As my friend was passing some elephants，he suddenly stopped．He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope．The rope was tied to their front legs． It was that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time．But for some ，they did not．
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn't to get away．
“Well，” he said，“when they are very and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them．At that age，it's enough to hold them．As they grow up，they are used to that they cannot break away．They believe the rope can hold them，so they never try to break free．”
My friend was amazed．These animals could at any time break free， because they believed they couldn't，they were stuck right where they were．
Like the elephants，how many of us go life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something，simply because we at it once before? How many of us are being held back by old，outdated that no longer serve us?
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We want some help
Sandy:
Please help me. I am 13. I like music. I am good at English. But I don’t do well in Chinese. Many people think Chinese is easy. But I don’t! I often get Bs and Cs.
Jim:
I am 13. But I am only 1.4 m tall. I am good at running and I like playing basketball. But they all say I can’t be a good player. Can short boys play basketball well?
Joan:
Look at me. I am 14 years old. I think I’m too fat (胖的). I love singing and dancing. I am good at singing. But my friends say fat girls can’t dance well. I want to be a slim girl.
Danny:
I am 13 and I want friends. I am good at Chinese. I am sad because I don’t have many friends at school. I am not good at talking. And my face turns (变得) red when I am with many people. But I really want to have many friends.
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Sandy |
Jim |
Joan |
Danny |
| 13 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
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| Hobby |
Basketball |
Singing and |
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Chinese |
Being too |
Being too |
Having no |
There are two pictures.
A man and a boy are in the first picture. Who are they ? The man is Mr. White, and the boy’s name is Bill. He’s the man’s son. Now, they are in Bill’s bedroom. We can see some English books on the desk.
Let’s look at the second picture. You can see a woman and a girl in it. The woman is Bill’s mother and she’s in her daughter Ann’s room. You can see a photo of the Whites on the wall. Between the windows is a desk. What’s that on the floor? Oh, it’s Ann’s ball.In the two pictures we can see ______.
| A．two people | B．three people |
| C．four people | D．five people |
Mr White is ______.
| A．Ann’s brother | B．Ann’s father |
| C．Bill’s friend | D．Bill’s teacher |
Bill’s English books are ______.
| A．on the bed | B．in the desk |
| C．on the floor | D．on the desk |
Who is Ann?.
A. She’s Bill’s friend
B. She is Mr White’s daughter
C. She’s Bill’s cousin
D She is Mrs White’s sonIn Ann’s bedroom we can see ______.
| A．photos | B．a ball |
| C．books | D．two desks |
Today is Monday. The students of Grade Seven go to school early, but they have no classes. Their teachers are going to take them to the zoo. They take buses there. They get （到达）there at 8:30 in the morning.
The zoo is very beautiful. There are many trees, some hills and a big lake. And they have a big lunch there. It’s spring now, and you can see many flowers there, too. There are also many people. They like to watch monkeys. They have a good time there. They leave（离开）the zoo at 3:30 in the afternoon. The students get to the zoo .
| A．in the afternoon | B．in the morning |
| C．at noon | D．in the evening |
They have no classes because（因为）.
| A．it’s Saturday today. |
| B．they want to play |
| C．their teachers take them to the zoo. |
| D．they want to see flowers |
They stay in the zoo for ___hours
A. eight and a half
B. three and a half
C. five D seven.The students have lunch____
| A．on the bus | B．at school |
| C．in the zoo | D．at home |
Which of the folllowing is not right?
| A．They must see tigers in the zoo |
| B．The students go to the zoo in the spring |
| C．They go to the zoo by bus |
| D．There are lots of people in the zoo. |
Look at the girl. She is eleven. Her name is Wang Fang. I am eleven, too. My name is Kate. Wang Fang and I are good friends. She is in Class One, Grade One. She is Number 8 in Row(排) 5. I am in Class One, Grade One, and I am Number 9 in Row 6. We are at school today. How old is Wang Fang?
| A．She is ten. | B．She is eleven. |
| C．She is twelve. | D．She is thirteen. |
Wang Fang and I are .
| A．girls | B．boys |
| C．teachers | D．Chinese |
What grade are Wang Fang and I in?
| A．Grade One | B．Grade Two |
| C．Grade Three | D．Grade Four |
Wang Fang is my .
| A．good teacher | B．good friend |
| C．brother | D．sister |
Where are Wang Fang and I today?
| A．At school. |
| B．At home. |
| C．Here. |
| D．We don’t know. |
Hello! I am Dale. This is my jacket. It is red. I have a cup, a ruler and a pen. The cup is green. The ruler is yellow. The pen is black. What’s that? It’s a quilt. It’s blue. My favorite（最喜欢的）color is blue. I have a map. It is a map of China. Look! That is an orange. It’s not my orange. It’s Alice’s. Dale’s jacket is ______ .
| A．yellow | B．red |
| C．green | D．blue |
Dale has a yellow ______.
| A．cup | B．ruler |
| C．pen | D．quilt |
Dale’s favorite color is ______.
| A．green | B．black |
| C．red | D．blue |
Dale has a ______.
| A．map of China | B．green key |
| C．blue CD | D．green pen |
The orange is ______.
| A．Helen’s | B．Dale’s |
| C．Alice’s | D．Grace’s |