Trees are very useful to man in three important (1) : they supply（供应）man with wood; they (2) man shade（阴凉）; and they help to prevent drought and floods.

　　 (3) in many parts of the world, people do not realize the importance of these services. For their immediate（现在的）interests trees are (4) down in great (5) .

　　Even when a (6) realizes the importance of a plentiful（大量的）supply of trees, it is (7) to persuade（说服） (8) not to cut down trees, for they want (9) for fuel and they can make (10) by selling trees. So the government（政府）must make rules to protect the forests.

After reading John's and Nancy's articles on the website’ Schools Around the World’, Daniel writes about his school life and sends it to the website. Read his article.

The school

 　My name is Daniel. I am in Grade 8. This is my second year at secondary school. When we finish Grade 9, we have to take an exam to continue our studies. We go to school five days a week and have 7 chasses every day. We study Maths, Chinese and English. We also have other subjects, for example, Science, Geography, History and Computer Studies. Computer Studies is my favourite subject.

After-school activities

 　We have different clubs to join after school. Some clubs are for fun ,such as the Guitar Club, the Chess Club and the Basketball Club. Some clubs are for study, such as the Maths Club and the Geography Club. I am a member of the English Singing Club. It is fun to sing English songs.

 　Big brothers and sisters

We are in a mixed school with 1,800 students. Many new students need help to learn more about the new school. They may have problems with their new school life. When they have problems, they sometimes do not want to tell the teachers. They may feel better if they can talk to the older students. In our school, students in senior levels can join the Helping Hands Club. These big brothers and sisters talk to the new students and try to help them with their problems.

 　In China, everybody thinks going to school is very important. We are happy to be at school. And I should say, our school is the best!

Other teenagers on the website write e-mails to Daniel and ask him about his school life in Beijing. Help him answer their questions. Circle the correct letters.

(1) When will you take the exam to continue your studies?

　　A　In Grade 7.

　　B　In Grade 8.

　　C　When I finish Grade 9.

(2) Do you go to school on Saturday?

　　A　Yes, I do.

　　B　No, I don’

　　C　Yes, sometimes.

　　A　Yes, there are.

　　B　No, there aren't.

　　C　I don't know.

(4) Who can be big brothers and sisters?

　　A　Teachers.

　　B　New students.

　　C　Students in senior levels.

(5) How many students are there in your school?

　　A　1,800.

　　B　More than 2,000.

　　People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.

　　Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

　　1.People communicate ________.

　　A. with words only　　　　　　　B. in many different ways

　　C. in letters and with drawings　　 D. with smiles, tears and hands

　　2.Signs can carry as many ________as words.

　　A. questions　　B. examples　　　C. tears and smiles　 D. messages

　　3.Which of the followings is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Books and magazines.　　　　 B. TV and films.

　　C. Newspapers.　　　　　　　　 D. Radio.

　　4.Communication is important because it can help people to ________.

　　A. understand the world and other people better

　　B. know what other people are thinking about

　　C. learn what’s happening in the world more quickly

　　D. A,B and C.

　　5.The best title for the passage is ________.

　　A. Signs Carry Messages　　　　 B. The Importance of Communication

　　C. Words, Signs and Drawings　　 D. Ways of Communications

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　　People in many countries are learning English. Some learn at school, others study by 　1　. A few learn English 　2　 the radio.

　　Why do all these people want 　3　 English? It is difficult 　4　 that question. Many 　5　 learn English at school 　6　 it is one of their subjects. 　7　 people learn English because 　8　 useful for their work. Many students often learn English for their 　9　 study because 　10　 the college some of their books 　11　 in English.

　　It is not 　12　 to learn a foreign language. But there is 　13　 difficult in the world if you 　14　 your heart into 　15　.

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