His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to live that day. I said, “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,” I continued. “Besides teaching here, I also teach at a college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago, I exited(離去) the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t work. So I put my flashes on, took my books, and walked down the road to the college. As soon as I got there, I called AAA (汽車協(xié)會(huì)) and asked for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary there asked me what had happened. “ Δ .” I replied, smiling.

“Your car breaks down but it is not a bad day. What do you mean?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t,” I replied. “Instead, it broke down at the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to ask for the tow truck to meet me after class! If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient way.”

I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.

【1】The writer of the story is a __________.

A. traffic policemanB. university teacher

C. secretary at AAAD. college student

【2】The writer ___________ when his car broke down that day.

A. complained for a long timeB. called AAA for help at once

C. waited there for someone’s helpD. walked to his workplace

【3】Which of the following can be put in Δ ?

A. This is my lucky day.

B. There is something wrong with my car.

C. I’m just a little bit late for work.

D. It is wonderful that my car breaks down.

【4】We can learn from the story that ___________ .

A. we should learn to be positive in times of trouble

B. it’s important to keep your car in good condition

C. teachers need special skills to give good lessons

D. personal experiences can touch a person’s heart

Each day, about 10,000 tons of waste is produced in Guangzhou, and 17,000 tons of household waste is produced in Beijing. In other countries, the case is similar. “If you’re like most of us, most Americans, you’re making seven pounds (3.17kg) of trash a day,” US writer Edward Humes told CNN. So, an American makes 102 tons of trash in a lifetime.

If you simply throw away that broken pen, it goes to a landfill(垃圾填埋場(chǎng)) and is buried together with many other trash. To prevent polluting the groundwater, workers cover the trash with soil and keep it dry. And your pen will stay there for a long, long time, without having further use. But it could have a better destination: the recycling bin.

Have you ever noticed the different colors of trash bins in the street? Many cities in China have been running a waste-sorting campaign. They divide trash into “recyclable waste” and “unrecyclable waste”. So in Yiwu there are many “Little Yellow Dog” appearing all around the city, even in our campus.

Recycling waste can save energy, reduce greenhouse gas, and keep space free for the unrecyclable trash. Take your pen as an example. At the recycling factory, its metal parts could be taken out and reused to make other things.

But recycling is not enough, experts say. Making less waste in the first place is the way forward. “The best thing to do is just to keep using your stuff for as long as you can,” US writer Adam Minter told Time Out magazine.

【1】How much trash does each American make every year on average?

A. 7 kgB. 3.17kgC. 102 tonsD. over 1 ton

【2】According to the story, how should we deal with broken pens?

A. Throw them away.B. Bury them in a landfill.

C. Put them into a recycling bin.D. Give them to our friend.

【3】Waste should be recycled because this can ___.

a. save energy b. produce greenhouse gas c. save landfill space d. save water

A. abB. bcC. ad D. ac

【4】What is the best way to reduce waste？

A. Recycle different kinds of waste.

B. Keep using your things as long as you can.

C. Keep waste inside your house.

D. Tell people about the importance of recycling.

Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nannette O’Neill gave a math ___ to our class. When the papers were marked she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ____mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about cheating in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ____ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. O’Neill asked no questions, and she did not scold （責(zé)備）us, either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ____ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ____ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t ____ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ____ I can say: it was the most important single _____of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they ____ seem to me the best yardstick (準(zhǔn)繩), because they give us a ____ to measure ourselves rather than others.

____ of us are asked to made great decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions. ____ the wallet which was found in the street be put into a pocket ____ turned over to the policeman? Should the extra（額外的） change that was received at the store be forgotten or ____? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ____ to live with someone you respect.

