I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. However, he ________ believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She came up with a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on the other. In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was ________ for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. “White!” he answered in a loud voice.

I couldn’t ________ that the object was white, considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time about the ________ of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed ________ and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, “White.” It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two ________ colored sides, and from his side it was white. Only from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must ________ in other person’s position and look at the ________ through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.

【1】A. understandB. rememberC. explainD. think

【2】A. classB. subjectC. reasonD. lesson

【3】A. quicklyB. slowlyC. stronglyD. happily

【4】A. hardB. clearC. luckyD. interesting

【5】A. realizeB. describeC. believeD. help

【6】A. sizeB. colorC. shapeD. price

【7】A. placesB. objectsC. opinionD. ideas

【8】A. similarlyB. difficultlyC. brightlyD. differently

【9】A. appearB. standC. hideD. keep

【10】A. situationB. discussionC. solutionD. decision

What _______ people shy?

Scientists say such things as genetics (遗传基因), life experiences, and environment can influence whether a person is shy. For example, in some families, everybody seems _______ shy.

What happens _______ you are shy? Well, being shy _______ cause you to avoid or miss opportunities you would enjoy.

How do people overcome (克服) shyness? This is what Gilbert tells us. “When I started off trying to get over being shy, I decided to do little steps at a time, including practicing _______ and saying hi to people. And it worked for me.”

But shyness is not the kind of thing _______ most people can get over overnight. Overcoming shyness takes time and needs practice.

Here are some tips given _______ scientists.

Think of _______ to talk about before you leave home. Prepare things to talk about before you’re in a social situation. For example, if you know your classmates are ________ in an upcoming event, learn about it so you can join in the conversations.

Let people know you’re shy. If you’re shy, just show it Instead of letting people guess, ________ them the truth. Explain that you are shy and feel nervous ________ enjoy talking to people.

Make things easy for the other person. Remember, you’re not ________ only shy person around. Do what you think might help others feel good — for example, say hello or smile.

Pick one social skill to practice at a time Start simply. For example, smile or be ________ person to say hi. Choose skills you feel ________ with to practice for a day, a week, a month, or even a year.

【1】A. theyB. themC. theirD. themselves

【2】A. makeB. makesC. madeD. was making

【3】A. to beB. beingC. isD. be

【4】A. thatB. thoughC. ifD. because

【5】A. mustB. mayC. shouldD. need

【6】A. smileB. to smileC. smiledD. smiling

【7】A. whoB. whomC. thatD. whose

【8】A. byB. toC. forD. with

【9】A. whyB. howC. whatD. where

【10】A. interestB. interestsC. interestedD. interesting

【11】A. toldB. tellingC. to tellD. tell

【12】/span>A. andB. butC. soD. or

【13】A. aB. anC. theD. /

【14】A. firstB. the firstC. oneD. the one

【15】

A. comfortably enoughB. enough comfortably

C. enough comfortableD. comfortable enough

Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. 【3】 But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.

It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family, 【4】 A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.

This period is a part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.

You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. 【5】 So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!

A. Choose your friends wisely.

B. They will help shape the future.

C. They may seem to happen quickly.

D. You will probably want to be independent.

E. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.

【1】只要你对数学感兴趣，你就会很快学会的。

You can learn it quickly as long as you ________ ________ ________ maths.

【2】你能告诉我我什么时候可以开始演讲吗?

Can you tell me ________ ________ ________ ________ the speech?

【3】明年，我们学校将建立一座新的图书馆。

A new library ________ ________ ________ in our school next year.

【4】我已经多年没有看到约翰了。

I ________ ________ John for years.

【5】多么新鲜的空气！我们爬到了山顶。

________ ________ air it is! We climbed to the top of mountain.

【6】快点，否则我们不够时间开会。

Hurry up or we won’t have________ ________ ________ ________ the meeting.

【7】要么你去看电影,要么我去。我们只有一张票。

________ you ________ I can go to see the film because we only have one ticket.

【1】She woke up late so she had to h________ to school without breakfast.

【2】I think a________ is the best season to fly kites.

【3】When learning a language, you shouldn’t be a________ of making mistakes.

【4】It is d________ to play football on the street.

【5】We often go out to e________ the beauty of nature on holidays.

【6】“Tom, listen c________ and answer my question,” Mr. Li said.

为了中学生的心理健康，学校英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。你是专栏的主编Jaime, 上周你收到了一封来自Jenny的信。信中Jenny向你倾诉了她的烦恼，请你根据以下要点给她一些建议。

参考词汇：under a lot of stress (压力大)

Dear Jenny,

I’m glad to receive your letter. In your letter, you told me your problems in your daily life.

