It ________ that Yu Mei has changed a lot．

1. A.
   seem
2. B.
   seems
3. C.
   look
4. D.
   seemed

Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class,    1    to the interesting or sometimes boring words of their teachers. At break (休息) , they run, play and shout happily . But 2  should students spend their free time after school?

    In western countries,    3   is normal for students to have a part-time  4  after school or at weekends. Students can make their   5    money and learn more about the real world. They enjoy the independence (独立) and money, and their parents enjoy the quiet house. However, it seems that, in China, parents   6   so much about their children’s studies that they would like to see their children spending most of their time   7 for all those exams. It is natural for Chinese parents to feel that  8  , but I think everything should be kept in balance. Sometimes, western school children  9  long hours after school to make money, so they  10  too tired to listen in class or do their homework. But Chinese students spend so much time on their studies that all else becomes less important.

1.A. adding     B. getting         C. replying     D. listening

2.A. what       B. how             C. when         D. which

3.A. this       B. that                C. it               D. such

4.A. work       B. job             C. program      D. plan

5.A. rich       B. any             C. own          D. some

6.A. laugh      B. worry           C. cause            D. concentrate

7.A. chatting     B. studying     C. succeeding     D. obeying

8.A. race       B. point               C. way          D. license

9.A. study      B. solve           C. regard       D. work

10.A. face      B. matter          C. achieve      D. become

 A. Ming是一位与你年纪相仿的中学生，最近他有了许多烦恼，于是写信向校园杂志的“烦恼我来听”栏目求助。请你根据短文内容和汉语提示完成这封信。每空限填一词。           

Dear editor,

I’m a boy of 15 years old. I have lots of problems these days. I need your help.

First, I have   1.      (困难) learning English. I think I’ve tried my best, but it’s just a ____2._ _(浪费) of time. I’m ____3.__(害怕) of speaking in front of a group. I often make ____4.__ (错误). It seems that I’m so____5._  (愚蠢). Second, I __6._ (将…看做) Jim as my best friend all the time, but I had an argument with him yesterday. As a result I   7.  (失去) my friendship. Third, after my father’s ___8.__ (死)three years ago, I couldn’t get on well with my mother. I don’t think she is ____9._(耐心)enough to pay more attention to me.

I don’t know how to ____10.__ _(处理)with all these things. Could you help me?

                                                         Yours,

                                                         Ming