Beth Jones was only eight years old when she first tried playing the drums．This was during a lunchtime music club at school， which she only went to because it was snowing （1） （heavy）．Of all the musical instruments， the drums were （2） （interesting） to Beth． She thought it was cool that there were many different shapes and sizes of drums，and she wanted to hit（3） （they），to see what they sounded like．
Now Beth is thirteen and gives concerts around the country．She also has her own YouTube channel and（4） （get） over a million hits a year．What's amazing is that Beth hasn't ever been to（5） drum lesson． "You can learn anything on the Internet， so I've never felt it was important for me t1o take classes，" explains Beth．
Giving concerts wasn't easy for Beth in the beginning because usually she only played drums alone in her bedroom when she came home（6） school． At her first concert， she played in a band with many（7） （adult）． She could feel hundreds of pairs of eyes looking at her，（8） that made her feel afraid．
So， does Beth enjoy（9） （be） famous now？"I didn't plan to be famous，"she says．All I want is to show others what I love．I don't think I'm someone special．I just want everyone（10） （have） a great time at my concerts．
Mark Quinn is trying to make the world happy ﹣ one person at a time． He hit upon the idea after studying how a person's happiness could be（1） （影响） by social media （媒体）． Instead of just thinking about his own happiness， he wondered if there was a （2） （秘密的） way to make people around the world happy．
Quinn turned to something he（3） （他自己） loves．"All my life I've been taking photos，" he says， "and for the past（4） （七） years，I've spent a lot of time making scrapbooks（剪贴簿） filled with photos， （5） （明信片）， tickets .. It gives me such joy to look back on these． I just thought ﹣ maybe I could create an online scrapbook that everyone could（6） （分享） in． "
From his idea came the book The Happiness Scrapbook． Quinn travelled in America taking pictures and asking people the （7） （相同的） question： what makes you happy？ "I've got． photos and answers from strangers， friends， family， as well as others who （8） （清楚地） have something to say，" he says．
Quinn hopes to start a（9） （网站） or a book， which can be something for people to turn to when they are（10） （充满的） of sadness．" That idea makes me more than just happy，" says Quinn．
Mr. Happy always woke up with a sunny smile． He was one of the most cheerful （1） （man） in the world． His smile was even（2） （bright） than the sun． However， He had one secret that made him sad， but nobody knew about it．
Then one day， while going out， （3） a walk，Mr. Happy met Miss Beautiful．Mr. Happy smiled as usual and Miss Beautiful smiled back．But then she stopped and looked at Mr. Happy（4） （angry）．
"How rude!" she shouted．"Young man， don't you know that you should raise your hat （5） you meet a lady!"
For（6） first time in his life， Mr. Happy lost his smile．"I'm sorry，" Miss Beautiful． replied Mr. Happy，"But without （7） （I）hat on， I'm not very good﹣looking and that makes me sad．"
"Really？" asked Miss Beautiful．"Well， let me see． I promise（8） （keep） the secret．
Mr. Happy（9） （lift） his hat． He had the total of only three hairs on his head!
"Is that all you're worried about？" asked Miss Beautiful．" Why？Your bright sunny smile（10） （love） by everybody， not how many hairs you have!" Miss Beautiful smiled．
Ever since that day， Mr. Happy hasn't stopped smiling． He is always quick to raise his hat to everyone he meets．
Last summer I got the chance to spend a month helping out in a hospital in Africa． I had one year left at school， and I was（1） （interest） in studying medicine at university．
It was a month that changed my life．I（2） （introduce） to a world that is very different to mine in so many ways．I was shocked at how poor so many（3） （family） over there are and how difficult their lives can be．But I was also surprised at how positively people spend（4） （they） daily lives．The way they come together and help each other is a real inspiration，and something I think a lot of us here in the UK have forgotten．I think many of us don't realize（5） lucky we are．My work in the hospital was hard． Not only did I spend a lot of time cleaning floors，but（6） I got to spend some time looking after the patients．And I got the chance（7） （talk） to some doctors and ask them about the job．I saw some truly awful things in the hospital，（8） none of them changed my mind about being a doctor．（9） fact， they only made me more determined to do medicine!
When I finish， I know（10） I'm going to do： I want to work for an international organization like the Red Cross． I can't wait to get started．
When I was fifteen years old， I became very interested in shopping．（1） I had many things that I no longer needed at home． I knew with the help of my father， I could make money．For months and months I enjoyed myself by selling things on my dad's bank account．
On July 18th，2015，I made my own account and began to start my own business．Things were going great and then I realized that selling things around the house wasn't enough for me．（2） I went around to the yard sale and bought things at low prices and sold them at higher prices to make money．
Last October， I went to a yard sale that was a little bit different．A lady had many nice things to sell．
（3） Through the communication， I knew she was jobless at the moment and needed money to feed her family． I thought I could do it better and more quickly for her． So I made up my mind to help her out． She looked at me for a while and then said yes．（4） When I gave her the money，she broke down into tears thankfully．
（5） I know my skills could be used to help those in need and that even one small act of kindness could make a difference．
| A． I bought all her things． B． So I decided to increase my business by running a resale shop． C． And I decided to stop my business． D． I went up to her and had a conversation with her． E． I have never felt so pleased to help someone in my life． F． After being just a buyer for a while， I wanted to sell something． G． After that I took away some of her things and over the next month I made ＄ 1,500 for her! |
Fourteen﹣year﹣old girl Zhang Li was walking towards her home．（71）S ，a man stopped her and shouted，"Give me your money!"
