Walking home from school one day,I saw Dan,a kid from my school,on the other side of the road. I said to myself, "He must be a real nerd," as he was carrying a lot of books. As I continued walking,I saw a group of kids run into Dan,knocking his books out of his arms and pushing him so hard that he fell down. So I ran over to help him. And as we were picking up his books,I saw tears in his eyes.

As I helped him stand up,I said, "Those kids are stupid."He looked at me and said, "Thanks. " There was a grateful smile on his face.

We started talking and soon found that we lived near each other. We talked all the way home. And Dan turned out to be a pretty cool kid. We hung out the whole weekend,and the more I got to know Dan,the more I liked him. Dan and I became best friends.

Over the next four years,he became more popular,and all the kids loved him. In our senior year,Dan got the best grades in our class,and gave a speech at the graduation ceremony.

As Dan was making his speech,he looked at me. "Graduation is a time to thank the people who helped you survive the tough years―your parents,your teachers,but mostly your friends. Being a friend is the best gift you can give. Fm going to tell you a story."I just looked at Dan in amazement as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to drop out of school and run away from home that weekend. Dan talked about how he had emptied his locker and carried all of his books home. He then looked at me and gave me a little smile. " Thankfully,I was saved. My friend saved me from making a terrible mistake." Everyone looked at Dan in silence as he told us how he got through his weakest moment.

(   ) 1. How long have the writer and Dan been friends?

   A. Less than 4 years. B. More than 4 years.

   C. Almost 3 years. D. Just 4 years.

(   ) 2. What did Dan have to do at the end of the story?

   A. To thank the writer for the help.

   B. To tell a story about his friends.

   C. To make a speech for graduation.

   D. To say good words to the teachers.

(   ) 3. It's clear that         .

   A. the story happened in school

   B. Dan had planned to go away from his parents

   C. those stupid kids didn't want Dan to be the best

   D. the writer failed to become Dan's best friends

(   ) 4. Dan's speech showed that         .

   A. his parents gave him the most help

   B. he was thankful to those stupid kids

   C. the writer should be thanked the most

   D. it was easy for him to be the best

(   ) 5. The best title for the reading should be .

   A. Those Stupid Students   B. Wonderful Graduation

   C. Dan's Hard Four Years   D. My Best Friend Dan

Jerry and Carl a were asked to choose a person for class president. As they looked through the list of k 1       in the room,they stopped at Tina's name. Tina had lots of ideas,and she never said unkind things about other people.

"I really like Tina,and most of the classmates will accept her,I i 2       ， ”said Carla. "But she looks t 3       !She puts on too much makeup (化妆品) ，and she wears strange and u 4       clothes. Sometimes she wears things that don't even f 5       her."

"Do you think we could get her to use 1 6       makeup and never wear decent (讲究的) clothes?"Carla asked.

"We couldn't. It would make us and her not feel c 7       ，" replied Jerry. "She goes around with high school girls,and she must know by now how she looks. My mother says it is wrong for eighth graders to look like those m 8       stars."

"Yes”，Carla a 9      ，"and what will the teachers think if we s 10       Tina?"

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Tom was getting cold sitting out in his backyard in the snow. He had already been in his backyard for about an hour. He could not come up with an idea for his mother's Christmas gift. He shook (摇) his head as he thought, "This is useless. Even if I do come up with an idea,I don't have any money to spend."

Since his father passed away three years ago,the family of five had fallen into trouble but tried best. His mother worked nights at the hospital,but the small payment (报酬) never seem to be enough. Tom had three sisters. They also took good care of him when his mother was not at home. All his sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother. With tears in his eyes,Tom kicked the snow and started to walk down to the street. It wasn't easy being six without a father. Tom walked from shop to shop. Suddenly,he found a dime (—角硬币) on the ground. He felt so excited. He hurried into the shop but the salesperson told him he could not buy anything with only a dime. He saw a flower shop and went in. When the shop owner asked if he could help him,Tom showed his dime and asked if he could buy one flower as his mother's Christmas gift. The shop owner looked at Tom and his ten cents. Then he said to him, "Just wait here."

