Do you get presents from your friends? What should you do when you get a present __1__ your birthday? You have to sit down and __2__ a thank--you note．The words “thank you” are very __3__．We have to use them very often．We say them when someone gives us a drink，__4__ us pick up things or gives us a gilt．

Another important word is “please”．Many people often __5__ to use it．It is rude to ask someone to do something without saying “please”．We have to use it when we __6__ something，too．It may be a book，a pencil，more rice or help．

We should learn to __7__ “sorry”，too．When we have __8__ someone，we should say we are sorry．When we have __9__ to do something，we will also have to say “sorry”．

These three expressions are __10__．We should learn to use them more often．

1．A．in                   B．for                      C．with                    D．to

2．A．order                     B．buy                     C．write                     D．draw

3．A．happy                    B．easy                    C．important             D．sad

4．A．helps                     B．has                      C．lets                      D．makes

5．A．want                     B．forget                  C．like                        D．remember

6．A．ask for                         B．say                      C．need                    D．speak

7．A．say                       B．tell                       C．speak                         D．talk

8．A．fell                        B．touched               C．felt                        D．hurts

9．A．remembered            B．forgotten              C．thought                D．been

10．A．useful                  B．useless                 C．careful                   D．trash

A young man once asked Albert Einstein, the great scientist,  1  the secret of success（成功）is．The scientist told 2  that the secret success is  3  work．A few days later the young man asked him the  4  question again．Einstein was a little bit  5 he did not say   6  ,  but wrote  7  words on a piece of paper and handed it  8  the young man．The young man looked at the piece of paper． 9 it was written：A=X+Y+Z．

“What does this mean?” asked the young man ．

“A stands for （代表） success explained the old scientist．”X means hard work, Y stands for good methods（方法），and Z…Z means stopping  10  and getting down to work．”

1．A．how                       B．what                    C．which                   D．why

2．A．him                         B．her                        C． it                        D．them

3．A．hard                        B．easy                       C．poor                     D．bad

4．A．different                 B．same                    C．smart                   D．boring

5．A．satisfied                 B．happy                   C．angry                   D．sorry

6．A．anything                 B．nothing                 C．something             D．everything

7．A．a little                     B．little                      C．a few                    D．few

8．A．for                         B．to                         C．of                         D．few

9．A．Over                      B．On                        C．Without               D．At

10．A．talk                      B．to talk                   C．talked                   D．talking

A wonderful year in New Zealand

If I went to New Zealand，would I be able to understand people? This was the question which first 1________ me when the American Field Service programme accepted me．

I 2_______ with a New Zealand family in Auckland for one year．At first，I found that communicating was quite 3_______ ．But my hosts were very patient，and they helped me to learn fast．

As part of the programme，AFS students try to tell people about their own culture．I 4________ many photos and postcards of China with me，as well as some simple Chinese books．I gave a talk about China to some classes in school，and I even did some simple Chinese cooking．

It was a wonderful year．I learned about a new culture，and I became more 5________

1．A．gave                      B．worried                C．informed                D．offered

2．A．helped                    B．talked                  C．stayed                    D．met

3．A．difficult                 B．easy                    C．exciting                  D．sad

4．A．bought                  B．B made                C．brought                  D．took

5．A．confident               B．fantastic               C．important               D．traditional

Life is not easy，so I'd like to say，“No matter what happens，believe in yourself．”

When I was 14，I was too ___1___ to talk to anyone．My classmates often laughed at me．I was sad but could do nothing．Later，___2___ happened．It changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My mother asked me to take part in it．What a（an）___3___ idea! It meant I had to ___4___ in front of all the teachers and students of my school．

“Come on，boy．Believe in yourself．Yon are sure to ___5___．” she said．Then Mother and I talked about many different topics．At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”．I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times．To my mother’s great joy，I did ___6___ in the contest，I could ___7___ believe my ears when the result came that I had won the first place．I heard ___8___ from the teachers and students．Those classmates who once looked down on me，now all said “Congratulations” to me．My mother hugged（拥抱）me and cried ___9___．

Since then，everything has ___10___．When I do anything，I try to tell myself to be sure that I wilt find myself．This is true not only for a person but also for a country．

1．A．brave                    B．shy                      C．excited                   D．1azy

2．A．something              B．nothing                C．anything                 D．everything

3．A．interesting               B．wonderful            C．awful                     D．sad

4．A．listen                     B．speak                   C．think                      D．write

5．A．succeed                 B．fail                      C．lose                       D．defeat

6．A．terribly                  B．badly                   C．good                      D．well

7．A．almost                   B．hardly                  C．nearly                    D．always

8．A．cheers                   B．noises                  C．thanks                   D．hopes

9．A．angrily            B．sadly                   C．quickly                  D．excitedly

10．A．changed               B．lost                      C．gone                      D．ended

Dear Dad,

I’m writing to you because it’s not easy to talk about it. I still   1  clearly how my uncle died two years ago. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up a lot of information about smoking and I found out something   2 . You know that smoking is bad for your  3  and can cause cancer. I’ve learnt that it causes many other   4  too. Do you know that over ten thousand people die from smoking every year in Britain?

When mum asks you to smoke   5 , you think she’s angry. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the   6  of smoke in the house. When you smoke, it’s also   7  for mum and me. In other words, when we   8  in your smoke, it’s like we’re smoking ourselves.   9 , we can also get disease. Doctors are finding that more and more   10  are falling ill because of the others’ smoking.

I know that it’s very   11  to stop smoking, but you must give it up. Please see the doctor and ask him   12  help. We will do anything we can to help you. You must try to   13  your own life. We don’t want to  14  you because you are so important to us.  15  you, who can help me with my maths homework or mend my bike? Please don’t smoke!

Your daughter,

Meimei

1.                A．remember      B．forget          C．think D．feel

 

2.                A．interesting      B．terrible         C．boring    D．strange

 

3.                A．health          B．study           C．work D．mind

 

4.                A．things          B．mistakes        C．feelings   D．illnesses

 

5.                A．nowhere       B．anywhere       C．outside   D．inside

 

6.                A．color          B．smell           C．shape    D．taste

 

7.                A．useless         B．useful          C．bad  D．good

 

8.                A．move          B．rest            C．arrive    D．breathe

 

9.                A．However       B．As a result       C．In fact    D．For example

 

10.               A．doctors        B．nurses         C．non-smokers   D．smokers

 

11.               A．difficult        B．easy           C．important  D．dangerous

 

12.               A．on            B．from           C．of    D．for

 

13.               A．save           B．waste          C．refuse D．accept

 

14.               A．trouble         B．lose           C．hurt  D．keep

 

15.               A．With           B．Without        C．Behind    D．By