A reader wrote to say that she was feeling left out at break because her best friend wasn’t around. Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.

It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems that everybody else already has their friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends.

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break, walk over to kids you want to play with and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.

If you find it difficult to do this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help—and pretty soon, you’ll have one, or two, or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left: You can introduce her to your new friends!

1. This text is written for ____________.

A. teachers B. parents

C. students D. visitors

2. The expression “feeling left out” means “ ____________” in Chinese.

A. 受冷落 B. 被调侃 C. 挨批评 D. 遭攻击

3. Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ____________.

A. they miss their old friends a lot

B. they have no time to stay with others

C. teachers know who wants a new friend

D. they are shy or not good at making friends

Every day, it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes, and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?

Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. Sometimes designers use a special picture or symbol called a logo. Logos appear(出现) on many different products(产品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company.

It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence all around the world: “Just do it.” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.

All advertisements are designed to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are al1 drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, “Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”

You might think that advertisements are not after you, but the next time you buy a soft drink, ask yourself this question: Why am I buying this special product?

Title: Advertisements

书面表达 (本大题共5分)

“五一”小长假，你们全家去锡惠公园游玩。请你根据以下要点提示，用英语写一篇短文参加以“How to Behave Politely”为主题的征文比赛，并适当加以评论。要点提示：

注意：1. 征文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 第5点须用2～3句话展开合理想象，做适当发挥；

3. 词数80个左右，短文标题和开头已在答题卷上给出，不计入总词数。

John is ______ honest boy. He never ______ lies.

A. a, says B. an, speaks

C. the ,tells D. an, tells

The number of the books in our school library _______ about50,000.

A. are B. has C. have D. is

The boy is _________of the two brothers.

A. a cleverer B. the cleverer

C. the more clever D. the cleverest

---What ____ your new friend ____?

--- He is very funny. He likes telling funny jokes.

A. does, look B. does, like

C. is like D. is, look like

Betty swims ______ than I, But I doesn’t swim ______ Jim.

A. badly, as good as B. bader, as well as

C. worse, so better as D. worse, as well as

任务型阅读 (每空限填一词,每空0.5分，共5分)

Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying, “Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seeds（种子）and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your life.

But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, talk to him or her honestly. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter.

There are some steps to be friends again.

Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend did wrong and explain why you did this or that; remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

Title(标题): 1. to find real friendship and keep it?