Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If__1__，you will find“ Being a Happy Teenager” written by and Austrian writer Andrew Matthews useful．

In this book，Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and__2__ the questions of teenagers．

    There are many subjects，so stop being__3__and forgive．The book tells us some useful skills，such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to__4__ your memory better．

Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise from other people．But you call __5__ be happy when there are no such “good” things．Success comes __6__a good attitude（态度）．If you__7__problems，you will have success in the future．

Some school students have problems，such as being too tall or short．But Matthews tells us that happiness comes from thinking about things __8__positive（积极的）way．If you are tall，people notice you and you can get a__9__view at the movie；if you are short，your clothes and shoes take less__10__ in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important lesson：you choose to be happy!

（  ）1．A．so           B．not            C．this           D．that

（  ）2．A．asks               B．answers        C．tells            D．says

（  ）3．A．happy        B．excited        C．angry          D．relaxed

（  ）4．A．make       B．let            C．change         D．use

（  ）5．A．yet          B．already        C．still            D．too

（  ）6．A．from       B．to           C．before         D．after

（  ）7．A．hear from   B．learn from    C．come from   D．get in to

（  ）8．A．at          B．in             C．on           D．with

（  ）9．A．lower              B．worse         C．better         D．higher

（  ）10．A．room      B．time           C．place        D．area

Being safe at school and in your everyday life needs knowledge．If you remember the following information，your life will be much safer．

●Always notice the environment around you． You shouldn't walk alone outside．  1  If anything dangerous happens，you can find them quickly．

●Don’t use earphones （耳机） when running in the schoolyard or on the street．  2 

●School bags should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting them on your hack．  3 

●If you are followed by a stranger （陌生人），cross the street and go in the other direction （方向），let the stranger know that you know he or she is there．Next，go and get help from others if it is necessary． 4  You are safer on the street than you are in your home or in a lift．

●If you bare to take a bus to a place far away，try to get to the bus stop a few minutes before the buses leave．  5  On buses，don't sit alone，sit behind the driver or with friends．Don't sleep．

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　　Our body can make some vitamins（维生素）. When sunlight shines on the skin（皮肤）, the body produces Vitamin D. Some vitamins cannot be made or stored in the body. Vitamin C is an example. If a person doesn't take in any Vitamin C for a long time, a deficiency（缺乏）can develop in the body.

　　Many people also take vitamin pills. Most vitamin pills contain（包含）man-made vitamins, which are made in labs. Natural vitamins are found in foods. The vitamins that are added to natural foods are also man-made.

　　In the future, scientists may discover several new vitamins. New uses may also be discovered for the known vitamins. Scientists are experimenting to find out if vitamins can cure（治愈）or prevent diseases like cancer and heart disease. It may be that vitamins are even more important than we think.

A．we take much exercise

B．the sun shines on our skin

C．we eat much rich food

D．all of the above

A．from all kinds of foods

B．in the lab

C．of fresh milk

D．from the sunlight

A．know whether vitamins can stop some illness

B．make much more vitamin pills

C．become well-known in the world

D．help the patients who need Vitamin C

A．The vitamins that are added to natural foods are also natural.

B．If you want to be healthy, you'll have to eat more vitamin pills.

C．Vitamins are very important for our health.

D．We can take vitamin pills instead of natural vitamins to keep healthy.

When you’re curious （好奇） about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research （研究）.

Step 1　 On a notecard or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write: Discover more about dinosaurs.

Step 2 　Next, stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below:

（1） Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.

（2） Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.

（3） Some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat.

Step 3　 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions. On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them:

（1）What’s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?

（2）How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?

（3）Have dinosaurs really disappeared?

Step 4　 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.

The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize （组织） your thinking by asking good questions. And remember — learning more always brings more questions.

1．When you do some research, you should take the following steps:　　　 .

① list what you want to know　　　　 ② choose a research subject

③ list what you already know　　　　 ④ discover new problems

A．④③①②　　　 B．①④③②　　　 C．②③①④　　　 D．③②④①

2．From the passage, we know .

A．dinosaurs appeared after human beings

B．not all the dinosaurs fed on meat

C．dinosaurs lived on the earth for 65 million years

D．dinosaurs liked warm seasons

3．What does “Armed with your list of questions” mean?

A．Putting your list of questions under your arm

B．Discussing your questions with your classmates

C．Writing down your list of questions

D．Taking your list of questions with you

4．According to the passage, which one is true?

A．You can find all the answers online

B．Learn more, and you’ll have no questions

C．Asking questions is the only way for research

D．During the research, you may keep finding new questions

5．The best title for this passage is “ 　　　　　　　　　　　 ”.

A．Discovering Dinosaurs　　　　　 　　 B．Asking Good Questions

C．Finding Subjects　　　　　　　 　　 D．Learning Steps

While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you don't know. You look every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does slow you down. Even electric or CD-ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if younger lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the "map" each time you take a step, you'll get nowhere fast .

On your English learning "journey （旅行）”, a dictionary Can be a helpful “travel companion"---if it is not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise（否则），you will always depend on your native（本国的）language and end up translating in you head.

A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. it can help you verify （test and check） spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentences and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources（资源）.

Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols （符号）.

Understand what the abbreviations （缩写字） mean. Try to master the important grammar rules. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You will discover how helpful it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, "A friend in need is a friend indeed."

1．According to the passage,________________________

A．we should look up each new word we meet while reading

B．dictionaries will be helpful if we use them properly

C．we can't look up any new words we come across while reading

D．we can get everything we want in dictionaries

2．The underlined word "companion" means____________________

A．指南            B．札记            C．工具       D．路标

3．Why do we need a good English-to-English dictionary?

A．Because it is a good friend.

B．Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.

C．Because it can help avoid to think in our native language.

D．Because it can help us to start thinking in English and in Chinese.

4．The underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refers to （指） ____________ 

A．pronunciation symbols and grammar rules

B．abbreviations and usage for grammar rules

C．the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage

D．charts, diagrams and lists

5．According to the passage, we learn that____________________

A．the more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article

B．the more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read

C．the more you use the resources in a dictionary, the more information you can get

D．the better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is