— How do you like your trip?

   —____ great fun we had ____with each other all the way on the coach!

   A. How; chatting     B. What; chatting     C. What; to chat     D. What a; chatting

Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.

What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (弹回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.

Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.

Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望远镜)and searchlights(探照灯).

Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves.

 

1.If you wave your right hand, you can see your         In the mirror.

A. left hand down     B. left hand wave

C. right hand wave    D. right hand up

2.Mirrors        .

A. appeared a long time ago

B. were made of glass at first

C. made of metal are popular today

D. had many uses in ancient times

3.Mirrors were magic in the past because       .

A. people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors

B. they were used in magic shows

C. they could make people change their heights and weights

D. they could make people laugh

4.What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese?

A.雕刻       B.油漆      C.扭转       D.弯曲

 

Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
●  Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
●  How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
●  Do I have a good place to do my homework?
●  Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
(    )1. What do kids often worry most about?
A. Their hobbies.                     B. Their homework.
C. Their marks at school.               D. A fight with their friends.
(    )2. According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.
A. work hard                        B. talk to someone
C. get ready for class                  D. write down your worries
(    )3. If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".
A. Why are grades important?           B. What do grades mean to me?
C. How do I get ready for class?         D. Why not give up my studies?
(    )4. If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.
A. invite him or her to watch a game      B. put the blame on him or her
C. try to make new friends              D. leave him or her alone
(    )5. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Who is often worried.               B. When people are worried.
C. How to deal with worries.            D. What kinds of worries people have.

 

Mother’s Day is coming. It is a time to let Mom know she’s special to you. Finding the right gift for Mom on that day is not always easy. We often want something personal and thoughtful. But how can we make? These following ideas may help you.

Gift of Time

Moms just want to spend time with their children so make it a Mother-Daughter/ Son Day. Spend the whole day with her. Do the things she likes doing with her.

Home Video

Take your family videos and make them a short home video. She can enjoy it whenever she misses you. Although it may take a lot of time, the process(过程) can be great fun and the result is often priceless(无价的).

Mom Mix

Make a CD for her. It’s a collection of all the songs that remind her of you and your growing up.

Write a Letter

Write a letter instead of a simple card. Write about all the good memories you have with her and all the things she has done for you.

Flowers

People send carnations(康乃馨) on Mother’s Day. You can easily spend a lot of money on them. If you have flowers in your garden, or can handpick them, it can be a great gift.

Dinner

Make a dinner and invite her over. You can also take it over to her house and surprise her. Just don’t forget to wash the dishes after the dinner.

1.Why is it not easy to find a right gift on Mother’s Day?

   A. Because we want to save money   B. Because mothers don’t like gifts

   C. Because we always want to get something special

2.Making a home video may be _________.

   A fun   B. boring    C. easy

3.What does the underlined word “remind” mean in Chinese?

   A 使…防范   B. 使…想起   C. 使…经过

4.How many kinds of ideas have been mentioned here for Mother’s Day?

   A 4    B. 5    C. 6

5.From the passage we know ________.

   A you can buy a big cake for your mom on Mother’s Day

   B. writing a letter is better than sending a simple card to your mom on Mother’s Day

   C. inviting your mom to eat in a restaurant is a good gift for her.

 

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 Lifelong Learning (终身学习)

In the past, when students graduated from college and got jobs, only some of them went on with their study. But today, lifelong learning is becoming more and more common.

Lucy, who is forty, teaches physics at a college in Boston. “Next term, I’ll teach some of my classes by using the Internet. This is the way of teaching that I’ve never used before,” says Lucy. “These days, I am taking a class to learn how to teach in this way. If not, I will lose my job.” At the same time, Lucy’s seventy-year-old parents, who live in New York, are taking an art history class online. “We love this subject,” says her father, “and we learn it to enjoy ourselves. You see we can study with people all over the world. What fun it is to learn like this!”

	Lucy	Parents
Age	Forty	1.
Subject	2.____________________	Art history
Place	3.____________________	New York
How to teach or learn	On the Internet / Online	4.
For what they go on learning	Not to lost her job	5.To enjoy