Many things can be shared these days, such as bikes, cars and chargers. Now a “sharing bookstore” has also come out.

Sanxiaokou Xinhua Bookstore, the world's first sharing bookstore, opened on July 16 in Hefei, Anhui province, according to China News. It sells books as normal bookstores. But at the same time, it allows readers to take books home for free to read after paying a 99 yuan deposit(押金).They can borrow two books in 10 days by scanning an OR code(二維碼) on the book.

The bookstore is quite popular among the city’s readers. By Aug 26, more than 100,000 books had been borrowed. The number of visitors to the bookstores has also grown by 50 percent. The bookstore is going to open nine more stores in other places of the city.

But some people question that these sharing bookstores are just like a library.

“Although the two both rent books, sharing bookstores have more kinds of books,” Xu Xinwei, the store’s deputy manage(副店長), told China News. “We also renew(更新) our book selection more often than libraries.”

1.Sanxiaokou Xinhua Bookstore in Hefei is not the world's first sharing bookstore.

2.You need to pay for the books that you take home in the sharing bookstore.

3.Not many people like this sharing bookstore.

4.The libraries renew books more often than the sharing bookstore.

5.There will be 10 sharing bookstores including(包括) Sanxaokou Xinhua bookstore.

English Speech Competition.

Don't miss the English Speech Competition! It will show your talent for English. It will be held in No.1 meeting room on Friday, November 26th, 2017, 8:30-12:00 a.m. But first, you have to pass the preliminary contest(初賽), then you can have a chance to enter it---the final English Speech Competition.

The preliminary Contest

The student who wants to to join the preliminary contest have to:

Submit(提交) a speech draft(草稿) to joyofdebate@dipont-edu.com on Wednesday, October 25th.

1) Join in the preliminary contest in number to me the meeting room on Thursday, November 25th, 2017, 9:30-12:00.

2) Be a junior middle school student.

If you want to know more information, you can write an email to joyofdebate@dipont-edu.com or call the office at (028) 496-1420.

1.When did the preliminary contest be held?

A. On Friday B. On Thursday C. On Wednesday

2.How long will the preliminary contest last(持續(xù))?

A. For three and a half hours B. For two and a half hours C. For one and a half hours

3.The final English Speech Competition will be held in _________.

A. the library B. No.1 meeting room C. No.2 meeting room

4.Which of the following ways is NOT mentioned(提及) for more information?

A. Writing an email B. Making a phone call C. Writing a letter

5.What’s the notice about?

A. A singing competition

B. A TV program

C. An English Speech Contest.

It was a Monday morning. As the teacher walked into the classroom, he heard a low voice (低聲), “Here’s the teacher. I'm sure this boring fellow (家伙) is going to talk about how to use commas (逗號).” It was a boy's voice and the teacher knew who he was.

However, the teacher didn't get angry. He said nothing about it, but really began to talk about how to use commas. And then he wrote the following sentence on the blackboard, “Nick says the teacher is a boring fellow.”

The class laughed and Nick's face turned red.

“Now,” said the teacher, “I’ll tell you the importance of commas.” He put two commas in the sentence, and then read, “Nick, says the teacher, is a boring fellow.”

The whole class laughed again. Nick felt very surprised first, then his face much redder. Finally he couldn't help (情不自禁) laughing with the other students, too.

1.What subject did the teacher teach the students?

A. Math B. English C. Music

2.What kind of boy was Nick like? _________.

A. A tall boy B. A healthy boy C. A funny boy

3.I think Nick liked to have _________ lessons.

A. boring B. interesting C. no

4.“Nick says the teacher is a boring fellow.” is ________“Nick says the teacher, is a boring fellow.” in the meaning.

A. the same as B. kind of different from C. quite different from

5.What do you think of the teacher? He is very _________.

A. boring B. good C. bad

It’s said that there are always some connections(聯(lián)系)between two languages. I do believe it. But I have still found it difficult to learn Spanish

Two years ago, I began to learn Spanish as my second foreign language. I felt a bit excited at first. But after two weeks,1.. The different forms of verbs were so hard to memorize (記憶). The teacher and classmates spoke so fast that I couldn’t understand them. 2. I made a list of verbs that we often use. I also listened to the recorded (錄音)speaking parts at a slower speed so that I could easily understand them. If I still didn’t understand some words, 3. I finally made progress in listening.

I also watched films and read books and news in Spanish. 4. I read books such as One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera.

I learned more about people’s lives in Latin America. 5., so I often watch Spanish videos about him.

I have fallen in love with learning Spanish. I even want to learn French someday.

A. But then I tried some new ways to study.

B. For example, I watched an interesting film about the Spanish civil war in class with classmates.

C. I found that Spanish wasn’t as easy as I thought

D. I am a fan of the famous soccer player Lionel Messi.

E. I stopped learning Spanish.

F. I just listened to them over and over again.

A. But then I tried some new ways to study.

B. For example, I watched an interesting film about the Spanish civil war in class with classmates.

C. I found that Spanish wasn’t as easy as I thought

D. I am a fan of the famous soccer player Lionel Messi.

E. I stopped learning Spanish.

F. I just listened to them over and over again.

Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is “happier”, then you are right, a survey found that people usually become happier after they are fifty years old. Stress(壓力) levels(等級) drop quickly after people reach their fifties.

The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.

The survey found that adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five have more stress than others.

Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies. The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns(情感模式) as they grow older. However, women at all ages like telling their sadness, stress and worry than men do.

Why would happiness increase(增長) with age? One reason is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and they can control their emotions better. They spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

假設(shè)你是李華，你剛認(rèn)識一位筆友。應(yīng)筆友要求寫一封電子郵件介紹你的學(xué)校和學(xué)校生活，并歡迎他來你的學(xué)校參觀。請根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)，用英文寫一封電子郵件。

你在第一中學(xué)上學(xué)，學(xué)校又大又現(xiàn)代化；

每天花半小時(shí)乘公交車去上學(xué)，上學(xué)從不遲到,早上8點(diǎn)開始上課；

你的教室在一樓，老師的辦公室離教學(xué)樓不遠(yuǎn)；

同學(xué)都很友好，空余時(shí)間相互聊天；

……（發(fā)揮1句

注意：

短文須包括所有內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，要求語句通順、意思連貫；

詞數(shù)60個(gè)左右，短文開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Simon,

Thank you for your email. Now let me tell you about my school. _____________________

I hope you can visit my school one day.

Matt has got ______ electronic dictionary, but it isn't allowed to use during the exam.

A. a B. an C. the D. 不填

These songs are great because many people can sing along ______ them.

A. for B. to C. in D. with

Kelly and Sandy are good friends. They share everything with each other — happiness and ______.

A. fairness B. kindness C. sadness D. shyness

When you're ______, you should listen to music that can make you excited and happy.

A. shy B. afraid C. strict D. down