Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. I started to read newspapers at the age of 4.

①I’m so busy that I can’t read all the news. So we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we often have a few minutes to look at the names of the passages.

In the world newspapers can be found everywhere. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They only choose what they like.

②Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. They bring us more and more information together with the Internet.

1.写出划线①处的同义句。

I am        busy         read all the news.

2.翻译②处的句子。

3.根据文章意思，将下面的句子补充完整。

I started reading newspapers          I           4 years old.

When you get up in the morning, do you find it hard to choose what clothes to wear? If so, you probably need help to make the bigger choices in your life, like what to do when you’re older. Brave New Girls, by American author Jean Gade-berg, will help you make such choices. It says you must be a brave new girl. A brave new girl is one who is confident, healthy and happy. A brave new girl can realize her dreams. To be brave, you need to make a decision for yourself. Other people may tell you what to do, but you should not listen to them. You must only do what you want. If you always wear clothes like your favourite TV star, you must stop doing so. Instead, become your own star and wear the clothes you want. You have to like your body, it says. If you don’t, you will not take good care of it, and it won’t stay healthy. The book also says that girls must start becoming more confident. If you are confident, you’ll succeed in life. A good way to become confident is to realize that you are as clever as boys. In fact you are. Just look at their grades! Only then can you realize your dreams and become who you want to be.
【小题1】 What quality should a brave new girl have?
A. Confident.      B. Healthy.        C. Happy.      D. A, B and C.
【小题2】Brave New Girls is a ________.

It is that time of year again. Your child’s birthday is just around the corner. There is so much to do to get ready for the party. Planning a child’s birthday party is necessary. It can be fun, exciting and sometimes busy. When planning a child’s birthday party, there are many important details( 细节) to remember:

First, you should decide on a theme. It is very important to plan a successful party. Without a theme there would be no party to plan. If the child is old enough, he can choose what theme he wants to have. He can also choose invitations, decorations, cake design, and even games.

Next it is time to decide on a date, a place, and the time to have the party . Most people have the child’s party on the weekend for conveniece (方便) of the parents’ schedule (日程安排). When you have already decided on a date and time, you need to choose a place to have the party. It should be a place your child will enjoy, such as a favorite park, a nice restaurant or your own home.

Another important detail to keep in mind is the guest (客人) list. Always be sure to only invite people that your child knows and likes. Let the child help you write out the guest list. This helps avoid (避免) unwanted guests.

1.The underlined sentence means “________”

2.The writer advises us to decide on_______ first for a birthday party.

3.The writer advises us to _______.

4.The passage is written to __________.

5.The passage mainly tells us_________.

Reading newspaper has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspaper as the first thing to do in the morning;  66_ read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is _ 67 _in the world.
Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news _ 68_, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other _ 69_we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few _ 70_to look at the headlines of the passage.
Newspaper can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different _ 71_of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountains _ 72_we can see few newspaper.
Some kinds of newspaper are published once a week, but most of them are published once a day with many pages, some even published _ 73_a day! You know different people enjoy reading different kinds of newspaper. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are _ 74_in.
Today newspaper in English has the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are _ 75_English newspaper such as China Daily or 21^st Century. Also they bring us more and more imformation with Internet.

The Reading Club meets in the library after school. We read and talk a___86____ English story books. It is a lot of fun. I tell the o____87___ students about good books. Then, they tell me about their f____88___ books. We also learn about new books and choose what we want to r____89__ next. We can read books alone, or we can listen to recordings of storybooks on CDs. I like l____90____ to stories on CD. I can hear many d___91____ voices and sounds. This h___92____ me speak and understand English.

S____93_____ we read books in pairs. Students in Grade 9 help me read difficult books. They tell me what the words mean and help me understand. This is very h___94____. I like to learn f____95___ the older students.