Have you ever thought of such questions as ‘‘Why do I have to study math?” or “I am not interested in history at all．My dream is to be an engineer．Should I give history up?”

    Maybe you are right．After you leave school，it's not necessary for you to understand everything．But please remember that at school，besides getting knowledge，you should pay attention to some other important things．

    First，try to find what you are most interested in．At school，you study many subjects．Try to find what you like and what you don't like。This may be helpful to you in the future．

    Second，maybe you don't like math and you want to drop it．But the logical thinking ability（逻辑思维能力）from math can help you solve some problems, At school，you should practice your brain by thinking．

    Third，you should believe in yourself．Maybe you learn French at school，but you don't need to speak French at all．But learning French can prove（证明）that you have the ability of learning languages。Suppose you go to Germany one day and find a job there．Then you call tell yourself, “I can do my job well．At school I learned French well．and now I must be able to learn German．”But if you have no confidence，what will happen?

    Try to challenge yourself as often as possible。I think many of us like playing computer games．When we fail in a game，we always want to try it again，why? Because it is hard for ns to get the highest mark．If we want to challenge ourselves，we must face more difficult things and make greater progress．

1．At school you should                     ．

   A．stop learning the Subjects you don't like

   B．both get knowledge and improve your ability

   C．pay more attention to math

   D．1earn French instead of English

2．Math can improve one's                 ．

   A．thinking ability                                           B．skills in computer

   C．interest in other Subjects                       D．ability of finding a job

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

   A．You will use everything you learn at school in your future job．

   B．It's not necessary to  know what you like at school．

   C．Everything you learn at school has an influence on you．

   D．Logical thinking ability is the most important ability．

4．Learning French can help us           ．

   A．have confidence in learning languages          B．go to Germany

   C．get a good result in the exam                         D．in nothing

5 ．The last paragraph tells as that             ．

   A．everyone loves to play computer games

   B．it is not easy to get high marks in computer games

   C．we should do some very difficult things

   D．we should challenge ourselves

Last year，we had an English teacher from the United States．We called him Mr. Black．He often told us，“English is very useful in the world．”He taught us very well．He was strict with us all．In class he always gave us more time to speak English．At first I could hardly understand a word and I could not talk in English at all．But soon I found English was not so hard and I could talk to my classmates in English．So I began to like it very much．

    Now Mr. Black taught in another school．This year we have a new teacher，Mrs. Green．She  also teaches us very carefully．She often asks us to recite(背诵)the texts and play games．With the help of the two foreign teachers，we all have made great progress．

  Now I am enjoying studying this subject．I am sure I will learn a lot this year．

1．Where did Mr. Black come from?

    A．Australia              B．England               C．United States  D．China

2．Does Mr. Black still teach the writer this year?

    A．Yes，he does       B．No，he doesn’t    C．Never           D．We don’t know

3．What did Mr. Black give the writer more time to do in his class?

A．Play games                          B．Write English   

C．Listen to the teacher             D．Speak English more

4．Which sentence is right?

    A．This year our English teacher is Mr. Black

    B．Mrs. Green teaches as well as Mr. Black

    C．Mrs. Green asks us not to recite

    D．If Mr. Black teaches us，I will not be good at English

5．How many teachers have taught the writer?

    A．1                  B． 2                C．3             D．We can’t know

　　A few years ago, I was in a small town in England. One day on my way to school, I saw a policeman stop a car, and at once a young man from another country came out of it. Then there was an interesting talk

between them:

Policeman: Why are you driving on the right side of the road?

Young man: Do you want me to drive on the wrong side?

Policeman: You are driving on the wrong side!

Young man: But you said I was driving on the right side.

Policeman: Yes, you're on the right, and that's wrong.

Young man: I don't understand if right is wrong, I'm right when I'm on the wrong side. So why did you stop me?

Policeman: You must keep to the left, sir! The right side is the left.

Young man: It's like a looking glass. I'll try to remember.

Policeman: You should also remember“mm left”.

Young man: Now let me think. Turn left! In England left is right, and right is wrong. Am I right?

Policeman: You'll be right if you turn left. But if you turn right, you'll be wrong.

Young man: Thank you, I understand.

(1) The young man was ______ .

[　　]

A．not a good man	B．good at driving
C．an Englishman	D．not an Englishman

(2) The young man did not know what was wrong with _______ .

[　　]

A．the road	B．his car
C．his driving	D．his English

(3) The young man did not understand at first why _______ .

[　　]

A．the left side was the right side

B．the wrong side was the left side

C．the left side was the wrong side

D．the right side was the right side

(4) The policeman stopped the young man because he _______ .

[　　]

A. drove on the right side	B. drove on the left side
C. drove too fast	D. drove too slow

(5) If you drive in England, you ________.

[　　]

A．always turn left	B．sometimes turn left
C．never turn left	D．must turn right

One day, Mr. Smith goes to a dinner party. He is wearing very old clothes. He comes into the room. But people in the room don't look at him. They don't ask him to sit at the table. He isn't happy. But he says nothing.

Mr. Smith goes home quickly and puts on his best clothes. He goes back to the party. Everyone in the room stands up and looks at him. They give him good food to eat.

Mr. Smith takes off his coat and puts it on the food and says, "Eat, coat!"

The other people are astonished and ask, "What are you doing? Why do you do that?"

Mr. Smith answers, "I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wear old clothes, you don't look at me. You don't ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now I see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”

    根据短文内容，选择最佳答案（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）。

51. One day, Mr. Smith goes to_______.

    A. a birthday party    B. a dinner party    C. an English party    D. a movie

52. When he comes into the room, the people don't look at him. Why?

    A. Because the people don't ask him to come.

    B. Because Mr. Smith wears old clothes.

    C. Because Mr. Smith doesn't say hello to them first.

    D. Because it is night, they don't see him.

53. Why does he go home quickly?

    A. Because he doesn't want to stay there.

    B. Because he goes home for his best clothes.

    C. Because the people there ask him to leave.

    D. Because he doesn't like the food there.

54. What's the meaning of "astonished" in Chinese?

    A．高兴的         B．不满的    C．感到奇怪的       D．生气的

55. Which is right according to the article?

    A. A person in good clothes should eat good food.

    B. A good coat should eat good food.

    C. We can't judge a man by his clothes.

    D. Mr. Smith is stupid(愚蠢的)．