Many Chinese people like American country music(乡村音乐 ),such as（例如） the songs of John Denver. But still some people don’t know when country music began.
Country music is from the folk music （民间音乐）of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar. They sang about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs were sometimes a little sad.
One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. We will understand（理解） each other better through（通过） music. People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body（在心灵和精神方面）. All of them love music and can understand music.
The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live on.
【小题1】American country music is from the _______ music of America.

A．pop

B．jazz

C．light

D．folk

【小题2】“Music was a language that could bring the world together” means （意思是）people _______.

A．can sing songs together

B．from all over the world sing the same songs

C．show their feeling （感觉）through music and so they understand each other better

D．know language and music

【小题3】John Denver died in ______.

A．1997

B．1990

C．1996

D．1999

【小题4】Which sentence is right?

A．Everyone knows when country music began.

B．Country music is from the jazz music.

C．John Denver is famous to Chinese people, too.

D．John Denver doesn’t think music can bring people together.

Good morning,  boys and girls. Today I'll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and can get more information from the In­ternet. We can learn English. We can read some good newspapers and magazines. It can make us clever in playing com­puter games. We can send e-mails to our friends quickly. We can chat freely online with our friends. It can help us to get in touch with people from all over the world.
But every coin has two sides. Net bars also bring us a lot of trouble. For example,  some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them too much time to chat online,  so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don't study well any more. I think we mustn't get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays or at the weekend.
At the same time,  if we have lots of free time,  we can do some out-of-class activities at school. We usually have activ­ities from 4' 50 to 5- 50 in the afternoon. We can play basketball or football on Monday or Thursday afternoon. We can join some interests groups in school,  such as drawing or reading on Tuesday afternoon,  or singing and dancing on Wednesday afternoon. We can go to the English Corner on Friday afternoon. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities.
【小题1】Many of us like going online because it can help us_________.

A．learn English and send e-mails	B．get more information
C．play computer games	D．all of the above

【小题2】According to the speaker,  in our spare time we should_________.

A．go online for longer time

B．stay in the classroom doing more exercises

C．go to the English Corner every afternoon

D．do more out-of-class activities at school

【小题3】If you are free on Tuesday afternoon,  what out-of-class activities can you have at school?

A．Playing basketball or football.	B．Singing and dancing.
C．Drawing or reading.	D．Going to the English Corner.

Dear Mary

I saw your name in the newspaper, you asked for penfriends in China. I would like to be your penfriend.

I am a thirteen- year- old boy. I live in Nanjing. I am a student at No.1 Secondary School. We study Chinese, English, Maths, Science, Art, PE and some other subjects. My favorite subjects are Maths and PE. I like playing the guitar, collecting stamps and taking photos. I like summer best because my favourite sport is swimming.

My family is not big. My grandfather, my father, my mother, and I live a happy life here. My father is an engineer, my mother is a doctor. My grandfather was a policeman and now he is retired（退休）. We live in an old house. Near our house, there is a beautiful park. Our family often take a walk in the park after supper.

I would like to know something about you and the UK. Please write to me soon. My e-mail address is yuren@163.com.My fax and telephone number is 86-25-82011853.

Yu Run              

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Name	Yu Run	Age	1.
Telephone and fax number	86-25-82011853
2.of the school	No.1Secondary School
3.subjects	Maths and P.E.
Hobbies	Playing the guitar 4.stamps and taking photos
Favourite sport	I like swimming5.
Favourite season	6.
Family 7.	There are 8.people in the family. Grandfather, father, and mother who works in a9.
10.	yuren@163.com

 

The following are some advertisements(广告). Read them and answer the questions.

No. 1   A big house with a big yard for a big family. There are four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a big living room and a great kitchen. The house costs $2,000 a month. Call Mrs. Morris at 4560987.

 

No. 2   Great location! A nice new flat building with a swimming pool. There is a big living room, a bedroom, a bathroom and a nice kitchen. It is $1,200 a month. The phone number is 7610201. You can ask Dana for help.

 

No. 3   There is a town house for you. The first floor is for playing games, and the second floor is for living. On the second floor, there is a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a nice big kitchen. There is also a great yard behind the house for children. It is $1,7000 a month. Please call Nathan at 4645 2436.

 

No. 4  Here is your new home! It is a big flat with three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and a bathroom. The flat has a good parking place(停车位) but no yard. It is $1,600 a month. Call Wilson at 533 0202.

11. Miss Green is a student, and she hasn’t much money. It’s better for her to choose _____.
A. the big house in Ad. 1   B. the flat in Ad. 2
C. the town house in Ad. 3   D. the flat in Ad. 4
12. Mr. and Mrs. Black with their son, John, want to rent(租) a house with a yard for children. Which house is suitable for them?
A. Mrs. Morris’ house   B. Wilson’s flat   C. Dana’s flat   D. Nathan’s town house.
13. The flat with a parking place costs _____.
A. $2,000   B. $1,200   C. $1,7000   D. $1,600
14. There are _______ kinds of houses in these four advertisements.
A. two   B. three   C. four   D. five
15. The advertisements tell us the information about some _______.
A. hotels   B. supermarkets   C. houses   D. restaurants