September 28, 2006

Dear Jenny,

  We have been talking to each other mostly through e-mails. This time, I choose to write a letter instead, as I feel like writing English with a pen. When I write with a pen, it seems easier for me to express my thoughts and feelings.

  It is almost a month since school started. I really like being in high school. It's exciting. There are so many new things to do and so many new friends to meet.

  High school students in China live a busy but colourful life. We have to work hard for the National College Entrance Examinations, which will take place in less than three years.

  Now I have a large group of friends. We take all of our classes together in the same classroom. It's good to have friends to study with because we can help each other. I'm pretty good at English, so many guys ask me for help with their English. I don't mind. After school we usually go to play sports for a little while. Sometimes we take a walk down the river or visit some bookstores. We have to be back for evening class by 7:30.

  Among my classmates, there is one guy named Dazhi, whom I like most. I met him on the sports ground one afternoon. He was sitting alone, deep in thought. I went up to him and introduced myself. I learned from our talk that he is from the countryside some two hundred kilometers away from Shijiazhuang. Dazhi's fascinating life attracts me very much, because it has been very different from mine. As time goes on, I find we have many similar interests and hobbies. I think I can learn a lot from him. Being friends means learning from each other. Don't you think so?

  I have invited Dazhi to come to my home for dinner this Sunday. I think we will have a good time together. We will have lots of things to share(分享)with each other. I am quite happy with this growing friendship. It has opened a door to many new experiences.

  I must go back to class now.

  Best wishes!

Yours friendly,

Li Ming

(1)In the passage, the author mainly wants to tell _________.

[  ]

A.the new things he has learned in high school

B.why he writes this letter with a pen

C.friends should learn from each other

D.his school life and how he developed a friendship with Dazhi

(2)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.The writer can express his ideas more freely with a pen than through e-mails.

B.The writer is willing to help others with their English.

C.The writer shares some interests and hobbies with Dazhi.

D.The writer got to know Dazhi through e-mails.

(3)The underlined word“fascinating”(in Paragraph 5) probably means _________.

[  ]

A.boring
B.dangerous
C.interesting
D.comfortable

(4)From the passage we can know that the author __________.

[  ]

A.is sure to pass the National College Entrance Examinations

B.will experience a lot of new things in this school

C.is quite used to the life in the countryside

D.only works hard at his lessons all day long

I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.

Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible (负责任) for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.

Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.

1.The story took place exactly ____ .

A.in the teacher’s office

B.in an exam room

C.in the school

D.in the language lab

2.The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____ .

A.she had not brought a pen with her

B.she had lost her own on her way to school

C.there was something wrong with her pen

D.her own had been taken away by someone

3.The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____ .

A.to go on writing his paper

B.to stop whispering

C.to leave the room immediately

D.to stay behind after the exam

4.The thing(s) emphasized in the teacher’s talk was (were) ____ .

A.honesty

B.sense of duty

C.seriousness

D.all of the above

5.The boy knew everything ____ .

A.the moment he was asked to stay behind

B.when the teacher started talking about honesty

C.only some time later

D.when he was walking out of the room

 

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