Sometimes, even the best friends have fights. They disagree with each other and begin to argue. Sometimes, they even stop talking to each other. What can be done to help the two friends make up? Finding a good friend who knows both of them very well to be a peacemaker is a good way. Maybe one day you will be a peacemaker for your good friends. Here are some useful communication strategies for you to use.
State your feelings clearly but don’t criticize them. Begin with “I feel” instead of “You always…”.
Don’t stop or finish the other person’s sentences.
Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Try to see the other person’s side of the disagreement.
Look the other person in the eyes when you are talking.
Ask questions to make sure that you understand them.
Repeat the other person’s ideas as you understand them.
Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You’re stupid” makes communication difficult.
Try to find a solution that makes the two friends happy. Never decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, help them to find their own “win-win” solution. A “win-win” solution allows each of them to feel good. In this way, their friendship can be continued

1. 1.

   Which of the following is the suitable language for a peacemaker?

   1. A.
      “I feel …”
   2. B.
      “You always…”
   3. C.
      “You are stupid.”
   4. D.
      “You are wrong.”
2. 2.

   How should the peacemaker behave when talking with the two friends?

   1. A.
      Stop the other person’s sentences in time
   2. B.
      Repeat his own ideas to make himself understood
   3. C.
      Listen to the other person carefully and ask some questions
   4. D.
      Don’t look at the other when you are talking
3. 3.

   What does the phrase “put anyone down” mean in the article?

   1. A.
      令人失望
   2. B.
      提醒人
   3. C.
      把人放下
   4. D.
      羞辱人
4. 4.

   How do you understand a “win-win” solution?

   1. A.
      It is a way that helps make new friends
   2. B.
      It is a way that makes both people pleased
   3. C.
      It is a way that tells who is right and who is wrong
   4. D.
      It is a way to understand a person

Helen’s eyes are not very good, so she wears glasses. But she doesn’t wear glasses when she is with her friend, Jim. When Jim comes to her house to take her out, she will take her glasses off, and when she gets back, she puts on the glasses.
One day her mother asks her, “Helen, why don’t you wear glasses when you are with Jim? He takes you to many lovely places in his car, but you can’t see anything. ” Helen says, “I look more lovely to Jim when I’m not wearing my glasses and he looks better to me, too. ”

1. 1.

   Jim comes to take Helen        

   1. A.
      to school
   2. B.
      to work
   3. C.
      to see lovely places
   4. D.
      to his home
2. 2.

   Helen doesn’t wear glasses             

   1. A.
      when Jim is with her
   2. B.
      when she is at home
   3. C.
      when she is at school
   4. D.
      in the evening
3. 3.

   Jim and Helen go out         

   1. A.
      by bus
   2. B.
      by car
   3. C.
      by bikes
   4. D.
      by plane
4. 4.

   Which sentence is right?

   1. A.
      Helen doesn’t like Jim
   2. B.
      Helen wants to look more lovely
   3. C.
      Jim doesn’t like glasses
   4. D.
      Helen’s mother knows Helen very much
5. 5.

   Jim looks better to Helen           

   1. A.
      when he sees everything clearly清楚地
   2. B.
      when she sees everything clearly
   3. C.
      when he doesn’t see things clearly
   4. D.
      when she doesn’t see things clearly

He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy alone. He worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.
One day he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He was worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. He went home quickly after finishing his work.
When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. When he was about to sleep himself, he was surprised to find an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt. He spanked his sleeping son angrily:"Why are you so naughty, making the quilt dirty? Who will wash it?" It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife's death.
"I haven't," the boy explained with tears in his eyes. "This is your supper, Daddy." In order to let his father eat dinner as soon as he got home, the boy cooked two bowls of noodles: one for himself, the other one for his father. He was afraid his father's noodles would get cold, so he placed them under the quilt to keep them hot.
Hearing this, the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word

1. 1.

   According to the passage we know the boy only had _________

   1. A.
      a grandfather
   2. B.
      a mother
   3. C.
      a father
   4. D.
      a grandmother
2. 2.

   The single father was always worried about ______

   1. A.
      his work
   2. B.
      his money
   3. C.
      his son
   4. D.
      his quilt
3. 3.

   When the father got home , __________________________

   1. A.
      His son wasn't at home
   2. B.
      He was tired out
   3. C.
      His son was doing his homework
   4. D.
      He was very happy
4. 4.

   When the father knew the truth, _________

   1. A.
      He hit his son
   2. B.
      He was very upset
   3. C.
      He hugged his son tightly
   4. D.
      He went outside

Many of us don’t pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.
There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes（基因）and aging(老化). Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays.
Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly (定期的) and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.
All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too. All in all, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is

1. 1.

