Gossip means talking about other people's lives, which may be unkind or not true.

"We are going to do a gossip column (专栏) for the school newspaper," Emily said. "We take our notebooks whenever we go and write down everything happening around us."

"I already have _______ said, Austin, "I heard Lucy saying that she saw Julia's new haircut and it makes her look like a funny watermelon."

Jessica laughed. "I had _______ that, too."

This gossip-column idea was making _______ very uncomfortable. "Hold on," I said. "Don't you think kids will feel terrible to have that spread in the school?"

Emily shrugged (耸肩) . "Maybe, _______ people love gossip."

"Is that a good _______ to do it, though?" I said.

"Well, we are _______ reporting what we see and hear." said Jessica.

Austin cut in. "_______, I think Arizona was right. Gossip would make people feel bad."

Jessica said, "So does anyone have an idea for a different column?"

Emily suggested, "What if we do a friendly gossip column instead?"

"Good idea!" said Austin.

And that's exactly what we did then. We wrote down the good things or stories we saw. Here are a few good ones in our _______: Kate was seen picking up other people's rubbish and throwing it into the garbage bin. And Zoe was very _______ explaining a math problem to a classmate.

So, dear friends, "If you can't ________ anything nice, give up spreading the gossip." Even better, spread the word about the kind things people are doing.

(Adapted from Ask Arizona: The True-Friend Test)

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

2.A.beaten B.noticed C.left D.needed

3.A.him B.her C.me D.them

4.A.but B.and C.so D.or

5.A.way B.reason C.design D.spirit

6.A.just B.still C.already D.nearly

7.A.In the end B.In fact C.Above all D.After all

8.A.magazine B.diary C.newspaper D.novel

9.A.surprisingly B.patiently C.happily D.angrily

10.A.hear B.say C.smell D.see

假定你是苏海,你的美国朋友David给你发了下面的邮件,请仔细阅读邮件并根据信中的内容和生活实际用英语回复,可适当发挥。

To: suhai@163.com

From: david@hotmail.com

Subject: relationship

Dear Su Hai,

I have a problem and I don't know how to deal with it. I have two elder sisters.

They're both clever and always do everything well. I feel I can never be as good as them.

I am worried about the following problems these days. Can you give me some help?

◆Should I just be myself or make a change?

◆How can I let my parents feel proud of me?

◆Can you share one of your experiences with me?

Best wishes,

David

注意:

1.词数90左右。短文的开头已经写好,不计入总词数。

2.短文须包含所有要点,不要逐词翻译,可适当发挥,使短文连贯、通顺。

3.短文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

Dear David,

Thanks for your email. I'm very sorry to hear that_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope my answers will be of some help to you.

Best wishes,

Su Hai

Photographer Zhang Zhongzeng has taken a series of photos showing people's lives around 40 years ago in Beijing. Born in 1957, Zhang has witnessed (目睹) China's changes since the reform and opening-up period began in 1978.

Playing with birds

Date: 1983

Location: Deshengmen

During the 1980s, there were many elderly men who loved playing with birds. In the early morning, you could always see them holding bird cages, walking in the park or hutongs, on the road or under a tree. The hobby of playing with birds became popular during the Tang Dynasty and reached its heyday during the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty.

Now there are fewer Beijingers with birds, as elderly citizens' lives get richer and hutongs disappear from the city.

Carriages (马车) in the city

Date: 1989

Location: Hepingli

In the 1980s, the trolley bus (无轨电车) and bus ran across empty roads, while carriages carrying goods or vegetables kept pace. During that time, traffic in Beijing was quite smooth, and three—wheeled motor vehicles, walking tractors and auto trucks could make use of the streets. The most commonly seen transportation was the bicycles, with different brands (品牌), styles and functions.

Sugar—coated haws on a stick

Date: 1988

Location: Qian men Watchtower

Among well-known Beijing snacks, bingtanghulu (sugar - coated haws on a stick) is probably the most famous, a city trademark.

For children living in the 1980s in Beijing, when there were no Me Donald's or KFC's. bingtanghulu was their favorite snack. Now, for them a bite of bingtanghulu brings reminiscence and nostalgia (怀旧).

1.Why do fewer and fewer elderly citizens in Beijing play with birds?

A.Because there are fewer birds

B.Because they have richer lives.

C.Because they hate birds.

D.Because they are very busy.

2.What was the most popular transportation in 1989?

A.Motor vehicles. B.Walking tractors. C.Autotrucks. D.Bicycles.

3.What does the underlined word "reminiscence" mean in English?

A.Luck. B.Memories. C.Interest. D.Treasure.

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