Nick is a student. He has four friends. They are Ben, Eric, Peter and Andy. But they are all very different. Nick is confident and kind. He is also a good listener. All of his friends like to talk to him about their problems. This is his best quality. Ben is the quietest friend of them. He is not energetic and active like Eric, or outgoing like Peter. But he is so patient and fair. When they have an argument, Ben is always there to listen to everyone and make sure that everybody stays friends. Andy is very clever and hard-working. He does the best in exams at school. It is really kind of Andy to help Peter with his homework when he is having trouble. They get along well with each other like brothers.
小题1:What do you think of Ben?

A．He is just like Peter.

B．He is energetic and active.

C．He likes to argue.

D．He is quiet, but fair and patient.

小题2: What is Nick’s best quality?

A．He is confident.	B．He is kind.
C．He has good friends.	D．He is a good listener.

小题3:What is Peter like ?

A．Energetic

B．Outgoing

C．Quiet

D．Patient and fair

小题4: What is it kind of Andy to do ?

A．To help Peter with his homework.

B．To do well in exams

C．To help Nick with his homework.

D．To be hard-working and clever.

小题5:Who is always there to make sure that everyone stays friends when they have an argument?

A．Peter

B．Eric

C．Andy

D．Ben

Making friend is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing（乐意） to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.
Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are giving an opinion about us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same away. Try to accept(接受)yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束). You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to keep self-confident(自信)even when you don’t feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall(趾高气扬)and straight, look directly at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is based on each other’s liking and “give and take”. They take time and efforts to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.
小题1:If you want to meet people and make friends, what should you do?

A．Join a club or group.	B．Talk with those who like the same things.
C．Join someone in some activity.	D．All of the above(上面)

小题2:In the sentence “After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown.”, the word “unknown” means _____.

A．without somebody knowing	B．without somebody liking
C．unfriendly	D．unpleasant

小题3:How do you feel more comfortable when you are with new people?

A．Shake hands with others

B．Accept yourself as you are, and put the other as ease

C．Don’t talk with those who don’t like.

D．Walk tall and straight.

小题4:If you’d like to speak to someone, what should you do?

A．You should wait until the person says something.

B．You should stay home alone.

C．You should cough until the person notices you.

D．You should say something at first.

小题5:Friendship is based on______

A．meeting for the first time	B．each other’s liking and “give and take”
C．keeping self-confident	D．facing the unknown

Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
1   a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of   2 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a   3  situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an   4   builder．And together with the builder you will make a
5 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also   6  the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must   7 ，because the prices may   8 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
9   the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can  10   a little more and add something to your original plan．

小题1:	A．buy B．decorate C．build D．find

小题2:	A．floor B．place C．land D．playground

小题3:	A．mysterious B．surprised C．pleased D．pleasant

小题4:	A．excited B．experienced C．interesting D．extra

小题5:	A．map B．plan C．decision D．discussion

小题6:	A．find out B．carry on C．work out D．work on

小题7:	A．be corrected B．be copied C．be read D．be written

小题8:	A．swap B．change C．exist D．influence

小题9:	A．When B．While C．Until D．Since

小题10:

A．cost B．spend C．take D．pay for

A 14-year-old boy from the USA was  1  as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．
Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much interest in computer．One day，he  2  an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message  3  “Help! Pain! Help!”．The message was from Finland，thounds of kilometers away from America．
“I didn't know  4  I should do，” Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really  5  to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first. But the message kept coming．
By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 6  and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja,  7  was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was  8  , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch  9   the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. Luckily, she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.“I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but  10   saved her life.”

小题1:	A．described B．describing C．looked D．looking

小题2:	A．sent B．sends C．was sending D．is sending

小题3:	A．talk B．talking C．say D．saying

小题4:	A．how B．what C．where D．when

小题5:	A．patient B．painful C．easy D．difficult

小题6:	A．telephoned B．replied C．found D．talked

小题7:	A．she B．her C．who D．whom

小题8:	A．better B．worse C．harder D．easier

小题9:	A．with B．on C．to D．at

小题10:

A．a boy B．doctors C．the police D．email

The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian,he would often shake his head.The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said.But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “No.” If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again,and the driver shook his head again. At last the offcer, of course,got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!”
The driver answered in quite loud voice,too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and with a smile, “No means Yes here!”
小题1:An Indian would shake his head when __________．

A．he didn’t want to say anything

B．he agreed with others

C．he talked to others

D．other people were wrong

小题2:The foreign officer was surprised that _________.

