Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence(暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan!

What is School Watch?

School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom, and you do the same for them.

Is it for everyone?

Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.

What else can it do?

School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help the schoolmates who have problems with their homework.

Who is the School Watch?

Our school will look for the School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!

How do you start?

To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. You can check the official website at www.schoolwatch.com if you want to get more information.

1.School Watch can help its members_______.

A．save the environment                    B．go to school on time

C．improve the quality of school life           D．organize the sports activities

2.The members of School Watch are probably______.

A．teenagers         B．doctors           C．parents           D．policemen

3.Anyone can become a member of School Watch because ______.

A．everyone may have problems              B．everyone can give help to others

C．everyone doesn’t go to school            D．everyone isn’t busy

4.The best School Watcher will get a lot of prizes from_____ every year.

A．the website        B．the school         C．the parents        D．the director

5.If you want to become a member of School Watch, you should ______.

A．check the website

B．talk to the director of the plan in your grade

C．be good at school work

D．go to the police

 

The teachers at Booker Middle School invite you to come to annual(年度的) Honors Dinner on Wednesday, July 17,2006.

A meal will be served at 7:00 p.m. The cost of the meal is $ 4.50 every person.

Please answer with the number of family members to come to it by July 5.

We look forward to seeing you there.

1. What is this writing called?

   A. An ad.     B. An invitation.    C. A report.     D. None of these.

2. Who is inviting you to this dinner?

   A. The students.                    B. The football team.

   C. The parents.                   D. Booker Middle School.

3. What is the cost of the meal?

   A. $5.00.    B. $4.50.         C.85.40.      D. It's  free.

4. Why do they ask you to tell them how many people are coming by July 5?

    A. They need to know how many people to invite.

    B. They need to know how much food to be prepared (準(zhǔn)備) for the dinner.

    C. They need to know how many children are to be honored.

D. None of these.           

5. The dinner will begin at______           

   A.5:00      B.4:00            C.8:00         D.7:00

    Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence(暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan!

   What is School Watch?

   School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom, and you do the same for them.

   Is it for everyone?

   Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.

   What else can it do?

   School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help the schoolmates who have problems with their homework.

   Who is the School Watch?

Our school will look for the School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!

How do you start?

To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. You can check the official website at www.schoolwatch.com if you want to get more information.

1 School Watch can help its members_______.

       A. save the environment                         B. go to school on time 

     C. improve the quality of school life      D. organize the sports activities

2 The members of School Watch are probably______.

       A. teenagers            B. doctors                 C. parents                D. policemen

3  Anyone can become a member of School Watch because ______.

       A. everyone may have problems           B. everyone can give help to others

     C. everyone doesn’t go to school          D. everyone isn’t busy

4 The best School Watcher will get a lot of prizes from_____ every year.

       A. the website         B. the school            C. the parents         D. the director

5 If you want to become a member of School Watch, you should ______.

       A. check the website

       B. talk to the director of the plan in your grade

     C. be good at school work

     D. go to the police

Over time, the cuckoo(杜鵑) has learned to get other birds to care for its babies. The cuckoo is an amazing bird.

Most birds lay their eggs and look after them until their babies hatch out(孵化). Then they feed their babies until they are ready to leave the nest.

Some birds are not such good parents. Cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and do not care for their own babies. The cuckoo gets other birds to act as the parents. The other birds are left with the work of bringing up the young cuckoos as well as their own babies!

If the cuckoo egg hatches first, the baby cuckoo will often push the other eggs out of the nest so that it can get all the attention of its new mother. The young cuckoo sometimes even pushes the other babies out of the nest. The young cuckoo has a loud cry and is often bigger than the other baby birds. It will take all the food and the space in the nest.

A cuckoo lays around 25 eggs each year in the nests of other birds. This means that many other birds spend all their time looking after young cuckoos instead of their own babies. Some birds have learned to recognize(辨別) the cuckoos’ eggs and they push them out of their nest. But the cuckoos have also found ways of fooling the other birds. They can change their egg to make it look just like the other birds’ own eggs.

(　 ) 46．After most birds lay their eggs, they will _________.

　 A. look after them until their babies hatch out　 B. push the eggs out of the nest

　 C. eat all the eggs　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. do nothing but leave them in the nest

(　 ) 47．Over time, the cuckoo has known the art of________.

　　 A. making a wonderful nest　　　 B. getting other birds to care for its babies

　　 C. catching food quickly　　　　 D. singing songs

(　 ) 48．What do cuckoos do to their babies?

A. They lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.　 B. They do not care for their own babies.

C. They get the other birds to act as the parents.　 D. All of the above.

(　 ) 49．If the cuckoo egg hatches first, the cuckoo babies will often _________.

A. push the other eggs out of the nest　　　 B. fly to find their own parents

　　 C. help to warm the other eggs　　　　　 D. do nothing but wait for food

(　 ) 50．Which of the following statements is true?

A. cuckoo lays about 25 eggs each season in the nests of other birds.

B. No bird can recognize the cuckoo’s eggs.

C. Some birds can recognize the cuckoo’s eggs and push them out of the nest.

D. It's more difficult for cuckoos to lay eggs in the nests of other birds.

　

Columbus College, 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Kowloon City

To: All  Staff (工作人員)

From: Jakie Mok, leader; Sports Committee

Date: May 20. 2012

A week ago, "Sports for Life" programme was sent to the parents, asking them to choose a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a memo for your reference（參考） when you answer the phones.

Sports l: Basketball

We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should be advised to signup(報名) as soon as possible. Students will take a bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $10 each time. There will be four basketball courts for our use with one teacher watching over each game.

Sports 2: Gym

We will be using St. Peter's Memorial Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 pm. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade（樹蔭）. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, skipping, jogging, outdoor aerobics will be arranged, all of which are free. And there will be a teacher for each of the activities.

Sports 3: Hiking

Hiking will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will be ,together with the students, and a hiking instructor（教練） will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost $ 75 per hour.

Sports 4: Swimming

The Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10 minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the swimming pool. Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards(救生員). Girls must wear a swimming suit, The cost is $ 10 per visit.

53. Students should pay for the sports except_______.

   A. basketball        B. swimming        C. hiking      D. jogging

54. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.

   A. students taking part in basketball will walk to the courts

   B. every student can take part in any of the four sports

   C. skipping students can have a regular rest in the shade of trees

   D. students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water

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

   A. Students choosing basketball should sign up early.

   B. Students taking part in gym should arrive at 6:00 pm.

   C. Hiking usually begins at 2:30 pm and lasts 2 hours.

   D. Students having swimming suits can take up swimming.

56. The purpose of the memo is to_______.

   A. make the students interested in the programme

   B. ask the parents to choose a sport for their child

   C. help the staff explain the programme to the parents

   D. tell teachers and lifeguards to start to work on time