What do students usually do at weekends? Do you want to know? Here is a survey.

1.What does Helen do on Saturday morning?

A. Washes her clothes B. plays football

C. does her homework D. plays the piano

2.Who learns to swim in a club?

A. Helen B. Frank

C. Mona D. Tony

3.When does Mona visit her grandparents?

A. On Saturday morning. B. On Saturday afternoon

C. On Sunday morning. D. On Sunday afternoon.

Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. She doesn’t know Chinese, but she is trying to study and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don’t understand her, because she can’t speak Chinese well.

It’s Saturday morning. Mary is out. She is on her way to the park. She is going there to see a flower show. But she doesn’t know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can’t understand her Chinese. Then she takes out a pen and some paper. She draws flowers on it, gives the picture to the boy and says something about it. The boy smiles and then shows Mary the way to the park.

1.Mary lives in _____ now.

A. America B. England C. China D. Canada

2.Mary is going to ________________.

A. a new school B. a hospital C. a farm D. a park

3.How does she ask the way to the flower show?

A. She asks the way in English.

B. She asks the way with a sign（标志）.

C. She draws a picture to ask the way.

D. She asks different people.

People use their mouths for many things. In the English language, there are many meanings using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice. For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest（抗议）and say “Do not bad mouth me.”

Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts（伤害） person’s feelings, Or they tell the person something they didn’t mean to tell. The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.

Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”

Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”.

This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.

1.The underlined word “regret” in paragraph 2 means _________.

A. feel sorry B. feel excited

C. feel proud D. feel worried

2.When your friend took the words right out of your mouth, you can say “_________”.

A. You are clever B. I am very lucky

C. We have the same idea D. I am very angry

3.The passage mainly tells us _________.

A. English people say hurtful things more often

B. people use their mouths do to lots of things

C. the rich have different mouths from the poor

D. the word “mouth” has different meanings in English

It is necessary to share your feelings with others. Sharing your feelings helps you to get closer to people you care about and who care about you.

Sometimes it can be really hard not to tell anyone that you’re feeling sad, worried or upset（心烦的）. Don’t keep those feelings in your heart. If you do, it can even make you ill!

But if you talk with someone who loves you like your mom, dad or your teacher, you will not be all alone with your problems or worries. It doesn’t mean your problems and worries go off, but at least someone else knows what your troubles are and helps you find ways to do with it.

If the person doesn’t understand what you mean right away, try explaining（解释）in a different way or give an example that has something to do with you. Of course, there are many ways for you to tell your feelings. If you think you’ll have trouble saying what’s on your mind, write it down on a piece of paper.

Some children, just like some adults, are more private（有隐私的）than others. That means they will feel shyer about sharing their feelings. A kid doesn’t have to share every feeling he or she has, but it is important to share feelings when he or she needs help.

1._________ helps you to get closer to people you care about and who care about you.

A. Sharing your feelings

B. Staying at home

C. Listening to music

D. Solving（解决）problems on your own

2.The passage is mainly for _________.

A. the teachers B. the parents C. the children D. the doctors

3.The writer thinks if you talk with someone about your worries, they will _________

A. laugh at you.

B. help you find ways.

C. tell others about your worries.

D. share the feeling with you.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to Make Friends

B. Talking About Your Feelings

C. Don’t Laugh at Others

D. Why Do You Feel Bad?

According to studies, most people have a sleeping problem. A new study shows more sunlight, especially（特别）in the morning can help you sleep well.

A team of researchers（研究人员）from New York, US, did the study reported Yahoo news.

The team did a study on 109 office workers in the US. They found that some of the workers saw lots of light during the morning hours, between 8 am and lunchtime. They found that they had a better sleep than others. They also fell asleep quickly at night.

Why is sunlight so important to your sleep? Researchers say it helps set your “body clock”. When there is less and less sunlight at the close of the day, your body starts to make melatonin（褪黑素）. It makes you feel sleepy. Your body makes the most melatonin at night. During the day, sunlight tells your body to make less melatonin, which keeps you awake.

Researchers suggest（建议）we see 15 minutes of sunlight in the morning. It can help balance（平衡）the melatonin in our body.

1.Do most people have a sleeping problem? _______________________

2.Where are the researchers from? _______________________________

3.How many office workers are there in this study? __________________

4.Why is sunlight so important to our sleep? ________________________

5.What’s the passage mainly about? _______________________________

假如你是李华，正在给你的英国笔友Peter写电子邮件，介绍自己居住的周边环境。内容包括：你是住在城市还是农村？你家附近的配套设施都有什么？在那里你都做些什么？

提示词：city, country, river, supermarket, go shopping, go fishing

提示问题：

? Where do you live?

? What places are there near your home?

? What can you do there?

Dear Peter

I’m glad to tell you something about my living place.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope you will come to China someday. I’m looking forward to seeing you.

Yours，

Li Hua

Dear Peter

I’m glad to tell you something about my living place.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope you will come to China someday. I’m looking forward to seeing you.

Yours，

Li Hua

进入初中学习以来你一定有了新朋友,假如你的新朋友是李华，请向我们介绍一下你的新朋友。内容包括1. 他/她的外貌 2.他\她的兴趣爱好和技能 3.你们经常一起做些什么?

提示词：kind, be good at, swim, can, play

? What does your friend look like?

? What is he/she good at?

? What do you often do together？

The old woman is very healthy because she ________ every morning.

A. checks her email B. takes a walk

C. watches TV D. reads a book

We usually get up ________ at the weekend because we are so tired.

A. early B. late C. fast D. quickly

—Who ________ is going to see a movie this afternoon?

—Mary.

A. other B. else C. another D. too