Wang Ling, a middle school girl, felt angry with her parents after getting a boy’s phone call. “A classmate called me to discuss homework. We talked for just a few minutes before my parents got mad,” said the girl. “They asked whether I liked the boy. I’m sad Ididn’t, but they wouldn’t believe me.”
Wang’s trouble is not strange at all because puppy love becomes a big headache for both parents and schools. They worry that puppy love will be bad for their study. Her school makes it a rule not to allow any talk or any physical contact between one boy and one girl alone.
Many students say they understand why parents and teachers are so nervous about puppy love. But some think they are going too far. “We have our own thoughts and we know what to do with it.” said Wang Ling.
Another girl, Jiang Ting, liked making friends with boys. “Boys and girls can learn from each other,” she said. “My mother asks me to study hard. However, she never stops me from making friends with boys.” Once Jiang Ting told her mother she might fall in love with a boy. Her mother let Jiang make her own decision. Soon Jiang found that she didn’t like him any more because the boy was not as good as what she had thought before. And she did worse and worse in her subjects because she spent much on it. At last she understood the worry from school and most parents about puppy love.
【小题1】What’s the right meaning of the underlined word “physical contact” in the second paragraph?

Do you need useful and interesting books? Here we have got some for you.

Best learners

This book can give you the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers and students themselves. Read this book and learn:

What the three difficulties in study are and what to do with them.

What to do if you don’t take an interest in a subject you are studying.

Twenty-six simple exercises to help you study easily and fast.

   You will get more from this book. For younger students, you can buy Learn to Study for Beginners. It is easier to understand.

How to keep pets

   A pet can be our best friend. Do you have pets in your house? Are they in good shape? This book not only offers you many colorful pictures of lovely pets, but also provides you with the knowledge about:

How to choose right pets for yourself.

How to build houses or nests for your pets.

How to feed the pets and how to keep them clean.

Buy this book and you will learn more.

We have many other books on sale. For more information enter www. knowbetter. com. If you buy two or more books at a time, you will get 10% off.

The New Year is coming. Our class is going to have a ??? . When is a good time to have it? I did a survey (调查). Some classmates ? to have it on Thursday night. But some classmates said they had to study for the test. Wang Mei said we could have the party on Friday. That’s a? ? idea. So we decided to have it on Friday afternoon. There are only four days left. We ?? prepare for it right now. We plan to invite some of our teachers. Our monitor is going to bring them ???? the party without telling them about it. we’re sure that they will be ? . I think of some games to play at the party. If one wins the game, he/she ??? some small gifts. Wang Mei is going to organize some shows??? singing and dancing. Should we ask our classmates to bring food? I’m afraid that ?? we ask them to bring food, they’ll just bring some junk food. So we will bring some fruit and vegetables, and we can make salad by ourselves.? ??? we will have a good time. We can’t wait.

1.A. concert???????? B. festival??????? C. trip ????????? D. party

2.A. refused?? ????????????? ????????????? B. forgot????? ????????????? C. wanted????? ????????????? ? D. happened

3.A. dangerous????? B. good????????????? ????????????? ???? C. sad????????????? ????????????? ????? D. serious

4.A. must?????? ????????????? ??? B. might???????? C. could ?? ? ????????????? ? D. would

5.A. for??? ???? ????????????? ??? B. with????? ??? ????????????? C. to? ? ????????????? ????? D. at

6.A. angry?????? ????????????? B. surprised?????? C. bored??????? ?? D. worried

7.A. gets??????? ????????????? ??? B. got????????????? ????? ????????????? C. is getting?????? D. will get

8.A. like?????? ????????????? ??? B. for?? ????????????? ???? C. in????????? ????????????? ?? D. of

9.A. though????? ????????????? ??? B. before??????? ????????????? C. if???????? ????????????? ?? D. unless

10.A. Luckily??????? B. Only????????? C. Hardly????????? D. Certainly

A rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to the old man, “What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”

“This is a fig(无花果) tree, sir. ” He said.

“A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised, “Why, how old are you, may I ask?”

“I am ninety years old.”

“What!” cried the rich man, “You’re ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it’ll take years to give fruit. You certainly don’t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree. ” The old man looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, “Tell me, sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy? ”“Sure,” the man did not know why he asked this question.“ Then tell me this,” he said, “Who planted the fig

trees?” “Why-why? I don’t know.” “You see, sir.” went on the old man,“ Our forefathers(祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”

The rich man was quiet and said, “You are right，my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much.”  Then he rode away.

根据短文内容回答下列各问题。

1.What tree was the old man planting when the rich man saw him?

________________________________________

2.How old was the old man?

_________________________________________

3.The old man was planting the tree to get himself some fruit to eat，wasn’t he?

____________________________________________

4.Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy?

____________________________________________

5.What should we do for the people after us? 

How do you make friends? Some students are sharing their ideas with us.

1.Adam is ______ friend.

A. Tom’s                          B. Yumi’s                             C. Anna’s                            D. Peter’s

2. Anna likes to make friends who  ________________.

A. are different from each other .       B. like surfing the Internet  

C. have the similar interest            D. speak English.

3. With the help of her friends, Yumi ______.

A. takes more exercise                                      B. learns English better

C. feels happier at picnics                             D. knows more about the world 

4.What helps Peter make more friends?

A. The story.              B. The sport.                         C. The Internet.         D. The language.

5.According to the passage, which is Not True?

A. Peter often tells his friends funny stories.   

B. Anna often takes exercise.

C. Yumi’s friends are easy to get along get with.

D. Adam and Tom often go for a picnic at weekends.