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In recent years， with more and more cars on the road，flying robots are used to deliver（递送） mails．Flying robots can（1） 　　mails to people's houses without having to deal with heavy（2） 　　．But they will spend too much time in returning． A research center is trying to improve its flying robots with the（3） 　　of homing pigeons（信鸽）．

   Homing pigeons are pigeons that are（4） 　　trained to fly home from somewhere else．In tests，researchers（5） 　　that homing pigeons were（6） 　　efficient（高效的） than flying robots at returning to their home． So the research center is trying to use a flying robot， together with a（7） 　　， to deliver mails． After the robot finishes its tasks， it can（8） 　　the pigeon back in the shortest possible time．

   Although it will cost more money to（9） 　　pigeons， the research center says that it can（10） 　　time． And the time it saves will make up for the cost．

（1）A． invite	B． carry	C． blow	D． kick
（2）A． traffic	B． rain	C． fire	D． pollution
（3）A． help	B． luck	C． treat	D． interest
（4）A． poorly	B． carelessly	C． specially	D． musically
（5）A． promised	B． joked	C． planned	D． found
（6）A． less	B． more	C． little	D． much
（7）A． homing pigeon	B． big house	C． leading person	D． heavy car
（8）A． train	B． knock	C． follow	D． steal
（9）A． dress	B． paint	C． clean	D． raise
（10）A． expect	B． show	C． kill	D． save

Are you shy？ If you are， you are not alone． In fact， nearly 50% of people are shy， and almost 80% feel shy at some point in their lives． Why are people （1） 　　？

   It is found that family size might （2） 　　people to be shy． Children with no brothers and sisters may be shy． Growing up（3） 　　， they often play by themselves． They are not able to develop the same social skills as children from big （4） 　　．

   Another cause of shyness could be （5） 　　． As more and more people use the Internet， they（6） 　　less time outside， talking to people． As a result， they lose practice at conversation．（7） 　　to new people face to face can make them feel nervous．

   For shy people， it can be （8） 　　to make friends， speak in class， and even get a good job．But scientists say you can（9 ） 　　your shyness.They suggest trying（10） 　　things and practicing conversation．

   Anyway， don't be afraid of shyness﹣you are valued for what you are!

（1）A． excited	B． shy	C． happy	D． brave
（2）A． remind	B． teach	C． guide	D． cause
（3）A． quickly	B． happily	C． alone	D． abroad
（4）A． countries	B． cities	C． teams	D． families
（5）A． duty	B． safety	C． technology	D． education
（6）A． design	B． spend	C． collect	D． save
（7）A． Nodding	B． Running	C． Jumping	D． Speaking
（8）A． difficult	B． safe	C． harmful	D． surprising
（9）A． run into	B． look for	C． get over	D． depend on
（10）A． new	B． private	C． awful	D． heavy

Bike﹣sharing is a new choice for short journeys in cities． It is good to the（1） ___ 　development of the big cities．

A （2） 　 　by a company found that shared bikes started the nation's（3） 　 　for bikes again． Now more and more Chinese people are（4） 　 　bikes instead of cars to make short journeys in cities．

An engineer of that company says that since the start of shared bikes， people（5） __ 　fewer trips by car． The love for shared bikes is not only among（6） 　 　people， who were born in the 1980s and 1990s， but also among people over sixty．

At weekends， the number of the riders in Shenzhen reaches the（7） 　 　of all cities． On weekdays， the number of people who use shared bikes to travel to word is（8） 　 　in Shanghai．

It is said that bike﹣sharing will help（9） 　 　the cities' environment． It not only helps solve the traffic problems， but also will help to make more use of（10） 　 　in cities． Take Beijing as an example if more people choose shared bikes， an area of five Bird's Nest stadiums will be saved．

（1）A． harmful	B． sudden	C． slow	D． healthy
（2）A． report	B． suggestion	C． rule	D． plan
（3）A． preparation	B． love	C． search	D． worry
（4）A． repairing	B． locking	C． choosing	D． pushing
（5）A． will made	B． have made	C． are making	D． are made
（6）A． strong	B． young	C． old	D． weak
（7）A． corner	B． line	C． top	D． side
（8）A． going up	B． giving away	C． coming over	D． putting off
（9）A． experience	B． improve	C． discover	D． separate
（10）A． space	B． money	C． air	D． time

Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads．Sometimes the drivers drive too（41） 　 　　or do not drive carefully enough．Some of them（42） 　 　the traffic rules and cause accidents．

According to some researches，it is usually the pedestrians步行者who cause the （43） 　 　．A lot of road users are very careless．They walk or run across the roads（44） 　 　the cars．They walk in the roads but not on the walkways．They get into or out of cars in the middle of the road．Some do not take the trouble to（45） 　 　green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights.

Many people think accidents often happen in busy roads in large cities，but this is not（46） 　 　true．（47） 　 　，Tokyo is one of the world's largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities however，there are（48） 　 　accidents to pedestrians．The reason is that the police there are very strict and the pedestrians are very careful．Pedestrians never cross against a red light and they always follow traffic rules．

Do you know alcohol酒精is another main cause of traffic accidents？It delays people's response．Those who have drunk alcohol are（49） 　 　in making decisions．They need a few more（50） 　 　to react （ 反应 ）．Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers．It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking．Drunken pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well．

41．A．slow	B．fast	C．slowly	D．carefully
42．A．make	B．remember	C．follow	D．break
43．A．problems	B．accidents	C．games	D．results
44．A．at the end of	B．in the centre of	C．in front of	D．on top of
45．A．wait for	B．worry about	C．turn on	D．point out
46．A．never	B．often	C．always	D．sometimes
47．A．In addition	B．For example	C．By the way	D．On the other hand
48．A．few	B．many	C．enough	D．some
49．A．slow	B．active	C．interested	D．excited
50．A．days	B．hours	C．minutes	D．seconds

Many people go to school for an education，They（36） 　　languages and other subjects．Others go to（37） 　 B 　to learn a skill so that they can make a living．（38） 　　no one can learn everything from school．A teacher，no matter（39） 　　he knows，can not teach his students everything they（40） 　　to know．So，much more is to be learned（41） 　　school by the students themselves．It is always（42） 　　to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some formulas（公式）．Formulas are easy to remember but difficult to use in（43） 　　out maths problems．As we all know，great（44） 　　，such as Einstein，Newton and Galileo，didn't learn many things from school．But they were all so successful that they（45） 　　so many things for us．

36．A．dislike	B．speak	C．learn	D．make
37．A．park	B．school	C．home	D．cinema
38．A．Though	B．But	C．If	D．Or
39．A．how often	B．how many	C．how soon	D．how much
40．A．want	B．stop	C．forget	D．fail
41．A．from	B．outside	C．in	D．within
42．A．more important	B．important	C．most important	D．unimportant
43．A．doing	B．getting	C．working	D．taking
44．A．workers	B．scientists	C．doctors	D．students
45．A．remembered	B．celebrated	C．invented	D．shared．

Are you shy？If you are，you are not alone．In fact， nearly 50% of the people are shy，and almost 80% feel shy at some points in their lives． Why are people（1） 　　？

It is found that family size might（2） 　　people to be shy． Kids with no（3） 　　or sisters may be shy． Growing up alone， they often play by themselves． They are not able to（4） 　　the same social skills as kids from big families．

Another cause of shyness might be（5） 　　．As more and more people use the Internet，they（6） 　　less time outside．As a result，they lose chances to communicate with others．（7） 　_____to new people face to face

can make them feel nervous．

For shy people，it can be（8） 　　to make friends，speak in class，and even get a good job．But scientists say you can overcome your shyness．They suggest trying （9） 　　things and practicing more conversations．

Anyway， don't be（10） 　　of shyness一you are valued for what you are!

（1）A． interested	B． bored	C． shy	D． brave
（2）A． want	B． cause	C． teach	D． let
（3）A． teachers	B． friends	C． classmates	D． brothers
（4）A． stand	B． invent	C． buy	D． develop
（5）A． praise	B． decision	C． technology	D． dream
（6）A． design	B． spend	C． collect	D． save
（7）A． Nodding	B． Running	C． Speaking	D． Jumping
（8）A． easy	B． safe	C． dangerous	D． difficult
（9）A． new	B． private	C． wrong	D． heavy
（10）A． afraid	B． fond	C． proud	D． full

Many young people have trouble communicating with their parents． There are some （1） 　  　 to help solve this problem．

First， make a list of the things you and your parents （2） 　  　   about most． With each of these things， try to find an answer acceptable to both you and your parents． It is no good for you to require（3） 　  　 to go your way． You have to be ready to change a little if you want them to change．

Second， talk to your parents when it is convenient for them． Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and this can make them （4） 　  　 ， so be patient with them．

Third， listen to what your parents have to say． How can you（5） 　  　   them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them？ In addition， your parents were once（6） 　  　   like you， so they understand your situation better than you expect．

Finally， if you do not get a satisfactory result， try not to get too angry． Talk with your parents

and find out their（7） 　  　． Part of growing up is learning to live with these kinds of disagreements， and learning to understand another person's way of looking at things．

With a little hard work， you can learn to communicate better with your parents．

（1）A． abilities	B．suggestions	C． tasks
（2）A．disagree	B．worry	C． talk
（3）A． everything	B． nothing	C． something
（4）A． excited	B． angry	C． tired
（5）A． order	B．expect	C． invite
（6）A．young	B．rave	C． confident
（7）A． reasons	B． hobbies	C． secrets

As the saying goes"Friends are treasure in our lives．"I remember when I was growing up my mom always（21） 　　．"Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others"．It's tune Friends make（22） 　　enjoy the taste of our success and joys （快乐） and comfort us in our challenging moments．They provide a mirror（镜子）for us（23） 　　more about ourselves．I've always looked at friends as family（24） 　　．They enrich（丰富） our lives．As a famous writer once said．"A friend is a present which you give（25） 　　．"

To be a good friend，it's important to be a good listener．Hear（26） 　　your friend says first rather than making conclusions （结论）quickly．

Sometimes（27） 　　is useful to repeat their words back to them．It can help them realize whether their words were what they wanted to say．

Patience（耐心）is an important part of being a good friend，（28） 　　．You know the old golden rule．"Care（29） 　　other the way you would like them to care for you．"The support of a friend during a（30） 　　time can make the difference between success（31） 　　failure．Encouragement and confidence are the（32） 　　gifts that can change a person's life．

We should choose our friends（33） 　　because they can have a great influence on our lives．As（34） 　　told me，"The attitudes （态度 ）of your friends are like the buttons（按钮） on a lift．They will（35） 　　take you up or   down．"

21．A．said	B．told	C．talked	D．spoke
22．A．us	B．me	C．her	D．them
23．A．learning	B．learns	C．will learn	D．to learn
24．A friends	B．children	C．members	D．enemies
25．A．herself	B．yourself	C．himself	D．myself
26．A．what	B．that	C．which	D．whose
27．A．this	B．that	C．these	D．it
28．A．never	B．either	C．too	D．also
29．A．of	B．with	C．for	D．in
30．A．easy	B．difficult	C．happy	D．wonderful
31．A．but	B．so	C．and	D．or
32．A．best	B．better	C．worse	D．worst
33．A．careless	B．carefully	C．careful	D．carelessly
34．A．anyone	B．someone	C．everyone	D．no one
35．A．neither	B．all	C．both	D．either

Nowadays，many people have realized the importance of leadership（领导） skills．Poor leaders may cause many problems．But good leaders do（21） 　　in solving problems than poor ones．Without good leaders，problems can't be solved．（22） 　　，good leaders are very important．What's more，good leaders are good at cooperating with others．Usually they are good listeners as well．But being good leaders（23） 　　easy．So let me give you some suggestions to help you become a good leader．

Learn from books．Maybe nobody teaches you how to be a good leader，but you can learn it（24） 　　．Read biographies of great leaders from home and abroad．By reading，you can learn a lot from their experiences and find out their secrets of success．Then you will be more（25） 　　of being a good leader．

Learn from student leaders in your school．There is no doubt that those leaders（26） 　　are popular with students in your school must have their advantages over others．Don't you want to know why  they are so successful？（27） 　　 an active part in the activities organized by the excellent leaders and learn from them at one，Then you will know the answer．

Practice what you have learned．Find the students that have the same interests as you have and start a club．Activities should be organized regularly in the club．When the members in your club have（28） 　　in solving problems，you should communicate with them and find out the causes of the problems．

After problems are solved，you can （29） 　　pleasure them．As time passes by，you will get more trust like those popular leaders．Sooner or later，you will be a good leader．In short，being a good leader needs courage and practice．Get started（30） 　　it's too late!As long as keep trying，you will develop your leadership skills．

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21．A．well	B．hardly	C．better
22．A．Unfortunately	B．Therefore	C．However
23．A．is	B．isn't	C．aren't
24．A．on your own	B．by mistake	C．by itself
25．A．afraid	B．confident	C．nervous
26．A．who	B．which	C．where
27．A．Taking	B．Taken	C．Take
28．A．fun	B．belief	C．trouble
29．A．share…with	B．keep…off	C．borrow…from
30．A．after	B．before	C．until．

Rethink， Reuse， Recycle!

