6B Mid-term Test PaperClass ___________ Name _____________ Student number ___________eListening partI. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question.1. ( ) A. In a bank. B. In a school. C. In a post office. D. In a shop.2. ( ) A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike. D. On foot.3. ( ) A. Bread. B. Rice. C. Rice dumplings. D. Mooncakes.4. ( ) A. Fifteen minutes. B. Twenty minutes.C. Ten minutes.D. Twenty-five minutes.5. ( ) A. He has a fever. B. He has a stomachache.C. He has a cold.D. He has a headache.II. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.1. A group of men and women are sitting beside an umbrella.2. Some boys are climbing the mountain and they feel happy.3. A young mother is carrying her daughter in the sea.4. People like seaside because of much water, sunshine and fresh air there.III. Lisen to the passage and complete the following sentences.1. Fire can help us in many ________, but it also can be harmful.2. It can make water hot and house warm, give light and ________ food.3. It can make trees, houses, animals and ________ things catch fire.4. Big fire _______ can burn forests and destroy many tall buildings.5. Nobody knows clearly when ________ began to make a fire.6. Children like to play with matches, but they can be very _________.Vocabulary and GrammarIV.Choose the best answer( )1. The Browns ______ their country America this morning. They ________ Shanghai by plane.A. left; left forB. left; leftC. left for; leftD. left for; left( )2. There is little space in the suitcase, ______ _______?A. is thereB. isn‟t thereC. is itD.isn‟t it( )3. Why don‟t you ______ her for a drink?A. inviteB. buyC. tellD. give( )4. There are many prawns in the fridge. You ________ any.A. needn‟t to buyB. needn‟tC. don‟t need to buyD. don‟t need to( )5. The president visited four cities. One was in Asia, and the _______ were in South Africa.A. the othersB. the otherC. anotherD. others( )6. About _____ people took part in the sports meeting last week.A. three hundredB. hundreds ofC. two hundredsD. two hundreds of( )7. _______ lovely weather it is! Let‟s go on a picnic in the countryside.A. WhatB. HowC. What aD. How a( )8. She bought ________ exercise books, so she spent all her money.A. a littleB. only a fewC. quite a fewD. quite few( )9. Mike enjoys ________ music very much. And he _________ the piano every day.A. listening; practiceB. listen to; practise playingC. listening to; practisesD. listen to; practises playing( )10.--- _______ does she visit her grandmother a month?--- Twice a monthA. How oftenB. How much timesC. How many timesD. How long( )11.--- ________ is it from your school to the cinema, Mike?--- About five minutes‟ drive.A. How farB. How soonC. How longD. How many times( )12. Mike wants to _________ every day to stay __________.A. does exercise; healthB. exercise; healthC. exercises; healthyD. exercise; healthy ( )13. ---Have you ever ________ to America? --- Yes, ________A. gone; twoB. been; twoC. gone; twiceD. been; twice( )14. ---Would you like _________? --- Yes, __________..A. some fish; I wouldB. any fish; pleaseC. have some fish; pleaseD. to have some fish; please( )15. My finger was cut by a knife yesterday. It is still very ________.A. acheB. soreC. hurtD. badV. Use the proper forms of words to complete the following sentences.1. We can see many ________ in this restaurant. Sometimes, we talk with them. (foreign)2. _______ enjoy eating spicy food. We can also find some temples in Bangkok. (Thailand)3. I am sure that you will have a wonderful __________ in our plane. (flew)4. I think the movie is very __________ .(interest)5. More and more people being ________ is a big problem to all of us. ( health )6. As we all know, the light travels much ________ than the sound. (fast)7. Mike lives far away from school. Peter lives even ________ than Mike. (far)8. Dean, please don‟t do your homework so _______ next time. (care)9. Mary has already sent 300 ________ to everyone because she has many friends. (invite)10. According to the _________ news, South Korea has launched(发射) its rocket into the space. (late)VI. Rewrite the sentences as required1. Finally, they got to Tokyo on time.(同义句)Finally, they __________ _________ Tokyo on time.2. Tom would like to be a pilot when he was a child. (同义句)Tom _________ _________ _________ a pilot when he was a child.3. Peter enjoyed reading books in his spare time. (划线提问)_______ ________ Peter _________ _________ in his spare time?4. I thought it was possible for Peter to be a writer when he was 12. (否定句)I ________ think it was possible for Peter to be a writer when he was 12.ReadingVII. Read and answer the questions.