Do you have lots of friends? What do you 36 friends and friendship? Are they very important for you? Some of your friends may have different views and interests, and some like doing the same  37  as you. Do you like friends different from  38  the same as you? You may like the friends who   39   the same interests as you. But I don’t really care.

I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is   40  me. I am a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We  41  enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or  42 on the computer together. But James is very different from us. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is  43 more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes 44 laugh. You see, friends are not  45  to be the same. Do you agree with me?

1.A. talk about     B. think of        C. thank for            D. look at

2.A. interests          B. views       C. things          D. habits

3.A. or             B. and         C. until                D. but

4.A. are                B. have        C. show             D. get

5.A. like                B. as          C. for              D. with

6.A. all                B. each            C. both             D. some

7.A. watch          B. work        C. read             D. play

8. A. a few         B. few         C. a lot                D. little

9.A. him                B. her         C. them             D. us

10.A. important         B. necessary   C. difficult            D. different

Dear Jack,

How are you these days? I am glad to   51   your letter. In your letter,you told me about your   52   . Now I will tell you something about my hobbies.

I am surprised to   53   that we both like playing basketball in our spare time. I think it is good and interesting. It can keep us   54   . I often play it on weekends. How about you?  I  55   to go to America for a visit next summer holiday. Then we can play basketball together.

As for your another hobby, I am not   56   in it. I don’t like it   57   . Spending too much time on computer games is   58   for your eyes. It will also influence your study   59

you may be addicted to（沉迷于）it. So I don’t think it is a    60   hobby. You should spend more time on your study.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Yang Lin

51．A.make                 B. write                C. send                        D.receive

52．A.things             B.hobbies              C.like                           D.hate

53．A.know                B.see                   C.recognize                  D.write

54．A.healthy              B.health            C.boring                      D.bored

55．A.walk                 B.send                  C.plan                         D.think

56．A.interesting       B.interested           C.bored                       D.well

57．A.at all                  B.a lot                  C.much                       D.a little

58．A.bored                B.well                   C.good                        D.bad

59．A.because             B.or                     C.so                            D.but

60．A.small                 B.big                    C.good                        D.bad

Dear Li Hua，

Today I'd like to talk about something interesting．In UK，you can tell a lot about your friends by what they carry in their schoolbags--you may know what they like reading，and other things they like to do after school．

In the bags of middle school-age boys，you find hand held computer games，football magazines and playing cards．Girls usually have a book in their bag（maybe a romantic novel）and hair clips（发夹）．Girls and boys both often have an MP3，a mobile phone，and，of course，last night's homework! By looking in a friend's bag，you earl tell what kind of person they are．A clean and tidy bag shows an organized person．Someone with a bag full of textbooks and pens works hard．

British middle school-age children also have a locker（存储箱）at school．They store their books or sports things，such as a football or a tennis racket（网球拍）there．They use pictures to make the inside of their lockers beautiful．Maybe they have pictures of their favorite music or sports star，or photos of their friends．So just like their bag，their locker says a lot about the person．

How about things in China? Looking forward to your letter．

Yours，

Mike

1．What might you find in a boy's school bag?

A．A romantic novel．  B．Playing cards．      C．A football．

2．Both middle school-age boys and girls usually have ________ in their bags．

A．computer games                                       B．last night’s homework

C．hair clips

3．What makes the inside of students’ lockers beautiful?

A．A football．                                            B．A tennis racket．

C．Pictures or their friends' photos．

4．“Organized person” is ________．

A．one who puts everything in order                 B．one who is hard-working

C．one who loves sports games

5．Which of the following is TRUE about the schoolbags?

A．Schoolbags mean a lot of homework for students．

B．Schoolbags say how much money a person has．

C．Schoolbags tell a lot about a student's habits and personality（个性）．

John: I’m 15 years old and I love football. I also like reading, especially(尤其是) stories about people from other countries. I don’t enjoy singing or playing computers. I think that rock music is terrible.
Ann: Hi, I’m Ann. I’m 16 and I like dancing and computers. I also like rock music. I hate hiking and I’m not interested in classical music. I don’t enjoy reading too much.
Steve: I’m 14 years old and I love skiing. Other favorite hobbies are reading and singing. I don’t like hiking. I think that rock music is too noisy and I think that football is boring.
Peter: I’m from Australia. I’m 15 and I am fond of singing. I sing a lot, and when I’m not singing, I listen to rock music or use my computer. I don’t like football and I think that classical music is terrible. I hate dancing!
Sarah：My name is Sarah and I’m 14 years old. My interests are reading novels, playing football and singing songs. I think that rock music is terrible, and I don’t like dancing. I don’t enjoy computers, either.
Joe：Hi, I’m Joe. I really like computers. I surf the Internet all the time and I like playing computer games. I don’t enjoy football and I hate hiking. Rock music is OK, and so is skiing.
根据短文内容, 完成下列句子。

1. 1.

   Steve is a ___________ boy, Ann is a ___________ girl, but we don’t know Joe’s age.

2. 2.

   ___________, ___________ and ___________ don’t like hiking.

3. 3.

   John and Sarah could be friends, because they both like ___________.

4. 4.

   Ann and Sarah could not be friends, because they ___________.

5. 5.

   Who do you want to be friends with?
   ___________, because ________________.