Zhang's hands were （72）g by the man．But in one quick movement．she took back her arms and started to scream for （73）a ．So the man ran away without （74）g any of her money．Zhang is a student from one school of Beijing．Her teacher Li Wei has started giving his students an unusual lesson； self﹣protection．Luckily．Zhang had just learned how to escape from an attacker．a （75）p who plans to hurt somcone．
The school has （76）t self﹣protection for four years．During this time．about 5，000 students have learned how to proteet （77）t ．
According to a new survey．students'（78）s ，has become a big problem．Nearly 50% students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school．This school is not the only one to care about students'self﹣protection．Many other schools in China also have lessons （79）I this．
Student Wang Hui said．"I learn how to save lives and most such courses tell students how to （80）a dangerous situations．"Students practise what to do if they are attacked by a bad man．
They have known how to save lives if somcone is hurt．They also learn how to work together and build team﹣spirit．
Dear Linda，
（1）
As I told you yesterday， I am in Rome today． Tomorrow we are getting the train down into the south of the country and then a ship across to Greece．
（2）
We started in England and we spent two days in London and another day in Canterbury．We visited a lot of great history and the only bad thing was the weather﹣it rained the whole time we were there． Can you believe it？
（3）
Well， I have to say I prefer the American Disneyland． But we we met some nice people from Canada and spent two great days with them．One of them，Clive，is going to your university next year．How's that for a coincidence（巧合）!
（4）
After that，we went south into Switzerland． It was very expensive and we couldn't stay as long as we wanted to，so that's why we're in Italy now!
（5）
See you soon．
Mike
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A． OK，that's enough from me for now． I want to post this letter now so you can get it by the weekend．
B． I can't wait to arrive in Athens to see all that history． Let me tell you something about where we have visited so far． I know you want to come here on vacation too one day!
C． Clive and his wife left us once we got to Germany by train． They went up into Denmark but we continued to Munich． Wow﹣ what a great city! I bought you a surprise gift there． I hope you like it．
D． At least when we got to Paris， the sun was shining! We only stayed for one afternoon in the French capital because my friends really wanted to visit Euro Disney which is to the east of Paris．
E． How are things with you？ It was great talking to you yesterday by phone．
Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was，and I said，"Fried chicken．"She said I wasn't funny， but she wasn't（1） ， because everyone else in the class laughed．
My parents told me to always be truthful and honest，and I am． Fried chicken is my favorite （2） ． I told my dad what happend， and he said my teacher was probably a（n） （3） of PETA． He said they love animals very much． I do， too． Especially chicken， pork and beef．（4） ，my teacher sent me to the principal's office（校长室）． I told him what happened， and he（5） ， too． Then he told me not to do it again．
The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was． I told her it was chicken． She asked me（6） ， just like she'd asked the other children．I told her it was because people could （7） them into fried chicken． She sent me back to the principal's office． He laughed， and told me not to do it again． I don't （8） ． My parents taught me to be honest， （9） my teacher doesn't like it when I am．
Today， my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person（10） like（s） most．
I told her， "Colonel Sanders（肯德基创始人）．"
Guess where I am now？
| （1）A． anger |
B． right |
C．patient |
D．serious |
| （2）A． food |
B． animal |
C．answer |
D．taste |
| （3）A． example |
B． discover |
C．enemy |
D．member |
| （4）A． Instead |
B． Again |
C．Anyway |
D．Also |
| （5）A． laughed |
B．believed |
C．shouted |
D．agreed |
| （6）A． when |
B． where |
C．how |
D．why |
| （7）A． cut |
B． divide |
C．make |
D．add |
| （8）A． care |
B． regret |
C．understand |
D．remember |
| （9）A． but |
B． and |
C．or |
D．for |
| （10）A． I |
B．we |
C．she |
D．they |
Charles Dickens（狄更新）was born in London in 1812． His family was rather poor． Two days after his 13th birthday． Dickens started working in a factory． In his life， he changed several jobs and met all kinds of people． Many of his novels were based on his past experiences． Dickens started writing novels in his early thirties and became successful almost immediately． Oliver Theist， his second novel， came out in 1838and was very successful． It told a story of a young orphan（孤儿）in the dangerous streets of London． The story has a happy ending﹣﹣﹣the young boy finds his real parents and a lowing home． Because of this novel， great attention was paid to poor children． Over the next 25years， Dickens wrote many other popular novels which are still read today． His books are liked by both the American and the British．
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| Charles Dickens |
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| Two days （1） starting working in a factory |
Celebrating his 13 thbirthday |
| His past experiences |
Changing （2） jobs and meeting all kinds of people |
| Oliver Twist ﹣﹣﹣his second novel |
Telling a story of a young orphan in the （3） streets of London |
| From 1938to 1863 |
Many other novels were （4） by dickens． |
| The people who like his books |
The people from America and （5） ． |
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Paul was my little brother，and he was special．He was different from me because he sat in a wheelchair，and he was blind．Lots of times when we walked with Paul，other kids came over and asked us why he was in his chair and why he couldn't s（1） ．They thought he was different because he had his own school bus and had to go to a special school．But that's not really the reason．Paul was different for the things just our family knew about，only we knew the s（2） that made him special．
Paul helped me hear small sounds．Every time I was with him，I'd have to be q（3） to hear the flying birds and the talking trees he heard．
Paul helped me exercise．When we went for a walk，we'd often go uphill．When I pushed his chair all the way to the woods at the t（4） ，I was really getting my exercise!
