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One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家) in England, David was brought into my office. His face was pale（苍白的）and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others from then on.
How could I help him?
David didn't say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder."Come back next week if you like. "I said.
He came and I suggested we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon--in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me. But why didn't he ever look at me?
"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain （痛苦）with," I thought.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. "It's your turn," he said. After that day, David started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times. Now he had re ally started to live his life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned a lot from him. I learned how time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him. All they need is a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch and an ear that listens.
When David was brought into the writer's office, ___________.

A．he said hello to the writer

B．he seemed happy

C．he looked at his own feet

D．he smiled at the writer

David's father died when he was ________ years old.

A．13

B．2

C．5

D．6

To help David, the writer __________every Wednesday afternoon.

A．played chess with him	B．told stories to him
C．wrote letters to him	D．played soccer with him

What club did David join?

A．A chess club.

B．An art club.

C．An English club.

D．A bicycle club.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．David finally got friends in school.

B．After his father died, David refused to talk to others.

C．David didn't say anything to the Writer at first.

D．At last the writer learned a lot from David.

It was the end-of-year party. I had asked my mother to make us cookies. Mom’s chocolate chips were the best.
But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips. The party went on, but I wouldn’t leave the window. The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts（思绪）. I took my bag and walked out for home.
The house was empty when I arrived. My heart was filled with anger(气愤). For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down. I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming. “Robbie,” she called out. “Where are you?” She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent.
When she came into my room, I didn’t move, “I’m so sorry,” she said. “I got busy and forgot.” She began to laugh. I couldn’t believe it. I turned over and found that she wasn’t laughing but crying. “I’m so sorry. I let my boy down.” she cried like a little girl. I had never seen my mother cry.
“It’s OK, Mom,” I said, “We didn’t need those cookies. There was plenty of food to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right.” We held each other in a long hug(拥抱).
The story happened __________.

A．on my birthday	B．during Christmas
C．before Christmas	D．before the New Year’s Day

I didn’t leave the window because I want __________.

A．to see my mother coming

B．to enjoy the party

C．to get some cookies

D．to go to the party

What does the underlined phrase “let me down ” mean in Chinese?

A．让我下来

B．让我平静

C．让我失望

D．让我讨厌

I lay down on my bed and kept silent because I was __________.

A．tired

B．angry

C．hungry

D．excited

Why did my mother cry and say that she was sorry?

A．Because she was too busy.

B．Because she couldn’t find me.

C．Because she didn’t support me.

D．Because she needed those cookies.

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.
But if ABCs can not speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist, C.N.Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
“ABC” in this passage means “”.

A．three English letters	B．a kind of banana
C．Chinese born in America	D．Americans born in China

Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .

A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C．they were born in China but got to study in America

D．they like to eat bananas

The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .

A．国籍

B．血统

C．爱心

D．皮肤

This passage mainly talks about ______.
A. different kind of bananas B. the life story of C.N.Yang
C. the Noble PrizeD. overseas Chinese

A good reader is very much like a driver. He must change his reading speed to fit(适应)what he is reading and what he is reading for, just as a driver does to fit the road situation.
A good reader may read at 1,000 WPM(每分钟…词 )when he looks for something for a report in the library. But once he finds what he needs, he may slow down to 100 WPM. A good reader may read newspapers and story books at 600 WPM. But he may read his science or maths books at 150 WPM. Just as a driver has a wide change of driving speed, so a good reader has a wide change of reading speed.
The writer thinks that a good reader can____.

A．read at 1,000 WPM	B．read as fast as he can
C．change the reading speeds as he needs	D．spend more time reading

A good reader may read fastest____.

A．when he reads newspapers and story books

B．when he reads something most useful to him

C．when he is trying to work out a maths problem

D．when he is trying to find something for his report

Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Importance of Having Fast Reading Speed

B．A Good Reader and His Reading Speed.

C．The Best Way of Fast Reading

D．The Difference Between Driving and Reading

Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Zhenjiang Sunshine Secondary School．The table below is his mid-term self-assessment(自我评价)．He draws faces to show his progress：
excellent OK weak
Read the table and find out how well Li Ping is doing.

Unit/ Item	Unit l Past and present	Unit 2 Travelling	Unit 3 Online travel
Vocabulary	opposites		Suffixes‘ful’ and‘less’	Words about computers
Grammar	Present perfect tense		Past continuous tense	Passive voice
Study skills/ Pronunciation	Using a dictionary		Linking words	Organizing information
Main task	A report		My best holiday	Favourite educational computer game

What does Li Ping need to improve in Unit 1?

A．Present perfect tense．	B．Using a dictionary
C．A report．	D．Opposites．

Which do you think Li Ping does well in?

A．Present perfect tense．	B．Passive voice．
C．Organizing information．	D．Favourite educational computer game．

From the table we know Li Ping is weak in _____ ．

A．Vocabulary	B．Main task
C．Study skills／Pronunciation	D．Grammar

A．When they win the competition	B．When they made a bad play
C．When they are in public places	D．When they want to have a long victory

A．It’s all part of sports .	B．It’s all part of celebration
C．It’s the golden rule of sports	D．It’s know to stay cool

A．you win or lost	B．you play or learn
C．you are happy or not	D．you feel hard or not