The other day I came across a few local musicians and happened to hear them talking:
"I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can't even understand a bit of music."
"I'm never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us."
But one younger musician said, "There are a few clubs that book my band (乐队) a few nights a month, and I'm trying to find other places to play. I'm also looking forward to booking a few summer festivals this year."
It's said that you are the average (平均) of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes（态度） are important. Whether they're positive(积极的)or negative (消极的), they're rubbing off on you. If you're always around people who complain about short of work and about other musicians or say bad words about others, and you play the role of a victim, it's possible that you will start to as well. So it's time to take a look at the people you call "friends", as what kind of friends you have decides what kind of life you are going to live.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you often go out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don't become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it and learn from them. Ask if they will help you get the work you're looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path. The musicians' words at the beginning are written mainly to show_______.
| A．the musicians live a poor life |
| B．people have poor taste in music |
| C．people have different attitudes towards the same thing |
| D．young people have greater chances of succeeding |
The underlined sentence "they'll rubbing off on you" in Paragraph 6. means_______.
| A．they'll push you ahead |
| B．they'll have an influence on you |
| C．they'll cover your feelings |
| D．they'll help you succeed |
By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can_______.
| A．improve a lot in making more friends |
| B．plan the time with your friends properly |
| C．develop a better relationship with your friends |
| D．come to the right way of making friends |
Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
| A．You are who your friends are. |
| B．How to make friendship long. |
| C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| D．Friends are the most important in one's success. |
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Wei Hua is a high school student and he is pretty healthy. He does exercise every day. And his eating habits are pretty healthy. He tries to eat more vegetables, such as tomatoes,patatoes,cabbages and so on,usually ten to eleven times a week. He eats fruit and drink milk every day. Of course, he loves junk food, too. But he tries to eat it only once a week. He usually keeps eight or nine hours sleep every day. So you see, he looks very healthy and happy. And his good lifestyle helps him become clever, too. Eating healthy food and doing exercise help him to study better.Does Wei Hua do exercise?
____________________________________How often does he eat vegetables?
____________________________________How long does he sleep every day?
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If you don’t often wash your hands, you can touch lots of viruses（病毒）from many places and make yourself ill. You may have a cold when you touch your eyes, nose or mouth. One of the most common(普通的) ways people have colds is by touching their noses or their eyes when there are cold viruses on their hands. If you don’t often wash your hands, especially（特别）when you’re sick, you may make other people ill. So you should follow the advice and wash your hands:
● After using the bathroom.
● After touching your nose or coughing.
● Before eating, serving or preparing food.
● After touching pets or other animals.
● After visiting the sick people.
● When your hands are dirty.
There’s a right way to wash your hands. Follow these advice and you can keep your hands clean.
● Use warm water (not cold or hot).
● Wash for 15 seconds(秒).
● Wash well under warm running water.If you don’t often clean your hands, you may _______ easily.
| A．have a stomachache | B．have a cold |
| C．have a toothache | D．have a backache |
If there are cold viruses on your hands, don’t touch your ___.It’s easy to have a cold.
| A．eyes and nose | B．hair | C．clothes | D．books |
“_______”is not the right time to wash hands.
| A．After using the bathroom |
| B．Before having food |
| C．When hands are dirty |
| D．Before visiting the sick people |
The right way to wash hands is “_______”.
| A．Use cold water. | B．Wash for fifteen times. |
| C．Use hot water. | D．Use the warm running water. |
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written? Let me tell you a story.
About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown—ups (成年人) knew it.
The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.
When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. “How wonderfully she is singing! We have not heard this song before. It’s a special present,” said someone. And they learned to sing it together.
Later, the song became very popular all over the world. People like it because it’s simple and friendly.
The song Happy Birthday is a song from .
| A．China | B．Japan | C．America | D．Australia |
The girl first sang the song for as a birthday present.
| A．her friend | B．a little child |
| C． herself | D．her family |
Why do people like the song?___________
| A．Because it is simple and friendly. |
| B．Because it is cute. |
| C．Because it is an English song. |
| D．Because it is interesting. |
In England, for many people, breakfast is usually a big meal—eggs, tomatoes, tea, coffee and lunch is just a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich(三明治) bars. There, office workers can buy their favorite bread and all kinds of sandwiches. Children in school can have a hot meal at school, but many just have a sandwich, some water and some fruit from home. Some people have afternoon tea in the afternoon. They usually have sandwiches, cakes and drink a cup of tea. They have the evening meal very early and all the family often eats together(一起). On Sundays many families have a big lunch. They have chicken, pork and vegetables. Englishmen like food better than other countries. People often get take-away（可带走的） meals. They buy the food and then usually bring(带) it home to eat.Many people in England have a _________ breakfast and a ______ lunch.
| A．fast, small | B．little, slow |
| C．big, quick | D．slow, big |
In England, there are many sandwich bars in _________.
| A．cities | B．schools |
| C．countries | D．small towns |
The office workers can buy ___________ in sandwiches bars for lunch.
| A．eggs | B．bread | C．fruit | D．tea |
When people get a take-away meal, they usually eat it ______ .
| A．at home | B．in the school |
| C．in the park | D．in the bars |
In this passage, what DON’T people have in their afternoon tea? ________.
| A．Sandwiches | B．Chicken |
| C．Cakes | D．A cup of tea |
This room is not big but nice. There’s a bed, a desk and some chairs in it. The desk is next to the window. On the desk, there is a book, a glass and some cakes. The bed is next to the desk. There are trousers（裤子） and a coat on the bed. The trousers are green. They are new. The coat is yellow. It’s new, too. Under the bed, there are some shoes and two balls. This is Susan’s room. She’s a good student.The desk is _________ , the cakes are_________ , and the balls are__________.
| A．next to the window; on the bed; on the desk |
| B．next to the window; on the desk; under the bed |
| C．next to the desk; on the bed; under the bed |
| D．next to the window; near the bed; on the desk |
The trousers are _________ and the coat is.
| A．yellow; green | B．green; green |
| C．green; yellow | D．yellow; yellow |
__________ are new.
| A．The desk and the trousers |
| B．The trousers and the shoes |
| C．The trousers and the coat |
| D．The room and the bed |
Susan is ___________.
| A．a teacher | B．a man | C．a boy | D．a girl |
This room is not ________.
| A．nice | B．big | C．small | D．big and nice |