Soda is popular all over the world. People, especially young children, like drinking it very much because
it tastes good. Some of them drink at least one can or bottle every day. But drinking it not only costs too
much money, but also is bad for people's health in some ways. If you drink too much soda, you will probably
become too fat, have a toothache. Even if you don't mind your money, you must at least care about your health.
     Why is soda unhealthy? A study at a university has been made for years. It shows us how bad it is. First,
soda can lower your body's PH levels. Second, soda can raise insulin levels (胰島素水平), lead to high blood
pressure (血壓), heart disease, weight gain and so on. Do you want your teeth to stop falling out? Stop
drinking soda! Do you want your bones (骨骼) to get harder? Stop drinking soda! Do you want to improve
your immune system (免疫系統(tǒng))? Stop drinking soda! Do you want to lose weight? Stop drinking soda!
     But what should you drink instead? Water is good for your health. Drinking tea is a good idea, too. Anyhow, you should stop drinking soda from now on.

1. Drinking soda not only costs too much money, but also _______ people's health in some ways.
2. A study made at a university for years shows us _______.
3. Soda can lower our body's PH levels, _______ insulin levels, _______ high blood pressure, heart disease,
    weight gain and so on.
4. The writer advises us to drink _______ instead of soda.
5. The writer mainly asks us to _______.

     Some people say that laughter is the best medicine. Scientists are studying laughter carefully and finding
it is really good for us.
     What happens when we laugh? We use fifteen different muscles in our face, and laughing is food for our
body. When we laugh, we breathe quickly and exercise the face, shoulders and chest. Our blood pressure goes
down, and our circulation gets better. Our heartbeat is lower. Our brain makes a natural painkiller.
      Every minute we laugh is the same as forty-five minutes' relaxation. Many doctors around the world believe that laughter helps us get better when we are sick.
      Of course, there are many kinds of laughter. Different people have different laughters. We may change the way we laugh in different situations. But everyone has his own way to laugh. How do you usually laugh?

1. Laughter is good for us, and _____.

A. everybody thinks so
B. doctors say so
C. scientists are studying it
D. everyone likes laughing

2. When we laugh, we exercise _____.

A. fifteen muscles of- the face
B. fifteen muscles of the chest
C. every place of our body
D. fifteen organs of our body

3. Laughter makes a natural painkiller _____.

A. in our shoulders
B. in our heart
C. in our brain
D. in our blood

4. One-minute laugh equals 45-minute _____.

A. exercise
B. rest
C. thinking
D. sports

5. According to the passage, _____.

A. people laugh in the same way
B. one should learn different ways of laughing
C. we need to laugh forty-five minutes each day
D. everyone has his own way of laughing

     Do you get enough sleep? With so much homework it's often difficult to get the rest you need. But you
need to try, because sleep keeps you healthy and it stops you getting fat. Recently, a group of U. S. scientists
did a study (研究) of kids aged between 8 and 13. The study found that if kids sleep for just one extra
(額外的) hour each day, the chance of their getting fat is cut by about 30 percent.
     Why? When people don't get enough sleep, they become tired. When they are tired, they don't exercise
enough. Also, kids like snacks. If they are awake (醒著的) an extra hour or two each day, they have more
time to eat snacks or other unhealthy foods.
     So, how much sleep should you get? Scientists suggest 10 to 11 hours a night for kids aged 5 to 12. For
older kids, eight to nine hours will do.

1. How many reasons are given why people might get fat without enough sleep?

A. 3.
B. 2.
C. l.
D. None.

2. If you are under 10, how long do the scientists advise you to sleep?

A. 10 to 11 hours.
B. 8 to 9 hours.
C. 8 to 13 hours.
D. As long as possible.

3. Where was the study done by the scientists?

A. In China.
B. In Britain.
C. In America.
D. In Japan.

4. What does "eight to nine hours will do" mean? 

A. Eight to nine hours' sleep will be good and enough.
B. Eight to nine hours' sleep will be too long.
C. Eight to nine hours' sleep will help get fat.
D. Eight to nine hours' sleep will help eat snacks and unhealthy foods.

5. What does the passage talk about?

A. How to get long sleep.
B. How to keep fat.
C. Enough sleep makes people healthy and slim (苗條).
D. Long sleep makes people healthy and slim.

