If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will find you are also as free to express yourself as others. So be too nervous or too shy, no one will laugh at you.

【1】It is very nature for the boys and girls to make friends with each other. And we should make as many friends as possible.

【2】First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you.

【3】If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will find you are also as free to express yourself as others.

The starter’s gun _______ and Eddie got away quickly. The road was bumpy(起伏不平) with lots of sudden turns, but Eddie was _______ for these challenges. As he went around a corner, he _______ that his friend Riley was the only rider in front of him.

Putting in more effort, Eddie reached Riley and then suddenly he was _______. He was going to win! Eddie could _______ the finish line at the top of the next hill. The crowd began to _________ and Eddie heard his father’s voice supporting him.

Moments later, Eddie heard a cry. He looked around to see Riley ________ on the road with his bike on top of him. Any minute now, the other ________ would rush toward him over the hill. Eddie jumped off his bike and ran to Riley. His friend was unhurt and the boys __________ moved Riley’s bike off the road.

The other riders ________ past to the finish line, and Eddie heard a cheer go up for the winner. Slowly, Eddie ________ his bike to the finish line. Tears of disappointment filled his eyes. Then, to his surprise, Eddie heard a sound and looked over at the crowd to see them cheering for ________.

And there was his dad, with the proudest smile of all.

【1】A.showB.raceC.tripD.exercise

【2】A.payB.stopC.restD.win

【3】A.proudlyB.softlyC.politelyD.weakly

【4】A.broke upB.showed upC.went offD.fell off

【5】A.readyB.thankfulC.famousD.late

【6】A.dreamedB.decidedC.expectedD.realized

【7】A.side by sideB.on the topC.in the leadD.far behind

【8】A.passB.seeC.touchD.draw

【9】A.laughB.hideC.cheerD.leave

【10】A.standingB.lyingC.trainingD.travelling

【11】A.ridersB.parentsC.winnersD.crowds

【12】A.secretlyB.suddenlyC.separatelyD.quickly

【13】A.spedB.walkedC.spreadD.ran

【14】A.threwB.pushedC.sentD.tied

【15】A.themB.themselvesC.himD.himself

After studying for a long time, my brother has now graduated and we are very 【1】(luck) to have a doctor in the family! My mom and dad, my sister and I are all interested in arts and languages. No one in the family has ever studied medicine before—it's so difficult and takes such a long time 【2】(study). So we're all very proud of him. As well as this, we have a doctor of our own to ask 【3】 any medical problems we have! How good is that?

I think Micky will make 【4】 excellent doctor. He's patient and understanding, and he 【5】(care) a lot about people. He 【6】(help) at car accidents and done some small operations. I admire him very much.

I can't stand the sight of blood, so I could never do what he does!

Micky says he wants to work in hospitals where he can help people with different 【7】(ill). Though he knows doctors in hospitals work very long hours, he doesn't mind. In 【8】(I) opinion, it's wonderful if you can have a job that you 【9】(real) enjoy and Micky has found one. I just hope he isn't 【10】 busy that the rest of us have to make an appointment (預(yù)約) to say hello.

【1】

Hopes, ambitions (抱負(fù)), dreams. How many of yours will you achieve? When you look back at your life in the future, will you have good memories of all the things that you did? Or will you regret all the things that you didn't do?

Of course, there's no easy road to success, but one thing is certain: success won't come if you don't do anything. So how do you do it? This four-step model will help you to make your dreams come true.

Step 1: 【2】

What would you like to do? Write down all your ambitions. They may be very general, such as I would like to be fitter. I want to be famous or It would be nice to have more friends. Or they may be more specific, like I've always wanted to play a musical instrument.

Step 2: 【3】

Now you need to do two things:

1. Choose one or two ambitions. If you try to do everything, you won't do anything.

2. Set a time limit (限定). This is very important, because you will have a goal and you will also know when you have reached it.

So, for example, I would like to be fitter. in Step 1 now becomes I will be fit enough to join a half-marathon race by the end of August.