(A)My favorite festival is Halloween. Not because it is scary, just because I can getlots of candies in Halloween. When it is almost Halloween my mother will make a jack-o-lantern for me. Jack-o-lantern is a lantern that made of pumpkin. You can put a candle in it. And the light will come out from the face of the lantern.Lantern is ready we still need a costume. Every child needs a costume during the Halloween. There many kinds of costume. Such like zombies, witches mummies and goblins. My costume is to be a vampire. Costume is ready, now we can go trick or treat now. We knock the door and shouts: Trick or Treats! If the people in the house do not give us candies we will draw some thing on his door. After the trick or treat I can get a big packet of candies. That is why I like Halloween.1. What is a Jack-o-lantern made of ?_____________________________________________________2. There are many kinds of c ostume, aren‟t there?_____________________________________________________3. What does a child usually do if he or she doesn‟t receive some candies?_____________________________________________________4. Why does the writer like Halloween?_____________________________________________________5. What does the writer think of Halloween?_____________________________________________________VIII. Read and choose the title.(B)Betty is reading some news stories about the Dragon Boat Festival. Help her write the1.__________________________________Hundreds of people went to the dragon boat race at South Town yesterday. They enjoyed watching the race but they were a little sad because the fishermen didn‟t join the race this year. Mrs. Greenwall has lived in Garden City for twenty years. She said, ‟I come here every year because the fishermen always make a lot of noise with their drums. This year, it was very quiet without them.‟2. __________________________________Fewer people eat rice dumplings these days. Mr Chen is a hawker and he sells cooked food at the King‟s Village Market. He said, …Ten years ago, everyone liked rice dumplings and I sold a lot of them before the festival. Nowadays, only old people buy them from me.‟ Gina Tang, a Grade Seven student said, …My grandmother makes rice dumplings every year , but my brother and I really don‟t like them. We‟d rather have hamburgers.‟3. __________________________________Students from North Point Primary School visited the North Point Home for Old People yesterday. They gave some rice dumplings to the old people there. Miss Chen, a teacher, said…Every year, students in our school make dumplings for the old people in North Point. We make sweet rice dumplings with beans and salty ones with meat. We visit…‟4. ___________________________________It was a warm and sunny day for the International Dragon Boat races at East End yesterday. This year, ten countries joined the men‟s races and eight countries were in the women‟s races. After an exciting morning, USA was first and Japan was second in the men‟s race. For the women, USA was also first and New Zealand was second. Other countries…5.____________________________________Thousands of people visit Garden City every year. Many of them come here for the famous dragon boat races. Steve Can from England was one of them this year. He said,‟ This is my first visit to Garden City. I love the boat races. They‟re wonderful. Yesterday, I saw…‟IX. Cloze(C)In Shanghai, we can see traffic police assistants anywhere at any time. They try their best to make the traffic ____(1)___.“However, some people, even in the busies ____(2)___, don‟t wait for the green man, but cross the street between cars,” said Li, an assistant. Just at this moment---“Hey, you!” Li shouted to a man who running against the traffic into the street, “The traffic light will change ___(3)___, try to wait, OK?”Sometimes, there is ___(4)___ harder than getting people to obey the traffic rules. “Every day I get home with very sore legs,” Li said, “In summer I stand in the sun, and in winter the__(5)__. I just hope everyone will obey the traffic rules.”( )1. A. crowded B. safe C. busy D. dangerous( )2. A. parks B. stations C. shops D. streets( )3. A. in a minute B. for ten minutes C. in no time D. for a long time( )4. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything( )5. A. typhoon comes B. cloud moves C. leaves fall D. wind blowsX. Fill in the blanks with the proper words.