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True or false? Only old women knit.

Not anymore！Knitting has now become a fashionable hobby with women in their 20s and 30s. Young women can be seen knitting in coffee shops, hairdressers, bookstores, and bus stops, and Hollywood stars like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Madonna, and Gwyneth Paltrow all knit. They are knitting scarves, hats, socks, and sweaters—even bikinis and wedding dresses!

Knitting is being called the "new yoga". It is very relaxing and is the perfect hobby for our busy, stressful, 21st-century lives. It slows down your heart and lowers your blood pressure. Lissy Blomster, a 25-year-old buyer from New York, says "I come home from work mad and stressed almost every day. But after 30 to 45 minutes of knitting, I'm totally relaxed. " Jenny Carter, a 32-year-old advertising executive from Seattle, always knits through her lunch break. "It helps me clear my head and start fresh," she says.

Even some men are taking up knitting. Dave White, a 33-year-old IT manager from San Francisco, started knitting six months ago, after a woman friend introduced him to it. " I like knitting because I can go into my own little world and forget about my problems," he says. But he has not told any of his men friends that he knits, and he never knits in public. Brian Duffey, however, a 26-year-old student from Chicago, said, "I knit anywhere, everywhere. I have never had a negative comment… in fact, I find it attracts women. "

 

Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends.    Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. "Problems and worries are normal in life," says Laura. "But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don't talk to someone, we'll certainly feel worse. "

    Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money. She just kept thinking. "If I tell my parents, they'll be angry! But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. "I will always remember to share my problems in the future!" Laura says.

    Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. "It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them. He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn't need to be an expert (专家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them.

    In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you're halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!

1.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph One?

A. What can they do about this?

B. Where do the problems come from?

C. When did they have these problems?

D. Why do they have so many problems?

2.In Paragraph 2,the writer used the story of Laura to _______.

A. answer a question               B. give an example

C. introduce his friend                     D. share his experience

3.According to the passage Robert Hunt might be_______.

A. Laura's teacher                             B. the writer of the passage

C. a person with a problem                D. an expert on students' problems

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Few children are careful with their money.

B. Parents are more experienced than children.

C. Talking to someone helps to solve problems.

D. Students often have a lot of worries at school.

 

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Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party instead.

      While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, "Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?“ Mum said nothing. The next day. mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

     On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet (床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, "Now it's time for the great prize game. It’ s the following riddle..." It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

     Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.

     When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.

1.The two girls and John were in the same________

            A. group        B. family              C. team              D. class

2.John' s family may be very              according to the passage.

            A. far          B. poor               C. rich               D. small

3.How did John get the prize, during the party?

            A. By helping others.                  B. By asking for help.

            C. By getting good grades in study.       D. By winning the math game.

4.John _________with the shopping certificate after the party.

            A. watched a basketball match          B. saw a movie

            C. bought something to wear           D. made a phone call

5.The two girls felt ______when they found John wearing his new clothes.

            A. happy       B. sorry               C . sad             D. angry

 

When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. l can't   31   what it was about, but I have never forgotten the   32   I learned that day.

     I was sure that I was right and he was wrong.   33  , he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She   34   a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on   35     In the middle of the desk was a large, round object.  It was   36   for me to see that it was black.  She asked the boy what color the object was.  "  37," he answered in a loud voice.

     I couldn't   38   that the object was whites considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time   39   the color of the object.

     The teacher told me to go stand where the key was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed   40  , and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I  41   answer, "White. " It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two   42   colored sides, and from .his side it was white.   43   from my side was it black.

     My teacher taught 'me a very important 1.esson that day: You must "  44   in other person's position (λ??) and look at the  45   through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.

1.A. understand              B. remember              C. explain

2.A. class                   B. subject                C. lesson

3.A. Therefore               B. Also                  C. However

4.A. came up with            B. went on with           C. got along with

5.A. another                 B. other                  C. the other

6.A. hard                    B. clear                  C. lucky

7.A. Black                   B. White                 C. Grey

8.A. realize                  B. describe                C. believe

9.A. like                    B. against                  C. about

10.A. places                  B. objects                  C. opinions

11.A. could                   B. should                  C. had to

12.A. similarly                B. differently               C. brightly

13.A, But                    B. Still                     C..Only

14.A. appear                  B. stand                   C, hide       

15.A. situation                 B. discussion               C. solution

 

Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book, The Enigma of the Universe (《宇宙之谜》).

The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe. Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...

What's special about this book? It's a book written in both Chinese and English.

Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced（影响） by the book Sophie's World (《苏菲的世界》) and the movie The Truman Show (《楚门的世界》). Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy（哲学）. Truman's life is run by television.

These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English.

"My English teacher asked us to write something," says Su. "I thought I'd write about my idea."

Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story.

"Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn't find the right words," says Su. "I used the dictionary all the time."

After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to translate it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. "It was easy because Chinese is my native language (母语)," she says.

Su says her story is "a mixture of philosophy (哲学) and detective (侦探) story and science fiction".

"My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play," says Su. "I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!"

1.What did Su Su write？

A．Harry Potter                           B．Sophie's World

C．The Truman Show                       D．The Enigma of the Universe

2.In Which language did Su Su write this book?

A．Chinese                              B．English

C．French                               D．Both Chinese and English

3.How did Su Su write the book?

A．She wrote it in Chinese first and then translate it into English.

B．She wrote it in English first and then translate it into Chinese.

C．She wrote it half in Chinese first and then wrote it half in English.

D．She wrote it half in English first and then wrote it half in Chinese

4.What does her book talk about?

A．It talks about how to learn English well.

B．It is a mixture ofphilosophy(哲学) anddetective(侦探) story and science fiction.

C．It talks about how to learn English grammar well.

D．It is a mixture oflove.