When you stay away from your home for a long time, you start to miss your good old bed, your good old parents. Believe it or not, you're feeling homesick (想家的). You can help yourself to feel less homesick. Here's how:

      ●  1.   If you're going away from home, bring your favorite pajamas (睡衣). You can also bring some pictures of the people who you may miss. You can look at them any time you want.

      ●  2.    The busier you are, the less time you'll have to feel homesick. Spend your free time on music, sports or books. Try to join in activities wherever you are. 

      ●  3.  You can make a plan for when you'll call your mum or dad. You can also keep in touch with family and friends by emails or text messages.

      ●  4.   Sometimes, telling someone that you're feeling a little homesick will help you feel better.  Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick and the two of you can do something fun。

从A、B、C、D中选择正确的选项作为文章第2-5段的小标题，并填入四个空格中。

A. Keep yourself busy. 

B. Tell someone your feelings.

C. Stay in touch. 

D. Bring something familiar with you

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. How to stay away from home 

B. How to do something fun

C. How to feel less homesick

D. How to miss your home

When you stay away from your home for a long time, you start to miss your good old bed, your good old parents. Believe it or not, you’re feeling homesick (想家的). You can help yourself to feel less homesick. Here’s how:

1. If you’re going away from home, bring your favourite pajamas (睡衣). You can also bring some pictures of the people who you may miss. You can look at them any time you want.

2.The busier you are, the less time you’ll have to feel homesick. Spend your free time on music, sports or books. Try to join in activities wherever you are.

3. You can make a plan for when you’ll call your mum or dad. You can also keep in touch with family and friends by emails or text messages.

4.Sometimes, telling someone that you’re feeling a little homesick will help you feel better. Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick and the two of you can do something fun.

从A、B、C、D中选择正确的选项作为文章的小标题，填入第【1】~【4】四个空格中。

A. Keep yourself busy???????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Tell someone your feelings

C. Stay in touch???????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Bring something familiar with you

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. How to stay away from home?????? ????????????? ????????????? B. How to do something fun

C. How to feel less homesick????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. How to miss your home

Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.

 First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.

    Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可见的) to the school population.

    Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in right way.

    Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.

    Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .

1.What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Strange.            B. Popular.             C. Exciting .            D. Common.

2.What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph?

A. Not losing a sense of self.                           B. Creating a club of our own.

C. Making a difference to our school.      D. Following other students’ example.

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer?

A. Be nice to other people at school.  

B. Find something that you are good at.

C. Make your teachers know you’re a good student.

D. Make friends with some students who are popular.

4.The writer writes the passage to tell us________.

A. what to do in high school

B. how to get along well with others

C. how to become popular in middle school

D. what kinds of students are popular at school