Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope?

　　When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use the word like "Dear sir",　 "Dear Mr./Miss./Ms.…". To end the letter, we usually use words like "Yours","Yours ever" or "Truly yours".

　　Now read the following envelope, please.

　　　　

(　)41."We have to put it on the top of the right corner." The word "it" here means_____.

　　   A. the date　　　　　　B. the letter　　　　 C. the passage

(  ) 42. To what country will the letter be sent?

　　   A. P.R. China　　　　　B. China　　　　　 C. The United States

(　) 43. Who writes this letter?

　　   A. Miss Susan Brown　　B. Zhang  Hua　　　C. You

(　) 44. From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should

　　   put down our address _____.

　　   A. at the end of the letter on the right

　　   B. at the end of the letter on the left

　　   C. at the top of the letter on the left

(  ) 45. How do you begin your letter if you write to John Smith?

　　   A. John Smith　　　 B. Mr. John　　 　C. Dear Mr. Smith

What do we do when we go camping? First, we think of a plan. We take food, clothes, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects and the sun. Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods. We look for a place for campers (露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of air. This will keep some insects (虫子) away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing. In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs. At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early. Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.
【小题1】 Before going to camp we should first ___________.

A．think of a plan

B．take some food

C．take things to keep us warm

D．take something for cooking and eating

【小题2】 We go to camp __________.

A．by bus

B．by car

C．by bike

D．on foot

【小题3】 Campers can join in ________ activities.

A．one or two

B．only a few

C．many

D．two or three

【小题4】 In the evening we build a fire because ________.

A．it is cold at night	B．it can keep us warm
C．it can keep the insects away	D．it is dark and quiet

【小题5】 The campers like to ____ at night.

A．hear music from the radio	B．go to sleep early
C．have rain	D．be busy

 

	News 1 Huang Heshan, a boy from Xinghua, has moved(感动) many people in Taizhou. Thanks to Huang Heshan, Yang Kangshao can go to school every day. Yang is disabled, but Huang Heshan carries him to school on his back. It’s eight years since he started to do that. They help each other. At school, Yang helps Huang with his study, too. Huang says that he feels happy when he can do something to help disabled people.
	News 2     In Taizhou City, Ren Min Park is a good place for families to have fun. There are many green trees and the air is fresh. People can have different activities in the park. However, we can also find the waste bags and other rubbish everywhere. How can we get such bad environment? Now it’s time to keep the park clean if we want to have a nice field trip.
	News 3     On March 25, more than four thousand people started to run from Jiangsu Taizhou Middle School. All the runners ran about 4.7 kilometers. They took part in the activity to lead a healthy life and show the spirit of the people in Taizhou. After running, many runners signed their names on the wall.

1.In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _____.

    A. eighteen years       B. eighty years C. eight months 　　D. eight years

2.We should _____ if we want to have a nice field trip in Ren Min Park.

A. throw the rubbish

B. find some waste bags

C. plant more trees

D. help keep the environment clean

3.To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people _____ on March 25.

A. cleaned the park

B. signed their names on the wall

C. ran about 4.7 kilometers

D. started to help disabled people

4.According to the news, we can know something happened in _____.

A. Beijing      　B. Taizhou        　　C. Guangzhou        D. Shanghai

5.We may know the news above from _____.

A. a newspaper  　B. a book     　　C. a magazine   　　D. a poster

 

The world is not hungry，but it’s thirsty.   1  while we say we are short of water.Why？Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can‘t drink or use for watering plants directly.Man can only drink and use the 3% of water that comes from rivers and lakes.   2  ，because some of it has been polluted.
　　Now more water is needed.The problem is how we can avoid a serious water shortage in the future.  3 Scientists are making study in this field.Today，In most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers.but it can be used again.Even if every large city reused its water，the water will still not be enough. 4 .
　　The sea seems to give us the best answer.There is a lot of water in the sea.All that needs to be get the salt out of the sea water.This will be expensive，but it has already been used in many parts of the world.   6 So you see，if we can find out a way，we’ll be in no danger of drying up.
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A．Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it.

B．It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water.

C．What could people do next?

D．We should use all the water directly.

E. First, we should find out ways to reuse it.
F. And we can’t even use all of that.

My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his CF & thr 3:-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8.
　　Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it's great.
　　Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming（破坏）the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes cxan be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted（面目全非的）.
　　Everyone should just relax, say linguists（语言学家）. They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says, "Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."
　　Linguist James Millroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs.
　　However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future."
　　Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun"
　【小题1】What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To give an example of a foreign language.

B．To show an example of creative methods.

C．To express worries about using Netspeak.

D．To lead in the topic of Netspeak.

　【小题2】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.

B．Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.

C．David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.

D．James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.

　　【小题3】The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in Paragraph 5 means ______.

A．be fairly sure	B．be greatly surprised
C．think it a pity	D．find it interesting

　　【小题4】 What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet

B．Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?

C．Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning?

D．Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages