--Must we collect the waste paper and bottles now?

--____________. You can do it after class.

A. Yes, you must                 B. No, you needn’t 

C. Yes, you may                  D. No, you mustn’t

Once people used kites to send ________ to other places, because they didn’t have telephones, computers, or even radios.

A. languages   B. newspapers    C. messages      D. magazines

The little boy ________ his seat to the old lady on the crowded bus.

A. offered     B. brought       C. lent           D. took

Don’t eat too much food and do more exercises. You are sure to keep fit __________.

A. by accident  B. by mistake     C. in fact         D. in this way

--What volunteer work would you like to do?

--I’d like to ___________ sick kids in the hospital.

A. make up    B. look up        C. cheer up        D. catch up

    Can you write a letter in English? Now let me tell you.

    We always write the date at the end of the letter when we write a Chinese letter. But it is different in English. We have to write it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the house and the names of our street, city and country. At the beginning of the letter, we often use Dear sir”, “Dear Mr. / Miss/ Mrs. …”At the end of the letter, we usually use words like” yours”, “Yours ever”, “Truly yours”.

    It is also different to write an English envelope. If it is to American friend Frank Smith, you should write your name and address on the top of the left corner and write his in the middle.

Now read the following envelope, please. Then you can know how to write an English envelope.

1、We should put down the date______ when we write an English letter.

   A、at the end of the letter on the left  B、at the end of the letter on the right

   C、at the top of the letter on the left  D、at the top of the letter on the right

2、If Frank Smith wants to write an English letter to Li Mingguo, “Li Mingguo” should be written ______

   A、at the end of the envelope on the left   B、at the end of the envelope on the right

   C、at the top of the envelope on the left   D、in the middle of the envelope

3、How do you write at the beginning of the letter when you write to Jia Mingtang, your leader?

   A、Jia.        B、Mingtang.  C、Dear sir.      D、Dear Mingtang.

4、To what city is the letter sent?

   A、Dezhou  B、King Street  C、Washington  D、New Town

5、______ writes this letter.

   A、A Japanese student          B、A Chinese student

   C、An Australian boy           D、An American boy

Do you know how many boys and girls are not getting education around the world? If you want to find out what’s happening, have a look at the education information in UNICEF’s report, The State of the World’s Children 2006.

Numbers of Primary—school—age Children not in School（in millions）

1. The form shows us____________.

  A. girls have more chances to go to school than boys in the world

  B. the numbers of boys and girls who are not going to primary school

  C. the numbers of boys and girls in different countries

  D. there are more boys than girls in the world

2. In industrialized counties, ______________.

  A. there’re less children who are not going to primary school than in other countries

  B. every child has the chance to go to school

  C. the number of girls who go to primary school in smaller than that of boys

  D. most children do not get primary education at the right age

3. The total number of girls in the world who are not getting primary education is __________.

  A. 53.7 million   B. 61.7 million  C. 115.4 million    D. 45.4 million

4. ___________ has the largest number of girls who are not in primary school.

  A. Sub—Saharan Africa                B. South Asia

  C. East Asia and Pacific                D. Middle East and North Africa

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. Developing countries have more children who are not getting primary education.

  B. Children in industrialized countries may have more chances to go to primary school.

C. The number of boys who are not getting primary education in every part of the world is smaller that that of girls.

  D. The total number of girls who are getting primary education is more than 60 million.

Most musicians agree that the best violins were first made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. Their violins sound better than any other’s. They even sound better than violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments(樂器) like the Italian violins. But they aren’t the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones.

Some people think it is the age of the violins. But not all old violins sound wonderful. Only the old violins from Cremona are special. So age cannot be the answer. Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood. The wood must be from certain kind of trees. But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape. The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that this was the secret of the Italians. Maybe they understood more than we do about how to cut the wood. Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish(清漆).Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. But no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish.

1. The passage is about____________.

  A. making violins                           B. musical instruments

  C. scientific ideas                           D. the old Italian violins

2. Some people think that modern violins _____________.

  A. will sound better in the future           B. will sound worse in the future

  C. sound wonderful                     D. sound poor

3. Other people think the Italian violin makers_______________.

  A. were lucky                          B. did not know much about violins

  C. used many kinds of wood              D. knew something special

4. Violins made today____________.

  A. have the same size and shape as the old ones

  B. sound the same as the old ones

  C. are better than the old ones

  D. have the same varnish as the old ones

5. Some scientists believe that the secret of the old violin was ______________.

  A. their sound       B. their color        C. their varnish      D. their music