Tom waited until the sound of the door closing pulled Tom back to reality (现实) . Suddenly the shop owner came to the counter. There,lay twelve lilies (百合花) tied together. "That will be ten cents,young man , ”the shop owner said,reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly,Tom gave the man his dime. Could this be true? The shop owner added, "I happened to have some lilies on sale for ten cents a dozen. Would you like them?"

This time Tom did not hesitate (犹豫) ，and when the man placed the long box into his hands,he knew it was true. Walking out of the door,he heard the shop owner say, "Merry Christmas,son."

(   ) 11. The underlined phrase "passed away" in the reading means "         

   A. worked far away   B. died

   C. disappeared   D. left for somewhere

(   ) 12. When did Tom's mother work?

   A. At night. B. In the morning.

   C. On weekends. D. All day and all night.

(   ) 13. From the reading,we can know that         .

   A. there're five children in Tom's family

   B. Tom's sister always left him by himself

   C. Tom didn't have enough money to buy a gift for his mother

   D. the shop owner sent Tom a dozen of lilies as the Christmas gift

(   ) 14. We can infer the reason why the shop owner sold 12        lilies to Tom for only 10        cents is that .

   A. the lilies were going bad

   B. his wife asked him to do so

   C. he loved Tom

   D. he was moved and he wanted to make Tom's dream come true

(   ) 15. Which of the following can be the best title of this reading?

   A. Tom's Trouble

   B. A Kindhearted Shop Owner

   C. Christmas Gift for Mum

   D. A Dozen Lilies for Only Ten Cents

It is a very common thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud girl. She often thinks that she is too good for anyone,so nobody wants to be her friend.

One day after school,I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me. She gave me a biscuit. I accepted it. We talked and joked,and from then on,I began to spend more time with Vivien than with Diana. I felt a little uneasy.

After a few days,I went to have some snacks with Diana when Vivien came and sat with me. She offered me a sandwich. She also offered one to Diana,but Diana refused and walked away. I was angry with Diana for being so rude and thoughtless.

"Never mind,"Vivien said, 'Tm used to it."

After school,Diana went away quickly. And I caught up with her. While walking home together,I tried to correct her attitude,but she would not listen to me. She said, "Go and join your ' dear' Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget the old ones."

For the next few weeks,we did not talk to each other. Then,one day,Diana came to Vivien and me,saying, "I'm really sorry about what I did. I'm a spoiled (宠坏的) girl,but I also need good friends just like you. Would you please forgive (原访) me?" Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled. From then on,Diana,Vivien and I became best friends.

(   ) 6. The writer was angry with Diana .

   A. because she was too good for anyone

   B. when Diana refused Vivien's sandwich

   C. though she asked the writer to forgive

   D. so Diana walked away

(   ) 7. According to the passage,it is clear that         .

   A. Diana and the writer had been good friends

   B. Diana didn't like sandwiches

   C. Vivien didn't want to make new friends at all

   D. the writer forgot her old friends after she had new ones

(   ) 8. Vivien's saying "I'm used to it" shows that         .

   A. someone refused to give her things before

   B. Vivien used to be rude to others

   C. she liked to be refused

   D. some people were rude to her before

(   ) 9. Diana asked Vivien and the writer to forgive her because         .

   A. they didn't spend much time with her

   B. she realized she was wrong

   C. Vivien and the writer didn't talk t (，her

   D. she was a rich and proud girl

(   ) 10. The reading is mainly about         .

   A. the mistake among the three friends

   B. two best friends at a school

   C. three friends at a school

   D. the trouble between Diana and Vivien

(   ) 1. The passage above is probably from         .

   A. a newspaper   B. the Internet

   C. a magazine   D. TV

(   ) 2. Most of MAYDAY'S fans are         .

   A. little children   B. old people

   C. middleaged couples   D. young people

(   ) 3. We can infer that the Beatles is a .

   A. rock band   B. famous singer

   C. movie star   D. ticket company

(   ) 4. Lisa wants to buy a ¥555 ticket,she has two film tickets,so she should pay         .

