How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets(后悔).

Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.

When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society(社会) as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.

1.After a child grows up, he __________.

   A. will have little time playing

B. has to be successful in finding a job

   C. can still ask for help in time of trouble

D. should be able to take care of himself

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People are often satisfied with their life.

B. Life is less interesting for old people.

C. Adults are free to do what they want to do.

D. Adults should no longer rely on others.

3.The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________.

 A. duties          B. jobs             C. suggestions     D. desires(渴望)

4.The main idea of the passage is _________ .

A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains

B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard

C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life

D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English easier and more interesting.

The first step is to feel confident about learning English. If you believe that you can learn well, you will learn well. Be patient. You don't have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not worry about taking risks.

    The second step is to practice your English. For example, keep a diary or make notes every day. You will be used to writing in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English After several weeks, you will see' that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English

The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your diary. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. Write these achievements in your diary.

    You must have confidence about learning English and believe that you can do it. It's important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will have more confidence in yourself.

A. 根据汉语或英文提示，结合句意，填上适当的单词。

1.Can you tell me your home _________(地址)?

2.It's not healthy to ___________(呼吸) dirty air.

3.Can you __________(描述) what your dream home is like?

4.We should make fewer ___________(仇人), instead, we should make more friends.

5. He has much __________(知识) of geography.

6.I am not sure __________(是否) he has gone abroad or not.

7. What is the __________(人口) of the world this year?

8. The result has ____________(证明) him wrong.

9. You can enjoy the ___________(beautiful) of the old park.

10. Thank you for making such wise ___________(decide).

11.The park is ___________(crowd) with many people on Children's Day.

12.It's __________(honest) of her to copy others' homework.

13.The birds live ___________(comfortable) in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round.

14.Surfing on the internet for too much time is _________(harm) to your health.

15.Many teenagers like to read books that are __________(write) by Guo Jingming.

根据短文内容及首字母提示完成短文。（每空一词）

Friends play an important part in our lives. We may have many friends, but we often don't understand c   71   how we make friends. We may get on well with a n   72    of people, but we usually make friends with a very few of them.

   People use the word "friend" freely. Friends may k   73  each other since childhood or they may recently meet. In fact, people many have different k   74   of friends such as school friends, work friends, or sports friends. A person may c   75    different friends for different activities. If you play with s   76   on the playground, the person is your playmate. If you often play chess w   77   a friend, the person is your chess partner.

   One may have many good friends and only one best friend. " Best friends" or "close friends" are u   78   two people who have known each other for a long time. A close friend is someone who is able to s   79   experience, joys and sorrows(悲伤) with you. This is a person you can rely on (信赖) when you are in n   80   , and this is the person to whom you are willing to lend a helping hand.

   Friendship is one of life's greatest treasure.

A. 根据所给提示将下列各句译成英语。

1.我太累了，不能走如此长的路。

      I am________________________ that _____________________________________.

2.我们植树时突然开始下大雨。

       We ______________________ when it____________________________________.

3.我妈比我爸起床早，在我家她起床最早。

       My mother gets up _____________ my father. She gets up ____________________.

4.我自从八岁就对唱歌感兴趣。

       I________________________________ since ______________________________.

5.瞧不起或嘲笑残疾人是错误的。

       It's wrong to _______________________or ________________________________.

某中学毕业生论坛正在热议关于即将来临的暑假活动安排，下面截取了论坛的部分内容，请你根据论坛中的信息以及你自己的看法，写一篇英语短文。

温馨提示：

1.        内容必须包括论坛中其中两个同学的观点及理由，并写出你的观点及理由；

2.        开头和结尾已为你写好，你只需接着写；

3.        词数：90个左右。开头和结尾不计入总词数。

           How to arrange your coming summer holiday?

Recently we had a discussion about how we arrange our coming summer holiday at www.luntan.com. _______________________________________________________________________________

I looked under _________ table and found _________ pen I lost yesterday.  

Thomas, please don’t shout loudly. The others _________ hear very well.  

My brother is always the first_______ to school.

—Is this ___________ruler?     

—No.________________is over there.