There was a boy in India who was sent to a boarding school by his parents．   1  being sent away this boy was the best student in his class．   2   the boy changed when he went to the boarding school．His grades started dropping． He   3   being in a group．He was lonely （孤独的）all the time．And sometimes he even felt like killing   4  ．All of this because he felt no one loved him．

     His parents started   5   the boy．So his dad decided to travel to the school and talk with him．

     They sat on the beach near the school． The father started asking him casual questions about his classes, teachers and sports, After some time his dad said, "Do you know   6   I am here today, my dear son?"

     The boy answered back, "to check my grades．"

     "No, no, I don't care about your   7  ," his dad replied．"I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me． I only care about you．I only want to see you   8 ．YOU ARE MY LIFE．"

     These words   9   the boy's eyes to fill with tears （泪水）．He hugged （拥抱） his dad． They didn't say anything to each other for a long time．

     Now the boy knew there was   10   on this Earth who cared for him deeply．He meant the world to someone. And today this young man is one of the best students in a university and no one has ever seen him sad!

1．A．After                  B．Before              C．By                D．For

2．A．But                 B．And               C．Although         D．Since

3．A．liked                B．enjoyed             C．hated            D．appreciated

4．A．yourself             B．herself             C．myself             D．himself

5．A．worrying about                            B．laughing at

      C．giving up                              D．staying away from

6．A．how                  B．when              C．where           D．why

7．A．sports                B．classes            C．grades            D．teachers

8．A．awful                       B．happy              C．hard-working      D．angry

9．A．caused               B．allowed             C．taught           D．told

10．A．nobody             B．someone           C．anyone            D．everybody

 —Do you know ________ man standing there?

—I only know he’s from ________ European country.

A. a; an      B. the; the      C. the; a     D. a; the

Your junior high school years are coming to an end. After the big exam，most of you will go to   36  in a senior high school.  37  are you expecting from senior high?   38  hear what plans some students have for the future.
1.Zhou Jie，15，from Shanghai，“I have heard that although Senior 3 is a   39  year，students feel less stressed out in Senior 1 and Senior 2.I hope there’ll be time to enjoy   40 ，especially tennis. The Tennis Masters（大师）Cup will be held in Shanghai. I’m going to volunteer to help out and I’m sure I’ll really enjoy it.”
2.Jin Li，16，from Harbin，“I really enjoy science. I’m crazy about   41  model planes，although I’m not good at   42 .I’ll learn more science in senior high. Anyway. sometime in the future I’m going to build a super model plane!”
3.Wang Ya，15，from Xiamen，“I hope I can be   43 in senior high school. I’m only 155 cm. I want to be 162 cm.  44   most of the girls in my family don’t grow any taller than 160 cm. I hope I’m different.”
4.Li Fan，15，from Puyang，“I hope I can make more friends. In senior high. I’ll meet different people from different areas. I hope I can learn new things   45  them.”

 News Reports

What’s more important to students? Most Chinese students would say doing well in exams. Not British students! British students aged 13—19 think having a good time with their friends is more important. Many British boys would even leave school early for a good job! British girls worry more about their studies than boys.

Do you have to carry a heavy bag to school? Students at a high school in Kansas, America, have just had a meeting with their city’s mayor(市长) to complain about their heavy bags. They said their bags are giving their necks and backs hurt. The mayor said students may do more of their homework online in the future to give their backs a rest!

TV Is Good for You

Are your parents always telling you to stop watching Tv because it’s bad for you? Well, an American study says that television can teach students things they can’t learn in the classroom. It found that the students who wtched the US comedy show Friends learned important lessons about how to get on with their classmates.

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John, Bob and Bill are friends. I don’t know what each of them does. I only know: one of them is a teacher; one is a doctor and one is a worker. I know too: John is older(比---大) than the teacher; the worker is younger (比---小)than Bob; and Bill is not as old as (不比---大) the worker. Please tell :          

4.John is a ___________;    5.Bob is a ____________;  6.Bill is a ___________.