Hello, my name is Peter. I study at a secondary school in the UK. School days usually begin at 9 a.m. in the UK. So I usually go to school at 8.45 a.m. School is over at 3.30 p.m. So I have enough time to go to different clubs.

    I’m good at all my lessons. But my favourite lesson is Cooking. All my teachers are very friendly and helpful. I never go home for lunch, I have lunch at school with my classmates. After lunch, we often go to the school field. Sometimes we play ball games, sometimes we just sit under the trees, reading or chatting. Sometimes we also go to the Computer Center to listen to music or send e-mails to our friends.

    I like my school and have a wonderful time at school every day.

1.Schools in the UK usually start at ____________.

A. 8.45 a.m.                   B. 9 a.m.                    C. 3.30 p.m.                  D. 8.30 a.m.

2.—How are Peter’s teachers? —They’re all very ____________.

A. friendly and helpful     B. beautiful               C. polite                    D. busy

3.—How often does Peter go home for lunch? — ____________

A. Seldom                    B. always                   C. Every day               D. Never

4. After lunch, the students can ________.

A. listen to music           B. write e-mails        C. play ball games         D. A, B and C

5.Which one isn’t right?

A. School is over at 3.30 p.m. in the UK.

B. Peter is good at all his lessons.

C. Peter has no time to go to clubs every day.

D. Peter has a wonderful time at school.

When  people    travel    in  another  city  or   country ,they  sometimes  stay  in  the  homes of the local people.  This is called   homestay  .   It  is    a  great  experience  because  you  can  meet  people    from   a  different  country   or  city  and  learn  something  new  about   that  place   .                                                                                       I  am  Wan  Li  from  China.  I came  to  the  UK   with  my  friends  for  a  short   visit  .    we   are  living   with  an English  couple   ,Mr.   and  Mrs.Green  ,in  the  west   of    London.    They   have    a    wonderful      four –bedroom  house   .      This   is  a new   house  .  It   has    two   bathrooms     and  a   garden    with  many    beautiful    flowers.   I   have   a   bedroom    of   my   own   .                                                                                     

There  are   some    shopping    centres    and     restaurants     near     the    house,     and   the  house   is  close   to   an     underground  station. It  takes   about  thirty  minutes  to  get  to   the  centre  of  London. 

I  think   a  homestay   may  be   a  good   choice  for  you  if  it  is  your  first  time  to  visit  abroad .  The local  people  are  friendly  and  willing  to  help. If  you  happen  to  celebrate   the  holidays  with  them,  you  will  get  to  know  more  about    western  culture  and  customs.

1.The  underlined  word   homestay   in  the  passage  means_________.

2.Wan Li and his  friends  live with _______ in London.

3.There is ____________near  the  house.

4.How long does it take Wan Li  to get  to the centre of London from the  west of London?

5.When travelers to the Great Britain happen to celebrate the holidays with the local people they will learn more about___________.

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They became dropouts.

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.

Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in the school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

2. “Dropouts” are those who ___.

3. Why do Japanese students work very hard at school and feel unhappy?

4. Failure in examinations cause students to ___.

5. According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students ___.

Welcome to the zoo, everyone! I'm glad to take you around the zoo on such a beatiful day. I'm Jane, and I am a middle school student.Today,I am a volunteer(志愿者） in the zoo. First of all, I want you to know some rules while you are enjoying yourselves in the zoo?.
1.Please do not give food to the animals.
2.Please leave your bicycles,skateboards,ects.outside the zoo.
3.Do not go into the green areas.
4.Please don't take your pet animals into the zoo.
5.Chilren under 12 years old must stay with their adults(成年人）.
6.You can take pictures in the zoo.
Now let me tell you our plan for today.First of all,we will visit the Lion Park on a minibus.Next is the Monkey Park.There are lots of clever and lovely monkeys.Then we'll walk to the Bird World.You can see many kinds of birds there.After that we'll go to a famous place,the Panda Park.Thank you!I hope you'll have a wonderful day.
【小题1】You mustn't give _____________________ to the animals.
【小题2】You should leave your bicycles ___________________ the zoo.
【小题3】Children under __________________ should go together with their adults.
【小题4】You can't take your ___________________ animals into the zoo.
【小题5】The tour guide will take the visitors to the Lion Park on a _______________________.