Volunteering means that you work to help people without being paid. There are many different volunteers. They help people who really need help. There are many places where you can be volunteers. Here are just a few places for you.

Hospital---ask if you can go and visit people who are really sick. Sometimes what they need is someone to talk to, or someone to give them hope.

Orphanage (孤儿院) ---the children living there really need someone to play with them.

Food Shelter---many food shelters need people to clean up the shelters and help give out food or water to those who need it.

Home for the elderly ---help the elderly people clean up their homes.

Community (社区) Center ---a lot of community centers are very well run. However, some of them really need extra help, especially cleaning and repairs.

As a student you can also do a lot of things to help others at school. Maybe you could start a support group.

Here is some advice:

Help students give up smoking, drinking or other bad habits.

Help students who come from poor families.

Help new students get used to their school life soon.

Provide seniors with information on future studies.

1.Volunteers can’t get      when they help others.

   A. everything                       B. money           C. some presents         D. a job

2.How many places are mentioned for you to be volunteers in according to this passage?

   A. Six                                      B. Five             C. Four           D. Three

3.The volunteers can      in the community center.

A. make the sick hopeful                     B. give out food or water

C. play with the children                                                D. clean up the center

4.Which of the following volunteer jobs can be done at school except      .

A. helping students who come from poor families                                         

B. helping the students who have bad habits

C. helping the student to copy others’ homework

D. helping the students in trouble with their studies

Hi, Mary. Now let me tell you about my family. I have a big family. There are seven people in my family---- my parents, my aunt, my brother, my sister, my cousin and I.

My parents are teachers in a middle school. My father, Jack, is a math(数学) teacher and my mother, Laura, is an English teacher. My anut Sarah doesn’t work (工作) now and she cooks (做饭) for us every day. Her son Jim, is my classmate (同班同学). And my brother, Tony, is in Grade （年级）Nine now. His math is very good. And my sister, Sharon, works very hard (努力地). Her teachers like her very much. I have a happy family.

1.How many people are there in Mary’s family?

A Eight       B Seven       C Nine          D Ten

2.Mary’s father is a/an ______ teacher and her mother is a/an _______ teacher.

A math, math    B math   English    C English  math    D English   English

3.According to (根据) the passage (文章), who works very hard?

A Mary’s aunt    B Mary’s brother      C Mary’s sister      D Mary

4.According to the passage, who are students?

A Mary                   B Mary and Jim

C Mary, Jim and Tony.     D Mary Jim Tony and Sharon

5.Which (哪一个) is right (对的)?

A Mary has (有) a small family.

B Mary’s parents are English teachers.

C Mary’s aunt, Sarah, works hard now.

D Mary’s family is happy.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入相应空格内。

People can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t see the person you are talking with.

Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it , two people who are talking can see each other.

Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you’re calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book. Then you’ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you’ll go to the phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re interested in right over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your room!

1.Today people can use the phone to talk with others ________ ．

2.The underlined word “it” in the text means “_______ ”．

3.We can _____ through the picture phone according to the text．

4.Picture phones are very_______.

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?．

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  It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Be outgoing(开朗的), get out of the house and do things with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you follow these:

  Show people what you are good at. Talk about the things you like and you do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting.

  Look people in the eye(正视) when talking with them. That way, they’ll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you’re not interested in them and stop being interested in you.

Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about yourself. Ask lots of questions. Show an interest in their answers.

  Make friends with the people you really like, not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to people. That way, you’ll have a bigger group of people to choose and more chances（机会）for making friends.

1. If you look right and left when people talk to you, they may think you are_______.

A. looking for something        B. worrying about something

C. happy to see them           D. not interested in them

2. Linda is talkative(健谈的). But she doesn’t like listening to other people. Linda should_______.

A. show off(炫耀) to other people     B. be a better listener

C. look people in the eye            D. make friends with other kinds of people

3. You should be _______ if you want to have more chances for making friends.

A. cool     B. more careful     C. more  friendly    D. hard-working

4. The main idea of this passage is _______.

   A. that it is hard to make friends     B. about how to make friends

   C. about not talking about yourself   D. about being friendly to others