I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food festival”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
【小题1】According to paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that                  .

Clothes are very important in our life. Different people wear different clothes. Now let’s listen to some people in France talking about clothes.

Hello, I’m Betty. I started working this year, so I’m able to get new clothes more often than before. I think what I look like is really important to me, so I spent much money on clothes. I like to wear bright colors and always dress up when I go to parties. I often buy all kinds of clothes and try to follow the latest fashion.

Hi, I’m Jack. I don’t have much to say about clothes. They aren’t the thing I’m interested in. I know little about the way of dressing. In summer, I always wear a T-shirt or something else.

My name is Alice. I would like to say that clothes must be comfortable and feel easy to put on. Sometimes I buy clothes in some small street markets — they are cheap there. I change the look of my clothes quite often — put some flowers on them or use different buttons, just for a change. They’ll look good all the time. I go shopping for clothes about once a month. I see something comfortable and fashionable and it fits me well, I would go for it and then…

1.How many people are talking about clothes?

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

2.What does the underlined word in the sentence “ They aren’t the thing I’m interested in.” refer to (指的是）?

A. Summers? B. Shopping? C. Colors? D. Clothes

3.Which is TRUE from the passage?

A. Betty only buys clothes in bright colors.

B. Alice likes comfortable clothes and changes her clothes often.

C. The boy, Jack shows the most interest in clothes.

D. Jack knows a lot about fashion and he always wears different clothes.

Jack spends much money on books _   _ he is not so rich.

A. though       B. when         C. if       D. because

Visitors to London often eat in restaurants. The owners(主人) and workers in them are all from other countries. The visitors say in these restaurants they don't feel they are in England. Most of English people eat at home as much as they can. Sometimes they themselves will think they are in another country when they are in restaurants. When an Englishman goes out of a restaurant, he may find that he doesn't understand why everything is written in French and Italian.

Most of English people think it is better to eat at home, because it is cheaper. They don't want to spend much money on food and they like cooking at home. They like fast food. But for Christmas, they will spend two or three weeks getting ready for it, because they want to have good food.

1.Visitors to London often eat in restaurants because_________.

A．they don't like the food at home

B．their homes are not in London

C．it's cheaper

D．restaurants are beautiful places

2.When English people eat in restaurants, they sometimes think __________.

A．they are in another country

B．they are in the country

C．they are themselves

D．they love their country

3.Some of English people don't know __________.

A．why everything comes from French and Italian

B．why people write everything in French and Italian

C．everything in restaurants

D．everyone in restaurants

4. English people eat at home because __________.

A．it is fast

B．the food is expensive at home

C．it is very good

D．the food is very cheap at home

5._________ ,English people will spend much time for Christmas.

A．In order to（为了） get more food

B．In order to have much food

C．In order to get good food

D．In order to have enough food

配对阅读。左栏是作者在生活中遇到的一些麻烦，右栏是提出的建议。请把两栏搭配起来，把字母编号涂在答题卡上。

1..My best friend in my class is very sad, because her mother is badly ill. I want to help her, but I don’t know what to do.

2.I always think about many things before going to bed, so I can’t fall asleep. I feel very sleepy and tired during the day time.

3.I like one of the boys in my class. I think I have fallen in love with him. I’m afraid of that my parents and teachers know my secret.

4. I want to decorate my room and make it more beautiful and comfortable,but I don’t want to spend too much money on it.

5.I bought a pair of sports shoes which cost me 1000 yuan. My grandfather knew this and he was very angry with me, because I spent too much money on the shoes.????????????? A．Don’t fight with him any more. You need to calm down and solve the problem with the teachers’ help.

B． First of all , you have to know that you aren’t old enough to know what real love is. Try to be an ordinary friend with him. You should pay more attention to your school work.

C．Old man had a hard time in the past, so they don’t waste anything in daily life. You should understand your grandfather first. Then you may say sorry to him and don’t waste money any more.

D．If you can’t sleep at night, you’d better relax before going to bed. You may listen to some soft music or read something for fun. Don’t drink tea before you go to bed.

E．You can buy some cheap but beautiful cloth to cover the wall or old furniture. Put up photos you like instead of those expensive ones. Finally, keep your room clean and tidy all the time.

F．You could help her look after her mother and tell her the trouble is nothing, because all of her classmates will give her a hand as long as she needs.

G．You’d better find a chance to talk with them and tell them what you think. I believe they will understand you.