Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?

“I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that's all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldn't know what to do, or how to look after ourselves," said Zheng Chenyu. "And I'd forget something important. I'd probably watch television and burn the soup. "

“As soon as I leave home, I'll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We’re very lazy, "she said.

Most teenagers have only time for their homework. They don't learn any life skills until they go to college.

However, Sima Yige doesn't think so.

“I think I'd be all right. I wouldn't just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook, some sim­ple dishes because my mum showed me," the 13 - year - old boy said. In his opinion, many teen­agers depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like "tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly."

For most teenagers it wouldn't be a holiday at all.

1.Why would Zheng Chenyu probably burn the soup?

________________________________________

2.When will Zheng Chenyu learn to cook?

________________________________________

3.Translate the underlined sentence "They don't learn any life skills until they go to college. " in this passage.

________________________________________

4.The underlined phrase "depend too much" on in the passage means __________ in Chinese.

5.Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as when their parents are around?

________________________________________

These four ads are for four children’s books. They talk about the writers, prices, sizes and so on.

Alfie’s Angels

Henriette Barkow?????? Ages 8-12

Pictures by Sarah Garson

Alfie wants to be an angel（天使） because angels can do anything! But his teacher has other ideas. She thinks Alfie wants to look cool.

￡7.50? 21.5 cm x 27cm

Languages : English and French????????????? That’s My Mum

Henriette Barkow????? Ages 8-12

Pictures by Derek Brazell

People often think that Mia’s mum is not her mother because they don’t like each other. Mia doesn’t want people to think that. Mia and her friend Kai decide to do something about this.

￡6.50? 21.5 cm x 27cm

Languages : English and Chinese

?????????????

What Is Peace

Emma Damon???????? Ages 4-6

Peace is giving…not taking.

Peace is love…not hate.

And peace is many more things…

￡5.99? 19 cm x 21cm

Languages : English and Japanese????????????? Farmer Duck

Martin Waddell??????? Ages 6-8

Pictures by Helen Oxenbury

There was a duck. It lived with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed. One day the other animals decided to do something for the duck.

￡8.50? 28 cm x 23cm

Languages : English and Korean

1.Why does Alfie want to be an angel?

A. Because angels can fly.

B. Because angels can do anything.

C. Because angels look like each other.

D. Because angels are cool.

2.How much is What Is Peace?

A. ￡7.50. ????????????? ????????????? B. ￡6.50. ????????????? ????????????? C. ￡5.99. ????????????? ????????????? D. ￡8.50.

3.That’s My Mum is written in______.

A. English and Japanese? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. English and Korean

C. English and Chinese?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. English and French

4.Andy is a Korean boy. Which book can he read?

A. Alfie’s Angels.? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. That’s My Mum.

C. What Is Peace.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Farmer Duck.

5.Tom is 5 years old. Which book can he read?

A. Alfie’s Angels.? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. That’s My Mum.

C. What Is Peace.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Farmer Duck.

Many people think that Americans  21   their cars almost more than anything else. When   22__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __23_  cars. They don’t ask for a car from their   24__. So many of them work in  _25_  time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to   26 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

Some people almost   27 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __28_  their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a   29  . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may   30   most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

1.A. prefer     B. love         C. drive        D. play

2.A. little     B. big          C. old          D. young

3.A. new            B. own          C. expensive    D. cheap

4.A, friends        B. teachers     C. parents      D. brothers

5.A. free           B. busy         C. study        D. good

6.A. make           B. mend         C. wash         D. drive

7.A. always     B. never        C. often        D. usually

8.A. take           B. carry        C. pull         D. lift

9.A. question       B. wrong        C. mistake      D. problem

10.A. cost          B. get          C. spend        D. use

Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.

What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants(争执者) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解者). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.

Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.

1. Express what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other. Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always".

2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don't stop the other person's words.

3. Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she speaks.

4. Try to see the problems on the other person's side.

5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like "You are foolish (愚蠢的)" makes the talk difficult.

6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.

Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don't decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants to find their own "win-win" result. A "win-win" result can make everyone feel good.

Peer mediators' work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result.

1.Peer mediators' work is _.

2.What does the underlined phrase "put anyone down" mean in Chinese?

A. 贬低任何人   b.落后于任何人    

C. 奉承任何人 d.向任何人低头

3.What's the first step in finding a "win-win" result?

4.During the talk, if peer mediators say "You are a fool.",

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

书面表达（15*）

假设你叫Tom,你的笔友Alice写信给你倾诉心中的烦恼。请根据她的来信内容给她写一份回信并提几条合理建议，帮助她摆脱烦恼。

要求：1.回信中不能写出你真实的姓名和班级

      2. 必须根据来信的内容提建议。

      3.字数60---80词左右。

Dear Tom,

  How is it going with you? I hope you had a happy winter holiday in your hometown.I heard that your Chinese children could have a lot of pocket money from your families in Spring festival. But things for us are quite different in America.Though I want to buy a computer game for a long time, I don’t have enough money. I can’t ask my parents for money. What should I do?

  Another thing which worries me most is that I am getting so heavy. I often stay up late to play computers so I always feel tired in the day and fall asleep in the class. Last week I failed my maths test. A lot of classmates laugh at me and they don’t play with me.I feel lonely and so sad.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

                                               Yours,

Alice