Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If so, you will find Being A Happy Teenager by Australian writer Andrew Matthews is useful.

Andrew Matthews is a writer, cartoonist and speaker. His books have been translated into 20 languages. He has been on over 2000 radios and TV programs.

In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.

There are many topics such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us a lot of useful skills, such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to make your memory better. Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam marks or praise from other people. But you can still be happy when there are no such “good” things.

Success comes from a good attitude. If you learn from problems you will have success in the future.

Some school boys have problems, such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us happiness comes from thinking about thing in a positive way.

If you are tall, people notice you and you can get a better view at the movie; If you are short, your clothes and shoes take less room in your bedroom.This is Matthews’ most important lesson—you choose to be happy.

【1】Is Andrew Matthews a writer?

【2】How many languages have his books been translated into?

【3】What does Matthews tell the teenagers in his book?

【4】According to the writer, what does success come from?

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

Most of the movies show our relationships and our society. What's more important is that people love to watch highs and lows of the relationships in movies. Friendship has been the f【1】 subject of movie makers for a long time. Many movies are based on lovely relationships like friendship. Friendship can be between two persons or among more than two persons. Movies based on friendship make us remember that the relationship among friends is delicate (需要小心處理的). These movies also show how important it is to have a true friend in life and to o【2】 the friendship.

Friendship is described in different w【3】in movies. These movies show different faces of this lovely relationship i【4】 the pleasant and interesting faces .Let us discuss how friendship is described in movies.

Friends share common interests:In most of the movies, it is shown that two people become friends e【5】 when they share some common interests. For example, two friends may be in love with the same sports, studying in the same school or living in the same neighborhood.You can see such friendship in movies such as "Harry Potter" and "Lord of Rings". Harry Potter has two friends. All of them are i【6】 in the use of magic.

Friends make sacrifices (犧牲): In most of the movies，friends make sacrifices for each other. A good example is “Sholay”. In this movie，there are two friends Jay and Veeru who are there for each other till death. Jay sacrifices his life to save his friend.

Friends n【7】run away from difficulties: In movies，it is always shown that true friends always stand up for their friends in times of difficulties.

Tibet（西藏）is among the most popular places for Chinese tourists. The number of travelers to Tibet has ________ by 10% every year for a few years. Since July 1, 2006, when the first train ran 1956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa, more and more people have been going to Tibet.

The train stops at several famous places along the way, such as Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountain, and the Potala Palace. Passengers can also enjoy many activities during the journey, ________Tibetan dancing and Karaoke.

On the train, passengers can have tea, eggs and noodles for breakfast, and fried chicken and green vegetables for lunch and dinner. Unlike most Chinese trains which have open-hole toilets, this one has special toilets which can ________collect the waste. There is also a special rubbish ________ in the train that keeps the environment clean. All the windows on the train can people from the bright sunlight. TV and electrical sockets(插座) for computers and mobile phones can be found on the train.

Because there isn’t much oxygen(氧氣) there, ________will have oxygen masks (氧氣罩) for those who need them. It makes passengers feel more ________when they have enough oxygen on the famous “roof of the world.There are also doctors on the train to make sure that all of the travelers are safe.

【1】A.keptB.grownC.madeD.reached

【2】A.aboutB.forC.likeD.as

【3】A.widelyB.seriouslyC.completelyD.quickly

【4】A.systemB.problemC.businessD.difference

【5】A.becauseB.soC.unlessD.until

【6】A.differentB.difficultC.comfortableD.convenient

Students across China, studying in the fields of engineering, science and technology, are developing a lot of inventions that they hope will one day be marketable. Here are three examples from the minds of China's young inventors.

Foot-Controlled Mouse

This new kind of mouse is controlled by the feet instead of the hands, to help disable people when surfing the Internet.

The new invention is called a "surf mouse", and looks like a pair of blue slippers.（拖鞋） When users press the slippers with their forefeet, they are clicking the left mouse button; when people press with their heels, （腳后跟）they are clicking the right mouse; when they roll their feet over the slippers, they can view Web pages.

Dirty Water Filter（過濾器）

The "pump （泵） of life", a filter, can make dirty water drinkable. The pump is over 30 centimeters long and has a diameter of four centimeters. It has an in-pipe at the top and out-pipe at the end. There are two main parts: the drive zone to pump water and the material zone to eliminate harmful substances.

