Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and in particular, their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among them on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one.
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome.
【小题1】Many teenagers think their ________ know them better than their parents do.

Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became    1.   and helpless. "I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回忆). "I    2.    myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw' so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginners' course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of     3.   as well. What's more, I feel I am much healthier than before."

     The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.    4.   , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very    5.    and enjoys meeting and talking with others.

      For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. You don't have to sit down and talk to strangers.

You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite    6.    her friends and she has also gained more confidence.

     Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

7.A) angry     B) lonely       C) tired           D) surprised

8.A) shut    B) hurt         C) enjoyed          D) helped

9.A) trouble  B) mistakes     C) money           D) friends

10.A) So far   B) In addition   C) Once again      D) After all

11.A) active   B) strong       C) lucky          D) independent

12.A) generous to B) different from

C) popular with D) disappointed in

The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.

1. Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in ___________.

A. 1890????????????? ????????????? ? ????????????? B. 1980????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C.2000????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D.2002

2. At the Spring Festival, American Chinese join in a large evening party to _________.

A. say hello to the traditional new year

B. refuse a good chance

C. tell others they are alone

D. share different cultures

3.. Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except _________.

A. fireworks?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. lion dances?????

C. trick or treat???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. dragon boat races

4. In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner at a restaurant but at home because___________.

A. they want to keep Chinese tradition

B. the restaurant is far away

C. they moved there from other places

D. they were born in Singapore

5. After reading the passage above, we might say__________.

A. all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival

B. the Chinese new year is celebrated only in China

C. celebrations for the Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries???????

D. Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival