This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (友谊地久天长). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an
old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
      The words "auld lang syne" mean "old long since".No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published in 1796. The words and music we know today
first appeared in a song book three years later.
      The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to
wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.

1. This passage is from ______.
A. a newspaper        
B. a magazine        
C. a radio program      
D. a book    
2. ______ is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us.
A. Robert Bums                
B. the Washington Saxophone Quartet.      
C. Buddy Thomas                
D. Scottish poet
3. From the passage, we know that the song Auld Lang Syne is mainly played in the USA ______.
A. on New Year’s Eve              
B. on Christmas Eve    
C. on weekends                  
D. on Thanksgiving Eve
4. The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared ______.
A. in 1796                  
B. in 1793            
C. in 1799    
D. in 1790
5. The song Auld Lang Syne is about ______.
A. the history of Scotland                  
B. an old Scottish poet    
C. the need to remember old friends          
D. Buddy Thomas

     I received a letter yesterday. It    1     (write) by my sister. She     2    (stay) in Shanghai now. She is
a writer. She     3    (work) for a newspaper and also writes books. She     4     (live) there for nearly a
year. In her letter, She said she     5     (return) to our hometown the next month. If she     6     (come)
back, she     7     (get) a big surprise. A new cinema     8     (put) up since she     9     (leave). And there
are a lot of new     10     (build) near our home now. The workers are building a big swimming pool. It 
    11    (finish) in two weeks. I’m sure we can enjoy     12     (we) there.
1. _______  2. _______   3. _______  4. _______  5. _______  6. _______
7. _______  8. _______   9. _______ 10. _______ 11. _______  12. _______

     Hello, my name is Li Lijian. I'm from China. My English name is Tom. I'm in Class One, Grade Seven.
Jim is my good friend. He is from the U.S.A. I knew (认识) him (他) on the Internet (在互联网上). Now
he is in Chengdu No. 3 Middle School (中学). He is in Grade Seven, too. Mr. Wang is his Chinese (汉语)
teacher. He is from Shanghai. He is a good teacher.

1. Li Lijian is in ________.

A. Class Seven
B. Class One
C. Class Two

2. Jim is in ________ now.

A. England
B. Canada
C. China

3. Li Lijian and Jim are in ________.

A. the same class
B. the same grade
C. different grades

4. Mr. Wang teaches them (他们) ________.

A. Chinese
B. English
C. Japanese (日语)

5. Mr. Wang is from ________.

A. Chongqing
B. Chengdu
C. Shanghai

Dear Harry Potter,
     Hi! I'm Kevin from India. I really feel lucky to write you a letter.
    Though I live far away from your world, I think we are a little alike, You are a great wizard (奇才). You
have done lots of magical things to be amazed at. Although I don't do magic. I do believe in it. Well, I'm also
a wizard at school. And I can often get As, but I am not a bookworm. I like to play jokes in class, which
sometimes make my teachers angry. I also have many friends. They often get me into and out of trouble.
No matter what has happened, we still get close together.
     Oh, I almost forget to tell you that our school is almost like yours, Hogwarts. It's a special one for
excellent students. We have modern classes and technology lessons. But when much is given, much is
expected, so I often stay up late just to finish my homework. It really makes me tired and bored.
     Luckily, I can read your stories in my free time. I feel like I know you. You have a mind of your own.
You are young, but you know how to take responsibility(责任) for your decisions. Also you think with a
clear head even in danger. What a great boy you are! How I wish I could meet you soon!
     May you have a nice time. 
                                                                                                                                Yours,
                                                                                                                                Kevin

1. Kevin and Harry are a little alike because _______.

A. they almost have the same experience
B. their worlds are full of magic
C. their schools are close to each other
D. they both like the same subjects

2. In the passage, "a bookworm" means a person _______.

A. who likes keeping worms
B. who is loved by teachers at school
C. who is nervous of reading books
D. who enjoys nothing but reading

3. From the passage we know that Kevin _______.

A. is a slow boy in class
B. is fed up with much homework
C. doesn't believe in magic
D. likes to keep quiet in class

4. Kevin writes to Harry to tell him many things EXCEPT _______.

A. his friends
B. his school life
C. his trouble
D. his family

5. Which of the following is NOT the reason (原因) that Kevin likes Harry?

A. Harry can do magical things.
B. Harry keeps a clear head in danger.
C. Harry likes reading stories.
D. Harry takes responsibility for what he has decided.

     Miss Wu is a young teacher at English in China. She loves teaching very much. 1) One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found the headmaster sitting the back of the classroom. 2) After class,
the headmaster told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and how much ______she was______. The result was about half English and half Chinese. She was using Chinese when she gave
instructions to her students and when she wanted to get feedback (反馈) from her students. 3)校长告诉她,她应该在课上更多的使用英语。 Miss Wu made a plan like this: Talk with an Englishman every
Sunday for two hours to learn more English expressions; Write some English expressions on cards. These cards not only remind her to use English in class, but also help her remember some expressions; Have a
five-minute talk in English with students before class. She used body language to help her if students could not understand. Speak more English in English class. One year later, she found she could use English freely in class.

1将1)句译成汉语：
________________________________________
2. 在2)句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：
_______ ______
3. 将3)句译成英语：
________________________________________________
4. 找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：
Teaching is her favorite job.________________________________________ 
5. 找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子:：
________________________________________