Do you want to be the most popular person in class? You don't need to change your character; you
just need to improve your personality. In fact the most popular people are trusted and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in class.
     If you want others to like and respect you, you have to start by liking and accepting yourself. Do not
change yourself in order to please others.
     Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, too, because by being nice you make others happy.
     Be active and have a positive attitude towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
     Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
     Respect can't be brought with big words or power. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps
your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect.

1. What can we learn from the passage?

A. To change our character
B. To trust and love others
C. To be the same as others
D. to improve our personality

2. How can you be respected by your classmates according to the passage?

A. By being honest
B. By trusting others
C. By following the fashion trends.
D. By using big words

3. The underlined sentence shows that _______.

A. you should be nice to others
B. you should be polite when you help others
C. helping others can also make us feel happy
D. we can help others just by being nice

4. The writer thinks a person who is liked by the whole class must be                   .

(1)confident (2)positive (3)good looking (4)helpful (5)fashionable
A. (1) (2) (3)
B. (2) (3) (4)
C. (3) (4) (5)
D. (1) (2) (4)

5. What's the best title for this passage?

A. How to Please Others
B. How to Be the Favourite
C. How to Be Trusted by Others
D. How to Develop Confident

     Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr. Brown , a worker, the other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown
is going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Now Mr.
Brown begins to walk faster. Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black
begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run. Mr. Black runs
faster than  Mr. Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr. Brown runs after Mr. Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr. Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show(出示) a notice(通知)with
the words"Wet Paint(油漆未干)"to Mr. Black . Now Mr. Black knows why Mr. Brown is going to the
chair.
1. Where are Mr. Brown and Mr. Black?
A. In the garden  
B. On the chair    
C. In the park      
D. Next to the road
2. What are they doing? They are________
A. talking  
B. walking to the chair  
C. holding a notice  
D. sitting on a chair
3..________is after________at first
A. Mr. Black , Mr. Brown
B. The worker, Mr. Brown
C. Mr. Brown ,Mr. Black
D. Mr. Brown The worker
4. ________get to chair first.
A.The worker
B. Mr. Brown  
C. Mr. Black  
D. A  student
5. Mr. Brown goes to the chair because________.
A. he wants to sit there                    
B. it is his chair  
C. he wants to talk to Mr. Black on the chair  
D. he wants to tell people "Wet Paint"

     I have three best friends at school. They are all good students.
     Jacky is the youngest of them. He was born in 1995. But he is very tall, about 1.70 meter! He is a
sporty boy. He likes playing basketball. And he is really good at it. He is the centre(中锋) in our
basketball team. Jacky says he wants to be a basketball player when he grows up.
     Peter is the oldest. He is two years older than Jacky. But he is shorter than Jacky. He doesn't
spend much time on sports. He likes music. He is crazy about Jay Chou's songs. And he collects
everything about Jay Chou. He says R&B is so cool. Of course, we often share music together.
    And Mary, a lovely girl. She always wears a smile on her face. She is a top student in our class.
She is good at all her lessons. We all admire her very much. If we have any problems with our lessons,
we will go to her. It seems(似乎) nothing is difficult to her!
     I am so lucky to have them as my friends. And we often have a good time together. Would you like
to make friends with them?

1.  Is Peter as tall as Jacky?___________, he __________.
2.  When was Peter born? He was born in __________.
3.  If they have any problems with their English, who will they go to for help?
    They will go to __________for help.
4. What does Jacky want to be when he grows up?
    He wants to be __________when he grows up.
5. 请将划线部分句子译成汉语.
     ________________________.

