Building up a close relationship with friends in important in all cultures . But different cultures have different ways of socializing .
The Chinese love going to restaurants . Family , friends and co – workers all go out to eat as a way of relaxing . That is why there are so many drunken drivers in China , who could face criminal punishment（刑事事处罚）.
Although British people socialize by going out for dinner , most people meet in pubs . They go there in the evening and sometimes during the day . Most people order wine or beer . Going out for a drink with friends or workmates after work is particulary important British tradition .
But for the French , the place to socialize is in cafes . They are a central part of daily life in France and its culture . People will go to cafes at all times during the day . In the morning , people may go there to buy a newspaper and a cup of coffee . At lunch they may go there for something to eat . Then when it’s evening they may return to enjoy a glass of wine .
In the US , dinner parties are a common way for friends to spend their time together . One person will host a party by cooking a large meal for a group and the guests will bring drinks or small dishes like desserts .
小题1:According to the passage , how do Chinese people relax themselves ?

A．They smoke .	B．They sing songs .
C．They go to restaurants to eat .	D．They drink wine .

小题2:What does the underlined word “they” refer to ?

A．The Chinese .	B．The Cafes .
C．The French .	D．The Culture in France .

小题3:When it is 7:00 pm , what may the French do ?

A．They may go to cafes to buy a newspaper and a cup of coffee .

B．They may host a party by cooking a large meal for a group at home .

C．They may go to cafes for something to eat .

D．They may go to cafes to enjoy a glass of wine .

小题4:What is the main idea of the passage ?

A．Building up a close relationship with friends is important in all cultures .

B．Different cultures have difficult ways of socializing .

C．British people socialize by going out for dinner .

D．In the US , dinner parties are a common way for friends to spend time together .

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Confidence(自信) is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude（态度）. A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:
Speak loudly When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can understand you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. When you are athletic, you will be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day and see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everyone laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
Get rid of(消除) fear Fear comes along with failure(失败). But it’s easy to get over if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
Pick up what you like to do If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.

Title: How to 小题1:_________
Speak loudly	Try to speak loudly to 小题2:__________by people and you’ll become more confident.
Play sports	小题3:__________ to relax.
Encourage yourself	Write down a list of things you did during the day. Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
Get rid of fear	Failure is part of your life. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
Pick up 小题4:_	Sing 小题5:__________ you can if you like doing that. A hobby can make you outstanding, happy and confident.

Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria (衡量标准，尺度) in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They looked for a university that offered the teenager’s intended major (主修科目), one located near a large city, and a campus (大学校园) where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue (问题) is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns (担心), and the same question was always  asked: What about crime? But when college officials al ways gave the same answer---“That’s not a problem here.” ---Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatsoever?” comments (评论) Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: In 1999 the U.S . Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics (统计数字)  by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity (名声), leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be serious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog (监视) group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
小题1:The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August_________.

A．to express the opinions of many parents

B．to choose a right one for their daughter

C．to check the cost of college education

D．to find a right one near a large city

小题2:It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges_________.

A．receive too many visitors

B．mirror the rest of the nation

C．hide the truth of campus crime

D．have too many watchdog groups

小题3:The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means “_________”.

A．mind

B．take

C．believe

D．expect

小题4:What is the text mainly about?

A．Exact campus crime statistics.

B．Crimes on or around campuses.

C．Effective solutions to campus crime.

D．Concerns about kids’ campus safety.

I am Alice. I like We chat. It is fst, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through We chat, Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing.

I am David. I love Micro blog. I update my Micro blog when I am free. We can share instant（即时的）messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Micro blog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Micro blog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun.

I’m Lily. I don’t like We chat or Micro blog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes on We chat. Many people are cheated because they believe in other people they meet on We chat easily. It is not a real world. As to Micro blog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的）girl.

小题1:Who loves Micro blog?

A．Alice.

B．David.

C．Lily.

D．Leehom Wang.

小题2:What does Alice think about We chat?

A．It’s fast and convenient.	B．It’s fashionable but slow.
C．It’s safe and useful.	D．It’s fun but expensive.

小题3:Why doesn’t Lily believe We chat?

A．Because many people are cheated on We chat easily.

B．Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends.

C．Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends.

D．Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others.

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family?
Some women say they need time to be alone.

At Mother's Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, "Mom, what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear, I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job  -  taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, and they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp !
小题1:Why would some mothers like to be alone?

A．Because they have too many friends.

B．Because they can't get along well with others.

C．Because they are too busy to relax themselves.

D．Because they have no time to do some shopping.

小题2:Which of the following is NOT true about Mother's Camp?

A．There are no husbands or children.	B．Women spend two days with their families.
C．Women can sleep, read or watch TV.	D．Women enjoy walking, swimming or boating.

小题3:                  is one of the biggest problems for working wives in the United States.

A．Doing chores at home	B．Working outside the house
C．When to take a vacation	D．Looking after their children

小题4:From this passage we can see              in the United States.

A．almost all the women work outside the home

B．husbands do as much housework as their wives at home

C．women hate to stay at home with their husbands and children

D．working wives do so much housework that they want to get a rest

小题5:What is the best title(标题 ) for this passage?

A．How busy working mothers are.

B．How to buy special gifts for mothers.

C．Mothers relax away from home.

D．Spending a vacation with mothers.

