"If Mum 1_______ (find) out that I'm going to the beach, she will be angry with me, " I thought. So
I walked quietly and slowly not to let her see me.
     When I 2_______ (get) to the beach, I played volleyball with my friends, Bobby and Ben. Suddenly, the
ball fell into the sea. Just as Bobby 3_______ (pick) up the ball, the sea water carried the ball further and
further. I wanted 4_______ (show) off my swimming skills, so I made up my mind to get the ball for them.
     I jumped into the water and 5_______ (start) swimming. After 6_______ (swim) for about ten minutes, I
became tired. But when I saw that the ball was not far away from me, I swam faster. Just as I was going to
get the ball, a very strong wave carried the ball further away from me and I began to get down into the water,
too.
     "If I had listened to Mum and Dad, this would never have happened, " I thought before I fainted (昏厥).
     When I woke up, I 7_______ (lie) in bed. Then a doctor came into the room and after a few minutes, my
parents with half angry and half worried faces walked in. My parents scolded (責(zé)備) me but 8_______ (be)
also glad that I 9_______ (save).
      I  10_______ (will)  never 11_______ (forget) that terrible experience.

     校刊欄目：A. News  B. People   C. Environment  D. Show Ourselves 
                      E. Food   F. Lost and Found
1._________2._________3._________4._________5._________

         March 26th, Saturday                                                                                Sunny
     We are having the best holiday ever! Our hotel 1______ (have) four swimming pools and it is really big.
We have made lots of new friends here. Last night we 2______ (try) some Mexican food. It was really nice,
but so hot and spicy ! Dad had to 3______ (drink) a big glass of water to cool his mouth down . We 4______
(do) some really exciting things here, like swimming with dolphins. I 5______ (show) my dear grandma the
DVD of us and the dolphins when we get home.

       Xie Qiang is a student in Grade7. Mother's Day is coming. The teacher wants to hold a party in the
classroom and asks him to organize the party. Now he is making the plan.
       First, he will write some invitations to students' mothers. He will ask the mothers to come to the classroom.
The students are going to join the party with their mothers together.
       Second, he will ask his classmates to perform (表演) at the party. Zhang Yanling will sing English songs.
Liu Yanhua will play the piano. Li Bingpeng will tell stories at the party. Wang Xiaolong will play games. 
       Third, Xie Qiang will buy some Coke, juice and some milk for the mothers. He will also ask the students to
prepare some presents for the mothers. They will let their mothers have a good time.
       Fourth, he will ask some mothers to tell some stories and play games with the students. He will also ask
some mothers to tell something interesting to children.
       He hopes mothers will have a lot of fun at the party. The students can't wait for Mother's Day.

1. What is Liu Yanhua going to do at the party?

A. Sing English songs.
B. Play the piano.
C. Tell stories.
D. Play games.

2. What can't mothers drink at the party?

A. Coke.
B. Juice.
C. Coffee.
D. Milk.

3. Which grade is Wang Xiaolong in?

A. Grade5.
B. Grade6.
C. Grade7.
D. Grade8.

4. Who is going to organize the party?

A. Xie Qiang's mother.
B. Zhang Yanling.
C. Xie Qiang's teacher.
D. Xie Qiang

5. Where does the teacher want to hold the party?

A. At Xie Qiang's home.
B. In the classroom.
C. In the park.
D. On the playground.

     There are two main kinds of sports. These two kinds of sports are team sports and individual (個(gè)人的)
sports. Team sports are such as baseball, basketball and (1)v______. Team sports (2)r______ two separate
(獨(dú)立的) teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other in order to get high
(3)s______. For example, in a football game, if team A get 7 points and team B get 3 points, team A wins
the game. Team sports are sometimes (4)c______ competitive sports.
     Besides team sports, there is (5)a______ main type, or kind, of sporting activities. This is individual sports.
In individual sports, there is (6)n______ teams. There isn't any competition. People play individual sports in
order to get exercise. They don't play individual sports for competition. (7)G______, they want to get some
exercise, not to win a game. Individual sports are such sports as swimming, skiing, and (8)r______.
     Of course it is possible to compete in individual sports. It is possible to keep a score in individual sports.
The main difference, however, (9)b______ teams sports and individual sports is that individual sports can be
performed alone. Team sports need more than (10)o______ person.

     My favorite great book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly
in a quiet street of St. Petersburg, Missouri. He's a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many
exciting adventures (冒險(xiǎn)). He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle
of the Mississippi River for several days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in
a cave. and finally, they find a box of gold.
     My favorite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral.
He hides and watches for a time. and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they're
also pleased to see him alive.
     Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone
is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom's best friend. and Injun Joe is the bad man of the
story.
     The theme of the story is about children growing up. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns
of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished (懲罰) for bad behavior.
     Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but
it's still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it's only a story. Twain wrote it in the
everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century,so it sounds very real. Today it's
thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on--- read it! I know you'll enjoy it,
too.

1. Where does Tom run away with his two friends?

A. To a quiet street.
B. To a small town.
C. To an island.
D. To a forest.

2. Who is the bad man in the story?

A. Huck Finn.
B. Injun Joe.
C. Becky.
D. Polly.

3. How did people feel when Tom appeared at his own funeral?

A. They were surprised and pleased.
B. They were surprised and sad
C. They were worried and excited.
D. They were frightened and happy.

4. The whole book is mainly about _______.

A. freedom and social rules
B. children's bad behaviour
C. the growth of young children
D. strangers in American small towns

5. The writer writes the article to _______.

A. ask us to read the book
B. tell us how popular the book is today
C. tell us when Mark Twain wrote the story
D. tell us why the story sounds very real