How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?

Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you're around other people. Experts have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the center of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences.

It's OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact,everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It's just a case of how much.

Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won't go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting new people,so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.

If shyness doesn't stop you from doing something you want to do,being shy isn't a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy,too.

You see,being shy isn't all bad. But remember not to let good opportunities (機(jī)會(huì)) pass by just because of it!If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others,just do it!There's nothing to be afraid of.

(   ) 1. The underlined phrase "to feel yourself" in the third paragraph means "         "

   A. to find oneself   B. to be oneself

   C. to enjoy oneself   D. to help oneself

(   ) 2. What kind of shyness can be bad according to the passage?

   A. You find it hard to enjoy yourself at a party.

   B. You feel a little nervous when you go to a new place.

   C. You seldom go outside and are afraid of meeting new people.

   D. You have a red face when you're asked to answer a question in class.

(   ) 3. If you have to practice your spoken English in class,          .

   A. just do it

   B. just refuse to do it

   C. you'd better ask someone to help you

   D. tell your teacher you're too shy to do that

(   ) 4. We can infer (推理) from the passage that         .

   A. kids are all born shy

   B. you can't change yourself

   C. shy people can also be successful

   D. shy people are not good at working with others

(   ) 5. What's the best title for this passage?

   A. Are You Too Shy?

   B. Think More For Others！

   C. Find Out What You're Like!

   D. Once He Was Shy Just Like You!

If you go to Britain,you will find a lot of surprising things. But different things s 1       different people.

In Britain,people drive on the 1 2       . Dimitric Poulos,from Greece,thought this is very s 3       "I've been in Britain for nearly a month now,but I never remember to look right i 4       of left before I cross a road. If I stayed for a year,I still wouldn't remember." Hirosh Hasegawa,from Japan,couldn't understand why British people keep their shoes at home. "If a visitor kept his shoes at home in Japan,we would think he was very rude or very dirty. I also cannot understand why British people don't wash b 5       getting into a bath. They wash themselves in the bath,which makes the water very dirty. I wouldn't feel clean if I had a bath that w 6       . ”Cecila,from Spain,noticed that "strange" way British people greet each other. "They seem to be afraid of t 7       each other. When they meet,they just smile and look embarrassed. If I didn't kiss or hug my friends in Spain,they'd be very surprised. We always greet each other like that. It's normal. " Robert,from Italy,couldn't u 8       why British people queue so much. "At a bus stop or in a post office,they always stand in 1 9      ,even if there's only one other p10       . If I did that in Italy,people would think that I was crazy！”

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Different countries have different customs. When you travel to other countries,please follow their customs,just as the saying goes, "         .”

Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip (付小費(fèi)) .It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags,taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.

In England,make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It's important to respect lines there. It's a good idea to talk about the weather. It's a favorite subject of conversation with the British.

In Spain,it's a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late,and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.

In Arab countries,men kiss one another on the cheek (臉頰) .Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.

In Japan,people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card,don't put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.

Don't forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.

(   ) 11. When you travel to the USA. you don't need to tip         .

   A. porters   B. waiters   C. book sellers   D. taxi drivers

(   ) 12. The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be "         .”

   A. Love me,love my dog

   B. He who laughs last laughs best

   C. When in Rome,do as the Romans do

   D. Where there is a will,there is a way

(   ) 13. The underline word "porters" in the passage means       .

A. 搬運(yùn)工   B. 清潔工

   C. 接線員   D. 售票員

(   ) 14. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. In Spain,people usually have dinner very early.

   B. In England,it's not polite to talk about the weather.

   C. In Arab countries,men kiss one another on the cheek.

   D. In Japan,you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.

(   ) 15. What's the best title for the passage?

   A. How to Tip

   B. Body Language

   C. When to Have Dinner

   D. Advice to International Travelers

(       )6. Who is/are going hiking this summer?

A. Mary                                                          B. Tom

C. Alan                                                            D. Both Mary and Alan

(       )7. Which of the following isn't Tom's plan for the vacation?

A. Watching bull-fight.                                 B. Going shopping.

  C. Going fishing.                                           D. Going sightseeing.

(       )8. Who will go to the Palace Museum this vacation?

A. Alan.                                                          B. Tom.

C. Mary.                                                         D. Nobody.

(       )9. How long is Alan staying in Canada?

A. For one week.                                           B. For two weeks.

C. For one month.                                        D. For more than one month.

(       )10. How are all the three people going on vacation?

A. By plane.                                                B. By bus.

C. By boat.                                                  D. By bike.

My husband hasn't stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It's funny now but it wasn't at the time.

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I wanted a rest before catching the train ， so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop― that was a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I went back with the coffee, there was someone in the next seat. It was one of those wild-looking youngsters, with dark glasses and worn clothes, and hair colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did surprise me was that he'd started to eat my chocolate ！

Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble ₇ and really I was rather uneasy about him ， I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper ， tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn't dare to start an argument. When he took a third piece, I felt piore angry than uneasy. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece. " And I got it.

The boy gave me a strange look, then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, "This woman's crazy!" Everyone stared. That was embarrassing enough, but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red―as red as his hair―when I realized I'd made a mistake. It wasn't my chocolate that he'd been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my newspaper. (       )1. The writer telling the story .

A.     always went shopping with her family on Fridays

B.     had been very busy and needed some time to recover

C.     wanted a newspaper and some chocolate to take home to her family

D.     bought a newspaper and some chocolate so that she could keep a place at the table

(       )2. When the writer came back to the table,she was surprised________ .

