___6___ for their products, are even so dishonest that they don't ___7___ about their products. When you are watching an interesting TV play, it is suddenly ___8___ by some ads and they are appearing on the screen. All above, people may get tired of ads. Also some ads ___9___ children, and they ask their parents to buy them something in the ads. From this point, ads ___10___ have some disadvantages.