【1】A. testB. problemC. paperD. lesson

【2】A. easyB. funnyC. sameD. serious

【3】A. comeB. leaveC. remainD. apologize

【4】A. aboveB. commonC. followingD. unusual

【5】A. repeatB. getC. putD. copy

【6】A. worryB. knowC. hearD. talk

【7】A. myselfB. ourselvesC. themselvesD. herself

【8】A. chanceB. incidentC. lessonD. memory

【9】A. evenB. stillC. alwaysD. almost

【10】A. wayB. sentenceC. choiceD. reason

【11】A. AllB. FewC. SomeD. None

【12】A. ShouldB. MustC.WouldD. Need

【13】A. andB. orC. thenD. but

【14】A. paidB. rememberedC. sharedD. returned

【15】A. harderB. betterC. more peacefulD. more natural

（1）父母要求你每天打掃房間；不能玩電腦游戲；晚上10點(diǎn)前必須睡覺

（2）你覺得父母雖太嚴(yán)厲，但理解他們。

（3）你決定與父母多交流，為父母做些家務(wù)。

（4）你認(rèn)為……。

My name is Susan. There are many rules in my family.____________________________________________________

The famous Russian writer Lea Tolstoy (托爾斯泰) once said, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing h【1】.

He was right. We always plan or dream to do something great so that we can change the world. For example, we h【2】 pollution, so we try to find new energy sources (能源) to keep the environment clean. H【3】, we still litter on the ground in our lives. Also, we are not satisfied with the traffic, so we plan to build more highways to s【4】 it, but in fact, the main reason for it is that many people don’t f【5】 the traffic rules.

Now, lots of students always think their homework is very difficult and they find it hard to pass exams. In their eyes, the p【6】 on papers are too difficult. But actually, the real r【7】 is that they don’t study hard. They never think about changing their attitudes (態(tài)度) t【8】 study or working hard on their lessons.

In my opinion, before we decide to change the world, we should change ourselves first. As c【9】 people, it is not easy for us to change the world, but we can easily give up our bad habits, such as littering, breaking traffic rules and always complaining (抱怨) about how difficult the exam is. If we can do that, we’ll be strong e【10】 to change the world some day and make it!

There are many inventions that have caused great changes in the world. Here is a short introduction of the maglev train (磁懸浮). The history of the maglev train started in the beginning of the 1900s. The American Robert Goddard and the French Emile Bachelet came up with the idea of frictionless (無摩擦的) trains. But scientist didn’t succeed in making it at that time.

About 60 years later, the Japanese started their research on maglev transportation. After many years of experiments, the Japanese began to build their first test line. 7 km in 1975, and finished it in 1977. Many test runs started in July, 1977 with a speed of 517 km/h. In 1990, Japan built the Yamanashi Maglev test line. This test line was 42.8 km long and the first running test was held in 1997.

The Germans also started research on the maglev train in the early 1970s. It took them ten years to make the first track(ti)model. In 1993, the longest nonstop test running was 1,674 km. That same year the speed reached 450km/h.

China finished a 30-km-long maglev train line in Shanghai in 2003. This is the first commercial (商業(yè)的) maglev train line in the world. Although this project cost over 1 billion dollars, we should feel proud of it.

【1】Robert Goddard and Emile Bachelet ________ the idea of frictionless trains.

【2】In 1975, the Japanese began to build ________ of maglev trains.

【3】The Germans spent ________ in making the first track model.

【4】The Maglev train line in Shanghai is ________ long.

【5】________ made the first commercial maglev train line.

【1】那些主持人似乎像是親自跟我說話。

It seemed that the presenters were speaking to me ________ ________.

【2】你最好把你的錯(cuò)誤寫在筆記本上。

You’d better ________ ________ your mistakes in your notebook.

【3】三峽大壩的發(fā)電量可以惠及中國(guó)的數(shù)百萬人。

Three Gorges Dam produces electricity for ________ ________ people in China.

【4】參加大班或小班學(xué)習(xí)取決于你們的個(gè)人選擇。

You can work in small or large groups: it ________ ________ your personal choice.

【5】昨天我難受極了，頭疼的厲害。

I ________ ________, I had a bad headache yesterday.

A: Hi, Peter! Did you watch the World Service CCTV yesterday evening?

B: No, I didn’t.【1】

A: Yes, there was. The African elephants are endangered (瀕臨滅絕的).

B: Really? 【2】

A: People killed a great number of elephants only for their tusk (象牙).

