牛津版（深圳•广州）初中英语七年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（3）

    What do you do at the weekend? Some people like to 1 at home, but others like to go 2 a walk or play football. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the 3. At the weekend, he always 4 the same thing. On Saturday he 5 his car and on 6 he goes with his family to a village by car. His uncle and aunt have farm there. It isn't a 7 one, but there's always 8 to do on a farm. The children help with the animals and give them their 9. Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all 10 and Jack's aunt gives them a big meal.

    Mr. and Mrs. Scott want to buy some new chairs for their new house. They come into a shop and see some very good chairs on the floor. They like the colour and want to know how much they are. They see a price tag (标签) on one chair. It says (上面写着) "￥100". They like the chair but they are too dear (贵) for them. The Scotts don't think they can buy them now. They leave this shop and go to other shops. Mr. Scott thinks they can find some cheap chairs.

    Hebei Province works to stop using coal (煤) for heating (供暖). About 2.2 million families in Hebei will use clean energy instead of coal for heating during the winter to reduce the air pollution.

    Winter heating with clean energy is the most important measure for helping to protect the air and the environment greatly.

    In recent years, over 5 million families have started using clean energy for heating. "When working hard to protect the air, we should make sure that all families can have a warm winter with enough clean energy in those areas or clean coal in areas that haven't started to use the clean energy for heating," Yuan Tongli said.

    Some people living in villages may not want to use clean energy because they have enough coal in their homes and don't want to change. Officials from Hebei Province will work to stop them from using coal for heating.

    "For areas that haven't started to use clean energy for heating, families need to use clean coal for heating. Hebei Province has provided enough clean coal to be used in the province," Hebei Daily said.

    Some other cities in northern China such as those in Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong and Henan will also use clean energy for heating soon.

Dear Alice,

    Thank you for your last letter. I enjoyed reading it very much. Thank you for telling me about your best friend.  In this letter I will tell you about mine. Her name is Trudy. Trudy has long, dark brown hair and green eyes. She is the same age as me, but a little taller. She is always happy.

    We sit together in class, and help each other with our schoolwork. We always go home together after school and play computer games for an hour. Trudy thinks very quickly(很快地) and usually wins(赢).

    Trudy is learning to play the piano. I am learning to play the  flute(笛子). We practise(练习) together every day. Sometimes Trudy stays in my house for a night, or I stay in her house for a night. We always have a good time. Do you ever stay in your best friend's house for a night?

    Write soon.

Love,

Lily

    Ma Yun is an amazing person in China.Few people thought the Internet business would make much money when Ma Yun started Alibaba in 1999.However, the man believed that everyone should have a dream. Ma said, "We should believe in our dreams from the first day to today and tomorrow." In 2014, he became one of Chinese mainland's richest men.

    He's also on the board (董事会) of China's most successful football club, Guangzhou Evergrande.

    "We hope that in the next 15 years the world will change because of us," he said.

    It's natural for you to feel sad when some people are not polite to you. However, we should try to understand others let the sad moments go.

Last Sunday, when I was shopping, I met old friend of mine, Betty. She was looking for something. After a short talk with , I knew that she worked as a cashier (收银员) at a nearby store.

    It was clear that she was not happy. Sometimes the customers (客人) were not (friend) to her at the store. She said that it even made her a bit nervous she worked.

    "Well, I think I can understand," I said. "You know, I was a nurse before, and I had sad moments as well. Sometimes patients (病人), their family (member) or doctors weren't polite, but I tried to understand them. I let the sad moments go and just tried to do my job (good)."

    She looked a bit relaxed after (hear) my words. "How kind and friendly you are!" she said. We (talk) for another while and then she headed back to the store a big smile on her face.

    Try to understand others, and the world will be better.

Our favorite animals

    Everyone has his /her favorite animal.