16．Dear students,
　　My name is Mary. I am (1)      African (非洲的) girl. I live in a small village (庄村) in Kenya. It is in Africa. The weather here is very (2)       and dry. There are many trees, flowers and animals here. I have a dog and a cat. I like toys, (3)       I don't have one. We don't have a classroom in my school. We have our classes under a big tree. Sometimes we do sports. Many boys like (4)       or playing soccer. What's your favorite sport? We don't have computers. Do you have computers? After school I help my mother look after(照顾) my sisters and brothers. What do you usually do after school? Do you want to (5)      my pen pal? Can you write to me soon?
Love,
Mary

17．　　Do you often think of your parents?You may say, "Of course, I(1)      . I buy a gift for my mother on Mother's Day and on Father's Day, I give my father a gift , too. "But what about the other days of the (2)       ?
　　I have a friend whose parents live in (3)       city. One day 1 went to visit her. We had a nice conversation. Then she wanted to(4)      . So she dialed(拨号) the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen seconds, she dialed the number again. "Hi, Mom…"
　　Later I asked, "(5)       did you dial the number twice?" She smiled, "My parents are old and slow. They(6)       get close to the telephone quickly. I always do such a thing (7)       I call them. I just want to give them(8)       time to answer the call.
　　My friend is a good girl. She is (9)      thinking about her parents. You also want to be a good child, right?Please always remember to (10)      your parents in every situation(状况), not just on some important days.

18．The technology is improving every year. We will see some very exciting home robots in the next few years. In the future the robots can do lots of things. Here are some students' ideas about what home robots will do in the future.

19．　　Mrs. King is an American doctor. She is now in China. She works in a children's hospital(儿童医院)in Beijing. She is also learning Chinese medicine (中医) there. She likes Chinese medicine very much. She loves working for children. She works hard in the day and reads English books on (关于) Chinese medicine at night. She learns Chinese from the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends. Now she can speak some Chinese. She can read some Chinese books, too.
　　Her husband Mr. King is a teacher. He teaches English in a junior high school in Beijing. He works hard, too. He works from Monday to Friday. He teaches three classes every day. Sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays, he teaches other English classes. e wants to make more money (挣更多钱).
根据短文内容, 选择正确答案.

21．　　Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! (1)       You need some food to give you energy(能量) for the whole day. Any breakfast is better than no breakfast, but it's not a good idea to eat sweet food for breakfast all the time. (2)      Try different kinds of foods:bread, cereal, meat, fruit, vegetables, eggs, milk…
　　Some students don't eat breakfast because they get up late or because they think it's a good way to lose weight. (3)      If you don't eat breakfast, you may feel tired when you're in class. (4)      Next time if you get up late, don't forget to take some breakfast with you. Also, people who don't eat breakfast may eat more food during the day. (5)      People should have a good breakfast to work well during the day.
A. If you have a sweet nut for breakfast, you will feel.
B. A good breakfast will help you learn better.
C. After a long night of sleep, your stomach is empty.
D. So do not try to lose weight by not eating breakfast.
E. This is not true.

37．　　Today young people would like (1)      (listen) to pop songs and pop music. There are many pop (2)       (sing) and singing groups , like Back Street Boys, Secret Garden, West Life and so on . They are foreigners (外国人). There are also many famous singing groups and pop singers in (3)      (Chinese). People like them very much. Many young people want to be pop stars. They think it (4)      ( be )a very good life in the future. In fact(实际上), most pop stars live a hard life. They spend most of their time (5)       (go) on tour, and they travel from one city to another and sing for people. Although (尽管)it can be fun , it can also be tired out.

38．作为学生, 我们都憧憬美好的未来．请你根据下面的提示, 描述一下你梦想的未来生活．(70词左右)
1. 你未来所从事的职业及从事这种职业的原因．
2. 未来的家务会有机器人帮着打理．
3. 你未来的工作日会怎么过及你周末会有些什么活动与安排?
4. 未来想居住的地点及对居住的要求．
5. 为了未来的生活我们应该努力学习, 实现理想．