Part﹣time jobs are great for young people．They allow teenagers and young adults to gain a little job（1）e and make a bit of money too．Compared with other hobbies and activities，part﹣time jobs are healthier and better help teenagers（2）p for adult life．Of course，for students，doing a part﹣time job should never be more important than（3）s for good grades．
There are so many different part﹣time jobs for you to（4）c from．A few of the most common ones are restaurant waiters，store salesmen and park workers．These are all jobs that only need you to work（5）b ten and twenty hours per week．Besides，they don't require much work experience．So you can learn how to do the job（6）e while you are working．
You can learn great lessons from a part﹣time job．Some are about how to work with others，some are about how to be on time and （7）o are about how to work hard．These are all necessary lessons you will use later in life．A survey shows that the young adults who do not have part﹣time jobs are（8）l prepared for life than those who do．
It is great to earn money for the first time from a part﹣time job．Then how do you usually （9）s the money from a part﹣time job？It can be used to save for college education or favorite things．Maybe you will find it's harder to use money you made than that your parents gave you！Yet it can right teach you the（10）v of money．
There was once a poor woman with only one son．One day，she asked her son if there was anything he wanted．The boy said he wanted a drum．The mother left for the market，feeling very sad，because she did not have enough money to buy a drum．
On the way home，she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with．Later that day，the boy went outside to play．Along the road，he saw an old woman crying．The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food，but she didn't have any wood．Hearing this，the boy gave her his piece of wood．The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made．
Then，further down the road，the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child．The boy asked her what was wrong．The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child．The boy gave the woman the piece of bread，and she gave him a pot．The boy walked on．
Before long，he saw a husband and wife arguing．He asked them why they were arguing．They said，"We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in．"The boy gave his pot to them，and they gave the boy a new coat．
Next，the boy saw a man who had no shirt．The man said he had been robbed on his way home．The robbers had taken his money，and his shirt．The boy gave the man his new coat．The man was so happy，he gave the boy his horse．
Finally，on his way home，the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding．There were musicians，the bridegroom，and his family．Everyone looked sad．The bridegroom's father said，"We are waiting for a horse．If it doesn't come soon，we will be late for the wedding．"The boy gave them his new horse．The group asked the boy what they could give him，and he replied，"A drum．"So，the musicians gave him their drum．The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted．
（1）The woman is crying because ．
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she couldn't find her daughter |
| B． |
she had no money to buy food |
| C． |
she had no wood to make a fire |
| D． |
she couldn't find her way back． |
（2）Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy？
| A． |
Because the pot was useless． |
| B． |
Because she didn't like it． |
| C． |
Because the pot make her child cry． |
| D． |
Because the boy helped her． |
（3）The boy got the drum from ．
| A． |
a pot maker's wife |
| B． |
the musicians |
| C． |
his own mother |
| D． |
an old woman |
（4）We know from the story that the boy was ．
| A． |
helpful |
| B． |
careless |
| C． |
silly |
| D． |
cruel |
You may wonder whether stress（焦虑） is a serious matter． The answer is "Yes"． You should realize that stress is a risk to your health． If you want to live a long and healthy life， you need to begin to guard against stress from a young age．
Here are some ways to deal with stress and being balance（平衡）to your life：
Be positive
One way to cancel out（消除）stress is through positive thinking． You should always look on the bright side of life， and imagine that you will have a happy and successful future．
Learn to relax
Force yourself to take a break from your studies and worries about exams．
You can do this by taking a walk， reading a book， going to a concert or seeing a film， or just sitting in a private place and being silent for a moment．
Take up a hobby
Learn to paint， take up skating， or start playing a musical instrument．When you are busy with a hobby，you leave all your worries behind．
Take care of your body
Stress is your body's enemy． Taking exercise，eating healthily and getting enough sleep are all the things that can help you．
Laugh
Sometimes laughter is the best medicine for stress． Seeing a funny film or telling jokes with friends will often cheer you up when you are low．
（1）The underlined word "positive" in the passage means" "in Chinese．
| A． |
悲伤的 |
| B． |
消极的 |
| C． |
乐观的 |
| D． |
勤奋的 |
