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Big schoolbags have been a serious problem for students for a long time.Maybe your schoolbag is too 　1　 to carry，and it troubles you a lot 　2　 you want to find a book out to read，Now an e-textbook will 　3　 you.

It is said that e-textbooks are going to be 　4　 in Chinese middle schools.An e-textbook，in fact，is a small 　5　 for students.It is much 　6　 than a usual schoolbag and easy to carry.Though it is as small as a book，it can 　7 　 all the materials（材料）for study.The students can read the text page by page on the 　8　，take notes with the pointer（屏写笔）.Or even “　9　” their homework to their teachers by sending e-mails.All they have to do is to press a button.　　

Some people say e-textbooks are good，but some say they may be 　10 　 for the students’ eyes.What do you think of it?

It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was 　41　 English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Gough, our new English teacher, 　42　 into the classroom.

To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and asked if anyone 　43　 it. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Gough asked if I really understood 　44　 the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me 　45　 an essay on that subject.

After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr. Gough thought that students hadto　　46　 a play to understand it. “Don’t just read it,” he said.

As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a 　47　 in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll come to realize how 　48　 it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.”

　49　 have passed. Now, every time I sit down to write 　50　, I think of Mr. Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.

41. A. boring                      B. bored                    C. interesting                 D. interested

42. A. walks                       B. walked                   C. was walking              D. is walking

43. A. reads                        B. read                       C. has read                   D. had read

44. A. if                             B. when                     C. what                         D. how

45. A. wrote                       B. writing                  C. to write                    D. written

46. A. work out                  B. act out                   C. put out                      D. come out

47. A. teacher                     B. actor                      C. waiter                      D. writer 

48. A. useful                       B. beautiful                 C. careful                      D. thankful

49. A. A year                      B. Some year              C. Years                        D. Every year

50. A. anything new            B. something new        C. new anything             D. new something

Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope?
When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use the word like "Dear sir",　 "Dear Mr./Miss./Ms.…". To end the letter, we usually use words like "Yours”, “Yours ever" or "Truly yours".
Now read the following envelope, please

1. 1.

   "We have to put it on the top of the right corner." The word "it" here means_____

   1. A.
      the date　　　　　　
   2. B.
      the letter　　　　
   3. C.
      the passage
2. 2.

   To what country will the letter be sent?

   1. A.
      P.R. China　　　　　
   2. B.
      China　　　　　
   3. C.
      The United States
3. 3.

   Who writes this letter?

   1. A.
      Miss Susan Brown　　
   2. B.
      Zhang  Hua　　　
   3. C.
      You
4. 4.

   From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should
   put down our address _____

   1. A.
      at the end of the letter on the right
   2. B.
      at the end of the letter on the left
   3. C.
      at the top of the letter on the left
5. 5.

   How do you begin your letter if you write to John Smith?

   1. A.
      John Smith　　　
   2. B.
      Mr. John　　 　
   3. C.
      Dear Mr. Smith

A

　　　 Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Nanjing Sunshine Secondary School.The table below is his mid?term self?assessment (自我评价).He draws faces to show his progress：

Read the table and find out how well Li Ping is doing.

(　　)1.Li Ping thinks he did best in ________ in Unit 1.

A.opposites B.using a dictionary

C.a report　　　 D.present perfect tense

(　　)2.What does Li Ping need to improve in Unit 1?

A.Present perfect tense. B.Using a dictionary.

C.A report. D.Opposites.

(　　)3.Which do you think Li Ping does well in?

A.Present perfect tense. B.Passive voice.

C.Linking words. D.Favourite educational computer game.

(　　)4.What is Li Ping NOT very good at in Unit 2?

A.Suffixes ‘ful’ and ‘less’. B.Past continuous tense.

C.Linking words. D.My best holiday.

(　　)5.From the table we know Li Ping is weak in ________ .

A.vocabulary B.main task

C.study skills/pronunciation　 D.grammar

根据对话内容，填写适当单词补全对话（每空0.5 分，共5分）
A: 【小题1】____　 me, could you ___【小题2】______ 　me the way to the nearest book shop, please?
B:Certainly. Go along this road and turn right ____【小题3】____　the traffic ____【小题4】___　.
Then walk on __【小题5】____　you reach the second crossing. And then turn left. You will see a bridge. Go across the bridge. You will find the shop __【小题6】__　the right. It's __【小题7】__ 　the post office __【小题8】____　the fruit shop. You can't _【小题9】___　it.
A:Thank you very much.
B:You're　___【小题10】___　.