When we meet someone for the first time, we often would like to talk about ourselves. We just want to show the best to others. But why not listen? Sometimes, listening is better than talking. Then how to be a good listener? Here are a few suggestions:

◆Look at the speaker. It shows you are listening carefully. It's also a good way to “talk” to your friend with your eyes.

◆Don't cut in. Give your friend enough time to say what she or he thinks. Don't stop your friend's words. Even if you want to say something, you should wait till your friend finishes.

◆ Try to understand. When you are listening, try to catch her or his feelings and ideas. It helps you know your friend better. And your friend will feel better about you. She or he may think you are the right person to talk with.

◆Show your ideas at the right time. "It’s interesting." "What happened next?" … These are useful when you are listening. And you can give advice when your friend asks for it.

It's never too late to become a good listener. It can change your life and the lives of the people in your life.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的句子，请在答题卷相应空格内写“T”，错误的写“F”。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分l0分)

1.When we meet someone for the first time, we often would like to talk about

others.                                                                    

2.Looking at the speaker is impolite when you are listening.             

3. Though you want to say something, you should not cut in at once.       

4. To be a good listener, you should say nothing.                            

5. Listening is better than talking sometimes.                               

 

We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. When we knew it might be his last birthday, the whole family decided to get together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.
Dad was a good storyteller and we were always his listeners. During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s turn to listen to stories for a change. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. The room became quiet. Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad listened with tears in eyes.
Everyone seemed to have more than one story. Even the little grandchildren couldn’t wait to tell Dad why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many hundreds of people in his life, here was our chance to tell him how much we love him. A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what we had given to Dad that night. Those are the stories people normally tell at a funeral (葬礼) after a loved one is no longer alive to hear the words. They tell stories, full of tears. But we had given those memories to Dad in his life, and we had told them through laughter, together with hugs and joy. He had them to hold and enjoyed them from time to time in his mind during his last days and months.
Words do matter, and they are enough. We just need to say them or to speak them publicly the ones we love. That’s the ways to give back love and that’s our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life. 
【小题1】The writer’s family decided to have a huge birthday celebration because______.

A．Dad was to leave the hospital

B．it might be Dad’s last birthday

C．they would celebrate Thanksgiving Day

D．Dad was at the nursing home

【小题2】According to the passage, we know______.

A．all the family loved the father, including the little grandchildren

B．the writer’s father was still enjoying good health

C．the party was held at the writer’s home

D．the doctor told the writer his father was going to die at once

【小题3】From the passage, we know the writer’s father was______ to hear
the stories.

A．surprised

B．moved

C．sad

D．frustrated

【小题4】The best title of the passage can be______.

A．An Amazing Story	B．A Kind Father
C．Say Our Love Publicly	D．A Big Party

Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed. Paper provided an important way to communicate with knowledge.

Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. After that, the foresty countries of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States because the most important in paper-making. Today Finland makes the best paper in the world. And it has the biggest paper industry in the world.

When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes, and writing paper. So paper plays an important role in our lives.

Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated(隔热)with paper. You perhaps seen homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. They are insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland, in winter it is sometimes 40 degrees below zero. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

1. What did the invention of paper mean? It meant _________.

A．more people could be educated	B．more books could be printed
C．paper is one of the most important products	D．Paper was invented by man.

2.When was paper made in southern Europe?

A．Before 1100.	B．After 1400.
C．After 1100.	D．Before 1400

3.Which country makes the best paper?

A．Norway.	B．Canada
C．The United States.	D．Finland.

4. What’s the meaning of the sentence “Nothing could be warmer.”?

A．Books are warmer.	B．Newspapers are warmer.
C．Paper is the warmest.	D．Houses are the warmest.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The invention of paper.	B．The best paper
C．The paper-making	D．The uses of paper.

 

Look at the picture. It’s a nice    1    . In the picture you can see a teacher’s     2   on his desk. It’s a Chinese book. There are fifty desks and fifty chairs in the room. There is also a big blackboard. You can see a girl and    3    boys.

  The girl’s    4    is Julia. She is thirteen. The boy with the football is Tom. He likes playing    5   . The other boy is Tony. They    6    the same coats and they are the same age. They look the same. I    7    they are twins. Tom is a    8    boy. A book is in his hand. You    9    see the teacher.   10    is the teacher? He is taking the picture.

1.A. house        B. station          C. classroom         D. shop

2.A. backpack     B. basketball       C. book              D. hat

3.A. one          B. two            C. three              D. four

4.A. name         B. age            C. brother            D. notebook

5.A. basketball     B. chess           C. football           D. cards

6.A. are           B. wear           C. lose              D. is

7.A. think         B. see             C. look              D. meet

8.A. dear          B. first            C. lost               D. good

9.A. aren’t         B. can’t           C. doesn’t            D. be not

10.A. What         B. How            C. Where            D. When