There’s always something deep in our soul that never dies. I moved to the small, busy town of Edison in New Jersey six years ago. It was during the second term of my fifth grade. My parents got new jobs and higher income, so they decided it was time to move from Woodbridge to a better, more educational town.

In the US, it is unnecessary to take a test to get into a “good” middle or high school. You just attend the school close to where you live. So, many parents will think about the quality (质量,品质) of the local school when they decide to buy a new house. My parents did the same. We finally chose Edison mainly because of the high quality of its school.

In New Jersey, an area with a good school usually means a concentration of Asian people. There are about 300 students in our school. 55% are Asians and just under half of that are Chinese. There are so many Chinese people nearby that we even have our own Chinese school.

Edison is an old town, just like thousands of others in the United States. However, I have treated it as my hometown. That’s where I spend much of my youth, and the memories there can’t be moved at all.

1.Why did the writer’s parents move to Edison?

A. Because they were born there.

B. Because it was a better educational town.

C. Because the writer began his fifth grade.

D. Because the writer didn’t need to take a test.

2. How many students are from Asia in the writer’s school?

A. About 80. B. About 160.

C. About 220. D. About 300.

3. What does the underlined expression “a concentration of” mean in Paragraph 3?

A. None of B. The whole of

C. A large number of D. A small number of

4.Why can’t the writer forget Edison?

A. Because he regards it as his hometown.

B. Because his parents got new jobs there.

C. Because there are many Asians there.

D. Because it is in the state of New Jersey.

"If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!"

That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.

Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.

All children soon learn what "Don't touch!" means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!

Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, "Do touch!" There you can feel everything on show.

If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!

1.By touching things ______.

A. you will have a strange feeling

B. you will learn how to reach out your hand

C. you can learn more about them

D. you can tell what colors they really are

2.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A. Touching by Feeling B. To See or to Feel

C. To See Better ---- Feel D. Ways of Feeling

3.Which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket?

A. Your fingers B. Your eyes

C. Your foot D. Your back.

4.What can't your skin feel?

A. sounds B. darkness C. water D. coins

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Touching is helping us to see better.

B. Our skins may help us enjoy music.

C. Feeling is a good way to learn.

D. Visitors can't feel the things on show in any museums.

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Success comes from good habits.The most important reason that h__________1.you succeed is what you do every single day.Your habits are so important that they will decide whether you are s__________2.or not.If you have strong and healthy positive(积极的)habits, it does not matter whether or not you f__________3.today because you are sure to succeed in the end.Having positive habits does not mean that you will succeed every time.However, in the long term, you will without d___________4.achieve all your goals and be successful.

A single positive action will not change your life, but the same action repeated l,000 times will have an important i____________5. on your life.For example, if you listen to English only one time, you won't see a big d____________6.in your English studying.However, if you listen to English l,000 times over a five-year period, you will find you've made p________7. in English.The same principle applies to(适用于)health, relationships, work and school.

Everybody can change.All it takes is courage and persistence(毅力).Decide right now to improve your life by c____________8.your habits.Take actions right now! Don't be afraid.You will p__________9.make mistakes along the way, but n___________10.forget that success is there for you if you have good habits in your life.And if you refuse to give up, success will be y____________11..

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