Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value(价值观)differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债)．Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.
(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools. What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?
| A．Study at home. | B．Do part-time jobs. |
| C．Take part in sports groups. | D．Do chores. |
Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________．
| A．they usually spend less than they have |
| B．they spend more than they have |
| C．they don't like spending money at all |
| D．they make a lot of money |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money. |
| B．American children love to make money by themselves. |
| C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities. |
| D．Americans usually spend more money than they have. |
The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.
| A．学术的 | B．娱乐的 |
| C．运动的 | D．休闲的 |
The best title for the passage would probably be ________．
| A．Differences between Chinese and Americans |
| B．Chinese Students and American Students |
| C．Chinese Values and American Values |
| D．Chinese Parents and American Parents |
Now more than 20 schools in the northeast of China_____（use） E-textbooks．Some teachers say they make Laming easier and
_______ （teach）more convenient．
Jing Xuan is excited about lessons about Chinese，English and math．She_______（enjoy）the pictures and animations（动画）in the E-textbooks．The children here
______ （study）with E-textbooks since last September．
With the help of the E-textbooks，some good ideas______ （share）at times．Some parents encourage their children
______ （try）the E-textbooks to make learning easier．But others worry about their children’s health．
“You can’t imagine how the growing popularity of E-textbooks_____ （change）the way the students learn．More and more students
_____ （1earn）with E-textbooks in the future．However there’s still a long way to go．”said the headmaster．
People often say “Come to see me soon”，but don’t believe them! You should ring someone before you visit them to make sure that they are not busy．When you first receive an invitation，you should think about if you really want to go．Nobody will be angry if you don’t want to go．You can say, “Thank you，but I can’t make it this time．”
If you accept an invitation but later realized you can’t go，you should tell the host or hostess as soon as possible．If you receive a written invitation that says PSVP（please reply），you have to tell the host if you will be going or not．
You don’t have to bring a gift with you．However, people think it is polite to bring a small gift if you have been invited for a meal or are going to stay for a few days．If you are going for dinner, the host or hostess will be happy if you give him or her a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine．
A guest should ask their host or hostess if they can help in the kitchen．Offering to help is more important than actually helping．If your visit was for a few days，you could send a thank you letter to the host or hostess．If you had a meal，you could give them a telephone call to say thank you．Why should you ring someone before you visit them?
___________________________________________________________________If you can’t go to the party after receiving an invitation，what should you do?
___________________________________________________________________Will people be angry if you don’t bring any gift?
___________________________________________________________________What gifts will make the host or the hostess happy?
___________________________________________________________________What should you do after you visited your friends for a few days?
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Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork．It can make you confident when you are studying．．
If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard，that’s great．You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class．Different teachers do things differently．For example，some teachers may focus on（关注）lots of dates and facts in class，but they only write the important ones on the blackboard．．but they may repeat them．
Don’t try to write down every word in class，or you might miss some important points．．
Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you’re missed．If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying，you can ask him after class．
Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning．．
Note—taking also needs organization．Keep notes for each subject in one place，so that you can find everything easily when a test comes．．If you decide to recopy your notes every evening，you’11 surely have less time to watch 7FV．But you’ll save time in the coming test．
| A．It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes B．Some students really learn better with the help of these notes． C．However, most students don’t know how to take notes． D．Good note taking takes time． E．It isn’t interesting but you may find it very useful． F．Other teachers may not write anything down． |
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling left out at break because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her, and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around，maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．But how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom-thinking about which kids you’d like to play with at break。Look for chances to say hi to them，smile and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation（欣赏）to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” at lunchtime．When you are at break，walk over to kids you want to play with，act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly, share，say nice things，offer to help，and pretty soon，you’11 have one，or two，or even more new friends．
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!This passage is written for ________．
| A．teachers | B．parents |
| C．students | D．visitors |
According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ________．
| A．have trouble with their studies |
| B．don’t have their best friends around |
| C．need their parents to be with them |
| D．are too young to look after themselves |
The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 means ________．
| A．sharing your ideas | B．talking before many people |
| C．studying better at school | D．developing new friendship |
The expression “feeling left out” in the first paragraph means“”in Chinese．
| A．受冷落 | B．被调侃 |
| C．挨批评 | D．遭攻击 |
Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ________．
| A．they miss their old friends a lot |
| B．they have no time to stay with others |
| C．teachers know who wants a new friend |
| D．they are shy or not good at making friends |
Jia Meng used to keep a diary in Chinese．But one year ago，the l4-year-old girl from Heilongjiang began to write her diaries in English，because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly．She changed the language because her mother can’t read English．“It’s like killing two birds with one stone，”said Jia．“My privacy（隐私）becomes safe and my English improves a lot．”
Jia’s mother is not the only mom who reads her child’s diary．Recently, Renmin University of China had a national survey among over 2，300 parents．The results show that about 40％ of parents read their children’s secrets．That’s why, like Jia，many teenagers try to find ways to protect their privacy．
Wu Lei，15，of Shanxi，keeps a diary, too．But he doesn’t write it on paper．He writes online， which he thinks it perfectly safe because his parents “know nothing about the Internet．”
Lu Huan，13．of Guangdong，said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her on the telephone in theft room．To solve this problem，Lu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone．
“Parents want to know what is going on in their children’s lives，”said Shao Xiaozhen，a teenage expert in Beijin9．“But sometimes they go about it the wrong way．” Shao suggested to teenagers that instead of hiding their secrets，talking to parents is a better solution．”If your parents know that you are safe，they’11 let you keep your secrets．”Jia Meng writes her diaries in English in order to improve her English．
Recently, Renmen University of China had a national survey, and the results show that about 40％ of parents read their children’s secrets．
Keeping a dairy online is the best way to protect their privacy according to the article．
Lu Huan asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone in order to protect her privacy．
Shao Xiaozhen thinks parents will let children keep their secrets，if they talk to parents and let parents know they are safe．