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Smiling is the best way of making friends.

When I was thirteen   46   old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a   47   school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I did not know anyone in my class. I was very lonely  48   I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I   49   talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to   50   me.

Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk  51   as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other. At that moment,   52   came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked   53   me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became   54   to everyone in my class.

  55   the smile, I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

1. A. days          B. weeks            C. months       D. years

2. A. old           B. new              C. same         D. easy

3. A. because       B. before           C. after        D. if

4. A. couldn’t     B. mustn’t         C. needn’t      D. won’t

5.A. talk to        B. look after       C. worry about   D. ask for

6. A. early         B. unhappily        C. quickly       D. wonderfully

7.A. a girl        B. a boy            C. some girls    D. some boys

8. A. of            B. on               C. at          D. into

9. A. closer        B. older            C. cooler   D. colder

10. A. Instead of   B. Look forward to   C. Pay attention to  D. Thanks to

 

 

Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”
【小题1】How many people are there in Laura’s family?

A．2．

B．3．

C．4．

D．5

【小题2】Who does most of the housework in the family?

A．Laura．	B．David．
C．The children．	D．David’s parents．

【小题3】What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?

A．Cook for the family．

B．Take children from school．

C．Take a good rest with the children．

D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．

【小题4】What does David think of his job at home?

A．Hard．

B．Easy．

C．Boring．

D．Fun

【小题5】One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.

A．children hate to stay with their mothers

B．men are better at looking after the children

C．women do better at work than they did before

D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework

 

Do your parents ever say, “Act like a lady” or “Be a gentleman” to you? But in the eyes of today's teenagers, what qualities (品质) should a lady or a gentleman have? Let’s take a look.

What is a gentleman?

The girls have their say:

Huang Xiaoyu of Guizhou: A gentleman is not a strong, stupid guy. He doesn’t get angry. He cares about others’ feelings. He’s always ready to help. There is a boy in my class I think is a gentleman. I didn’t do well in the mid-term English exam. He comforted (安慰) me by saying I would do better next time. His words made me feel happier.

Chen Tingting of Henan: A gentleman always says, “ladies first”. When cleaning the classroom, he does the heavy work. He lets girls go into rooms first. There aren't any gentlemen in my class. When there are snacks, the boys in my class are always the first to grab them!

Boys tell us what they think a lady is:

Wu Yifan of Dalian, Liaoning: A ladylike girl is gentle and quiet. But she’s not shy; she’s not afraid of expressing herself. She is kind and beautiful. To me, actress Dong Jie is a lady. She is pretty and gentle. She also has a kind heart. She does a lot for charity.

Wang Lichao of Tianjin: A lady is not just pretty-looking but wise too. She never says rude words. She is not noisy. She is always calm and at ease. There aren’t any real ladies in my class, I think. Most of the girls are of a style I call “wild beauties”.

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People	Qualities of gentlemen/ladies	Examples
HuangXiaoyu (A girl, Guizhou)	He is not a strong, stupid guy. He doesn’t get  1   . He cares about others’ feelings and gets ready to help.	A boy in her class
Chen Tingting  (A girl, Henan)	He says “  2    ” and lets girls go into rooms first. He does the heavy work when cleaning the classroom.	3    gentlemen in her class.
Wu Yifan (4  , Liaoning)	She is gentle, quiet, kind and beautiful. She is not shy or afraid to  5      herself.	Actress Dong Jie
Wang Lichao (A boy, Tianjin)	She is both pretty-looking and  6     . She is not noisy. She is calm and at ease.	No real ladies in his class.

 

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Jack is a boy of fifteen. His parents died 3 years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he  56  a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his    57   to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his    58  . Jack worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were    59   with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting    60  . The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the   61  himself and watered them every day. Several days    62  , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Jack, “Take good care of these trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “ Don’t     63   about them, sir.” answered Jack," I'll try my best to watch them."  Six days passed, and Mr. Baker came back. He asked, “   64    anyone ever stolen the  trees?” “No, sir.” said Jack. “To stop someone from stealing the trees, I   65    them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week.”
【小题1】A. bought                       B. found                     C. carried
【小题2】A. wallet                         B. pity                        C. thanks 
【小题3】A. office                         B. factory                   C. home
【小题4】A. pleased                     B. angry                     C. sad
【小题5】A.  trees                        B. flowers                   C. vegetables
【小题6】A. garden                      B. office                     C. room
【小题7】A. ago                            B. later                       C. after
【小题8】A. think                          B. talk                          C. worry
【小题9】A. Did                            B. Does                      C. Has
【小题10】A. sent                            B. pulled                    C. put

During these years fashion is more and more popular. Many young students  1   going after fashion. Girls like to wear short skirts or color their hair, and  2  like to wear long hair. Some of  3   try to be more original so that they can  4   others’ attention(注意).

However, another group of students  5   pay much attention to fashion. They like to go their own   6  . They don’t wear the clothes in style. They wear what they really like.

Students going after fashion sometimes  7  look really great, but sometimes may be  8. As for me, I think it is crazy  9  after fashion. Everyone has his own style. Why do we go after fashion and finally make people everywhere look the same? I think we should find things that 10  ourselves, so we will be ourselves.

1.A enjoy B want    C practice       D finish

2.A men  B women C children      D boys

3.A them B their    C theirs   D they

4.A find   B get       C send     D compare

5.A often B don’t   C no       D always

6.A questions  B problems     C thoughts      D ways

7.A may  B must    C need    D should

8.A upset B terrible C ill D original

9.A go  B to go        C and go D to going

10.A like B surprise    C fit    D include