If you want to deal with the association(交往) between boys and girls properly, here are some ‘dos and don’ts’ for you to follow.
Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other. We should make as many friends as possible. We should get along with the other sex in public instead of in secret.
Don’t be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.
Don’t fall into the ditch of early love. Boys and girls in adolescence (青春期) are rich in feelings. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe. Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love. Do keep out of early love.

1.
The main idea of the passage is to _______.
1. A.
  tell students to keep away from early love
2. B.
  give some advice on how to associate(交往) between boys and girls
3. C.
  tell students how to make friends
4. D.
  teach boys how to talk with girls
2.
We should get along with the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT _______.
1. A.
  with a good state of mind
2. B.
  in real friendship
3. C.
  in public
4. D.
  in secret
3.
If you are a shy person, you can _______.
1. A.
  find friends with the same interest and hobby first
2. B.
  only have a few friends of the same sex
3. C.
  not make friends with the other sex
4. D.
  not fall in love with other students easily I
4.
The underlined word ‘ditch’ in the passage means‘_______’ in Chinese.
1. A.
  波浪
2. B.
  泥潭
3. C.
  圈套
4. D.
  树枝
5.
A person at adolescence is _______.
1. A.
  complicated(复杂的) in feelings
2. B.
  good at making friends with each other
3. C.
  old enough to fall in love
4. D.
  easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love

Like schools in China, American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June. Usually American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
But unlike middle school students in China, high school students in America take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and have homework for every class. After class they do all kinds of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They may go to a small or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot for their higher education. So lots of students work after school to make money for their studies.

1.
In America, summer vacation lasts（持续）___________________.
1. A.
  one month
2. B.
  two months
3. C.
  three months
4. D.
  more than three months
2.
The underlined（下划线的）word “college” means _________________ in Chinese.
1. A.
  大学
2. B.
  公司
3. C.
  研究院
4. D.
  高中
3.
Many American students work after class, because they ___________________.
1. A.
  want to see interesting things
2. B.
  have to help the other people
3. C.
  want to make more friends
4. D.
  have to get money for their studies

Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And businesses found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for their father from their shops.
By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have a Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do — buy, buy, buy, buy, buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present — not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.
The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.

1.
Father’s Day was started just because _______________.
1. A.
  there was a Mother’s Day
2. B.
  there was a Children’s Day
3. C.
  businesses wanted to get a lot of money
4. D.
  people liked their fathers very much
2.
The word “special” in the second paragraph means ________________________.
1. A.
  great
2. B.
  nice
3. C.
  useful
4. D.
  not usual
3.
In America, people have a Father’s Day to ________________________.
1. A.
  buy some presents for their fathers
2. B.
  show their love for their fathers
3. C.
  let their fathers have a good rest
4. D.
  help their fathers do something
4.
On Father’s Day, businesses always want ________________________.
1. A.
  people to buy many more presents
2. B.
  children to buy presents only for their fathers
3. C.
  women to buy presents only for their husbands
4. D.
  people to buy presents only for their parents
5.
It can be learned from the passage that ________________________.
1. A.
  the writer is against Father’s Day
2. B.
  many countries have a Father’s Day
3. C.
  Businesses can get more money on Father’s Day
4. D.
  Father’s Day will become more important than Mother’s Day

Many people don’t think that the number 13 is a lucky number. Many hotels do not have a 13th floor. The floors go from 12 to 14, and there is no number13. Some people will never sit at a table with 12 other people. They will tell someone to go or ask another person to sit with them.
No one really knows why people do not like the number 13. Perhaps one reason is that when people began to count, they used ten fingers and two hands. This made 12. They could not count more.
Some Christians (基督徒) say that 13 is not lucky because there were 13 people at a meal the day before Jesus (耶稣) was killed (被杀). In a story about the old Greek (希腊的) gods, 12 gods were asked to a meal but one more came. This made 13. It is why the god Balder, who was at the meal, was killed.

1.
Some people will never sit at a table with twelve other people, or _________________.
1. A.
  they will never come for dinner together
2. B.
  they will ask one of them to leave
3. C.
  all of them will leave
4. D.
  they will wait for two other people to come
2.
The story is about _____________________.
1. A.
  the death of Jesus
2. B.
  the person who killed Balder
3. C.
  why 13 is not a lucky number
4. D.
  the way people count with their fingers

Ben: Leo, you work too hard. Let’s go and sit in the park.
Leo: I can’t do that. I have to study for my English test next week.
Ben: But, Leo… You already know that you’re going to Tsinghua University! Well, what are you going to major in?
Leo: English and management. How about you? Which school are you going to next year, Ben?
Ben: Oh, I’m going to work for my dad for a year. Then I’ll go to college after that.
Leo: What do you want to study?
Ben: I’m not sure yet. I’d like to study Chinese. So, do you want to be an English teacher or work for a big company after 4 years in Tsinghua University?
Leo: In fact, I hope to go on to study computer science in Beijing University.
Ben: Wow. We are quite different! You know, I just want to find an easy job. I guess you will be a computer programmer.
Leo: Uh-huh. I’d like to.
Ben: Well, I hope to work as a teacher and have a nice family in the future.
Leo: Really? I want to make a lot of money.
根据对话内容选择最佳答案。

1.
1.What does the sentence “I can’t do that?” mean?
1. A.
  I can’t do anything.
2. B.
  I can’t work.
3. C.
  I can’t go to the park.
4. D.
  I can’t study.
2.
What does the sentence “I’ll go to college after that.” mean?
1. A.
  after I left middle school
2. B.
  after 1 year
3. C.
  after I work for my father
4. D.
  Both B and C
3.
Who may become an English teacher after 4 years?
1. A.
  I don’t know.
2. B.
  Leo.
3. C.
  Ben
4. D.
  Both of them
4.
What is Leo going to study after he leaves Tsinghua University?
1. A.
  Management
2. B.
  Chinese
3. C.
  Computer Science
4. D.
  English
5.
What plan does Ben have for his future?
1. A.
  To be a teacher
2. B.
  To make a lot of money
3. C.
  To be a computer programmer
4. D.
  Both B and C