A．the driver could not understand him

B．the driver refused his order

C．the driver drove him to another place

D．the driver shook his head as he said “Yes”

小题3:The underlined word “Order” means         .

A．顺序

B．订购

C．命令

D．建议

小题4:The sentence “No means Yes here” means         .

A．in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning

B．Indians shake heads when they agree with each other

C．there is no difference between Yes and No

D．we shake our heads to say No,not Yes as Indians do

小题5:According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

A．Shaking the head doesn’t always have the same meaning in different countries．

B．When an Indian shakes his head, he really means Yes．

C．In India, the word No means Yes．

D．In China shaking the head means No．

Once a beggar(乞丐) had walked about five miles in the hot sun. He was quite tired and wanted to   1 . As he came to a crossing, he saw a tall tree. On one side   2  the tree he saw a board(木牌). “Take This Road To Franklin” was written on the board.
“I will rest under the   3 ,” said the beggar. “I can lie on the board while I sleep.” As the beggar   4 , a doctor rode up to him. “Wake up, beggar!” said the doctor. “I am lost. Can you tell me   5  road to take to Franklin?” “It is too hot to think,” said the beggar. “Thinking is work in such a   6  day.” “Here is a dollar,” said the doctor, “now, will you think?” “Of course, I will, sir!” said the beggar, “  7  that road to Franklin.” After a while, a driver stopped to   8  the beggar which road to take to Franklin. “You must give me a dollar,” said the beggar, “for me to start thinking.” The driver gave him a dollar. “Turn to the left,” the beggar said.
The beggar went back to   9 . Before long a farmer woke him up.
“Which is the road to Franklin?” he asked. The beggar got   10  dollar and the farmer went along the road.
“A doctor gets paid when he doctors.” said the beggar to himself, “A driver gets paid when he drives, and a farmer gets paid when he farms. But this time a beggar got paid, and all he did was thinking!”

小题1:	A．drink B．eat C．rest D．ride

小题2:	A．with B．of C．by D．for

小题3:	A．tree B．sign C．road D．bed

小题4:	A．thought B．said C．passed D．slept

小题5:	A．right B．which C．short D．only

小题6:	A．warm B．cold C．hot D．wet

小题7:	A．Walk B．Take C．Go D．Get

小题8:	A．tell B．show C．ask D．help

小题9:	A．sleep B．work C．read D．write

小题10:

A．three B．more C．paid D．another

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小题1:If you spend 100 dollars or more, you can ____________.

A．get a CD free	B．get 6 hours of free parking
C．get some stamps free	D．get a car free

小题2:Buy one tie at Daniel's Menswear, you may get another _______free.

A．cheaper tie	B．more expensive tie
C．tie of the same price	D．tie of different price

小题3:You can get a 10% discount on any books if you _______ at the Book Store.

A．buy some gifts	B．buy some tickets
C．show this coupon	D．buy some books

小题4:If you want to have free soft drink, you can go to____________.

A．Mike's Cafe

B．the Book Store

C．Daniel’s Menswear

D．the Movie House

小题5:If John pays 10 dollars for a full-price movie ticket on Tuesdays, he can buy a second ticket for only____________.

A．5 dollars

B．10 dollars

C．15 dollars

D．20 dollars

When I was in primary school，I got into a major(主要的) argument with a boy in my class. I can't   1  what it was about，but I have never forgotten the   2  I learned that day.
I was sure that I was right and he was wrong－and he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The   3  decided to teach us a very important lesson. She   4  both of us up to the   5  of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the   6  of her desk was a large，round object. I could   7  see that it was black. She asked the boy what   8   the object was. "White," he answered in a loud voice.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white,   9 it was obviously black！Another   10   started between my classmate and me，this   11  about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed   12 ，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I   13   answer，"White." It was an object with two   14  colored sides，and from his side it was white.  15  from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day：You must stand in the other person's shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their view.

