Dear Selina,   

    I have some rules at my house. I have to stay at home on school nights. I have to do my homework and practice the violin. I can't watch TV. Well, I can go out with my friends on Saturday nights, but I have to be home before 9:30 p.m.

    What rules do you have at your house? Write and tell me about them.

Molly

Dear Molly,

    I also have rules at my house. On school nights I usually can't go out. But sometimes I can do my homework at a friend's house. Well, I can watch TV for half an hour before I go to bed. On Saturday afternoons, I can go shopping with my friends. I can buy my own clothes. That's nice, right?

Selina

    Today, I'd like to tell you something about the history of the United States. The United States covers a large part of North America. After winning freedom from England, it had only 13 states. Each of the states had a star on the national flag. As the nation grew, new states were formed and there were new stars on the flag. For a long time, there were 48 states. In 1959 and 1960, two more stars, standing for the new states of Alaska and Hawaii（阿拉斯加州和夏威夷州）,were added to the flag. Indians were the first people of the land. Many people came from England. It is for that reason that the language of the US is English.

根据短文内容，按座位顺序在表格的空白处填入正确的名字。

I'm Jack. In my classroom, Tom's desk is next to John's desk.Wu Binbin is on the right of me. John's desk is in front of Wu Binbin's desk and Tom's desk is in front of my desk. My desk and Wu Binbin's desk are behind their desks. Zhang Peng's and Amy's desks are behind our desks. Zhang Peng's desk is behind my desk and Amy's desk is behind Wu Binbin's desk.

C

    Today is a sunny day. It is August 5th. It is Judy's birthday.

    When she comes back home from school, she sees a blue card on the table. It says, "There's a present (礼物) for you, Judy. Look for it in your bedroom."

    Judy runs into her bedroom Her parents are looking at her and smiling (微笑). On the chair she sees a red box. She thinks her present must be in it. She opens it and there is a yellow card in it. It reads "dear Judy, I'm your present. My first letter (字母)is in the word 'bag' , but not in 'age' My second letter is in 'like', but not in 'mow' My third letter is in 'know', but not in 'now'. And you can find my last letter in both desk' and 'get'. What am I?"

    Judy thinks for about two minutes and says, "Aha, I know. But where is it?" Her father tells her it is in the yard (院子).

根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

B

    Kim is a Canadian boy. Now he is calling his friend Jenny. Jenny lives in London.

    Kim asks，“（A)How's it going?”

    “Great！”says Jenny.

    “（B)How is the weather there?”asks Kim.

    “Terrible! It's foggy(有雾的) and cold. Now I am studying in my house because the fog is very thick(浓密的）and we can't go to school.” answers Jenny and she asks “How's the weather in Toronto?”

    “It's sunny and warm.(C)我正在和奶奶散步。My brother is (D) playing basketball with his friends.

    “Are your parents at home?” asks Jenny.

    “Yes.” answers Kim.

    “(E)_________？”Jenny asks.

    “Oh，my mother is cooking and my father is watching the Chinese movie In 1942 on TV.”answers Kim.

B

    In 2017, when the high speed train. Furing, left Beijing for shanghai at a speed of 350 km/h, it amazed the world. It is China's newest high-speed train and also the fastest train in the world.

    There were 2, 959 high-speed trains running across China by 2016. They make up60 percent of the world's total high- speed trains. Chinese companies have also built more than 10 high-speed railways in Europe, Southeast Asia and South America. And the high speed trains has become a new name card for China.

    Besides the high-speed trains, many other innovations(创新)have also changed people's lives in China.

    For example, though bike sharing is not new itself China has made it much more convenient. And popular. When the Chinese bike sharing companies reached Singapore and Britain months ago, users there excited and couldn't wait to post photos of themselves riding the bikes on social media(媒体).

    Cashless payment has become a lifestyle choice in China it is common that people in China go shopping with no cash(现金)in pockets. Many people just pay with their bile phones by scanning a quick respond code(QR，二维码)from the seller. Even a person selling vegetables has a QR code.

    Many foreigners have experienced lives without carrying any cash in China. They say they can't do it when they are back home in Europe.

    China is now in a great time. It has made great achievements in innovation. They are true pictures of national strength. It seems that China is really leading in some ways. And Chinese people have every reason to believe in an even brighter future.