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Tom is an engineer in a small town near Paris
One day, Tom arrived at the bus station quite early. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe . He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward（倒行）!” he cried. “A．few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
1. Tom was going to ____________.
A．the bus station B．the station café C．Paris D．the clock shop
2. What did Tom see people doing in the station?
A．Some people were waiting B．Some people were walking around
C．A teacher was keeping the schoolgirls in line D．All of A, B．and C
3. Tom went into the station cafe because ____________.
A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea
B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there
C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls
D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
4. Which of the following is True?
A．Tom arrived in Paris on time
B．The next bus would leave in half an hour
C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer
D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once
5. Which of the following is the title of the story?
A．The Mirror of the Station B．Not A Careful Man
C．Missing A Bus D．The Clock In The Mirror
Are you ready for the coming festive season? What gifts will you give to make your friends feel special? Here teenagers share their ideas for gifts and look forward to the ones they'll get.
Hu Ziwei, 15, Nanjing Foreign Language School
My class will have a gift exchange party, during which we will put on a small talent show. Many of us had our gifts ready a week ago. I believe that the boys will give magic tools, stationary （文具） or sweets, while girls are likely to give dolls or mobile accessories （挂件）.
The biggest fun about these parties is not knowing from whom you'll receive a gift and who will receive your gifts. The computer will decide everything! Our teacher hopes the activity will help us get to know each other better – you see, we've only known each other for three months. I'm looking forward to my surprise gift!
Liu Wei, 17,Beijing No 8 High School
Although my birthday was in November, I'll get a special birthday gift from my classmates this week. A．collective （集体的） birthday party is scheduled for all the students who had birthdays fall in the last six months.
My classroom has been decorated with colorful ribbons and Christmas balls. Someone told me that there will be a huge birthday cake and that a personalized gift sent with best wishes from other students is being prepared for each birthday student. I'm sure we will treasure this event and I'm so looking forward to the big moment!
Yin Zhaohua, 19, Jixi No 1 High School in Heilongjiang
I'm still enjoying the gifts I received on Christmas Eve. Nowadays traditional greeting cards are being replaced with apples and sweets, which symbolize （象征） hope for the year ahead. I got more than 20 apples this Christmas, which means I sent a similar number of apples out. I think apples are healthier, more environmentally and friendly gifts than cards sent through the post.
Wu Shang, 16, Mianyang High School in Sichuan
These last two weeks have been filled with every kind of exam so the atmosphere（气氛） on campus is not at all like a holiday. I miss the days when I got handwritten cards.
In fact, I haven't received or sent holiday cards since the Internet became popular. It's so fast and easy to send an e-card. Also, text messages are fun and convenient （方便的）. I'll send warm hugs to my best friends on New Year's D．ay to let them know that I'll be always there for them.
1. Where is Yin Zhaohua from?
A．He is from the east of China B．He is from the capital of China
C．He is from the north of China D．He is from the west of China
2. Before the gift exchange party, Hu Ziwei knows _____________
A．from whom she'll receive a gift B．who will receive her gifts.
C．what gift she will send to her classmates D．that she may get a magic tool
3. In Liu Wei’s classroom we can’t see _____________ during the collective birthday party.
A．some colorful ribbons B．some Christmas balls
C．a huge birthday cake D．some mobile accessories
4. On New Year’s D．ay Wu Shang will _____________.
A．have an important exam B．send some handwritten cards
C．meet and hug her best friends warmly D．send some text messages to her friends
5. From the passage we can infer _____________
A．the kids share the same ideas about gifts
B．the kids will receive and send expensive gifts
C．apples are sent as gifts to keep young kids healthy
D．the kids are trying to show their wishes in different ways
按括号中的要求完成改写后的句子，每个空格填一个单词。
1. My uncle is walking the dog in the park. （改为否定句）
My uncle ______________ _____________ the dog in the park.
2. I have already been to the World Expo with my parents.（改为一般疑问句）
______________ you been to the World Expo with your parents ______________?
3. The teacher asked me, “ Will you be a volunteer in Yushu? ” （改写句子，句意不变）
The teacher asked me if ___________ ____________ be a volunteer in Yushu.
4. People will care for the environment if they realize the importance of protecting it.
（改写句子，句意不变）
The environment will ______ ______ for if people realize ______ _____ it is to protect it.
根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每个空格填一个单词。
1. 放学了，让我们回家吧。
School is over. Let’s __________ ________.
2. 地震进入多发期，我们应该学会处理紧急事件。
Earthquakes happen more and we should learn how to ________ ______ sudden events.
3. 这个校长一直从事着为地震孤儿修建新学校的工作。
The headmaster ________ __________ ________ ________ a new school for the children who lost their parents in the earthquake.
4. 申雪和赵宏博夺冠之后，世界各地的记者采访他们
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo _________ __________ by the reporters all over the world after they won the Championship.
Look! Linyi is _________ now than it used to be．
A．quite beautiful B．the most beautiful
C．very beautiful D．much more beautiful
If you want people to treat you nicely, then you have to treat _________ nicely, too．
A．their B．they C．them D．themselves
In the West, people like to finish a meal with _________, for instance, dessert．
A．sweet anything B．sweet something
C．anything sweet D．something sweet
In order to protect the environment, people in Japan have to _________ for their trash．
A．cost B．pay C．spend D．take
Qian Xuesen is known as China's "father of space technology" and "king of rockets"． He died _________ October 31 at the age of 98．
A．in B．on C．at D．of
