Dear Wang Yao,
　　Hi! I'm Jim. Nice to meet you. It's very exciting to have a Chinese friend!
In America, school starts at eight-thirty, so I usually get up around seven o'clock.
What time does school start in China? I have breakfast at seven thirty, but before
that I take a shower. My favorite subject is history, because I think it's interesting
and I really like my teacher, Mr. Hall. What' s your favorite subject?
　　My last class is at four o'clock, and after school I like to play basketball.
Can you play basketball? I can also play the guitar, but I can't play it very well.
What are your hobbies?
　　Today I want to go to a movie. Do you like movies? My favorite movies are
action movies and thrillers. I don't like documentaries because I think they're
boring．
　　Please write and tell me about your life in China．
                                                                          Best wishes,
                                                                          Jim

1. What time does school start in America?
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2. What does Jim do before he has breakfast?
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3. Why does Jim like history?    
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4. What are Jim’s hobbies?
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5. What are Jim’s favorite movies?  
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　　What are the qualities of a good friend? Trustworthiness (值得信赖) is a
great quality to look for a friend.  But in order to  ( 为了) " have good friends,  
you have to be a good friend. Are you a friend? Do people trust you?  Do they
tell you their secrets?  What do you do with their secrets? ff you tell A's secrets
to B, B,B, it, trust, find, with, hard, you, their, would, to, secrets. B may think,
"Since (既然)  you told me about A's secrets, you  would  tell  somebody  
else  my secrets." Then A would find out that you haven't kept his secrets and not
open his heart to you any more.  Maybe it's the end of your friendship. So ff you
want to be a good friend, you need to close your mouth and hold your tongue.

1. Because we axe good friends, I can tell you somebody else' s secrets_____
(√/×)

2. 根据上下文，将划线部分连成句子。

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3. What would you think ff Simon told  you Peter' s secrets?

4. What's the meaning of the word "friendship"?

A. 友谊  
B. 友好的  
C. 朋友般的  
D. 够朋友

5. If you want to have more friends, what do you think is the most important thing you will do?
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　　Victor's hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and
China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That's right---stamps.
　　Victor's favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He
only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition. It was very hard to find.
　　He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him.But nobody could find the
stamp. It made Victor very sad.
　　"Don't worry. Never give up," his father said to him. "If you have enough patience, you'll find it one
day."
　　"I hope so," Victor said.
　　Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend in France. They wrote to each other every month.
Victor's penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps
to use. Once Phillip's mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter,
he
was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition
stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father. " You see," his father said. "You
did find your stamp. So, it's good to have two things in life."
　　"What are they?" Victor asked.
　　" Friends and patience." He answered.

1. It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _____.

A. 1954      
B. 1974    
C. 1994            
D. 2004

2. What does the underlined word "patience" mean?

A. 勇气      
B. 知识        
C. 耐心            
D. 目标

3. Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?

A. Phillip.    
B. Phillip's mother.    
C. Victor.  
D. Victor's father.

4. The passage mainly tells us that _____ is(are) important to people.

A. a happy family                      
B. a good hobby
C. relatives and friendship              
D. friends and patience

Dear Tim,
　　Today is Saturday. It's 7:00 in the evening here. I'm writing to tell you
something about my life. My father is watching CCTV news. That's his favorite
program. My brother is playing computer games. My dog Dick is taking the hat to
me. He wants me to put it on and go out for a walk with him. What a clever dog!
My little sister is practicing(练习)playing the piano. It sounds beautiful today.
Outside, Ican hear cars and buses coming and going quickly(快). Also there are
some boys playing ball games.
　　It's really a noisy(嘈杂的)but happy evening. Do you think so?
　　What re your fami1y doing? I know the time here is thirteen hours ahead of(提前)that in New York. Are you getting up?
　　Please write to me soon. Best wishes!
                                                                         Yours,
                                                                         Denial

1. Denial's father is _____.

A. listening to the news
B. watching his favorite TV show
C. watching a video
D. listening to some music

2. The dog wants the writer to put the hat on because_____.

A. he likes the hat very much
B. he thinks the hat is strange
C. the weather is too hot
D. he wants to go out for a walk

3. What does the writer think of the piano playing skill of his little sister?

A. It's much better. (更好).
B. It's just as usual.
C. It's much worse(更糟).
D. It's always so good.

4. How does the writer feel when he is writing the letter?

A. Not very well.
B. Very bad.
C. Very glad.
D. Very sad.

5. What time is it in New York when the writer is writing the letter?

A. 4:00 a.m.    
B. 5:00 a.m.
C. 6:00 a.m.    
D. 7:00 a.m.

　　Many years ago, children who had good manners kept quiet if their parents were
talking with other people.Today, well-mannered children have more freedom.
　　Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in another place.
　　Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia. Some friends ask you to
eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to
give a loud "burp" after you finish eating. Burping will show that you like your
food. In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say, "Excuse me,
please. "
　　In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia, it
is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by
turning their back on others while they eat.
　　What are good manners like in an East African town? The people try not to
see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all.
If you're polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes
what he is doing. Then he will talk to you.
　　Suppose you visit a friend in Arabia. You should walk behind the tents until
you come to his tent. If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be asked into
them. The people will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if  you say
no.

(     )1. Many years ago, children with good  manners kept quiet when their
parents were talking about something.
(     )2. Sometimes good manners in one place don't mean the same in another
place.
(     )3. It is a bad manner that you give a loud  "burp" after you finish eating in
Mongolia.
(     )4. It is bad manners to be seen eating at all in Polynesia.
(     )5. It is good manners that sitting down  beside your friend if he doesn't see
you " and waiting until he finishes what he is doing in  an East African town.