Several new railways are under _____ in China.

A. discussion              B. condition

C. surrounding             D. construction

Learning a foreign language can be a difficult task for most people. The degree of difficulty, however, differs from one person to another. Like studying any other subjects, we have to make an effort and put in the time. Besides, an individual’s learning ability can be determined by the following factors:

My husband says I am a quick learner, but I easily forget new information, especially dates and figures. My husband spends more time learning a new subject but seldom forgets what he has learned. We’re exactly the opposite, and we represent the two basic kinds of learners. Some people can learn new information fast, while others have to work a little bit harder at it. Others remember new knowledge longer, like my husband, while others easily forget what they have just learned. How fast and well you learn new things are determined by your genes (基因) and your environment. My mother is a fast learner, while my husband has slow learning parents. The way we learn also differs. I like to write down what I’ve just learned. I also find that drawing diagrams (图表) works better for me. Compared with my husband, I hate memorizing data and definition (定义), for example, the definition of a family. I’d rather write down something like this: family = husband wife children. I remember things better when I can visually picture it in my mind, a mental picture or diagram. Determine your own learning ability by observing the way you learn new information, how fast you can learn it, and how long you can keep this new data. By doing so, you can choose the method best suited to your learning style.

In my opinion, this is the most important factor in learning a foreign language: your drive to learn. As the saying goes, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Different people are driven by different motivations (动机). I want to learn a new language because I find it challenging. Others may need to learn a foreign language because of having a new job or working in foreign countries. The point is to determine whether you truly need or just want to learn a foreign language. There’s a difference between the two. The first is a requirement which needs to be done immediately, while the latter can be delayed and will not influence your performance in your job directly.

21. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. A person’s ability determines how he learns a foreign language.

B. Effort and time play a key role in learning a foreign language.

C. It’s not difficult for most people to learn a foreign language.

D. Learning a foreign language isn’t the same for everyone.

22. Compared with the author, her husband _____.

A. easily forgets new information

B. likes memorizing data and figures

C. has quick learning parents

D. likes to draw diagrams

23. Which of the following affects people’s foreign language learning most?

A. The degree of difficulty of the foreign language.

B. The determination to overcome the difficulty.

C. The motivation to learn a foreign language.

D. The foreign language learning ability.

24. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To share her experience in learning a foreign language.

B. To analyze why people cannot learn a foreign language well.

C. To tell us how to find the method of learning a foreign language.

D. To introduce some factors which affect our language learning ability.

Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he'd better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hand and said, “It doesn't matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don't think they will come to visit me.”

After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I'm very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town，” one of them said to him.

Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn't come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.

(　　)15.That day Mark Twain went to the town ________．

A. to see one of his friends

B. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there

C. because he wanted to do something there for his writing

D. to see one of his relatives

(　　)16.The waiters felt sorry because ________．

A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain      B. their hotel was too small

C. the room was not very clean D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room

(　　)17.All the people present laughed heartily because ________．

A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn't come into the wrong room

B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number

C. Mark Twain made a joke

D. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents

(　　)18.From the story we know ________．

A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night

B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night

C. Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night

D. there were no mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

We have ______ the conclusion that the we have improved our spoken English a lot this term. Which of the answers is WRONG here?

 A. come to         B. arrived at     C. get to        D. drawn

Summer time is a great opportunity for kids to learn how to work and earn a little bit of spending money. If your child needs a summer job, here are a few options to consider:

Lemonade/Cookie Stand

Benefits

Creates a concept of running a business: Your child will be his own boss, set his own price , and run the show. It’s a great introduction to running his own business.

Limited Start-Up Costs: The things used to make lemonade are cheap, so your child should be able to get back his investment with a handful of sales.

What Kids Learn About Money: Your child will learn a very valuable lesson about pricing. The price of his lemonade will decide how much he can sell, if he will recover his investment and the amount of profit.

Yard Work

Benefits:

Repeated Customers: If a homeowner needs help raking (耙地) this year, he’ll probably want help again next year. Your child should be able to maintain a regular set of customers after one season.

