The bus ride usually          him 25 minutes to go to school．

A．takes                   B．costs                      C．spends                   D．pays

He finds watching movies          because the people in the movies speak too quickly to understand．

A．frustrated                                                B．excited

C．exciting                                                     D．frustrating

My daily school life is different from the past          lessons when I was a child．Now，I like them most．

A．get used to hating                                    B．used to hate

C．used to like                                                D．didn't use to hate

I'm allowed to choose my own clothes，but I'm not allowed          my ears pierced．

A．to look at             B．to clean                C．to cover                 D．to get

If I          a million dollars I'd give it to medical research．

A．had                     B．were                    C．have                      D．will have

When I was growing up，I had an old neighbor，Dr. Gibbs．He didn’t look like any  1   I __2  ．He never invited us to play in his yard，but he was a very   3    person．

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives，he was planting trees．He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest．

The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees．He never watered his new trees．Once I asked why．He said that watering plants spoiled them，and that if you   4   them，each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker，so you had to make things difficult for them and  __5   the weaker trees early．

He talked about how watered trees grew shallow（淺的）roots，and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water   6    the earth by themselves．  7   roots were very important．

So he never watered his trees．He'd planted an oak and，  8   watering it every morning，he'd beat it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that，and he said it was to get the tree's attention．

Dr. Gibbs died several years   9   I left home．Every now and then，I walked by his house and looked at the trees   10   I watched him   11   about twenty-five years ago．They’re very big and strong now．I planted some trees a few years later and carried water to them for a whole summer．After two years of   12   too much，whenever a cold wind blows in，they  13  a lot．

Every night before I go to bed，I check on my two sons．Mostly I pray（祈禱）that their lives will be easy．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer．I know my children are going to face difficulties．There's always a cold wind   14   somewhere，so   15   we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart，so when the rains fall and the winds blow，we can face it strongly and won't be beaten down．

1．A．doctor                   B．farmer                 C．planter                   D．a(chǎn)dult

2．A．know                    B．knew                   C．have known           D．had known

3．A．healthy                  B．weak                   C．kind                       D．bad

4．A．developed              B．watered               C．created                  D．caught

5．A．pick out                 B．clean out              C．come out                      D．give out

6．A．over                      B．on                       C．towards                 D．under

7．A．Thick                    B．Thin                    C．Short                     D．Deep

8．A．because of             B．rather than                  C．instead of               D．instead

9．A．when                    B．a(chǎn)fter                    C．before                    D．so that

10．A．that                     B．who                    C．where                    D．whose

11．A．stick                    B．plant                    C．weigh                    D．beat

12．A．noticing               B．pulling                 C．caring                    D．worrying

13．A．fall                      B．increase               C．shook                    D．shake

14．A．a(chǎn)nnoying              B．continuing            C．blowing                 D．dropping

15．A．long as                B．far                       C．that                       D．what

According to the recent survey，only forty percent of children in our school feel happy．Why? Do you know what “happiness” means? A lot of money? No homework every day? High marks or anything else?

In fact，happiness is always around you if you put your heat into it．When you are in trouble at school，your friends will help you；when you study hard at your lessons，your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health；when you get success，your friends will say congratulations to you；when you do something wrong，people around you will help you to correct it．And when you do something good to others，you will feel happy，too．All these are happiness．If you notice a bit of them，you can see that happiness is always around you．All these can't be bought with money．It's a feeling of your heart．When you come across difficulties，you can say loudly you are very happy，because you have more chances to challenge yourself．

As the saying goes，life is a revolving（旋轉(zhuǎn)的）door．When it closes，it also opens．If you take every chance you get，you can be a happy and lucky person．

1．When you are late for school your teacher will         ．You should feel happy for teacher's help．

A．punish you                                                 B．play jokes on you

C．quarrel with you                                         D．tell you to come on time

2．What will your friends say to you when you win a medal for your spoken English Competition?

A．Good luck!                                             B．Is that so?

C．Just so-so．                                              D．Congratulations!

3．In the writer's opinion，         can make people happy．

A．no homework                                             B．high marks

C．the negative attitude of things                       D．the positive attitude of things

4．What is this passage mainly about?

A．Examples of happiness．

B．Ways of experiencing happiness．

C．Take the chance．

D．Happiness is the happy feeling of your heart．

5．What can we learn from the saying in the last paragraph?

