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Every year, many young people in the country of western China go to the big cities to work. Most of them come __78__ once a year. Some even don't come home for a few years. Their children stay at home and live with their grandparents. These children can't see their __79__ for a long time. They are called left-behind children(留守儿童).

Wang Yuan, a child left at home, is a hard-working child. His parents have __80__ to Shenzhen to work. He hasn't seen them for two years. He often feels __81__. He says, "I miss my mum and dad very much, but I know what they've done is for the family. I must try my best to look __82__ my grandparents at home." He studies hard at school and does __83__ in all the subjects. When he comes home after school, he always does many chores for his grandparents. He is only ten years old, __84__ he can do many things like an adult (成年人) now.

It's reported that there are 83 million left-behind children in China. We must __85__ about their life and study. Although their parents are not at home, we can still try to cheer them up. If we do this well, they won't feel lonely any more. This is our duty.

“You speak very good English”

The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You  41  very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite

  42  at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself  43  or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still  44  saying  “No”.  45  the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.

What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the American people  46  . He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look  47  beautiful with the new clothes  48  .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think  49  modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No,   50  I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you  51  can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by  52  . When  53  for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident.  54  self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great  55  to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)

1.A. say     B. talk        C. speak    D. tell

2.A. surprising  B. surprised       C. laughed         D. laughing

3.A. understood        B. understand   C. to understand        D. understanding

4.A. keep  B. keeping         C. keeps    D. kept

5.A. At first        B. By the way    C. In the end     D. First of all

6.A. did     B. done     C. to do     D. do

7.A. such  B. such a   C. so D. so a

8.A. for     B. on          C. in  D. into

9.A. being B. be          C. having   D. have

10.A. I’m afraid B. I’m not sure  C. I don’t mind  D. I don’t know

11.A. hardly      B. really    C. badly     D. luckily

12.A. another   B. other    C. the other       D. others

13.A. asking       B. ask         C. provide          D. providing

14.A. With         B. Without         C. by D. under

15.A. importantly      B. unimportant C. important      D. importance

 

In many classrooms, it's not  16  to find students spinning (???) their pens  17  they listen to their teachers.

     Pen-spinning is also popular  18  Japanese students. It is a form of entertainment. Recently, a pen-spinning competition was held in Tokyo, Japan. Ryuki Omura, a 16-year-old high school student, became the first pen-spinning   19  .

     276 people took part in the competition. The came from different age groups. Some were students   20   some were office workers. First, they   21   the videos of their pen-spinning skills to the organizer's website. Then some of them came to the last round in Tokyo. 22   of them had 30 seconds to show their skills in front of 400 people,   23  reporters and fans. Omura took a pen from his little finger to the rest fingers, then to his palm(????) and the back of his hand. His wonderful show made him   24   the champion.

    Omura said he began learning pen-spinning only about 14 months ago. He did  25 in the competition. If you like to spin your pen, you can practice it in your spare time. But when you are in the class, please don't do that.

1.A. difficult                B. easy               C. common

2.A. before                  B. when                C. after

3.A. for                    B. between              C. among

4.A. chairman               B. captain              C. champion

5.A. or                     B. and                  C. with

6.A. were sent              B. sent                 C. was sent

7.A. each                  B. Both                  C. Every

8.A.includes                 B. included              C. including

9.A. become                B. became                C. becomes

10.A. quite good            B. quite well            C. quite better

 

The aim of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires (需要) a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.

The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.

In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.

When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.

We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we’ve learned can be used well and made better.

Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.

1.The passage tells us           .

  A. the importance of reading

B. to read in the morning

C. to pay attention to the ways of studying

D. to have patience in studying

2.The passage has taught us           ways for studying.

  A. three          B. four             C. five         D. many

3.We’d better read in the morning because           .

  A. it’s easy to remember what we have learned

B. the air is fresh and the mind is clear

C. it’s difficult to get good results

D we have patience

4.If we can’t put our hearts into the book when we read, it is           .

  A. easy to understand it well

B. better to get something from it

C. impossible for us to get something from it

D. possible to learn something from it

5.In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to           .

  A. understand the book well

B. write down the question

C. do with the new words

D. get some questions to ask our teachers

 

Four ways to have a good school-life

Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. How can you get the most from them, and make sure you do not waste this excellent chance to learn?

Be active at school 

Don't say things are difficult or boring. Be interested in school-life and your school subjects. Join lots of activities. ①( hands, quickly, your, class, in, up, put). Go around the school with a big smile. If you are not working, you are wasting your time at school. Teachers can not make everything enjoyable.

Keep fit

If you donot eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class. ②Play enough sports every day in order to keep your body strong.

Face the problem

Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. ③You can not finish the race if you rest all the time. Everyone fails some exams, loses some matches and has bad days. Don't let small problems seem very big and important. Don't forget to ask for help. You are young, no one thinks you must do everything quite well!

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Don't waste time lying in bed on Saturday or Sunday morning. Go and play a sport, get together with friends in the park to relax, learn the piano, or help someone with problems. If you don't want to go out, there are also a lot of things to do. You may read a book, practise English or help Mother with housework.

Follow our advice, and have a happy school-life!

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