John likes     1   (read) very much. His father has a library and the boy    2    (read) most of the books in it. So he often    3    (borrow) books from the school library. He reads books when he    4    (be) free and does nothing but reading at home on Weekends. Once he even    5   (read) a novel in class because it was very interesting. Of course he couldn’t hear what the teacher    6   (say). So he    7    (fall) behind. The headmaster had a talk with him and told him    8   (not read) novels in class. At last, he realized that he was wrong and said “I’m sorry, I    9    (not do) it again.” And now he reads books after he finishes    10    (do) all his homework..

If we want to deal with the association (交往) between boys and girls properly, here are some “dos and don’ts” for you to follow.

   Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other . We should make as many friends as possible. We should keep in touch with the other sex(性别) in public instead of in secret.

   Don’t be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have lunch in common , you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you can express yourself freely as others.

   Don’t fall into the mire of puppy love. The boys and girls at adolescence(青春期) are rich in feelings. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion , puppy love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe (成熟的). Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love. Do keep out of puppy love.

    根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

1.The main idea of the passage is to _____.

A. tell students to keep away from early love

B. give some advice on how to associate between boys and girls

C. tell students how to make friends.

D. teach boys how to talk with girls

2.We should keep in touch with the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT________.

A. with a good state of mind      B. in a real friendship

C. in public                   D. in secret

3.If you are a shy person, you can __________.

A. find friends with the same interest and hobby first

B. only have a few friends of the same sex

C. not make friends with the other sex

D. not fall in love with other students easily

4.What does the underlined word “mire” mean?

A. 波浪       B. 泥潭        C.圈套       D. 迷惑

5.A person at adolescence is _____.

A. easy to be nervous     

B. good at making friends with each other  

C. old enough to fall in love 

D. easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love

1. Collecting stamps is one of my __________（爱好）.

2.It’s not __________（礼貌的）to talk with your mouth full.

3. I think the telephone was __________（发明）in 1876.

4. China is getting richer and stronger in the new __________（世纪）.

5. We’ll be able to finish the project _________（容易的）.

1.What’s wrong with Mike?

2.What happened in that English class?

3.In the editor’s opinion, why did the English teacher punish(惩罚) Mike?

4.What does the underlined phrase“ take actions” mean in Chinese?

5.What can we learn from the letters?

Making friend is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing（乐意） to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.

Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity.

Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are giving an opinion about us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same away. Try to accept(接受)yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束). You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to keep self-confident(自信)even when you don’t feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall(趾高气扬)and straight, look directly at other people and smile.

If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is based on each other’s liking and “give and take”. They take time and efforts to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

1.If you want to meet people and make friends, what should you do?

   A. Join a club or group.      B. Talk with those who like the same things.

   C. Join someone in some activity.      D. All of the above(上面)

2.In the sentence “After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown.”, the word “unknown” means _____.

   A. without somebody knowing      B. without somebody liking

   C. unfriendly                    D. unpleasant

3.How do you feel more comfortable when you are with new people?

A. Shake hands with others

B. Accept yourself as you are, and put the other as ease

   C. Don’t talk with those who don’t like.

D. Walk tall and straight.

4.If you’d like to speak to someone, what should you do?

    A. You should wait until the person says something.

  B. You should stay home alone.

    C. You should cough until the person notices you.

 D. You should say something at first.

5.Friendship is based on______

    A. meeting for the first time    B. each other’s liking and “give and take”

    C. keeping self-confident      D. facing the unknown