   ______ is the most important way to protect our eyes.

   1. A.
      Natural eye care
   2. B.
      Taking medicine
   3. C.
      Seeing the doctor
   4. D.
      Being happy all the time
2. 2.

   All the following causes can lead to bad eyesight except______.

   1. A.
      aging
   2. B.
      height
   3. C.
      reading
   4. D.
      computers
3. 3.

   What should you do if you have to work in front of the computer?

   1. A.
      Eat healthy foods
   2. B.
      Clean the eye by using cold water
   3. C.
      Wear a pair of sunglasses
   4. D.
      Have a rest after working for a while
4. 4.

   What do the underlined words “UV rays” mean?

   1. A.
      沙塵
   2. B.
      閃電
   3. C.
      紫外線
   4. D.
      超聲波
5. 5.

   Which is the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      Ways of Eye Care
   2. B.
      Ways of Eye Exercises
   3. C.
      Ways of Being Happy
   4. D.
      Ways if Being Healthy

When my grandmother was 89 years old ,she was having problems with her heart. My family went with her to the doctor, who told her that she needed an operation. However, the doctor said that because of my grandmother’s age, the operation could be dangerous. He went on to say that my grandmother would have a 40% chance of having a heart attack（心臟病） and a 30% chance of dying during the operation.
My grandmother, shocked ,quickly stopped the doctor and said,“Doctor, as long as you’re talking about statistics（數(shù)據(jù)），I have a statistic for you: there is a 100% chance of you not operating one me !”With these words, my grandmother got up and left the doctor’s office.
My grandmother might have been stubborn, but she was not a fool. So the next day she went to another doctor, and he also told her she needed an operation.
My grandmother asked the doctor. “If I were your mother, what would you suggest?” The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his arm around her and said, “Mom, let’s do this operation!” She had the operation and came out fine.
My grandmother passed away（去世）a few weeks before her 97th birthday. However, because of her positive attitude（積極的態(tài)度）,she gave us ,her family and friends almost eight years of life to enjoy sharing with her

1. 1.

   The grandmother didn’t choose the first doctor because           

   1. A.
      he was afraid to do the operation
   2. B.
      he talked too much about the risks
   3. C.
      he had never done such an operation
2. 2.

   The second doctor’s words might have made the grandmother          

   1. A.
      nervous
   2. B.
      unhappy
   3. C.
      relaxed
3. 3.

   We can tell from the story that the grandmother          

   1. A.
      wanted to be the second doctor’s mother
   2. B.
      celebrated her 97th birthday with her family
   3. C.
      lived through the operation by the second doctor
4. 4.

   The underlined word“stubborn” probably means        in Chinese

   1. A.
      執(zhí)拗的
   2. B.
      嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)?/div>
   3. C.
      無知的
5. 5.

   What can we learn from the story?

   1. A.
      It is better to depend on statistics
   2. B.
      A positive attitude can change a person’s life
   3. C.
      A good doctor only cares for his patients’ health

If someone says to you: “ Give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person’s not asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the US, “ give me five” or “ give me the high five” is a popular gesture ( 動作 ). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping ( 拍  ) of each other’s raised right hands together.
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket ( 彩票  ). If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the king. This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword ( 劍 ) in his hand.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

1. 1.

   “ Give me five” is a gesture to ______________

   1. A.
      ask for money
   2. B.
      celebrate success
   3. C.
      search one’s pocket
   4. D.
      play
2. 2.

   The gesture “ give me five” is the clapping of _________

   1. A.
      toes
   2. B.
      hands
   3. C.
      arms
   4. D.
      legs
3. 3.

   When you ________, you give your friends high fives

   1. A.
      lose your money
   2. B.
      go back home
   3. C.
      win a football game
   4. D.
      do badly in exams
4. 4.

   The gesture started in _______ according to the story

   1. A.
      Rome
   2. B.
      America
   3. C.
      China
   4. D.
      Britain
5. 5.

   Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor?  Because ________

   1. A.
      they were proud of their emperor
   2. B.
      they were happy to see the emperor
   3. C.
      they wanted to show there were no swords in their hands
   4. D.
      We don’t know

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution.
To pollute means to make things unfit or unclean to use. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even eat it. Pollution is beginning to threaten (威脅) our health, our happiness and our life.
Man has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty, men moved on to another place. At first, the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air, land and water. There weren’t so many people then and their wants fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed(吸收) by nature and soon covered over. But this is no longer true. The increase of pollution and the development of industry(工業(yè)) have changed that. Man is slowly poisoning(毒害)not only his environment but also himself.
Through the use of poison, man has polluted the land, killing the animals. By putting dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes we have polluted our drinking water, killing the fish.
Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people, more waste.
Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump(堆存處)，or is there any hope that we can get rid of (擺脫，除去) the pollution? Luckily, millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. This means keeping the land, air and water clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time

1. 1.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      We live on the earth, so we should look after it
   2. B.
      Man is fighting against different kinds of pollution
   3. C.
      To pollute means to make air, water and land unfit for use
   4. D.
      All the waste produced by modern industry can be absorbed
2. 2.

