Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult. 

Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.

If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.

★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.

★Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.

★Respect others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.

★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.

★Don’t complain. Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.

★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.

1.Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A. Friends can do everything for us.                 B. Friends can bring us happiness.

C. Friends accept our ideas all the time.              D. Without friends we could not live.

2.What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

   A. To help others.                                         B. To smile to others.

   C. To get along with others.                              D. To listen to others’ complaints.

3.Which of the following shows a sense of humour? 

A. Opening the door for someone.                         B. Complaining to others all the time.

   C. Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.      D. Finding someone who will understand us.

4.Which is the best title?

   A. What makes good friends.                     B. How to make friends.        

C. What happiness means.                     D. How to be friendly.

 

Mr. Brown was on his way home from the railway station. It was very late, and he was alone on the dark road. Suddenly he heard someone behind him. He began to walk faster. The man behind him walked faster, too. He walked more slowly, and the man moved more slowly, too. He began to run, and the man was following him and he was really scared.

There was a wall on one side of the road, and he quickly climbed up on it and jumped down on the other side. “If he passes and doesn’t stop,” Mr. Brown thought, “everything will be all right.” But the man didn’t pass. He climbed up on the wall and jumped down, too. Mr. Brown’s only thought was, “I’m in great danger!” He stood up and shouted, “What do you want? Why are you following me?”

The man was so tired that at first it was difficult for him to speak. “I didn’t know that you were a very good runner,” he said at last, “I have to go to Mr. White’s house, but I don’t know the way. A man at the station told me that you lived next to Mr. White’s and he told me to follow you. I’m too tired to go any farther （更远）.”

（  ） 1. Mr. Brown came home from _____.

A. the police station                   B. the railway station

C. the hospital                       D. Mr. White’s house

（  ） 2. Mr. Brown was really _____.

A. in great danger               B. a policeman

C. afraid of the man            D. too tired to move

（  ） 3. The man followed Mr. Brown because _____.

A. he wanted to scare Mr. Brown         

B. he wanted to get some money from Mr. Brown

C. Mr. Brown lived next to Mr. White

D. Mr. Brown was one of his good friends

（  ） 4. The man was _____.

A. a thief                      B. a good runner

C. too tired to speak            D. very angry with Mr. Brown

（  ） 5. Which is wrong?

A. There were few people on the road.

B. The man didn’t know where Mr. White lived.

C. Mr. Brown thought he was in great danger.

D. Mr. Brown didn’t know where Mr. White lived.

 

 

School Report Term :Autumn  Name: Tom White Age:16       From: Class2,Grde7
English	He is good at speaking English, but there are always a few mistakes in his homework. I believe he can do it better.	A
Chinese	I don’t think Tom White is very interested in Chinese. He can’t put up his hand in class as much as possible. I think he should read more Chinese and try not to be shy.	B
Math	He is interested in figures, but he is always careless and he can’t always pay attention to the result. If he wants to make great progress, he must be more careful.	B
Science	He likes doing experiments very much and he has lots of good ideas in his work.	A
History	Good work. He likes telling history stories.	A
Geography	Getting better. He should have interest in it.	B
P.E.	Excellent, he is a good player in the school basketball team.	A
Music	Very good. He is interested in singing new songs well.	A
Art	Just so so.	B
General: Tom White is a clever boy. He spends more time in playing basketball and singing. Sometimes he can’t hand in his homework on time. But in English, Science, History, P.E., and Music, he has excellent performance. We believe Tom White will put more effort into Chinese and Math. Allan Green Headmaster

1.Which is not true according to the school report?

A．Tom White is sixteen years old.

B．He draws pictures very well.

C．He likes history very much.

D．He is good at playing basketball.

2.How does Tom White do in English study?

A．Better than Chinese study.

B．Best of all the subjects.

C．No mistakes in his homework.

D．Worst of all.

3.In Science, Tom White is good at      .

A．drawing

B．singing songs

C．playing basketball

D．doing experiments

4.The music teacher       his singing.

A．is worried about

B．feels sorry about

C．is pleased with

D．isn’t interested in

5.What does the Geography teacher say?

A．Wonderful.

B．Better than other subject.

C．He has much interest.

D．fair(一般)

 

Swimming and English Learning

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave（勇敢）. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

(   ) 6. You can learn to swim by_______.

    A. reading books about it  B. looking at others swimming

   C. having lessons on it    D. going into the river and learning

(   ) 7. We should learn English by _______.

A. listening and speaking       B. reading and writing

C. A and B                  D. swimming

(   ) 8. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A. Don’t make mistakes.          B. Study hard

C. Try not to speak English        D. Don’t be afraid.

(   )9. What’s more important for senior school students?

    A. listening    B. speaking    C. reading and writing   D. learning

(   ) 10. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

    A. by train     B. on the radio   C. every minute   D. now and then

 

Mr Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer(工程师) in New York. Mr Smith likes traveling (旅行) very much. He can speak Spanish very well. Now he is in China, so he wants to learn Chinese. He studies very hard, and he goes to Chinese classes every evening. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak Chinese now.

1.Mr Smith works in _______

      A. a hospital    B. a police station  C. a school

2.Mr Smith is good at _______

A. Chinese   B. Japanese    C. Spanish

3. His Chinese is ________

A. not very good    B. very good    C. not very well

4.–Where does he learn Chinese?      --_________

A. In an evening class   B.At home   C. In his friend′s home

5. Does he study very hard?

A. Yes, he doesn’t.   B. No, he doesn’t.  C. Yes, he does.