Thanksgiving Day was near. The Grade 7 teacher asked her students to   16 a picture of something for which they were thankful.
People celebrated the   17  with turkey and other traditional goods of the season. So,   18  of her students’ pictures were about them.
However, Jack made a ___19____ kind of picture. Jack was not the same as other boys. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was   20  , he drew a hand. Other students were all very    21  in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed    22  . Another suggested a police officer, because the police   23  and care for people. Still    24  guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the    25  went on until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other subjects, she stopped at Jack’s desk and asked him   26    it was. The little boy looked up and said in a   27  voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She remembered the times she had taken his hand and   28    with him here or there, as she had with the other students. She often said, “   29  my hand, Jack. We’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to use your pencil.” Jack was most thankful for his  ___30____ hand.

Thanksgiving Day was near. The Grade 7 teacher asked her students to   16  a picture of something for which they were thankful.

People celebrated the   17   with turkey and other traditional goods of the season. So,   18   of her students’ pictures were about them.

However, Jack made a ___19____ kind of picture. Jack was not the same as other boys. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was   20  , he drew a hand. Other students were all very    21   in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed    22   . Another suggested a police officer, because the police   23   and care for people. Still    24   guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the    25   went on until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other subjects, she stopped at Jack’s desk and asked him   26    it was. The little boy looked up and said in a   27   voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She remembered the times she had taken his hand and    28    with him here or there, as she had with the other students. She often said, “   29   my hand, Jack. We’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to use your pencil.” Jack was most thankful for his  ___30____ hand.

1.A. print          B. find         C. draw         D. take

2.A. festival   B. week         C. night            D. Sunday

3. A. little        B. none         C. few          D. most

4.A. nice           B. different        C. same         D. best

5.A. thankful   B. pleased     C. sorry            D. afraid

6. A. sad   B. interested       C. careful          D. angry

7.A. chickens       B. dogs         C. cats         D. turkeys

8. A. hurt          B. protect          C. harm         D. smile

9.A. another    B. other            C. others           D. the other

10. A. tile       B. speech         C. discussion       D. talk

11.A. what          B. where            C. which        D. whose

12.A. high          B. low          C. hard         D. beautiful

13.A. walked            B. said         C. sang         D. taught

14.A. Touch             B. Look         C. Take         D. Push

15.A. mother’s B. classmate’s C. teacher’s      D. friend’s

You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. This is the result.

Who studies the hardest?

Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day.

Who sleeps most often in class?

Japanese students fall asleep（睡着）in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes doze off in class. It’s 32% in South Korea, 21% in the US and 5% in China.

Who is the most distracted（分心的）?

American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them chat with friends in class. 46.9% of them eat something in class, and 38.9 % of them send e-mails or read other books in class.

What do they do after school?

In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.

1.About ____ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.

A．50%             B．45%              C．64.2%            D．38.9%

2. According to the survey, ____ students sleep in class most often.

A．Chinese           B．Japanese          C．American         D．South Korea

3. The underlined phrase “doze off” means ____ in Chinese.

A．听音乐           B．玩游戏           C．看小说           D．打瞌睡

4. Most American students ____ in class.

A．chat with friends                        B．play games

C．eat something                          D．send e-mails

5. Which of the following sentence in the passage is TRUE?

A．All Chinese students do their homework every day.

B．Some American students send e-mails in class.

C．No Japanese students do exercise.

D．Most American students chat with friends in their free time.

You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. This is the result.
Who studies the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day.
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep（睡着）in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes doze off in class. It’s 32% in South Korea, 21% in the US and 5% in China.
Who is the most distracted（分心的）?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them chat with friends in class. 46.9% of them eat something in class, and 38.9 % of them send e-mails or read other books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.
【小题1】About ____ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.

Dear Annie，
Thank you for your letter．I'm glad you like your school．
I go to school from Monday to Friday．We have four　 21　 in the morning and two in the afternoon．We have 22　 to do after class． 23　 Monday and Thursday afternoon we 24　 sports．On Tuesday afternoon 25　 of us have　 26　 singing class．And on Thursday afternoon some have a　 27　 class．On Friday afternoon we practice(练习)　 28　 English．My Chinese friends would like　 29　 with me in English．They think I am like an English teacher．Isn't it great？
On Saturdays and Sundays I don't go to school．Very often I go to the parks and have a good time　 30　 my family there

( )21．A．classes B．lesson 　 C．class
( )22．A．anything　B．any things C． many things
( )23．A．To 　 B．In 　 C．On 　
( )24．A．has 　 B．have 　 C．having
( )25．A．any 　 　 B．one 　 C．some 　
( )26．A．a 　 B．an 　 C．the 　
( )27．A．draw B．draws C． drawing
( )28．A．speak　B．speaks　C．speaking 　
( )29．A．talk B．talks C．to talk 　
( )30．A．for B．with C．at