"Dear Grandpa Guo, we are losing our childhoods! Please help us!"
Guo Chuanjie, a famous scientist, received a letter from a Beijing primary school student. The student said that many Chinese kids have to take extra classes on weekends in order to enter key middle schools. The kid hoped more people would hear his voice with Guo’s help.
Guo is a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC,中国人民政治 协商会议). Last month the CPPCC members met in Beijing. They are from all walks of life - scientists, businesspeople, doctors, artists and athletes. They give proposals (提案) on the country’s important issues(问题) to make our country better. For the Beijing student’s letter, Guo read it in front of Yuan Guiren, China’s Minister of Education (教育部部长), during a CPPCC meeting.
According to Xinhua, there were 5,762 proposals in all. Many of the proposals were about problems like housing prices, heavy traffic and food safety, which were related to people’s daily lives. Some proposals were about teenagers. For example, singer Han Hong suggested that the government should deal with people who traffic(拐卖) children.
As usual, proposals will be given to relative departments (相关部门) after the meetings. For example, Guo’s proposal was handed to the Ministry of Education. The departments will consider the proposals carefully and see if they can be carried out in the future.
【小题1】The primary school student thought ____________ with Guo’s help.

Air is all around us. It is around us as we talk and play. From the moment we were born, We are surrounded(围绕)by air. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. Wherever we are on the earth, We are surrounded by air. We live in air.
All living things need air, living things can’t live without air. We can go without food or water for a few days, but we can’t live for more than a few minutes without air. We breathe(呼吸)in air. When we are working or running, We need more air. So we breathe faster than usual. When we are asleep, We need less air.
【小题1】From the text, we know that on the earth _____

“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候选人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm   1 , Mike. I really thought you should be   2 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “  3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I'm, er-I'm just wondering  4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said  5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling  6 .
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to  7 table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I  8 to join them.
My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a
 10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.
My next step was to  11  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster  12 to add these activities to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with  13 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 14 . The fact that it has made a（n）  15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said. “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be __36__.”

    Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a __37__ “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

    “I’m, er—I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said__38__. “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

    “I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

    “Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

    All that night, I thought about __39__ from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give __40__ a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

    My first goal was to __41__ a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway __42__ passing Jeff’s smiling face.

    My next step was to __43__ which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

    With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster __44__to add these activities to our school program.

    An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

    Hearing these words made my heart filled with __46__. I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his __47__. The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.A. heard          B. chosen           C. invited              D. followed

2. A. polite            B. loud         C. warm             D. cheerful

3. A. proudly           B. quickly          C. nervously        D.regretfully

4. A. advice            B. chance           C. message          D. offer

5.A. them           B. him          C. me               D. us

6.A. print          B. invent           C. create               D. send

7. A. for               B. from         C. with             D. without

8.A. carry out      B. try out          C. work out         D. find out

9. A. agreed            B. wanted       C. expected         D. asked

10.A. allowed           B. received     C. introduced           D. required

11. A. pride            B. surprise     C. patience         D. hope

12. A. luck         B. spirit           C. life             D. success

Mr. Smith lives in a village. He has ____ farms and about twenty people working for him. He often tells them ____ hard and be honest. (诚实的).

Today he goes to a farm and works with the workers there as usual. Soon it is time ____lunch. He puts ____ nice bread on the table and then ____. A few minutes later he comes back again but he ____ find the bread.

“ Who eats____ on the table?” he shouts.

Some of the workers answer “ We ____.”

The others say, “ We see nothing.”

“ Well,”says Mr. Smith, “____ are a lot of mice in the rooms, you know. So I ____ some poison (毒药)in the bread. ____ they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.”

As soon as he finishes, four workers begin to cry. “Oh, dear!”

“ What’s wrong with you?” ____ Mr. Smith.

“ We eat the bread when you are out. We are going to die.” one of them cries.

“ ____,” Mr. Smith says ____ a smile, “ I only ____you. Use your head.”

1.A. a fewB. fewC. little D. a little

2.A. workB. workingC. workedD. to work

3.A. inB. atC. forD. with

4.A. twoB. manyC. aD. some

5.A. goes outB. comes inC. entersD. gets in

6.A. shouldn’tB. can’tC. wouldn’tD. mustn’t

7.A. foodB. the breadC. drinksD. apples

8.A. aren’tB. don’tC. doD. doesn’t

9.A. TheyB. WeC. WhatD. There

10.A. takeB. buyC. putD. need

11.A. ThatB. BeforeC. IfD. Until

12.A. asksB. askC. answerD. answers

13.A. Excuse meB. Don’t worryC. Congratulations D. Great

14.A. withB. forC. inD. on

15.A. have fun withB. play a trick onC. killD. have lunch with