Safety: Yard work is generally safer than a lawn-mowing job. Without having to operate machines, your child will be much safer.

What Kids Learn About Money: Because of the variability (变动) in pay, your child will need to learn how to negotiate(谈判) a fair price with homeowners if they ask.

Lifeguard

Benefits:

Responsibility: Kids learn a lot about responsibility when lifeguarding. They are within rights to tell whether a certain activity is safe and are allowed to take action as they see fit.

Exercise: Lifeguards need to be proficient at swimming and must exercise to stay in shape.

What Kids Learn About Money: To be a lifeguard, one must be certified. Your child may have to pay for lifeguard training, although some employers provide it on-site.

21. Which one is not the benefit of selling lemonade or cookies for children?

A. To learn how to run a business.  B. To own repeated customers.

C. To learn profit and loss.        D. To lower the risk of losing money.

22. Which is suitable if you want your child to learn communication and negotiation?

A. Lemonade/Cookie Stand            B. Yard Work

C. Lifeguard                        D. All of the above

23. If your kid wants to be a lifeguard, he or she has to do all the following except ______.

A. keeping a good figure            B. excelling at swimming

C. receiving training for free      D. learning to take action when necessary

Evening Classes for the Autumn Term

Advanced French Language Thurs, 6:00-7:30 pm This course is for people who have already done French for at least two years. There will be an examination at the end of the course, and a certificate for successful students.	Car Repairs Thurs, 8:00-9:30 pm This is a course for beginners. No experience necessary. Spend less money on garage bills by learning to look after your own car and doing simple repairs at home.
First Aid Tues, 6:30-8:30 pm Why not study for a certificate in First Aid? People on this course will learn to deal with accidents at home and at work and will be told what to do in the case of burns, cuts and other common injuries.	Learning Spanish Wed, 7:00-9:00 pm Have fun learning Spanish for your holidays! It will be simple conversational Spanish — the chief purpose of the course is enjoyment. Previous knowledge of the language is unnecessary — anyone can join this course.
Discovering Our City’s History Mon, Thurs, 6:30-9:00 pm Are you curious to learn about the history which is buried beneath the streets of our city? The area has a fascinating history. This term the class will center on the first five hundred years of our city’s past.	Keep Up Office Skills Tues, 7:00-9:00 pm At least an opportunity to learn to use the latest electronic office     equipment. Increase your typing speed, find out about new business methods and get to know how to run a modern office.

24. How is Discovering Our City’s History different from the other courses?

   A. It lasts the shortest time.               B. It’s a course for beginners.

   C. It is given twice a week.                 D. It requires experience.

25. What do we know about the course Car Repairs?

   A. It gives a certificate for successful students.   B. It helps grasp good skills of repairing cars.

   C. It is free of charge for all the students.    D. It can help make savings on car repairs.      

26. What information can we get from the text？

   A. Any beginners can learn Spanish.       B. Successful students can learn French.

   C. Teachers will give classes online.     D. Most courses are given in the evening.

27. Where might the text come from?

   A. A travel guide.    B. A newspaper.        C. A personal diary.    D. A textbook.

    I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how _46___ (excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how ____47____ (ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt _____48____ (extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt _____49____ (me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get ____50．___ the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so _____51．____ (grate) to him for his help.

As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but _____52____ if I fell off? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I ____53___ (slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. ____54____ (late) that day, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride ____55___ bike on my ninth birthday.

When I was in the seventh grade, I was a volunteer at a local hospital in my town．Most of the   36    I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie．He never had any visitors and nobody seemed to care about his   37    .

　　I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him,    38   anything that needed to be done．He became a close friend of mine,    39  he responded with only an occasional squeeze(捏) of my  40   ．Mr. Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷)．

　　I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was __41____．I didn’t have the 　　42　　 to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear that they might 　　43　　 me he had died．

　　Several 　　44　　 later, when I was a senior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face．When I 　　45　　 who it was, my eyes filled with tears．He was  46   ! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie. With an uncertain look ____47___ his face, he replied yes．I 　　48　　 how I knew him and that I had spent many days talking with him in the hospital．His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 　　49　　 .