小题1:	A．think B．suppose C．remind D．remember

小题2:	A．lesson B．speech C．class D．text

小题3:	A．officer B．teacher C．doctor D．parent

小题4:	A．told B．came C．brought D．woke

小题5:	A．back B．front C．middle D．side

小题6:	A．middle B．way C．front D．back

小题7:	A．happily B．luckily C．clearly D．nearly

小题8:	A．width B．shape C．color D．size

小题9:	A．when B．unless C．until D．if

小题10:

A．fight B．argument C．conversation D．game

小题11:

A．time B．year C．month D．day

小题12:

A．places B．seats C．attitudes D．glasses

小题13:

A．needed to B．was able to C．hoped to D．had to

小题14:

A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly

小题15:

A．Still B．Since C．Only D．Also

The summer sun is out, and we're beginning to feel the heat. Before you go outside to have fun, make sure you put on the right things!
Do you know what kind of clothes can make you look hot and keep you cool? Here are some ideas for clothes to help you look great.
Fun colors and cartoons are back from the 1980s this year; the dirty look is out. People will be looking for fresh bright colors this summer. Girls in pink look cute and sweet. And green makes everyone look more lively. Some of the best colours are cotton candy pink and lime green. These soft colours go well with jeans or just about anything else. As soon as you put on one of these colours, you'll feel like a star!
Some girls like something more interesting than all solid(单一的) colours. For them, there are lots of floral patterns (花卉图案) to choose from in shirts, dresses or skirts. A floral shirt looks nice with a light-coloured solid skirt or trousers.
Of course, jeans are in for boys. If you get too hot, try something lighter, like khaki cargo pants. They'll have enough pockets to keep everything you need for studying, playing and keeping cool! Army green is all the rage(盛行) this year.
小题1:This passage mainly tells us ____.

A．what colour to choose for summer clothes	B．how to make summer clothes
C．right colours for boys	D．how to hold a fashion show

小题2:The underlined word “in” probably means ____.

A．“在里面”

B．“流行的”

C．“参加”

D．“喜欢”

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

A．Colours, like red and green, look good with jeans.

B．A floral shirt goes well with a light-coloured solid skirt.

C．Light colours make people feel hot.

D．Army green is out this year.

小题4:Khaki cargo pants are special because they ____.

A．go well with floral patterns in shirts

B．make people want to dance

C．have enough pockets

D．are cheap

小题5:Which of the following colours may not look good in summer according to the passage? 

A．orange

B．pink

C．army green

D．black

Now throwing shoes at President Bush is a popular game on the Internet. It turns out that there are times when it’s good to throw shoes.
After leaving his office in the center of the city, a young man bought a new car and drove it from the city to his home. He was very happy and the car ran very fast. Suddenly, a shoe hit the car door . The man got very angry. He jumped out of the car and caught a boy who still had a shoe in his hand.
“Who are you? Why did you do that?” the young man shouted at the boy.
“I’m sorry. But I don’t know what else to do. My sister has been hurt. I cried for help but nobody stopped,” the boy said.
The man looked around and saw a girl by the road. Her leg was bleeding(流血).
“She is my sister. She wanted to cross the road but fell out of her wheelchair. She is too heavy for me. I can’t get her back into the wheelchair. ”The man was moved. He helped the bleeding girl back into her wheelchair.
“Thank you. You’re so kind,” said the little boy. Life speaks to our hearts. Sometimes we don’t have time to listen and it will throw a shoe at us.
小题1:The young man drove his new car ______.

A．to the city

B．home

C．to his office

D．to his school

小题2:Who threw a shoe at the car?

A．A small boy

B．A bleeding girl

C．A young man

D．An old lady

小题3:The underlined word “wheelchair” means ______ in this passage.

A．自行车

B．电动车

C．手推车

D．轮椅

小题4:Why did the boy throw the shoe?

A．Because he liked the car.	B．Because her sister was hurt.
C．Because he was hurt.	D．Because he was naughty.

小题5:What can we learn from the story?

A．We should be kind and helpful.

B．We should drive slowly and safely.

C．Life always throws shoes at our cars.

D．Nobody wants to be hit by a shoe.