Dear Joan,

How are you? It's very nice of you to write   1  me. From your letter I   2 a lot about you and your school. Now   3  me tell you something about me and my school.

I am thirteen years old, I am in Class Two, Grade One at Changjiang Middle School. My father is a   4  . He teaches    5  English. My mother is a doctor. I  6 early every morning and then   7  English at home.

Our school is very big. It has 3,000 students and 250 teachers.   8  the teachers and the students work hard.  After school, I like playing   9  volleyball with my classmates. Please come and have a look   10 our school if you are free.

Please write to me soon.

Millie

Hello, I'm Tom. I'm a middle school student. It's nice to meet you here. First, let me tell you 46  about my family. There are five people in my 47 .They are my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and I.

My father is a worker. My mother is an English teacher. My sister is eighteen and my brother is sixteen. I'm fourteen. We  48  go to the same school. We all enjoy 49  football games.

My 50  is in West Street. There is a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear tree and the small ones are apple  51 .  52 there 53 any pears or apples on them now.  54  a photo of my house. In the photo, you can see three cats in my house. They are all black and white. We  55 them very much.

The clock in the old building in front of Max showed six o'clock. As the clock began   1  , he noticed a tall man with a bag walking to him. 2 turned around, looked at the clock, and then moved his steps   3  . Max walked faster as well. Miss Fritz invited him for dinner. He didn't want to be  4 .

"I’m glad you can come," Miss Fritz said. "I've  5  a lovely cake for us. " She pointed Max to a chair. "Good thing I prepared just now. A surprise visitor just left. " "Who  6  you?" Max asked.

"A teacher  7 a school for the deaf. He was totally deaf （耳聋的）himself. What a poor man! But he could  8  the shape of my mouth perfectly. He wrote down   9   he wanted to tell me." "Why was he here?"

"Well, the   10  needs more money. I was glad to help out. I got    11   money from the bank so I was able to give him five hundred   12  ." "Did he just leave? Was he a   13  man with a bag?"

"Yes."

"We'd better 14  the police. I don't think that man is honest. I know for sure   15   was not totally deaf," How did Max find it out?

1.                A．to go           B．to work         C．to run    D．to ring

2.                A．Max           B．A teacher       C．The man  D．Miss Fritz

3.                A．farther         B．closer          C．slower    D．faster

4.                A．late            B．early           C．polite    D．tired

5.                A．passed         B．given           C．made D．sold

6.                A．helped         B．decided         C．visited    D．traveled

7.                A．by             B．behind         C．around   D．from

8.                A．fit             B．take           C．read D．find

9.                A．what           B．who           C．whom    D．which

10.               A．factory         B．school         C．police D．bank

11.               A．little           B．some          C．no   D．less

12.               A．chairs          B．bags           C．clocks     D．dollars

13.               A．fat            B．thin            C．tall   D．short

14.               A．beat           B．call            C．catch D．save

15.               A．I              B．it             C．he   D．she

There is nothing wrong with being shy. In fact,       happy, successful people are shy. You can try to say goodbye to your shyness. Here’s how to do so.
1. Start Small. At home, practice       and saying hi while looking at yourself in the mirror. Then try this at school with kids you know well. Once that becomes a habit, try doing the same with kids you don’t know as well.
2.        Are Key. Once you         smiling and saying hi, it’s time to start a conversation. All you really have to do is to ask a question or two about a person’s       : What’s your favorite movie? Do you like playing tennis? Just be careful not to ask questions that are too personal __  might be hurtful.
3. Choose Face-to-face Time. Many shy girls say it’s easier for them to talk to people     . In a recent survey, nearly two out of every 10 shy girls said being online has made them even shyer in real life. So       your cell phone, step away from the computer, and put in some face-to-face time with the people in your life.
4. Star in Your Own Life. Looking people in the eye, saying hi with a smile, and starting conversations will probably feel strange at first, but every time you practice your new skills, it will become a little        .
you keep working at it, you will become more comfortable talking to other people.
【小题1】A. few                B. some     C. many
【小题2】A. crying             B. smiling     C. thinking
【小题3】A. Talks             B. Conversations    C. Questions
【小题4】A. are used as B. are used to  C. are used for
【小题5】A. questions      B. problems C. interests
【小题6】A. or B. and  C. but
【小题7】A. face to face    B. online   C. at home
【小题8】A. put down   B. take down   C. take out
【小题9】A. hard   B. easy C. easier
【小题10】A. When   B.As long as   C. Unless