Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact,being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even (甚至) shy people can be outgoing.

You can even start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet strange people or new friends. Smile more,and usually they will return your smile. In this way,you may have some talks.

Start a talk. Just a simple "Hello" or "How is it going" is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks,you should read news in newspapers and prepare (准备) your views,or surf the Internet for a few information and then keep that in mind.

The easiest (最容易的) way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step (步) .Go to a park,beach,club,party or any other place that you think can be fun,and you may make new friends there.

(   ) 1. You should start to be outgoing with         .

   A. your parents   B. your teachers

   C. your best friends   D. your new friends

(   ) 2. When you start a talk with a stranger,you should say "         "

   A. What's the matter? B. What's your name?

   C. How is it going? D. Are you healthy?

(   ) 3. The easiest way to be outgoing is         . 

   A. talking   B. smiling

   C. playing   D. going out

(   ) 4. Making new friends can make us         .

   A. more outgoing   B. healthier

   C. athletic   D. wilder

(   ) 5. Which is NOT the writer's view?

   A. Being outgoing is really difficult.

   B. Being outgoing is good for our lives.

   C. Being outgoing helps people have more fun.

   D. Being outgoing with strangers is not easy.

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For many young people,having to attend school with a parent seems impossible. However,Li Qinmei,a 16-year-old girl in Shandong,is happy t 1       her father with her as long as she can go to classes. Her father is disabled and unable to take care of h 2       . Li Qinmei has experienced one disaster after another in her short life. She 1 3       her mother at three. Four years later,her father became paralysed (瘫痪) .Since then she has been forced to shoulder all for her b 4       family. The most difficult thing was helping her father bathe and use the toilet as he could hardly move.

"I felt embarrassed and so did my dad. It was really hard at the b 5       ，" she recalled (回忆) .During her junior school years,Li went to classes only once a month as her father was seriously ill at the time. She t 6       herself at home and asked teachers for help on her school days. Li's hard work e 7       this fall. She was admitted by Zhucheng No 1  High School. The school offered Li and her father a room on campus to live in,so she could look a 8       him during breaks. Once Li felt sad seeing her classmates going shopping or hanging out. "I envy (羡慕) them sometimes because they have parents to look after them. However,I soon feel relieved (释然) as I s 9          have my dear dad with me," she said.

Li admitted that the d 10          in life had taught her to be strong.

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When I was twelve years old,my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand Rapids,Michigan. Many of our new neighbors weren't very welcoming. Some of them said angrily that we should return to where we came from. The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from school.

Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me,but not Dorothy Bean,my history teacher. Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being treated,but she didn't say this to me. Miss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else. Instead of being unnoticed,I was given a chance to show that I was clever. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself. She always wanted to know what I thought about difficult questions. Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France? Why v She expected me to have my own idea. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education.

One day,when I was not paying attention in class,Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at me. The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying. The whole class were very surprised at first,then started laughing. This event became famous in the school and,because it happened to me,the students wanted to get to know me. So that's the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target (耙子) ，and how I became just another kid in school.

(   ) 11. The author and his family were not welcomed by the local people because      

   A. they returned from another country

   B. they had different skin color

   C. they spoke a different language

   D. they moved to a wrong place

(   ) 12. From the end of the first paragraph we know that         .

   A. children are more friendly to strangers

   B. American schools are not safe for kids

   C. children often follow their parents' behavior

   D. fighting with each other is part of children's nature

(   ) 13. At        school most of his teachers the author.

   A. were cold to   B. didn't notice

   C. threw things at   D. got angry with

(   ) 14. Miss Bean respected the author by         .

   A. giving him chances to answer questions

   B. hitting him with an eraser

   C. giving him extra lessons

   D. treating him as one of her students

(   ) 15. To Miss Bean the most important thing for a student is to         .

   A. pay close attention to what the teacher says

   B. learn to think and have one's own idea

   C. keep silent and unnoticed in class

   D. get special attention from the teacher

(       )6. If you want to have a guitar lesson, you may________ .

A.     call Susan at 7328059

B.     surf the website： www. music, com. au

C.     telephone Mr. White at 5132683

D.     e-mail sdgt@yahoo.cn

(       )7. Who is the owner of the lost dog?

A. Mr. White.        B. Larry.                    C. Susan.                   D. David.

(       )8. If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should________ .

A.     master at least three languages

B.     know the city very well

C.     be an experienced driver

D.     both B and C

(       )9. Which information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?

A.     It has a beautiful view.

B.     It has hot water in the daytime.

C.     It has three floors.

D.     It has a kitchen.

(       )10. How can you contact the owner of the apartment for more information?
A. By sending an e-mail.                                B. By going to visit it.

C. By making a phone call.                           D. By sending a fax(传真).

Different weather makes people feel different. It influences (影响) health,intelligence and feelings.

In August,it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West,it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.

The weather can also influence intelligence. For example,in a 1983 report by scientists,IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came,but after the strong wind,their IQ was 10% below. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather,on the other hand,can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year.

Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. At about 18^ ，people become stronger.

Low air pressure may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on lowpressure days. There is "good weather" for work and health. People feel best at a temperature of about lSt.

Are you feeling sad,tired,forgetful,or unhappy today? It may be the weather's problem.

(   ) 1.        can have a bad effect on health.

   A. Hot and wet weather   B. Good weather

   C. Warm weather   D. High intelligence

(   ) 2. People may have more intelligence when        comes.

   A. a rain   B. very hot weather

   C. a strong wind   D. low air pressure

(   ) 3. Low air pressure may make people         .

   A. forgetful   B. sad   C. angry   D. tired

(   ) 4. In "good weather" of 18t,          .

