In many people’s eyes, middle school students are happy and carefree（无忧无虑）. But is it the truth? And what   students happy or unhappy?
To find out the answers, Li Jiahui, a student in Pinggu No. 3 Middle School, Beijing, spent six months   students’ sense(感受) of happiness last year. The  girl made a survey with questions such as “ Are you feeling happy?” and “What makes you unhappy?”
After studying the answers from 284 students, Li learned that  40 percent of the students feel unhappy, and the     from studies is the main reason for their unhappiness.
“More than 50 percent said they were under pressure and 70 percent  get enough sleep,” Li said. “It shows that middle school students are not as happy    people think. They worry a lot, and they can get angry easily.”
Li also said that over 90 percent say their happiness has  to do with how much money they have. Instead, they care about their relationships（关系）with friends, teachers and parents. “Students always feel better when they get  well with each other,” Li said.
After her survey, Li listed    tips that may make students happier, such as: Treat yourself better, be kind and polite to your friends and relatives, and try new things.

  Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people _____ so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for ____ reasons. They feel happy because malls have police stations, parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls ____ beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The first indoor mall in the United States _____in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their ____in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers and people come there _____many things. When they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts and they can have food _____all over the world. They see films at theatres. Some people even get _____daily exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. _____ go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can almost do_____ in malls. Now people can even live in their favorite shopping center.

Early last year, two young brothers in Jiangsu Province 　   　 badly burned while playing. The“game”they were playing was 　   　they had watched in the cartoon Pleasant Goat and the Big Big Wolf （《喜羊羊和灰太狼》）.The brothers were 　   　two little goats while their friend was playing a bad wolf . Their friend tied them 　   　a tree and set fire to the grass around them.
The sad story is an example of how many children follow the violence（暴力） they see on television, especially cartoons. It is　   　that violent cartoons can make children more aggressive（具有攻击性的）. In a survey, researchers　   　the children after watching non-violent and violent cartoons. They found that the kids who watched violent cartoons fought with others and　   　class rules more often.
Children under the age of seven are too 　   　to understand that the violence on TV can bring 　   　real harm. It is parents’ job 　   　them understand it.

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Many books have been written about“the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, 【小题1】a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 【小题2】
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts 【小题3】some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 【小题4】 For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very 【小题5】
Gift giving is different in different 【小题6】Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 【小题7】because many people have enough things and don’t want 【小题8】 gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember 【小题9】In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to 【小题10】too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things 【小题11】some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,【小题12】money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,”says John Wilson.“In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that 【小题13】When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift 【小题14】has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts 【小题15】this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think? 

April 27 is a special day in       .It's called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day     school and go with one of their parents to their work place. By doing this, it can     girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a closer look at     their parents are doing. This may help them in the  future to choose a     . Marry experienced a day ofwork at her mother's office. This helped her     her mother's work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.  Schools and many companies     the activity, too. Some schools     make the day a necessary  part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be      than girls with low confidence．     parents can set good examples to their children both at work and at home,  then they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

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Have you ever heard of Dididache? Dididache (嘀嘀打车), a taxi-hailing smartphone app（应用程序）which is believed to be created by Tencent, has recently a 【小题1】  in Xiamen, and more than 700 taxi drivers in the city have used the app.
The app s【小题2】  the real-time locations of taxis on a map using the GPS technology and makes it possible for users to hail (招呼) a taxi on their smartphones. The u【小题3】  request will be sent to the nearest taxi drivers who will decide w【小题4】 to accept the order or not.
Taxi-hailing apps are very p 【小题5】  in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, having gained tens of thousands of users. H 【小题6】 , the city’s taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may not be s 【小题7】 for Xiamen.
The app has been criticized (指责) for disturbing market order, and creating d【小题8】  for passengers who do not use the app to hire a cab. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle (空驶), and hiring a taxi can still be challenging during bad w【小题9】 and rush hours. Can this app be in use for long? Technology might make a great d 【小题10】 to our life. Let’s wait and see.

Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to        small talk with local people?
In Britain the best topic is the weather. British        changes quite often. It’s a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?”      the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful,       ?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely        ! What’s its name?”
In America, people like to talk about sports,        Amecican football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” The weather is a        topic there, too.
Of course, you should avoid a lot of topics during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “How old are you?”. Age is usually secret ,        for women.        ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend         boyfriend. Politics(政治) and religion(宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.
【小题1】A. end                    B. start                        C. speak
【小题2】A. weather                    B. people                      C. food
【小题3】A. Besides                 B. Except                      C. But
【小题4】A. isn’t it                   B. aren’t they                 C. don’t they
【小题5】A. picture                 B. dog                     C. boy
【小题6】A. the same as             B. so that                    C. such as
【小题7】A. safe                        B. dangerous                    C. hard
【小题8】A. extremely                  B. especially                  C. exactly
【小题9】A. Never                   B. Usually                  C. Please
【小题10】A. with                  B. and                     C. or

Many parents want their children to be famous(著名的) one day. But do children have the same       ？
A new     , Hi, Ke’ai, is on at Beijing Children’'s Art Theatre(剧院). It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter(画家) or a     one day. So they teach him to     and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Mo Yan won an award (奖)for his works, and they want him to be a writer, too
“     do they want me to be someone else?” Ke'ai asks and says, “I        want to be myself.”
The play(话剧) shows us that it is        for parents to learn to understand their children. It helps parents to       what kids really want to be in the future.
Young audiences（观众）enjoy the story, and also the     in the play(话剧). There are two songs in the play. One of them, Ke’ai’s Song, is very easy to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home     the play!

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems.        , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became      more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she     work, and so was often not at home. 
His mother looked after him as       as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not        studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very       and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she       a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’  boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said      was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his        ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
Now Martin has        changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.

No air means death．Though we       see it，there is air around us.       air is everywhere and it gives life to every living thing．Without it we can’t live．Bad air makes people       ．We must have fresh(新鲜)       to keep us in good health．
In the city there are a lot of people and there are too many         running on the road．The gas(气体) which the car sends out(排放) is made up of(组成) bad gases．Every day we breathe it in and     ．This makes us        sick． So people should        door as much as they can．There are many factories，too．From the chimneys of these factories，we get the smoke usually in black color．This kind of smoke does harm         our health．So in order to(为了) keep us      ，we have to go out to the countryside to breathe more fresh air．Or we can go up hills to get more fresh air．