Dear Annie,

I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.

Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.

I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.

But now I have a serious problem: the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Internet every day , He chats with people that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.

I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldom does his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.

What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I

wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

Yours,

Ellen Smith

1.Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

     A. she often asked others for help

     B. she thought she was a great mother

     C. she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet

     D. she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive

2.What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?                       

     A. Send e-mails to his friends         B. Prepare for his lessons

     C. Chat with strange people           D. Read the news

3.What does the phrase “he sees red” mean in this passage?                   

     A. He feels sorry                    B. He feels happy

     C. He becomes frightened             D. He becomes angry

4.What do you think of Mr.Smith?                   

     A. An irresponsible(不负责任的)father who never taught his son

     B. A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach

his son

     C. A very kind man who loved his son

     D.A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed

 

I am 15. Now I’m studying English in London. My dream is to invent a language machine that can help me understand as many languages as possible. Marie, France May 15, 2011	I am 13. I dream of going to a top university after I graduate. I want to be a reporter in the future.] Michiko, Japan June 11, 2011
	I am a 12-year-old girl. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit Egypt some day! Masha, Russia April 15, 2011
I am a 16-year-old in Shanghai. The Jinghu High-speed Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Beijing by train in about 5 hour. My dream is to go to Beijing for a visit after I graduate next year. Wang Min, China May 20, 2011	I am 14 year old. I dream of inventing a machine that can send things or people from one place to another in a machine. Andrew the USA June 5, 2011

【小题1】 What is Michiko’s dream?

A．Visiting Egypt.

B．Going to a top university.

C．Inviting a language machine.

D．Going from one place to another in a minute.

【小题2】How will Wang Min be when she graduates?

A．Fourteen

B．Fifteen

C．Sixteen

D．Seventeen.

【小题3】Which sentence is RIGHT according to the passage?

A．Marie is now studying English in England.

B．Masha wants to be a reporter when she groups up.

C．The Jinghu High-speed Railway hasn’t been built yet.

D．People in Shanghai can reach Beijing by train in about two hours.

【小题4】From the passage we know that______want to invent something.

A．Marie and Wang Min	B．Marie and Andrew.
C．Wang Min and Michiko	D．Masha and Andrew.

【小题5】The best title (题目) from this passage would be______

A．I have a dream	B．Five friends.
C．We like English	D．Our inventions.

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 I am Alice. Welcome to my mew school. It is a big and beautiful school. Let me tell you something about it. This is our teaching building. And there are two grades and twenty classes. I’m in Class Two , Grade Seven. There are 20 girls and 17 boys in my class. There are some school offices in the building, too. In front of the building is the library. I read books in it every day. It has got three thousand books. Next to the library is the science lab. I like it very much. There

 is a gym next to the teaching building. You can play basketball , swim and play tennis there. Our piano room is next to the teaching building. I have a friend. Her name is Han Mei. She can play the piano very well. In front of the piano room is the dining hall. We often have lunch there. Behind the teaching building and the piano room are a big playground and a big garden. We often hold sports meeting and play football on the playground.

   I like my school very much.

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Garden

 

Piano room

Teaching building

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Li Na is a 15—year—old schoolgirl. She wants a penfriend. The penfriend should be a girl around her age who is good at English and loves watching movies and cartoons. So she looks in “penfriends” magazine, and finds a lot of people in the magazine.

Name: Doruk           Born: 1993 Country: Turkey Writing languages:      Turkish, English Hey! I’m Doruk and I live in Turkey. I like to play sports and watch films. My favourite lesson is maths and I’d like to be a computer engineer in the future. If you like watching films too, write to me!

 

Name: Pauline          Born: 1993 Country: the USA Writing language: English Hi! My name is Pauline. I am a 16-year-old girl who likes movies and cartoons. I love talking to friends, too. The only problem is I have no friends. I am looking for a girl penfriend around my age. Write me!

 

Name: Vicky           Born: 1994 Country: Greece Writing languages: English, French Hello, my name is Vicky and I’m looking for a penfriend between 16 and 20 years old. I’m a tennis and basketball player. I love music and I can play the violin. I enjoy shopping, meeting new people, and learning about new cultures. I have a lot of interests so I won’t be a boring penfriend! I’m waiting for your answer.

 

Name: Ashley            Born: 1996 Country: UK Writing language: English Hi, I’m Ashley. I’m 12, much more mature(成熟的), though. I love Japan. I love Japanese cartoons and J—pop music. So if you’re Japanese, feel free totell me stuff about Japan!

 

1. What’s Doruk’s favourite subject?

    A. English.     B. Japanese.        C. Maths.       D. Music.

2. Who looks for a penfriend in "penfriends" magazine?

    A. Li Na.       B. Pauline .        C. Vicky .      D. Ashley.

3.Where does Ashley come from?

    A. Greece.      B. The USA.     C. Turkey.      D. UK.