Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents. However, it is not true.
     Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it's hard for you to communicate with
your parents, don't worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (代溝).
     ● Don't argue (爭辯) with your parents. Don't get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents
probably won't consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can't express yourself well if you are
angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you
want to say to your parents. If you don't think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
     ● Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep
your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise
on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect
will keep your relationship strong.
     ● Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell
your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in
life. 
     A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

1. Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you _____.

A. don't get to them often
B. write a letter to them
C. don't speak to them politely
D. express yourself well

2. If there's really a generation gap between you and your parents, you'd better _____.

A. have a talk with them often
B. keep away from them
C. agree with them all the time
D. know about their values

3. From the passage we learn that _____.

A. parents and children should not have a generation gap
B. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap
C. parents should show love and respect to their children
D. there are so many serious problems in families today

     Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been
handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she
had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded (回應) with a polite "Why, thank you" , but you knew you
had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and bad) tell
about your personal qualities (品質)?
     Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy-the ability to put yourselfinto someone else's
head and heart. We're all able to do this; in fact, we're born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest
period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加強) by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn't,
we're not able to understand other people's feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can
many other emotional qualities.
     Think back to the presents you've given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection,
how much you spent your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the
package. Keep in mind that what you choose shows your mner world. Of course, you may express yourself
differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.
     We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Paying no attention
to the tradition won't make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.

1. The underlined expression "you had missed the mark" means "you had failed to _____."

A. make her feel better
B. keep your friendship
C. receive a present in return
D. get the expected effect

2. In the third paragraph, the writer tells us that _____.

A. attention should be paid to the receivers' responses
B. one learns from what he did in the past
C. the choice of gifts shows one's emotional qualities
D. one should spend more time choosing gifts 

3. The best possible title for this passage is _____.

A. Ways of Choosing Gifts
B. An Important Tradition
C. Exchanging Presents
D. Message in a Gift

     Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might write them in his diary. Now he might get
on the Internet and write them in his blog (博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are almost the same. Then,
what makes a blog different from a diary?
     The biggest difference is that a blog is much more public than a diary. Anyone can read what you write in
your blog. Usually, a teenager likes hiding his diary book and treats it as secret. If you are not satisfied with a
friend and write something bad about him in your diary, he will never know it. However, if you do this on the
Internet,that friend may read your blog and get angry. So we have to be careful of what we write.
     A blog has good points, of course. People choose to write in blogs, they know that their friends will read
what they write. If you feel sad one day and write in your diary, no one will know about it. If you write the
same words in your blog, your friends may quickly writer back to comfort you and offer their help. Blogs
help people know what their friends are doing.
     Though it's a good way to write blogs about everday life, I still prefer my old diary.

1. Now when a teenager has some problems in his life, he might ________.

A. talk to his friends
B. keep them in his diary
C. write them in his blog

2. ________ is NOT mentioned in the passage.

A. Chatting on QQ
B. Getting on the Internet
C. Writing blogs

3. The underlined word "comfort" means ________ in Chinese.

A. 責怪
B. 安慰
C. 嘲笑

4. From the passage we know that ________.

A. the writer thinks a blog is more helpful than a diary
B. the writer thinks a blog and a diary are the same
C. the writer likes a diary better than a blog

5. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. the teenagers' problems in their lives 　　　　　　
B. the difference between a diary and a blog
C. the good points of writing blogs

     School is not the safe place as it used to be. How to be safer in school? How can students stay away
from danger? There are many activities that students can do to learn safety in an easy way. Here are some
stories from the students who have had safety classes in Xuri Middle School.
     Wang Lin:
     About Sports Safety Once we made up a story about sports safety. All we needed to do was to point
out safe and unsafe sports behaviors in the story. From this lesson, we knew we should always do warm-up
(熱身)activities before playing sports and drink some water after that.
     Liu Ying:
     About Classroom Safety Putting on short plays is a good way to learn and enjoy ourselves. We once put
on a short play about a boy called Little Naughty. He always did something naughty (淘氣的) in the classroom
and got himself into trouble. In this way, we learned to behave well and get on well with each other.
     Zhou Weilun:
     About Fire Safety In our school, we have a fire emergency response practice (火警應急演習) in September
every year. So we know where to go if there is a fire in school. We learn to use the fire extinguisher (滅火器),
too. But I don't think we should be allowed to put out the fire alone,it's too dangerous for young students like
us.