（1） 　　can save lots of useful things． Do you often throw away things you don't need anymore？ Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good （2） 　　？ （3） 　　is a waste if you have a creative mind．

You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes， an unusual woman． She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish． The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down． The top of the house is an old boat （4） 　　upside down． And the gate （5） 　　her house is made of rocks and old （6） 　　． Amy recently （7） 　　a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society． The president said，"Amy is an inspiration to us all．"

Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago． He （8） 　　using iron and （9） 　　materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces． Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans， and some are smaller pieces you can put at home． The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city． Wang Tao hopes to set up a "metal art" theme park （10） 　　people the importance of environmental protection．Not only can the art bring happiness to people， but it also shows that even cold， hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity．

（1）A．Recycled	B．Recycling	C．Recycles
（2）A．used	B．useless	C．use
（3）A．Nothing	B．Everything	C．Anything
（4）A．turned	B．turn	C．turning
（5）A．in the front of	B．in front of	C．at the front
（6）A．glass bottles	B．glasses bottles	C．glass bottle
（7）A．beat	B．won	C．beaten
（8）A．is known for	B．is known as	C．is known of
（9）A．other	B．others	C．the others
（10）A．show	B．showed	C．to show

The summer vacation is coming． During the vacation， you can do what you like and prepare yourself for the future． You'll enjoy this period of time to the fullest with the help of the following （1） 　　．

Take exercise． After working hard for months， you must be bored． Taking exercise is the best way to get （2） 　　again． Swimming and walking are perfect choices for you． All kinds of exercise （3） 　　your health．

Master some basic life skills． You will live an （4） 　　life one day． Therefore， you should learn some necessary and useful skills such as washing clothes and cooking． At the same time， you can help your parents （5） 　　housework to express your thanks to them．

Go travelling． The world is a book． Those who don't travel only read one page． Travelling is so （6） 　　． Have you made your own travel plan？ If not， do it （7） 　　! During the trip， you will have a chance to learn more knowledge． While learning about different cultures and customs， you will also make a lot of friends．

Enjoy time with family members． Family members play an important role in your life． They give you love， care and support all the time． Don't （8） 　　to spare some time to get together with them． You will find （9） 　　great to stay with them， talking about dreams， hobbies or anything you like．

 （10） 　　you follow what is mentioned above，you will have a wonderful vacation．

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（1）A．suggestions	B．classes	C．teams
（2）A．danger	B．money	C．energy
（3）A．are good at	B．are good for	C．are good with
（4）A．asleep	B．impolite	C．independent
（5）A．for	B．with	C．to
（6）A．terrible	B．useless	C．interesting
（7）A．so far	B．at once	C．no longer
（8）A．forget	B．to forget	C．forgetting
（9）A．it	B．one	C．that
（10）A．Though	B．Even if	C．As long as

Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons． First， reading is fun． You can always keep yourself（1） 　　if you like reading． If you like reading， you will never feel bored（2） 　　tired．

Next， you can read a book（3） 　　： in a car， on a plane， or even in the bathroom． All you need is a（4） 　　! （5） 　　good reason for reading is that it is useful． If you read as a hobby， you will get better and better at it． And you will read faster and（6） 　　it easier to understand what you read． As your reading skills improve， you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much

（7） 　　．

Some people say that reading is out of date． This is not true． You can read（8） 　　computers， and the better you read， the better your computer skills will be．

Good readers may become writers， （9） 　　．They always have more things to write about．

Reading is a wonderful hobby．Why not（10） 　　reading right now？

（1）A．sad	B．happy	C．bored	D．tired
（2）A．or	B．and	C．but	D．so
（3）A．anybody	B． anything	C． anyone	D． anywhere
（4）A．desk	B． chair	C． box	D． book
（5）A．Another	B．The other	C．Other	D．Others
（6）A．finds	B．finding	C．find	D．to find
（7）A．better	B．good	C．well	D．best
（8）A．in	B．at	C．on	D．under
（9）A． also	B．either	C．too	D．to
（10）A． starts	B．start	C．to start	D． starting

