Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy___36___and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.

"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"

"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too ___37___ !"

"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"

So the real story is: Kids___38____to catch up with school fashion.

Chinese students __39___ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but _40___ know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good __41___ and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to __42___ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that __43___1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____44___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ___45____a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.

As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. __46___ parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage（优势）now, ____47___ it won't last forever. If you want to show off ___48___ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.

Parents should also learn __49____to refuse (拒绝) their kids' demands (要求). They should __50___their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.

36. A. pictures      B. school things      C. computer games    D. food and drinks

37. A. expensive     B. cheap           C. ugly              D. nice

38. A. hate         B. give up          C. want              D. get

39.A. put on        B. take off          C. buy              D. wear

40. A. kids         B. fathers           C. mothers           D. people

41. A. cars           B. bicycles            C. MP3             D. CDs

42. A. another        B. the others           C. others             D. other

43. A. pays          B. costs               C. spends            D. buys

44. A. so            B. such               C. as                D. like

45. A. and           B. but                C. or                D. though

46. A. His           B. Her                C. Their             D. Your

47. A. but           B. because             C. if                D. for

48. A. how many     B. how much           C. how long          D. how often

49. A. how          B. what               C. why              D. where           

50. A. say           B. talk                C. speak             D. tell

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)
Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy___1___and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.
"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"
"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __2___ !"
"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"
So the real story is: Kids___3____to catch up with school fashion.
Chinese students __4___ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but _5___ know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good __6___ and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to __7__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that __8___1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____9___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ___10____a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.
As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. __11___ parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage（优势）now, ____12___ it won't last forever. If you want to show off ___13___ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn __14____to refuse (拒绝) their kids' demands (要求). They should __15__their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)

Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy___1___and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.

"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"

"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __2___ !"

"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"

So the real story is: Kids___3____to catch up with school fashion.

Chinese students __4___ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but _5___ know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good __6___ and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to __7__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that __8___1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____9___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ___10____a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.

As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. __11___ parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage（优势）now, ____12___ it won't last forever. If you want to show off ___13___ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.

Parents should also learn __14____to refuse (拒绝) their kids' demands (要求). They should __15__their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.

1.                                  A．pictures    B．school things

C．computer games                   D．food and drinks

2.                A．expensive       B．cheap          C．ugly D．nice

3.                A．hate           B．give up         C．want D．get

4.                A．put on         B．take off         C．buy  D．wear

5.                A．kids           B．fathers         C．mothers  D．people

6.                A．cars           B．bicycles         C．MP3 D．CDs

7.                A．another        B．the others       C．others    D．other

8.                A．pays           B．costs           C．spends   D．buys

9.                A．so             B．such           C．as   D．like

10.               A．and           B．but            C．or    D．though

11.               A．His            B．Her            C．Their D．Your

12.               A．but            B．because        C．if D．for

13.               A．how many      B．how much      C．how long  D．how often

14.               A．how           B．what           C．why  D．where

15.               A．say            B．talk            C．speak D．tell

Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy ? and shoes. But the story is not so easy.

?? ‘Mum, I want this pair of shoes!’

‘Dear! Those are 900yuan!That is too ? ? !’

‘But all the boys in my class wear this brand!’

So the real story is :Kids? ? ? to catch up with fashion.

Chinese students ?? uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but ???? know the differences. The ‘rich ’kids wear amazing watches, ride ??? and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to ????? kids .The everyone else wants them ,too. For example, some ‘rich’ kids use pencil box that? ?? 1,000yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer(温度计)，a compass, a music box and even games in it! But think about it: Do you really need ?? ? a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ???? a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意)you。

As for these ‘rich’ kids, they are not rich at all.? ?? ? parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage now,? ?? it won’t last forever. If you want to show off ?? money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard .You will get a great job in the future.

Parents should also learn ?? to refuse their kids’ demands. They should ?? ? their kids: As students, what is really important is not school fation but good grades.

1.A. pictures?? B.school things?? C. computer games? D.food and drinks

2.A.expensive?? B.cheap???????? C. ugly?????????? D.nice

3.A.hate?????? B.give up??????? C.want????????? D.get

4.A.put on???? B.take off??????? C.buy?????????? D.wear

5.A.kids?????? B.fathers??????? C.mothers??????? D. people

6.A.cars?????? B.bicycles?????? C.MP5s????????? D.CDs

7.A.another??? B.the others????? C.others????????? D.other

8.A.pays????? B.costs????????? C.spends????????? D.buys

9.A.so??????? B.such????????? C.as????????????? D.like

10.A.and??????? B.but???????? C.or????????? D.though

11.A.His?????? B.Her???????? C.Their?????????? D.Your

12.A.but?????? B.because????? C.if????????????? D.for

13.A.how many? B.how much? C.how long???? D.how often

14.A.how????? B.what?????? C.why???????? D.where

15.A.say?????? B.talk??????? C.says???????? D.tell