You are going to high school , aren’t you ? Maybe you don’t know what to do . Here is a list of the top six things to do when you are in high school . These things will give you ideas of what  your high school life could be like . Here you go !
①Find your passion (激情)and what kind of person you are : Whether it’s dance ,basketball ,or drawing ,the important thing is that you have found something you are interested in .
② Talk to people you wouldn’t usually talk to : Meet new people ,find new friends and even talk to the people you don’t like. It will show what a great person you are . You never know what will happen after high school.
③Take part in at least one contest: This will give you tears of laughter, happiness and memories .
④Get a job : This will help you see what it’s like to have responsibility(责任 ) . It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself .
⑤Take a trip with your friends :It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do , the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place .
⑥Do your best at school : Don’t ever get lazy . Working hard now will help you in the future.
【小题1】The writer mainly tells you six things you should do         .

A．in your high school years

B．at the beginning of your high school years

C．before your high school begins

D．after you finish your high school

【小题2】Which of the following you’d better not do according to the passage?

A．find your interest.

B．get a job

C．take a trip with your friends

D．get lazy

【小题3】What’s the main idea of the passage ?

A．Have a happy school life.

B．How to get along with your school mates.

C．Ideas of successful high school life .

D．Make your school life easy .

People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn’t lift (举起) your bowl to your mouth when you are having some soup. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you even needn’t worry about making a noise when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. Making a noise is considered as (被认为) bad manners (举止，礼仪) in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you to give a loud “burp” (打嗝) after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, they hope you keep the hands on the table during a meal. But Arabians consider you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arabians consider it very bad manners eating with left hands. So, what should you do if you are on a visit in another country? Well, you can ask the local people to help you or just watch carefully and follow them if you are on a visit in another country.
【小题1】It is impolite to lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having some soup in _________.

A．Britain

B．China

C．Japan

D． Mexico

【小题2】In Mongolia, burping after eating shows that _________.

A．you are rude

B．you are hungry

C．you dislike the food

D．you like the food

【小题3】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．People in different countries have different ways of doing things.

B．British people are very polite.

C．You mustn’t eat with your left hand.

D．Don’t worry about making a noise when you have soup.

Rules in the reading room
Hello, everyone. Welcome to the school reading room. We hope you have a good time here. Before you go into the reading room, there are some rules you need to keep.
1.The reading room is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
2. Don’t take your bag into the reading room.
3. Don’t talk loudly in the reading room.
4. Don’t take any food or drink into the reading room.
5. Take only one book at a time. After you finish reading the book, you must put it back and then you can take another one. Don’t take many books to your seat.
6. Before you leave, you must return the book to the bookshelf. You can’t take any book out of the reading room.
【小题1】How long is the reading room open every day?

A．Ten hours.

B．Nine hours.

C．Seven hours.

D．Eight hours.

【小题2】What can you take into the reading room?

A．The bag.

B．The student card.

C．Sandwiches.

D．Orange juice.

【小题3】How many books can you take from the bookshelf at a time?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

【小题4】What does the underlined word “return” mean in Chinese?

A．放置

B．带走

C．整理

D．归还

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can drink in the reading room.

B．You can take all your favorite books to your seat.

C．You can read in the reading room at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

D．You can take only one book home at a time.

People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn’t lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having some liquid (液体) food. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you even needn’t worry about making noises when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. But it is regarded as bad manners in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you to give a loud “burp”(打嗝) after you finish eating, Burping shows that you like the food.
In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arab countries you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arabs consider it very bad manners eating with left hands. So, what should you do if you are on a visit in another country? Well, just do in Rome as the Romans do. You can ask the native (本土的)people to help you or just watch carefully and follow them.
【小题1】 According to the passage, making noises when you have liquid food isn’t bad manners in        .

A．China

B．Japan

C．Britain

D．Mongolia

【小题2】           is bad manners in Britain.

A．Eating food without making noises

B．Putting liquid food in the bowl

C．Having soup directly with a bowl

D．Keeping hands off the table

【小题3】From the passage, we can infer(推断) that           .

A．Mongolian people burp when they are eating

B．Japanese people all make noises when drinking

C．Chinese people never make noises at table

D．few Arabs eat with left hands

【小题4】The passage mainly tells us            .

A．some table manners in Britain

B．some different table manners

C．different ways of having liquid food

D．to have good manners

– Can I watch TV now, Mum?

   – No, you can’t watch ______ you finish your homework.

A. as                           B. after                        C. until