One day a rich boy bought a magic mirror. When he g_______ home, he looked in the mirror. His face looked sad. He tried to smile and make funny faces, his face looked s_______ sad. Then he did many happy things, but his face always looked sad. 

“Oh, what a t________ mirror! It doesn’t work! ” he said angrily.

The next day on his way to buy some chocolate, he saw a little girl crying s_______. The rich boy went up to her and asked what had h_______. The little girl said she couldn’t find her parents. “Don’t worry. I’ll help you,” the rich boy said. So they went to look for t_______ together. Finally they found her parents. They were so g________ for his help. After the rich boy arrived home, he looked in the mirror as u_______. To his s_______, his face looked very happy. The boy understood the magic of the mirror. The mirror could show the true feelings of its o_______. This was true—the rich boy had helped that little girl so he felt really happy.

If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others？Don’t believe those people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be great fun — I’ll spend the whole summer living in a forest and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the moon and stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!
Jason , 18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, less expensive houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish , 16
I’m going to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help them choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
【小题1】What does Alice plan to work for others in summer？

A．To sleep under the moon and stars.

B．To breathe the clean mountain air.

C．To help build hiking paths in the mountains.

D．To spend the whole summer living in a forest.

【小题2】The writer’s idea in this passage is ______.

A．school students should do some hiking in summer.

B．it’s good to do something good for others in vacation.

C．helping children to choose and read books is a good way.

D．breathing clean mountain air is good for health.

【小题3】Which is the most possible title (标题) for this passage？

A．Reading for Life

B．A Special House Program

C．The Forest Centre

D．Young American Volunteers

选择方框内所给词的适当形式填空。（注意词形变化）。（每空一词）

leave,  work,  park,  phone,  own

【小题1】How do you study for a test? By _______ with a group.
【小题2】Teenagers should be allowed to choose their _____ clothes.
【小题3】What will you do in your free time? I’ll help to clean up the city _____.
【小题4】Do you know when the _____ was invented? It was invented in 1876.
【小题5】By the time I got outside, the bus had already _____.

Character, courage and confidence are words you might use to describe your heroes. These words can describe you! Take action as follows and you’ll be a hero, too!
Part 1: Character
Character is something that makes you the person you are like being honest, friendly, and helpful. See the chart below. On the left is our standard of good character. Write down your promise for each line on the right. Then, get a witness（证人）to sign it. Put it up where you’ll see it every day and do your best to keep it.

To build your character	Your promise
I will do my best to…
be honest and fair.	eg. I’ll tell the truth when mom asks if I have finished my homework.
be friendly and helpful.	eg. I’ll help my friend with lessons.
be polite and kind.	eg. I’ll show good manners in class.
be courageous and strong.	eg. I’ll take part in the English singing contest.

Part 2: Courage
Of course it’s going to take a lot of courage t keep your promise. Courage is challenging yourself to do something even though you think it might be hard. For each promise, find out two or three ways to help you keep it. For example, if you think that Being Honest is the hardest promise for you to keep, one of the ways might be “Tell people about my promise so that I won’t break it”.
Part 3: Confidence
Confidence is believing that you have the skills to do something. Do you have a beautiful singing voice? Are you a good painter? There are all talents that can make you feel good, as well as the people around you. Once you’ve decided what your special skill is, think about how you can use your skill to make your corner of the world a better place. If you’re good at art, try painting a picture on an old wall in your school (of course, make sure you’re allowed).
【小题1】According to the writer, a hero should be           .
A. beautiful                  B. confident              C. good-looking
【小题2】If your promise is “I’ll show good manners in class,” you’re trying to be           .
A. useful                   B. polite                 C. brave
【小题3】What is the most important thing to build your character?
A. Do your best to keep your promise.            
B. Write down your promise.
C. Look at your promise every day.
【小题4】If someone asks you for help, you will be               .
A. honest                   B. strong                 C. helpful
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A. A good painter can have confidence.           
B. It’s hard to make your promise.
C. You can build your character with the help of others.