Every month, junior high schools in China choose one hero of the month. This person is a hero because he or she has done something to help protect animals in danger. Huang Jing decided to write a letter to the President of China.

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.

Do you remember who gets angry because you forget to tidy up your room before going out? Do you remember who feels ?? ? ?? with your dress from head to feet? This person is ?? ? ?? your boss nor your friend. It’s funny that you have to ?? ? ?? to her even though you sometimes don’t like to hear anything she has said. It’s our mother, a great ?? ? ?? in the world to us.

I always ?? ? ?? my mother if we have a “long time no see”. But this kind of missing is always quieted down by ?? ? ?? because I come back home for comfort and ?? ? ?? but mum always puts more pressure on me. Of course, I know she? ?? ? ?? about me too much and just has a lot of words to tell me. But the ?? ? ?? turns to be pressure. On the other hand, I hurt her and make her feel lonely even though I am ?? ? ?? her. Then what can we do? This problem is really hard to deal with. I think not ?? ? ?? I have this problem. Here are my ideas. When we find there are some unhappy things going to ?? ? ?? , shall we just stop for 30 ?? ? ?? ? Give me a chance to rest in your arms and we sing a childish song together just like when I was ?? ? ?? ? I need your love indeed but without telling me to do as you wish me to. And then let’s go out for a walk hand in hand. Tell me what’s in your ?? ? ?? gently and slowly. I will feel better if you don’t just pour them out.

1.A. dissatisfied????????????? ????????????? B. uncertain????????????? ????????????? C. untrue????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. dishonest

2.A. never????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. either????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. neither????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. none

3.A. belong????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. listen????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. change????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. follow

4.A. advisor????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. teacher????????????? ????????????? C. instructor????????????? ????????????? D. woman

5.A. write????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. miss????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. love????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. cheer

6.A. arguments????????????? ????????????? B. works????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. helps????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. talks

7.A. money????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. support????????????? ????????????? C. relaxation????????????? ????????????? D. advice

8.A. thinks????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. worries????????????? ????????????? C. plans????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. manages

9.A. description????????????? ????????????? B. condition????????????? ????????????? C. care????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. mind

10.A. against????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. beyond????????????? ????????????? C. among????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. beside

11.A. only????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. myself????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. alone????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. except

12.A. break????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. happen????????????? ????????????? C. discover????????????? ????????????? D. appear

13.A. hours????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. days????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. seconds????????????? ????????????? D. weeks

14.A. stronger????????????? ????????????? ??? B. younger????????????? ????????????? C. cooler????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. cleverer

15.A. heart????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. pocket????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. diary????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. life

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 shout 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 (解决) 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

B
People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many meanings using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest (抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret(后悔) because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”.
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
【小题1】“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________.