Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying ,‘Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friend and keep it?

   A Chinese writer Bai  Xun tells young students some smart ways to find friends. She says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.  

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks .A good friend should be kind and patient .For example , if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.

  But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should they do when you have a fight with your friend ? You have to talk to him or her .When there is no one around , have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.

   There are three steps to being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend has done wrongly, and explain why you did this or that . Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

1.Bai Xue wants to tell students the ways to ______ .

  A. find friends     B. plant trees     C. get happy       D. keep fit

2.What makes a good friend ?A good friend should ________ .

  A. be lovely and cool             B. be kind and patient

  C. have lots of money             D. have good looks

3. According to the text, you can ______ your friend after a fight.

  A. buy a present for              B .never say a word to

  C .have a dinner with             D. write a letter to

4.. Which of the following is NOT told in the text?

  A. Tell your friend how you are feeling.     B. Say what your friend has done wrongly.

  C. You will make new friends soon in a new place.

  D. Explain why you did this or that.

5..What is the best title for the text?

  A. Teenagers and friendship.           B. The good friends around you.

  C. The trouble of growing up.          D. The care and keeping of friendship.

James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves(奴隶). His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.

“J.C.,” he replied.

She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.

Owens ran his first race at the age of 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time in order to pay for his education. As a second year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.

A week before the Big Ten games, Owens fell down when he went downstairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he was helped in and out of the car that drove him to the games. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he should give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.

The stage was set for Owens’ success at the Olympic Games in Berlin(柏林) the next year, and his success would come to be considered as not only athletic but also political(政治的). Hitler(希特勒) did not give congratulations to any of the black American winners.

“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”

After returning from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.

Owens’ Olympic success made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and racing against cars and dogs.

“Sure, it worried me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”

In the end, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”

1.In the Big Ten games, Owens         .

A．hurt himself in the back

B．was successful in setting many records

C．tried every sports event but all failed

D．had to give up all events

2.We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because         .

A．he was the grandsonof black slaves

B．he was the son of a poor farmer

C．he didn’t shake hands with Hitler

D．he didn’t talk to the US president on the phone

3.When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years”, he means that the medals          .

A．have been changed for money to help him live on

B．have made him famous in the US

C．have encouraged him to face difficulties in life

D．have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．Jesse Owens — A Great American Sportsman B．The Big Ten Games

C．Making a Living As a Sportsman             D．How to Be a Successful

Sunshine For All

The Beijing Sunshine Secondary School students are holding a charity show at the school hall of Beijing Sunshine Secondary School, Sunny Street, Sunshine Town.

Date: 29 April

Time: 7:30 p. m.一9:00 p. m.

We hope to raise money to help poor children go to school.

Ticket price: $20

Donations are welcome.

Programme:

　 7:30 p. m. Introduction

　 7:40 p. m. Songs

　 8:00 p. m. Break

　 8:15 p. m. Speech

　 8:30 p. m. Drama

　 9:00 p. m. End of the show

Project Hope is an organization that raises money to build schools and buy books for poor students.

We would like to thank the following for their help and support:

? The teachers at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School

? The Star Shopping Mall for the costumes

? Sunshine Advertisement Company for the posters

41. Where will the charity show be held?

A. In the classroom.

B. In the meeting room.

C. In the shopping mall.

D. At the school hall.

42. When will the charity show be held?

A. 7:30 p. m.一9:00 p. m., 29 April.

B. 7:30 a. m.一9: 00 a. m., 29 April.

C. 7:30 a. m.一9: 00 p. m. 29 May.

D. 7:30 p. m.一9: 00 p. m. 29 May.

43. Why do they want to raise money?

A. To build schools.

B. To help poor children go to school.

C. To buy books for poor students.

D. To hold the charity show

44. What can you do at 8:00 p. m.?

A. Watch a drama.　　　　　　　　　　　B. Enjoy songs.

C. Have a rest.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Listen to a speech.

45. Whom do the students want to thank?

A. Sunshine Advertisement Company for the posters.

B. The Star Shopping Mall for the costumes.

C. The teacher at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School.

D. All of the above.

You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.

Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules,

but is would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event?  your would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out! Once is a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.

It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

1.The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” _____.

A) the type of music         B) the amount of a sound 

C) the length of a song       D) the colour of and MP3 player

2.No one wants to listen to _____ from others’ MP3 player.

A) a loud sound          B) sad stories

C) a long movie         D) the words of a song

3.We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music _____.

A) is not enjoyable         B) makes us tired     

C) is bad for MP3 players    D) huts our ears

4.If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, _____.

A) the theater won’t allow it         B) the actors will get angry

C) others won’t hear the play well    D) we will miss part of the play

5. We can take once earphone out when we _____.

A) show others the way       B) talk to fiends on the phone

C) watch a sporting event     D) have dinner with our parents

6.It’s all right to use our MPS player in _____.

A) schools   B) libraries   C) restaurants   D) museums

7. What can be the best title of this passage?

A) Music Lovers    B) Music Manners    

C) MP3 Players     D) MP3 Earphones