More than 20countries have found cases of the new H1N1 influenza virus （病毒）。In all around 1,500 cases and 30 deaths have been true, But most have been reported in Mexico and, to a much lesser extent, the United States. The virus was discovered in Mexico in the middle of March.

On Tuesday, federal officials in the United States advised school not to close any more when they have cases. Then new health secretary , Kathleen Sebelius, said the virus does not seem to be as severe （严重的） as once thought.

 The Word Health Organization will not declare an influenza pandemic （流行全世界的） unless a virus becomes widespread in at least two areas of the world. The W. H. O. is advising people to wash their hands often with soap and water. And it says there is no danger of infection （传染） from eating well – cooked meat form pigs. The danger of H1N1 may have eased （减轻） in recent days. But public health officials point out that flu viruses can return more aggressively （攻击性地）after a few months. That happened with the so-called Spanish flu of 1918 which killed millions worldwide.

1．Which country has most of the cases of the new H1N1 influenza virus?

     A．The United States           B．Mexico

     C．We don’t know             D．One of the 20countries

2．Why were schools in the United States advised not to close any more when they have cases?

A．The virus seems to be as severe as once thought.

B．The virus seems to be more severe than once thought

C．The virus doesn’t seem to be less severe than once thought

D．The virus seems to be less severe than once thought.

3．When will the World Health Organization declare an influenza pandemic?

A．A virus becomes widespread in least three of the world

B．A virus becomes widespread in at least one area of the world

C．A virus becomes widespread in more than one area of the world

D．A virus becomes widespread in more than two areas of the world.

4．Is there danger of infection from eating well-cooked meat from pigs?

A．No, we can’t eat well-cooked meat from pigs.

B．No, there isn’t. We can eat well-cooked meat from pigs.

C．Yes, there is. We can’t eat well-cooked meat from pigs

D．Yes, there is. We can eat well –cooked meat from pigs.

5．What will happen to flu viruses after a few months according to the passage?

A．They can return more aggressively.

B．They may have eased

C．They had killed millions of people worldwide by 1918.

D．They may disappear and won’t return.

John is six years old. He can read and write well. But he can’t tell the time. His mother, Mrs Brown teaches him many times,  but he still can’t tell. He would say “breakfast time”, “lunchtime” and “teatime” instead of  (代替) saying eight o’clock, twelve o’clock and four o’clock in the afternoon. His mother doesn’t know how to help him.
One day, John’s aunt, Mary comes to see his mother. His mother tells her about that. His aunt says. “Let me help you. I think I can help him.”
When John comes home after school, Mary begins to teach him.
“Can you count （数数）,John?” she asks him.
“Yes. One, two, three, four…” John says.
“That’s fine. Now I put the long hand （钟表的长指针）on twelve and the short hand on one.” That’s one o’clock. If I put the short hand on two, what is the time?”
“Two o’clock.”
“Good. And on three?”
“Three o’clock.”
Then it is four o’clock in the afternoon, and John’s aunt asks him, “What time is it now, John?”
“Teatime, Aunt, and I am very hungry (饥饿).” John looks at the clock and answers.
(    )1. John’s mother teaches him to ________________.
A. read     B. write     C. tell the time     D. help her
(    )2. The long hand is on twelve, and the short hand is on five. What’s the time?
A. Twelve    B. Five    C. Lunchtime   D. One o’clock

Wang Ling, a middle school girl, felt angry with her parents after getting a boy’s phone call.“A classmate called me to discuss homework.We talked  1  just a few minutes before my parents got mad,” said the girl.“They asked whether I liked the boy.I said I didn’t,  2  they wouldn’t believe me.”
Wang’s trouble is not strange at all because puppy love(早恋) becomes a big headache for  3  parents and schools.They worry that puppy love will be bad for  4 .Her school makes it a rule not to allow any talk or any physical contact(身体接触)  5  one boy and one girl alone.
Many students say they understand  6  parents and teachers are so nervous about puppy love.But some think they are going too far.“We have our own thoughts and we know what to  7  with it,” said Wang Ling.
Another girl, Jiang Ting, liked making friends with boys.” Boys and girls can learn from each other,” she said.” My mother asks me to study hard.However, she  8  stops me from making friends with boys.“once Jiang told her mother she might fall in love with a boy.Her mother let Jiang make  9  own decision.Soon Jiang found that she didn’t like him any more because the boy was not as  10  as what she had thought before.And she did wrose and worse in her subjects because she spent much on it.At last she understood the worry form schools and most parents about puppy love.

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People say that George Washington, the first president of the United States, never told a lie. But it seems that the president was not without faults.

A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789. He didn’t return them.

If he were still alive, he would have to pay the library ＄300,000 for being 220 years late.

On October 5, 1789, when the first president borrowed the books form the New York Society Library, he didn’t sign his name in the borrower’s book. He just wrote “president” to show who had taken them out.

The two books should have been brought back a month later but were never returned. Workers at the library realized the books were missing.

The New York Society Library doesn’t expect anyone to pay the fine. But it hopes that someone will return the books.

1.Gorge Washington is__________.

2.Gorge Washington borrowed a book from ________.

3.The library hopes _________.

Wang Ling, a middle school girl, felt angry with her parents after getting a boy’s phone call.“A classmate called me to discuss homework.We talked  1  just a few minutes before my parents got mad,” said the girl.“They asked whether I liked the boy.I said I didn’t,  2  they wouldn’t believe me.”

Wang’s trouble is not strange at all because puppy love(早恋) becomes a big headache for  3  parents and schools.They worry that puppy love will be bad for  4 .Her school makes it a rule not to allow any talk or any physical contact(身体接触)  5  one boy and one girl alone.

Many students say they understand  6  parents and teachers are so nervous about puppy love.But some think they are going too far.“We have our own thoughts and we know what to  7  with it,” said Wang Ling.

Another girl, Jiang Ting, liked making friends with boys.” Boys and girls can learn from each other,” she said.” My mother asks me to study hard.However, she  8  stops me from making friends with boys.“once Jiang told her mother she might fall in love with a boy.Her mother let Jiang make  9  own decision.Soon Jiang found that she didn’t like him any more because the boy was not as  10  as what she had thought before.And she did wrose and worse in her subjects because she spent much on it.At last she understood the worry form schools and most parents about puppy love.

1.                A．for            B．in             C．with D．to

2.                A．because        B．if              C．but  D．and

3.                A．both           B．none           C．either    D．neither

4.                A．game          B．study           C．match    D．housework

5.                A．during         B．between        C．around   D．about

6.                A．how           B．what           C．who D．why

7.                A．play           B．live            C．do   D．fill

8.                A．never          B．already         C．ever D．just

9.                A．its             B．my            C．his  D．her

10.               A．good          B．bad            C．heavy D．thin