Summer holiday would begin at the weekend, so Bright Middle School decided to hold a school party on Friday evening. The girl students were talking about what they were going to wear.

“I’m going to wear a short red dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Sandy. “How about you, Susan?” “I’ll wear blue jeans, an old shirt, and a funny hat. People will notice me more than you!” Susan said.

“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Vicky, “Do you remember the school party we had last year? The boys just stood there; nobody invited us to dance, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!” “I hear that some of the boys have learned how to dance in the past two or three months. I’m sure we can find our partners this time.” said Julia.

On Friday evening, at about seven, groups of students came into the activity hall of the school. Then the music began. The girls stood in a line on the side, and the boys on another side. Mrs. Mott, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a short while a tall boy called Joe said, “I don’t want to stand here for the whole night.” After finishing his words, he started to dance by himself. All the others watched him. In about two or three minutes, Susan came up to join him. Then Thomas asked Sandy if she’d like to dance with him. Next was Paul and Vicky. Then more and more people began to dance, and there were more dancers than watchers.

At about 8 o’clock, Vicky, holding a microphone in her hand, began to sing, “Should old acquaintance (朋友) be forgot and never brought to mind,…” Then Sandy came up with the song of My Heart Will Go On. Next was Julia’s singing of Yesterday Once More. The last song Right Here Waiting was sung by Paul. With the stop of the music at 9 o’clock, the party came to an end. The students really had a nice time at the end of the term.

1. The school party lasted about ________ hours.

      A. 1                 B. 2                C. 3                 D. 4

2. ________ was sung by Vicky.

  A. Right Here Waiting                      B. My Heart Will Go On

  C. Yesterday Once More                     D. Auld Lang Syne

3. When was the school party held?

  A. In July.                                 B. Just before the school began.

  C. On a Friday evening of January.             D. In Summer holiday.

4. Who danced with Joe first?

      A. sandy.             B. Vicky.             C. Julia.             D. Susan.

5. Who not only sang but also danced in the party?

      A. Paul, Sandy and Vicky.     B. Susan, Vicky and sandy.

      C. Julia, Vicky and Paul.     D. Joe, Sandy and Paul.

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

　　When you read, your eyes help you learn. You can also learn with your 1 . You can do this by listening carefully and thinking about what you hear. In order to learn when you listen, you need to do three things.

　　1.Pay attention. When you daydream, you let your mind wander off the subject. You cannot listen and daydream 2 . You need to keep your mind on what the speaker is saying. Watching the speaker will help pay attention to what he or she is saying.

　　2.Ask questions. To learn, you must understand what you hear. Sometimes things are not clear. Ask questions 3 . Be sure you understand what the speaker means.

　　3.Ask the speaker to repeat what you did not hear. Sometimes speakers talk too softly. At other times, a noise, such as a train or a cough, prevents you from hearing. If you missed something the speaker said, ask politely for the person to repeat it. The speaker will not mind repeating 4 you have shown that you are listening.

　　Exercises:

　　1.Bob opened his reader. He listened. Several students read aloud. Then Bob gazed out the window and thought about his tree house. He had worked on it all weekend. “Bob, please read next,” the teacher said. Her voice startled Bob. He didn't know 5 .

　　Why has Bob lost his place in the book?

　　2.Mark's teacher said, “Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in1513.” Mark was confused. He knew America was discovered in 1492. Florida is 6 America.

　　What should Mark do next?

　　3.When Kate was introduced to Janet, she didn't hear Janet's name.

　　What should Kate do next?

(1) A.eyes	B.hands		C.ears	D.mouth
(2) A.at all	B.either		C.for a long time	D.at the same time
(3)A.politely	B.clearly		C.loudly	D.once
(4) A.because	B.although		C.so	D.until
(5) A.when and how to read			B.whom the teacher asked to read
C.where to begin reading			D.what to do or what not to do
(6)A.not far from		B.on the west of	C.to the south of	D.part of