Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a
(1)t_______  student. In (2)f _______, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you
can use your time well, you may improve your study (3)w_______ much work. Here's how:
     Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a (4)l_______ of things
that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good
time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn't take all of your time. Don't forget to leave (5)y_______
enough time for hobbies.
     Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study place. Keep this space, which may
be a desk (6)o_______ just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! When you sit down to
work, think (7)o_______ about the subject!
     Make good use of your time in class. Listen (8)c_______ to what the teacher says. Careful listening in
class (9)m_______ less work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can make it easier for you
to learn well.
     There are only a few ways mentioned here to (10)h_______ you with your studying. I believe you find
many other ways besides these.

     Radio, telephone and television are widely used in the world. When you witch on the radio, you can listen.
But when you use a telephone, not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them; however,
you cannot see anything at all. Television is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen
to it, but they cannot take part in what they see.
     Today, some people are using a new type of telephone called visionphone. With it two people who are
talking can see each other.
     Visionphones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling.
It may also have other uses in the future. Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a
book right over your visionphone. You may be able to do the shopping through it, too. Perhaps in the near
future, visionphone will come into wider use in our everyday life.

1. According to the passage, we can guess that the ________ was invented last.

A. radio
B. television
C. telephone
D. visionphone

2. Maybe the visionphone can take the place of _______ some day.

A. the radio
B. the telephone
C. the television
D. all the above

3. Which of the following is NOT correct?

A. Visionphone is more advanced than radio, telephone or television.
B. People will use visionphone in the future more than now.
C. Visionphone will be helpful in people's daily life.
D. It is impossible to do shopping through visionphone.

     New rules and behavior standards (規(guī)范) for middle school students came out in March. Who are the best
students? Middle school uses a new way to decide them. The best students won't only have high marks.
     They will not dye (染) their hair, smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules.
     Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else's work on an exam? Don't do it again. An honest student
should not do it. If you have ______ two hours ______ computer games in your room, don't tell your parents
you have done your homework.
     Do more at school. [1] Good students love animals and take care of others. April is Bird-Loving Month in
China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join!

1. What is the main idea of this passage?
    ____________________________________________________
2. 請找出同義句：
     Have you ever done the exam not by yourself?
    ____________________________________________________
3. 填上適當(dāng)?shù)脑~(每空一詞)。
     If you have _______ two hours _______ computer games, don't tell your parents you have done your
     homework.
4. 請將[1]處翻譯成中文。
    ____________________________________________________
5. 根據(jù)短文回答問題。
    Will the best students only have high marks?
    ____________________________________________________

     What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be optimist (樂觀
者), a leader or an active person who enjoys life. Do you prefer grey and blue?
     Then you are probably quiet, shy and you'd rather follow than lead. You seem to be a pessimist (悲觀者).
     Colours influence our moods, there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more
cheerful and warmer than a dark green one. It seems that a red dress brings warmth and cheer. On the other
hand, black is depressing (令人壓抑的). A black bridge over the River Thames, near London, used to be the
scene of more suicides (自殺) than other bridges in the area until it was painted green. The number of suicide
attempts (企圖) fell sharply at once, perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink
or baby blue. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. It is true fact that
factory workers work better, harder and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather
than black or dark green.

1. If you are an optimist, you like the colours except _____.

A. yellow
B. orange
C. grey
D. red

2. If you prefer grey and blue, then you are probably except _____.

A. quiet
B. shy
C. a pessimist (悲觀者)
D. an optimist (樂觀者)

3. _____ room makes most people feel more cheerful and warmer than a dark green one.

A. A yellow
B. A red
C. A blue
D. A white

4. _____ is depressing. (令人壓抑的).

A. Red
B. Black
C. Blue
D. Green

5. When the factory's machines are painted orange, the workers will _____.

A. have more accidents
B. work better and harder
C. work less time
D. be depressed

     A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year. You may not do well in the exam if
you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard for a few days before the exam. If you are taking an
English exam, don't only learn rules of grammar. Try to read stories in English and speak English when you
can. A few days before the exam, you should start going to bed early, don't stay up late at studying and
learning things. Before you start the exam. read carefully the question paper. Try to understand the meaning
of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your exam, read over
your answers, find out any mistakes which you see and make sure that you haven't lost anything out.

1. The good way to pass an exam is ________.

A. to work hard at all lessons all the year round
B. to work hard only before the exam
C. to stay up late before the exam
D. to spend all the time remembering rules of grammar

2. Before you start the exam, you should ________.

A. speak loudly
B. learn rules of grammar
C. read carefully the question paper
D. revise your lessons

3. You should _______ your answers before the exam paper is handed in.

A. copy
B. write
C. read
D. cheek

4. Before you pick up your pen to write, you should ________.

A. copy the sentences
B. look up the words in the dictionary
C. revise your book
D. understand the question on the paper

5. Which topic (題目) is the best?

A. Read More Books
B. A Good Way to Pass an Exam Study
C. Do Exercises
D. Hard at Your Lessons

     We have a PE (體育) class this morning. It is very interesting. First, we do some warm-up exercises
(熱身運(yùn)動(dòng)). It's relaxing. Then, our PE teacher teaches us to play tennis. We watch him very carefully.
Later, we play in pairs. Some boys can play very well. They come to teach us. Our PE teacher is very glad
to see this. He says our school has many clubs. "Do you like sports?" "Yes, we do." We answer. "You can
join one club and do more sports after school." he says.

1. What do they learn (學(xué)習(xí)) in the PE class?

A. Some warm-up exercises
B. To play tennis.
C. To run.
D. To play basketball

2. The PE class sounds ______.

A. boring
B. interesting
C. difficult
D. relaxed

3. Does the writer (作者) like the PE class?

A. Yes, she does.
B. No, she doesn't.
C. She doesn't like tennis.
D. Yes, she is.

4. The PE teacher ______.

A. teaches them to play soccer
B. is not fun
C. asks them to join school sports club
D. is strict

5. Boys like sports and play well and girls ______.

A. don't like it
B. play it well, too
C. like it but don't play well
D. dislike

    Which of your hands do you use most? Very few of us use both of our hands well. Most of us are right-
handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take things with either
of their hands, but in about two years they like to use their right hands. Scientists don't know why this happens.
They have studied it. They think our animal ancestors (祖先) are right-handed. This may not true. Monkeys-
are our closest relations in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands
more than the other-but it can be either hand. There are as many fight-handed ones. Next time you visit the zoo,
watch the monkeys carefully. You'll see that some of them will swing (擺動(dòng))from their right hands and others
will use their left hands. But most human beings (人類) use their right hands better and this makes life difficult
for the left-handed ones. We live in a right-handed world.

1. Very few of us can use both of our hands well. It mean _____.

A. we can't use one as well as the other
B. we can't use both hands
C. many people can use one as well as the other
D. some of us can use both hands

2. New-born babies _____ at first.

A. can only use their fight hands
B. can only use their left hands
C. can't use their hands
D. can use both their hands

3. Which of the following is true?

A. Monkeys are left-handed.
B. Monkeys are right-handed.
C. Some of the monkeys are left-handed monkeys.
D. There are much more right-handed monkeys than left-handed monkeys.

4. The left-handed people are difficult in life because _____.

A. they can't use their right hands at all
B. most people use their right hands better
C. they can't use both of their hands
D. they can't use their left hands