These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no interests in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have  1  more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to  2  themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost become bookworms ( 书虫 ). In the past, they could do  3  they liked in summer holidays, but now they have to  4  all their time preparing for the exams. So  5  have kept them away from going in for sports.
Because of the pressure from  6  their parents and teachers, they  7  to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for the students themselves, they don't want to  8  the exams. So it is necessary to give up their school sports and give all their spare time to their studies.
It's true that a good education cannot go  9  physical training and that if a quick mind hardly goes along with a strong body, you can  10  do anything well, and then how can you make great success in life?

Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning, while others read newspapers as soon as they have spare time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.
Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines(标题) of the passage.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 2lst Century as they bring us more and more information together with the Internet.
【小题1】People read newspapers in order to _____.

Do you feel lonely when your best friend isn’t around? Here’s our advice to you-- and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.

It’ s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because he or she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel left out at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has his or her friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends.

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation (欣赏) to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.

If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help—and pretty soon, you’ll have one, or two, or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before he or she left: You can introduce him or her to your new friends!

1.Which of the following can explain the expression “feel left out”?

A．Feel homesick.                         B．Feel lonely.

C．Leave home alone.                      D．Be hungry.

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they    .

A．have trouble with their studies

B．don’t have their best friends around

C．need their parents to be with them

D．are too young to look after themselves

3.The underline word “this” in Paragraph 4 means     .

A．sharing your ideas

B．talking in front of many people

C．studying better at school

D．developing new friendship

4.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because    .

A．they miss their old friends a lot

B．they have no time to stay with others

C．teachers know who wants a new friend

D．they are shy or not good at making friends

   Many people are so busy these days that they have no time to cook at home. This becomes a problem because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and a family meal can bring everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only chance everyone gets to see each other at the same time during the day.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. He or she is sending a message (信息). The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.” There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of cooking makes people happy. It makes most of us feel good and loved--even if we’re the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood (心情，心境).
【小题1】Why do many people have no time to cook?

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Parents, especially those of teenagers, care about their children’s education more than anything _1.____ （别的）.They would do everything for their children. Many of them spend most of their __2._ (多余的 ) time helping their children with studies. If they have no time or can’t do it themselves, they would hire family teachers or _3.__ （送） their children to after-class schools. It seems as if a better education is all that parents ___4. （期待）for children.

How can we explain the present situation? First of all, many parents have? 5. ?? （意识到）that future success ___6._（取决于） more and more on skills and education. Secondly, in a competitive(竞争的)___7.__(社会) there are both losers and ?? 8.? （胜利者） .Those who have better skills and more knowledge will enjoy more opportunities.

??? Certainly, it is ____9.___（重要的） to learn to succeed, but the first thing to learn is how to survive (生存), how to be a qualified citizen(合格的公民). If this is __10.___ (包括)in good education, the children will surely have a bright future and be healthy in body and mind.