A green life sometimes just needs a good idea like sharing cars共车. It’s a new way of thinking. You can use a car but you don’t need to own it. Now the idea of “car sharing” has become       in many countries.
As we know, most cars are parked in garages for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars as long as one or two     a day on average. When we don’t use them, we have to pay for parking and      things. That coats too much money. To save money, some people come up with the idea of “car sharing”. If we share a car, we’ll only         when we use it.
Now many people are starting to do car sharing. In Switzerland, almost 40.000 people have joined it. Japan is also trying to make     popular around the country.
小题1:A popular         B. interesting        C. funny
小题2:A. hour           B. hours            C. minutes
小题3:A. other          B. others            C. another
小题4:A. spend          B. cost            C. pay
小题5:A. time saving      B. money saving     C. car sharing

Many students have already had clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have in the future. We believe boys’ choices are different from girls’. To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey in Green High School. The following diagram shows the results of the survey.

小题1:About 45% of the girls would like to be ________ in the future.

A．bank clerks

B．reporters

C．scientists

D．teachers

小题2:About ________ of the boys want to be teachers as well.

A．5%

B．15%

C．28%

D．38%

小题3:Which job do the girls like least?

A．Bank clerks

B．Reporters

C．Managers

D．Scientists

小题4:What does the diagram show us?

A．Boys’ abilities of jobs are the same as girls’.

B．Boys’ abilities of jobs are different from girls’.

C．Boys’ choices of jobs are the same as girls’.

D．Boys’ choices of jobs are different from girls’.

小题5:Which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A．More girls would like to be reporters than boys.

B．More boys would like to be bank clerks than girls.

C．Boys would like to be reporters most.

D．Girls would like to be managers most.

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to cheat? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out (略去) important information that should be inside, he can give you a false picture.
For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians (政客) often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and got three million jobs. Then she tries to get another term. One of her opponents (竞争对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had increased two million jobs.’’
Advertisers will sometimes use half–truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to say that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of cheating happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
小题1:We may infer that the author believes people should ________.

A．buy lottery tickets if possible

B．make use of half–truths

C．be careful about what they are told

D．not trust the Yucky Company

小题2:How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to cheat?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Using half truths is against the law.

B．Technically, half truths are in fact lies.

C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache.

D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term.

小题4:Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A．He’s really a big loser!

B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well.

C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths.

D．It’s against the law to make false statements.

A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman        in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked        , so he offered her a cake. She        it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was          pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave.          he left, he gave her a kiss. She gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy         home, his mother saw the look of joy         his face. “She asked him,          made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God. She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!” The old woman also returned to her home       . Her son asked, “Mother, why are you so happy?” She answered, “I ate cakes in the park with God. You know, he’s much         than I expected.”
小题1:A. sits                B. sitting                  C. to sit
小题2:A. hungry          B. angry                    C. thirsty
小题3:A. receives            B. gave                 C. accepted
小题4:A. very                B. too                  C. so
小题5:A. Before          B. After                    C. Since
小题6:A. got to          B. got                  C. reaches
小题7:A. in              B. with                 C. on
小题8:A. Which           B. Where                   C. What
小题9:A. happily         B. happy                    C. happiness
小题10:A. young          B. younger              C. the youngest

I stood in line to sign up for the middle school track(田径)team.
“Track isn't an      sport.” the coach said. “Are you ready to practice hard every day?”
“Oh, yes. I love running.” I replied.
“Well, that's good,” the coach said.“     starts tomorrow after school.”
I was a little nervous about running with mostly older students, but I decided to face my fear.
“Welcome to the first day of practice.” the coach ordered everyone to the bottom of a sand hill. “Okay.”, he said, “This is the       practice we'll do all season. You are going to run up and down the sand hill ten times as fast as you can. If you can't     _it, move to the side.” We all lined up, legs ready.
“Go！”the coach shouted, and      we went.
I considered myself a bit small but strong. Running up that hill, however, was harder than I had imagined it would be. The sand kept falling down under my feet and it was hard to keep balance(平衡). I tried      my feet in deeper, but people kept passing me shouting “Look out!” and “Move off to the side!”
“Don't cry,” I told myself as tears filled my eyes. I had to step aside. I went home from practice feeling like a(an)    .
That night my dad noticed sad face and asked what was wrong. The story came pouring out. Dad listened quietly and then asked, “How      do you want to run?”
“I really want to run,” I whispered through my tears.
“Then, run,” he said. “Everyone will respect you if you don't stop and give      all you have. I know how strong-mined you can be when you set your mind to it.”
The next day the hill looked as hard as it had been the day before, but I had a new attitude and something to     . “Go！” the coach shouted. Several older students ran by me as we started up the hill. I still fell in the sand, and I still wanted to leave every step of the way; but I kept      slowly and progressively. When I reached the top, I gave a silent cheer and headed back down again. My dad was right. I won      that day and became a part of the team. On my last time down, everyone clapped and cheered.

小题1:	A．old B．easy C．exciting D．unusual

小题2:	A．Practice B．Progress C．Class D．Work

小题3:	A．funniest B．hardest C．safest D．worst

小题4:	A．get B．find C．make D．follow

小题5:	A．away B．out C．up D．by

小题6:	A．fixing B．resting C．shaking D．digging

小题7:	A．stranger[ B．failure C．honor D．hero

小题8:	A．badly B．quickly C．hard D．well

小题9:	A．them B．you C．us D．it

小题10:

A．change B．realize C．learn D．prove

小题11:

A．climbing B．jumping C．falling D．rushing

小题12:

A．trust B．praise C．respect D．support