My problems started after I went to a boar ding school. I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school.
I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends - but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.
Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I'd already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn't include me. I was sad.
Mr. Wang came to me and sai d, "Don't be sad. I know you're excellent! Maybe
you're a little distant from the girls in our class. They don't know much about you, so some of them didn't choose you. It doesn't matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you'll make it next time."
【小题1】What was the writer's problem when she first entered the boarding school?

A．She didn't like her new school.

B．She didn't get along well with her classmates.

C．She missed her family very m uch.

D．She didn't like her new teacher.

【小题2】Many of the writer's friends in her new school were _______.

A．teachers

B．boys

C．girls

D．women

【小题3】Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union?

A．Her teachers didn't like her.

B．She was a poor student.

C．Some girls didn't choose her.

D．She likes showing off herself.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A．The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams.

B．The writer didn't realize that her friendships with boys would cause problems.

C．The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union.

D．The teacher thought she was an excellent student

If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn (赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.

Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting (织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!

Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology (技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.

1.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of _________ in the USA.

A. 17                 B. 14                 C. 13                         D. 10

2.If you are 15 years old, you can’t work _________.

A. after school        B. on weekends       C. during summer  D. on weekdays

3.Reisa makes money by _________.

A. cleaning up other people’s yards

B. drawing pictures for others

C. writing articles for different magazines

D. knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors

4.According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.[

B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.

C. Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.

D. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.

5.From the passage we know that _________.

A. parents won’t let their children earn their own money

B. it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA

C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own

D. if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study

 

Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.

Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food any more,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”

But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, and Lieberman got the job.

1.We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family _______.

A．have relatives in Europe                  B．love cooking at home

C．often hold parties                       D．own a restaurant

2.The Food Network got to know Lieberman ________.

A．at one of his parties                     B．from his teachers

C．on a television program                   D．through his taped show

3.What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?

A．A way to show one’s achievement.         B．Lieberman’s after-class interest.

C．Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.            D．A natural ability to attract others.

4.Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?

A．He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.

B．He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.

C．He was famous for his shows on Food TV.

D．He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.

5.What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?

A．He is friendly and active.                  B．He is clever but lonely.

C．He enjoys traveling around.                D．He often changes his menus.

 

Toys Anno… The world’s smallest, but the most beautiful exhibition space for old-day toys. Opening hours Monday—Friday: 10a.m.—6p.m. Sunday:9a.m.—1p.m. National Museum, London Bus 26/91/206	FREE service for all young people aged 8-16 ●Homework staff(工作人员) on hand to help you ●Space to work ●Books ＆ revision guides ●FREE Internet use ●FREE printing Manchester Library＆Information Service
Escape(逃脱) from the Mummy’s Tomb! Let our new online game take you to an old Egyptian tomb(埃及古墓). Become a brave explorer and collect wonderful things thousands of years old. But he careful—there’s a mummy(木乃伊) going around the tomb. Can you bring the wonderful things safely back to World museum without being hurt by the mummy? Visit www.livepoolmuseum.org uk/ mummystomb and find out!	Learning from poo (粪便)! 1:30 p.m, 2:15 p.m, ＆ 3 p.m. July It might sound terrible but archaeologists(考古学家) can find out many things from poo—like how people in the past lived and what they are. If you have interests, come and join us to watch some samples(not real pool) and see if you can recreate the diets of our ancestors(祖先). Pick up a free ticket from the World Museum welcome desk.

【小题1】What service does Toys Anno give?

A．Offering largest toys	B．Making beautiful toys
C．Showing old-day toys	D．Selling smallest toys

【小题2】A boy aged ten CAN’T ________ with Homework Support Service.

A．ask the staff to do his homework

B．print without paying

C．search for information online

D．review lessons with guides

【小题3】Escape from the Mummy’s Tomb is a (an) ________.

A．guide book

B．online game

C．science fiction film

D．popular magazine

【小题4】What information can we get from Learning from poo?

A．Archaeologists can learn what people are in the past by studying their poo.

B．The activity is open every morning in June.

C．You can have a chance to watch the real poo of ancestors.

D．You must buy a ticket to join in this activity.

 

Toys Anno… The world’s smallest, but the most beautiful exhibition space for old-day toys. Opening hours Monday—Friday: 10a.m.—6p.m. Sunday:9a.m.—1p.m. National Museum, London Bus 26/91/206	FREE service for all young people aged 8-16 ●Homework staff(工作人员) on hand to help you ●Space to work ●Books ＆ revision guides ●FREE Internet use ●FREE printing Manchester Library＆Information Service
Escape(逃脱) from the Mummy’s Tomb!    Let our new online game take you to an old Egyptian tomb(埃及古墓).    Become a brave explorer and collect wonderful things thousands of years old. But he careful—there’s a mummy(木乃伊) going around the tomb.    Can you bring the wonderful things safely back to World museum without being hurt by the mummy?    Visit www.livepoolmuseum.org uk/ mummystomb and find out!	Learning from poo (粪便)! 1:30 p.m, 2:15 p.m, ＆ 3 p.m. July It might sound terrible but archaeologists(考古学家) can find out many things from poo—like how people in the past lived and what they are. If you have interests, come and join us to watch some samples(not real pool) and see if you can recreate the diets of our ancestors(祖先). Pick up a free ticket from the World Museum welcome desk.

1.What service does Toys Anno give?

  A. Offering largest toys   B. Making beautiful toys

  C. Showing old-day toys  D. Selling smallest toys

2.A boy aged ten CAN’T ________ with Homework Support Service.

  A. ask the staff to do his homework

  B. print without paying

  C. search for information online

  D. review lessons with guides

3.Escape from the Mummy’s Tomb is a (an) ________.

  A. guide book   B. online game   C. science fiction film   D. popular magazine

4.What information can we get from Learning from poo?

  A. Archaeologists can learn what people are in the past by studying their poo.

  B. The activity is open every morning in June.

  C. You can have a chance to watch the real poo of ancestors.

  D. You must buy a ticket to join in this activity.