Jim left a(n) ______ for you saying that he would come back in two hours.

A. word B. message

C. sentence D. information

–Thank you for offering us such a good meal!

-________________.

A. I didn’t cook so well B. Don’t mention it

C. Come here next time D. I’m glad you enjoy it

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success do not lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends on ." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the -for example, getting into college or getting a good job -that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends live happier and healthier lives.

Another to living a happy life is to be active. It’s a good idea to have some . Many people experience this by dancing, or playing a , such as tennis or basketball. You can about your problems, and only think about the activity.

, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elder person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes. Please remember: when someone is in trouble, try to give them a hand.

1.A. bring B. sell C. show D. lose

2.A. themselves B. yourself C. itself D. ourselves

3.A. letters B. lessons C. suggestions D. exercise

4.A. strange B. surprising C. simple D. expensive

5.A. health B. future C. money D. danger

6.A. in fact B. such as C. as a result D. rather than

7.A. but B. so C. or D. and

8.A. never B. seldom C. hardly D. often

9.A. plan B. secret C. game D. task

10.A. hobbies B. parties C. classes D. dreams

11.A. CD B. sport C. part D. joke

12.A. forget B. think C. meet D. remember

13.A. Unluckily B. Firstly C. Finally D. Suddenly

14.A. After B. Unless C. Though D. If

15.A. in B. at C. on D. with

Dinner customs are different around the world. If you are a guest in Ghana, this information will help you a lot.

In Ghana, dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening. But there are no strict rules about time. Whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food.

When you go to a home, the host takes you to the living room first. At this time everyone welcomes you. Then you go to the dining room. There you wash your hands in a bowl of water. All the food is on the table.

In Ghana you usually eat with your fingers. You eat from the same dish as everyone else. But you eat from one side of the dish only. It is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish. After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.

Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu. People in Ghana make fufu from the powder of some plants. Sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw because it is very hard. You must chew fufu well, or you may get sick. You eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only.

1.In the fourth paragraph, the writer wants to tell us _______.

A. what to eat in Ghana B. how much time to spend on a dinner

C. the way of eating D. different food at a dinner

2.If you are dinner guest to a family in Ghana, you’re first ________.

A. told some strict rules about dinner

B. taken to the dining room

C. taken to the living room

D. told to wash your hands

3. In Ghana, __________.

A.dinner is always at six

B.rules for dinner are not strict

C.a family offers food only at four

D.you don’t have to wash your hands again after dinner

Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with your worries.

1. Try to find out what you're worried about

Sometimes, you will know what you're worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can't, you can ask for help.

2. Think of ways to make it better

There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem. Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you're worried about grades, ask yourself these questions :

☆ Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

☆ How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

☆ Do I have a good place to do my homework?

☆ Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.

3. Ask for help

When you're worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.

1. When you don’t know what you are worried about, ___________.

A. you should try to find it out

B. you mustn’t tell others

C. you don’t need to think of ways

D. you can sit there worrying

2. If you are worried about your grades, you can ask yourself questions except _________.

A. Why are grades important?

B. What do grades mean to me?

C. How do I get ready for class?

D. Why don’t my teacher like me?

3.According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight with your friends?

A.Make new friends.

B.Don’t talk to him/her any more.

C.Ask him/her to say sorry first.

D.Invite him/her to a ball game.

4. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. Why people are usually worried

B. When people are usually worried

C. How to deal with our worries

D. What kind of worries people usually have

There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you will say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you can do a small experiment.

First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.

Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.

The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs.

According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.

1.The idea of the second paragraph is to tell us _________.

A.a red box is heavier than a white one

B.a color has weight in one’s mind

C.white paper is lighter than red paper

D.you can know the weight of a color by holding it

2.Why does the scientist say colors has smell?

A.Because people can sense the light from colors.

B.Because we can smell the colors by our noses.

C.Because every color has its sweet smell.

D.Because every color gives off light with the same wavelength.

3.It can be known from the text that ____________.

A.colors has order in weight.

B.colors can change the weight of an object.

C.people would stay longer in a room with red windows.

D.colors can affect our mood and health.

4.The passage is probably a __________.

A. book review B. history textbook

C. travel magazine D. science report.

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountains near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds' singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.

1.The underlined word “crystal” in the last paragraph means _________.

A. 岩石 B. 火焰 C. 水晶 D. 寒冰

2.Which of the following statements has the closing meaning to the underlined sentences in the second paragraph?

A.You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B.On the top of the mountain, the sky is always as clear as a crystal.

C.You can find that life is full of nice things.

D.Never give up half-way.

3.According to the last paragraph, we can infer that _________.

A.the writer is very successful in his life

B.the writer reaches the top of the mountain

C.though the writer was young, he could understand his father

D.the writer used to give up when he faced trouble

4.The best title for this passage is _________.

A.Reaching the top of the mountain

B.Standing at the top of the mountain

C.Conversations between father and son

D.The advantages of climbing mountains

综合填空。阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。

Nearly 2,000 years ago, during the Han Dynasty, there was a person called Ying Chen. One day, he invited Du Xuan to his house and treated him with wine. On the wall of the room 1. h a red bow. Its shadow appeared in Du Xuan’s cup. Du Xuan took the shadow for a snake. He was 2. f but he didn’t refuse out of politeness. He drank the wine 3. w his eyes closed.

When he was back at home he felt so sick that he could4. h eat or drink any more. He sent for the doctor and took some 5. m , but nothing could cure him. 6. w Ying Chen went to ask Du Xuan how he got so seriously ill, Du told him about the snake in the wine. Chen returned home, thought hard, 7. b he could not find an answer. 8. S the bow on the wall caught his eyes. “That’s it!” he shouted. He immediately sent for Du Xuan. He seated him where he sat before and offered him a cup of wine. Du Xuan saw the snake-like shadow again. Ying Chen said, pointing at the shadow, “That snake in the cup is 9. n but a shadow of the bow on the wall!” Now that Du Xuan knew 10. w it was, he felt much easier. And strange enough, his illness disappeared the next moment.

This story turned out to be the idiom “Bei Gong She Ying”.

请用方框内单词或短语的恰当形式填空（有一项多余）

On a rainy day, Jack and Helen 1. some baby birds sitting on the fence not 2. their home. It seemed that the birds had3. to go. Jack wanted to take them home and keep them as pets, but Helen 4. him. She wanted to help them find their mother. The children looked around and found that a big tree had been5. by someone. Then they could do nothing but take the birds home.

Every day, Jack and Helen looked after the little birds 6. . They 7. food the birds. One day they saw that the birds looked upset. Their sad look urged Jack and Helen to help them find their home with a mother. Jack and Helen planned8. a birdhouse near the place where those little birds were found. But they had no money. They thought of 9. to buy some woods so that they could 10. a birdhouse the woods for the little birds.

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Dear Sam,

I have accepted the history book you sent to me. Here I wish to express my thanks to you of your kindness. Now I am write an English article on friends and friendship. Eager to have a history book, I searched several bookstores for it. To my surprised, I couldn’t find the book I wanted it. I was worrying about it while you happened to appear. You immediately offered to lend me your. That was very kind of you. The book you posted to me will certain be helpful. Thanks again! I will return to you as soon as possible.

Yours,

Johnson