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I think the Buddy Club is great. I really enjoy talking with the older students about school life and growing up. They can tell me a lot. One student told me how he relaxed before exams. Another student told me about great websites about learning History and English.
The Buddy Club is also a good place to just forget about school altogether! One of the older students taught us origami (日本折纸). We made paper planes, birds and hats together. The table tennis tournament（锦标赛) was a great idea. I didn’t do very well, but I learnt a lot from watching the doubles tournament won by a fourteen-year-old girl and a seventeen-year-old boy.
Last year, we had the annual (每年的) Buddy Club Picnic. Everyone enjoyed the games we played. After I learnt how to fish, I caught two fish in the lake. I think it might be a good idea to change the Buddy Club Picnic to a weekend camping trip. We could learn how to put up tents and how to find our way through a forest. Many of the older students know how to do this already, and I think they would like to teach the younger students.
I want to say again how much I enjoy the club. When I’m older, I will make friends with younger students. Then, I can tell them all about school life and growing up.
What does the writer enjoy doing at the club?

A．Learning Japanese.	B．Talking to older students.
C．Losing at table tennis.	D．Surfing the Internet.

Did the writer win the table tennis tournament?

A．No, and he was very unhappy.	B．No, but came second.
C．Yes, he won the doubles.	D．No, but he enjoyed watching it.

How does the writer want to change the picnic?

A．He wants more fish to be caught.

B．He wants to make it shorter.

C．he wants to have it in a tent.

D．He wants to change it to a camping trip.

What does the writer want to learn?

A．How to put up a tent and make a fire.

B．How to put up a tent and find his way through a forest.

C．How to make clean water and find his way through a forest.

D．How to find his way through a forest and climb a mountain.

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A．sixteen

B．eighteen

C．twenty

D．fifteen

The old woman is pleased with Jack because ________.

A．he's her grandson	B．he's clever
C．he can keep quiet	D．he gets home on time

From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A．classmate	B．colleague (同事)
C．aunt	D．wife

Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) ________.

A．wake his grandma up

B．make his grandma angry

C．let his grandma tell him the time

D．let his grandma buy him a watch

If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:
You can make it. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps feel more at ease in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry—looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your book or whether people like you or not.
Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say: “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself: “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
How many pieces of advice does the writer give?

A．four

B．Five

C．Six

D．seven

What does the underlined phrase “at ease” mean in Chinese?

A．难受

B．尴尬

C．害羞

D．自在

If you find it difficult to start a talk, you can _________.

A．say nothing but smile

B．say something nice about others around you

C．look others up and down

D．tell others you are a shy person

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Don’t keep smiling too often

B．Never say something nice about people.

C．Think less about ways to enjoy parties or games

D．One day you’ll never feel shy when talking to others.

Be careful on April 1st! When your classmates say "Your shoes untied（解开的）!", it may not be true. And if you find your alarm clock is set back an hour, this may be a joke too.
April Fool's Day（愚人节）is a traditional festival. On that day people play harmless（无害的） jokes on others and then shout, "April Fool!" It's a "for-fun-only" day, so people don't buy gifts or get the day off work or school.
April Fool's Day started in France in the 16th century（世纪）. At that time, New Year's Day was between March 25th and April 1st. When New Year's Day changed to January 1st in the mid-1560s, some people still celebrate it on April 1st. Others played jokes on them and called them "April Fools".
Each country celebrates April Fool's Day differently. In France, it is called "April Fish". The Frenchmen fool their friends by sticking (粘) paper fish to their friends' backs. When someone finds out this joke, they shout, "April Fish!" In England, it is bad luck to play an April Fool's joke on someone in the afternoon. Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike.
April Fool's Day started in ___________ in the sixteenth century.

A．the USA

B．England

C．China

D．France

When was New Year's Day about five hundred years ago in France?

A．On March 25th.

B．Between April 1st and April 25th.

C．Between March 25th and April 1st.

D．On April 1st.

“April Fool's Day” is called “April Fish” because the French ___________.

A．must eat fish for dinner on that day

B．like eating fish very much

C．fool their friends by sticking paper fish to their friend's backs

D．like to give their friends fish as a treat

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy heard his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “ Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.” Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course, both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building in order to_________.

A．wait for some people

B．get money from others

C．make the writer help him

D．hold up a sign

The man _________when he saw the blind boy.

A．took away the blind boy’s money

B．gave the boy a new hat

C．brought the boy a sign

D．gave the boy some money and wrote some words on the sign

What happened to the blind boy after the man wrote the words on the sign?

A．The boy was taken away by the police

B．Nobody gave the blind boy money any more

C．More people dropped money into the boy’s hat

D．The blind boy could see the beautiful day

What do you think of the sign written by the man?

A．It has the different meaning to the first sign

B．It has the same meaning to the first sign and is expressed in another better way.

C．The man’s sign tells people it is a beautiful day.

D．People know the boy is blind after reading the man’s sign.

What can we learn from this passage?

A．It’s helpful of us to help people in need.

B．There are many poor people in the world like the blind boy.

C．It’s a good way to make money by holding a sign.

D．We should learn to speak to others in a suitable way.