     About 130 years ago, Thomas Edison of the US invented the light bulb (電燈). Edison's bulb has turned
night into day ever since. But today, many want to turn the light off.
     The European Union (歐盟) recently decided that by 2009, people should stop using the Edison-style light
bulb. Instead, they should use compact fluorescent lamps (小型熒光燈, CFLs節(jié)能燈).
    "CFLs save energy and last longer. They can save money in the long run," said a British official. CFLs use
67 percent (67%) less electricity than the older bulbs. They last up to 10 times (倍) longer. Scientists say that
if everyone used CFLs, electricity use would be cut by 18 percent. There would also be much smaller amounts
of greenhouse gases (溫室氣體) given off.
     But it's difficult to make people change their lighting habits. First the CFLs are more expensive. They cost
eight times the price of the older bulbs. Many people don't like the CFL bulb. They find it too bright. You
cannot change the light of a CFL, either.
     CFLs have been around for several years. However, the older lights still make up about two-thirds (2/3) of
total (全部的) light bulb sales.

(     )1. Thomas, Edison invented the CFL bulb 130 years ago.
(     )2. Countries in the European Union will not use Edison-style bulbs by 2009.
(     )3. Using CFLs helps protect the environment.
(     )4. If you get an older bulb for l Euro (歐元), the CFL bulb will cost you 8 Euros.
(     )5. CFLs have been widely used instead of the older bulbs for several years.

     The giant panda is one of the most popular animals in the world. A giant panda can grow up to 1.5 meters
long and weigh up to 160kg. People think the giant panda is very lovely. ①So it is not surprising that the World Wide Fund for Nature chose the giant panda as its symbol. The WWF tells people about animals that they are
in danger and raises money to save them.
     The giant panda only lives in the wild in China. In the early 1980s, were only 1,000 left in the wild. The
main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller.
     The WWF works to help giant pandas in the wild in many ways. One of the ways that helps them is to
increase the size of panda reserves (自然保護(hù)區(qū)). Some reserves need to be joined together by planting
bamboo between them to make "corridors". These are paths that lead from one reserve to another. No one may
harm the pandas in these areas. The corridors let pandas move from one habitat (棲息地) to another to look
for food. ②People are working very hard to make sure the giant panda does not die out.

1. How long and heavy can a giant panda grow to be?
    _____________________________________________________________________________
2. 將文中劃線的句子①改為被動(dòng)句。
    So it is not surprising that _____________________by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
3. Why are the giant pandas endangered?
    _____________________________________________________________________________
4. Give a way to help the giant pandas in the wild, please.
    _____________________________________________________________________________
5. 將文中劃線的句子②翻譯成中文。
    _____________________________________________________________________________

     Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking (停車) is a great problem,
and so is the traffic in around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it. What will the cars of
tomorrow be like? Little cars may some day take the place of today's big cars. If everyone drives little cars in
the future (將來(lái)) there will be less pollution (污染) in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in
cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit (適合) in the space now needed for one car
of the usual size.
     The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little
cars can go about 65 kilometers per (每) hour.
     Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big
cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be
used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.

1. _____ is the big problem for those people who have cars.

A. Money
B. Parking
C. Driver
D. Waiting

2. Cars in the future mustn't bring _____ pollution in the air.

A. more
B. much
C. less
D. no

3. The little car's size may be _____ today's car's size.

A. one third of
B. two thirds of
C. as big as
D. as small as

4. People can _____ money with using the little cars.

A. spent
B. cost
C. take
D. save

5. Little cars are very fine for _____.

A. long trips
B. journeys
C. everyday life
D. sport

6. The big cars are _____ the little cars for long trips.

A. as useful as
B. not so useful as
C. more useful than
D. less useful than

     Do you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family this summer? If your dad smokes, you
may have to ask him to be careful. From January 1st, Hong Kong banned (禁止) smoking in most public
places.　　
     These places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and so on. Even smoking in some outdoor places is
not allowed, for example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks.　　　
     Hong Kong hopes the ban can stop passive smoking. What is passive smoking? When people smoke in
a restaurant or on a bus, others have to smoke too. They don't want to smoke but they have no choice. This
is passive smoking. It is bad for people's health.　　
     And it'll be better if more people in Hong Kong　give up smoking because of the ban. Jack Lee, a
26-year-old student says, "The ban is really good. I don't like people smoking next to me. It's so smoky and
smelly."　　
     If someone breaks the ban, he will be fined HK$5,000.　　　
     Hong Kong is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban. On January 1, 2006,  Singapore banned
smoking in most public places.　　

1. Smoking is not allowed _____ in Hong Kong.　　

A. in indoor places
B. in most public places
C. at home 　　

2. Which outdoor place is not mentioned in the passage?　　

A. The park
B. The beach
C. The airport

3. What's the purpose of the smoking ban in Hong Kong?　　

A. To stop passive smoking.　　
B. To stop the sale of cigarettes.　　
C. To stop people from smoking.　　

4. The example in Paragraph 4 shows (證明) that _____.

A. Jack Lee likes smoking very much
B. people in Hong Kong support the ban　　
C. Jack Lee is used to smoking 　　

5. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "fined"?　　

A. 罰款
B. 給予
C. 獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)