More than 700 years ago，Scotland （ 苏格兰 ） was fighting with England．The king of England wanted to（16） Scotland．He had a strong army so it was （17） for the Scots to fight．They lost many times，King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army．
One rainy day，King Robert lay in an old house．He thought that he was not good enough to be king．He was so（18） that he didn't even see a spider（蜘蛛）near him．He （19） when he
saw the spider climbing．It was trying to climb up its web at the top of the house but it fell down．
"How sad"thought King Robert．"The spider is like me．It's not （20） enough．"He watched while the spider climbed up again．It fell down a second time．
"Be careful，little spider，or you might die，"he said．"Life is so hard．You'll never get back to your web．"But the spider （21） again and again．King Robert watched while it （22） climbed back to its web．After an hour，the spider got do the web．
"You are such a great （23） ，"he said．"If you can keep trying．I can too．I must keep on fighting．I won't let the English win．"His （24） grew strong and they （25） the English army．Scotland was free．
Nobody knows if this is a true story．Many parents tell it to their children because the want them to keep trying．
16．A．leave |
B．control |
C．help |
D．visit |
17．A．interesting |
B．difficult |
C．important |
D．necessary |
18．A．surprised |
B．bored |
C．worried |
D．lonely |
19．A．looked ahead |
B．looked out |
C．looked on |
D．looked up |
20．A．old |
B．strong |
C．fast |
D．free |
21．A．tried |
B．fell |
C．practiced |
D．cheered |
22．A．finally |
B．easily |
C．slowly |
D．suddenly |
23．A．player |
B．fighter |
C．soldier |
D．spider |
24．A．army |
B．feeling |
C．opinions |
D．family |
25．A．kept |
B．raised |
C．stopped |
D．joined |
Students go hungry for charity （慈善）
Students at New Point School enjoyed their breakfast today，for it broke a 24﹣hours fast （禁食）for charity．During the fast，they could not eat any food（1） ，and they could only drink water，tea and clear fruit juice．The students all volunteered to go without food for one day to raise money for UN projects to help the poor （2） ．
Mr．James Wood，their English teacher，said，"The students （3） the idea themselves after seeing photos of hungry children．They organized the whole thing．I'm very proud of them．"
"Twenty﹣four hours did not feel like a very long time．Next year，I might even double （4） I spend fasting．Then I can raise twice as much money!"said Jane Austin，a student．"It's so wrong for us to have lots of food while many people in the world are going hungry．We need to give to those in need．"
The students collected about ＄ 2，400 from the fast．They were （5） the total amount．"It's amazing!People are so kind，and they want to help others，"said Alan Long，another student．
In recent years，mobile phones and e﹣readers have become more common．Some people worry that the days of paper books will be gone．So we did a survey about paper books Here is what we have got．
In the UK．sales of e﹣book& are dropping while Miles of paper books are rising．More surprisingly．It's young people who are buying the most paper books．Another survey of university students from the United Stales，Japan and Germany also showed that 92percent of them preferred paper books．
The most popular reason was：I like to hold the product．It's true that paper books bring a very different reading experience．Some students said that they liked the smell of paper books．Other students said that they got a sense of accomplishment（成就感） when they finished reading a paper book and they enjoyed seeing it on the bookshelf．
Paper books can also be very personal objects to readers．Many people like to sign their names on the inside cover．If the cover gels bent （弯曲的） or there's a stain （污点）made from coffee or food，it will make the book even more personal．It's more like the readers'old friends．
This friendship between people and books isn't just sentimental（情感的）．Studies have shown that readers remember more information from paper books．People also more easily have sore eyes while reading e﹣books．
It seems that paper books still have an attraction（吸引）力So why not pick up a book and start reading？
| A survey about （81）
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| Facts |
☆The （82） of e﹣books are dropping white those of paper books are rising． ☆Most young people like paper books better． |
| Reasons |
☆Readers were brought a different （83） by reading paper books． ☆Readers think paper books are （84） and regard them as friends ☆Readers can remember more information and they are better for（85）
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| Conclusion |
Paper books still have an attraction． |
A：Mike，could you fold your clothes？
B：（51） ．Mom，shall I throw the T﹣shirt away？
A：（52） ？It still looks new．
B：It is broken．
A：Let me see．（53）
B：Mend （缝补） it？But it will be ugly then．
A：（54） ．Maybe it will be more beautiful．What about putting patch （补丁） in （he shape of
a leaf on it？
B．Wow!（55） It will be special then．I can't wait，Thank you，mom．
A：You are welcome．
What homework did you do in the holidays？ Now homework is not simply about exercises．It can be survey，practice and even work experiences．Here's three students' homework．
Sam bought 10kinds of snacks．Then he checked their instructions and wrote down the amount（数量）of sugar and fat in the snacks．He was doing his biology（生物学）homework．"We are told it is not good to eat too many snacks．They have high calories（卡路里）．But we don't care about it，"he said．Sam spent three days studying the instructions．
He realized it was true．With some plasticine（橡皮泥），glass balls，a ping﹣pong ball and a piece of paper，could you make a tumbler（不倒翁）？This is the physics homework of Mary．"Next term，we will learn about the center of gravity（重心）．This homework made me more interested in physics，"she said．
Lisa worked as a guide in the local museum．She got a guide book from the museum，but she still did a survey and added more information to her introduction．She worked three hours a day and had no time to take a break．But she felt it was a meaningful experience．"My communication skills improved，"she said．
| The title ， （81） |
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| Sam |
Survey |
It （82） study the snack's insrutions． He realized it was bad to eat many snacks． |
| Mary |
（83） |
She made a tumbler with 4materials． She （84） physics． |
| Lisa |
Work experiences |
She worked （85） in the local museum for 3house a day withput a break． She improve her communication skills． |
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