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There was a pleasant feeling of anticipation  (期盼) in the air on my first working-as a teacher day. But it was not to last.        It was a Saturday, and I was on the way to my aunt's. Sitting in the bus, I     1    what I would do to deal with my little sister and her friend, who were both in     2     third year of primary school. My     3     and that girl's mum expected me to help their children with spoken English, and had agreed to     4     me.        I started my two girl "class". Their school books were on the desk, but I didn't use them,      5     my own teaching plan.         At the beginning, the girls were calm and studied     6    . But an hour later, after a 15 minute break, they quit concentrating on study. Instead, they ran about the     7     giggling (咯咯笑) madly, paying     8      attention to me.        The room got messier-books and toys covered the floor. I was just about to     9    this when suddenly the door opened. Their parents looked stunned (受惊吓的).         My aunt asked, "You have finished the task?" My face    10   , I lied and nodded slightly. Before the girl's mum could hand me the money, I     11    out of the house. I knew I couldn't accept it.         Being a teacher with a messy ending is surely    12    …

(     )1. A. expected  (     )2. A. my       (     )3. A. teacher  (     )4. A. pay     (     )5. A. making   (     )6. A. quietly  (     )7. A. yard     (     )8. A. no       (     )9. A. keep     (     )10. A. shaped   (     )11. A. rushed   (     )12. A. unusual

B. planned     B. her         B. friend       B. call         B. following   B. happily     B. floor       B. a lot       B. stop         B. frozen       B. went         B. unforgettable

C. thought    C. our        C. aunt        C. visit      C. noticing    C. carefully   C. table      C. a little    C. warn        C. burning    C. walked     C. unlucky

D. guessed         D. their           D. mum             D. invite          D. correcting      D. hardly           D. room            D. more            D. solve           D. hiding          D. rode            D. uninteresting

       There was a pleasant feeling of anticipation （期盼） in the air on my first working——as a teacher day. But it was not to last.

       It was a Saturday, and I was on the way to my aunt’s. Sitting in the bus, I __1_ what I would do to deal with my little sister and her friend, who were both in ___2__ third year of primary school. My __3__ and that girl’s mum expected me to help their children with spoken English, and had agreed to __4_ me.

       I started my two girl “class”. Their school books were on the desk, but I didn’t use them, __5__ my own teaching plan.

       At the beginning, the girls were calm and studied  _6  _. But an hour later, after a 15 minute break, they quit concentrating on study. Instead, they ran about the ___7 _ giggling （咯咯笑） madly, paying __8__ attention to me.

       The room got messier-books and toys covered the floor. I was just about to___9 __this when suddenly the door opened. Their parents looked stunned （受惊吓的）.

       My aunt asked, “You have finished the task?” My face __10__, I lied and nodded slightly. Before the girl’s mum could hand me the money, I ___11____ out of the house. I knew I couldn’t accept it.

       Being a teacher with a messy ending is surely __12  _……

  1. A. expected    B. planned      C. thought      D. guessed

  2. A. my         B. her          C. our         D. their

  3. A. teacher      B. friend      C. aunt        D. mum

  4. A. pay         B. call         C. visit        D. invite

  5. A. making      B. following    C. noticing      D. correcting

  6. A. quietly      B. happily       C. carefully     D. hardly

  7. A. yard       B. floor       C. table       D. room

  8. A. no          B. a lot        C. a little      D. more

  9. A. keep       B. stop        C. warn       D. solve

  10. A. shaped     B. frozen       C. burning      D. hiding

  11. A. rushed     B. went       C. walked       D. rode

  12. A. unusual    B. unforgettableC. unlucky    D. uninteresting

A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now.  It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. It's said that there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Chongqing.
【小题1】According to Dr. Frank,           school buses are safer for the students.

A．yellow

B．black

C．white

D．colorful

【小题2】Children in Japan may easily         by taking the school bus.

A．save time	B．love their school
C．play games	D．do their homework

【小题3】Chinese students will save a lot of time to         to school.

A．walk	B．take a taxi
C．ride a bike	D．take a school bus

【小题4】This passage is mainly about         .

A．school buses	B．school life
C．popular colors	D．students' safety

Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.
First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.
Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可见的) to the school population.
Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in right way.
Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.
Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .
【小题1】What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Strange.

B．Popular.

C．Exciting .

D．Common.

【小题2】What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph?

A．Not losing a sense of self.

B．Creating a club of our own.

C．Making a difference to our school.

D．Following other students’ example.

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer?

A．Be nice to other people at school.

B．Find something that you are good at.

C．Make your teachers know you’re a good student.

D．Make friends with some students who are popular.

【小题4】The writer writes the passage to tell us________.

A．what to do in high school

B．how to get along well with others

C．how to become popular in middle school

D．what kinds of students are popular at school