Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we   16  the national flag go up.
　  Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was   17  and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.
　  Can I really do it?
　  Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher   18  me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down.   19  for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”
“Thank you,” I answered. It was such a great   20  for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  21 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
　  Monday morning came. I began to feel   22 . When did I last give a talk to   23  many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really   24  it ? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I  25 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.
“Take it easy,” I said to   26 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t   27  stand up.
I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid, just talk!”
I   28  a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.
I don’t know   29  I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself 30  everyone what I can do.

“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6^th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.

“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.

Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”

“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.

“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”

“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.

Mr Gruber sighed. “ I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.”

“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.

“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”

“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.

“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”

“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.

“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”

“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.

“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.

Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.

“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”

Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”

“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”

1.What class did Mr Gruber teach?

A．History           B．Science           C．Maths            D．Business

2.Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?

A．Tom              B．James            C．Peter             D．Sandy

3.How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?

A．He himself kept talking’

B．He just read from a textbook.

C．He showed a movie to his students.

D．He got his students to take part in a discussion.

4.What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?

A．Strange           B．Patient            C．Shy              D．Proud

5.What can be the best title of this passage?

A．Get What You Want                      B．Needs and Wants

C．Try to Get More Money                   D．How to Live Well

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Emily Urich 18 years old Canada

A lot of teens aren’t responsible（有责任感的），and that’s where I’m different. Not just about school but everyday things like being able to pay my own credit card（信用卡）bills on time. 

The first time I got a cartoon book was on my third birthday. From then on , I fell in deep love with it. And can you guess how many cartoon books I’ve read? I don’t really know the exact number. But I have three full boxes of them under my bed. I also like drawing cartoons and wish to be an art teacher in a sch001. 

Joe Miller 16 year’s old America

I’m proud of doing things my own way. So whether somebody wants me to do something or whatever it is , I feel like they’re all other people’s thoughts , not really mine. But like others , I love reading , too. When I first took skiing lessons , I found it exciting. For ski racing，there’s no question I’m better shape than most guys（小伙子）. I think it’s fun. I mean，it is a challenge（挑战）. It’s where I picked up the idea of needing a challenge always in my life. In order to improve my skiing skills，I have read many books and magazines about it. No doubt it’s my dream to win gold medals in the Olympic Games. 

An Oi 15 years old China

I’m different because I prefer to drop out of the world to create my own world. I’d like to build a house on a mountain. And I choose to live without electricity, a telephone，or even indoor plumbing（室内卫生设备）. I have many hobbies such as traveling，reading , writing and spending time with children. I love children because they are smart and creative. They always have many strange ideas. It makes me excited. I want to do something for Hope Project and become a country school teacher .

1.Who wants to be teacher?

2. Which hobby do the three students all have?

3. According to Emily, we can infer（推断）that        . 

4. We know that Joe Miller        .

5. Why does An Qi want to be a country schoolteacher?

In the bushes of Northern Africa, a baby lies warm and safe in a cave(山洞). He lies among baby wolves(狼), next to Mother Wolf, and he is not afraid. Outside the cave, Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger, shouts angrily, wanting to kill. “No!” says Mother Wolf. “He belongs to me. He will live to run with the other wolves and be like my son. And I will call him Mowgli.”

The years pass, and Mowgli—the man’s baby, grows up with the wolves. He learns the Law of the Jungle(森林法则) from his teachers, Baloo, an old brown bear and Bagheera, a white elephant. He has many adventures(冒险经历), and many friends among the animals of the jungle. But he still has an enemy. Shere Khan the tiger has not forgotten him. He waits for the day when he can catch the man’s child—and kill him.

If you want to know more about the story, just read The Jungle Book!

1.Shere Kham is ___________.

A. a wolf           B. a tiger            C. a bear             D. an elephant

2.Where does this story happen?

A. In Northern Africa.                      B. In Southern Africa.

C. In Eastern China.                        D. In Western America.

3.Who teaches the man’s baby the Law of the Jungle?

A. Shere Khan and Mother Wolf.             B. Mowgli and Mother Wolf.

C. Baloo and Bagheera.                     D. Baloo and Shere Khan.

4.What is The Jungle Book?

A. A storybook.          B. A. TV programme.         C. A comic book.          D. A film.

5.Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A. One of Mowgli’s teachers is a monkey.       

B. Mowgli doesn’t have any adventures because his friends help him.

C. Mowgli is frightened when he lies in a cave.

D. Mother Wolf takes care of a man’s baby.

As I look back on it now, I realize it was kind of silly of me to be so worried when Daddy was really just late. I waited every night for Daddy whom I followed around everywhere.

　 That day, I stood at my        place by the door, waiting for his return from work.

　 After standing there for a while, I began to      where Daddy was. I ran into the kitchen and asked Mummy     ,“When is Daddy coming? ”

　 “ Soon, honey, ”Mummy replied distractedly (心不在焉的) because she was following a difficult recipe(cookbook) for dinner.

　　I ran back to the door for I knew that Daddy was coming and that I wasn’t standing there for nothing, I began to read the words from my favorite books.

　　Tired of that, I went back to the kitchen to ask Mummy again but       I could open my mouth, she handed me a My little Pony coloring book. She said: “I’m busy, Daniel. Go and       a pretty picture and I’ll hang it on the fridge. ”

　　I went back to the door, put my book and crayons (蜡笔) down, then went to get my mini chair to sit in. After a while, the         became a pink-and-purple artistic wonder.

　　Soon I        with relief (放心) as I heard the sound of the garage door       and Daddy’s car driving in. I heard him turn off the engine and open and close his car door. The next thing I knew was that the door opened and there stood Daddy. I stood up and        my arms . I hugged him tightly and whispered, “I love you”.

　　As I sit at the computer finishing this story, I know Daddy will be home soon. I still       when he’s late. I still go to greet him when he arrives. And I still tell him I love him.

1.A. own         B. usual        C. favorite           D. strange

2.A. think    B. understand         C. wonder          D. search

3.A. hopefully     B. thoughtfully        C. politely          D. sadly

4.A. when    B. as        C. until        D. before

5.A. color       B. make         C. draw           D. paint

6.A. book         B. picture             C. fridge            D. chair

7.A. smiled         B. cried             C. laughed  D. called

8.A. shaking          B. opening          C. shutting    D. breaking

9.A. carried out   B. took out             C. gave out  D. held out

10.A. mind            B. realize             C. doubt   D. worry