Step 3: 【4】

Now that you've made your choice, what are you actually going to do to achieve your goal? So, in our example, I will be fit enough to join a half-marathon race by the end of August. becomes I'm going to join a running club. or I'm going to go jogging three times a week.

Step 4: 【5】

This is when you change your intentions (意圖) into specific actions. Prepare to do something at a specific time. If you don't do this, your dreams and plans will just stay as dreams and plans. So now I'm going to join a running club. becomes I'm meting the president of the Cheetahs Running Club on Monday evening at 5∶30.

Don't let your ambitions die. Follow this four-step plan and make your dream come true.

A.Change I would like to.. . to I will. . .

B.Change I did. . . to I do. . .

C.How to be successful

D.Change I'm going to. .. to I'm doing.. . on. .. at. ..

E.Think about your ambitions

F.Change I will. . . to I'm going to. . .

A study shows that it is important to have positive (積極的) feelings in our daily life. Compared with some unhappy people, those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely (可能地) to suffer from colds according to the study. The researchers from New York University said, “Being happy helps the body prevent diseases.”

“It seems that positive feelings can usually reduce the danger of illness,” said the chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.

In his earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful caught colds less often. And they seldom told their doctors that they felt uncomfortable.

In this study, Cohen's team interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this period, they told the researchers about their happy or sad feelings every day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay alone in a room for six days.

The result showed that each in the study had the same chance to fall ill. But people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy when doing the research. Their illness was less serious and lasted for a shorter time.

Cohen believes that if people have positive feelings, their body may produce a kind of chemical that helps beat illness. So if you care about your health, please look at the bright side and make yourself happy all the time.

【1】完成句子：

People who are __________________are less likely to get colds.

【2】完成句子：

People who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy when________________.

【3】簡(jiǎn)略回答問題：How many adults did Cohen's team interview in this study?

__________________________________________

【4】找出并寫下全文的主題句：

__________________________________________

【5】將文中畫線句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。

__________________________________________

Researchers looked at the genes of 1,932 people and compared them in pairs of friends and strangers. They found that friends have 1 percent of genes that match.

“One percent may not sound like much to laypersons (外行),but to geneticists (遺傳學(xué)家) it is a huge number,” Professor Nicholas said. “In fact, this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins, those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you.'

So is it a coincidence (巧合) that you become friends with people who share your genes? Not at all. “People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes,” researchers said. In ancient times, it was important that people who were alike stayed together. For example, people who had a similar sensitivity to the cold were more likely to help each other. They would make a fire to, give themselves a better chance to live. Researchers also found that among all the genes studied, those influencing the sense of smell were the most similar in friends. This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments.

Based on the findings, the team has developed an interesting test called the “friendship score”. It can calculate how big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes.

So, here is a question for you: would you like to take this test to know who your friends are going to be?

【1】You sometimes feel close to your friends because_________.

A.they act like your familyB.you spend much time together

C.you influence each other a lotD.you have more genes in common

【2】What can we know according to Professor Nicholas's words?

A.Our friends are actually relatives of ours.

B.One percent sounds like much to laypersons.

C.We have one percent of genes that match our fourth cousins.

D.Our fourth cousins have the same great-great grandparents as us.

【3】What kind of genes are the most similar in friends?

A.The genes that make people have similarities in the look.

B.The genes that make people smell things in the same way.

C.The genes that make people have a similar sensitivity to the cold.

D.The genes that make people develop a similar taste in music.

【4】What does the underlined word “calculate” in the text mean?

A.work outB.depend onC.set upD.make sure

【5】What is the best title of the text?

A.Our Friends, Our FamilyB.Good Friends, the Same Genes

C.Genes Help Us Become FriendsD.“Friendship Score”, an Interesting Test

The two girls were in music class. Their teacher said something funny and the students began to laugh hard. Suddenly, Golden choked as the gum got stuck in her throat.

Golden said it was the most terrible moment of her life. “Suddenly I couldn't laugh anymore. I couldn't breathe,” she said.