Paul h（5） ever complained．He went along with whatever the rest of us wanted to do．One time when he had a fever，he got uncomfortable，but he never shouted or fought or asked me to switch the TV channel．
Sometimes Paul let me put things in his hand．We played a kind of guessing game．I put different toys there for him to f（6） ．He was always surprised when I let him hold something new．
Paul was my friend．He couldn't talk to me like most of my friends，and he couldn't run outside to play．But he wasted here for all the peaceful times，and he had the best smile in the world．
I was l（7） to grow up with him as his sister．He helped me to realize that there is a good side to every situation，if we simply make the choice to find it．
A Delicious Meal
Tony is Chinese American．His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week．Last week Tony i（81） his friend Amy for it．
Tony's family was preparing dinner when Amy arrived．The family was cooking vegetables with hot oil．The k（82） was filled with many good smells．"You can help me set the table．"Tony told his friend．They gave each person a pair of chopsticks，a soup bowl，a soup spoon，and a rice bowl on a plate．
"Where are the forks and knives？"Amy asked．
"Oh，you won't n （83） those．"Tony explained．"I will show you how to use chopsticks．Don't worry．"
Tony's mother put different foods which were unfamiliar to Amy onto big plates．She asked the kids to carry the food﹣filled plates out to the table．Amy carried roast duck．It was one of the f （84） dishes she recognized．
Amy was a little nervous about eating with chopsticks．Tony gave her instructions on how to do it．Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks．Just when she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks，her fingers s（85） lost control of them，and the chicken flew across the table．It landed in Tony's soup with a splash（飞溅）．E（86） at the table smiled．
Tony's father kindly brought out a fork and knife．He handed them to Amy．Amy felt more c（87） ．She ate the rest of her dinner easily．It was delicious!
At the end of the meal，Amy was given a fortune cookie（签语饼干）．She broke it open and read the small note inside，"If you practice hard，you will learn many things．"Amy laughed and said，"if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks，my fortune may come true!
When Chinese people talk about Chinese tea culture today，they won't miss an important person in Chinese history﹣Lu Yu， respected as a "Sage of Tea （茶圣）" for his achievements in the Chinese tea culture．He is best﹣known for The Classic of Tea， the first work on growing， making and drinking tea．
Lu was born in Jingling in 733 A．D．As a child， he became a student of Zou Fuzi．Thanks to his teacher's guidance， he learnt a lot． He often made tea for his teacher． He also took care of his fellow students' health using his knowledge on tea and herbs （草药）．
Lu Yu often went to the countryside to gather tea leaves and herbs．On one of those trips，Lu Yu found a spring． The water was quite clear and clean． When Lu made tea with this spring water，he found the tea tasted better than usual． From then on， he realized the importance of water quality in making tea．
In 752 A．D， Lu Yu finished his studies and returned to Jingling， where he met Cui Guofu． Both men shared the same interests in tea， literature （文学） and poetry． They soon became good friends．Since then， the two spent much time travelling， drinking tea and writing poems together．
This period was important to Lu Yu as a man of literature． Cui， with his rich experience and skills in writing， became a coach of Lu． He provided necessary help with Lu's writing． It was during this time that Lu finally wrote the amazing work， The Classic of Tea．
（1）What is Lu famous for？
A． Having wisdom．
B． Respecting teachers．
C． Caring for friends．
D． Influencing tea culture．
（2）What does the underlined word " guidance" in Paragraph 2 probably mean？
A． Help
B． Stress
C． Protection
D． Control
（3）Why did Lu and Cui become good friends？
A． They had the same hobbies．
B． They lived in the same place．
C． They spent much time together．
D． They had the same experiences．
（4）Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage？
①Lu Yu wrote The Classic of Tea．
②Lu Yu became a student of Zou Fuzi．
③Lu Yu made friends with Cui Guofu．
④Lu Yu found water quality was important．
A．②③①④
B．②④③①
C．④①③②
D．④②③①
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