　　He began to tell me that ____50____ he lay there comatose(昏迷的), he could hear me talking to him and could 　　51　　 me holding his hand the whole time. Mr. Gillespie 　　___52　　 believed that it was my voice and ____53_____ that had kept him alive．

　　Although I haven’t seen him since, he fills my heart with     54    every day．I know that I made a(n)    55     between his life and his death．

36. A. time         B. energy       C. effort       D. money

37. A. interests        B. requests     C. conditions       D. opinions

38. A. talking about        B. looking after    C. pointing out D. helping with

39. A. so that          B. even though      C. soon after       D. as if

40. A. hand         B. head         C. nose         D. arm

41. A. killed           B. lost         C. gone             D. changed

42. A. energy       B. chance           C. courage      D. time

43. A. cheat            B. tell        C. remind           D. warn

44. A. days             B. weeks        C. months       D. years

45. A. recognized       B. wondered     C. heard            D. asked

46. A. well         B. alive        C. happy        D. alone

47. A. at           B. on           C. behind      D. in

48. A. apologized       B. remembered  C. explained   D. admitted

49. A. dreamed          B. seen             C. wanted       D. received

50. A. because      B. if               C. unless       D. although

51. A. notice       B. feel         C. imagine          D. watch

52. A. hardly           B. quickly      C. firmly       D. nearly

53. A. humor        B. duty             C. touch       D. success

54. A. sorrow           B. excitement     C. regret         D. joy

55. A. effort           B. wish         C. difference       D. decision

I flied to Dallas for the only purpose of calling on a client(客户) last year. My plan included a quick turnaround trip from and back to the airport. A spotless cad pulled up. The

Driver rushed to open the passenger door for me and made sure I was comfortably seated be-fore he closed the door. As he got in the driver’s seat, he mentioned that the folded Wall Street Journal next to me was for ma use. He then showed me several tapes and asked me what type of music I would enjoy. Well! I looked around for a Candid Camera! Wouldn’t you? I could not believe the service I was receiving! I took the opportunity to say, “Obviously you take great pride in your work. You must have a story to tell.”

“You bet,” he replied,“I used to be in Corporate America. But I got tired of thinking my best would never be good enough. I decided to find my place in life where I could feel proud of being the best I could be. I knew I would  never be a rocket scientist, but I love driving cars, being of service and feeling like I have done a full day’s work and done it well. I became a cab driver. One thing I know for sure, to be great in my business I could simply just meet the expectations of my passengers. But, to be great in my business, I have to exceed the customer’s expectations! I kike both the sound and the return of being ‘great’ better than just getting by no ‘average’.”

25．Why did the author fly to Dallas?

A．To meet a long lost friend

B．To pay a visit to the driver

C．To go sightseeing there

D．To go for a business trip there

26．How did the author feel when he received the service?

A．Surprised      B．Impatient     C．Angry    D．Cautious

27．What do we know about the driver?

A．He was a careless man

b．He got tired of talking with the author

C．He felt unsatisfied with his previous job

D．He drove the author to the destination for free

28．The underlined word“exceed” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “    ”.

A．cut back     B．go beyond    C．leave out     D．hold up

How to Do Well in Exams

Do not underestimate(低估) the power of revision in the days and hours before an examination. The closer you are to the exam, the more chance you have of storing and retaining(保持）crucial(关键的） information. But do not overdo it.   26   An effective daily routine can help you through an exam period, so in the days leading up to your first exam, get into the habit of being up and ready to work by game. It can be a shock to the system after months of working to your own timetable to be mentally alert at that time if you have not prepared for it.

    On the day of the exam, have a good breakfast, pack two of everything you need （pens, pencils, erasers, etc.）, then make your way to the examination hall in good time  27  .