(D)Welcome to Los Angeles Zoo! There are many a____(1)___ in the zoo.Let‟s see the koalas first. Where do they come from? Australia. They are very cute. Many people like them very much. They are i_____(2)__, b_(3)______ they are not friendly.The giraffes come from Africa. They have longest necks. They eat l__(4)____ for food. The lions also come from Africa. They are kind of scary. So many people don‟t l__(5)_____ them. XI. WritingWrite a passage of at least 50 words about the topic “My bad habits”1.Do you have any bad habits?2.What are your bad habits?3.What are you going to do to get them over (克服)?6B Mid-term Test Paper (Answer sheet)Class ___________ Name _____________ Student number ___________eListening partI. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question.1. ____________2. ___________3. ____________4. __________5. __________II. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.1._________2. ___________3. ___________4. ____________III. Lisen to the passage and complete the following sentences.1. __________2. ___________3. ____________4. ___________5. __________6. __________Vocabulary and GrammarIV.Choose the best answer1.________2. __________3. __________4. ___________5. ___________6. ___________7._________8. ___________9. __________ 10. __________ 11. __________ 12. _________ 13. ________ 14. __________ 15. _________V. Use the proper forms of words to complete the following sentences.1.___________2. ___________3. ____________4. __________5. ___________6. ___________7. ___________8. ____________9. ___________ 10. __________VI. Rewrite the sentences as required1.__________ ___________2. __________ __________ ___________3.__________ ___________ ___________ _____________4. ___________ReadingVII. Read and answer the questions.(A)1. _________________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________________3. ___________________________________________________________4. ___________________________________________________________5. ___________________________________________________________VIII. Read and choose the title.(B)1. ___________2. ___________3. _____________4. _____________5. ____________(C)1. ____________2. ___________3. _____________4. _____________5. _____________ X. Fill in the blanks with the proper words.(D)1. ____________2. ___________3. _____________4. _____________5. _____________ XI. WritingWrite a passage of at least 50 words about the topic “My bad habits”4.Do you have any bad habits?5.What is your bad habit?6.What are you going to do to get over (克服) it?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________iI.1.W: Can I help you, sir?M: I want to post this parcel to my friend. How much should I pay?W: Oh… We will weigh it first … Seventeen yuan.Q: Where are the two speakers? (C)2.M: How do you go to school, Jane?W: I go to school by bus, then on foot. It takes me about 15 minutes. How about you?M: I go to school by bike.Q: How does the boy go to school?(C)3.M: I‟m hungry, Mum. I want something to eat.W: There‟s some bread and mooncakes on the table.M：But, Mum, I want some rice dumplings.W: They are in the fridge. Heat them by yourself.Q: What would the boy like to have?(C)4.W: Excuse me, how can I get the Space Museu;m?M: You can take a bus, then on foot.W: How long does it take?M: It takes 15 minutes to get there by bus. Then it‟s 5 minutes‟ walk to the Space Museum.Q: How long does it take the woman to get to the Space Museum?(B)5.W: What‟s the matter, young man?M: I am not felling well.W: What idi you have this morning?M: I had two rice dumplings, three spicy sausages, and some cold milk.W: OK. I see. It‟s nothing serious. Take some medicine and have a good rest.Q: What‟s wrong with the young man?(B)II.It is Sunday and it is a nice day. People don‟t stay at home in such fine weather. They go to parks and beaches or drive into the country. Now we are at the seaside. There are a lot of people on the beach. Some are swimming. Some are lying on the sand and bathing in the sun. Over there a group of men and women are sitting under an umbrella. They are talking and laughing. Not far from them, a few boys are building mountains and rivers with sand. They look happy and proud. A mother is carrying her baby in the sea. The baby is playing with water. She is not afraid at all. People like the seaside. There is a lot of water, sunshine and fresh air there. (F F T T)III.Fire can help us in many ways. But it can also be very harmful. Fire can make water hot and house warm, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things,too. It can make trees, houses, animals and other things catch fire. If some people can‟t run away from fire, it can kill them, This happens in every country. Big fire sometimes can burn forests and destroy many tall buildings. Nobody knows clearly when people began to make a fire. Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. So you must be careful with them.1. ways2. cook3. other4. sometimes5. people6. dangerous。