A．Lose the chance and you are sad．

B．Life closes its revolving door．

C．Life opens its revolving door．

D．Never take the chance．

New rules and behavior standards（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)）for middle school students came out in March．Middle School is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are．The best students won't only have high marks．They will also be kids who don't dye their hair，smoke or drink．The following are some of the new rules．

Tell the truth．Have you ever copied someone else’ work in an exam? Don’t do it again! That's not what an honest student should do．If you have played computer games for two hours in your room，don't tell your parents you have done homework．

Do more at school．Good students are kind to other people and love animals．April is a bird loving month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! That way，you can learn more about animals and how to protect them．When mote people work together，it makes it more fun for everyone．

Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger．Be friendly to the people you are with．Try to think of others，not only yourself．

Be open to new ideas．Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe we will discover Earth Ⅱ some day．Don't look down on new ideas．Everyone's ideas are important．You should welcome them，because new ideas make life better for everyone．

Protect yourself．Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you．If you have to go home late，you should take care of yourself and let your parents know．

Use the internet carefully．The internet can be useful for your studies．But something on the internet isn't good for kids，so try to look at Web pages that are good sites for children．Here are some：http：//kiks.Dastday.com；http：//www. chinakids.net.com

1．An honest student should         

A．tell the truth even when he is wrong．

B．copy someone else's work in an exam．

C．try to think of others，not only yourself．

D．quarrel with your teammates when your basketball team loses．

2．The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about         ．

A．making your team stronger                          B．being strict with others

C．learning from each other                              D．working together with others

3．Paragraph 5 tells students to         ．

A．live on the moon                                      B．discover Earth Ⅱ

C．look down on new ideas                                    D．be open to new ideas

4．Good Web sites for children can         ．

A．be a waste of time                                      B．make life much easier

C．help them with their studies                         D．do homework for them

5．The school new rules will help kids by telling them         ．

A．how they can study well                              B．what is right and what is wrong

C．what they should do at school                      D．how they can protect themselves

At Anacostia Senior High School we have a lot of problems．We have students suspended and we have low test grades．I think this school is in need of improvement．The reasons why I believe this school needs improvement are that children are getting suspended and missing out on class work，students are failing，and the school is dirty．

The first reason why this school needs improvement is that children are getting suspended and missing out on class work．Students should not get suspended because it's like a vacation to them．They will not change their ways．Instead of putting them out of school for suspension，we should have them in school．In that way，students can still have good grades．

The second reason why I believe this school needs improvement is that students are failing．If you come to school every day you shouldn't fail．I can't blame it all on the students；it is the teachers' fault also．Some teachers do not let students in the class．This school needs tutors．If students had tutors their grades could improve．

The third reason why I believe this school is in need of improvement is that it is dirty．Who wants to walk into a dirty school every day? I don’t! If students help out，the building will stay clean．There should be no writing on the walls or eating in the halls．We need to treat our schools like we treat our homes．

These are my reasons why this school needs improvement．If we do these things we can get good grades．have a nice looking school，and students will improve their grades．By doing these things we can also have the most decent school on the other side of the fiver．

1．What is the meaning of the underlined word “suspended” in the first passage?

A．blamed                                                   B．praised

C．put in a vacation                                        D．put out of school

2．How many reasons does the author give for the improvement of school?

A．One．                 B．Two．                C．Three．                  D．Four．

3．What can we know from the third paragraph?

A．Students have tutors．                                B．Students have no tutors．

C．Students' grades are high．                         D．Students' grades are not talked about．

4．What is the author's attitude to Anacostia Senior High School?

A．He is satisfied with the school．                   B．He is not satisfied with the school．

C．He is surprised at the school．                            D．He is excited at the school．

5．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Reasons for School Improvement                 B．the Most Decent School

C．School Building                                          D．School Improvement

根據(jù)下列句中的漢語提示，寫出所缺單詞的正確形式，每空一詞。

1．When he was         （采訪），he said，“we hear strange noises outside our window．”

2．The few city         （照片）are less successful．

3．why not consider         （參觀）Paris?

4．You could help         （指導(dǎo)）a soccer team for little kids．

5．The leaves in the water produced a         （討人喜歡的）smell．