Dear sir

I'm a middle school student. I have something to talk with you. In my school, many students have mobile phones（手机）.They think it's cool to have a mobile phone. Really the phones come in fun colours and let students talk with their parents and friends at any time. But I don't think it's good to send messages（短信）.It takes them a lot of time to do that. Some students always hope to buy the latest mobile phones and this will waste（浪费）their parents' money. And my father tells me that most mobile phones can cause health problems. Could you do something to stop it?

    Yours

    Mary

  1.Students use mobile phones to_________.

       A. talk with their parents and friends and send messages

       B. learn from others

       C. study English

       D. talk with their teachers

  2.The students want to have the latest mobile phones. And it will_________.

       A. waste their parents' time             B. waste their parents' money

       C. save their time                     D. save their money

 3.The writer thinks that students_________.

       A. can't use a mobile phone at home      B. should use mobile phones at any time

       C. must have a mobile phone at school    D. shouldn't use a mobile phone at school

For us students who are studying at school, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult. Some people find exam times so bad that they become ill, because they
are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and family down. If exams are really making you ill or worried, don’t hide your feelings. Talk to someone about it. Maybe you can speak to a friend, or someone in your family, or teachers at your place of study. If one person doesn’t help you, ask someone else.
How to get through exams? Here are some①         （建议）：
Ask a teacher or tutor about how to review your lessons, and exam skills-how to work when you are in an exam.
Take short rests during your time of work. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.
Plan your work: study at times when you know you will work at your best.
Get enough sleep, and eat ②         （健康）food.
You need exercise to work well. Walk, run, play sports-whatever you enjoy.
Stop thinking about the future and failing.
If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed!③Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.
If it upsets you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don’t do it! In fact, don’t even think about the exam you have finished. What is done is done. ④ 你不能改变你已经写的东西！
To this advice, we could add:
If you are studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed. Your mind will still be“going round and round”-thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.
【小题1】Why do some students hate exams?
                                                                          
【小题2】在①处和②处填上恰当的单词。
①                                 ②                       
【小题3】将文中划线的句子③译成汉语。
                                                                       
【小题4】将短文中划线的句子④译成英语。（每空0.5分，共2分）
You                              what you                               .
【小题5】请给短文拟一个适当的标题。（2分）

It's still the holiday season and students in the UK are enjoying their winter break (休假).

    Tiffany in Guangdong asks us about how British students spend their winter break.

    For some, it's a time to study because they have exams next term. Some might have to study. They have to read some books. They use the winter break to catch up with(赶上) their reading. But some students can Let their hair down and celebrate Christmas and New Year with a few drinks.

    This holiday is also an important time to chat with the family and maybe get some sleep too. Some lucky students are going away on holiday but it won't be long.

1.What do the underlined words "let their hair down" mean in this reading?

    A. 放下头发        B. 烫发           C. 放松           D. 理发

2. Which of the following is true?

    A. The winter break in the UK is not long.

    B. The winter break in the UK is a time for sleep.

    C. Students work hard in the winter break.

    D. Students are preparing for the coming exam.

3.The passage is mainly about _______.

    A. the differences between the winter break in China and the UK

    B. what the students in the UK usually do in the winter break

    C. why some students like the winter break

D. how to celebrate the winter break

Some students cheat(作弊) because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without (41) the time studying. Other students might feel that they can’t (42) the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn’t a good (43).

A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test (44) to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and (45) them out will help feel better than cheating.

If a student gets (46) cheating, the teacher may give a “(47)” on the test, send him or her to the head teacher’s (48), and call his or her parents. Worse than the (49) grade may be the feeling of having disappointed those people, (50) parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not an (51) person and a teacher might watch you more (52) the next time you’re taking a test.

There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some students have already cheated. If that’s you, it’s (53) too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a (54), but a student is always able to act better and make better (55). It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.