III.阅读简答。

Salt is very common in our everyday life, but have yo u ever heard some stories about salt? Talking about salt, perhaps nobody can tell exactly when people first began to use it, but it is known to us all that, salt has been used in many different says all through history. People who lived over 3 000 years ago ate salted fish and salted meat. In ancient Egypt, salt was used to preserve dead bodies.

Stealing salt was regarded as a serious crime at different times. In the eighteenth century, for example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be put into prison at once. Altogether 10 000 people were thrown into prison during that century for stealing salt. About 250 years earlier, in the year 1753, anyone taking more salt than he was given would have his arms cut off.

In the past, salt was one of the most important things on the table of royalty. It was placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests were usually led to the seats near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from the salt.

In the Roman Empire, one of the most important roads was built specially for carrying salt from mines to Rome. Soldiers were sent to protect the salt from stealing. The soldiers got their pay in salt. Thus the English word “salary” came. Some soldiers who fell asleep while on duty was said to be “not worth his salt”, and as a result he would get less salt. This expression is still used today in English to refer to a person who does not deserve respect or is not worthy of his pay because he fails to do his job well.

1.Can we tell exactly when people first began to use salt? ________________________

2. What was salt used to do? (One example is OK.)

3. When was a specially road built for carrying salt?  ___________________________________

4. What kind of person does “not worth his salt” refer to today?   _______________________

5. What’s your opinion about salt?_______________________________

IV.选词并用其适当形式填空。

(wonder  bore  something  different  try  activity  many  I)

1. There are some _____ between the twins.

2. We have many _______ after school, we all enjoy them.

3. The TVshow is ______I feel very ____.

4. My brother is crying because I have ______apples than him.

5. --How was your vacation?--__________! I love it very much.

6. He ____ to play soccer with his friends last week.

7. Could you give me _______ to eat? I’m so hungry.

8. Don’t worry! I’m old enough to look after _______.

V.用所给动词的适当形式填空。

1. Why _______(not go ) to the movies with us ?

2. The little boy feels like _____(watch ) TV.

3. You should try ________(not play) computer games .

4. Dave enjoys __________(swim) in summer.

5. I _______(feel) like I was a bird.

6. Joe_____(like) to go fishing because he thinks it’s boring.

7. He seems _______(see) someone going into his house

8. My family decided ______(go) swimming because of the hot weather.

9. There ______(be) something for everyone at Greenwood Park.

10. Nobody _______(know) what the future will be like.

书面表达

Linda暑假过得很开心。假如你是Linda，请根据以下提示写一篇80词左右的短文讲述一下是如何度过暑假的。    要点提示：

1. 去海南旅游，沙滩上玩;

2. 做自己喜欢的事情，比如：逛书店买书;

3. 和朋友踢足球，进行体育锻炼;

4. 每天早上读英语，上午安排两个小时做作业。

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