Once in your seat, simply pause for a few seconds and collect your thoughts. Close your eyes and take in a few slow, deep breaths to help you relax. When you turn over the test paper, spend a short period reading through all the instructions and questions, paying particular attention to key verbs such as "discuss", "compare" and "evaluate".  28   It is always wise to allow for 10 minutes at the end of the exam to give yourself time to go back over your answers. Once you have selected the questions you wish to tackle, begin by attempting the one you think is your strongest. It will give you more confidence when you see a well-answered question down on paper. Also remember to write clearly, and do not be afraid to express the unexpected: after all, examiners can get very bored marking stereotypical answers.

29  If you do need something else to focus on to help collect your thoughts, choose a fixture in the room, such as the ceiling - or anything else that will not allow you to be distracted.

Finally, once you have finished, never hang around outside afterwards to attend the discussion by other students.  30

A. Do not arrive too early, though, as other people's anxiety can be contagious(有传染性), and you may suffer from undue（多度的） panic.

B. Try not to be tempted to look at those around you, or at the clock.

C. When you get home, read the examination paper through and look up all the words you didn't understand.

D. Sleep, exercise and relaxation are all just as important.

E. Map out a quick plan of points you wish to make and how much time you should spend on each question.

F. Go and have a well-earned rest, then prepare for your next exam.

G. Underestimate the test in your mind.

 Throughout history, many great leaders and explorers have tried hard to find objects or other ways to live forever. While it might sound    41   to live forever, I believe that what makes life so  42   is that it doesn’t last forever. So, I don’t   43   that living forever is a good idea.

  For one thing, I think living forever would be very  44  . We always have to find ways to   45   ourselves in a normal lifetime.   46   you lived forever, you would still need to eat and have a place to live. To pay for all these things, you would have to  47    working for as long as you lived. Many people work for 30-40 years, then   48   and begin to enjoy the rest of their lives. But you wouldn’t have that  49   if you lived forever. And, since forever is a long time, that means if you didn’t   50   your skill set every few decades(十年)，you could be stuck doing the same thing for a very long time. That doesn’t sound like   51   at all!

  Furthermore, it would be very   52   to live forever if the people around you didn’t also have that   53   . You’d be likely to   54   a lot of people in different periods of time, but you would also have to   55   them die. No doubt this could be very   56   for you. You would have the   57   to see your children and your grandchildren and your great grandchildren all   58   . But then, you’d also have to watch them get old and pass away.   59   , this could lead to a very lonely existence(存在).

   60   , while living forever might be attractive to some people, I don’t think it would be right for me.

41. A. painful      B. worrying       C. interesting        D. impossible

42. A. valuable     B. difficult        C. busy             D. quiet

43. A. doubt       B. realize          C. fear             D. agree

44. A. important    B. boring         C. special           D. normal

45. A. discover     B. support        C. dress             D. protect

46. A. Even if      B. As if          C. Every time         D. Soon after

47. A. start        B. enjoy          C. forget             D. continue

48. A. move       B. stop           C. wait              D. play

49. A. plan        B. choice         C. problem           D. effort

50. A. control      B. notice         C. change            D. improve

51. A. beauty      B. truth           C. fun               D. luck

52. A. lonely       B. strange        C. nice               D. clear

53. A. patience     B. courage        C. ability             D. decision

54. A. teach      B. save            C. invite              D. meet

55. A. watch      B. make           C. help               D, feel

56. A. good       B. simple          C. exciting            D. sad

57. A. chance     B. right            C. duty               D. method

58. A. show off    B. set off          C. grow up            D. give up

59. A. Suddenly    B. Hopefully       C. Secretly            D. Finally

60. A. As usual     B. In short         C. At least            D. For example 

提示:假如你是王林,你给在美国的妹妹发电子邮件,告诉她近五年来家乡的变化。建了许多高楼大厦、立交桥(overpass),交通十分方便。许多家庭有私家车，人们的生活变的富裕和多彩，假期里人们旅游,很开心。在家乡能品尝到各国的食物。现在通过发电子邮件,能更好地与世界各地的朋友保持联系。

