Today we started our new school term. We were very happy to see friends again. But the most exciting of all,the new term is the time to plan new hobbies. It is common in Britain for students to plan new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Deciding to start something new is a common New Year resolution.

Most schools offer different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free time or after school. You have to pay for some classes and others are free. For example,I once took a free Friday evening gymnastics(体操) class my school offered. But when I wanted to learn how to play the drum,my parents had to pay for the lessons.

The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons. We also like playing a role in the drama (戏剧) club. Both classes offered exams students could take. Students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But the students with hob-bies left school with many extra skills.

I have not stopped any of the hobbies I began at school. Although sometimes I may feel very tired,there are also some good reasons for me to insist on it. And I have never regretted taking them. My best friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class. We have the same hobby and we spend time a lot.

1.When a new school term starts,the most exciting thing for students is .

A.to see friends again

B.to plan new hobbies

C.to take different kinds of hobby classes

D.to learn how to play the drum

2.When can the writer learn to play the drum in the hobby class?

A.When a new school term starts. B.After the Christmas holidays.

C.In the free time or after school. D.When the school classes begin.

3.The writer has never regretted taking his hobby classes because .

A.they were all free

B.they didn’t offer exams

C.they didn’t make the writer feel more stressed

D.the writer made his best friend in a hobby class

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A.Different Kinds of Hobbies

B.We Started Our New School Term

C.I Met a Friend in My Gymnastics Class

D.The New Term Is the Time to Plan New Hobbies

“Listen!” Mr. Lee said seriously at the beginning of his first class, “I will put a lie into each of my classes. Your job is to try and catch me in the Lie of the Day.”

That was really a clever way to fix our attention on the dry and boring subject — geography. Then in the following weeks, we didn't let off every single word of what he was saying in class and challenged(质疑)his lectures. When his class ended with nobody seeing through the lie, Mr. Lee would say, “Ah ha! Each of you has a lie in your notes. Discuss among yourselves what it might be, and I will tell you at the end of this term.”

Mr. Lee’s special style of teaching worked. All of us reviewed and discussed about our notes actively.

One Monday at the end of the term, Mr. Lee listened carefully to what we were questioning for almost ten minutes. Then he finally said, “Do you still remember the first lesson how I said that every lecture has a lie?”

Confused, we said yes.

"Well, that was a real big lie. In fact, all the lectures I’ve given before are completely true. But I am glad you worked so hard. Move on ...”

Hearing this, all eyes in the classroom went wide.

While my knowledge of geography has been forgotten over time, the lessons have stayed with me. "Experts" can be wrong and say things that sound right, so build a habit of evaluating (评估)new information and check it against things you already accept as a fact.

1.We can know that Mr. Lee was ________.

A.wise B.serious C.boring D.confusing

2.In Mr. Lee’s class, ________.

A.he always told lies B.the students always questioned him

C.everyone had to write down all of his words D.it was difficult for the students to see through the lie

3.The underlined sentence in the passage means________.

A.the students opened their eyes B.Mr. Lee opened the students’eyes

C.the students got shocked and amazed D.the students had a look at the classroom

4.From the passage, we can infer that________.

A.Mr. Lee was an expert

B.it’s easy to forget the knowledge of geography

C.Mr. Lee succeeded drawing the students’ attention

D.the students would never check what the teachers said again

5.The best title of the passage could be ________.

A.A Real Lie B.Learn to Question

C.A Special Teaching Style D.The First Geography Lesson

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