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ticket，also，interesting，as a result，send，once，think about，of，such as，difference

When I was tidying up my room yesterday，I found an old box of my father's．He gave it to me two years ago．It was really（1）　　to discover something about my father's life as a child．He （2）　　told me about his hobbies as a child．He wrote to people from all over the world，and they（3）　　him letters back．（4）　　he had a book（5）　　interesting stamps．People（6）　　gave him things from（7）　　countries，（8）　　a silk fan from China，a little model car from Germany and a small model ship from Australia．My father even kept the （9）　　from his first football match．The box made me（10）　　my hobby．I want to keep my old picture books and magazines for a long time too．

As we all know，the environment around us is getting worse and worse．Some chemical factories always pour（1）　　（废弃的）water into the（2）　　（河流）．And they also（3）　　（产生）terrible gas．In some places，some people even have no clean water to drink．So I think we must do something to protect the environment．

How to protect the environment？First，as a student，we should use cloth bags instead of（4）　　（塑料的）bags when we go shopping．（5）　　（第二），we'd better reuse the old textbooks as possible as we can．Third，we should never forget to turn off the lights when we leave the classrooms．In a word，we must try our best to protect our environment．I believe we can make the world a better place to live in．

When I was in the sixth grade，I joined a piano competition．I practiced for four hours every day and my piano teacher came three times a week （1）　　help me．Then the big day（2）　　（final）arrived．I was so （3）　　（nervous）when they called my name．I went up（4）　　started to play．（5）　　 I was playing，everyone sat still and listened．I played the song without any （6）　　（mistake）．Then I waited for（7）　　（they）to call out the（8）　　（win）．When I（9）　　（hear）my name，my heart was beating so quickly I thought I would stop breathing．I couldn't believe it．I won!It was the（10）　　（happy）day of my life!

There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel，and I know that the experience will make one a better person．

I remember when I was traveling，I began to know the world better．The world is not just about me，my small town and home．Although you will meet different people from all over the world，you will realize that people are similar in their dreams， hopes and feelings．Enjoy exploring（探索）the different cultures，and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live．Once you understand their ways，it will not be strange or scary（吓人的）．Often we read stories about other cultures in books．Only when we visit their areas，do we find that those stories are something wrong．

One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world．We can't just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out．The world should get involved（干预）and help wherever there are problems．People everywhere should be given a chance．It is so easy to ignore（忽视）this if one does not travel or explore．One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges（挑战）worse than ours．One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big after all．

On your journey you will meet lots of new friends．Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time．You will certainly be more confident after having to deal with problems and make many decisions along the way．

When you travel，you have to be on your own in some situations．You will surprise yourself by how well you can do that．All your special experiences could make an interesting book to read．It would be filled with your special memories．

Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience．If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences，we would all be better people and the world would be a better place．

（1）The writer wants to tell us that 　　in paragraph 2．

A．people around the world are the same in their hopes

B．books always tell us wrong stories about cultures

C．traveling can help us better understand the world

D．people in different places have strange living habits

（2）The writer advises us to help the areas in need by 　　．

A．sending them money

B．offering them chances

C．looking around

D．giving them challenges

（3）Which of the following would be the best title of the passage？　　

A．People in the World Are Family

B．Traveling Helps One Make More Friends

C．People in the World Share One Dream

D．Traveling Makes One a Better Person

（4）What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage？　　

A．To encourage more people to travel around the world．

B．To share his travel experiences with other people．

C．To show how traveling can change the world．

D．To tell people how to travel around the world．

One morning，Emma discovered that her classroom had changed．She found that the desks were no longer in rows，but pushed together to make eight bigger desks．She was so excited about it for the first two days that she couldn't listen to the teachers carefully．But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement（安排）．"Now our class is quieter，"said Emma．"What's more，we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion．It's a better way to study．"

David liked it，too．"Group members first discuss，"he said，"and then show to the whole class． It encourages us greatly．"This was part of a reform （改革）at David's school．The school made this reform because they wanted to offer students easier ways to study and more chances to discuss．"Our school hopes to improve students' abilities to study by themselves and work in groups．"said Linda，an English teacher．

However，the reform has demanded（要求）more from teachers．Now they have only 15 minutes to give a lesson that would have been taught in 40 minutes before．It is difficult to teach in such a short time．The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively（有效地）．

"The reform demands more，but I'm sure it is helpful．"added Linda．

（1）After the new classroom arrangement，Emma found 　　．

A．their class was noisier all the time

B．they could learn more through discussion

C．they couldn't come up with their own ideas

D．it was a harder way to study

（2）The school made the reform in order to offer students 　　to study．

A．easier ways

B．better classrooms

C．more seats

D．larger space

（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true？　　

A．The desks are no longer in rows now．

B．The reform has demanded more from teachers．

C．It's easy for teachers to give a lesson in 15 minutes now．

D．Emma and her classmates like the new classroom arrangement．

（4）The best title of this passage may be 　　．

A．Discussion in Class

B．Teachers' Hope

C．Students' Friendship

D．New Look in Class