I am a middle school student. I like fashionable（时尚的） clothes. I like wearing a scarf（围巾）. I like red shirts and I have curly hair. They all look cool. My parents and teachers sometimes ask me not to do so, but I don't mind. These are my own(自己的 )things. Don't you think so?
---------Sally
My uncle is 40 years old He works for a magazine(杂志). He writes articles（文章） for children. He visits many places and talks with many children.  He thinks children should not watch TV too much and some TV shows are not good for them.
--------Barry
I study in a middle school. I have many rules at school. I can't be late for school,l have to wear a school uniform at school. I can't eat or sing in the classroom. Miss Yang,our English teacher,is very strict with us.
---------- Mona
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Sally's hair is___________.

根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。

完形填空：从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was a young boy, I  1  very shy（害羞的）. My classmates often laughed(笑) at me. I was unhappy but could do  2 . Later, something happened and it changed my life. It was an English speech(演讲) competition. My English teacher asked me  3  part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak  4  all the teachers and students of my school!
“ 5 , boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win. ” Then my teacher and I  6
about many different topics. Finally I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I did my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my teacher's great love, I did  7 in the competition. I won the first place. I could hardly(几乎不) believe my  8
when the news came. I  9  the cheers from the teachers and students.
Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  10 to be sure and I will find myself.
【小题1】A. will be                 B. was                  C. am
【小题2】A. something               B. anything             C. nothing
【小题3】A. take                    B. taking               C. to take
【小题4】A. after                   B. before               C. with
【小题5】A. Come on                 B. Go on                C. Turn on
【小题6】A. told                   B. talked               C. said
【小题7】A. good                    B. well                 C. interested
【小题8】A. ears                    B. eyes                 C. story
【小题9】A. listened                B. heard                C. sounded
【小题10】A. I                      B. my                   C. myself

It's over three years since I began to learn English. I am glad that I am getting on well with it.

I find English very interesting, but quite difficult. When I first started, I thought I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar. I know little about English idioms(习语). I thought each English word had a word with the same meaning in Chinese. When I learned to say "I see a book on the desk", I thought the English word "see" was just like the Chinese word "kan". So one day when my teacher asked me, "What are you doing?" I answered, "I'm seeing a book." "That's wrong," the teacher said. "You don't see a book. You read a book. You can't use an English word like a Chinese one. Be sure not to make the same mistake again."

After that I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English. For example, in English we say a "high mountain", but a "tall man". In Chinese we use the same word "gao" for both. Again in English we say "take part in the sports meeting", "attend a meeting" and "join the army", while in Chinese we can use "can jia" for all the three. It's interesting, isn't it? So to study English doesn't only mean hard work, it can be great fun, too! We not only have to pay attention to pronunciation, grammar, spelling and handwriting, we also have to understand English idioms. We can learn English well only in that way!

But all this is only a beginning and I still have a long way to go. I'll try my best and work even harder than before. I must speak and listen to English more both in and out of class. I must read and write more, too. I must learn English well so that I can work well when I grow up.

1.When I first started learning English, I thought________.

A. I know some English idioms

B. I didn’t have to remember the new words and learn some grammar

C. I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar

D. each English word couldn't find a Chinese word with the same meaning

2."I'm seeing a book" --- The writer wanted to say_________.

A. I'm looking a book        B. I'm reading a book

C. I'm looking for a book     D. I'm watching a book

3.Which is not true?

A. To study English only means hard work.

B. To pay attention to pronunciation and grammar.

C. To read and write more.

D. To have to understand English idioms.

4.We should speak and listen to English ________.

A. after class   B. after class and in class

C. in class     D. before class

5.Which is the best topic of the passage?

A. How to study English well     B. The importance of English

C. English idioms               D. Do more reading

Some students, parents and teachers in Shanghai were surveyed last month. According to the result of the survey, the generation gap(代沟) between students and parents as well as teachers is becoming wider. Here is what they said.
Voice of the students:
“Our parents hold too high expectations which put us under lots of pressure. They care too much about our lives and studies,” one student said.
“It’s impolite that some students’ parents read their children’s diaries without permission!” one student said angrily.
“Some of our teachers are so serious that we can’t make friends with them at all,” another student said sadly.
Voice of the parents:
One mother said, “After school, my daughter usually locks herself into her room and spends lots of time talking with others on the phone. And I can’t stand her clothes and hairstyle!”
“I thought my son was doing very well in his studies. I didn’t realize I was being cheated by him until I got a call from his teacher,” said a father.
Voice of the teachers:
An English teacher said, “Today, the role of the teacher is to put knowledge into students’ brains. The power of teachers has kept students away from them.”
“Some parents pay too much attention to their children’s grades instead of creating a lively and colorful environment at home,” another teacher said.
“In the past, teachers and students often played games together or talked with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about,” said a teacher. “A school should be a place where students can learn not only knowledge, but also how to face failure and frustration bravely enough.
【小题1】What can we know from the students’ voice?