1. The writer talks about ________ kinds of school safety in this passage.

A. two
B. three
C. four

2. According to the passage, we can learn that ________.

A. the students in school often get into trouble
B. school is not as safe as it used to be
C. there is a safety class in school once a month

3. Zhou Weilun tells us that they also learn how to use ________.

4. The passage is probably written for ________.

A. the athletes
B. the firefighters
C. the students

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Importance of School Safety 　　　
B. Safety Activities for Students
C. How to Behave Well in School

     If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It save your life. This is the surprising advice
of a British cook. One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from a
table, and suddenly a snake appeared and bit him on the hand. A few days earlier, the snake came to the
restaurant from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and hid under the dish. "I tried to pick it
up and it bit me. I threw it away, but it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door." Jackson said. Anyway,
Jackson was cool and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his hand began to ache and
he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn't say what was wrong because they didn't
know what kind of snake it was.
     Then Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors sent it to London Zoo. When they knew
the kind of snake, they could give Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day. "So my advice
is this: If a snake bits you, pick up your phone. Take its photo first and then call the hospital. Show the photo
to the doctors," suggests Mr. Jackson. "Oh, and if the snake doesn't smile for its photo, don't worry!"

1. When the snake bit Mr. Jackson, it was _____.

A. hiding in a box of bananas
B. climbing out of a box of bananas
C. lying under a dish
D. climbing into the fridge  

2. Mr. Jackson threw the snake away probably because _____.

A. he was surprised
B. he wanted to get a better photo
C. his chest began to hurt
D. the fridge door was open

3. Mr. Jackson closed the fridge door so that _____.

A. he could take a photo
B. the snake couldn't go back to the zoo
C. the snake became cool
D. he was safe from the snake

4. The doctors gave Mr. Jackson the right medicine when _____.

A. London Zoo told them what kind of snake it was
B. Mr. Jackson sent the photo to the hospital
C. he left hospital the next day
D. the snake bit him

5. The text tells us if we are in danger and have a phone with us, it will help us to do _____ things.

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

     A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you see on the roads.
    
     Number one is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign, they must not go at more
than thirty kilometres can hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town. Number two is a sign
that we're near a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number three is a sign that there is a bend in the road.
Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go round a bend very fast. Number four is a sign
that there is another road coming in from the right. There is a junction at this place. Number five is a sign that
there is a hill and number six is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number
seven has the word "SCHOOL" on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road.
Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number
eight is a sign with the letter" P" on it. The letter "P" means "Parking". At some places, there're the signs "No
parking" or "No waiting". If a driver leaves his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write
down the number of his car.

1. At the places where you see Sign 1, _____.

A. you are already out of a town
B. you still have thirty kilometres to go
C. there must be many houses and buildings not far away
D. there must be a town thirty k8ilometers away

2. The underlined word "bend" probably means "_____" here.

A. traffic
B. subway
C. turning
D. danger

3. You have to drive not only slowly but also carefully when you find _____.

A. each of the eight signs
B. either of Signs 2 and 3
C. all of Signs 2, 4, 6 and 7
D. any of Signs 3, 5, 6 and 7

4. People put these signs on the road in order to _____.

A. teach drivers lesson
B. make drivers even safer
C. stop cars going there
D. learn another kind of language

5. Which can be the best title for this message?

A. Another language.
B. On the road.
C. What to do.
D. Traffic signs.