Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet（英尺）. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts（广场）that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.
【小题1】Here “mall” means “               ”.

How do you get to school? Do you walk or ride a bike? Do you go by bus or by train? For many students, it is easy to get to school. But for the students in one small village in China, it is difficult. There is a very big river between their school and the village. There is no bridge and the river runs too quickly for boats. So these students go on a ropeway to cross the river to school. One 11-year-old boy, Liangliang cross the river every school day. But he is not afraid.“ I love to play with my classmates. And I love my teacher, He’s like a father to me.” Many of the students and villagers never leave the village. It is their dream to have a bridge. Can their dream come true? I think they can! Do you think so?
【小题1】How do the students in one small village in China go to school?

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How do you feel when you have to make a report in front of your classmates? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get    1   shy?

Shyness means feeling nervous or     2   when you’re round other people. Everyone experiences（体验）this shyness     3  they grow up. Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they are in the center of attention. It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet strangers.     4  , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case（事）of how much. But many teenagers think that they hate themselves and that they won’t fit in the future at come point.

Stop the negative（消极的）thoughts about yourself. If shyness doesn’t keep you     5  something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are not only cleverer, but also better at working with others, because they think more and talk     6   . Some great people in history were shy, too.

You see, being shy isn’t all    7  . But remember not to let good chances 8  just because of it ! Your shyness will     9  . When you grow up year after year, you’ll become brave enough to speak to anyone. But now, you need practice! If you have to sing a song at a party, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of !

Remember, though you’re shy, you do not lack in（缺少）  10 .Cone on,our shy friends!

1.A. true                    B. real             C. really

2. A. comfortable            B. frightened       C. proud

3. A. as                     B. since            C. by

4. A. What is worse        B. In fact          C. For example

5. A. to do                  B. doing            C. from doing

6. A. much                   B. more             C. less

7. A. good                   B. bad              C. wonderful

8. A. go down                B. go over          C. go by

9. A. past                   B. pass             C. passed

10.A. confidence            B. confident    C. confidently

Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult. However, is it truly like what they imagine? As a boy who lives in modern times and in a modern city, I feel greater pressure on me with the city’s development. Although we seldom(很少) worry about money, we still have a lot of others such as competition among classmates and expectations(期待) from parents. These experiences are very useful to our future, but in fact, they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly remembered the happiness of my childhood. Unluckily, we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to feel this invisible pressure come upon us. We get up before sunrise and return after sunset. We work and study like an adult, even harder. What we do is in order to get an excellent mark. Oh, growing up is completely boring. We must try to find happiness while growing up. I think the friendship among our friends, the support(支持) from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?
【小题1】The Chinese for the underlined word "invisible" is __________.