Tuesday, 1stSeptember

I had mixed feelings today, nervous, worried, happy, excited… My heart went down when Miss Chan, our head teacher, said that Matthew and Beth, two students from England, would spend three months with us! I was worried that I had to speak English so much! But at the end of the school day, I was happier than I thought: the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.

Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had! Matthew is fantastic! His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought. The other English student, Beth, is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met. There were lots of things to do on the first day. Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices. Of course, some of the credit (功劳) should also go to ME because I translated some of the notices for her. Miss Chan praised us!

We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected, then Beth and I talked for a while, Matthew sang several English songs and did some stand-up comedy (单人喜剧表演) at the party. We all praised him. When the bell rang to end the first school day, none of us wanted to leave.

When I went back home, I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year.

It was really a happy day! I hope our friendship can continue, even after they gone back to England!

1.The writer felt ______ when he heard the news from Miss Chan.

A.excited B.angry

C.fantastic D.worried

2.Beth helped Miss Chan with the ______.

A.comedy B.speeches

C.notices D.translation

3.Matthew ______ at the party.

A.had a talk

B.rang the bell

C.sang several songs

D.made a preparation

4.Matthew and Beth ______ on the first day.

A.spoke much Chinese B.got lots of praise

C.had a little headache D.forgot to leave the school

5.From the passage, we know that the writer ______.

A.caught a bad cold that day

B.went back home with Beth

C.expects to travel to England

D.likes the two English students

完成句子

1.他的妈妈总是担心他的健康。

His mother is always ________ ________his health.

2.吉姆经常没有理由地迟到。

Jim is often late for ________ ________.

3.我确信没任何人能取代他的位置。

I am sure no one can ________ his ________.

4.这个老师叫来这些男孩,问他们发生了什么事。

The teacher ________ ________the boys and asked them what happened.

5.刚才他说的话使我很生气。

What he said just now ________ me ________.

Mike reading playing computer games.

A.prefers; than B.prefers; to

C.would rather; than D.would rather; to

Be patient! Give him more time，______he will find the answer to the question on his own.

A.but B.or C.and D.so

—How much is the ticket to Central Park?

—A one?way ticket ________ $40, and you can ________ another $20 for a round?trip.

A.costs; pay B.costs; spend

C.pays; spend D.spends; pay

—Wow, Wendy, it’s cool to make a short video with your mobile phone.

—Just with a software called Meipai. Let me show you .

A.which to use B.how to use it

C.what to use D.where to use it

It ________________ about eight minutes for the light to travel from the sun to the earth.

A.pays B.costs C.spends D.takes

With this card, you can ________ all kinds of activities held by this club.

A.take place B.organize

C.arrange D.take part in

We'll have an English test to see the progress we're making ________ our language skills of reading and writing.

A.with B.of C.for D.at

When you go to Los Angeles next time, you can choose to ________ Hollywood.

A.take trips to B.provide to

C.write to D.leave to