Assistant: Can I help you?

Jane:1.______________________________.

Assistant: May I know who it is for? Maybe I can give you some help.

Jane: For myself. You know, I have a two-month holiday. I want to be in KFC as a part-time worker.

Assistant: I see.2.______________________________?

Jane: Um…I prefer light blue.

Assistant: There’re many styles of suits. 3.______________________________?

Jane: It’s soft and smooth. I really like it. Can I try it on now?

Assistant: Of course. It’s suitable for you to wear uniforms at work.

Jane: Thanks so much.4.______________________________?

Assistant: It is made of cotton. It’s cheap and nice.

Jane: Great! I think I will take it.

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.
Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.
Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.
Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
【小题1】Why do we need friends according to the passage?

从下面的方框中选择适当的选项补全对话。（有两项是多余的）

A: I don’t think I can finish all of that.

B: Did you enjoy the play?

C: Who is that?

D: Oh, that’s too bad.

E: Let me tell you.

F: This is Bob.

G: What about math?

(Bob is ill. He is phoning Ann for the school work.)

Ann: Hello.  

Bob: Hello. __1.__

Ann: Hi, Bob. How are you feeling today?

Bob: Oh, I’m fine now. Can you tell me what happened in our class?

Ann: Sure. __2.__, oh, yes. In history class we finished talking about World War II . We have to study Unit 7 and Unit 8 for an exam tomorrow.

Bob: __3.__I didn’t read Unit 8 yet. What did you do in English?

Ann: Not much. We worked on a play in groups. We don’t have any homework.

Bob: __4.__

Ann: We have a lot of math homework. We have to do the problems on page 17, 18, 19 and 20.

Bob: Oh, dear! __5.__ Maybe I can be ill tomorrow too.

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.  "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly.  The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.  Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (过程) of digging !"
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved.  Not every job will end up with a success.  Not every dream will come true.  But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
【小题1】What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar.            
B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors.
【小题2】What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly.                     
B. He was strict.
C. He was strong-minded.
【小题3】When did the boy find the stones?
A. Before he met the older boys.     
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
【小题4】What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived.” mean according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.      
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
【小题5】Which is the best title for this article?
A. Enjoying the Process              
B. How to Achieve Goals
C. A Journey through the Earth

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Dear Nancy,

My name is Xiao Ming. I want to be in a club in our school. I’m not famous(著名的) now. But maybe I can be famous someday (某一天)! I can’t sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments: the guitar, the violin and the drums (鼓). I think I can be in the music club. Maybe I can be a famous musician (音乐家). I like to read story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports, too, but I don’t think I can be a famous and successful(成功的) sportsman. Can I join you?

Xiao Ming

1.What’s the word “instruments” in Chinese? It’s __________.

A.乐谱           B.乐器            C.乐章         D.工具

2.Xiao Ming thinks he can be a famous _______ or a famous writer.

A. musician       B. actor        C. sportsman     D. singer

3.What clubs do you think Xiao Ming can join? He can join_______.

A. sports club and music club

B. paint club and music club       

C. swimming club and reading club

D. football club and art (艺术) club