I used to work in a lab for almost 10 years. It was a well-paid job, and a “ not exactly ” exciting but safe job. Then everything changed in 1998 when my best friend introduced me to a man who wanted to open up a computer training school.

What did he want me to do?

Teach!

Me? Teach? Is he mad?

They knew I had a speech problem. I stuttered.

For me a simple sentence was going to take longer than it should. “Hello, how are you doing?” can take you 3 seconds, where it would take me 10 seconds. And someone asked me if I wanted to stand in front of strangers and speak about computer technology.

Then the most amazing thing happened

I said yes!

To this day I’m still not sure why I said yes. Maybe I didn’t want to live a “safe” life where I did the same thing every day, year after year.

I have always felt I know a better way to describe difficult concepts to listeners than a lot of other people. I'm good at explaining things when I write about it. So I took the class syllabus (教学大纲）and rewrote it MY WAY! I did all I could to make it easier to understand.

In my first class I got the familiar funny looks from people when I started speaking. But after 15 minutes, people were asking intelligent questions that showed they understood. At the end of the class when people were leaving, they shook my hand and thanked me.

You won't get THAT from a “not exactly exciting but safe job”！

1.The writer thought his job in the lab was .

A.well-paid and safe B.safe and exciting

C.safe and challenging D.well-paid but challenging

2.The writer uses the example of “Hello, how are you doing?” to show .

A.what his speech problem was B.his speech problem was gone

C.his speech problem got better D.how he fought his speech problem

3.As for the class syllabus, the writer .

A.deleted the difficult concepts in it B.couldn’t fully understand it first

C.wrote it again in his own way D.explained it to his friend first

4.The writer knew the students understood his class from their .

A.smiles B.questions C.funny looks D.thank-you letters

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A.My best friend B.My fantastic class

C.My speech problem D.My challenging choice

Everyone gets sad. Being sad can happen pretty often. 1.When you are sad, it feels like it will last forever. The world seems dark and unfriendly. You might feel like you have nothing to look forward to.2. However, your feeling of sadness usually doesns’t last very long - a few hours, or maybe a day or two.

When sadness starts to go away, it feels like a big stone is being lifted from your body. 3. Children who have depression may not know it. Often，it's a parent or teacher who notices children's changes.

When depression happens, it’s very important for children to receive treatment.4. Sometimes treatment includes talking to someone who know all about depression. Sometimes it means taking medicine. Sometimes both of these things are used. If you think you have depression, or you just have sadness that simply will not go away, it is important to talk to an adult about it first.5. Many cities also have mental health hotlines that are listed in the phone book. There is always somebody who can help.

A. This person can help you find the right kind of treatment.

B. Many times, you cry, and it's hard to stop.

C. When they do, they can get better quickly.

D. More than half of teenagers go through a period of sadness at least once a month.

E.If sad feelings go on for too long, it’s called depression.

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号的横线上。每空限填一词，每次限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

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silent up know answer receive arrive

Cindy was a 9-year-old girl from a small village. She was very glad to know that she was 1. by a very famous school in a city.

Today was her 2.day of school. When seeing her simple clothes and 3. that she came from a small village, other students started making fun of her. The teacher soon 4. and asked everyone to keep quiet. She 5. Cindy to the class and told them that she would study with them from that day on.

Then the teacher told the students to be ready for the surprise test. She told everyone to write down the Seven Wonders of the world. Everyone started to write their 6. quickly. Only Cindy thought for a while, then began to write. 7. everyone handed in their answer papers, the teacher started to read them: the Great Wall of China, Great Pyramid，Taj Mahal(泰姬陵）and so on and most of the students answered correctly.

The teacher was happy as the students still remembered what she had taught them. In the end, she picked 8.Cindy's paper and started reading，“ The seven wonders are to be able to see, to be able to hear，to be able to feel，to laugh, to think，to be kind and to love!”

The teacher stood there without any word and the whole class was in 9.. Today, the girl from a small village reminded them of the 10. gifts that God has given them, which are true wonders.

书面表达

进入初三后，面对新学科的加入、冲刺中考的压力，同学们的学习任务倍增。繁重的 学业压力下，良好的学习习惯是提高学习效率的制胜法宝。请以“How to develop good learning habits”为题写一篇英语小短文，向同学们提出养成良好学习习惯的建议。

写作要点：1.课前为新课做准备；

2.课堂上认真听讲，做笔记。

3.课后按时完成作业并多做阅读。

写作要求：1.语法正确，语句通顺，书写规范；

2.写作要点齐全，并做适当发挥使语义连贯；

3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。

4.不少于80词，标题己给出，不计入总次数。

How to develop good learning habits

—I think our English teacher is very kind.

—________And she is friendly to us.

A.Good idea! B.I agree with you. C.It's a pity. D.Thank you!

I know your father once studied in a university. When did he _______university?

A.read B.attend C.plan D.move

We had _______ 7-day holiday during this National holidays, but some of us felt unhappy because of _________heavy traffic on the highways.

A.an, the B.a, the C.a, a D.an, a

--I really enjoy Chinese food.

--Me, too. My mouth was watering ______ I watched the TV program A bite of China.

A.when B.before C.since D.after

—It's a long time since last saw Jane. I wonder if she _______a lot.

—Yes, she is taller and more outgoing.

A.changes B.was changing C.will change D.has changed

—Our class is going to have a big party on the evening of June 16.

—Cool! But if Chen Ming doesn't go, _______.

A.so will I B.so do I C.neither will I D.neither do I