For the first time, Zhang Shengyu, a student from Laiyang Middle School in Shandong, didn’t ask her mother to buy her a new schoolbag or any new pens for the beginning of the school term. “My old schoolbag can still be used, so there is no need to buy a new one,” Zhang said, “I’ve decided to be thrifty from now on.”

　 As the center of the family’s attention, many of the one-child generation (一代人) do not know about the hardships of life. They sometimes have no idea of the value of things. Many students would throw away pens and erasers that haven’t been used up and buy new ones. Some like to compete with each other to see whose clothes and school things are more expensive.

　 On its website in January, the Ministry of Education called on students to form good habits such as working hard, being helpful and thrifty, to avoid wasting food and to pay more attention to study and others.

　 Many schools consider teaching the value of money to be an important lesson and encourage their students to be thrifty.

　 Students at No. 44 Middle School of Shijiazhuang, Hebei planted many fruit trees in their school. Through taking care of the trees, the students learned how to value things.

　 At Tie Yi Middle School in Xi’an, students organized a group to collect waste and reuse them. “What we students do are small things, but I think with everyone’s work, we can make a difference,” said Li Dongdong, 16, a student from the group.

51. The underlined word “thrifty” in Paragraph 1 means ______.

A. giving money to the poor　　　　　　 B. spending lots of money

C. spending no money at all　　　　　　 D. using money carefully and wisely

52. Many of the one-child generation usually ______.

A. waste things　　　　　　　　　　

B. know about the hardships of life

C. don’t know the prices of many things

D. like competition with each other in study

53. In January, the Ministry of Education called on students to do the followings EXCEPT _________.

A. working hard　　　　　　　　 　 B. being thrifty　　　

C. helping others　　　　　　　　　 　 D. protecting environment

54. We can conclude that Li Dongdong ____________.

A. took care of trees　　　　　　　　　 B. planted fruit trees

C. collected waste　　　　　　　　　　　 D. didn’t ask his mother for a new school bag

55. What is the best title of the passage?

A. School activities　　　　　　 　　　 B. Waste not, want not

C. Make a difference　　　　　　　　 D. The problems of one-child generation

       For the first time, Zhang Shengyu, a student from Laiyang Middle School in Shandong, didn’t ask her mother to buy her a new schoolbag or any new pens for the beginning of the school term. “My old schoolbag can still be used, so there is no need to buy a new one,” Zhang said, “I’ve decided to be thrifty from now on.”

       As the center of the family’s attention, many of the one-child generation (一代人) do not know about the hardships of life. They sometimes have no idea of the value of things. Many students would throw away pens and erasers that haven’t been used up and buy new ones. Some like to compete with each other to see whose clothes and school things are more expensive.

       On its website in January, the Ministry of Education called on students to form good habits such as working hard, being helpful and thrifty, to avoid wasting food and to pay more attention to study and others.

       Many schools consider teaching the value of money to be an important lesson and encourage their students to be thrifty.

       Students at No. 44 Middle School of Shijiazhuang, Hebei planted many fruit trees in their school. Through taking care of the trees, the students learned how to value things.

       At Tie Yi Middle School in Xi’an, students organized a group to collect waste and reuse them. “What we students do are small things, but I think with everyone’s work, we can make a difference,” said Li Dongdong, 16, a student from the group.

1 The underlined word “thrifty” in Paragraph 1 means ______.

A. giving money to the poor              B. spending lots of money

C. spending no money at all                       D. using money carefully and wisely

2 Many of the one-child generation usually ______.

A. waste things                                      

B. know about the hardships of life

C. don’t know the prices of many things  

D. like competition with each other in study

3 In January, the Ministry of Education called on students to do the followings EXCEPT _________. 

A. working hard                                   B. being thrifty          

C. helping others                                 D. protecting environment

4 We can conclude that Li Dongdong ____________.

   A. took care of trees                     B. planted fruit trees

   C. collected waste                                       D. didn’t ask his mother for a new school bag

5 What is the best title of the passage?

A. School activities                                  B. Waste not, want not

C. Make a difference                    D. The problems of one-child generation 

If? you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:

Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.

Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.. Don’t make you want to keep talking to that person?

Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.

Take one small step at a time . Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “ You can make it.’ Keeping trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.

Title:? Advice on? 1.?? to be a little braver