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PAGEPAGE9Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?I1PenanginMalaysiawithmyfamily.Itwassunnyandhot,sowedecided2tothebeachnearourhotel.MysisterandItriedparagliding.IfeltlikeIwasabird.Itwasso3!Forlunch,wehadsomethingveryspecial--Malaysianyellownoodles.Intheafternoon,werodebicyclestoGeorgetown.There4alotofnewbuildingsnowbutmanyoftheoldbuildingsarestillthere.InWeldQuay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthehousesoftheChinesetradersfrom100yearsago.Iwonder5lifewaslikehereinthepast.Ireallyenjoyed6aroundthetown.Whatadifferenceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.Wewantedtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittle7wedecidedtotakethetrain.Wewaitedoveranhour8thetrainbecausetherewere9people.Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreally10.Wedidn'thaveanumbrellasowewere11andcold.Itwasterrible!And12thebadweather,wecouldn'tseeanything13.Myfatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.Thefoodtasted14becauseIwassohungry!1.A．a(chǎn)rrivedinB.arrivedatC.gotD.reachedto2.A.goingB.togoC.goneD.went3.A.excitingB.excitedC.boringD.excite4.A.isB.areC.wasD.were5.A.howB.whyC.whatD.that6.A.walkingB.towalkC.torunD.running7.A.becauseB.soC.whyD.what8.A.forB.withC.toD.of9.A.toomanyB.toomuchC.muchtooD.too10.A.heavyB.heavilyC.hardlyD.hard11.A.hotB.coolC.warmD.wet12.A.becauseB.asaresultC.insteadofD.becauseof13.A.belowB.aboveC.behindD.under14.A.wellB.betterC.greatD.worseUnit2Howoftendoyouexercise?What

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Time?surprisehealthhardexerciseusetoalthoughspendaskthroughLastmonthwe1ourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,2oftheInternetandwatchingIV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.TwentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweekAndtwentypercentdonotexerciseatall!Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butwewere3thatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswers4ourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweekAndeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!5manystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxis6exercise.Itis7forthemindandthebody.Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucan8timewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,"Oldhabitsdie9.”Sostart10beforeit'stoolate.Unit3I’mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.Mymothertoldmeagoodfriend1amirror.I’mquieterand2thanmostkids.3iswhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharderinclass.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I’mshysoit'snoteasyformetomakefriends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks-youdon’tneedalotofthem4they’regood.It'snotnecessarytobethesame.MybestfriendLarryisquitedifferentfromme.Heistallerandmoreoutgoingthanme.We5likesports,buthePlaystennisbetter,sohealwayswins.6,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestinme.SoI'mgettingbetterattennis.Larryismuchlesshard-working,though.Ialwaysgetbettergradesthanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.Idon’treallycareifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavoritesayingis,“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCarolisreallykindandveryfunny.Infact,she’sfunnierthananyoneIknow.I7myarmlastyearbutshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshecaresaboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.1．A.likesB.lookslikeC.islikeD.isliking2.A.seriouserB.seriousC.moreseriousD.seriously3.A.ThisB.ThatC.ItD.They4.A.aslongasB.asfarasC.assoonasD.asbigas5.A.allB.bothC.neitherD.none6.A.HoweverB.ButC.AlthoughD.Instead7.A.breakB.brokeC.hurtedD.breakedUnit4What’syourbestmovietheater?Who'sGotTalent?performjointruedecideserioustheyinterestbeautifulbecomegetEveryoneisgoodatsomething,butsomepeopleare1talented.It'salways2towatchotherpeopleshowtheirtalents.Talentshowsare3moreandmorepopular.First,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmericasGotTalent.Now,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchaschina'sGotTalent.Alltheseshowshaveonethingincommon：Theytrytolookforthebestsingers,themosttalenteddancers,themostexcitingmagicians,thefunniestactorsandsoon.Allkindsofpeople4theseshows.Butwhocanplaythepianothebestorsingthemost5?That’suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayarolein6thewinner.Andthewinneralways7averygoodprize.However,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinksthatthelivesofthe8aremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors.However,ifyoudon'ttaketheseshowstoo9,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthemisthattheygivepeopleawaytomake10dreamscometrue.Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?withoutsuccessmakefaceluckwinsymbolbehindappearsimpleWhenpeoplesay“culture”,wethinkofartandhistory.Butoneveryfamous1inAmericancultureisacartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmouse2twolargeroundearsMickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirst3inthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.Theman4MickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichand5.Inthe1930s,he687cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.OneofthemainreasonsisthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedto7anydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywas8andhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.However,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe"littleman”9.