GERALD Christian is in Grade 8 at Ridge Road Middle School in North Carolina, US. She is a member of her school basketball team. Late last month, the 14-year-old faced a big problem. Her mother lost her job. She thought she couldn't pay the $ 50 fee for the city's sports meet this year.
Christian was not the only one who had this problem. Some other middle school players in the city had the same problem.
That's why famous NBA player Michael Jordan gave $ 250, 000 to the city earlier this month. He wanted to help the poor students. Jordan said: "I know there are kids who get an education by playing sports. We need to keep sports alive for them."
Christian was shocked. "Really? I can't believe Michael did that for us. These days, I go to bed thinking about it and I wake up thinking about it," she said. "Now the problem is over. "
Christian wanted to say "thanks" to Jordan. "Michael, thank you for giving me the chance to show myself. I will do my best at the meet.
小题1:The underlined word "shocked" means ________.

A．moved

B．surprised

C．worried

D．afraid

小题2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Christian was a middle school student.

B．The students will have a sports meet.

C．Few of the players could pay the fee.

D．Christian's mother lost her job last month.

小题3:Christian thanked Jordan because he helped her ________.

A．to get a chance to show herself

B．to become a basketball player

C．to go on her study at school

D．to win the basketball match

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English writer teaches us a lot about life
Charles Dickens is a great British writer in the 19th century. Most of his books are still popular even today.
In 1812, Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England. Dickens didn't like playing with other boys when he was a little child, but he loved reading books. Childhood was not easy for Dickens. He began to work at a factory at the age of 12. Every day, he spent 10 hours washing bottles and cleaning shoes.
When Dickens was 16, he became a reporter for a newspaper. During that time, Dickens wrote his first book, The Pickwick Papers. The book came out in 1836-37 and made Dickens rich and famous. His hard times were at an end.
Most of Dickens' books are about the difficulties of living in Victorian England. The characters（人物）in his books are often children. They usually live a hard life in a boarding（寄宿）school, or have to work in a factory at a young age.
However, Dickens' works are all about hope. He wrote sad and dark stories, but they are always filled with humor（幽默）. And most of his stories have happy endings, as with A Christmas Carol. It is about a selfish man. He finds love and friendship after looking back on his life one Christmas Eve.
小题1:Where was Dickens from?
小题2:Was life difficult for Dickens when he was a child?
小题3:What made Dickens rich and famous?
小题4:What do the children in his books usually do?
小题5:Why does the writer say "Dickens' works are all about hope."?

Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn't know   26  Benny lived.   27  the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the   28  to Benny's house. "His house is not far from my house," said the woman. "It's behind the trees. But you can't get there   29  You can go there by bus. It'll   30  you hours to get there   31  foot. " "What's   32  with her?" Tony thought, "I can see Benny's house from here now.  It's behind the   33  ."
Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was   34  There was a river in front of him, and he couldn't see a boat. The house was on the other side of the   35 .

小题1:	A．what B．where C．how D．why

小题2:	A．By B．On C．Near D．In

小题3:	A．place B．house C．bus D．way

小题4:	A．well B．now C．easily D．hurriedly

小题5:	A．spend B．take C．bring D．carry

小题6:	A．in B．on C．by D．with

小题7:	A．matter B．trouble C．wrong D．right

小题8:	A．houses B．rivers C．trees D．boats

小题9:	A．right B．good C．wrong D．fine

小题10:

A．road B．street C．tree D．river

Mrs. Black was a poor old woman and she lived in a small village. Her husband died ten years ago. But she had a 24-year-old daughter. Her name was Alice. She worked in New York and lived there. It was far away from her mother's village, and she was not happy about this. One day Alice said to her mother, "I've found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week. But don't worry, Mum. I'll send you some money every week. "
A month later, Mrs. Black was very angry. She decided to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train. When she saw her daughter, she said, "Alice, why do you never call me?"
Alice laughed, "But mother," she said, "you haven't got a telephone."
"No", she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "
小题1:Mrs. Black lived __________.

A．in Canada

B．in Australia

C．in England

D．in America

小题2:Mrs. Black lived __________.

A．alone	B．with her husband
C．with her daughter	D．with her mother

小题3:Alice decided to work in Boston because __________.

A．New York was too far from her mother's village

B．Boston was near her mother's village

C．she had found a good job there

D．she thought Boston was a quiet and nice place

小题4:A month later, Mrs. Black went to see her daughter in Boston __________.

A．by air

B．by train

C．by bus

D．by sea

小题5:Alice had never telephoned her mother because __________.

A．she didn't have time to do so

B．her mother didn't have a telephone

C．she didn't want to spend money on calling

D．her mother didn't know how to make a telephone call

You can reach almost any goal if you want to—but sometimes it takes great efforts to realize  your dream．
That was quite true for me．When I was 17 years old，I broke my father’s_____．He had  saved enough from an average income to send me to college to become a lawyer．Three months later I was home telling him that I had left college — and for the first time I saw him ______.
“Son，I’m always going to love you even though you’ll never achieve anything，’’he said with  tears(眼泪)in his eyes．
When I walked out of that room，I was burning with something within my body．Not  everyone has the chance to feel it．I did not just want to______ — I had to．
But I couldn't see how to do it and all the time my father’s words were in my mind. I become a salesperson．It was not______ because I knew almost nothing about marketing.
Then a man introduced me to the Edwards training course．I went and learned a lot of useful______．I tried my best to put them to work．Soon after that，I started tasting the sweet fruits of Success for the first time．
Some time later，I told the manager of my company that I would like to meet with Mr．Edwards．They arranged it for me．When the day came，I told him，“Mr. Edwards，my goal is to be able to train people just as you trained me．’’______，he agreed to let me try．
All that came true because I set goals to make it happen．Sticking to the goal was the most important．

