Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.

Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.

1.From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to ____________.

A. have dinner with their friends B. go shopping

C. watch a football game D. enjoy themselves

2.Which of the following is true?

A. About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years.

B. Children have to finish middle school in one place.

C. People go to the nearest college.

D. When people begin to work, they don’t move any more.

3.Job-hopping means “_______________”.

A. looking for a job B. having a job

C. changing jobs often D. losing a job

4.In the USA job-hopping _______________.

A. is very popular

B. helps young people go to college

C. helps workers in traveling

D. helps students begin to work

5.The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.

A. does good only to the workers

B. does good only to the boss

C. must be stopped

D. is helpful

We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a short time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

1.Some people can easily learn many things in a short time because .

A. they always sleep very well

B. they often eat good food

C. they read a lot of books

D. they have very good memories

2.Everybody learns his mother language .

A. at the age of six

B. when he is a small child

C. after he goes to school

D. when he can read and write

3.Before a child can speak, he must .

A. read and write

B. make sentences

C. hear and remember the sounds

D. think hard

4.In school the students can’t learn a foreign language well because .

A. they have no good memories

B. they have no recorders

C. they have too much time for it

D. they are busy with other subjects

5.Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England?

A. Because he must speak English every day.

B. Because he will have a good memory in England, not in China.

C. Because his father is an Englishman.

D. Because his English teacher is better in England.

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Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying, “Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seeds(种子)and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your life.

But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, talk to him or her honestly. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter.

There are some steps to be friends again.

Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend did wrong and explain why you did this or that; remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

Title(标题): 1. to find real friendship and keep it?

Some steps(步骤) to 2. a friend

First, you should know what makes a good friend. A good friend needn’t be rich or 3. , but he or she should be kind and 4. .

Second, to make a friend, you cannot be too shy.

Third, you should make each other happy and share your life.

Some 5. to take after a fight with your friend

When there is no one around, try to have an __6. talk.

If that doesn’t 7. , you can write a letter.

Some steps to be friends again

Tell him or her 8. feeling.

9. a heart-to-heart talk with your friend.

Remember that what matters(最重要的) in your life is _ 10. .

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