It's a fine day. The White family get up at seven o'clock. They have breakfast at seven forty. And then they go to the park. They take a basket of food and a carpet（地毯）. The park is not far from their home, so they ride bikes there. Then they get to the park, it's half past eight. Mr. and Mrs. White are talking with each other. Their son, ted, is playing with a ball. Their daughter, Jenny, is taking photos.
After about an hour, Ted and Jenny sit down to relax. At that time, they see a squirrel eating a pine nut（松子）in a big tree. When they see the squirrel eating, they feel hungry（饥饿的）. They go to help their parents take the food out of the basket. Ted has a hamburger. Hamburgers are his favorite food. Jenny has an apple. Mr. and Mrs. White have some bread. They have a great time in the park.
小题1:What do the family take to the park?

A．A basket of food and a book.	B．A carpet and a dog.
C．A basket of food and a carpet.	D．Food and clothes.

小题2:When do they get to the park?

A．At 8:30 a.m.

B．At 8:00 a.m.

C．At 7:40 a.m.

D．At 7:00 a.m.

小题3:What is Jenny doing in the park?

A．She is reading a book.	B．She is taking photos.
C．She is playing with a ball.	D．She is drawing pictures.

小题4:What does the underlined word "squirrel" refer to（指）?

A．A kind of fruit.

B．A kind of animal.

C．A kind of drink.

D．A kind of sport.

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The White family ride bikes to the park.	B．Ted plays with a ball for about an hour.
C．Four people are in Mr. White's family.	D．Hamburgers are Jenny's favorite food.

For many school in Thailand, there are two terms. The first term is from the first week of May to the first week of October. The second term starts from the first week of November and finishes at the last week of February or the first week of March. The students don't get a break for Christmas（圣诞节）. But they get a 3-4 days' break for the New Year.
For many students, a school day is very long. They usually get to school at 7:30 a.m. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. there are three classes in the morning and they are 50 minutes each（每个）. Students have lunch at 11:00 a.m. they don't have dining halls so they have to eat in the classroom. Lunch time finishes at 12:25 p.m. there are three classes in the afternoon. School finishes at 3:15 p.m. many schools have a "homework" lesson after school, so students usually go home after 4:45 p.m.
小题1:How long is the first term in Thailand schools?

A．For six months.

B．For five months.

C．For four months.

D．For three moths.

小题2:What does the underlined word "break" mean in Chinese?

A．假期

B．节目

C．游览

D．计划

小题3:When do students usually get to school?

A．At 7:00 a.m.

B．At 7:30 a.m.

C．At 8:00 a.m.

D．At 8:30 a.m.

小题4:Why do students have to eat lunch in the classroom?

A．Because their dining halls are very small.

B．Because they must do their homework after lunch.

C．Because they don't have dining halls.

D．Because they bring lunch to school.

小题5:What can we learn from the passage?

A．There are three terms in Thailand schools.

B．Students don't go to school in November.

C．Students usually go home at 3:15 p.m.

D．Students have six classes a day.

Christmas was coming and my ten-year-old Alice told her father and me that she wanted a new bike.  Her bike was too   1  , and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas   2 ,  her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, we thought, for she didn't say it again. We were busy  3  some beautiful story books, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than   4 .
Now we didn't know   5  to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing  6  presents, parents' presents, a brother's present and friends' presents till midnight. So there was   7  time to take to buy the "right hike" for our little girl. Thinking we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt sorry and   8 .
Suddenly my husband had an idea. "What about making a little bike with clay (黏土) and writing a note that she could trade in (交换) the model bike for a real one?" So he spent the next five hours carefully __9__ with clay to make a small bike.
  10  Christmas morning, we were so excited for Alice to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the   11  loudly. She looked at me and said, "So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real  12 _?" Smiling, I said, "Yes!" Alice had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I would  13  trade in this beautiful bike Daddy made me. I __14 _ keep it than get a real bike. This is the best Christmas present   15  I have ever got in my life!"

