Here are four letters to their headmasters from students in different places

Li Xue, 14, f'rom Jiangsu

I will give some suggestions about our school uniform. In our school, we have to wear school uniform every day. But the yellow and green sports uniform looks really dark and old. It can't stand for young and lively spirit. We can add some red or orange color and make a new type of uniform.

Liu Hua. 14, from Fujian

I have two suggestions for my headmaster. First, I think we should have more hobby classes in science, such as plane model making class and computer programming(编程)class. And second, I hope' we can have more PE lessons or more time for physical exercise.

Han Bo,15, from Shanxi

I'd like to say thanks to my math teacher. About one week ago, I got a bad cold af'ter playing basketball. My math teacher came to me after he knew about it. He took care of me until my parents came. I really want to thank him for that.

Zhao Fei, 14, from Hebei

I want to talk about the possibility of personal classes. Now many middle schools are trying the "personal class" system. Students don't have regular (普通的) classes in their schools. They can choose lessons they want to take. They don't have to stay in one classroom all the time. I think it is more effective. And it is also good for exercise.

1.The underlined phrase“stand for" means in Chinese.

A.树立 B.忍受 C.代表 D.站立

2.Liu Hua advises her headmaster to .

A. set personal classes they want to take

B. change the color of their school uniform

C. take care of the students when they are sick

D. give more hobby science classes and PE lessons

3.In Han Bo's letter, he wants to show to his math teacher.

A. hobbies B. thanks

C. illness D. collections

4. have the similar suggestions to their headmasters.

A. Li Xue and Liu Hua B. Li Xue and Han Bo

C. Liu Hua and Zhao Fei D. Zhao Fei and Han Bo

5.From these letters, we can infer(推断) .

A. Liu Hua is interested in science and sports

B. students don't have regular classes in Zhao Fei's school

C. Li Xue likes to wear the yellow and green sports uniform

D. Han Bo's headmaster looked after him until he was well again

One day, I heard an American boy said to a Chinese girl student, "You speak very good English. " But the girl answered, " No, no. My English is very poor. " The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, " Yes, indeed, you speak very well. " But the girl still kept saying, "No. " In the end, the American boy could not understand and didn't know what to say.

What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't accept a compliment(夸奖) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, "Thank you" instead of “No". She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, "Thank you.”

In our country, we think being modest is a virtue(美德)and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not mean being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest.

If you are modest and say, "No, I'm afraid I can't do it well", while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say, “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like‘'Yes,I can certainly do it”instead of “let me have a try”,he or she will expect to get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence。

1.Why did the Chinese girl say“No”when she was praised?

A. Because she thought she should be proud.

B. Because she thought she should be confident.

C. Because she thought she should be modest.

D. Because she thought she is a student.

2.If you say,“I can do it well.“when asking for a job in the west,the others may think that __________.

A. You can do it well. B. You can't do it well.

C. You like doing it. D. You don’t like doing it.

3.What does the underlined part“looked down upon”mean in Chinese?

A.瞧不起 B.瞧得起 C.表扬 D.批评

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The girl didn’t hear the boy clearly.

B. The American boy understood the girl’s answer.

C. In China, people think being modest is a virtue.

D. The writer thinks being modest means being proud.

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. We should be proud and selfish in the west.

B. We should be modest and confident in the West.

C. We should be modest and brave in the West.

D. We should be brave and confident in the West.

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