________ is the score of the match?

   A. How            B. What          C. How many      D. How much

E–book is short for electronic(電子) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e–books.
Earlier e–books were written for a certain group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e–books. This is why the e–book business is increasing quickly.
E–books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go a bookstore to buy books. Besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e–books on similar topics. Second, e–books save money. Some e–books cost us little money, and there are millions of e–books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e–books don’t need to be printed on paper. Fourth, e–books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e–book reader(閱讀器), without worrying about their weight.
But e–books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e–book reader, and the information can be lost if its file format(文件格式) is not supported(支持) or changed in the reader’s computer.
However, e–books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.
【小題1】Why is the e–book business increasing quickly? Because______________.

A．earlier e–books are about only a few subjects.

B．people don’t like to read any paper books any more.

C．the development of the Internet makes e–books more useful.

D．most e–books have been written for a certain group of readers.

【小題2】How many advantages do e–books have according to this article?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five

D．Six

【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?

A．All the e–books on the Internet cost lots of money.

B．E–books can’t be read on mobile phones.

C．You can’t read e–books without a personal computer.

D．E–books can make reading more convenient.

【小題4】What is the disadvantage of the e–books?

A．You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported.

B．You can read e–books any time.

C．You can buy cheap e–books anywhere.

D．You can carry hundreds of books in an e–book reader.

【小題5】The writer mainly tells us _________.

A．the information can be lost if its file format is changed.

B．you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e–books.

C．the development of e–books can help save the environment.

D．e–books affor（提供） us a new good way of reading.

What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的順序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," while love : 12+15+22+5="54," and luck : 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈禱)? They can’t, either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(態(tài)度). Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5="100," a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive(積極地) attitude towards failure(失敗), you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.
【小題1】What is the mark of the word “money”?

A．54

B．72

C．96

D．100

【小題2】In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important things in a person’s life?

A．Hard-work.

B．Knowledge.

C．Money.

D．Attitude.

【小題3】According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to ________.

A．a(chǎn)sk for help from others	B．say your prayers to God
C．change your attitude	D．try maths-solving methods

【小題4】From the passage we can learn that ________.

A．one won’t have a change for the better if he changes his attitude

B．maths can solve all the problems easily in our daily life

C．different attitudes lead to different courses of life

D．none of the English words equals to 100 or more except “attitude”

Running a marathon (馬拉松)
Have you ever taken part in a marathon? A marathon is 42km long. It is the longest race in the world. To make the runner’s body work, harder training is quite necessary. A runner should start to prepare for a marathon at least three months before. Preparation may have races, many hours of running at different speeds and changes in diet(飲食). During the training time the runner must eat a fit diet.  The diet should have lots of things needed in training the players.
In the early days of training, runners run 80km per week. The running is increased every two or three weeks and at least two long runs per week are needed.
Two weeks before the marathon, the training programme becomes less, from 100km per week down to 60km and then to 30km in the final week. On the last two days they may not run at all.
Breakfast should be eaten at least three hours before the race.  Easily digested(消化) food such as cereal(麥), toast(烤面包) and scrambled(搗碎) egg is best,  with as much fluid(液體) as possible.  Runners should drink water about half an hour before the race to keep up the body fluid. 
【小題1】According to the passage, when should a marathon runner begin his training?

A．A month before the race.	B．A week before the race.
C．Three or four months before the race.	D．A year before the race.

【小題2】What should a runner have for his breakfast on the day of the race?

A．Easily digested food.

B．A big meal.

C．Lots of meat.

D．Oily food.

【小題3】What is the length of the modern marathon?

A．100km.

B．60km.

C．30km.

D．42km.

【小題4】 Players must have ________ in order to run better in a marathon.

A．training at different speeds and changes in diet

B．much water

C．lessons before the race

D．many fruits

【小題5】 Hard training before a marathon can ________.

A．make the game easier	B．keep the players healthy
C．help the players to make more progress	D．have more fans

Earthquake Intensity & Observed Effects（強度與現(xiàn)象）
I.     Felt by only a few people under very special conditions.
II. Felt by only a few people at rest, especially on the upper floors of buildings.
III. Felt noticeably indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings.
IV. Felt indoors by many people, outdoors by a few; some awaked.
V.   Felt by nearly everyone; many awaked; dishes and windows break; plaster (灰泥) cracks (開裂).
VI. Felt by everyone; many frightened and run outdoors; heavy furniture such as tables and shelves moves.
VII. Everyone runs outdoors; small to moderate (中等的) damage(損毀) in usual buildings.
VIII.       Considerable (相當(dāng)大的) damage in usual buildings; monuments(碑) fall.
IX.  Considerable damage in all buildings; ground cracks; underground pipes (管道) break.
X.    Most buildings damaged; rails bend(彎曲); landslides (山崩) take place; water splashes(濺落) over banks.
XI.  Few buildings left standing; bridges damaged; wide cracks in the ground; underground pipes break.
XII. Damage total; waves seen on ground; objects thrown into air.
【小題1】According to the picture, what is the possible position of the earthquake’s epicenter?

A．36°N, 90°W.

B．36°N, 90°E.

C．90°N, 36°W.

D．90°N, 36°E.

【小題2】What is the effects of earthquake intensity IV?

A．Everyone runs outdoors.

B．Only a few people feel it.

C．Many people who stay indoors feel it.

D．Felt by people on the upper floors of buildings.

【小題3】According to the picture, which city would have announced the report: “Nearly everyone felt the earthquake, and many people were awaked. Dishes and windows were broken”?

A．Cincinnati.

B．Louisville.

C．Pittsburgh.

D．Nashville.

【小題4】Which statement best describes the earthquake intensity at Boston?

A．Felt indoors by few people under very special conditions.

B．Few buildings left standing.

C．Felt noticeably indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings.

D．Felt indoors by many people, outdoors by a few, some awaked.

【小題5】For which city was the description of an earthquake “Heavy furniture moved, everyone  felt it, and many were frightened and ran outdoors” reported?

A．Nashville.

B．Louisville.

C．Syracuse.

D．Cincinnati.