小题1:	A．new B．old C．beautiful D．modern

小题2:	A．came nearer B．was over C．went by D．passed

小题3:	A．buy B．bought C．to buy D．buying

小题4:	A．something else B．anything else C．else something D．else anything

小题5:	A．what B．how C．why D．where

小题6:	A．children B．children's C．boy D．girls

小题7:	A．enough B．no C．much D．still a little

小题8:	A．happy B．excited C．sad D．angry

小题9:	A．works B．worked C．working D．to work

小题10:

A．In B．On C．At D．For

小题11:

A．book B．story C．note D．newspaper

小题12:

A．one B．ones C．some D．any

小题13:

A．usually B．certainly C．never D．of course

小题14:

A．am going to B．would like to C．had better D．would rather

小题15:

A．who B．those C．what D．that

In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
小题1:Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________.

A．want to be as rich as their neighbours

B．want others to know or to think that they are rich

C．don’t want others to know they are rich

D．want to be happy

小题2:It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to ________.

A．live outside New York City	B．live in New York City
C．live in apartments	D．have many neighbours

小题3:Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is ________.

A．an important name	B．a popular name in the United States
C．his neighbour’s name	D．not a good name

小题4:If a person who keeps up with the Joneses, he would _________.

A．do as the poor persons around him do

B．do everything he likes to do

C．do as his neighbours do

D．do as the rich people around him do

When you hear birds singing, do you want to sing with them? When the light wind  1   , can you feel its friendly touch on your face? When you see the first little    2    from the ground in the early spring, do you feel   3    about that? These are wonderful feelings from the nature.
The nature can make our everyday life colorful. It    4   gives us lots of lovely surprises. We can find some time to  5  close to the nature. Let’s feel it from our heart. We can enjoy the simple, easy moments under the clear sky, along the  6   river, or just in the park near our houses. We can feel many wonderful things in  7  place.
Why not   8  away from your busy work and take a rest in Mother Nature’s arms? You can sing with the bird, dance with the wind or jump with the rain.    9  the same time, we can find out the magic of life.
The nature is always preparing some   10  for you. It has put the gifts in the sky, along the river or in the park. Can you find them?
小题1:A. blows          B. falls           C. drops
小题2:A. animal         B. flower          C. rain
小题3:A. exciting       B. excited         C. boring
小题4:A. never          B. hardly          C. always
小题5:A. get            B. send        C. live
小题6:A. dirty          B. noisy           C. quiet
小题7:A. every          B. all             C. both
小题8:A. make           B. stay            C. leave
小题9:A. For            B. In              C. At
小题10:A. drinks        B. vegetables      C. gifts

Be Thankful
Be thankful when you don’t already have everything you want.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the chance to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for each new challenge(挑战) ,
because it will build your strength(意志) and character(品格).
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you important lessons
Be thankful when you’re tired,
because it means you’ve made a difference.
It’s easy to be thankful for the good things
A life of rich fulfillment(满足) comes to those
who are also thankful for the setbacks(挫折).
Gratitude(感激) can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.
小题1:According to the poem, ________ make us grow.

A．difficult times	B．good things
C．challenges	D．blessings

小题2:We should thank for new challenges because they will _________.

A．give you the chance to learn	B．build your strength and character
C．teach you important lessons	D．make your life different

小题3:_________ can turn a negative into a positive.

A．Troubles

B．Gratitude

C．Mistakes

D．Chances

小题4:The underlined word “blessings” probably means “_________” in Chinese.

A．幸事

B．烦恼

C．困境

D．霉运

小题5:The writer thinks that we should learn to be _________.

A．thankful

B．helpful

C．important

D．negative

From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying，but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies，others take part in sports. This is   1  by their own interests .
There are many different ways to spend our  2  time. Almost everyone has some kind of   3 . It may be something from 4 stamps to making model planes.Some hobbies are very  5 ，but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth  6 of money, others are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a fifty-cent piece which   7  him 250 dollars. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was all right. I know another man who likes collecting match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. However, to him they are quite valuable.8  makes him happier than finding a new match box for his collection.
That’s  9  a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important,  10   the pleasure it gives us is.

