We go to school every day to become a better person. So how can we become powerful and start changes in our own life? Perhaps we can get tips from the US First Lady Michelle Obama. During her visit to China, from March 20–26, Mrs Obama shared her views on education with students.
The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education. In Chengdu No 7 High School, she told students that having poor roots doesn’t matter as long as you have perseverance (毅力).
Mrs Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents’ sacrifices (牺牲) on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud.
Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 a.m. and study late into the night. “But whenever I got tired or discouraged… I would remember something my mother always told me. She said: ‘A good education is something that no one can take away from you.’”
Mrs Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad. “As the Chinese saying goes: It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books,” she said. It’s not enough to get good grades in school. It’s also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own, she noted.
Studying abroad could also gain future international relations. It could help young people from different countries work together to deal with problems such as climate change, Mrs Obama said.

Views from Michelle Obama on  小题1:

Tips	小题2:
To aim  小题3: and get a good education	*To have perseverance. If you insist, you will    小题4: . *To feel the weight and encouragement from her  小题5: . *To study     小题6: .
To study     小题7:	* It’s important to have real experience with    小题8:  languages, cultures and societies. *To gain    小题9:  international relations. *To work together to deal with problems   小题10:  climate change.

No one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting.
For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. That many people feel their joints(关节) hurt is a sign of wet weather. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
小题1:Which of the following can be used here to replace(取代) the underlined phrase “on the way”?

A．away	B．gone
C．disappearing	D．coming

小题2:When you see the stars twinkle clearly at night, the weather will be_________.

A．warm	B．rainy
C．clear and fine	D．cold

小题3:Which of the following signs can tell the weather will probably be rainy?

A．A rainbow appears in the morning.

B．Some birds fly high.

C．The stars twinkle clearly at night.

D．Fogs appear in the morning just above a river.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Nobody can control the weather.

B．If the sunset is red in colour, then the next day will be fine.

C．If many people feel their joints hurt, it may be a sign of wet weather.

D．People only use their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.

小题5:Which of the following sentences can suitable according to the passage?

A．活到老，学到老。	B．朝霞不出门，晚霞行千里。
C．早起的鸟儿捉虫多.	D．一日之计在于晨。

Paul is a Canadian. He __    in a tall building in the city of Toronto. There are eighteen floors in the __    ,and he lives__    the fifteenth floor.?He uses a__     to go up and down.?Paul is very __     every day. He goes to __    early. He leaves his__     and walks to the lift. He gets __    the lift. It __     him down to the first floor. Then he__    the No.11 bus to work.
小题1:A. gets       B. live       C. lives
小题2:A. school     B. room      C. building
小题3:A. on        B. in         C. at
小题4:A. car       B. lift (电梯)   C. bike
小题5:A happy     B. interesting   C. busy
小题6:A. work     B. park        C. home
小题7:A. town     B. home      C. factory
小题8:A. into      B. for        C. up
小题9:A. does      B. took      C. takes
小题10:A.takes     B. get       C. does

Once there lived an old man. He liked gold (金子)better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”
One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks(岩石) and sand （沙子）around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.
Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.
小题1: The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.
A. food        B. water        C. gold
小题2: When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.
A. some food and water  
B. some rocks and sand   
C. bags full of gold
小题3:What did he do with the bag? ______.
A. He didn’t take it up   
B. He brought it home   
C. He threw it away
小题4:The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.
A. the bag was too small  
B. the gold wasn’t his   
C. he was very hungry and thirsty
小题5:In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.
A. the best thing     
B. not the best thing  
C. better than anything

My uncle is a bus driver. He goes to work at 6:30 in the morning. Every day he is very busy and gets home very late. Sometimes he comes back at about 12 at night. He likes helping other bus drivers do more work. He is the first driver to come to the Bus Station and the last driver to leave. My uncle has a son, Tom. He and I are in the same class. He is taller than I. He says he loves his father and wants to be a bus driver like his father. But his mother wants him to be a scientist and wants him to study hard like his two sisters.
小题1:My uncle works in a _________.
A. factory      B. shop     C. bus station
小题2:He goes to work at __________.
A. six fifteen   
B. six thirty   
C. five thirty
小题3: There are ________ people in my uncle’s family.
A. 5          C. 3           C. 6
小题4:Tom and I are _________.
A. at school     
B. in different classes  
C. scientist
小题5: Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?
A. My uncle doesn’t come back very early.
B. My uncle is the last to leave the bus station every day.
C. Tom’s mother doesn’t want Tom to study hard like his sisters.

Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it's a pity if we always stick to the same people, the same group. The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover difference.?
When we always stick to the same people, how can we ever break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance (无知),which too often leads to prejudice (偏见) and even fear? If instead you want to live in a society that opens to changes and new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons.
Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don't just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That's how we live an exciting life.
小题1:From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who

A．is like themselves

B．has a sense of humor?

C．is open-minded

D．lives an exciting life

小题2:People like staying in their comfort zone because they may

A． remain comfortable and special

B． be accepted easily and feel safe

C． find out more interesting things

D．discover differences among themselves

小题3:What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell us just to be ourselves in social life.

B．To introduce ways to learn about the world.

C．To explain how people communicate with others.

D．To encourage us to meet people of different kinds.

