For Halloween this year, we were in Thailand（泰国）; it was very different from that in America. People here don’t celebrate（庆祝）Halloween, but there are still some tricks（恶作剧）for me.

    Riding on an elephant was the “trick”. （1）We rode the elephant to the river. When we got to the water, the people asked us to take everything off except（除了）our clothes. We had to give them our shoes, hats, and all of our things, but we didn’t know（2）w      . When we got in the water, the elephant sat down, but the people made the elephant lie down（躺下）. Then, we knew why they asked us to take off all our things—because we had to get wet! We all cried. The elephant stood up. And we got back on. Then, it put water on us with his trunk. We got wet again. It was funny. We all had a good time.

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   Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?

   “I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that's all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don't know what to do, or how to look after ourselves,” said Zheng Chenyu. “And I'd forget something important. I'd probably watch TV and burn the soup.”

   “The moment I leave home, I'll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We're very lazy,” he said.

   Most teenagers have only time for their homework. (1)They don't learn any life skills until they go to college.

   However, Sima Yige doesn't think so.

   “I think I'd be all right. I wouldn't just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some simple dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. “Many teenagers (2)过多依赖their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly.”

   For most teenagers it wouldn't be a holiday at all.

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Sydney is a young city with about 200 years' history. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. Sydney is the most populous (人口稠密的) city of Australia.

   The climate of Sydney is very good. It's neither too cold during the winter nor too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life. They will tell you, “Don't worry.”

   (A)Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centrepoint Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre tower, you will have a great view of the city.

   (B)Sydney is famous for its deep harbour. The harbour has many bays and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi Beach is the most popular, and it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.

   People in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easy-going. When they are not working, they love to have a good time on the beach.

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A．the capital city

B．the oldest city

C．the youngest city

D．the second largest city

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The picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom is my favourite. (A) When I have trouble studying, or I'm worried about an exam, I always take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken three years ago when we were in middle school. It reminds me of the good time we've shared and the support our friendship still gives me today. Our lives have gone in different directions, (B) ________ our friendship we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get an email with a joke for the day or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends often show up at my birthday parties. And one of them (C) ________ travelled for two hours from the other end of the town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship had carried me through a lot of difficult experiences.

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B: ________

C: ________

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.

   Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when “their” players or teams ____A____.

   Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is fun in summer, but skating is good in ____B____.

   Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.

   Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

   People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends.

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A．________

B．________

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 Fire was discovered many thousands of years ago. The first time humans saw fire was probably when a tree was destroyed by lightning. Humans soon learned how to make fire. They probably made the first fire by rubbing (摩擦) two sticks together.

   Fire was very important to humans. They needed fire to keep warm at night. They used fire to cook food. （1）They used fire to keep enemies and wild animals away.In some parts of the world fire was used to send massages. The Indians in America, for example, used fire to make smoke as a message. In some other countries people lit fires to warn their friends of danger.

   （2）Fire was also used to give light.Before the invention of the oil lamp, humans burned sticks to get light.

   One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal (相等的) parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, it burned too quickly.

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The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn, England.

   Charles's father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Charles's father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.

   As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature, and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, such as birds, eggs, stones and leaves. His father did not like this, as Charles was not studying very well at school.

   ①为了成为一名医生,达尔文十六岁时就被送到爱丁堡大学(Edinburgh University)学习。But he was interested in the history of nature.

   Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University. There he studied until 1831.

   Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His professor advised him to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it. The research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants.

   In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, where he continued his studies of change in nature.②Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.

   By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species.

   It made a great hit in the world of science.

   ③He was opposed (反对) by the church and even by some scientists.But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.

   Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.

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The church and even some scientists ________________ him.

The best holiday of my life was two years ago. My parents, my aunt and uncle, my three cousins and I all went to India together. We spent two weeks travelling around and we visited many interesting places. The night before we left for India, I was so excited that I could not sleep. Our plane left at 1 pm and it took nearly six hours to fly to New Delhi. It was raining when we arrived. We were all very tired so we went straight to our hotel.

   The next day, we went on a sightseeing tour.①________ I learned that there is also a place called Delhi which is the oldest part of the city.

   On the third day of our trip, we went to a place called Jaipur. At Jaipur we rode elephants. The elephant I rode was so big that I almost fell off. While my cousins and I were riding elephants,②________

   Some people think that all Indian food is very spicy. But there are some dishes that are not spicy at all. My favourite dish is chicken. It is delicious. It tastes a little bit sweet. We ate rice every day, just like at home.

   India is so big that it is impossible to see all of it in one trip. I hope that I can visit it again some day.

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A．I took lots of photos and we all bought souvenirs at the markets.

B．We saw a lot of other animals.

C．our parents went to look at the pink buildings that Jaipur is famous for.

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