I'm confused these days．We are taught at home and at school that using violence(暴力)is the least civilized(文明的)way to solve problems．For example, last week I thought about hitting my friend for winning a beautiful shell while we were playing at the beach．I talked with him instead and we came to an agreement．If two adults had a disagreement, and if they used violence towards each other in order to win, is it all right?
When two countries disagree, they often fight a war．Why is using violence not okay at home, at school, or in your country but okay between countries? So many people have been killed because of wars, not only soldiers but ordinary people, even small children and babies．And refugees(难民)exist, too．
A war is a great violence, like two people fighting over a shell, just much bigger．Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace．But can you really “make peace” by killing so many people? I don't think bombs(炸弹)can reach people's hearts and change them．Bombs can't create love and caring, and that's what we need in the world．Why do adults use violence so quickly? Why can't they use their wisdom(智慧)and talk it over?
Adults might say that things are not that easy．But they are the ones that teach us to be kind, not to hurt people, and not to kill．Why don't they act as what they say?
－A page from a 12-tear-old boy, Joshua's diary．
(1)
At the beach, Joshua ________．
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A．
hit his friend
B．
won a beautiful shell
C．
played with a beautiful shell
D．
came to an agreement with his friend
(2)
Joshua hates wars between countries because ________．
[ ]
A．
he is afraid of wars
B．
he doesn't understand adults
C．
wars create death and refugees
D．
wars are not the only way to make peace
(3)
What's the key to peace in Joshua's opinion?
[ ]
A．
Love and care for each other．
B．
Don't use violence so quickly．
C．
Stop using bombs in wars．
D．
Don't hurt or kill people in wars．
(4)
From the reading we can see Joshua wants adults to ________．
The Beijing Sunshine Secondary School students are holding a charity show at the school hall of Beijing Sunshine Secondary School, Sunny Street, Sunshine Town．
Date：29 April
Time：7∶30 p．m．－9∶00 p．m．
We hope to raise money to help poor children go to school．
Ticket price：＄20
Donations are welcome．
Programme：
7∶30 p．m．Introduction
7∶40 p．m．Songs
8∶00 p．m．Break
8∶15 p．m．Speech
8∶30 p．m．Drama
9∶00 p．m．End of the show
Project Hope is an organization that raises money to build schools and buy books for poor students．
We would like to thank the following for their help and support：
? The teachers at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School
Put 2 February in your diary! It is World Wetlands Day! It marks the date that the
Convention(公约)on Wetlands was signed(签署)in1971．This special day was first celebrated in 1997 and it is celebrated every year．
The celebration is a call for action．It is a way to show people how important and
useful the wetlands are for people．On World Wetlands Day, people around the world take part in many wetlands activities．People take trips to the local wetlands．There are talks about how important the wetlands are．People get together to clean up their local wetlandsChildren draw pictures to advertise the day．People also compete(比赛)in boat races．
The World Wetlands Day is important! If there are no wetlands, there will be no water for anyone in the future．Wetlands help protect nature and resources(资源)like fresh water．Already, more than 10000 million people in the world do not have fresh water．
Many people do not know how important the wetlands are．They can understand why an elephant or a tiger is important because they are big, beautiful animals．It is much harder for them to understand how important the animals in the wetlands are．These small animals, such as frogs and snails, play a very important part in keeping the balance of nature．
All plants and animals are part of the food chain(链)．If the small wetlands animals die, some animals in the food chain will have nothing to eat．They will also die．People need the wetlands to keep the balance of nature in the world．If we do not protect nature today，it will be gone tomorrow．
(1)
What should you put in your diary?
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A．
Some frogs．
B．
The date of World Wetlands Day．
C．
1971
D．
Any special day．
(2)
Where do people celebrate World Wetlands Day?
[ ]
A．
All over the world．
B．
In ships
C．
At home．
D．
In their own way．
(3)
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
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A．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking part in competitions．
B．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking hips to local wetlands．
C．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by listening to talks about the wetlands．
D．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by talking about the weather．
(4)
Why are small animals important?
[ ]
A．
They are part of the balance of nature and the food chain．
B．
They are beautiful．
C．
Bigger animals are eaten by them
D．
Without them, there may be no water．
(5)
Which of the following might be the best title of the article?
