Do you learn from your mistakes? I hope so. But have you ever made the same mistake twice? I have. Sometimes I make the same mistake three or four times!
Sometimes, good things happen because of mistakes. Once I got on the wrong train. That was a big mistake. But on that train, I saw a good friend. I was so happy I made that mistake!
Another time I ruined a surprise. My mother planned a surprise party for my father. She told me it was a secret. But I was just a little boy and I couldn’t keep the secret. I told my father about the party. At first, my mother was mad at me. But then my father said he was happy he knew about it. He said he didn’t like surprise.
When a good thing comes out of a mistake, that’s a happy accident.The boy saw ___ on the wrong train.
| A．his friend | B．his father |
| C．his mother | D．his teacher |
His mother asked him to ___.
| A．plan a surprise party | B．tell his father about the party |
| C．keep a secret about the party | D．invite his friend to the party |
What does the boy think of mistakes?
| A．Mistakes are not welcome. |
| B．A mistake is terrible thing.. |
| C．All mistakes men happy accidents. |
| D．Sometimes a mistake can be a good thing. |
Are you afraid of tests? What will you do to prepare for a test? The following suggestions will be helpful.
Pay attention to what your teacher gives about a coming test. Write down exactly what you will be tested on. Knowing what the test will cover is half done.
Make a review list that includes important points from class and reading material. Then your studying notes will be in one place. What’s more, rewriting the material will help you to remember it.
Don’t cram (突击式学习)！Test preparation begins the first day of class, so keep on doing your reading and homework. Then you just need to review for the test—not learn all the materials. If you wait until the night before to try to learn everything, you will only put more stress (压力) on yourself.
Get a good night’s sleep before the test, but if you can’t, don’t be awake the whole night. Research shows that getting at least four hours of sleep produces the better test results.
Eat a healthy breakfast to keep your mind sharp (敏锐的). Avoid sugar, as it will weaken your ability to concentrate (全神贯注). How many suggestions have you got from the text?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
The suggestions are given to the students who are .
| A．in fear of the test | B．good at learning |
| C．in need of sleep | D．poor at reading |
Where will students probably know something about a coming test？
| A．From their classmates. | B．From their teachers. |
| C．From reading material. | D．From studying notes. |
Cramming will make it difficult for students to .
| A．be busy reviewing at first |
| B．enjoy the first day of class |
| C．make good test preparation |
| D．put more stress on themselves |
What do you think will weaken your ability to concentrate?
| A．Eating a healthy breakfast. |
| B．Taking too much sugar. |
| C．Keeping your mind sharp. |
| D．Getting a good night’s sleep. |
| Quantity (数量) Item (物品) Price 1 magazine $3.75 3 pen $0.50 each 1 tape $1.25 1 pencil case $2.50 1 notebook $1.00 |
| Subtotal (小计)$10.00 |
| Tax (税)$0.50 |
| Total (合计) $10.50 |
Seller: The total is $10.50. How will you pay?
Mrs. Green: Do you take credit cards (信用卡)?
Seller: Sorry, I don’t. Cash (现金) only.
Mrs. Green: OK, here’s $20.
Seller: Thanks. Here’s your change. Do you need a bag?
Mrs. Green: Yes, please.
Seller: Here you go.
Mrs. Green: Thank you. Have a nice day.
Seller: You, too.Mrs. Green wants .
| A．to use a credit card | B．to pay with a check (支票) |
| C．to get a discount (折扣) | D．one bag for each item |
The seller gives Mrs. Green .
| A．$9.50 | B．$10.00 |
| C．$10.50 | D．$ 20.00 |
The tax is .
| A．fifty dollars | B．less than a dollar |
| C．10% of the total | D．more than the price of a notebook |
“Here you go” is the same as “”.
| A．This is for me | B．Please leave |
| C．This is your bag | D．The door is over there |
Which of these sentences is true? .
| A．A pen costs more than a tape |
| B．The seller doesn’t take credit cards |
| C．Mrs. Green gets four things |
| D．The seller doesn’t have any bags |
Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. You will never feel bored or tired.
Next, you can read a book anywhere—in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book! Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.
Good readers may become writers, too. They always have more things to write about.
Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now? Reading can always keep yourself .
| A．bored | B．happy | C．tired | D．angry |
You can read a book .
| A．anywhere |
| B．only on a plane |
| C．when you are driving a car |
| D．only in a bus |
You can read faster .
| A．when you read a book | B．if you are a student |
| C．if you read as a hobby | D．before you read a book |
It is that reading is out of date.
| A．true | B．not true |
| C．sure | D．not sure |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．Reading is a good hobby. |
| B．You can read on computers. |
| C．Good readers must be good writers. |
| D．Reading makes you happy. |
My Favorite Sweater By Bonnie Highsmith Taylor My favorite sweater grew too small. I love that sweater best of all. My grandma made it when I was three. She made that sweater just for me. I picked the yarn (纱线), a special blue. The color of bluebells (蓝色风铃花), wet with dew (露珠). When I was three I was very small. But now I’m five and much too tall. I have a new jacket now that’s green. So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen. Queen just gave birth to kittens in the shed (小屋). My favorite sweater is now their bed. |
Who is the writer of the poem?
| A．The grandma. | B．Miss Taylor. |
| C．Kitten. | D．Queen. |
How old is the girl in this poem now?
| A．She is 3. | B．She is 4 |
| C．She is 5. | D．She is 6. |
Whose name is Queen?
| A．The girl’s. | B．Her grandma’s. |
| C．Her mother’s. | D．The cat’s. |
What color is the girl’s new jacket?
| A．Green. | B．Blue. | C．Red. | D．Purple. |
The underlined word “kitten” in this poem most probably means ．
| A．a kind of food | B．a baby cat |
| C．a kind of drink | D．a bed for a baby |
In modern society(社会) there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, for they believe that it is helpful for social progress and richness. Others say that competition is bad, and that it sets one person against another and leads to unfriendliness between people. I have trained many children who held the belief(看法) that their self worth came from how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life and death matters. Sadly, they forget to develop many other human qualities. However, while some seem to be lost in the strong wish to succeed, others think quite the opposite. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary(普通) players, they strongly blame competition, especially youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures(压力) from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often find that they even choose to fail. They seem to choose failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse, “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” In fact, they are worried that if they had really tried and failed, the failure would mean that they were worth nothing. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self worth comes from how well one performs in comparison(比较) with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. We can only discover a new meaning in competition as such worries and fear begin to disappear.
Title: Opinions about competition
Main argument Some believe that competition can push society , while others think competition
unfriendliness between people. Children’s performances Some children
care about performing well and winning.
Some children give up trying to prevent themselves from .Reason behind They think one can prove his self worth only by performing better than others in competition. Writer’s
to children Understand the new meaning of competition.