小题1:	A．decide B．decided C．depend D．depended

小题2:	A．work B．free C．busy D．sports

小题3:	A．hobby B．thing C．job D．way

小题4:	A．buying B．selling C．making D．collecting

小题5:	A．interesting B．exciting C．cheap D．expensive

小题6:	A．a little B．a few C．a lot D．a number

小题7:	A．paid B．cost C．took D．spent

小题8:	A．Everything B．Anything C．Nothing D．Something

小题9:	A．where B．how C．what D．why

小题10:

A．so B．but C．because D．as

Shopping used to mean actually going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your mouse and your things will be sent to your house in a couple of days.
November 11^th is a big day for people who like shopping online. On that day last year, many online stores offered a big discount and free delivery service. The biggest online shopping sites in China,Taobao.com and Tmall.com ，sold things worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also saves me a lot of time. And we often have more goods on many online stores than in shopping malls,” Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing, said to China Daily. She stayed up very late for a lot of cheap goods online. She spent several thousand that day.
Another big advantage of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different cities, even different countries, with ease. “I like eating duck neck very much and I often buy it on Taobao from shops in Wuhan. It’s much more delicious than what our local (当地的) stores sell, but cheaper,” said Zang Xin, a girl in Yangzhou.
While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, especially for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.
“Middle school students should pay more attention to their study. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert. “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the ages of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things that they want to. Some of goods are even bad for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”
小题1:Nowadays many people like shopping online instead of _________.

A．clicking their mouse	B．paying money
C．sitting in front of their computers	D．going to shops

小题2:What does the underlined phrase “with ease” mean?

A．轻松地

B．困难地

C．便宜地

D．昂贵地

小题3:According to the article, which of the following is not an advantage of shopping online?

A．It can save people time and money.	B．Online stores have better quality goods.
C．People can buy things from different places.	D．Online stores may have more kinds of goods.

小题4:People worry about students shopping online because students _________.

A．have no time to waste and are easily attracted to buy bad things

B．may depend too much on online shopping

C．haven’t met the online store owners

D．may buy nothing with a lot of money

小题5:The article is mainly about _________.

A．how to buy good products online

B．how to find good online stores.

C．advantages and disadvantages of online shopping.

D．dangers of shopping online for students.

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I am Jay from Zhuhai Sunshine Middle School. Recently, we carried out a survey on who we prefer to share worries with. We got different answers.
　　 Acording to the chart, those who would like to share their worries with their classmates and friends account for about 71%. It is mainly because they believe that if people are at the same age, they are easy to communicate and understand each other better.
　　About 22% of the students said they would like to share worries with their teachers and parents. According to them, adults are rich in experience, and that they can handle their problems easily. The rest prefer to keep worries to themselves. As for them, it’s a struggle to get along well with others, some of them said they didn’t want to trust anyone.
　　As far as I am concerned, I am willing to share worries with my best friends because they’re always kind and understanding. However, if I meet with some serious problems, I’ll be likely to ask my parents and teachers for help, who, I believe, have more experience to give me valuable advice.
Information Card

What is the survey we had about?	小题1:________________
How many percents of the students would like to share worries with their classmates and friends?	小题2:________________.
Why do students like to share worries with their teachers and parents?	小题3:________________.
What did the students who keep worries to themselves say?	小题4:_______________.
Why does Jay share worries with his best friend?	小题5:_______________.

 

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My problem is my parents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such tenable parents.  What should I do?
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Helen, why should your parents do all the housework? You should help around the house. –it’s only fair. I don’t think you should change your appearance though. Teenagers should look like teenagers.
Simon, England
小题1:What is Helen’s problem?

A．Her parents treat her badly.

B．She always worries about her parents.

C．Her parents don’t care about her feelings.

D．She doesn’t want to do what her parents ask.

小题2:In Emily’s opinion, Helen should              .

A．respect her parents	B．give her parents money
C．leave her parents	D．change her appearance

小题3:Simon suggests that Helen should           .

A．wear smart clothes	B．help with housework
C．do all the washing-up	D．change her appearance