These simple ways can increase(增加)your popularity and win you more friends，so why not try them?
●PAYING ATTENTION TO OTHERS This will reduce any shyness you may have. You’ll be more relaxed and therefore more natural and fun. And you will get more good-people will love the fact that you’re paying attention to them while you don’t have to worry about what people think of you.
●LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE Making eye contact is very important because it shows you’re interested in them. If you let your eyes wander(游移)or keep looking over their shoulders，people will feel slighted(轻视)，and they’ll like you less they would otherwise.
●ASKING QUESTIONS Doing this gives you two advantages，It shows other people that you are indeed paying attention to and that you consider what they are telling you important. Being sure to follow up when you’ve shared a conversation with someone about something important in his / her life，be sure to ask about it later. This shows that you listen and you care.
●MAKING AN EFFORT TO SMILE A smile means acceptance，and that makes people open up to you. Make a conscious(有意识的)effort(努力)one day to smile at the people you stay or work with and watch how well they respond (作出反应)to you；
●BEING RELIABLE(可靠的)People like those who help them，and they quickly begin to hate those who don’t.By fixing your attention on others，you will _______.
| A．be more worried and tired | B．feel more confident |
| C．be paid less attention to | D．feel less liked |
When having a conversation with people，you’d better NOT _______.
| A．be open up to them | B．fix your eyes on them |
| C．ask questions about them | D．look at them |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Showing continuous care for others is highly valued. |
| B．Smiling at others can often be misunderstood. |
| C．Looking people in the eye will make them uncomfortable. |
| D．You don’t have to continue helping others if you don’t want to. |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．Ways to Make You More Natural | B．Trying to Be a Polite Person |
| C．Making as Many Friends as Possible | D．Ways to Make You More Popular |
LOST AND FOUND
Kate lost a ________.
| A．dictionary | B．model plane |
| C．cup | D．pen |
What color is the jacket?
| A．blue and black | B．blue and red |
| C．black and red | D．orange and green2-1-c- |
If you found an English-Chinese Dictionary, you can call ________.
| A．88614297 | B．88427798 |
| C．82397546 | D．87356629 21*cn |
Who lost a black and red pen?
| A．Li Xiaoling. | B．Grace. |
| C．Eric. | D．Wang Yiming. |
Where did Grace find the model plane?
| A．In the library. | B．In ROOM 401. |
| C．In Classroom 701. | D．Under my desk. |
HOUSE FOR SALE
Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living room, kitchens, dining room, bathroom. Offers over $35,000.
ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSY RESTAURANT
Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.
JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM
Boys and girls wanted to play in a local football team. Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
ROOM TO RENT
Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.
Mr Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard work but she isn’t lazy. She has to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but gets other days off. It’s not very well-paid. But who cares about money?
Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Jack, Mr Brown’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet. Why didn’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement 1?
| A．It was on the north side of town. |
| B．There weren’t enough bedrooms. |
| C．There was no dining room. |
| D．The garden was too big. |
Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?
| A．It’s an easy job. |
| B．The place is good and the food is free. |
| C．She thinks it will be interesting. |
| D．She can get long holidays. |
Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?
| A．He’s not old enough. |
| B．It’s in a different village. |
| C．School stops too late. |
| D．He has to do his homework. |
What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement 4?
| A．It’s too small |
| B．The walls are the wrong color. |
| C．The man likes old furniture better. |
| D．It’s too noisy. |
What does the sentence “All meals free.” mean?
| A．Assistants can have the meals at any time |
| B．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money. |
| C．Customers（消费者）can have the meals freely. |
| D．Assistants need to pay for their meals. |
When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mum for help. But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the laziest mother in the world!
For example, one day, some of my friends would come to my home. My bedroom was really untidy. Books were all over the floor, and I didn’t make the bed. So I asked my mum to help me clean it, but she still said, “Do it yourself, my daughter.”
Because of my “lazy mum”, I have to wash my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do housework. I even have to go to hospital by myself. It is very hard to do everything well on my own, but I have learnt a lot.
As time goes by, I come to understand my mum. She makes me clever and hard-working. How great she is! A good mother is worth(值得) 100 teachers! Don’t you think so?When you have something difficult to do, you should .
| A．do nothing |
| B．ask your mother to do it for you |
| C．try to do it yourself |
| D．ask your friends to do it for you |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．She tidies up her books and makes the bed. |
| B．She washes her clothes and cleans her room. |
| C．She often helps her parents do housework. |
| D．Her mother always takes her to hospital when she feels uncomfortable. |
We can know a good mother from the sentence “A good mother is worth 100 teachers!”
| A．makes her child clever and hard-working |
| B．does everything for her child |
| C．gives her child a lot of money |
| D．teaches her child by herself |
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford（买得起）these things. But I don’t agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although（尽管）China is rich in some resources (资源), we are short of (缺乏) others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent（阻止）waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps (水龙头) when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.Which is not mentioned（提及）in this passage?
| A．Fresh water. | B．Forest. |
| C．Oil. | D．Coal. |
What may happen in 100 years?
| A．We may still have enough oil. |
| B．We may still have enough coal. |
| C．We may have a little oil. |
| D．We may have no coal or oil to use. |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Waste brings problems. |
| B．Waste can bring no problem. |
| C．China is rich in fresh water. |
| D．Students never waste things. |
Which is the best title of this passage?
| A．Waste in the School | B．School life |
| C．Stop Wasting | D．Rich Resources in China |
Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and got much money. He hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.
One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert has to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubles him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.
Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief (小偷). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room.
“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”Why do Robert’s parents ask him to live upstairs?
| A．Because they are old. |
| B．Because Robert doesn’t like any noise. |
| C．Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs. |
| D．Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night. |
Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know ________________
| A．if his parents went to sleep |
| B．if he woke his parents up |
| C．if it was raining hard outside |
| D．if someone came in |
Robert wanted _________________.
| A．to stop playing at cards |
| B．to know how to make more money |
| C．to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up |
| D．the thief to teach him how to steal |