A.     because she wasn't sure whether the youngster was a boy or a girl

B.     because the youngster was dressed so strangely

C.    because there was already someone sitting in the next seat

D.    because the youngster's behavior seemed rude

(       )3. When the writer saw the boy go on eating the chocolate, she felt_________ .

A.     too tired to start an argument

B.     too shy to look in the boy's direction

C.     more and more disappointed at losing the chocolate

D.     more and more angry with the boy
(       )4. The writer's face turned red_______ .

A.    because she realized that she had been quite wrong about the boy

B.    because she realized that the boy was poor and angry

C.    because she saw everyone staring at her

D.    because she hated being shouted at

(       )5. From the story we can see the writer .

A. was crazy                                                           B. was being careless

C. was careless and selfish                                  D. often made mistakes

Jim was a football player. He was very h 1       when he was young.

But he hasn't played football since he 1 2       school. He liked e 3       very much,and he ate lots of food which contained a lot of fat,such as meat,fish,chicken,and so on. Because of this,he put on weight very fast. He b 4       very very fat before long.

One day,he looked into the mirror, "Is that me?" He was s 5       . "I have changed so much that I can hardly recognize myself. I must 1 6       weight."

So he went to see a doctor who advised him to play tennis and do enough exercise. He started to do exercise two days 1 7       . He spent two hours p 8       tennis every morning. When he played it,he burned up lots of calories.

From then on,he became t 9       day by day. He looked into the mirror once again another day. "That is r 10       me," he said,and smiled.

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During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island (島嶼) ，I could see the other islands,and I said to myself, "Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day."

So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree,and then began to make a long hole (洞) in it. It was hard work,but about six months later,I had a very fine canoe (獨(dú)木舟) .Next,I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was!Why didn't I think before I began work? Of course,the canoe was too heavy. I couldn't move it!I pulled and pushed and tried everything,but it didn't move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe,but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey,and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now,not my prison,and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later,I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there,and so I had two homes.

My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange,it is true,but they kept me dry in the rain.

I kept food and tools (工具) at both my houses,and also wild goats (山羊) .There were many goats on the island,and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me,and soon I had goats' milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.

(   ) ]1. From the passage we know that the writer might be a/an         .

   A. Australian   B. Englishman   C. Russian   D. Japanese

(   ) 12. The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to         .

   A. escape in it

   B. get to the other side of the island

   C. use it for food

   D. go around the island

(   ) 13. To survive (存活) ，the writer did the following EXCEPT         .

   A. keeping goats for milk

   B. making clothes from animal skins

   C. working in the cornfields

   D. going fishing in the sea

(   ) 14. Why didn't the writer use his first canoe?

   A. Because it was too small for a long journey.

   B. Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.

   C. Because there was something wrong with it.

   D. Because the writer was busy building a second house.

(   ) 15. From the story,we can learn that         .

   A. the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island

   B. the writer had nothing to do on the wild island

   C. the writer tried to escape in the second canoe,but failed

   D. the writer was in prison on the island,losing his freedom

(       )6. How many main problems are there in the survey？

A. Four.                           B. Five.                          

 C. Six.                           D. Three.

(       )7. What problems are caused by too much homework?

A.     Get fat.

B.     Fight with classmates.

C.     Feel stressed and get short-sighted.

D.     Don't like to study.

(       )8. If Simon is feeling stressed, he should________ .

A.     do much more homework

B.     buy some snacks

C.     make a plan for study and hobbies

D.     drink more water

(       )9. Peter doesn't like study. Maybe he ,

A.     plays too many computer games

B.     has no pocket money

C.     gets fatter and fatter

D.     is short-sighted

(       )10. ____ is a good way for students to stop fights. 

A. Doing less homework

B.     Learning how to make friends

C.     Playing computer games

D.     Doing exercise every day

Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your bod) becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work. You stay ir bed, feeling very sad.

What makes us ill? It is germs(細(xì)菌).Germs are everywhere. They are very small anc you can't find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope. They are ver) very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.

Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under a microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.

Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger. if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut (傷口）， some of the germs would go intc your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere. (       )1. Which of the following is true?

A.     If things are very very small, they are germs.

B.     If things can't be seen, they must be germs.

C.     Germs are only in dirty water.

D.     Germs are everywhere around us. (       )2. What is a microscope used for?

A.     Making very very small things look much bigger.

B.     Making very big things look much smaller.

C.     Helping you read some newspapers.

D.     Helping you if you can't see things clearly.

(       )3. Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?

A.    You haven't looked at it carefully.

B.    Water can't be drunk in this way.

C.    There must be lots of germs in it.

D.    Water will make you ill.

(       )4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A.     Germs can be found both in water and in the air.

B.     Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.

C.     If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body.

D.     If your finger isn't cut, there aren't any germs on it. (       )5. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Germs may make us ill.                           B. Germs are in dirty water.

C. Don't drink dirty water.                             D. Take care of your fingers.

Mrs. Smith had a lot of trouble with her skin,so she went to see her doctor about it. The doctor couldn't find a 1          wrong with her. But he gave her some tests.

Mrs. Smith c 2         the doctor the next day and asked about the tests.

The doctor said, "No problems,but I will g 3          you a list of things you can't eat."

Mrs. Smith w 4          all the things down on a piece of paper. She put the paper b 5

the telephone. Then she went out.

Two hours 6      ,she came back. Her husband was w 7       for her. " Look!Everything is r 8          for you,my dear," he said."But you don't know w 9          I need," Mrs. Smith said."Don't you r 10          your list beside the telephone,my dear?" Mr. Smith asked.

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6. 1         7. w         ____ 8. r          9. w          10. r