Natural resources（资源）come from the earth．And they are limited．This means that they will not （41） 　　forever．Some are renewable，like trees，for example，you can plant a new tree when you （42） 　　one down．Others are not renewable，like the coal（煤）．Once it is dug out of the （43） 　　and used．it is gone．People realized the （44） 　　that the earth's natural resources are limited，and they decide to do something to help save （45） 　　．When you try to save one kind of natural resources，you had better use less of it，（46） 　　it will be used up so fast．One way that people save the fuel（燃料），such as gasoline，it's by riding a bicycle or working when the （47） 　　is short instead of driving．Water is a very important kind of natural resource because we all needed to keep （48） 　　．We can save water by making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak（漏）．We can also make （49） 　　 choices to save water，like only using the dishwasher or washing machine，not making the water keep running．Everyone can make contribution to （50） 　　natural resources．

41．A．last	B．spread	C．burn	D．change
42．A．turn	B．cut	C．put	D．move
43．A station	B．building	C．ground	D．house
44．A．news	B．plan	C．decision	D．fact
45．A．them	B．it	C．that	D．one
46．A．and	B．but	C．or	D．so
47．A．money	B．space	C．place	D．distance
48．A．alive	B．along	C．asleep	D．awake
49．A．generous	B．funny	C．wise	D．stupid
50．A．protecting	B．wasting	C．using	D．making．

If you often have a cold，headache or backache，there is something wrong with your health．Eating healthy food（46） 　　good for our health．Tofu （豆腐），milk，vegetables are healthy for us．

Tofu is a kind of common（47） 　　food．We often（48） 　　it in China．Now more and more people（49） 　　other countries think tofu is good for health，（50） 　　．They also like eating it．

Milk is（51） 　　kind of healthy food．Every day you should（52） 　　one or two glasses of milk．It can keep us（53） 　　Vegetables are very important．You should eat（54） 　　them，they are nutritious（有营养的）．As we know，it's important to keep a balanced diet （均衡饮食）．We must have the right kinds of food．We should also eat some pork，chicken and beef．We should eat more fruit and vegetables（55） 　　less meat．

46．A．are	B．was	C．will be	D．is
47．A．Japanese	B．American	C．English	D．Chinese
48．A．eat	B．drink	C．take	D．play
49．A．for	B．with	C．in	D．at
50．A．too	B．also	C．neither	D．either
51．A．the other	B．other	C．another	D．others
52．A．drinking	B．drink	C．take	D．to take
53．A．strong	B．weak	C．thin	D．heavy
54．A．a lot	B．plenty	C．much	D．a lot of
55．A．as	B．never	C．but	D．though．

Beijing Opera

Beijing Opera is our national opera．It（31） 　　after 1790and has a history of（32）____ 　200years．Its music and singing came fromareXipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Huibei．There（33） 　　main roles in Beijing Opera：Sheng，Dan，Jing，and Chou．Beijing Opera（34） 　　famous stories，beautiful facial paintings，wonderful gestures and fighting．Some of the stories are from history books，but most are from famous novels．The people in the stories usually can't agree（35） 　　each other．They become angry，unhappy，sad and（36） 　　．Sometimes they are frightened and worried．Then they find a way to make（37） 　　with each other．Everyone is usually happy（38） 　　．

Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture．In China it used to be popular with old people（39） 　　young people didn't like it very much．However，more young people are becoming interested in it nowadays．And more people around the world（40） 　　Beijing Opera's special singing，acting and facial paintings．

31．A、come into being	B、came into being	C、come across	D、came over
32．A、over	B、in	C、on	D、during
33．A、five	B、four	C、three	D、two
34．A、was full of	B、was filled in	C、is full of	D、was filled with
35．A、on	B、at	C、to	D、with
36．A、tired	B、bored	C、lonely	D、alone
37．A、peace	B、friend	C、peaces	D、friends
38．A、at the end	B、in the end	C、at first	D、at the beginning
39．A、when	B、as soon as	C、after	D、while
40．A、are learning about	B、were learning about	C、are learning from	D、learned from．