Perhaps you’ve seen the English letters “WC” in your city. They show public toilets. But do you know it is far from elegant (优雅的) English? In fact, foreigners from English-speaking countries rarely use the letters.

Workers in our city are changing “WC” signs all over the city. The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus. Many other places in China are following our steps.

“WC, or water closet, is old-fashioned English. It sounds dirty to me,” says Charlie Shifflet, a young man from the US. The old sign will become “Gents/Men” and “Ladies/Women”.

“I see lots of poor English in everyday life, and not only on signs,” he says. “I know what they mean. But they are Chinglish, not real English. For example, when someone says to me ‘My hometown is Henan Province’, I know he should say: ‘My hometown is in Henan Province’. ‘Hometown’ is a smaller place in a province.” The common mistakes he picked up include “Not Entry”, which should be “No Entry”, “Direction of Airport” should be changed to “To the Airport”. And it is “room rate”, not “room price”. And remember to “Keep off the grass”, rather than “Care of the green”.

1.What does the writer think of the use of “WC”?

A. He doesn’t think it means water closet.

B. He doesn’t think it old-fashioned English.

C. He doesn’t think it proper for a sign.

2.The underlined word “rarely” means___________.

A. sometimes B. seldom C. often

3.Charlie Shifflet _________ .

A. is a Chinese living in America

B. thinks Chinese people are sometimes using incorrect English

C. likes to hear or see Chinglish

4.Which of the following signs does NOT use Chinglish?

5.The last paragraph is about__________.

A. why there are so many Chinglish signs

B. examples of Chinglish

C. where Chinglish signs are

The Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Frank’s completed test this week.

Weekly Test

1. I prefer to spend my spare time

?(a) with my family

? (b) with my friends

? (c) on my own.

2 [f] have a problem, I would rather

? (a) Talk to my parents than to my friends.

? (b) talk to my friends than to my family.

? (c) solve it on my own.

3. I prefer to study

? (a) at home with my family around.

? (b) with my friends.

? (c) on my own.

4. For my birthday I would prefer to

? (a) be with my family

? (b)have a party with lots of friends.

? (c) go out with just my best friend.

·You get 1 point for each(a), 2 for each(b), and 3 for each(c)

·Go and find out what your score means on the right!

Scores and their meanings:

4-6: Your family is very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family comes first. You are kind and always think more of others.

7-9: You have lots of friends and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are quite important to you, too. You are easy-going and generous.

10-12: You probably have one or two close friends, but you’d rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are confident and like to do things for yourself.

·You can e-mail us at weeklytest@teens.com and tell us whether your result has described a REAL you.

1.How many points did Frank get in the week’s test?

A.8B.9C.10D. 11

2.From Frank’s result, we may know that .

A. he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with them

B. his family comes first although he loves being with friends

C. both his family and his friends are of great importance to him

D. he is a confident young student with only a few close friends

3.By taking this test a student is supposed to find out .

A. how to solve teenage problems

B. how to make good friends

C. what his lifestyle is like

D. what kind of person he is

I am Jay from Sunshine Middle School. Recently, we did a survey about who we prefer to share worries with. We got different answers. According to the chart, about 71% of the students would like to share their worries with their classmates and friends . It is mainly because they believe that if people are at the same age, they are easy to communicate and understand each other better.

About 22% of the students said they would like to share worries with their teachers and parents. According to them, adults are rich in experience, and that they can deal with their problems easily. The rest prefer to keep worries to themselves. As for them, it’s a struggle to get along well with others, some of them said they didn’t want to trust anyone.

As far as I am concerned, I am willing to share worries with my best friends because they’re always kind and understanding. However, if I meet with some serious problems, I’ll be likely to ask my parents and teachers for help, who, I believe, have more experience to give me valuable advice.

根据短文内容判断正(T)误 (F) 。(5分)

1.The survey is about who students prefer to share worries with.

2.Most students would like to share worries with their classmates and friends.

3.Some students would like to share worries with their teachers and parents because they are easy to communicate.

4.No students keep worries to themselves according to the survey.

5.Jay will ask his parents and teachers for help if he meets with some serious problems.

Since last year, I have worked in a foreign company in my city. I always have lots of work to do. However, no matter how busy I am every day, I won’t forget one important thing. That is to meet my daughter Sally at her school gate on time. After getting home, we go to the park in our neighborhood. Sally plays there. I just wait for her. Every time I tell her that it’s time to go back home, Sally answers, “Five more minutes, Dad!” I always smile and say “OK” to her.

“What a patient father you are! Your kid is so lucky to have a father like you!” Every time I hear such words, I feel that being a father makes me really proud.

In fact, I didn’t use to spend lots of time with Sally. I didn’t change until Tom’s son died in a traffic accident. Tom told me that he never spent much time with his son, not even five minutes a day. I can never forget Tom’s sadness. At that time I decided not to make the same mistake as Tom had made. I think that when my daughter wants more time to play, I will spend more time enjoying being with her.

Life is uncertain. Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. So, please give someone you love another five minutes every day.

1.The writer ________ every day.

A. meets his daughter at the school gate B. has nothing to do

C. doesn’t care much about his work D. takes his daughter to school

2.The writer always waits his daughter for another five minutes because ________.

A. he likes waiting for others B. he doesn’t want his daughter to be sad

C. he has nothing to do D. he thinks Sally is studying for a test

3.Which of the following is wrong?

A. The writer had worked in the company for two years.

B. After school, the writer always takes Sally to the park near his house.

C. Tom used to spend little time with his son.

D. The writer spends five minutes longer with his daughter than he used to be.

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. A Patient Father B. A Lovely Girl

C. Life Is Uncertain D. Five More Minutes

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