The Arts Cinema is open 7 days a week, showing lots of American and foreign films. Next week，it will show an Australian film called “Midnight Meeting”. It is set in Sydney in the 1960s. You can see that film from Monday to Thursday. It will be on twice a day at 6:30 and 9:10 in the evenings. The film lasts two hours and fifteen minutes. Tickets are2.60 for all the films. Please bring your student card if you want the cheaper ticket.
The nearest car park to the cinema is in Hamlet Street. It’s just five minutes’ walk from the cinema. If you need further information, phone 8813962 during office hours-9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday

1. 1.

   From the passage we know that “Midnight Meeting” is a(n)     film

   1. A.
      Chinese
   2. B.
      Japanese
   3. C.
      Australian
2. 2.

   When can people see that film?       

   1. A.
      From Monday to Thursday
   2. B.
      From Monday to Friday
   3. C.
      Six days a week
3. 3.

   The film lasts       

   1. A.
      from 6:30 p.m. to 9:10 p.m
   2. B.
      from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m
   3. C.
      2 hours and 15 minutes
4. 4.

   What’s the price of a student ticket?       

   1. A.
      $ 2
   2. B.
      $ 2.60
   3. C.
      $ 4
5. 5.

   According to the passage, which of the following is true?

   1. A.
      “Midnight Meeting” is about Sydney in 1960
   2. B.
      Students can get a ticket with half of the price
   3. C.
      For more information, please phone 8813962

I like to get up late, so my ideal school starts at 9 a.m. It finished at 3 P.m., so we will have lots of time for after-school activities. There is a big dining hall.

We have an hour for lunch. We eat lunch and chat there. We can also listen to pop music in the hall. We eat fruit and vegetables every day.

We have Maths every day because I think Maths is very interesting to us. I love computers, so we have Computer Studies every day. We wear school uniforms, but we do not wear ties. The classes are quite small. There are 15 students in each class.

There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library with lots of useful books. We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.

There are lots of clubs and after-school activities. We only have half an hour of homework every day, and we do not do homework at weekends. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater.

36. How many hours for lessons are there in my school?

A. Five hours.　 　　　　　　 B. Six hours.　　 C. Four hours.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Three hours.

37. How many hours for lunch are there in my school?

　 A. Half an hours.　　　　 B. One hours. 　　C. One and a half hours. 　 D. Two hours.

38. Why do we have Maths every day?

A. Because it is useful.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Because it is the main subject.　

C. Because we’re interested in it.　　 D. Because I’m going to be a Maths teacher.

39. How many students are there in my class?

　 A. Ten.　　　　　　　　　B. Sixteen.　　　　　 C. Fourteen.　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Fifteen.

40. The underlined word “with” means_______.　

A. 用　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. 在……下　 C. 和……一起　　　　　　　　　 D. 有

41. How often do we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater?

A. Every week.　　　 B. Every day.　 C. Every month.　　　　　　　　 D. Every two months.

42. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. My school.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. My ideal subject.　

C. My ideal school.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. My ideal park.

“What’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is   26  . It’s unusual, she usually    27  the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I   28  what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s   29 is dying.

A month ago, we moved   30  our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.   31  she was free, she would sit   32  her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour   33  inviting smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it   34 . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to   35 to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she   36  every morning was   37 the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and   38  . But the tulip was dying   39  too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be ___40___.Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy      B. unhappy          C. pleased          D. pleasure

2.A. closes     B. opens            C. keeps            D. takes

3.A. know       B. love             C. think            D. find

4.A. favourite  B. hate             C. unlike           D. like

5.A. into       B. around           C. across           D. with

6.A. Though     B. Because          C. After            D. Whenever

7.A. at         B. in               C. on               D. under

8.A. but            B. and              C. for              D. or

9.A. happily        B. brightly         C. carefully        D. usually

10.A. other     B. place            C. two places       D. another

11.A. got up        B. made the bed     C. played piano     D. washed her face

12.A. to take       B. to cut           C. to water         D. to pull

13.A. dry           B. strong           C. wet              D. old

14.A. because       B. for              C. since            D. because of

15.A. helpful    B.useful           C. harmful           D.hopeful

Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world.
Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lesson were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters – the world’s most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfing like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.
When studying in the university, Jack didn’t stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brushfire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to. Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn’t fall into any of the popular music styles like pop, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine.
Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happen in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.
【小題1】At the age of 17, Jack __________.