   In Paragraph4, the underlined word “chemicals” mean ____________

   1. A.
      化學(xué)物質(zhì)
   2. B.
      醫(yī)療器械
   3. C.
      污染源
   4. D.
      塑料制品
3. 3.

   Through the uncontrolled use of poison man has___________

   1. A.
      made the drinking water dirty
   2. B.
      polluted the land
   3. C.
      killed the animals
   4. D.
      all of the above
4. 4.

   From the sentences “More people, more waste.” We know that ___________

   1. A.
      we need more people, not more waste
   2. B.
      the increase of population caused more waste
   3. C.
      there isn’t any hope that we can get rid of the pollution
   4. D.
      More people have been warned of the danger of more waste
5. 5.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Man begins to understand the pollution
   2. B.
      Man doesn’t know how to control pollution
   3. C.
      Man is doing something to control pollution
   4. D.
      Man still doesn’t realize how serious pollution is

Most schools in England require children to wear a school uniform.
There are at least four advantages. Firstly, when they go on a
school trip they all look the same and so they can’t get lost.
Secondly, it stops kids worrying about what to wear each day. Everyone is equal. Thirdly, parents don’t have to shop for expensive and different clothes for their children to show off. Fourthly, wearing a uniform gives a sense of being proud and discipline(紀(jì)律約束) in them

1. 1.

   What colour are the shoes that the English students wear in school?

   1. A.
      White
   2. B.
      Grey
   3. C.
      Black
   4. D.
      Yellow
2. 2.

   Where can you find the school name?

   1. A.
      On the tie
   2. B.
      On the sweater
   3. C.
      On the shirt
   4. D.
      On the skirt
3. 3.

   Which of the following is one of the advantages of wearing a uniform?

   1. A.
      It gives students a sense of being proud
   2. B.
      It helps children show off
   3. C.
      It helps children choose different clothes
   4. D.
      0It makes children strange

Mr. and Mrs Black live in a small house near London with their children. Usually Mr Black comes back from work very late. At that time, his wife and the children are sleeping. So he opens the front door of his house with his keys and comes into the house quietly.
One night he comes home very late. It is 11:00 p.m. But he can’t find his keys. He rings the bell(門鈴). Nothing happens(發(fā)生). He rings it again. Again nothing happens. No one can hear it. Mr. Black knocks on the bedroom window. He calls his wife’s name. He shouts but his wife doesn’t wake up. At last he stops and thinks for a few minutes. Then he begins to speak like a small child. “Mother,” he says. “I want to go to WC.” Mrs Black wakes up at once (立刻). Then he speaks to her, and she opens the door for him

1. 1.

   Mr. Black and his wife live in ______.

   1. A.
      a small country
   2. B.
      London city
   3. C.
      a house but not big
   4. D.
      a small town
2. 2.

   Mr. Black usually comes back______.

   1. A.
      not very late
   2. B.
      before his family go to bed
   3. C.
      after his family go to bed
   4. D.
      at about 10.p.m
3. 3.

   Why can’t Mr. Black open the door?

   1. A.
      Because he comes home late
   2. B.
      Because he can’t find the key to the door
   3. C.
      Because his wife is not at home
   4. D.
      Because he doesn’t ring the bell
4. 4.

   Mr Black speaks like a little child because ______.

   1. A.
      he looks like a child
   2. B.
      he wants to wake up his children
   3. C.
      he wants to wake up his wife
   4. D.
      he wants to go to WC
5. 5.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      Mr Black often can’t come into the house
   2. B.
      One night Mr Black comes back early
   3. C.
      Mrs Balck often waits for Mr Black at night
   4. D.
      At last Mrs Black opens the door

1. 1.

   The parents and children can select reading materials in ______.

   1. A.
      East Hills
   2. B.
      Summer Reading Club
   3. C.
      Green Island
   4. D.
      Readers’ Service Center
2. 2.

   Students can take part in ______ activities in Summer Reading Club.

   1. A.
      drawing
   2. B.
      singing
   3. C.
      swimming
   4. D.
      dancing
3. 3.

   Story time activities are held on ______.

   1. A.
      Friday 10:00 a.m
   2. B.
      Tuesday 10:00 a.m
   3. C.
      Monday 10:30 a.m
   4. D.
      Wednesday 10:30 a.m