Lin Dehua, boy, 13

School should make our lunchtime longer. Now, our lunchtime is short. Many of my classmates have some homework to do after lunch . But if they do not get a good rest, they won’t have enough energy for the afternoon. So I would like to have some time to take a nap (午睡)after lunch . That way we will learn well in the afternoon.

Zhang Huilin, girl,13

Food in our dining hall is not nice at all. There is always pork, fish, and cabbages. The soup is always cold. I think we should have different kinds of food every day. And why can’t we have hot soup every day ? I am fed up with what we eat !

Zheng Chuyu, boy,14

We want more time for sports activities. Students all need time for ball games. But there are only two hours for us to play ball games a week. I think school should be over before 4.30 p.m. every day and then we can go to the playground. I like badminton. All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy !

1.What do many of Lin Dehua’s classmates do after lunch ?

A. They get a good rest. B. They get a nap.

C. They chat with each other. D. They do their homework.

2.Lin Dehua thinks will help him learn well in the afternoon.

A. having a good lunch B. having a nap

C. doing some exercise D. having short lunchtime

3.What is the meaning of ‘fed up with ’ in Chinese ?

A.喜欢 B. 渴望 C. 厌倦 D. 欢迎

4.How long does Zheng Chuyu exercise at school every day on average (平均)?

A. Less than half an hour. B. Two hours.

C. More than half an hour. D. Half an hour.

5.Which is NOT true ?

A. Zheng Chuyu likes playing badminton.

B. Zheng Chuyu doesn’t want to be a dull boy.

C. Lin Dehua thinks lunchtime is too short now.

D. The students seldom have pork for lunch in the dining hall.

Lin Dehua, boy, 13
School should make our lunchtime longer. Now, our lunchtime is short. Many of my classmates have some homework to do after lunch . But if they do not get a good rest, they won’t have enough energy for the afternoon. So I would like to have some time to take a nap (午睡)after lunch . That way we will learn well in the afternoon.
Zhang Huilin, girl,13
Food in our dining hall is not nice at all. There is always pork, fish, and cabbages. The soup is always cold. I think we should have different kinds of food every day. And why can’t we have hot soup every day ? I am fed up with what we eat !
Zheng Chuyu, boy,14
We want more time for sports activities. Students all need time for ball games. But there are only two hours for us to play ball games a week. I think school should be over before 4.30 p.m. every day and then we can go to the playground. I like badminton. All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy !   
【小题1】What do many of Lin Dehua’s classmates do after lunch ?

A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.

1.The people in the story are from ______ countries.

   A. one             B. two           C. three          D. four

2.The four people are traveling by _______.

   A. bus             B. air            C. train          D. sea

3.Vodka is a kind of _______.

   A. treasure(珍宝)    B. wine          C. food          D. medicine

4.The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.

   A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich

   B. prove(证明) that they were rich

   C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries

   D. make the businessman happy

5.What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?

A. I want to buy some vodka.                

B. We have too many lawyers in my country.

C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.

D. If you need lawyers, come to America.

Values join us together and set us apart. Today, our society has a terrible lack（缺乏） of values. Here are some social values that everyone needs.
Respect
Respect means to respect others in everyday life. Even if you are against a person, it is important to have respect. It is this respect that makes us human. Without respect, we become animals. We need to respect our friends for our friendship. We even need to respect our enemies because they help us to grow up and become stronger. Respect is one of the crucial values in a relationship.
Love
Love is everything. With love in our hearts, we feel no need to hurt another. With love in our hearts, we will pay more attention to the similarities in opinions rather than the disagreement. If we want others to be good to us, we need to be good to them. After all, we give love to get love, right?
Loyalty
People often ignore (忽视） the meaning and importance of loyalty. Loyalty is necessary for people to believe in each other. In no matter what kind of friendship, we need to believe in each other so that we can work together towards the same goal.
Honesty
Honesty is to show other people who we really are. Honesty helps to do better, because it makes us realize our problems and find ways to solve them. It is this honesty that will make others help you out, not because you need it, but because they have problems, too, which you can help out with. This honesty will help us follow the other values in society and truly, “Heal the world!”
【小题1】The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “Value” in the passage is probably_________