What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically (按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98,meaning" 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4
+7+5="96,while" love: 12+15+22+5="54,and" luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer (祈祷)？They can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude (态度). Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude: 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5="100," a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and become friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive attitude towards failure (失败), you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.
(   ) 7. According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to ____.
A. ask others for help                   B. say your prayers to God
C. change your attitude                 D. try maths solving methods
(   ) 8. The underlined word “positive” means ____________.
A. 积极的         B.消极的          C. 极端的       D. 无所谓的
(   ) 9. From the passage we can learn that ________.
A.different attitude come from different courses of life.
B.Mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life.
C.Failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude.
D.none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more.

What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.

     If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically (按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98,meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4

+7+5=96,while love: 12+15+22+5=54,and luck: 12+21+3+11=47, a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer (祈祷)？They can’t , either.

     Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude (态度). Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude: 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100, a full mark.

     Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.

     When you change your manner and become friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive attitude towards failure (失败), you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.

(   ) 7. According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to ____.

     A. ask others for help                   B. say your prayers to God

     C. change your attitude                  D. try maths solving methods

(   ) 8. The underlined word “positive” means ____________.

     A. 积极的         B.消极的          C. 极端的       D. 无所谓的

(   ) 9. From the passage we can learn that ________.

A.different attitude come from different courses of life.

B.Mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life.

C.Failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude.

D.none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more.

What’s language for？Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules（规则） and learning lists of words --the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas and information. It’s meaningless if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can’t speak correctly or fluently(流利地). They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native（本土的） speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Saw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They’re English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. So Chinese students should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo(做过头)it. They should put communication(交际)first.
【小题1】 Language is used to __________ .

What is your favourite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why？Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.
When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi’an: On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don't have much homework. We exchange test answers and chat.
Yang Yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together at 4——6 pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)？
Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articlesmyself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from myfavorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄) them during sports meetingsand school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. Itis so funny that everyone watches it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It’s a good place for us to make a record of our lives, of both good timesand sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can doit on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimeslisten in on your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. Youcan relax and talk freely.
【小题1】How many kids are interviewed about QQ?