     I am an English girl. I have beautiful short curly blonde hair, but I don't have hair clips(发卡) ,because
I 1. c          stand them. I have lots of baseball caps andI like 2. t         , becauseI like 3. s       and I
often wear sports clothes. I have a nice cartoon watch. My cousin bought 4.i        for me as a birthday
gift ( 礼物)，so I 5.I       _it very much. But I don't often 6.w      _  it. For a lot of 77.g      _, scarfs are
beautiful. But I don't 8. m          them. Sometimes I wear them in winter. I don't wear 9. b      _ because
I have 10. n      _

     There are some people in the picture. They are in a room. The boy is in a yellow jacket. His trousers are grey. There is a ball in his hand.
     The girl is in a red sweater. There are two balloons in her hands. She is behind the chair. The man is their father. He is in a white shirt and black shoes. He is at the desk. The woman is their mother. She is in a brown blouse. There is an English book in her hand. She is reading. 
1. There are _______people in the picture.
A. two
B. four
C. five
D. three
2. The boy is_______.
A. in a yellow jacket and grey trousers
B. in a grey jacket and yellow trousers
C. holding(拿)a football  
D. holding two balloons
3. The girl is_______.
A. in a brown blouse  
B. behind the desk  
C. the boy’s sister
D. English
4. The man in a black shirt and white shoes is_______.
A. the boy and the girl’s father  
B. the woman’s friend  
C. the girl’s uncle  
D. isn’t their father
5. The woman in a brown blouse_______.
A. is their aunt  
B. is the children’s mother  
C. is reading English  
D. B and C

     The Blacks are American tourists. They visit in Beijing now. This is their first visit to China. They are going to
stay  in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese,
too.
     Mr. Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs. Black is a school teacher. She is visiting a  city school
today and a village school tomorrow. Their daughter is a middle school student. She is going to meet some Chinese
students.
     They are taking a lot of pictures in China. When they return to America,  they are going to show the pictures to
their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.

1. The Blacks are from          .

A. China
B. England
C. Canada
D. the USA

2. The Blacks are staying in          now.

A. England
B. Beijing
C. Shanghai
D. New York

3. Mr. Black is         .

A. a teacher
B. a doctor
C. a taxi driver
D. a worker

4. There are          people in Mr. Black's family.

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five

5. Why are they going to show the pictures to their friends when they go back to America?

A. Because the pictures are very beautiful.
B. Because they like China.
C. Because they want the American people to know more about China.
D. Because they want the American people to come to China.

     For many young people sport is a popular part of school life. Being in one of the school teams and playing in
matches is very important. If someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday
or Sunday away from home, as many matches are played then.
     In can also involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then staying on after the
match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends or the other students will travel with the team to support
their own side.
     When a school team wins a match it is the whole school. It means the whole school feels proud, not only the
players. It also means a school becomes famous for being good at certain sports and students from that school
may end up playing for national and international teams, so that the school has some really famous names.

1. Many matches are played on _________.

A. Saturday
B. Sunday
C. Saturday and Sunday
D. weekdays

2. Some parents, friends or other students________ when the school team plays against other school team.

A. will play with them
B. will go with the team and support them
C. will train with them
D. will have a meal or a drink with them

3. If the school team win the match _________.

A. their parents will be famous
B. the players will be happy
C. the teachers of the school will be happy
D. everyone of the school will feel proud

4. If a certain school team wins the champion of several matches_________.

A. the players of the school team will be famous
B. the school will be famous
C. their parents will be famous
D. their teachers will be well-known

5. The story mainly tells us ___________.

A. something about school
B. something about a school team
C. something about sports
D. the relationship of sports and school

     I have six baskets. Three are big, three are small. I have some pears and some oranges. I put three
pears in each small basket, and I put three oranges in each big basket and one orange in each small basket. The number of oranges is my age.

1. I have_______ pears.

A. three
B. five
C. seven
D. nine

2. I have______ oranges.

A. six
B. eight
C. ten
D. twelve

3. —What are those in the small baskets?
    —They are________.

A. nine pears
B. nine oranges
C. three pears and nine oranges
D. nine pears and three oranges

4. —Where are the pears?
    —They are in the________.

A. three big baskets
B. three small baskets
C. a big basket
D. a small basket

5. Do you know how old I am? I’m________.

A. nine
B. ten
C. eleven
D. twelve