Yours,

Jaime

【1】Where isn’t an Opal Card accepted?

A.On a train.B.In a car.C.On a bus.D.On a ferry.

【2】How much should Mr. Green and his 8-year-old twin sons pay for the train ride if they want to visit the Blue Mountain (55km away)?

A.$ 6.30.B.$ 6.75.C.$ 7.23D.$ 9.64.

【3】How can people get in touch with the Opal company?

A.By writing to a news agency.B.By calling a Seven-Eleven shop.

C.By visiting in person.D.By calling at 1800447792.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Opal Cards can be used in many countries.

B.People needn’t top up their Opal Cards before using.

C.16-year-old students can’t get Child Opal Cards.

D.The fare is different according to the distance people travel.

【5】Where can people probably read this passage?

A.In a newspaper.B.In a fashion magazine.

C.In a storybook.D.In a science report.

Schools have set up a free Wi-Fi system just for the BYOT programme. Thank teachers for all their hard word to set this programme up. I really think this programme will go well in most schools and I also think that learning will be better than ever.

However, some schools will probably not allow this because they think that it will make kids mess around too much and they might break their iPads.

This programme will let students have fun and learn at the same time. If you like your iPads and you like to read, school is getting started with reading with iPads. High schools and middle schools have already started and so have some elementary schools. But most elementary schools are coming along! Let’s tell them: Hurry! Get ready to learn!

【1】In the programme BYOT, students usually go to school without .

A.taking iPadB.taking textbooksC.learning mathsD.learning science

【2】What is the programme BYOT used for?

A.Playing.B.Studying.C.Saving money.D.Making friends.

【3】From the second paragraph we believe .

A.the writer agrees to the programme BYOT

B.the writer is afraid of breaking the iPads

C.there are not enough iPads for kids at school

D.the teachers don’t have to teach anything with the Wi-Fi system

【4】What does the underlined phrase “mess around” mean?

A.干扰课堂秩序B.提高效率C.浪费时间D.浪费人力

【5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.You can’t learn while you have fun.B.The passage tells us not to learn with iPads.

C.Few schools have started the programme.D.Elementary schools do worst in the programme.

Like most Chinese, Mr. Zhang has a traditional family. _____ he and his wife are middle school teachers while their _____ son is a pupil. Mr. Zhang’s mother lives with them and helps look _____ the kid. They love one another and live _____ happy life.

Yesterday was Mr. Zhang’s mother’s birthday. The couple wanted to do something _____ their love for her. After a big dinner, Mr. Zhang brought a basin of warm water and asked his mother to sit in front of the basin. He took _____ her shoes and put her feet into the water. After that, he began to wash them _____. His wife helped to comb his mother’s hair slowly. _____ this, the boy followed his mother’s example. He tried to comb his mother’s hair, _____. But he was not tall enough ______ that. So he brought a chair and stood on ______. Everyone could feel the ______ and love in the family.

______ we all know, respecting the old and taking care of the young is a good Chinese tradition. We should try our best to care for our family. We must visit our parents as often as possible, and ______ time with them even though we may work far away. Indeed family is a place for ______.

【1】A.EitherB.NeitherC.BothD.Not only

【2】A.6 years oldB.6-year-oldC.6-years-oldD.6-years-olds

【3】A.forB.atC.afterD.up

【4】A.aB.anC.theD./

【5】A.to showB.showingC.showsD.showed

【6】A.offB.upC.apartD.over

【7】A.carelessB.carelesslyC.carefulD.carefully

【8】A.SawB.SeeC.SeeingD.Seen

【9】A.tooB.eitherC.neitherD.as well as

【10】A.doB.to doC.didD.done

【11】A.itB.oneC.thatD.this

【12】A.warmB.warmlyC.warmthD.warming

【13】A.ThatB.WhenC.WithD.As

【14】A.spendB.spendsC.spentD.have spent

【15】A.happyB.happilyC.happinessD.unhappiness

【1】我昨天收到了笔友的信。

I ___________ ___________ my pen-friend yesterday.

【2】这不关你的事！

It’s ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________.

【3】我会帮忙做家务。我会洗碗和打扫房间。

I can ________ _____ the housework. I can _______ the dishes and _______ the room.

【4】你看起来很兴奋，发生什么事情了？

You ___________ ___________. What has happened to you?

【5】能够在这么短的时间内想出这个好方法，你太聪明了。

________ ________ ________ you ________ think of the good way in such a short time.

【6】艾玛对体育运动不感兴趣。

Emma ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ sports.

【7】我不用奶油，谢谢。我正在节食。

No cream for me, thanks. I ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________.