小题1:	A．promise B．record C．heart D．law

小题2:	A．shout B．cry C．laugh D．relax

小题3:	A．succeed B．argue C．stop D．move

小题4:	A．fair B．easy C．serious D．safe

小题5:	A．poems B．dialogues C．excuses D．skills

小题6:	A．Luckily B．Usually C．Clearly D．Suddenly

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Intern”
“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day．”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”
“spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life’ friends．”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾) called Internet addiction．According to experts，Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet．
For example，one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him．They called the police．The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet — for seven days straight．
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted．The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people．  
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(症状)：

★You go out with your friends less and less．
★You can’t wait to get online again．
★You’ve decided to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．
★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet．
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it，or the Internet would control you．
小题1:How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?
小题2:Where was the missing college student found?
小题3:Why do some experts worry most about young people?
小题4:What is one symptom of Internet addiction?
小题5:How can Internet addicts solve their problem?
小题6:What might be the title of this passage? (In no more than TEN words)

In England, people often ____36____ the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just ___37___in spring. An hour later black ___38____ come and then it rains____39____. In the late afternoon the sky will be____40____. The sun will begin_____41_____, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should ___42____warm clothes.
When you go to England, you ____43____that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat ___44___them on a sunny day, but you should not laugh at them. ____45____ you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in England.
小题1:A. talk to B. talk with    C. talk about
小题2:A. like    B. likes    C. liked
小题3:A. clouds  B. cloud    C. snow
小题4:A.big B. heavy    C. heavily
小题5:A. rainy   B. sunny    C. snowy   
小题6:A. to shine    B. shine    C. to shining
小题7:A. put on  B. wear C. in  
小题8:A. saw B. sees C. will see
小题9:A. with    B. for  C. to  
小题10:A. Before B. If   C. After

Summer holiday is coming , what do you like to do ?here are four students telling us what they will do in the coming summer holiday.
Mai hajui  Baihetiya, 14 .
I am from Xinjiang . I am studying at Tianjin No.2 Middle School now. I will go on a trip to Beijing . I am going to the Great Wall , the Summer Palace and the Palace Museum . I will go to Wangfujing Street to buy a sweater for my mother, a scarf for my father and a T- shirt for my brother.
Wu Jun, 13.
I come from Shanghai . My favourite season is summer . I like going swimming with my friends in the swimming pool. It is very exciting .
Mike ,13 . 
I am studying at Nanjing No. 5 Middle School . I miss my parents very much . I will go back to America to see my family . Summer is a good season to go out . I will have a picnic with my friends in the countryside . I can also play football and baseball with my friends . How happy we will be . 
Liu Shuyi, 14,
I am from Shanghai . I like summer best because I can eat ice cream and wear a dress. I am not good at English . I will join an English club to learn English .
小题1:How many family members will Mai hajui Baihetiya buy presents for? _________

A．Three .

B．Four .

C．Five .

D．Six .

小题2:Who likes swimming according to the passage?________ .
A. Wu Jun        B. Mike   C.Mai hajui Baihetiya  D. Both A and B. 
小题3:Who likes playing baseball according to the passage?

A．Wu Jun.

B．Mike .

C．Liu Shuyi

D．Mai hajui Baihetiya .

小题4:Liu Shuyi likes summer best because she can _________ .

A．eat ice cream	B．go boating .
C．eat fish .	D．go fishing .

小题5:Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?

A．Mike is from America.

B．Liu Shuyi speaks English very well.

C．Mai hajui Baihetiya lives in Tianjing now

D．Wu jun and Mike are of the same age.

Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的)  51 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 52 , but with no success.
When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 53 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 54 spoke.
"There might be something wrong with his 55 , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.
"But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."
"It's certainly very 56 ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."
57 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 58 word.
Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 59 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you  60 so long to speak?"
"I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."

小题1:	A．because B．when C．though D．before

小题2:	A．speak B．walk C．play D．laugh

小题3:	A．taught B．found C．examined D．asked

小题4:	A．never B．often C．usually D．always

小题5:	A．back B．hair C．face D．mind

小题6:	A．unfair B．strange C．noisy D．quiet

小题7:	A．Hours B．Weeks C．Months D．Years

小题8:	A．good B．right C．single D．new

小题9:	A．chair B．meal C．hands D．books

小题10:

A．slept B．walked C．served D．waited

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Do you write your own blog(博客)？Do you often  36 others' blogs on the Internet?
All over the world, not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experience and 37 advice or help.
“I write my activities every day,  38 funny things or worries in my life.” says Lali, a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington." I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more  39 and more people will like it, It's a good way to  40 my life to the world." She has had her blog for eight months.
Students like writing blogs  41 they can write anything they want to, but don't need to 42 any money.
Once(一旦)you start to write your blog, you will  43 that you open up a new world. But what you write down may trouble you  44 .So, use the blog carefully  45 you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everybody's life colorful.

小题1:	A．read B．write C．forget D．miss

小题2:	A．learen from B．deal with C．ask for D．depend on

小题3:	A．without B．between C．including D．besides

小题4:	A．common B．modern C．famous D．interesting

小题5:	A．show B．send C．bring D．report

小题6:	A．unless B．while C．until D．because

小题7:	A．save B．spend C．take D．waste

小题8:	A．dream B．think C．find D．hope

小题9:	A．sometimes B．always C．ever D．never

小题10:

A．only when B．even though C．so that D．ever since