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Tuesday，1st September
I had mixed feelings today，nervous，worried，happy，excited…My heart went down when Miss Chan，our head teacher，said that Matthew and Beth，two students from England，would spend three months with us!I was worried that I had to speak English so much!But at the end of the school day，I was happier than I thought：the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected．
Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had!Matthew is fantastic!His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought．The other English student，Beth，is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met．There were lots of things to do on the first day．Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices．Of course，some of the credit（功劳）should also go to ME because I translated some of the notices for her．Miss Chan praised us!
We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected，and then Beth and I talked for a while．Matthew sang several English songs and did some stand－up comedy（单人喜剧表演）at the party．We all praised him．When the bell rang to end the first school day，none of us wanted to leave．
When I went back home，I had a little headache．I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year．
It was really a happy day!I hope our friendship can continue，even after they have gone back to England!The writer felt________when he heard the news from Miss Chan．
| A．excited |
| B．angry |
| C．fantastic |
| D．worried |
Beth helped Miss Chan with the________．
| A．comedy |
| B．speeches |
| C．notices |
| D．translation |
Matthew________at the party．
| A．had a talk |
| B．rang the bell |
| C．sang several songs |
| D．made preparations |
Matthew and Beth________on the first day．
| A．spoke much Chinese |
| B．got lots of praise |
| C．had a little headache |
| D．forgot to leave school |
From the passage，we know that the writer________．
| A．caught a bad cold that day |
| B．went back home with Beth |
| C．expects to travel to England |
| D．likes the two English students |
Our school is on Bridge Street.It's next to the library.There is a big garden across from our school.The pay phone（电话亭） is between our school and the shop.There are three buildings in our school.They are the teachers'building,the students'building and the library building.The teachers in our school are very kind .Our school yard（校园） is very beautiful.If（如果）you want to come to our school ,you can take No.2 Bus.Is the school on Guangdong Street?
Where is the pay phone?
How many buildings are there in the school?
What is across from the school?
How is the school yard?
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 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 |
Paul is my pen friend．He is from Landon，England．He speaks good English．He is now in Shanghai with his parents，because they work in Shanghai．Paul can speak a little Chinese! There are five people in his family，his parents，his two sisters and he．His sisters aren't in China．They are in England now． He likes singing and dancing very much．His favorite subject is music．He likes going to the movies on weekends：He thinks it is fun．I think he is a nice boy．Paul is Sam's_______．
| A．brother | B．cousin |
| C．pen friend | D．teacher |
Where does Paul live now?
| A．In Beijing | B．In Shanghai． |
| C．In London． | D．In New York． |
How many brothers and sisters does Paul have?
| A．He has two brothers and one sister． |
| B．He has two sisters and one brother． |
| C．He has two brothers and no sister． |
| D．He has two sisters and no brother． |
What’s Paul’s favorite subject in school?
| A．Math | B．Chinese |
| C．English． | D．Music． |
Which of the following is TRUE（正确的）in this letter?
| A．Paul is from China． |
| B．Paul is in Shanghai with his whole family． |
| C．Paul Likes going to the movies on weekends． |
| D．Paul speaks good Chinese． |
Is there someone you hate? Well, you don’t really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness(痛苦).
Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing(批评) him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to terrible health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our friendships with our friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, the following ways can be helpful.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of your mind.
| Title: Face the bitterness |
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| Appearance of bitterness |
We don't _ We always remember something that hurts us instead of We keep the anger deep inside |
| Bitterness can problems and bad relationships with our friends and family members. No one likes |
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| Ways to |
Forgive them but not to |
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________
| A．his business | B．his house |
| C．his garden | D．his window |
The Daguerreotype was_______.
| A．a Frenchman | B．a kind of picture |
| C．a kind of camera | D．a photographer |
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_____.
| A．watch lots of films |
| B．buy an expensive camera |
| C．stop in most cities |
| D．take many films and something else. |
This passage tells us_____________.
| A．how photography was developed |
| B．how to show feelings in pictures |
| C．how to take pictures in the world |
| D．how to use different cameras |