Mr Brown is a policeman. He's busy every day. He   1    (get)up at six o'clock in the morning. Then he 
  2   (take)a number 18 bus to work. He works all day. Mr. Brown is tired, but he says he    4  (love) his job.
Look! He 4 (stand) in the street now to help people   5   (walk) across the road.
     Last weekend, he    6   (find) a thief   7   (do) bad things in the supermarket. He took him to the police
station. I think he is a great man.

Questionnaire 
    Read the questions and answer YES or NO, then you will find out how good you are.
1. When you don't understand something, you ask questions.                                 □
2. You like listening to older people talk about the past.                                          □
3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you.     □
4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don't know.              □
5. You enjoy reading books about famous people.                                                 □
6. You always see and talk to different people.                                                      □
7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things.                                    □
8. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages.   □
9. You talk a lot about yourself.                                                                           □
10. Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions.                             □
11. You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever.               □
12. Your parents don't understand you, so you don't talk to them much.                   □
SCORE NOW!
Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of tile first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO.
Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose YES.
18-24. You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to
say. You'll probably succeed in learning all kinds of interesting things. Good for you!
10-16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your
life rich and colorful.
0- 8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote,"No man is an island." This is still true today. Try to be
more open and interested in people around you.

1. If you say "YES" to all these questions, you'll get            points.

A. 12
B. 16
C. 20
D. 24

2. When you score 22 points, you are           .

A. shy and nervous
B. silent and serious
C. open and friendly
D. brave and strong

3. The writer thinks you should            .

A. always see and talk to the same people
B. make your own decision whenever you want
C. enjoy teaching what you are good at
D. talk much about yourselves when possible

4. "No man is an island." in the text probably means that            .

A. the famous writer was very clever
B. everything is the same as 400 years ago
C. you will feel lonely if on an island
D. you can not live alone in the world

5. The questions are used to test whether you are willing to            .

A. learn from others
B. help other people
C. do all by yourself
D. depend on others

     Morgan is very happy these days. She is in Grade 7 at L.B Clarke Middle School, the USA. She
gives her journals (日志) to the teacher. She writes them in the summer holiday. She says, "I read many
books to finish them."
     In the summer holiday, most schools in the USA ask students to read. But L.B.Clarke starts a program (项目) this year.
     Students write their journals three times a week. The journals are about books they read or their
everyday life. "Good writers must be good readers," says a teacher in the school, "Our program also
asks them to read, but in a different way."
     Caroline, another student, finishes six journals. She writes about her favourite books and family trips.
     "The program helps me learn new things," she says, "and if I forget something, I can look in my
journals."
1. Where does Caroline come from?
A. England.   
B. America.  
C. France.
D. Japan.
2. How does Morgan finish the journals?
A. She visits many places.    
B. She asks many friends.
C. She asks her parents for help.       
D. She reads many books.
3. How often do the students write journals?
A. Twice a week.    
B. Twice a month.
C. Three times a week.
D. Three times a month.
4. One of Caroline's journals may be about _______.
A. a movie called the Smurfs          
B. a basketball game between Lakers and Heat.
C. a student called Morgan            
D. a book called the Joy Luck Club
5. What does the underlined (划线的) sentence mean?
A. You don't need to read many books if you want to be a good writer.
B. A good reader must be a good writer.
C. As a good reader, you must write very well.
D. If you want to be a good writer, you must first read many books.

1. Daniel goes to school _____ at 7:30 a.m.
A. on foot     
B. by bus
C. by car               
D. by bike
2. When does he do morning exercises?
A. At 7:30 a.m.          
B. At 6:00 a.m.
C. At 8:40 a.m.                    
D. At 8:00 a.m.
3. What does he do at 1:30p.m.?
A. He has lunch.            
B. He chats with his classmates.
C. He has lessons.                
D. He sleeps in class.
4. —How does Daniel go home?
    —He goes home _____.
A. on foot   
B. by bus   
C. with his parents   
D. with his classmates
5. —Who does he watch TV with?
    —He watches TV with _____.
A. his friends    
B. his father    
C. his cousin.    
D. his mother

     I have an uncle. He is 22 years old. He was born in Yangzhou. He's very strong and he looks like a
player. He studies in Shanghai. He is good at all his lessons.
     My uncle likes sports very much. He loves football, basketball, baseball, tennis and more. He plays
baseball and basketball very well. He likes to watch the sports games on TV. He does sports every day.
He has a small sports collection (收集). He has 3 tennis rackets, 2 baseballs, 3 basketballs and a football.
1. My uncle _____.
A. works in Shanghai              
B. studies in Yangzhou
C. likes sports                    
D. loves small sports
2. He plays _____ very well.
A. football and basketball          
B. the violin
C. baseball and basketball          
D. the piano
3. He likes to watch the sports games _____ .
A. on the playground              
B. on TV
C. at school                      
D. in Shanghai
4. He plays sports _____.
A. once a week                    
B. twice a week
C. every day                      
D. five days a week
5. From the paragraph (文章), we know that my uncle is _____.
A. a good worker                  
B. a good student
C. a good teacher                  
D. a good singer