1. John is better at playing football than Peter.
    John __________ __________ __________ playing football than Peter.
2. Why don't you ask our English teacher for help?
    __________ __________ __________ our English teacher for help?
3. Yes, I agree.
    Yes, I have __________ __________ idea __________ you.
4. Betty's mum doesn't think that today people eat as well as in the past.
    Betty's mum thinks that today people eat __________ __________ in the past.
5. Now we don't have as much free time as we did before.
    Now we have __________ __________ __________ than we did before.

                                                 How do I study English?
     I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can't learn
it well. But English is very easy for me. I'm good at it. I'm very glad to tell you something about how I
study English.
    First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new
subject-English. It was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English
exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our
English teacher often teaches us English songs, which sound nice. I often think how interesting English
is!
     Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the
teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again,
never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Ask-whenever I have a question. I must make it clear by asking
our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!
     Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only
interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important
way to learn English well.
     And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has
become a close friend of mine.
     Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From
these words, I hope every student can learn English well.

1. Why do some students often "have a headache" ?

A. Because they are easy to catch cold.
B. Because it's often very cold.
C. Because they think English is easy.
D. Because they don't think English is easy.

2. The writer tells us that we should be _____ in English if we want to learn it well.

A. excited
B. interested
C. careful
D. strict

3. The sentence "I got a very good mark" means _____.

A. I got a good way
B. I had a good idea
C. I did badly in the exam
D. I did well in the exam

4. The writer thinks English is interesting because _____.

A. English is full of stories
B. English is full of jokes
C. he can learn nice English songs
D. of nothing

5. Which of the following is NOT the way the writer studies by?

A. Speaking bravely.
B. Writing to foreign friends.
C. Reading aloud.
D. Writing English diaries.

     Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work? Or when your best friend
does not wait for you after school?
     If you do, you need to take control (控制) of your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry
with people can cause you to lose friends.
     Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written "My Feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals" to
help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them.
     The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better. Getting
angry is not a natural (天然的) way to act, the book says. It is just a bad habit (习惯), like smoking (抽烟).
The book says you can control your anger (生气) easily ---- all you have to do is tell yourself not to be angry.
     When a baby falls over, it only cries if people are watching it. Like a baby, you should only get angry if
you are sure it is the right thing to do. The book gives many tips (建议) to help you if you get angry easily.
Here are our top three:
     1. Keep a record. Every time you get angry write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will
see you get angry too easily.
     2. Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
    3. Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else.
Try to laugh!

1. You may be get angry _______ in this passage.

A. when your best friends don't wait for you after school
B. when you hear your bad mark after taking the exam
C. if you don't control your feelings all the time
D. if you can't work out the problems in class

2. If you often become angry with people, _______.

A. you won't have trouble
B. you will die much earlier
C. you will lose some friends
D. you won't make friends later on

3. _______ tells teens to keep cool when bad things happen to them.

A. An English writer
B. An American teacher
C. A book
D. A magazine

4. Which is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A. How to make more friends.
B. How to keep cool when angry.
C. What to write about anger.
D. When to stop getting angry.

5. Which of the following sentences is right?

A. Getting angry every time is as good a habit as getting up early every morning.
B. Please keep an angry record every time so that you will turn angry easily.
C. You'd better ask your friends to talk with you when you are in anger.
D. You are always telling yourself to stay cool to control your anger if you are getting angry.