   A. ¥455   B. ¥505   C. ¥555   D. ¥355

(   ) 5. What does the writer want us to pay attention to?

   A. One can only buy the tickets online.

   B. Join the concerts on time.

   C. Wear blue clothes to the concerts.

   D. Bring blue light sticks to the concerts.

In the capital of Brunei (文莱) ，Bandar Seri Begawan City,about 50 primary school and middle school students recently have attended a talk on how to study by an important speaker,Dr Ee Ah Meng. Among those who a 1       the talk were parents,teachers,a British middle school head and some senior officers.

The speaker e 2       students to change their negative (消极的) attitudes (态度) and choose their friends w 3       . If their friends are hardworking,then they will f 4       their friends as well,he said. He e 5       that such friends have positive (积极的) influence on students.

Dr Ee also p 6       out that students should give their full attention (注意力) in class when their teachers are t 7       They should not be shy to ask questions in class even though their questions may seem silly to others,he said.

If students u 8       their lessons better,they will be able to finish the exercises g 9       by their teachers more quickly.

He w 10       on to say that students should try hard to find time to revise their lessons.

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6. p      7. t          8. u       9. g       10. w       

Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall down and drop all the books he was carrying,along with two sweaters,a basketball and a walkman. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way,Mark helped to carry some of the things. As they walked,Mark knew that the boy's name was Bill,and he loved computer games,basketball and history. He was having lots of troubles with his lessons,and he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was served with some coke and was invited to watch television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk,then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school from then on,had lunch together once or twice _? and then they both finished middle school. They entered the same high school where they sometimes met and talked with each other over the years. At last,just three weeks before they finished high school,Bill asked Mark to have a long talk together.

Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they first met. "Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see,I emptied my locker because I didn't want to leave anything for anyone else. I had kept some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent the time together talking and laughing,I began to understand that if I killed myself,I would have missed that wonderful time and so many others that might follow. So you see,Mark,when you picked up those books that day,you did a lot more. You saved my life."

(   ) 11. Bill carried so many things home because .

   A. Mark would like to help him

   B. he just finished high school

   C. he wanted to leave this world

   D. his girlfriend asked him to do so

(   ) 12. We know from the reading .

   A. Bill was not good enough with computer games

   B. Mark was one of Bill's classmates

   C. Bill and Mark became friends after they first met

   D. Mark was in a higher grade in the school

(   ) 13. Mark went to Bill's home that day         .

   A. before he went home himself

   B. to help him with his lessons

   C. while watching TV for some time

   D. to find out what troubles Bill had

(   ) 14. We can infer that         .

   A. Bill and his girlfriend made peace with each other

   B. Mark and Bill went to the same college

   C. Bill's mother had trouble with her sleep

   D. Mark knew he had saved Bill's life first

(   ) 15. The underlined sentence "so many others that might follow" in the reading means

   A. so many pleasant things that might happen to him

   B. so many sad students who might do what he did

   C. so many clever boys who might follow him home

   D. so many beautiful girls who might refuse him,too

  In high school,the last year may be the most difficult but also the most important. Students are encouraged to work even harder and consider the universities they want to go to. In fact,working hard in that year has a great influence on which universities they will enter after they graduate from high school.

In the first term of my last year in high school,I did a good job on my study. I got up early every day and never left my homework until the last minute,and had a great amount of confidence to finish my high school with good grades. In my notebook I wrote down the grades I aimed to get;I often looked at them to encourage myself. I took part in tests online every day and went to the teachers for help regularly. I also had my elder sister help me with my English. My grades were getting better and better and I really finished the first term with great grades.

However,I did not keep my outstanding performance in the second term before my graduation. I tried playing a game on the Internet when I was bored one day. Gradually,I spent more and more time playing online games,because I was addicted to them. Therefore,I went to bed late,copied my classmates' homework often and could hardly learn anything. My final grades were surely not as great as I expected.

