1. Welcome Ping yang Middle School Mariam from

2. How many students are there in your class What are you doing ? First Id like to show a gift from my one of my students to you. Later I will let you get familiar with Jacks family.

3. Dear friends, How are you? Next week well have football matches,everyone in our class are excited. Our class has nine players and Im one of them. Neither the students nor our headteacher want to be the worst. So our monitor, together with the other players, are practicing hard now. Every evening we go to the playground and practise. But neither of my parents are happy.They say what I should do are study. But in fact, I, as well as some of my classmates,are not very good at our lessons. I have to work hard to keep up with others.So Im worrying now. Can you tell me what I should do next? Im looking forward to your letter. Best wishes Yours Mary is wants is am

4. Jacks family Jacks family ________all travel lovers. are Jacks family ______a big and happy one. is

5. ---The committee ___ over the problem among themselves for two hours. A.has argued B. has been arguing C. have argued D. have been arguing ---The public ___ generous in their contributions to the earthquake victims. A. is B. was C. are D. has been

6. Jacks family There ______ a doctor, two teachers and three students. There ______ two teachers, a doctor, and three students. is are

7. 1). _______ (be) you or he to drive? 2). _______ (be) she or you there? 3). Not only you but also he _____ (be) wrong. 4). There ______ (be) a Chinese book and three English books on the desk. 5). There ______ (be) three English books and a Chinese book on the desk. Are Was was is are ___ either he or I fit for the job Neither he nor you ____. A. Am; are B. Is; are C. Are; are D. Is; is

8. Jacks friends Jacks family and their friends _______ (have) the same hobby,they like travel very much. have The singer and dancer ___ Jacks friend. The singer and the dancer _____ Jacks friend. is are and

9. Bread and butter _____ (be) Jacks favorite food. is A knife and fork is used to have meals. ---The worker and writer ______ our school today.( visit ) ---The worker and the writer _________ to the meeting. (have come / has come ) visits have come bread and butter soda and water coffee and milk needle and thread.

10. Jacks family, along with their friends_________ (have) visited the Shanghai Expo Site. Jacks friend ---Tom, together with Jack _____ (have) visited the Shanghai Expo. have has

11. ---(2009 )Dr.Smith together with his wife and daughters ________visit Beijing this summer. A is going to B are going to C was going to D were going to

12. ---The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, ___visiting a museum when the earthquake struck. (04 ) A wasB wereC had beenD would be ---Nothing but cars ____ in the shop. A. is sold B. are sold C. were soldD. are going to sell

13. 1.Make sentences with these phrases in pairs. 2.Each pair should make up at least 2 sentences. as well as, rather than, other than as well as, rather than, other than, together with, along with, with, together with, along with, but,xcept,besides, apart from. but, except,besides, apart from. Reqirements:

14. Not all of them ____ going to watch the 2012 Olympics in London. are Some of them ____ going to watch the 2012 Olympics in London. None of them _______ going to watch the 2012 Olympics in London. are are/is Neither Jacks family nor their friends _____ going to watch the 2012 Olympics in London. are

15. --- _____ of the land in that district _____ covered with trees and grass. A.Two fifth, is B.Two fifth,are C.Two fifths, is D.Two fifths, are ---I have finished a large part of the book; the rest _______more difficult. A.is B.are C.was D.were

16. My family ___ a big and happy one. There ____a student, two businessmen,three teachers in my family. My mother is a great woman who I admire most. She once had to give up her dream because of being a girl. One of the reasons _______ that girls, as well as their education, _______placed second to boys in the past. This problem was especially serious in the countryside, where caring for babies _____ regarded as the only job of women. Fill in the blanks is were is were is

17. Now, Mother is about 60 years old. What she likes best ____travel. In her spare time, she,along with her friends _______ (travel) around our country. She enjoys herself because what she cant achieve _________ been realized by us. is travels has

18. , 1. class, family, team, group, government, audience, crowd, public,committee, 2. or,either…or,neither…nor, not only …but also…, not…but… ; there be…/here be…

19. 3. and, ( a needle and thread, a horse and cart, a watch and chain,bread and butter ) 4. as well as, with, together with, along with, but, except, besides well than with well than with

20. 1.Describing your family like me. 2.Complete the translations.

21. Translation