Nick is a student. He has four friends. They are Ben, Eric, Peter and Andy. But they are all very different. Nick is confident and kind. He is also a good listener. All of his friends like to talk to him about their problems. This is his best quality. Ben is the quietest friend of them. He is not energetic and active like Eric, or outgoing like Peter. But he is so patient and fair. When they have an argument, Ben is always there to listen to everyone and make sure that everybody stays friends. Andy is very clever and hard-working. He does the best in exams at school. It is really kind of Andy to help Peter with his homework when he is having trouble. They get along well with each other like brothers.

1.What do you think of Ben?

2. What is Nick’s best quality?

3.What is Peter like ?

4. What is it kind of Andy to do ?

5.Who is always there to make sure that everyone stays friends when they have an argument?

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A．You must go to see him.

B．I don't think so.

C．I'm sure he must feel sorry for it.

D．I hope he'll soon be all right.

E．It's bad for his health.

F．I'm sorry to hear that.

G．I think you aren't healthy, too.

（E: Emily　　P: Paul）

E: You look worried, Paul, don't you?

P: Yes, Emily. My father is ill.

E: 1 What's the trouble?

P: He has a headache.

E: But he looks healthy.

P: 2 He was strong when he was young.

He liked sports and often took exercise.

But these years he doesn't like sports and

eats much meat. He becomes fatter and fatter.

E: 3 .

P: You are right. The doctors told him to have more sports and eat less meat, but he didn't listen to them.

E: 4 .

P: Yes. Now he thinks the doctors are right, and begins to do what they say.

E: 5

P: Thank you very much.

Tom walked into a shop．It had a sign outside: "Second-hand clothes bought and sold．" He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars．"

"What!" said Tom, "I had guessed they were worth (價值) at least five dollars．"

"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars．"

"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket．"Here's your money．These trousers were hanging outside your shop．The list price of them was six dollars and a half．But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth．"

Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say．

1．At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom             ．

A．wanted to steal the trousers                     B．wanted to sell the trousers

C．wanted to fool him                                 D．wanted to buy the trousers

2．The owner of the shop                  for the old trousers．

A．would give Tom two dollars                           B．would pay three dollars

C．would pay five dollars                             D．would give Tom six dollars and a half

3．The shop owner insisted(堅持) that the trousers were worth only two dollars because      ．

A．he wanted to sell them cheaply(廉價的)      B．he wanted to buy them cheaply

C．he didn't like the trousers                        D．they were old and dirty

4．In fact, the trousers         ．

A．were hanging inside the shop                  B．were stolen by Tom from the shop                        

C．had been the shop owner's                            D．had been Tom's

5．From the story we know that          cheaper than the list price．

A．the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B．Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C．the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D．Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

Most supermarkets in China provided free plastic bags．It was convenient for people to do shopping，but things changed．To protect the environment，supermarkets all over China stopped providing free plastic bags from June 1，2008．If you don’t want to pay money to buy them，you’ll have to bring your own shopping bags．

    What can we use to hold things we buy from shops? Students at Qingshan Middle School had some good ideas．One idea was making different kinds of eco-shopping bags．54students at the school made their own eco-shopping bags．They held an eco-shopping bag show last Friday afternoon．Many students made the bags with used clothes．They painted pictures like the Olympic rings on them．Some bags were made of used materials like used paper，old newspapers．Some were made of eco-materials like bamboo．

    A boy student，Wang Lin made his bag with several old newspapers．We asked him whether the bag was strong enough．Wang Lin said it was．“No problem．I took six bottles of water in the bag from the shop to my home yesterday evening，”he said，“I think it’s strong enough to hold even ten bottles of water．”

    Fang Yuanyuan，a girl student，had a more traditional way to make her bag—a bamboo basket．“It was a hard job．”she said，“With my grandfather’s help，I spent a whole afternoon making it．”

The students also asked their parents and friends to use eco-shopping bags instead of plastic ones．Next Saturday afternoon，the school will hold another eco-shopping bag show to help shops and stores get ideas from the students’ work．

1．The supermarkets all over China stopped providing______ from June l，2008．

  A．eco-shopping bags                        B．plastic baskets

  C．free plastic bags                       D．bamboo baskets

2．Wang Lin made his bag with ___________．

  A．bamboo    B．used clothes    C．plastic             D．old newspapers

3．Why will the school hold another eco-shopping bag show?

  A．To know if the bag was strong enough．

  B．To show their pictures on the bags．

  C．To make money by selling them．

  D．To give ideas to shops and stores．

4．What is the main idea of the passage?

  A．People can still use plastic bags．

  B．Students encourage people to use eco—shopping bags．

  C．Students have good ideas to make money．

  D．Most supermarkets will go on providing free plastic bags．