As a teacher，I think it is right to tell my students to write about their true feelings and real experiences．I always taught my students how to learn by experience．And I also found that it helped me a lot to get on well with the students．

    One day after explaining a tex，I asked my students to write a passage about their families．I encouraged them to write about their real experiences with their closest family members．All the students wrote quite well but the best one of them was written by a little girl．She was Hao Fang．I was deeply moved by her story．In her passage，she said her father had died years before and her mother had to work hard to support the family．Many times she had seen her mother work deep into night but never seen tears on her face．She also wrote that she needed to stay strong and she would do the best to give her mother an easier life in the future．Like her mother, Hao Fang also worked hard at her lessons and she was really good at any of them．I don’t know anything about her unlucky family till then．She always appeared happy and never showed that she needed anyone’s help．

    In order to make her an example to the class．I read this passage to the class．When I finished reading it，I found my throat choked and my students’ eyes full of tears．After class nearly all my other students crowded around Hao Fang and gave their money to help this girl．We knew her family needed money very much．Many students decided to offer her more help．To tell the truth，I was really proud of my students．

    But to my surprise，this student of mine didn’t express her thanks to her classmates and left school without even telling me the next day．I was puzzled about this．

    Was it right to tell her sad story to the class? Why did she refuse to accept the donation? These questions crowded my mind．

1．The teacher mentioned in the article always __________．

    A．made the students feel sad

    B．asked the students to make up stories

    C．helped the students learn from the real life

2．Hao Fang wrote about her family’s hard life in order to______．

   A．tell her real experiences

   B．show how strong she was

   C．ask her classmates for money

3．The underlined“choked”means________ in Chinese．

  A．哽咽                B．激动             C．疼痛

4．By reading the article，we know that Hao Fang__________．

  A．appreciated the donation

  B．was frustrated at her hard life

  C．wanted to improve her family’s life by working hard

5．We can learn from the article that __________．

  A．the ways of helping people should be well chosen

  B．it’s wrong to ask students to tell their real experiences

  C．donating money to the poor is the only better way to help them

After reading John's and Nancy's articles on the website’ Schools Around the World’, Daniel writes about his school life and sends it to the website. Read his article.

The school

 　My name is Daniel. I am in Grade 8. This is my second year at secondary school. When we finish Grade 9, we have to take an exam to continue our studies. We go to school five days a week and have 7 chasses every day. We study Maths, Chinese and English. We also have other subjects, for example, Science, Geography, History and Computer Studies. Computer Studies is my favourite subject.

After-school activities

 　We have different clubs to join after school. Some clubs are for fun ,such as the Guitar Club, the Chess Club and the Basketball Club. Some clubs are for study, such as the Maths Club and the Geography Club. I am a member of the English Singing Club. It is fun to sing English songs.

 　Big brothers and sisters

We are in a mixed school with 1,800 students. Many new students need help to learn more about the new school. They may have problems with their new school life. When they have problems, they sometimes do not want to tell the teachers. They may feel better if they can talk to the older students. In our school, students in senior levels can join the Helping Hands Club. These big brothers and sisters talk to the new students and try to help them with their problems.

 　In China, everybody thinks going to school is very important. We are happy to be at school. And I should say, our school is the best!

Other teenagers on the website write e-mails to Daniel and ask him about his school life in Beijing. Help him answer their questions. Circle the correct letters.

(1) When will you take the exam to continue your studies?

　　A　In Grade 7.

　　B　In Grade 8.

　　C　When I finish Grade 9.

(2) Do you go to school on Saturday?

　　A　Yes, I do.

　　B　No, I don’

　　C　Yes, sometimes.

　　A　Yes, there are.

　　B　No, there aren't.

　　C　I don't know.

(4) Who can be big brothers and sisters?

　　A　Teachers.

　　B　New students.

　　C　Students in senior levels.

(5) How many students are there in your school?

　　A　1,800.

　　B　More than 2,000.

　　C　Less than 1,150.

Whenever the house gets quiet, Mrs. Smith knows just where to find her 6-year-old daughter Maria: lost in the world of stories.
“I like to read every time of the day,” said Maria, a student at Creel Elementary School in Australia.
Maria’s headmaster, Mrs. White, wants each of her 850 students and their families to learn the love of reading this year. She wants reading at home to become an activity of choice in every family, even during holiday breaks. “I truly realize reading should be an important part of everyone’s life, and nothing should stop it.” said Mrs. White.
“The aim we want most of all is to help children understand they can enjoy reading, as well as practice their skills,” said Hannas, an education researcher. He suggested parents take their children to the library and allow them to pick out books that interest them.
Each night, students take home two books to read with their parents or other family members. They have to return the books the next day with a signed note from their parents showing that the books were read, and have passing tests that check how well they understand the books.
“We’re trying to get parents into the habit of reading with their kids.” said the headmaster. “Nothing is better than sitting on a sofa with your child and reading and laughing.”
Through books, Mrs. Smith, a parent, said she’s able to give her two daughters more experiences than she could.
“I think reading opens all the doors and creates imaginations in children,” she said, “I think if you read well, you can succeed in anything in life.”
【小题1】The aim of the at-home-reading activity is to __________.