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1978,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Today'scartoonsareusuallynotso10aslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.WhohasapairofearsmorefamousthanMickey’s?Unit6I’mgoingtostudycomputerscience.whatdifferencetohealthmakeyouimproveweekplankeep1.Doyouknow1aresolutionis?It'sakindofpromise.Mostofthetime,wemakepromises2otherpeople.("Mom,IpromiseI’mgoingtotidymyroomwhenIgetbackfromschool.”)However,promisesyoumaketoyourselfareresolutions,andthemostcommonkindisNewYear’sresolutions.Thestartoftheyearisoftenatimefor3resolutions.Whenwemakeresolutionsatthebeginningoftheyear,wehopethatwearegoingto4ourlives.Somepeoplewritedowntheirresolutionsand5forthecomingyear.Thishelpsthemtoremembertheirresolutions.Otherstelltheirfamilyandfriendsabouttheirwishesandplans.2.Thereare6kindsofresolutions.Someareaboutphysical7.Forexample,somepeoplepromisethemselvestheyaregoingtostartanexerciseprogramoreatlessfastfood.Manyresolutionshavetodowithself-improvement.Theseareaboutmaking8abetterperson.SomepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortakingPhotos,orlearntoplaytheguitar.Someresolutionshavetodowithbetterplanning,likemakinga9planforschoolwork.Forexample,astudentmayhavetofindmoretimetostudy.3.Althoughtherearedifferences,mostresolutionshaveonethingincommon.Peoplehardlyever10them!Therearegoodreasonsforthis.Sometimestheresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.Sometimespeoplejustforgetaboutthem.Forthisreason,somepeoplesaythebestresolutionistohavenoresolutions!Howaboutyouwillyoumakeanynextyear？Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?Doyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobot?1.Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimes1robots.Theyareusuallylikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyor2places.2.Todaytherearealreadyrobots3infactories.Somecanhelpto4cars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldo5jobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.3.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsaswedo.SomerobotsinJapancanwalkanddance.Theyarefuntowatch.However,somescientistsbelievethat6wecanmakerobotsmovelikepeople,itwillbedifficulttomakethemreallythinklikeahuman.Forexample,scientistJamesWhitethinksthatrobotswill7beabletowakeupandknowwheretheyare.ButmanyscientistsdisagreewithMr.White.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.4.Somescientistsbelievethatthere8morerobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmay9hundredsofyears.Thesenewrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,and10mightlooklikeanimals.InIndia,forexamplescientistsmaderobotsthatlooklikesnakes.Ifbuildings11withpeopleinside,thesesnakerobotscanhelplookforpeopleunderthebuildings.Thiswasnotpossible20yearsago,butcomputersandrocketsalsoseemed12100yearsago.Weneverknow13willhappeninthefuture!1.A.readB.lookC.lookatD.see2.A.dangerB.indangerC.dangerousD.dangerously3.A.workB.toworkC.workingD.works4.A.doB.doingC.buildD.building5.A.thisB.thatC.suchD.so6.A.becauseB.unlessC.untilD.although7.A.sometimesB.seldomC.neverD.hardly8.A.willbeB.wereC.areD.havebeen9.A.takeB.spendC.payD.cost10.A.theotherB.anotherC.othersD.theothers11.A.cutdownB.takedownC.diedownD.falldown12.A.possibleB.impossibleC.possiblyD.unpossible13.A.whatB.howC.thatD.whichUnit8Howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake?ThanksgivingintheUnitedStateshardcelebratemakeforplaceintofilltraditionfourwhoInmostcountries,peopleusuallyeat1foodonspecialholidays.AspecialdayintheUnitedStatesisThanksgiving.Itisalwaysonthe2ThursdayinNovember,andisatimetogivethanksforfoodintheautumn.AtthistimepeoplealsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEngland3cametoliveinAmericaabout400yearsago.Thesetravelershadalong,4winter,andmanyofthemdied.Inthenextautumn,theygavethanks5lifeandfoodintheirnewhome.ThesedaysmostAmericansstill6thisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewiththeirfamily.Themaindishofthismealisalmostalwaysturkey,alargebird.MakingaturkeydinnerHereisonewayto7turkeyforThanksgivingDinner.First,mixtogethersomebreadpieces,onions,saltandpepper.Next,8theturkeywiththisbreadmix.Then,puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.Whenitisready,9theturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.Finally,cuttheturkey10thinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslikecarrotsandpotatoes.Unit10Ifyougotothenparty,you’llhaveagreattime!Studentsthesedaysoftenhavealotofworries.Sometimestheyhave1withtheirschoolwork,andsometimeswiththeirfriends.Whatcantheydoaboutthis?Somepeoplebelievetheworstthingistodo2.LauraMills,ateenagerfromLondon,agrees.“Problemsandworriesarenormalinlife,”saysLaura.But“Ithinktalkingtosomeone3alot.4wetalktosomeone,wellcertainlyfeelworse.”Lauraonce5herwallet,andworriedfordays.Shewasafraidtotellherparentsaboutit.Sheevenwalkedthreemilestoscho