Find the only mistake in each line and correct it.

Get a full scholarship（奖学金） to study at New 21. 1.

York University gives Vera a good chance to start her university far from home.

Bringing up in a small Florida town by her grandparents, 22. 2.

Vera wanted to see the outside world when she graduated from high school three years ago.

“I was 17 and just wanted to get out of my small town.” said

Vera, who studies Chinese in her high school three years ago 23. 3.

and is majoring in Global China Studies at NYU Shanghai now.

As a foreign student, Vera found that difficult to face 24. 4.

the cultural differences at first, and it didn’t take her 25. 5.

long to get used to them. Only two weeks later, it wasn’t a problem at all.

For her first three years of study abroad, she chose Argentina 26. 6.

and Italy because she dreamt to study different kinds of language. 27. 7.

“The people in those places that I’ve gone to help me improve 28.8.

my Spanish and learn Italian. I also spent time travel to Eastern 29.9.

Europe when I was there.” Vera said.

Talking about her career plans, she is thirsty for working in the

language-teaching area which she had experiences before. 30. 10.

Choose the right sentences to complete the article.

Say you're sitting around with some friends playing video games and someone mentions a game that happens to be one of your favorites. “Oh, that game's easy. So don’t spend the time on it,” one of your friends says. The others agree. 1.

You have just experienced what is commonly referred to as peer (同伴)pressure, also called peer influence（影响）. You will take on a certain kind of behavior, dress, or attitude(态度) in order to be accepted as part of a group of your “peers “. As a teenager, it is possible for you to have experienced the influence of peer pressure in a number of different areas.

2. For teenagers, as school and other activities take you away from home, you may spend more time with your friends than with your family. As you become more independent, your peers naturally play a greater role in your life.

According to Dr. Casey from Cornell University, teenagers are very quick and correct in making decisions on their own and in situations where they have time to think .3. In a recent study, teenage volunteers played a video driving game, either alone or with friends watching. The researchers discovered that the number of risks（冒险） teenagers took more than doubled when their friends were watching, compared with when they played alone. This shows that teenagers may find it more difficult to control risky behavior when their friends are around, or in situations where they are very angry.

4. A teenager might join in a volunteer project because his or her friends are doing it, or get good grades because his or her friends think getting good grades is important. In fact, friends often encourage each other to study or try out for sports.

5. So when it comes to decision making, the choice is up to you.

A. We are all influenced by our peers at any age somehow.

B. Though you are always influenced by those around us, it is you that are always the final decision-maker.

C. Although you enjoy the game very much, not wanting to agree with them, you go along with them in the end.

D. Just as people can influence us to make foolish choices, they can also influence us to make good ones.

E. However, when they make decisions in the heat of the moment or in social situations, their decisions are often influenced by factors like peers.

Fill in the blanks with proper words whose first letters are given.

April Fools’ Day is on April 1st. People can play j1.on others on this special day. If you succeed, you usually laugh and say “April Fool!” The person who has been fooled by you laughs, too, and he will never be a2. with you on that day.

Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to thank our mothers. On that day mothers usually r3. flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a good r4..

Easter Day f5. on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21st. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ（耶稣） comes back to life. Many people go to church and children often get p6. such as toy rabbits.

Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. It’s a n7. holiday for all the people around the United States. Thanksgiving Day has been c8. since 1789. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get together and have a big dinner for celebration.

Christmas Day falls on December 25th, which is an annual festival, commemorating（纪念） the b9. of Jesus Christ. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations. Religious and cultural celebrations can be seen e10. around the world, from Stuart, a small town in Florida to Paris, France; from New Zealand to Russia. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.

Read the passage carefully and complete the table with only one word for each blank.

Many countries around the world have National Parks. There are about 7, 000 National Parks around the world. Most of them protect natural settings as well as the plants and animals that live there, but a few are in towns and cities.

Are National Parks in England the same as those in other countries?

Many National Parks around the world are huge in area but without any people, but in England most of the countryside within them is useful for farming and other activities. As a result, National Parks in England include places where people live and work, as well as wild and beautiful areas where there is a sign of human life.

Why do visitors go to the National Parks?

There are plenty of activities to do in all of the National Parks in England. Visitors can walk or cycle, following marked route, and many of the parks organize activities for families.

Are there any problems in the National Parks?

There are about 110 million visitors to the parks every year, bringing many benefits(好处） to the areas but causing problems too. Many popular towns and villages can be filled with visitors. This results in overcrowded car parks and roads blocked with traffic. Life can be difficult for people who live there, as more and more gift shops and cafes are opened instead of those everyday shops; in popular areas, house prices can become too high for local people to afford,which makes it hard for them to stay in the area.

Another major problem is litter. In the parks it is a particular danger to animals. Broken glass can also cause fires by focusing the rays of the sun. When these start in wild places, they are much harder to control and can damage large areas very quickly.

How can people help?

All National Parks in England promote (倡导) the Countryside Code, which tells people how to take care of their environment. If these rules are followed, the National Parks will be protected and continue to give pleasure to many people for a long time. And of course people who are against the rules must be fined.

Read the article carefully and answer the questions.

Could getting a good night’s sleep avoid putting on weight for children?

According to a new study, putting preschoolers in bed by 8 P.M. could reduce their chances of becoming overweight later in life by half. Preschoolers are children around the age of 4 or 5.

The researchers from Ohio State University wrote their findings in the Journal of Pediatrics. They have found that young children who go to bed after 9 P.M. are twice as likely to be obese later in life. The lead author of the study is Sarah Anderson. She says that it’s very important for parents to create a bedtime routine for their children.

How was the research conducted? Researchers chose 977 children for it. These children are part of a larger project called the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. The project follows healthy babies born in 1991 in ten U.S. cities. In order to have a clearer picture of the results, researchers then divided the children into three groups:

*those who went to bed by 8 P.M. or earlier;

*those who went to bed between 8 P.M. and 9 P.M.;

*those whose bedtimes were after 9 P.M.

When these children turned 15 years old, the researchers looked at the results of the study. Of those with the earliest bedtimes, only one out of ten was obese. Of those who went to bed between 8 and 9 at night. 16 percent of the children became obese. And out of those with the latest bedtimes, 23 percent of the children became obese.

“Having a usual bedtime routine can lower children’s risk of becoming overweight. Besides, as usual, early bedtime is also likely to have positive effects on behavior and social development,” said Professor Anderson.

1.Where were the researchers from? (within 6 words)

2.How many children were chosen for the research? ( within 2 words)

3.Why did the researchers divide the children into three groups? (with 9 words)

4.When did the researchers look at the results? ( within 8 words)

5.Do children who have a usual bedtime routine have a lower risk of becoming overweight? ( within 3 words)

Writing.

You are a middle school student. Every day, you meet some problems. What are the common problems you usually meet? Write an article to talk about it.

1. What are the common problems that middle school students meet?

2. What is your biggest problem?

3. What’s your solution to your problem?

4. What’s your suggestion to those students who can’t face problems?

5. Ending.

6. 80-120 words.

Computer technology makes possible for many people to work at home.

A. it B. these C them D. one

We will some money for the poor children. Would you like to come?

A. spend B. raise C. watch D. imagine

I don’ t know if Jack . If he , call me, please.

A. comes; come B. will come; will come

C. will come; comes D. comes; will come

The government provided the homeless people food and clothes.

A. in B. with C. onto D. to