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Most people are writing blogs (博客). Others are reading them. The word “ blog” is a short way of saying Web log almost like QQ Zone (空间).
Many popular Web sites now offer free, easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. Blogs offer people a place to show their writings and feelings over the Internet. They can also be helpful to connect people with others.
A blog has both good and bad points, of course. People choose to write what they think in blogs, for they know that their friends will read what they write. If you are feeling sad one day and write your feelings in your blog, your friends may quickly write back to comfort you or offer their help. Blogs help people keep good friendship and let them know what their friends are doing. But the problem is that anyone can read what you write in your blog. If you are not satisfied with a friend during school, and you write something bad about him in your blog, your friend read the blog and get angry. So we have to be careful of what we write.
In many ways, a blog and a diary are almost the same. So what makes a blog different from a diary? The biggest difference is that a blog is more public than a diary.
_______ can offer free ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures.

A．QQ	B．Web pages
C．Web sites	D．Blogs

The underlined word “comfort ” in the passage means ________.

A．了解

B．安慰

C．嘲笑

D．打击

Why do you have to be careful of what you write?

A．Because only your friends can read your blog.

B．Because no one can read your blog.

C．Because only you can read your blog.

D．Because anyone can read your blog.

What’s the difference between a blog and a diary?

A．A diary is more private than a blog.

B．A diary is more helpful than a blog.

C．A diary is more interesting than a blog.

D．A diary is more public than a blog.

What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Most people like using blogs.

B．The differences between a blog and a diary.

C．The advantages and disadvantages of blogs.

D．Blogs offer people free space to show their writings and feelings.

You and your friends have been spending three years together at junior high school. You must be sad when you say goodbye to each other. Most of you may choose to send gifts to your friends. You can buy something from the stores, or you can try to make presents by yourself, or you can invite your friends to make presents with you that both of you like. However, do you think of choosing a special gift for a friend? Here are some ideas of the best gifts.
● A PHOTO FRAME and an old photo of the two of you are special.
● Make a gift basket for your friend, putting his or her favorite chocolates, candies and cookies in it.
● Print your friend’s picture on a T-shirt, with the words “ My Best Friend”.
● It’s cool to send your friend something like sunglasses, a watch, or a hat.
● For a friend who loves reading books, sending him or her a book of his or her favorite author is a very good idea.
● If your friend love sports, a good choice will be the tickets for the coming sports games.
Six ideas are mentioned in the passage.
The students are often happy to say goodbye to each other when they graduate from junior high school.
According to the passage, sending books to friends isn’t a good idea.
According to the passage, making presents by yourself is a good idea.
You’d better send tickets for sports games to friends who love sports.

Every day in China， about 200 million children go to school．Many of them take school buses．What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5， the State Council （国务院） published new rules about school bus safety．These new rules are stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules， local governments must make sure that students go to nearby schools or boarding （寄宿的） schools to reduce traffic risks．Also， local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on， school buses have a speed limit （限制） of 80 km/h on highways and 60km/h on normal roads．While on the road， other cars must let school buses go first.
The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded （超载的）.
There are many other rules as well．A school bus must have more than seven seats．On each bus， there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids．Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher （灭火器）， a first aid kit （急救箱） and a GPS.
Last year， a series of school bus accidents happened in China．To stop such accidents， the Central Government decided to strengthen （加强） the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in Gansu in November， when a nine-seat minibus crashed （碰撞）．There were 62 children inside， and 21 of them died.
What did the State Council publish on April 5?

A．New rules about school bus safety.

B．New rules about students’ safety.

C．New rules about students’ home.

D．New rules about class.

Under the new rules， which of the following is NOT true?

A．School buses can go first when there are other cars.

B．School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on highways.

C．School buses must drive 50 km/h or less on normal roads.

D．School buses must have at least one adult to look after the kids.

According to the new rules， a school bus must have the following EXCEPT _______.

A．a GPS

B．more than seven seats

C．a parents of one of the students

D．a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

According to the passage， the government made new rules because __________.

A．21 students died in school bus accidents last year

B．school buses in China were not safe enough before

C．200 million children in China go to school by bus every day

D．the government encourages all students to take school buses

Qi Haoran， a Junior One student， was quite busy over the past winter vacation – and not just with homework．Qi， together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign （光盘行动）.
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me， do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Could you please not waste food?” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January．It calls on people to reduce food waste.
China in these years had serious problems with wasted food．CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year．
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable （好客的） and generous．Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all their food.
Luckily the campaign has got the support of many．In a restaurant in Xinjiang， the owner gives the guests who have eaten up all that they ordered a sticker．People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers．More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers（吃剩的食物） home.
To reduce food waste is a big task， and it needs time．It’s important that everyone does their bit， just like Qi．Did you finish your meals today?
What did the 11 students do in the winter vacation?

A．They opened a restaurant together.

B．They volunteered for a campaign.

C．The helped each other with homework.

D．They collected money from customers in restaurants.

What does the underlined part “call on” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A．打电话

B．叫喊

C．拜访

D．号召

What can we learn from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?

A．Wasting food is a serious problem in China.

B．Chinese people waste the most food in the world.

C．Chinese people want to show off because they are rich.

D．Most Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table.

What did the restaurant in Beijing do to support the campaign?

A．It encouraged customers to take leftovers home.

B．It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes.

C．The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food.

D．It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times.

A little boy went to a telephone booth （电话亭） at the cash counter of a store and made a phone call．The store owner looked at him and listened to the conversation．
Boy： “Lady， can you give me the job of cutting your lawn （草坪）?”
Woman （at the other end of the phone line）： “No， thank you．I already have someone to cut my lawn.”
Boy： “Lady， I will cut your lawn for half the price the person who cuts your lawn now.”
Woman： “I’m very satisfied with the person who cuts my lawn.”
Boy （with more perseverance 执着）： “Lady， I’ll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free.”
Woman： “No， thank you.”
With a smile on his face， the little boy hung up the phone．The store owner， who was listening to all this， walked over to the boy．
Store owner： “Son..．I like your attitude （态度）．I like that positive （积极的） spirit and would like to offer you a job.”
Boy： “No， thanks.”
Store owner： “But you were really asking for one.”
Boy： “No， Sir．I was just checking my performance （表现） at the job I already have．I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to.”
In fact， how many people are mentioned （提及） in the story? _____________.

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

The boy said to the lady that he would even sweep her floor and stairs for free because ___________.

A．he wanted her to let him continue his job

B．he thought that the lady was too poor

C．the lady thought the money she paid the boy was too much

D．he wanted to know if he did his job well enough and couldn’t be replaced （取代） by others.

Which is TRUE according to the story?

A．The boy was angry with the lady．

B．The store owner wasn’t kind-hearted.

C．The lady wanted to find another person to do the boy’s job.

D．The boy was happy to know that the lady was satisfied with his performance.

The best title for the story is “_____________”.

A．Asking for a job	B．Self-appraisal （自我测评）
C．The lady and the boy	D．The boy and the store owner