A Special Delivery

Ben and Sally lived in California with their two daughters. Ben liked travelling. 1.___________ , but sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play jokes on each other. One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally. 2.____The letter said,

Dear Sally.

I’m having a great time here in Africa. I’m sending a special gift to you. I hope you like it. Please take good care of it until I get home.

Love to you and the kids,

Ben

On the same day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was tied to the rope. It was a baby elephant! 3.____________ , and it began eating grass.

Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope to the elephant. She asked herself, “What can I feed an elephant with? Bananas?”

4._____________ . He said, “It’s illegal (非法的)to have wild animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.

Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. They had planned everything perfectly. They had rented (租借)the elephant from a zoo and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. 5.___________ .

When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help laughing.

A. So they sent a letter to Sally

B. After a while, a policeman came

C. The elephant ran into Sally’s yard

D. They wanted Ben to watch the video

E. One summer, he went to Africa on a trip

“I look so fat in the mirror.”

“She’s so pretty, why can’t I look like her?”

If you feel bad about , you need to read Nobody’s Perfect by American author Kimberly Kirberger.

Kim uses stories from real teens to girls to learn to love themselves.

She says that bad thoughts about yourself come habits.

Her own story this. Kim had three brothers who say bad things to her like “nobody likes you”.

Of course, her brothers did not really mean they said. But things people to you can become part of your thinking. To stop this, Kim tells us to pay attention to our thoughts and the we speak to ourselves.

It’s very easy these bad thoughts to good ones.

Whenever you have a few minutes , think of some nice things people have said to you recently.

Then think about what you like yourself. Slowly you will feel better about yourself and you will feel .

But there will still be times when you think of . Try to bring your mind back to good thoughts.

Changing thoughts from bad to good time. But as you practice saying kind things to yourself, you will understand that no one is perfect and you will like much more.

1.A. you B. yourself C. her D. herself

2.A. teach B. read C. help D. show

3.A. from B. to C. until D. with

4.A. teaches B. tells C. shows D. learns

5.A. like B. would like C. were used to D. used to

6.A. what B. that C. who D. which

7.A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell

8.A. mean B. way C. idea D. interest

9.A. changing B. change C. to changing D. to change

10.A. lonely B. alone C. to alone D. to lonely

11.A. to B. with C. about D. as

12.A. happy B. happier C. happiest D. the happiest

13.A. something bad B. bad something C. nothing bad D. bad nothing

14.A. takes B. take C. taking D. to take

15.A. people B. others C. them D. yourself

When we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi.

Fungi may appear almost anywhere. They normally grow in wet places where they can get food and water easily. Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rotting(腐烂的)wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt. Mushrooms(蘑茹)are the best-known fungi.

There are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. For example, cauliflower(菜花)mushrooms are found in forests from July to October.They can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! They grow at the foot of trees. Squirrel’s(松鼠)bread is another kind of wild mushroom Its appearance and use can explain its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes. Squirrels can easily eat them or carry them off to their holes to eat later.

The mushrooms found in food stores are carefully grown by people who know they are safe to eat. People are warned never to touch or taste wild mushrooms because some of them are deadly. Even less dangerous ones can still make a person very sick..

1.Where does Fungi not grow? .

A. On dry wood

B. In places full of water

C. On living trees

2.Where can Fungi take food? .

A. From their green leaves

B. From rotting plants

C. From squirrels

3. Squirrel's bread is a kind of .

A. tree B. animal C. food

4.People are advised not to eat wild fungi because .

A. they are not fit for main food

B. they may be dangerous to people

C. they taste so terrible

5.The word "fungi" in this passage means

A. 草本植物 B. 菌类植物 C. 食用蘑菇

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Four students were invited to an interview by the local English newspaper to share their opinions on after-class activities. The following is what they said in the interview.

Mary: In our school, after-class activities are very popular. Students in our school enjoy many different kinds of after-class activities, such as the English corner, swimming, playing the piano and singing. I take part in the chess club. I play with other club members after class every day.

Erin: I’m a member of the music club in our school. I can learn different kinds of music instruments, including the violin, the piano, the guitar and so on. I like playing the piano best. It’s very interesting.

John: I take part in the poem club after class. I have learned a lot from the activities which are held by the club. I can not only improve my skills of poem writing, but also make a lot of new friends who have the same hobbies.

Peter: Some teachers think after-class activities take up too much time. In their opinions, we are already under great pressure with so much homework to do. But I think it’s necessary for schools to provide us with a chance to develop our other skills besides what we are taught in class. What’s more, after-class activities help us relax.

Information Card

The number of after-class activities that are mentioned by Mary

1._________________

Erin’s favorite music instrument

2._______________

The skills that John improves by taking part in after-class activities

3.___________________

The disadvantage of after-class activities that some teachers think

4.___________________

The reason why students are under great pressure

5.________________

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