Are you ready for the coming festive season? What gifts will you give to make your friends feel special? Here teenagers share their ideas for gifts and look forward to the ones they'll get.

Hu Ziwei, 15, Nanjing Foreign Language School

My class will have a gift exchange party, during which we will put on a small talent show. Many of us had our gifts ready a week ago. I believe that the boys will give magic tools, stationary （文具） or sweets, while girls are likely to give dolls or mobile accessories （挂件）.

The biggest fun about these parties is not knowing from whom you'll receive a gift and who will receive your gifts. The computer will decide everything! Our teacher hopes the activity will help us get to know each other better – you see, we've only known each other for three months. I'm looking forward to my surprise gift!

Liu Wei, 17,Beijing No 8 High School

Although my birthday was in November, I'll get a special birthday gift from my classmates this week. A．collective （集体的） birthday party is scheduled for all the students who had birthdays fall in the last six months.

My classroom has been decorated with colorful ribbons and Christmas balls. Someone told me that there will be a huge birthday cake and that a personalized gift sent with best wishes from other students is being prepared for each birthday student. I'm sure we will treasure this event and I'm so looking forward to the big moment!

Yin Zhaohua, 19, Jixi No 1 High School in Heilongjiang

I'm still enjoying the gifts I received on Christmas Eve. Nowadays traditional greeting cards are being replaced with apples and sweets, which symbolize （象征） hope for the year ahead. I got more than 20 apples this Christmas, which means I sent a similar number of apples out. I think apples are healthier, more environmentally and friendly gifts than cards sent through the post.

Wu Shang, 16, Mianyang High School in Sichuan

These last two weeks have been filled with every kind of exam so the atmosphere（气氛） on campus is not at all like a holiday. I miss the days when I got handwritten cards.

In fact, I haven't received or sent holiday cards since the Internet became popular. It's so fast and easy to send an e-card. Also, text messages are fun and convenient （方便的）. I'll send warm hugs to my best friends on New Year's D．ay to let them know that I'll be always there for them.

1. Where is Yin Zhaohua from?

A．He is from the east of China                   B．He is from the capital of China

C．He is from the north of China                  D．He is from the west of China

2. Before the gift exchange party, Hu Ziwei knows _____________

A．from whom she'll receive a gift           B．who will receive her gifts.

C．what gift she will send to her classmates    D．that she may get a magic tool

3. In Liu Wei’s classroom we can’t see _____________ during the collective birthday party.

A．some colorful ribbons                              B．some Christmas balls

C．a huge birthday cake                               D．some mobile accessories

4. On New Year’s D．ay Wu Shang will _____________.

A．have an important exam                   B．send some handwritten cards

C．meet and hug her best friends warmly       D．send some text messages to her friends

5. From the passage we can infer _____________

A．the kids share the same ideas about gifts  

B．the kids will receive and send expensive gifts

C．apples are sent as gifts to keep young kids healthy

D．the kids are trying to show their wishes in different ways

In today’s class, we’ll learn how to send birthday e-cards to friends anywhere in the world without leaving our classroom. I’ll show it to you on 123 Greetings, which is one of the most popular e-card websites.

Step 1: Surf the Internet and go to 123 Greetings. Click (点击) “Happy Birthday”

Step 2: Make your e-card. After clicking the card you want, you’ll see a menu.

Step 3: Add your text in the box.

Step 4: Enter your e-mail address. Then enter your friend’s e-mail address.

Step 5: Click “Send”, and your birthday e-card is on its way.

1.How many steps are there to send birthday e-cards?

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

2.What is 123 Greetings?

A.It’s a post office which posts birthday cards

B.It’s an e-card website which sends birthday e-cards.

C.It’s a workshop which teaches how to make e-cards

D.It’s a company which produces e-cards

3.This passage is most probably from a(n)_______class

A. Art        B. History     C. Science     D. Computer

In today’s class, we’ll learn how to send birthday e-cards to friends anywhere in the world without leaving our classroom. I’ll show it to you on 123 Greetings, which is one of the most popular e-card websites.
Step 1: Surf the Internet and go to 123 Greetings. Click (点击) “Happy Birthday”
Step 2: Make your e-card. After clicking the card you want, you’ll see a menu.
Step 3: Add your text in the box.
Step 4: Enter your e-mail address. Then enter your friend’s e-mail address.
Step 5: Click “Send”, and your birthday e-card is on its way.
【小题1】How many steps are there to send birthday e-cards?

Class，you know during the day we work and play，at night we sleep．Our bodies rest while we sleep．In the morning we are ready to work and play again．While we are sleeping，our bodies grow most．When we are tired，we need more sleep．We can get our lesson better and we will feel better，too，when we have enough rest．A nine-year-old child needs ten hours of sleep every night．Our bodies need a lot of air when we sleep．If we do not get enough fresh air，we'll feel tired when we get up．While in bed we must not cover our heads．If we do，our lungs will not get enough fresh air．If we open our windows at night，we can have lots of fresh air．Cool air is better than warm air．If boys and girls want to grow and be strong，they must get enough sleep．

1．Our bodies grow most while we are ________．

A．sleeping          B．playing                  C．having sports          D．eating much

2．Which is the best air for our sleep?

A．Hot air                  B．Cool air．               C．Warm air．             D．Dry air．

3．If a boy has six hours of sleep，he will ________．

A．get his lesson better                                    B．feel better

C．feel tired                                                   D．grow fast

4．What does the underlined word “lungs” mean in Chinese?

A．气管                   B．心脏                     C．肺                       D．肝

5．From the passage，He know that ________．

A．enough sleep makes our bodies strong and grow most

B．boys and girls need nine hours of sleep

C．the more we sleep，the more tired we feel

D．we should close the window while sleeping