Hello! Boys and girls. I'm David. I'm a reporter from School Life Radio Station. Thank you for   
1_____  (listen) to me. I'm in Australia now. It's sunny today. It's a very beautiful place 2_____ (have)
 fun. There 3_____  (be) lots of people here on vacation. Some  4_____  (lie) on the beach. Others 
 5_____  (swim) in the sea. The water is clean and blue. Look at the group of boys  6_____  (play)
 beach volleyball. They  7_____  (look) cool. A girl  8_____   (sit) under the sun umbrella and drawing
 pictures. Everyone  9_____  (have) a good time! What are you doing now? I hope you can  
10_____  (have) a good time, too.

     In England people usually don't talk very much. On a bus or a train, you can see everyone sits 
looking out of the window. And they often read books and newspapers. But they don't talk much. 
When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing — the (A) ______. So when you 
meet someone in England, you can say, " (B)今天天气晴朗, isn't it?" But it was a little cold yesterday."
 He may answer. "Oh, it will be warmer later!" you can say. Talk like this, and the English will think,
 (C) "How friendly you are!"

1. 在A处填上一个单词：____
2. 把B处汉语翻译成英语：____
3. 把C处英语翻译成汉语：____
4. What do people usually do on a bus or a train in England?
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5. What can you talk about when you meet English people? 
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     It's Monday today. Oh, I don't like Monday because I'll have to go back to school again after the
weekend. Tuesday is not so bad. I usually play tennis with my friends after school. On Wednesday
evening I don't go out. I stay at home and do my homework. I like Thursday because the next day is
Friday. I always go out on Friday-maybe to the movie.
      I love the weekend. On Saturdays I stay in bed until (直到) lunchtime, and I sometimes go to the
shops in the afternoon. In the evening I go to a club---there are good bands every Saturday. Then on
Sundays I go to my friend's house or she comes to my house. I usually visit my grandmother for an hour
in the afternoon. Then the weekend is over (结束)  and it's Monday. . . and I feel bad again!

1. The writer doesn't like Monday because _______.    

A. he is busy on Monday            
B. he will have to go back to school    
C. he doesn't do his homework            
D. he will have many lessons on Monday

2. The writer thinks Tuesday is not so bad because _______.    

A. he can play tennis with his friends           
B. he has no homework to do     
C. he has a P. E.  class                      
D. he is free

3. The writer may go to the movies on _______.     

A. Monday        
B. Tuesday          
C. Wednesday      
D. Friday

4. What does the writer not do on weekends?     

A. Stay in bed until lunchtime.        
B. Watch football games on TV.     
C. Go to his friend's house.           
D. Go shopping in the markets.

5. From the text, we know that the writer ________.      

A. only likes Friday                        
B. likes to stay at home      
C. doesn't like school very much            
D. likes going to school

     Some children want to be writers some day. They mean (意思是) that they want to write stories
or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to write something for people to read! But they
should know that they need to be good (A) ______ first before they are really good writes. They should
read a lot of books, and read for hours and hours every day (B) instead of watching TV and spending
(花费) a lot of time playing games when they are free.
       If you are a good reader, it doesn't take you long to do the reading homework. Then you have time
to read many other books for fun. Because you read so well, (C) 你会对阅读有更多的乐趣, and you
want to look for more books to read.
    Before you decide (决定) to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself," I must read and read and
read more and more!"

1. 在(A)处填入一个恰当的词。
    _________________________________  
2. 把(B)处划线句子翻译成汉语。
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3. 把(C)处汉语句子翻译成英语。 
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判断正（T）误（F）。
(     )4. A writer can't watch TV or play games.  
(     )5. Reading can help you write well.

Dear Tim,     
     I have a pen friend. Her name is Alice. She 1____ (come) from America. She is twelve years old. 
She is a school girl. She says China is a 2____ (friend) country. She wants some Chinese friends. She 
wants 3____ (be) a reporter because she likes to talk with people and  4____ (write) stories.   
     There 5____  (be) twenty students in her class. They come from different  6____ (country). They 
all can speak English. They 7____ (learn) Chinese now. Her 8____  (parent) are working in China. 
Her mother is a teacher in a middle school in Beijing. She  9____ (teach) English. Her father is a doctor
 in a hospital. They have many Chinese friends. They all like  10____ (Chinese) very much.                                                                                                                                  Yours,     
                                                                                                                                  Tom

     Let's play a guessing game. He's a young man.  He is an actor and he is very popular. He is from
Liaoning province. He has short black hair and small eyes. He is of medium build. He can sing many
songs well and his voice is beautiful. He can dance well, too. He always has new looks. And people like
his new looks. He is in the Tongzhuodeni in 2011 Spring Festival Gala (2011春节联欢晚会).  He is
one of the disciples(徒弟) of Zhao Benshan. Do you know who he is?

1. The man is ______.    

          A                   B                     C                          D

2. What does he look like?        

A. He has short black hair and small eyes and he is of medium build.       
B. He has long black hair and small eyes and he is of medium build.       
C. He has short black hair and big eyes and he is of medium build.       
D. He has short black hair and small eyes and he is tall.

3. Can he sing well?       

A. Yes, he can.        
B. He can sing many songs well.        
C. No, he can't.        
D. We don't know.

4. Do people like his new looks?        

A. No, they don't.        
B. People don't like his new looks.        
C. Yes, they do.        
D. People don't like his old looks.

5. He is one of Zhao Benshan's ______.       

A. brothers                  
B. friends      
C. sons                    
D. disciples

     Most people want to make friends. And the following steps may help you.
     Be friendly. You need to be friendly so that people feel good when they are with you. You should often use
body language to make them know that you are friendly. Smile and laugh often.
     Be a good listener. Listen carefully when people are talking, remember important things about them (their
names, their likes and dislikes), and just take time to learn more about them.
     The steps above are useful for making new friends. But how about making lifelong (毕生的) friends?
     Be trustworthy (可信赖的). The key to being a good friend is to keep secrets (秘密). If other people ask
you to keep something a secret, you should not tell anyone else about it. When you say you'll do something,
be sure to do it.
     Be there. If a friend needs help, or if he or she just need a shoulder (肩膀) to cry on, be there.

1. Smiling and laughing is a best way to show that you are _____ others.

A. friendly to
B. interested in
C. happy with

2. A good listener can _____ information.

A. talk with others and learn useful
B. listen carefully and ask about
C. listen carefully and remember useful

3. If you _____, you will lose this friend.

A. don't smile or laugh to your friend
B. tell your friend's secret to others
C. don't listen to your friend carefully .

4. "Be there" probably means "_____".

A. Go there
B. Stay there
C. Be ready to help

5. The best title (题目) probable be "_____".

A. How to make friends
B. How to know friends
C. How to show yourself