 美国学生Jim即将作为一名交换生到中国来学习。李先生一家是他约定好的住宿家庭（homestay）。请以Jim的名义给李先生写一封信，要点如下：

选择homestay的原因：

  1．体验中国文化，了解中国，了解世界；

  2．喜欢中国饮食健康；

个人要求：

   1．准备独立的房间；

   2．允许一家一起用早餐、晚餐（周一到周五）。

   注意：

   1．词数100字左右；

   2．文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

   3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr Li,

   I am very glad to be a guest of your family. Thank you for accepting me.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!                                                 

Yours sincerely,

   

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories,   71   (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged   72    their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were   73  (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early   74   the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I   75   (eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best   76   (climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was   77   (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe    78    very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she   79   (feel) that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought   80   (they) food, clothes and shelter.

It was Mother’s Day, but our mother was far away from us. I decided to drive to the   41    with my wife and our children to   42  flowers.

After we arrived, we went hiking , played games, and collected all kinds of flowers and so on. How happy we were! Finally, though, we had to   43  our car and got ready to go back home. While the kids chatted and I drove, my wife sat behind me, surrounded by her flowers, a(n)   44   look in her eyes.

Suddenly my wife   45  to me, “Stop the car. Stop right here!”   46   I could ask her what had happened, she was out and  47  up a nearby grassy hill with the lilacs (丁香花）still in her arms. At the   48  of the hill was a nursing home and , because it was such a beautiful spring day, the   49   were outdoors talking with relatives.

My wife went up the hill, where an elderly patient was sitting in her   50  , alone with her back to most of the others. My wife   51  the flowers to her and said something. The patient   52   her head and smiled. They talked for a few   53  before my wife ran back. As the car   54   away, I found in the mirror the woman   55   with the lilacs.

“Mom,” the kids asked, “Who was that? Why did you give her our   56  ? Is she somebody’s mother?” My wife said, “I didn’t know the old woman. But it is Mother’s Day. And she seemed so   57  . Who wouldn’t be cheered by flowers?  58  ,” she added, “I have all of you, and I still have my   59  , even if she is far away. That woman needed those flowers more than I did.”

Now, every May, our own yard is   60   with lilacs. Every Mother’s Day we drive to the countryside to gather flowers and sow more seeds in our yard. And every year I remember that lonely old woman in her wheelchair, and her smile on her face.

41. A. downtown           B. street          C. supermarket       D. countryside

42. A. plant                       B. gather             C. buy                         D. send

43. A. push                       B. run                   C. take                        D. start

44. A. amazed                    B. bored               C. tired                        D. pleased

45. A. apologized        B. called        C. shouted                   D. talked

46. A. As                            B. Before             C. When                     D. Until

47. A. went                        B. fell                   C. rolled                      D. jumped

48. A. back                        B. foot                  C. top                         D. edge

49. A. doctors                    B. villagers            C. visitors                    D. patients

50. A. yard                         B. wheelchair C. garden                    D. room

51. A. packed                    B. threw               C. handed                   D. showed

52. A. raised                       B. dropped        C. shook                     D. swung（摇摆）

53. A. years                        B. weeks              C. minutes                   D. days

54. A. put                           B. sped                C. pulled                  D. dragged

55. A. waved               B. danced             C. circled                    D. ran

56. A. money               B. food                 C. gifts                     D. flowers

57. A. sick                          B. weak               C. kind                        D. lonely

58. A. Surely               B. Besides            C. However                D. Generally

59. A. daughter                   B. aunt                 C. mother                    D. sister

60. A. grown                       B. planted              C. decorated                 D. painted

A draft of China's first _____61____( environment) protection tax law, submitted to the top legislative（立法机构） body for initial discussion on Monday, may impose____62___ (heavy) penalties（处罚） on polluters than ever before.

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress read the draft during ____63____bimonthly meeting, from Monday to Saturday.