When Starobin saw Golden's face turn purple, she thought back to Sponge Bob. In one episode (集) of the show, Sponge Bob uses the Heimlich maneuver (海姆利克氏操作法) . In this maneuver, you push on the area below a person's chest (胸腔) to force air up his or her throat and stop them from choking. Starobin pulled Golden off the ground and did the Heimlich three or four times until the gum flew out from her mouth.

When she realized what her friend had done, Golden gave Starobin a big hug and said, “You just saved my life. I owe you big time.”

Their head teacher, Audrey Goropeuschek, is proud of her student. She said Starobin is a hero.

However, Starobin didn't think that she was a hero. “Heroes are people who even give their lives to save others,”she said. “I just did something that anyone could if they tried. ”

【1】What did Allyson Golden do in music class?

A.She chewed gum and choked.

B.She watched a cartoon movie and laughed.

C.She saved a friend who was choking.

D.She gave her friend a smile.

【2】What did Starobin's head teacher think of her actions?

A.She didn't think Starobin was a hero.

B.She was proud of Starobin and praised her.

C.She was angry with what Starobin did.

D.She thought it was dangerous to do what she did in class.

【3】The story is mainly about ________.

A.how a girl saved her friend

B.how to tell if someone is a real hero

C.what we should do when someone is in danger

D.the danger of chewing gum in class

【4】What can we learn from the story?

A.We can learn some things when we watch cartoons.

B.If you chew gum in class, you will choke.

C.The Heimlich maneuver is a way that can save people in all kinds of dangers.

D.A hero should always help people in danger.

【1】If Sarah likes books with fantastic pictures, which book should she choose?

A.A Friend like Henry.B.Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea.

C.Romance of the Three Kingdoms.D.The Little Prince.

【2】As for the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.It can make people feel relaxed.

B.It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China.

C.It talks a lot about the three kingdoms in China.

D.It will be loved by the people who are interested in history.

【3】We can learn about _________ from The Little Prince.

A.Chinese historyB.correct valuesC.making friendsD.keeping dogs

China is regarded as one of the safest places in the world for foreign visitors, according to an international security (安全) report.

In the new Travel Risk Map 2018, China is listed as having a “1ow” travel risk, which______“violent crime rate is low. Many dangerous things that may happen in other______are uncommon in China”.

The report, now in its eighth year, is shown and______by International SOS.

China has become the fourth most______ country for tourists worldwide, with more than 60 million______taken by people from other countries last year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

Maria Pelayo, 24, from Madrid, said she was impressed by China's order and______ . She said that she was willing to spend time in travelling across China______China had made her feel much safer than in the United States or Turkey, where she also had visited. She said she didn't feel like she was in any______ in Beijing because she saw efforts from professionals, volunteers on streets work______, police officers try to ______order in the subways.

If you like travelling, China will be your best choice, I think.

【1】A.shows upB.picks upC.turns downD.cuts down

【2】A.citiesB.countriesC.villagesD.towns

【3】A.watchedB.carriedC.announcedD.thought

【4】A.beautifulB.dangerousC.popularD.terrible

【5】A.tripsB.officesC.boatsD.cars

【6】A.foodB.safetyC.sightD.warmth

【7】A.ifB.althoughC.becauseD.until

【8】A.interestB.prideC.safetyD.danger

【9】A.rudelyB.proudlyC.carefullyD.noisily

【10】A.breakB.keepC.decideD.save

It was a cold afternoon. Mum asked me to go to buy some milk. I asked Dad w【1】I could use his car. I just got my driver's license. I thought it was a good chance for me to practice by 【2】(I). Dad loved his car and never allowed me to drive his car before. But after practicing for three 【3】 (month), I really wanted to have a try. Dad looked at me 【4】finally agreed to let me use his car. I got into the car 【5】(happy) and started it. However, I was a little scared about 【6】 (drive) the car on my own and started it too quickly. The car hit my mother's car! My family heard the loud n【7】and everyone ran outside. I got out of the car and looked at Dad. I 【8】 (know) he loved his car very much. Just when I thought he would be angry 【9】me, he said quietly, “It is OK, Jane. As you can see, I love the car, but I love you even 【10】(much).” On that day, I learned how much Dad loved me.