8. We shouldn't _______ (花费) too much time on it.

　　9. Robots are very useful in the _______ (现代的) world.

　　10. I'm going to spend the weekend just ________ (放松).

　　 ( )1. -When and where shall we meet tomorrow?

　　 -Let's _______ it 3:00 p. m. at my home.

A. do B. make C. meet D. plan

　　( )2. I _______ 2 hours finishing my homework last weekend.

A. took B. cost C. paid D. spent

　　( )3. -Would you mind _______ in the classroom?

　　 -Sorry, I won't do that again.

　　A. not running B. don't run C. not to run D. to not run

　　( )4. -Did Alice sleep well last night?

　　 -No, she didn't. She didn't go to bed _______ 12 o'clock last night.

　　 A. after B. when C. until D. if

　　( )5. -What happened to Mike?

　　 -He had a stomachache. He began to work _______ having breakfast this morning.

A. with B. of C. from D. without

　　( )6. -Where are you going, Jack?

　　 -I'm going to __ the English corner. Would you like to me?

　　 -I'm afraid I can't.

　　 A. take part in; join B. join; take part in C. join; join in D. join in; take part in

　　( )7. _______ beautiful flowers they are!

　　A. What B. What a C. How D. How a

　　( )8. -Hello! I'd like to speak to Wang Fei.

　　 -_______ She is coming.

　　 A. Who are you? B. I'd love to. C. I don't think so. D. Hold on, please.

　　( )9. -Do you often help your cousin with his English?

　　 -No. He learns English _______.

A. by himself B. for himself C. with himself D. on himself

　　( )10. Your team lost the game, but you shouldn't _______.

A. build up B. give up C. cheer on D. look up

　　( )11. -Would you please pass me today's newspaper?

　　 -_______

　　 A. Yes, please. B. Here you are. C. You are welcome. D. Not at all.

　　( )12. The new road is much _______ than before. Six cars can pass it at the same time.

A. larger B. wider C. farther D. longer

( )13. The old man was _______ sad _______ say a word when he heard the bad news.

　　A. too; to B. enough; to C. such; as D. so; as

　　( )14. We _______ play on this road. There is too much traffic.

A. must B. mustn't C. need D. needn't

　　( )15. -Do you mind if I open the window?

　　 -_______ Go ahead, please.

A. Of course! B. Sure! C. Certainly not! D. You'd better not.

　　A：What were you doing yesterday afternoon?

　　B： 21

　　A：Where did you fly the kites?

　　B： 22 A lot of children were flying kites there.

　　A： 23

　　B：Yes, but the wind wasn't strong. The weather was good for flying a kite.

　　A： 24

　　B：Li Lei and Chen Yang. They both bought two new kites and got there earlier than I did.

　　A： 25

　　B：Yes, we played there for about three hours.

A. Who helped you mend the kite?

B. By the river.

C. Whom did you fly kites with?

D. Was it windy yesterday?

E. Were you very busy yesterday?

F. We were flying kites.

G. Did you enjoy yourselves? 　　Different people have different hobbies. We students also have our own hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in our gardens and looking after animals. 26 can make us grow, develop (发展) our interests and help us learn new 27 .

　　Liu Tao is a student. His hobby is 28 . When he was in senior high school, he wrote a book and published (出版) it in 2007. Many teenagers (青少年) 29 his book. As a result, he becomes a successful young 30 now.

　　Liu Tao is very lucky 31 his hobby brings him pleasure and success. But he regards writing 32 only one of his many hobbies and interests. He is 33 in many other things. He likes playing football, too. Now he is a member of his school team.

Remember that we 34 spend all our time on our favourite hobby. There are many other interesting things 35 in life, and we should try to do something new or different.

( )26. A. Hobbies B. Habits C. Life D. Parents

( )27. A. friends B. skills C. languages D. classmates

( )28. A. fishing B. swimming C. reading D. writing

( )29. A. show B. hate C. like D. sell

( )30. A. writer B. scientist C. reader D. inventor

( )31. A. because B. when C. however D. whether

( )32. A. for B. as C. with D. to

( )33. A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting

( )34. A. must B. can C. should D. shouldn't

( )35. A. to do B. doing C. to make D. making

Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs, teachers find students' attention improve.

　　Peter, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, the USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2010. "The students love them", he says. Peter took a survey of his students. He found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.

The manager(经理), Mary, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she encourages the use of the balls. She hopes not only teachers but also students know how to use them. "Our products(产品) are used in 24 states(州), three provinces(省) in Canada, Puerto Rico and