   A. people are very forgetful

   B. people can't do their work well

   C. thin people feel cold

   D. people are in better health

(   ) 5. The writer wants to tell us that         .

   A. hot and cold weather influences all people in the same way

   B. weather influences people's lives

   C. IQ never changes during weather changes

   D. there is a good kind of weather for people's work and health

Dear Jack, How's everything? We haven't seen each other for a long time s 1       we last met. I am very e 2       to have got an email from you. I'm glad you have made such great p 3       that you can write your email in good Chinese. I read your email to my parents and s 4       them the photo you sent to me. How time f 5       !Our friendship has lasted for several m 6       . We have got to know and learned a lot from each other. Yes,it is c 7       that your life in your country is quite different from m 8       . Thanks again for w 9       to me. I'm looking forward to h 10          from you soon and hope that you will come to China in the near future.

Best wishes!

Yours,Wang Ping

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c When I was seven years old,my family made me an ant farm. First,we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.

After the ants were in the glass farm,they started to make tunnels (地道) .I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.

On the fifth day,a tragedy (悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake,one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a comer of the farm.

My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.

Although much time has passed,I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world,but it taught me much more.

Over the years,I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together,the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired (钦佩) for their hard work.

But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently：Adversity (逆境) is a natural part of life,and must be accepted. Unlike the ants,we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone,we must build another.

Giving up,I say,is not a good choice.

(   ) 11. What did the writer's family do for him when he was seven?

   A. They built a farm of ants.

   B. They bought a few ants.

   C. They caught a lot of ants.

   D. They found an ant city.

(   ) 12. Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?

   A. The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm.

   B. The ants didn't die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed.

   C. Like people,teamwork is very important for the ants.

   D. Giving up isn't a good way when we meet trouble.

(   ) 13. Among the following events,which one happened first?

   A. All the tunnels fell down.

   B. The ants died one by one.

   C. The ants got into the glass box.

   D. The ants began making tunnels.

(   ) 14. What did the writer learn from the ant tragedy a few years later?

   A. Working together is useless.

   B. Teamwork is important.

   C. He can't accept adversity.

   D. Working alone is amazing.

(   ) 15. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Ants Fear Adversity   B. My Family and Ants

   C. Giving Up in Adversity   D. Don't Give Up Anytime

(       )6. Who sent this e-mail?

A. Ann.                B. Tom.                C. Lisa.                             D. Jenny.

(       )7. The party begins at______ .

A. 4： 00 a. m.          B. 6： 00 a. m.          C. 9： 00 p. m.            D. 4： 00 p. m.

(       )8. Tom is_____ best friend.

A. Jenny's                       B. Lisa's                          C. Ann's                            D. Smith's

(       )9. What's true about the party?

A.     It's on Saturday.

B.     Most of Lisa's friends are students.

C.     People will not bring things.

D.     It will last four or five hours. (       )10. What will Jenny do first?

A.     Buy food for the party.

B.     Call Tom.

C.     Send an e-mail to Lisa.

D.     Go to the party.

I was thinking what I should get my mom for her birthday. Then I thought of getting her a new pair of red running shoes. When she opened the box,she was so happy that she tried them on at once. She gave me a hug. In that same week she went running with them on and they fit her perfectly.

I gave my mom this gift because she said that she needed new running shoes. They were also her favorite color. She wanted this gift badly because she wanted to keep fit by running. If she didn't have them then,she would buy the shoes with her own money.

Next,there were two months left before my birthday,and I asked my mom if I could have a Playstation for my birthday because I like playing computer games very much. My mom didn't say anything. It was getting closer to my birthday and I was afraid that I wouldn't get it. When my birthday came,I saw two presents on the table. Then I opened one of them. You know what? It was a Playstation!I was so happy.

I learned that if you give something to someone or do something for someone,you will get back not only a gift but much money.

(   ) 1. My mother's favorite color was         .

   A. black   B. red   C. yellow   D. white

(   ) 2. I gave a pair of running shoes to my mother because         .

   A. she asked me to buy her a pair of shoes

   B. I wanted my mother to exercise every day

   C. she wanted to keep fit by running

   D. she was too fat

(   ) 3. If I didn't give her the running shoes,she would         .

   A. not exercise anymore   B. ask us to buy them for her

   C. wear leather shoes   D. buy the running shoes herself

(   ) 4. Which statement is right?

   A. My mother promised me to buy a Playstation for me.

   B. My mother doesn't want me to play computer games.

   C. My father bought the Playstation for me.

   D. I got not only one gift on my birthday.

(   ) 5. From the story we can learn that         .

   A. we must give other people birthday presents

   B. we get more than a gift after we give something to others

   C. playing computer games is not good for studying

   D. people should buy running shoes to keep fit

When I moved to live with my mother,she was very happy. She said, "Louis,tonight I'm m 1       a wonderful meal for you as I used to when you were a boy. " I went with her to buy something in the market. When we walked in,I was s 2       to find the people there all saw my mother and said , " Good morning,Mama. " She spoke to each one and they all c 3       her "Mama".

After the supper was ready,my mother said, "I will not be e 4       with you. I have to go somewhere else. " I said, "Mama,wherever you go,I'm going with you. " What she did n 5       surprised me once again. My mother took part of the food she had cooked for our dinner,and we walked a 6       the street to the market. She gave some of it to everyone who w 7       there. That's why they all knew her and loved her. I said, "Mama,you don't have e 8       money to take care of yourself. You shouldn't be doing this. " She looked at me and said, "My son,although I can't read or write,I know love. I know love m 9       we must share. What I do is for love."

When my mother was ill in hospital,all the people in the market came to see her. On the n 10       of the flowers wrote only two words： " For love."

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