When I was a foreign teacher in China，every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China．One day the topic mined to saying “I love you”．I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers，nor had their mothers said it to them．“Does your mom love you?” “Of course，”they answered．
“How do you know?” was my logical question．They responded that their moms cooked and Always told them what they were doing wrong to show their earning．I was strummed. So mom’s cooking and criticizing read our as “I love you”．”Then how do you say ‘I love you to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough，so I repeated these queries in clauses over time．Gradually，I began to get different responses．Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms．
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl．When she came home from university，her mother met her at the door and hugged（拥抱）her．This had never happened before，but her mom said，“Now that you have gone I have more time to myself．I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you．”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot．While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment，it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning，even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the lax words we say to or hear from those we love．
【小题1】The foreign teacher _________．

Let me tell you my penfriend Ivan. He is 12 years old. He likes playing football. He usually plays football with his friends at weekends.
Ivan lives with his father and mother in a city in France. They have a home with five rooms, a swimming pool and a garden. They often have a party in the garden at weekends. They like to help their neighbours. His home is not near his school, so Ivan takes a bus for an hour and then walks for 10 minutes to school. There is a Basketball Club near his school. He likes playing basketball in the club.
Ivan’s father is a worker. He is busy. Ivan’s mother is a doctor. She is nice to the patients. Ivan wants to be a teacher when he grows up.1 want to be a teacher, too. Every month Ivan writes two letters to me. He’ll come to China next year. We’ll meet then.
【小题1】How old is Ivan now?

完形填空 从每小题A，B，C，D四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（10分）

Pleasant Sheep  喜羊羊                  Pretty Sheep 美羊羊

Hi! I’m Pleasant Sheep. I’m __1.___ boy. I’m seven __2.__ old. I have a    3.   mouth, and my  4.  are big. My nose is small. I have four good  5.  .We are movie stars(电影明星).We are   6.   the same class. They are nice to me. Pretty Sheep is my 7.    friend. She is a nice girl. Does she have big eyes? Yes, she 8.  big eyes, too. Our （我们的）monitor(班长) is a girl. She is eight years old. She has a big head,  9._   her eyes are small.   10.  , who is she?

11.A. a              B. an                      C. the                           D. /

12.A. years                 B. year                    C./                       D.ear

13.A. small             B. long                     C. wide                          D. short

14.A. nose             B. eyes                     C. leg                    D.hand

15.A.students       B.teachers     C. cars                      D. friends

16.A. at                  B. on               C. in                    D. to

17.A.big            B.good                      C. nice                     D. small

18.A. have                  B. has                           C. am                      D. is

19.A. too               B. but                       C. in                   D. from

20.A. Guess           B. Thank        C. Know             D. Meet