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 ___________.

—Tom doesn’t like to have long hair.

        —Yeah. His hair is shorter than     .

A. Sam and Bill                     B. Sam and Bill’s

C. Sam’s and Bill                   D. Sam’s and Bill’s

I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my   31 . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this,   32  it didn’t work.

As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become   33 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!

One evening, I was doing some   34  on my computer while Mike was listening to music.  35  , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I   36 . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program   37  saving it—all I had done had disappeared! I   38  him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.

Then I did my homework   39  . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the   40 , I saw the photo of my   41  that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how   42  he was when my mom beat him. I really felt   43 . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was   44  in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”

I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is   45 !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.

1.                A．clothes         B．food           C．room D．toys

2.                A．because        B．but            C．or   D．so

3.                A．dirty           B．empty          C．quiet D．tidy

4.                A．business        B．homework      C．reading   D．shopping

5.                A．Later          B．Instead         C．However  D．Sometimes

6.                A．danced         B．fell            C．returned  D．slept

7.                A．after           B．by             C．for D．without

8.                A．agreed with     B．heard from      C．looked after   D．shouted at

9.                A．as well         B．for ever         C．in the end     D．once gain

10.               A．computer       B．fan            C．radio D．TV

11.               A．brother        B．cousin          C．father     D．grandfather

12.               A．clever          B．happy          C．sad   D．silly

13.               A．bored          B．excited         C．proud     D．sorry

14.               A．jumping        B．sleeping        C．sitting     D．singing

15.               A．his            B．hers           C．ours D．theirs