There are so many reasons for remembering our favorite teachers forever and thanking them. Here are some good teachers

Mr Livingstone :Ms Livingstone had the same last name as me and I often spoke with her since we worked in the same building. When my students got her for 7th grade, I was very concerned .I thought her class would be very boring. But my students loved her class and I never forgot her.

Jack:I went to Mrs Mcquillan’s class completely by accident at the start of my 10th grade year, and I am so lucky that I did. She brought the literature(文学) to life right before my eyes. She loves her job so much. If every teacher could do what she does in the classroom, every class would be wonderful. I was so happy to meet a teacher who cared so much. That’s the reason why I want to be an English teacher. And if I could be half as helpful as she is, I would be happy.

Mr Smith: Mrs McClure always went above and beyond for the children in her classroom. Thanks to Mrs McClure, my son loves school. He even got to eat a special lunch with her recently and it made his week ! One family will forever be grateful for the wonderful experience she provided for our son during his first year in school.

Mary: “How are you feeling today? ”Mr Funk asks every day. “Thirsty for knowledge!” all the students answer immediately .Mr Funk is an amazing history teacher? and an amazing all-round person; he never lets class get boring .When mistakes are made ,he corrects them so that you actually understand what you did wrong. Mr Funk is a great teacher.

1. What does the word “concerned” in paragraph2 probably mean?

A.Excited????? B Relaxed.???? ????????????? C. Worried???? ????????????? D. Interested

2.What do we learn about Jack?

A. He knew a lot about Mrs Mcquillan before going to her class

B. He is sure he will be a better teacher than Mrs Mcquillan.

C. He wants to teach Mrs Mcquillan.

D. He loved Mrs Mcquillan’s literature class very much.

3.Which of the following persons also works at school?

A. Mr Livingstone?? B. Mr Smith??? C. Mary?? ????????????? D. Jack

4.What is Mr Funk’s class most probably like?

A. Long ????????????? B. Boring??? ????????????? C . Simple?? ????????????? D. Lively

Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, “I’d like to have that land over there. How can I get it?” His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner(地主) to see how they could get the land. Harry said. “But we don’t have enough money.” His father said, “Don’t worry. Go and talk to him.”

Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife.

Later, Harry’s wife, Sarah, had a dream. “I want to build the biggest farm in the world.” She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, “How much will it cost?” Manuel said they needed a lot of money.

“Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm,” they thought. But the manager of the bank trusted them and their dream.

A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.

1.The passage tells us that _________.

A.     A poor farmer is always a poor farmer.

B.     Making your dream come true depends on (依靠)yourself

C.     A good friend can help you in doing everything

D.     Talk with your friends before you do everything

2.The reason why Harry got the land and many cows was _______.

A. he was rich                

B. he got his help from his wife

C. he worked hard to get money  

D. he borrowed money from the bank

3. In order to(为了) make Sarah’s dream come true(实现),

Manuel _________.

A. made a careful plan             B. lent her quite a lot of money

C. bought the biggest farm for her.   D. didn’t like her dream

4.The underlined word “trust” means ________.

A. know     B. understand            C. think      D. believe

5.From this passage, we can learn that ________.

A.     Harry was a rich, energetic and clever man

B.     Harry’s success comes from his dream and working hard

C.     Harry’s father and wife were both interested in making money

D.     If you help others, you’ll get what you have paid

Recently, Chinese netizens (网民) enjoy themselves on “growing and stealing crops” on the Internet. This is a game called “Happy Farms”. Now more and more people are joining in the game, and getting addicted. Some of them are even found playing the game at work. Because of this, some players have been fired by their bosses. Lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.
Here we interviewed some young netizens and let’s see what their opinions were.
Nongmin: Playing happy Farms at work, that’s terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.
King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the games. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.
Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.
Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I can’t breathe. I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual(虚拟) nature for my own house and farm.
People often get tired from work or study, so they go to their own farms, take care of their crops and pull out weeds. It is really delightful to forget about the pressure. But some players work from morning to night to “grow and steal crops”. They lose themselves in the game and show no interest in anything else. It is really terrible.
【小题1】From this passage, we know that “Happy Farms” is _____.