There are two mice. They are called Bill and Paul. They are good friends. One mouse lives in the country; the other mouse lives in the city. On a sunny day they meet in the street.
Paul: Hi, Bill! Have a look at my house in the country. I’m sure you can enjoy yourself.
Bill: I’d love to. But I hear that the food is not delicious, and your house is not good. Is it so?
Paul: No, that’s not true. Go and see!
Then Bill goes to the countryside with Paul.
Bill: Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have better food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.
Paul: Thanks! Maybe you are right. I’ll visit your house one day.
Several days later Paul goes to Bill’s house in the city. The house is big and beautiful. They are sitting in the sitting-room, having a big dinner comfortably. Suddenly, there a great noise.
Bill: Run! Run! The cat is coming!
Paul: Oh, no! It’s terrible! Both the house and the food are nice, but I do not like living in the city. I enjoy living in my hole in the field, for it is nice to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid. What the relationship between Bill and Paul?
| A．They are friends. | B．They are relatives. |
| C．They are brothers. | D．They are neighbors. |
Where does Bill live?
| A．In the hole. | B．In the country. |
| C．In the city. | D．In the field. |
What does the underlined word several mean?
| A．Few. | B．A few. | C．A little. | D．Many |
Why does Paul hate living in the city?
| A．Because he likes to be rich. |
| B．Because he likes to be poor. |
| C．Because the house in the city is big and beautiful. |
| D．Because he enjoys happiness. |
Which is the best title?
| A．The City Mouse and the Country Mouse |
| B．Two friends |
| C．Two Beautiful Mice |
| D．The Country and they City |
Now more than 20 schools in the northeast of China_____（use） E-textbooks．Some teachers say they make Laming easier and
_______ （teach）more convenient．
Jing Xuan is excited about lessons about Chinese，English and math．She_______（enjoy）the pictures and animations（动画）in the E-textbooks．The children here
______ （study）with E-textbooks since last September．
With the help of the E-textbooks，some good ideas______ （share）at times．Some parents encourage their children
______ （try）the E-textbooks to make learning easier．But others worry about their children’s health．
“You can’t imagine how the growing popularity of E-textbooks_____ （change）the way the students learn．More and more students
_____ （1earn）with E-textbooks in the future．However there’s still a long way to go．”said the headmaster．
People often say “Come to see me soon”，but don’t believe them! You should ring someone before you visit them to make sure that they are not busy．When you first receive an invitation，you should think about if you really want to go．Nobody will be angry if you don’t want to go．You can say, “Thank you，but I can’t make it this time．”
If you accept an invitation but later realized you can’t go，you should tell the host or hostess as soon as possible．If you receive a written invitation that says PSVP（please reply），you have to tell the host if you will be going or not．
You don’t have to bring a gift with you．However, people think it is polite to bring a small gift if you have been invited for a meal or are going to stay for a few days．If you are going for dinner, the host or hostess will be happy if you give him or her a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine．
A guest should ask their host or hostess if they can help in the kitchen．Offering to help is more important than actually helping．If your visit was for a few days，you could send a thank you letter to the host or hostess．If you had a meal，you could give them a telephone call to say thank you．Why should you ring someone before you visit them?
___________________________________________________________________If you can’t go to the party after receiving an invitation，what should you do?
___________________________________________________________________Will people be angry if you don’t bring any gift?
___________________________________________________________________What gifts will make the host or the hostess happy?
___________________________________________________________________What should you do after you visited your friends for a few days?
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Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork．It can make you confident when you are studying． ．
If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard，that’s great．You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class．Different teachers do things differently．For example，some teachers may focus on（关注）lots of dates and facts in class，but they only write the important ones on the blackboard． ．but they may repeat them．
Don’t try to write down every word in class，or you might miss some important points． ．
Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you’re missed．If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying，you can ask him after class．
Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning．．
Note—taking also needs organization．Keep notes for each subject in one place，so that you can find everything easily when a test comes． ．If you decide to recopy your notes every evening，you’11 surely have less time to watch 7FV．But you’ll save time in the coming test．
| A．It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes B．Some students really learn better with the help of these notes． C．However, most students don’t know how to take notes． D．Good note taking takes time． E．It isn’t interesting but you may find it very useful． F．Other teachers may not write anything down． |
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling left out at break because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her, and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around，maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．But how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom-thinking about which kids you’d like to play with at break。Look for chances to say hi to them，smile and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation（欣赏）to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” at lunchtime．When you are at break，walk over to kids you want to play with，act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly, share，say nice things，offer to help，and pretty soon，you’11 have one，or two，or even more new friends．
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!This passage is written for ________．
| A．teachers | B．parents |
| C．students | D．visitors |
According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ________．
| A．have trouble with their studies |
| B．don’t have their best friends around |
| C．need their parents to be with them |
| D．are too young to look after themselves |
The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 means ________．
| A．sharing your ideas | B．talking before many people |
| C．studying better at school | D．developing new friendship |
The expression “feeling left out” in the first paragraph means“ ”in Chinese．
| A．受冷落 | B．被调侃 |
| C．挨批评 | D．遭攻击 |
Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ________．
| A．they miss their old friends a lot |
| B．they have no time to stay with others |
| C．teachers know who wants a new friend |
| D．they are shy or not good at making friends |
Jia Meng used to keep a diary in Chinese．But one year ago，the l4-year-old girl from Heilongjiang began to write her diaries in English，because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly．She changed the language because her mother can’t read English．“It’s like killing two birds with one stone，”said Jia．“My privacy（隐私）becomes safe and my English improves a lot．”
Jia’s mother is not the only mom who reads her child’s diary．Recently, Renmin University of China had a national survey among over 2，300 parents．The results show that about 40％ of parents read their children’s secrets．That’s why, like Jia，many teenagers try to find ways to protect their privacy．
Wu Lei，15，of Shanxi，keeps a diary, too．But he doesn’t write it on paper．He writes online， which he thinks it perfectly safe because his parents “know nothing about the Internet．”
Lu Huan，13．of Guangdong，said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her on the telephone in theft room．To solve this problem，Lu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone．
“Parents want to know what is going on in their children’s lives，”said Shao Xiaozhen，a teenage expert in Beijin9．“But sometimes they go about it the wrong way．” Shao suggested to teenagers that instead of hiding their secrets，talking to parents is a better solution．”If your parents know that you are safe，they’11 let you keep your secrets．”Jia Meng writes her diaries in English in order to improve her English．
Recently, Renmen University of China had a national survey, and the results show that about 40％ of parents read their children’s secrets．
Keeping a dairy online is the best way to protect their privacy according to the article．
Lu Huan asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone in order to protect her privacy．
Shao Xiaozhen thinks parents will let children keep their secrets，if they talk to parents and let parents know they are safe．
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