Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their families don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.

Even when they are not with their friends , they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends choose you ? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.

（   ）1.         is very important to teenagers.

       A. making friends                  B. meeting friends 

C. make friends with their parents     D. fighting with friends

（   ）2. Teenagers usually like to        .

       A. go to their brothers and sisters for help    B. meeting friends

C. living with friends                    D. discussing something with friends

（   ）3. The sentence “Your answers are welcome” means “       ”.

       A. your answer is right       B. you should give us all the right answer

C. we’d like to have your ideas about the questions

D. you are welcome to understand your friends

（   ）4. According to the writer, parents should        .

       A. choose friends for their children      B. understand their children better

C. welcome all their children’s friends   D. stop their children from choosing friends

Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.

Liu Wei, a junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.

Another student, 14-years –old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in them, and when she looked at the exam paper, she couldn’t think of anything to write.

A recent report Jiefang Daily says about 18% of shanghai teenagers have mental(心理的；精神的) problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.

Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:

*Talk to your parents or teachers often

*Take part in group activities and play sports 

*Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell

（   ）1. The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may  have       .

A. mental problems    B. a headache    C. knives with them   D. no parents

（   ）2. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because          .

        A. he was afraid of his teacher         B. he wanted to frighten his parents

C. he was so worried about his studies   D. his finger was badly hurt

（   ）3. Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because       .

        A. they won’t let others think they are stupid

B. they don’t think doctors can help them

C. they don’t want to tell their secret to others

D. both A and C

（   ）4.Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that       .

        A. it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others

B. it’s unnecessary for them to be with others

C. only group activities and sports can help them

D. teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems

阅读理解

Do you help with chores at home? This is what some people say about it.

Manuel,19

“I only like to do the laundry. My mom does the other chores. When she isn’t at home, I can cook an easy dinner myself, but please don’t ask me whether I’m a good cook or not.”

Vivian,38

“I do everything because I live by myself now. I think I can do everything because I watched and helped mom cook our family meals all the time when I was young. At first I was told to help mom, but later I began to like cooking. Now I can cook many kinds of dishes.”

Arthur,67

“I do many things around the house because everyday is like Sunday for me now. I have to do something to keep busy. I help with gardening and cleaning the most. I enjoy doing these things. Cooking and laundry are my wife’s chores.”

（   ）1.what chore does Manuel like ?

       A. laundry          B. cooking     C. gardening      D. cleaning

（   ）2. why does Vivian have to do all the chores?

       A. she loves doing chores      B. she lives by herself

C. her mother asks her to do all the chores.

D. she id old enough to do chores.

（   ）3. how does Arthur like gardening and cleaning?

       A. he doesn’t like them, but his wife does

B. he doesn’t mind them, but he likes cooking.

C. he enjoys them. but he doesn’t cook and do the laundry.

D. he can’t stand them, but he likes cooking

完形填空

The Internet has become part of teenage life. There’s a report on 3,375students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities. It says that 38% of 1.        believe they use the Internet often.

2.        most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some are not using it in a good way. Many are playing online games too much. A few even visit websites they 3.        not book at. Bad things can happen if young people spend 4.      

time on the Internet.

5.       help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Internet behavior(行为) has started to be used in some middle 6.         in shanghai this term. It uses real examples to teach students 7.     good ways of using the Internet. It gives useful 8.    . For example, it tells students that it’s good to 9.       news or to find helpful information. Some students also make online friends. But if you are meeting a friend online, let your parents know.

Both teachers and parents think the book is a very good idea. It will teach students10.    

to be a good person in the online world. It will be a guide(指导) for teens using the Internet and keep students away from bad websites.

（   ）1. A. they        B. their      C. them      D. theirs

（   ）2. A. when       B. while      C. so        D. because

（   ）3. A. should      B. would      C. could     D. might

（   ）4. A. too many    B. much too   C. too much  D. many too

（   ）5. A. so that      B. in order to  C. with      D. under

（   ）6. A. cities       B. countries   C. schools    D. classes

（   ）7. A. of          B. in         C. about    D. on

（   ）8. A. idea        B. advice     C. ways     D. thoughts

（   ）9. A. look        B. watch      C. read     D. see

（   ）10. A. what       B. how        C. why     D. which

—I feel stressed out from time to time. Could you give me some advice?

—        listen to music and sleep early？

   A. How about       B. Would you like     C. Why don’t you    D. Why don’t

If you get on        your classmates, you’ll enjoy your school life more.

  A. bad with         B. badly with       C. well with     D. good with

Why don’t you       and think of yourself?

  A. to learn to relax    B. learning relax    C. learn relaxing     D. learn to relax

 Living here can’t         living in Shanghai.

  A. compare to      B. compare at       C. compare with     D. compare

          he exercise every day,       he is very healthy.

   A. though; /         B. because; /       C. though; but      D. because; so

you study, grades you’ll get.

A. the hard; the good B. the harder; the better

C. harder; better D. the hardest; the best