Dear friends,
My name is Tony. I am English. I am thirteen years old this year. I am tall, and I am good at playing football. I am in Grade Seven. There are thirty boys and twenty girls in my class. We are learning Chinese in our school. Our Chinese teacher is Mr. Wu. He is a little short, but he is very strong. He is very nice to us. I have some good friends in my class. Tom is a tall boy and has short black hair. He is good at playing football, too. Alice is short and she loves wearing red dresses. She is good at English. Shelly has long hair. She can speak Japanese and she likes running. We all study hard.
What about your school and your friend?  Please write soon.
Yours,
Tony
【小题1】Which country is Tony from?

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“USA? Britain? Which country is the better to study in ?” We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it’s a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

? It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

? But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time to learn another language.

? Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t done before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally when they have to take care of themselves. It’s hard for students to study well.

? Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth ?

? We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American coach invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese coach. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think it again.

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We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine(想象) you could design(设计) your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:

Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping centre. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.

Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.

Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.

Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom(自由) and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it. 

1.There would be_______ in Richard’s dream school.

A．a big swimming pool and a music room 

B．a room to relax and play computer games

C．a big swimming pool, two soccer fields, a cinema, a gym, and a shopping centre

2.How many days off does Wu want to have in a week?

A．2.        B．3.         C．4.

3.Which country is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A．Italy.    B．Japan. C．Australia.

4.From the passage, we know that_________.

A．Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games

B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock

C．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day

5.Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．Schools in the past.    B．Schools today.     C．Dream schools.

Dear friends,

My name is Tony. I am English. I am thirteen years old this year. I am tall, and I am good at playing football. I am in Grade Seven. There are thirty boys and twenty girls in my class. We are learning Chinese in our school. Our Chinese teacher is Mr. Wu. He is a little short, but he is very strong. He is very nice to us. I have some good friends in my class. Tom is a tall boy and has short black hair. He is good at playing football, too. Alice is short and she loves wearing red dresses. She is good at English. Shelly has long hair. She can speak Japanese and she likes running. We all study hard.

What about your school and your friend?  Please write soon.

Yours,

Tony

1.Which country is Tony from?

A．America.          B．England.           C．China.            D．Japan.

2.Who is Mr. Wu?

A．He is Tony’s English teacher.

B．He is Tony’s father.

C．He is Tony’s friend.

D．He is Tony’s Chinese teacher.

3.How many students are there in Tony’s class?

A．30               B．20               C．50               D．52

4.Who likes running?

A．Tom              B．Alice             C．Shelly            D．Mr Wu

5.Who writes this letter?

A．Tony                                 B．Tom

C．Shelly                                D．We don’t know