It’s after 10：00 a.m and the kids are still sleeping．It’s Sunday—a traditional day of        ．Most people have at least one day a week to take a rest．Some use that time to go to church，while some usually sleep in，watch TV…，giving themselves the gift of a        day.
We need to give ourselves a break ,and a little rest works well for almost      ．It doesn’t really matter what the activity is．The idea is to give our body, mind ,and heart a chance to         ．If we keep going at full speed every day，we can be really tired．
Some people find            hard to take a real vacation．As a matter of fact，many people died early         they were too busy to have a break.
Remember that we      work well if we never stop to take a rest．It doesn’t matter        we do this．Pick anytime that works best for us．and make it a plan．
       this and discuss it with others．The idea here is that by giving ourselves a break and just enjoying a
day off，we can make our lives        and create greater good in our world.
小题1:A．rest          B．working      C．entertainment
小题2:A．tired         B．busy         C．1azy
小题3:A．somebody    B．everybody     C．nobody
小题4:A．exercise      B．develop       C．relax
小题5:A．it           B．this           C．that
小题6:A．though       B．because       C．if
小题7:A．can’t         B．mustn’t       C．needn’t
小题8:A．when         B．why          C．how
小题9:A．Look at       B．Care for       C．Think about
小题10: A．good      B．better         C．best

This Sunday is grandpa’s 70th birthday．The Smart family are going to celebrate it，so they will have a busy weekend.

Saturday
Morning	Dad--clean the car in the garden Mum--clean the chicken and bedroom Amy--have dance lessons in the gym Rose--work on science projects in the library
Afternoon	Mum and Dad--buy some food at the supermarket Amy and Rose--pick up gifts and cards for grandpa .
Evening	Watch TV together
Sunday
Morning	Mum--make a big birthday cake Amy and and Rose --wrap grandpa’s gifts
Afternoon	Amy--help mum cook delicious food Rose--help dad decorate the sitting room
Evening	Amy and Rose --give gifts to grandpa The whole family--have a party

 
小题1:The Smart family will be busy this weekend because they plan to________

A．work on science projects	B．do some cleaning
C．celebrate grandpa’s birthday	D．watch TV together

小题2:________ wants to make a birthday cake on Sunday morning．

A．Dad

B．Mum

C．Amy

D．Rose

小题3:The whole family will watch TV on________

A．Saturday afternoon	B．Saturday evening
C．Sunday morning	D．Sunday evening

小题4:Dad and Rose will be _______  on Sunday afternoon．

A．in the library	B．in the gym
C．at the supermarket	D．in the sitting room

小题5:Amy and Rose will______together．

A．wrap grandpa’s gifts	B．cook the food
C．have dance lessons	D．decorate the sitting room

B.
Love is a two - way street
A father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and announced: "Dad, because today is your birthday and you're 40 years old, I'm going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!" When the boy started making good on his word (履行诺言 ) , the father shouted:  "Andrew, don’t do it now. I'm too busy! "
The boy soon fell silent as tears fell from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said: "You can finish later.  The boy said nothing but quietly walked away." That evening the father said:  "Come and finish the kisses now,  Andrew!" But the boy didn’t.
Unfortunately, a few days later after the father's birthday, the boy had an accident and died.  His sad father wrote: "If only(要是...,该多好)i could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words,  and how much my heart is hurting."
Love is a two-way street.  We must warmly accept any loving act,  or others will take it as a "NO" and it can leave a scar(伤痕). If we don't receive love, our life will lose its true meaning.  Nothing is more important than accepting love from those who are near and dear to us .
小题1:On his father's birthday, the boy wanted to

A．help pay the bills	B．have a talk with his father
C．buy his father a gift	D．give his father kisses

小题2: The boy felt _         when his father refused him.

A．sorry	B．surprised
C．sad	D．excited

小题3:A few days after the fathers birthday, the boy      _

A．was badly hurt in an accident

B．was killed in an accident

C．had to go back to school

D．became unhappy with his father

小题4: The headline "Love is a two-way street" means

A．love keeps one busy all the time

B．love can make people happy and unhappy

C．we should learn to give and receive love

D．it's important to love people around us

小题5: We can know from the story that

A．the father is busy with his work

B．the boy is hard -working

C．the father doesn’t like the boy

D．the boy is too careless

Wang Yan, a 15-year-old Chinese girl, likes eating snacks very much. She prefers cream biscuits, McDonald’s food, KFC chicken. As a result, she has become overweight.
Today in China, there are many children like Wang Yan. Health experts say that children should have healthy eating habits. First, they must eat regular meals and begin with a healthy breakfast. Second, they should have different kinds of foods, such as fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat. Third, children shouldn’t eat too much junk food. It’s delicious, but eating it often is bad for their health. If children do as the experts say, they won’t become overweight. They will be healthier. Students won’t become tired at school, and they will have enough energy to study hard.
小题1:Why has Wang Yan become overweight?

A．Because she doesn’t like sports.

B．Because she likes eating vegetables

C．Because she likes eating snacks.

D．Because she likes eating fruit.

小题2:How many pieces of advice do health experts give in this passage?

A．Two.	B．Three.
C．Four	D．Five.

小题3: What kind of food are good for our health according to the passage?

A．Milk, fruit, KFC chicken.

B．Cream biscuits, McDonald’s hamburgers and KFC chicken.

C．Packages of biscuits.

D．fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat.

小题4:What will be the result if we do as the experts say? We will be _________.

A．overweight.	B．healthier.
C．tired at school	D．confident.

小题5: What does the writer think of junk food?

A．Terrible.	B．Healthy.
C．Unhealthy	D．Sweet.