B: Was there anything about the sharks? How about them?

A: Their numbers drop greatly, too. 【3】

B: Why?

A: Because people catch them for their fins (魚翅) to make shark fin soup.

B: 【4】We are supposed to try our best to protect these animals.

A: 【5】 Animals are important to us. They are our friends.

A. What happened to them?

B. That’s too boring!

C. Was there anything important?

D. I agree with you.

E. It’s said that there are few left in the world.

F. It’s important to keep the balance (平衡) of nature.

G. Why don’t they do something to protect them?

A. What happened to them?

B. That’s too boring!

C. Was there anything important?

D. I agree with you.

E. It’s said that there are few left in the world.

F. It’s important to keep the balance (平衡) of nature.

G. Why don’t they do something to protect them?

We have different kinds of Japanese food here. The food menu is in Japanese and Chinese. All the waiters or waitresses can speak at least one foreign language. Tel: 312-999746.

Volunteer Project

Maybe you want to help others but don’t know how to do it. Then Volunteer Project will help you. Here you will get the best idea of volunteering.

Call 822-5566 to join it. Email address: Lisa@hot-mail.com

Dream Corner

Do you want to improve your English? Do you want to practise your English with native speakers? If yes, why not join the Dream Comer? Come here on Friday afternoon every week. Tel: 846-3809

Red Bird club

Do you like dancing Do you want to show off your cool dance at parties? Join us and make your dream come true. Closed on Tuesday. Call 822-333 for information.

The Underwater World

Here you will find different kinds of fishes and even some kinds of sharks. You will feel you are in the sea but of course this is not true. If you like fishes, I suggest that you pay a visit to it.

Time: 9:30 am-5:30 pm.

【1】What kind of food can you eat in the Friendship Restaurant?

A. Chinese.B. Japanese.C. English.D. French.

【2】Sarah wants to do some volunteer work. She can call ________ to get some ideas.

A. 846-3809B. 312-9997

C. 822-3331D. 822-5566

【3】When is the Red Bird Club closed?

A. On Monday.B. On Tuesday.

C. On Thursday.D. On Saturday.

【4】You can see ________ in the Underwater World according to the ad.

A. volunteersB. excellent dancers

C. sea animalsD. waiters and waitresses

【5】What can you do if you want to practise English with native speakers?

A. Join the Dream Corner.B. Take part in the Volunteer Project.

C. Join the Red Bird Club.D. Visit the Underwater World.

The students choose classes according to their own needs. For each subject, they can make a choice from different levels (等級(jí)) of difficulty. So instead of staying in the ______ classroom, they go to different rooms to have their lessons. And the teachers make special teaching plans for ______.

There are different opinions ______ it.

Xia Rui, a 13-year-old girl, said, “I really love it. I think it’s nice that we can ______ classes by ourselves. My English is poor. I used to be afraid to answer questions in class. I think that the good students may ______ me when I make mistakes.

Now I feel much more relaxed.”

But her classmate Chen Gang didn’t agree. “I don’t think it is so good ______ it is difficult for students to find where the classrooms are, he said. “During the break, students can be seen here and there, running and shouting to find their ______.”

“I’m worried that some students may think they are in the lower class ______ lose interest in the subject,” their math teacher, Mr Wang said. “I also ______ that some parents may feel unhappy if their kids study a subject at an easy level.”

“In my eyes, it is good for both students and teachers,” Mr Wang also said. “As teachers, we can make teaching plans more ______ and the students will develop better.”

【1】A. cleanB. sameC. brightD. empty

【2】A. usB. himC. themD. you

【3】A. aboutB. atC. fromD. with

【4】A. playB. teachC. chooseD. work

【5】A. laugh atB. listen toC. look afterD. wait for

【6】A. whetherB. becauseC. whenD. before

【7】A. parentsB. friendsC. booksD. classrooms

【8】A. andB. butC. tillD. or

【9】A. hopeB. reportC. cryD. worry

【10】A. slowlyB. easilyC. quietlyD. luckily