----Dad, the bread is not enough. I am still hungry.     I have something more?

  ----But there’s nothing in the fridge now.

  A. Must    B. Need    C. Will    D. Can

We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five. Before we moved, we took him to spend half a day at his new school. There he saw his new classmates and teachers. He enjoyed the visit. During the almost 150-kilometre drive home, he told us that he had told some of the students the dace when we would move there. And he had also invited them to visit us.
The moving day, a Saturday, was a busy day. We arrived at our new house at noon. About an hour later, kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon.
By the time he returned, he knew where most of the kids lived and the histories of their families.
On Monday morning, the doorbell rang just before the time he would leave for school. Then it rang again and again.
By the time he was ready, we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day. They all live near us.
I asked them if their parents had sent them. The answers surprised and pleased me, "No, we just came so that he would have someone to walk with." and "It is the right thing to do."
The friendships were formed(形成) from that day. We have lived here for nearly six years and the same group of kids still play together, go to parties on weekends together, and surfing the Internet together.
I am still thinking how welcoming and kind those kids are. And how lucky my son is to have them as friends.
【小题1】Before the family moved to the new area, the son was taken to his new school to ______.

We always want to prepare ourselves to the changes we may face when we go to a different country. Well, I have to say that for me, even after living in the US for one year and a half, I am still not used to the changes of weather, or how to manage my money well. There are many things that can give us culture shocks, but it is up to us whether to make it a big shock or a small one.
I know that changing schools was a big thing for me. It helped me to be stronger and open towards meeting new people.  Sometimes it feels like everybody is already in a group. This makes it harder for someone else to go in. But, it is not that hard. Actually many people know that you are from another country. They feel curious about your “history”, and would often think you are a different man.
Another thing that can produce a shock to me is the sudden change of weather. During the last couple of days, there was an ice-snow storm. It was the biggest in 15 years in the state of Missouri. It was raining ice, really, and you could hear sounds outside the window like little pieces of rocks hitting it, of course it was the ice. It started accumulating so heavily that the University had to close down for two days, and it got worse when it started snowing after the ice storm.
As international students, you may at times find something very difficult, but hey, anyone can beat and overcome it to make studying aboard an unforgettable experience.
【小题1】The author has been in the US for          .

---Peter, is there anything else you want to know about China?
---Yes, I am still wondering          .

There are times in our lives when we remember. Remembering the good things of __46__   is a most precious (宝贵的) time; these memories are __47__  in the corner of my mind.

    When I was four years old, I often went to a kindergarten (幼儿园). I __48__ many toys and friends that made me laugh and cry. The teachers were __49__ and friendly. They taught us many interesting songs and games.

    We played all day long. We did not know what learning was at that time, __50__ we were learning every day.

    When I was __51__ years old, I started school. I was very __52__ because I became a school student and began to learn school subjects. My favourite subject was __53__. I remember, the first day, our science teacher told us the sun was like a big fire ball and __54__ was very, very far away. Nobody could stay close to that "ball". We were quite surprised and kept our mouths open. We began to wonder at the __55__ of the universe(宇宙). Later on, more ideas __56__ weather, planes, railways, wildlife, deserts and even pollution came to our ears. We began to learn __57__.

   When I was about ten years old, I __58__ quite a lot of things. I began to read newspapers, keep a diary, visit museums __59__ make many friends. Every day was something new. Every day was interesting and exciting.

Now I am in the middle school. Each day is new to me. Happily I am still learning, which is like a journey to me. I have finished the first part, but there is still a long __60__ for me to go. I hope I will become a learned person someday.

1.A. the future     B. the past(过去)   C. last year        D. next year

2.A. sometimes      B. seldom           C. never            D. always

3.A. borrowed       B. bought           C. had              D. saved

4.A. beautiful      B. old              C. kind             D. young

5.A. as             B. but              C. if           D. before

6.A. three          B. seven            C. eleven           D. fifteen

7.A. angry          B. excited          C. tired            D. worried

8.A. English        B. Physics          C. Science          D. Maths

9.A. they           B. I                C. he               D. it

10.A. size          B. colour           C. shape            D. place

11.A. about         B. to               C. with             D. for

12.A. quietly           B. carelessly  C. slowly       D. suddenly

13.A. kept          B. bought           C. knew             D. took

14.A. and           B. but              C. so           D. or

15.A. time          B. trip             C. way              D. road