（2）Which of the following relaxing ways is not mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
Playing computer games． |
| B． |
Take a walk． |
| C． |
Seeing a film |
| D． |
Reading a book． |
（3）The writer thinks that is harmful to your health．
| A． |
laughter |
| B． |
telling jokes |
| C． |
taking up skating |
| D． |
stress |
（4）What is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Take care of your body． |
| B． |
How to lead a balanced life． |
| C． |
Take up a hobby |
| D． |
Laughter is the best medicine |
What is the future of AI（人工智能）？Will it be a good thing？ We asked students what they think．
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I believe AI will be more useful in our future lives． It's now used in many fields， like phones and medicine． No one really knows what will happen if machines become smarter than humans． However， I'm sure AI will help us solve many problems． |
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I am worried that people create something that can be better than themselves． In the near future， AI will develop at a high speed． Humans may be replaced because Al robots will do lots of human jobs． |
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I really think that AI will change the way we work， the way we live，and the way we think． Imagine if we could put a CPU inside our brain! Soon we'll be able to improve our math and memory． How exciting！ |
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Think of what's happening right now． Some robots are used to kill animals under human orders． So I think Al will be very dangerous for humans． We need to be careful about what we ask machines to do． |
（1）John thinks that AI will be in the future．
| A． |
exciting |
| B． |
surprising |
| C． |
helpful |
| D． |
dangerous |
（2）What does Tina think of AI？
| A． |
It will be a danger to the world |
| B． |
It will develop at a high speed． |
| C． |
It will help us solve many problems． |
| D． |
It will change the way we work． |
（3）Bill thinks humans may be replaced because ．
| A． |
we can't improve our memory |
| B． |
AI robots will do human jobs |
| C． |
we can put CPU in our brains |
| D． |
AI can help to improve our math． |
（4）Who feels excited about the development of AI in the future？
| A． |
Mary |
| B． |
Bill |
| C． |
John |
| D． |
Tina |
A：Hi Maria．How was the get﹣together yesterday evening？
B：Oh，Dan． （76）
A：It was？
B：Well，I was supposed to get there at 7：00 but I arrived at 8：00．
A：（77）
B：Waiting for me made John angry．
A：Oh，I see．（78）
B：The food was nice．I just didn't like the atmosphere．Those awful pictures on the wall made me sad．I just had a little food．
A：（79）
B：We went to the Blue Lagoon，but Ginny said that loud music made her tense．
A：That's funny．Loud music always makes me want to dance．
B：（80）
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a．The food there was great，wasn't it？ b Where did you go after the dinner？． c．Me too．So we went to the movies at last． d．To tell you the truth，it was a disaster． e．Oh，you were late． f．Did you have a good time？ |
Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates．She didn't listen to popular music．She didn't watch many movies，and she wasn't interested in nice clothes．
When she got （41） with her friends at a party，Tina found her friends preferred rock and pop music．When Tina （42） if they would like to try classical music，they all looked at her strangely．
"（43） music is for old people，"one of her friends said．
Tina was （44） that something was wrong with her．She decided to （45） her father．As she entered his study，he could feel something was wrong．
"Dad，am I strange？"she asked her （46） ．
"Of course not，"he answered，"Why do you ask that？"
"Because I don't （47） the same things as my classmates．They want to listen to pop music．I like classical music．"
"I think I understand．Never mind，Tina．（48） all right to be your own person．You don't have to copy what other people do．Everybody （49） different tastes （品味）．Some of them are popular，but others aren't．"
After Tina spoke with her father，she felt （50） about herself．She realized that being different made her special．It was an important lesson for her to learn．
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41．A．up |
B．angry |
C．together |
D．happy |
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42．A．said |
B．found |
C．noticed |
D．asked |
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43．A．Pop |
B．Rock |
C．Classical |
D．Country |
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44．A．proud |
B．worried |
C．glad |
D．happy |
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45．A．talk to |
B．look for |
C．write to |
D．quarrel with |
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46．A．friend |
B．father |
C．classmate |
D．teacher |
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47．A．have |
B．know |
C．hate |
D．like |
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48．A．It's |
B．That's |
C．You're |
D．Its |
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49．A．have |
B．has |
C．had |
D．is |
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50．A．worried |
B．angry |
C．better |
D．worse． |
