In many people’s eyes, middle school students are happy and carefree. But is it the truth? And what 26 students happy or unhappy?
To find out students, Li Jiahui , a student in Pinggu No. 3 Middle School, Beijing, spent six months 27 students’ sense of happiness last year. The 28 girl made a survey with questions such as “Are you feeling happy?”and “What makes you unhappy?”
After studying the answers from 284 students , Li learned that 29 40 percent of the students felt unhappy , and the 30 from studies was the main for their unhappiness.
“More than 50 percent said they were 31 pressure and 70 percent didn’t get enough sleep,”Li said . “It shows that middle school students are not as happy 32 people think. They worry a lot, and they can get angry easily.”
Li also said that over 90 percent said their happiness had 33 to do with how much money they have . Instead, they cared about their relationships with friends ,teachers and parents. “Students always feel better when they get 34 well with each other .”Li said .
After her survey , Li listed 35 tips that may make students happier, such as : Treat yourself better, be kind and polite to your friends and relatives , and try new things.

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1.Tommy is a 9-year-old boy. He wants to visit The City Flower Show with parents.       How much will they pay?

A. ＄25.      B. ＄100.       C. ＄125.     D. ＄150.

2.If you want to get more information about English Summer Camp, you can_______.

A. go to 1100 Chestnut St. New York

B. write to 112 Kendal Way Chesterton Cambridge C B4

C. call (010) 1106—2107

D. send an e-mail to University of Toronto

3.Phillip, twenty years old, is NOT allowed to go to ______.

A. The City Flower Show                B. English Summer Camp

C. New York Museum                     D. Pop Music Week

In nature, you may see many insects (昆虫）and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why?

   Locusts are super delicious food for birds,but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them.It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are young,locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do.

   Brown bears,tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen easily by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil(土壤） in a dark and wet environment. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to survive,they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night.

   Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts? The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over , its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all.

1.It is not easy for birds to catch locusts because____________.

A .locusts are good runners                B. locusts can jump very high

C. locusts are smarter than birds            D. locusts can change their color

2.According to the passage, most soil insects_________

A.do not have bright colors

B. change their colors with the soil

C. do not live in a dark and wet environment

D. Eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word”survive” in the passage?

A. 繁殖            B. 产卵              C. 觅食               D. 生存

4.The ink fish_______so that its enemies will not see it?

A. changes its color                   B. makes the water around it black

C. appears only at night               D. hides itself in the sea rocks

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Some insects and animals have different skills.

B. Some insects and animals are clever than we think.

C. Some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves.

D. Some insects and animals can get used to the environment easily.

A new Long March（长征）

Twenty-one people from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland began a new Long March on October 15. They will walk about 8，000 kilometers from Ruijin， Jiangxi to Wuqi， Shanxi. They hope to get 20.2 million Yuan to build 101 schools and help poor children go back to school. They hope to finish the march by August 16, 2012.

The football team

The Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship（亚洲U-17锦标赛）in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea（朝鲜）by 1:0. After 85 minutes， Wang Weilong got the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years.

Liu leaves China

Chinese actor Liu Ye left for the US on Monday to make a film called Meteor（《流星》）。 He is going to act with the Hollywood film star Meryl Streep. His former classmate Zhang Ziyi sent Liu a message to encourage him. Liu was worried about his English， and worked hard on it before he left. People know him from films like last year’s “Mei Ren Cao”。

1.From the news，we know that the twenty-one people began a new Long March to ______.

A．travel around China

B．visit some schools

C．teach poor children

D．get some money and help poor children go back to school

2.The second piece of news tells us ______.

A．Korea held this contest

B．the Chinese football team is No. 1 in South-East Asia

C．the Chinese under-17 football team won the world championship

D．the Chinese under-17 football team won the championship for the first time in 12years

3.Which of the paragraphs is about sports？ ______

A．The 1st                               B．The 2nd

C．The 3rd                               D．The 3th and the 1^st

In English the weather is changable. It is a ___1____ subject of conversation. “ Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow. ” People often ___2____ a conversation ___3_____ these words(话).

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like, but they hardly (几乎不) ever agree with each other.

____4___ may say,“Do  you see ____5____ in the east ? It’s going to rain tomorrow . ” Another man will say,“No . It’s going to be fine . ” People often ____6___ the weather they want. When a farmer needs water , he looks for something to tell him. “ It’s going to rain. ” He won’t believe (相信) anything else. When friends have a picnic (举行野餐) , they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can ____7___ under the blue sky . Almost (几乎) everyone ____8____ what the weather (气象预报员) will say. But he doesn’t always __9___ us what we want , and sometimes he makes mistakes (犯错误) . Still he usually  _10_ closer to being correct (正确)  than anyone else.

1.                A．important       B．common        C．interesting D．difficult

2.                A．set off          B．start           C．began    D．stops

3.                A．off            B．by             C．with D．for

4.                A．One people     B．A man          C．Other men    D．Another man

5.                A．it is cloudy      B．cloudy is it       C．cloudy it is D．is it cloudy

6.                A．look for        B．look up         C．look at    D．ask for

7.                A．sits            B．sitting          C．sit   D．to sit

8.                A．hears          B．listens          C．hears from    D．listens to

9.                A．ask            B．tell            C．speak    D．say

10.               A．come          B．comes         C．is coming  D．to come