Rain, fish tank water and coalmine water can all be cleaned in the material zone. The invention could be used for many kinds of disaster relief.（救濟(jì)） Pan told us that water was delivered by helicopters to Wenchuan. If they had sent water-purifying equipment instead, people could have had more water faster after the earthquake.

Transformer Vehicle （變壓器多功能車）

The multi-functional vehicle is named Tranfus. By changing the size of tyres (輪胎）and the structure of a car, it can become a motorbike or a luggage carrier.(行李架） The name Tranfus is a contraction of "transforming for us." Traffic jams can make a driver go crazy. The Tranfus can change into luggage carrier, and users could walk with it. When started, the roof transforms, turning into a motorbike. But its inventor doesn't think Tranfus will be on the market soon as some auto companies like it, but none are willing to invest.（投資）

【1】The Foot-controlled Mouse is used to help____

A.left-handed studentsB.right-handed studentsC.young inventorsD.disabled people

【2】Users surf Web pages with the Foot-controlled Mouse by___

A.pressing the slippers with their forefeetB.pressing with their heels

C.rolling their feet over the slippersD.raising their forefeet

【3】The underlined word "eliminate "in the passage probably means___

A.run out ofB.get rid ofC.take hold ofD.look out of

【4】A car can become a motorbike or a luggage carrier if we change___

A.different kinds of batteriesB.the height of the roof

C.different orders in the keyboardD.the breadth of tyres and the structure of it

【5】Why CANT the Transformer Vehicle be on the market soon?

A.It is only a crazy idea and has no scientific theory to support it

B.It is too small to be a car and too big to be a luggage carrier

C.There are no auto companies offering to invest in it

D.There are no auto companies showing interest in it.

【6】The best title for the passage is

A.Young Inventors Latest ConceptsB.Ideal Vehicles for the Future

C.Engineering ExperimentsD.Market Developing

【1】He read an English book last night.（改為一般疑問句）

_______ he _______ an English book last night？

【2】They could hardly believe the news(改為反義疑問句）

They could hardly believe the news,_______ __________ ？

【3】Miss Brown said to boys, “Don’t play football in the street”(保持句意不變）

Miss Brown told the boys _______ _______ play football in the street.

【4】We didn’t go to the park last Sunday because of the heavy rain.(保持句意不變）

We didn’t go to the park last Sunday ______ it rained ________ .

【5】We hold the Olympic Games every four years .(改為被動語態(tài)）

The Olympic Games________ __________ every four years.

【6】It’s great fun to swim in cool water in summer!（改為感嘆句）

_________ great _______ it is to swim in cool water in summer!

【7】quiet,my , the , rather ,in , grandparents , countryside , live , would（連詞成句）

_____________________________________________________________

【1】The teachers in our school are __________ in teaching and they all have a high sense of responsibility. （experience）

【2】After the earthquake, many houses and schools are destroyed， they must be_______immediately.（build.)

【3】As a ______ ,it’s necessary for you to take action to protect the environment. （city）

【4】Millions of people in the world die of_______ every year. （hungry）

【5】Finally, they found a ______to the problem. （solve）

【6】Jenny has been busy preparing for the math__________recently.（compete）

【7】I made a special cake for my grandma because it was her_______ birthday yesterday.（eighty）

【8】Thanks to the doctor, the boy was saved _____ at last .（success）

A.damage B. filled C. clean D.other E. full

In the morning， Mr. Smith comes into the garden at the back of his house. He sees so much snow in the garden. Mr. Smith wants to take his car out, so he asks a man to【1】the road from his garage to the gate. He says to the man, “Don’t throw any snow on that side, it will【2】the flowers in my garden， and don’t throw any on the 【3】

Side, for it will damage the wall. And don’t throw any into the street, or the policeman will come. “Then he goes out.

When he comes back, the path is clean. there is no snow on the flowers， on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage to get his car out， he sees， the garage is 【4】 of snow from the path， and his car is under the snow!

A.less B.much C. begin with D. varieties of E. end

When you begin a letter in English， you always put”Dear”before the name of the person you are writing to. When you write an official letter to someone whose name you do not know， you 【1】“Dear Sir or Madam”.

There are 【2】 phrases you can use at the end of a letter.For friends and relatives you can put “With love from”. For people you know【3】 well, “Best wishes” may be appropriate. At the 【4】 of an official letter you use “yours sincerely” if you know the person’s name and “Yours faithfully”if you do not.

A.is walkingB.walkedC.was walkingD.had walked