I have been to London. I _____ there last month.

A. go B. went

C. have gone D. will go

We have a lovely room. It’s one of _____ in the hotel.

A. nice B. nicer

C. nicest D. the nicest

We _____ more than 1,600 words since we began to learn English.

A. learn B. have learned

C. learned D. are learning

Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more . His mother didn’t have enough money to for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was not often at home with him.

His mother looked after him as as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in and he was often in trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school (寄宿学校). But Martin it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave the . The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his . So Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.

“ was really what I needed,” he said later. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that my father was watching me, _ he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”

Martin has really changed, and he is now a student in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped _ to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.

1.A. carefulB. beautifulC. difficultD. wonderful

2.A. payB. askC. lookD. wait

3.A. fastB. wellC. soonD. good

4.A. eating B. playingC. fightingD. studying

5.A. hadB. likedC. hatedD. took

6.A. roomB. libraryC. streetD. school

7.A. motherB. fatherC. teacherD. head teacher

8.A. IB. ItC. HeD. One B

9.A. ifB. thanC. althoughD. because

10.A. nice B. gladC. afraidD. careful

11.A. bad B. goodC. healthyD. lazy

12.A. itB. meC. herD. him

How do you make friends? Some students are sharing their ideas with us.

1. Adam is ______ friend.

A. Tom’s B. Yumi’s

C. Anna’s D. Peter’s

2. With the help of her friends, Yumi ______.

A. takes more exercise B. learns English better

C. feels happier at picnics D. knows more about the world

3.What helps Peter make more friends?

A. The story. B. The sport.

C. The Internet. D. The language.

When you work long hours and Sundays are no longer a day to rest, feeling overworked can become the new normal. Take sportsmen as examples and do the same yourself, so you’ll know if you’re overworking.

Check your resting heart rate (率). Every day, before you get out of bed, take your pulse (脉搏). Usually your heart rate will stay within a few beats every minute. But when you’re overworked, the rate increases. If your heart rate is up in the morning, get a little more rest or sleep that night.

Check your emotions. Getting angry easily? If you can’t put your finger on a clear reason, there may be something wrong with your emotions. Hoping to change the condition won’t help. The only way out is a break.

Check your weight. If you lose or increase more than 1% of body weight from one day to the next, something is wrong. Maybe yesterday you were too busy and failed to notice you didn’t eat and drink enough. Or maybe you failed to notice that you were eating too much.

1.How many ways are mentioned to check if we’re overworking?

A. Two. B. Three.

C. Four. D. Five.

2.When should we check our heart rate?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon.

C. At noon. D. At night.

3.What is the best way to deal with the problem of overwork?

A. Doing more sports.B. Drinking more water.

C. Having more rest.D. Eating less food.

“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely isolated life. Without other people, life became empty and sad. We all need friends.

For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best-seller. It was later put into 28 languages.

Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book.

1. Be friendly and polite.

Always greet with a smile. Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”, when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

2. Go out of your way to be nice.

Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.

3. Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.

4. Be open-minded.

Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.

5. Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

1.The first sentence “No man is an island” means__________.

A. no one can live on an island B. everyone needs friends

C. man enjoys living alone D. we all should be friendly

2.We can learn from this passage that ________.

A. John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie

B. the writer mainly tells people to behave politely

C. Carnegie’s book was read by a small number of people

D. the writer agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie

3. Dale Carnegie advises you _________.

A. not to visit your neighbour too often

B. not to say anything when someone talks to you

C. not to forget other people’s names

D. not to spend time doing something for others

4. The best possible title for this passage should be “________”.

A. A Famous Book B. How To Make Friends

C. Friendship First D. John Donne and Dale Carnegie

One day a young girl was driving with her father and it started to rain. “What should I do?” the girl asked. “Keep driving,” her father said. Cars began to pull over (靠 …. 停车) to the side of the road. “What should I do?” the young girl asked. “1.____” her father said. “But don’t stop.”

A few feet up the road, she noticed that even more drivers were also pulling over. “2._____ Everyone else is pulling over!” she told her father. “Don’t give up, just keep driving!” her father told her.

The rain continued, but she never stopped driving and soon she could see a little more clearly. After a few miles she was again on dry land and the sun came out.

“3.____” her father said.

“But why now?” the girl asked.

“When you get out, look back at all the people that gave up and are still in the rain.

4. ” said her father.

My brother is a fan of basketball. also plays basketball for his school team.

A. She B. He C. I D. You

I don't like cheese, because it too strong.

A. sounds B. looks

C. feels D. smells