Peter is a sixth-grader at Woodland Primary School. He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years. John, 15, is a Junior 2 student at Woodland Secondary School. He began smoking four years ago. “Smoking is part of my life,” John said. Peter and John are not those boys’ real names. But their problem, smoking, is a very real problem. In many countries, smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers start in their teens or earlier.
A study of 8,000 London students shows that smoking is a problem for many British kids. More than 21% of middle school students and 6 % of primary school pupils said they smoked. “If young people start smoking early, it will be very hard for them to give up later on,” said a professor.
Every year, about four million people die because of smoking. And if people keep smoking,  that number will go up to about ten million a year by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. So we have to learn and tell others about the dangers of smoking.
【小题1】The sentence “Smoking is part of my life” probably means “__________”

People often complain they face too many problems. Every day and everywhere there are problems. Many times we find it hard to stay happy. When one problem is solved, another one comes up.

People have money problems, work problems, family problems, health problems..... the list goes on. And we usually think that people who are happy and successful are having fewer problems than us. Look at the successful people we often mention. They have money they need, they have jobs they love, they have good friends, they have obedient(孝顺的) kids, they have the successful business, they have loving families etc. Everything goes well with them. That is why they are happy and successful. But in fact, the more successful you are, the more problems you have to face. More success means more challenges they have to face, and more success means more risks they have to take.

Young and old, rich and poor, successful and unsuccessful, educated and uneducated, all have problems. The difference is that their problems are different from each other.  Rich and successful have big problems. Poor and unsuccessful have small problems. Still they all have problems which they can face. Successful people are successful just because they are ready to face challenges larger than ordinary people.

Winning the US elections(选举) makes Obama very happy. As a new US president, he has to face bigger challenges. He has to be more careful about his work he does, or he will lose his position(位置). Looking at him, we may say he is lucky, happy and successful. But, I think, as the US president, he has more pressure than an ordinary person.

1.You will be a/an ______ person if you are afraid to face more challenges.

A．ordinary          B．successful         C．famous           D．educated

2.From this article we know that President Obama ______.

A．has fewer problems                     B．was born in a rich family

C．takes more risks                        D．is a successful businessman

3.The main idea of this article is _______.

A．why poor people are always poor

B．how many problems people usually have to face

C．how lucky and happy President Obama is

D．how to deal with problems in life

What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and it would keep you slim or help you do well in exams? Would you take it?
Students at Shenzhen Luohu Foreign Language Middle School have learned to keep themselves safe by saying “no”. In fact, what those strangers want to give them are drugs (毒品) . Drugs are dangerous to your health!
“Because teens don't know much about drugs, they might want to try them,” said Zhang Dongsheng, the director of Shenzhen Drug Control Office.
Now, many schools arrange courses or organize some activities to help students know about drugs.
Liang, 16, was a good student before trying drugs. One day, some old friends told him it would be fun. After taking drugs only once, he found it very hard to stop. Liang began to spend all his time and money on drugs. Soon, he stopped going to school and started stealing. In the end, he was put in prison.
In China, taking drugs is becoming a big problem for teens. According to a survey, about one million people in China were using illegal drugs last year, and 72% of them were young people. Worse still, there are about10,000 drug users under 16 now.
Zhang has some good advice on staying clean. He said, “Drugs are dangerous. Never try them, even if you’re curious! It is the most important for you to keep safe and healthy.”
【小题1】Teens wants to try drugs because _________ .

The New Year is coming. Our class is going to have a ??? . When is a good time to have it? I did a survey (调查). Some classmates ? to have it on Thursday night. But some classmates said they had to study for the test. Wang Mei said we could have the party on Friday. That’s a? ? idea. So we decided to have it on Friday afternoon. There are only four days left. We ?? prepare for it right now. We plan to invite some of our teachers. Our monitor is going to bring them ???? the party without telling them about it. we’re sure that they will be ? . I think of some games to play at the party. If one wins the game, he/she ??? some small gifts. Wang Mei is going to organize some shows??? singing and dancing. Should we ask our classmates to bring food? I’m afraid that ?? we ask them to bring food, they’ll just bring some junk food. So we will bring some fruit and vegetables, and we can make salad by ourselves.? ??? we will have a good time. We can’t wait.

1.A. concert???????? B. festival??????? C. trip ????????? D. party

2.A. refused?? ????????????? ????????????? B. forgot????? ????????????? C. wanted????? ????????????? ? D. happened

3.A. dangerous????? B. good????????????? ????????????? ???? C. sad????????????? ????????????? ????? D. serious

4.A. must?????? ????????????? ??? B. might???????? C. could ?? ? ????????????? ? D. would

5.A. for??? ???? ????????????? ??? B. with????? ??? ????????????? C. to? ? ????????????? ????? D. at

6.A. angry?????? ????????????? B. surprised?????? C. bored??????? ?? D. worried

7.A. gets??????? ????????????? ??? B. got????????????? ????? ????????????? C. is getting?????? D. will get

8.A. like?????? ????????????? ??? B. for?? ????????????? ???? C. in????????? ????????????? ?? D. of

9.A. though????? ????????????? ??? B. before??????? ????????????? C. if???????? ????????????? ?? D. unless

10.A. Luckily??????? B. Only????????? C. Hardly????????? D. Certainly