The draft designates four taxable types of pollution－airborne and water pollutants, solid waste and noise. Companies and individuals ____64____directly discharge these___65___ (subject) to the tax, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei told the top legislators on Monday morning.

The draft ____66___(adopt) the current standards for pollutant discharge fees as the lower range, and provincial level governments would have the authority _____67____(raise)tax fees based on the environmental situation in their jurisdictions, Lou said.

The draft also stipulates incentives to reduce emissions, ____68__(say)the taxpayers could receive a 50 percent reduction ____69___they lowered their airborne _____70___water pollutant emissions by half of the national or provincial standards.

Book 1 Elixir

written by Eric Walters

  twelve-year-old Roth becomes a friend of Dr. Banting and his assistant, Mr. Best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes(糖尿病). She finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with Banting and Best.

Book 2  George Washington Carver   

 written by Elizabeth Macleod

    Meet the “Peanut（花生）Specialist”, George Washington Carver, the inventor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts. Through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern United States. See also Macleod's Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius.

Book 3 The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations

 written by Alootook Ipellie & David MacDonald

    Explore more than 40 ideas necessary to Inuit survival. From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people. Also see other books: The Chinese Thought of It by Tingxing Ye and A Native American Thought of It by Rocky Landon and David MacDonald.

Book 4  Made in Canada: 101 Amazing Achievements   

 written by Bev Spencer 

What things do we use daily that have a Canadian connection? Here are 101 common things that were invented in Canada or by a Canadian, including the Blackberry, alkaline(碱性) batteries and the Blue Box recycling program. 

Book 5  Newton and the Time Machine   

written by Michael McGowan

    Ten-year-old boy Newton has invented a time machine to see dinosaurs up close. But it disappears on a test run with his two huge friends, King Herbert and Queen Certrude, in it! Can he save them before time runs out? 

56. Which of the following best describes Roth's feeling in Book 1?

A. Frightened.        B. Curious.          C. Painful.              D. Disappointed.

57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Alkaline batteries were invented by Dr. Banting.

B. Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts.

C. Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5.

D. George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US.

58. In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Gertrude are________.

A. two dinosaurs                        

B. the names of the time machine

C.  Newton's human friends                                      

D. the inventions of the time machine

59. If you are interested in native Americans, you may read the book by ________.

A. Rocky London & David MacDonald                                B. Eric Walters

C.  Elizabeth Macleod                                   D. Bev Spencer

Family vacations are a must whenever you have time. As a matter of fact, you never have to spend a lot of money taking a break because this can be done in various ways.    36    

To begin with, you can just stay in a place near your house as long as you have the chance to be with your family. You can also have just a simple dinner where your family members can just talk to each other and have fun.    37    In addition, it provides you with relaxation and moments to share with your family.    38    That is because at the end of the day what matters the most is not how much money you have spent, but the quality of time you have given to your family.

You also need to search for new destinations for your family vacation so that you can at least be in a place that you haven’t been to before.    39   This will not only be beneficial to you, but also to your children. Then you can all share your thoughts and views about the new things that you are seeing. You have to focus on your children while you are on vacation, too, because every child needs attention and time.

     40   You need to spend some time with your family at least once a week and talk about the things that have happened. This is the best time to connect with your family.  

A. You need to talk about the stress at work.  

B. Lastly, you should take family vacations on a regular basis.  

C. There is no need for you to spend a lot of money.  

D. A family vacation is indeed the best chance to spend more time with your family.  

E. Wear your sunglasses and sunhat when you go to the beach.  

F. Here are some of the ways in which you can have a vacation with your family.  

G. In this way, you will have the chance to learn about new cultures, new ways of living, and even new languages.

Why not try ______  him again ? Maybe he is back to his office.

   A. to call  B. called  C. calling   D. being called

 _______ by his speech, the boy who was not good at running broke the school record finally.

A. Encouraged                             B. Encouraging       

C. To encourage                            D. Being encouraged