When I did graduate,I decided not to go to the graduation ceremony (毕业典礼) ，not for the grades I finally achieved,but for the idea that I wouldn't be comfortable if I were asked to receive my diploma        (文凭) in front of my classmates,teachers,parents and guests. At last,I stayed at home and played computer games instead of going to the ceremony.

It has been many years since I graduated from high school. Even now,I still regret (后悔) not working hard in the last term in high school and not going to my graduation ceremony.

(   ) 6. In the second paragraph the writer mainly tells us         .

   A. he was full of confidence

   B. his teachers helped him a lot

   C. he studied very hard in the first term

   D. English is very important

(   ) 7. The underlined phrase "was addicted to" in the third paragraph probably means

   A. depended on

   B. looked after

   C. was so interested in

   D. gave. . . up

(   ) 8. In the second term,the writer spent much time .

   A. asking his elder sister to help him with his English

   B. playing online games

   C. taking part in tests online every day

   D. considering the university he wanted to go to

(   ) 9. The writer didn't go to the graduation ceremony because he         .

   A. liked playing computer games very much

   B. had failed the exams

   C. was afraid he would be laughed at by his classmates

   D. thought he would be uncomfortable if he went there

(   ) 10. The writer mainly wants to tell students .

   A. to take high school life seriously

   B. to take as many tests as they can

   C. how to choose a good university

   D. to get along well with their teachers and classmates

A：Dreams are images (形象) or thoughts (想法) that pass through our minds during sleep. Nightmares (噩梦) are dreams that frighten us.

B:We all dream. Adults (成年人) probably dream about four times each night,but they do not usually remember their dreams.

Almost all children have nightmares and they often wake up feeling very frightened. Adults don't have nightmares as often as children.

C：No one knows!Some people say that our dreams organize (组织) the events of the day. Others say that we use our dreams to help us solve (解决) problems. Some people believe that dreams predict (预言) the future.

D:Everyone wants to understand his or her dream,but do dreams have meanings? Here are some common dreams and their meanings：

Flying: You want to escape (逃离) from daily life. ( People often feel happy after a dream about flying.) Grass：Green grass means that your life is going well,but brown grass means that you're not happy：are you depressed (抑4卩的) or worried about something?

Losing teeth：You're scared of losing someone close to you. (Or perhaps you should go to the dentist！) Long hair: You want more freedom！

Fire: You're very angry with someone. You should try to control 空制) your feelings.

E; Dreams are good for us,but we should try to avoid nightmares. You should try to relax before you go to bed and you shouldn't eat cheese or spicy (辣的) food. You certainly shouldn't watch horror (恐怖) films！

(   ) 1. What does A think about dreams?

   A. Dreams are our minds.

   B. Dreams are harmful to us.

   C. You want to escape from daily life.

   D. Dreams are helpful.

(   ) 2. C thinks         .

   A. dreams organize the events of the day

   B. we want to solve some problems

   C. nobody knows dreams exactly

   D. dreams tell us something about the future

(   ) 3. If D says you are afraid of losing your friend,that's to say that you dreamt

   A. you were flying

   B. some green grass

   C. that your hair was very long

   D. you lost your teeth

(   ) 4. Which way does E think can avoid nightmares?        before going to bed.

   A. Trying to relax

   B. Eating no spicy food

   C. Watching no horror films

   D. All of the above

(   ) 5. How many people say something about dreams according to the passage?

   A. Six. B. Five. C. Four. D. Three.

Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone anywhere in the world without putting a s 1       on it? With E-mail you can just do that. Using a c 2       you can send E-mail quickly and easily. The post is much s 3        than E-mail. E-mail can send its message to the other s 4       of the world in seconds.

E-mail is easy to use and it s 5       time and money. The d 6       in time in different parts of the world do not m 7       when you send E-mails. It s 8       twenty four hours so you can send E-mail at any time of the day or night. No one has to be there to r 9       E-mails. It doesn't matter even if your friends are in bed when you send E-mails to them,or you are seeing a f 10       at the cinema when they send E-mails back.

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6. d       7. m       8. s      9. r       10. f