I used to work in a lab for almost 10 years. It was a well-paid job, and a “ not exactly ” exciting but safe job. Then everything changed in 1998 when my best friend introduced me to a man who wanted to open up a computer training school.

What did he want me to do?

Teach!

Me? Teach? Is he mad?

They knew I had a speech problem. I stuttered.

For me a simple sentence was going to take longer than it should. “Hello, how are you doing?” can take you 3 seconds, where it would take me 10 seconds. And someone asked me if I wanted to stand in front of strangers and speak about computer technology.

Then the most amazing thing happened

I said yes!

To this day I’m still not sure why I said yes. Maybe I didn’t want to live a “safe” life where I did the same thing every day, year after year.

I have always felt I know a better way to describe difficult concepts to listeners than a lot of other people. I'm good at explaining things when I write about it. So I took the class syllabus (教學(xué)大綱）and rewrote it MY WAY! I did all I could to make it easier to understand.

In my first class I got the familiar funny looks from people when I started speaking. But after 15 minutes, people were asking intelligent questions that showed they understood. At the end of the class when people were leaving, they shook my hand and thanked me.

You won't get THAT from a “not exactly exciting but safe job”！

1.The writer thought his job in the lab was .

A.well-paid and safe B.safe and exciting

C.safe and challenging D.well-paid but challenging

2.The writer uses the example of “Hello, how are you doing?” to show .

A.what his speech problem was B.his speech problem was gone

C.his speech problem got better D.how he fought his speech problem

3.As for the class syllabus, the writer .

A.deleted the difficult concepts in it B.couldn’t fully understand it first

C.wrote it again in his own way D.explained it to his friend first

4.The writer knew the students understood his class from their .

A.smiles B.questions C.funny looks D.thank-you letters

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A.My best friend B.My fantastic class

C.My speech problem D.My challenging choice

Everyone gets sad. Being sad can happen pretty often. 1.When you are sad, it feels like it will last forever. The world seems dark and unfriendly. You might feel like you have nothing to look forward to.2. However, your feeling of sadness usually doesns’t last very long - a few hours, or maybe a day or two.

When sadness starts to go away, it feels like a big stone is being lifted from your body. 3. Children who have depression may not know it. Often，it's a parent or teacher who notices children's changes.

When depression happens, it’s very important for children to receive treatment.4. Sometimes treatment includes talking to someone who know all about depression. Sometimes it means taking medicine. Sometimes both of these things are used. If you think you have depression, or you just have sadness that simply will not go away, it is important to talk to an adult about it first.5. Many cities also have mental health hotlines that are listed in the phone book. There is always somebody who can help.

A. This person can help you find the right kind of treatment.

B. Many times, you cry, and it's hard to stop.

C. When they do, they can get better quickly.

D. More than half of teenagers go through a period of sadness at least once a month.

E.If sad feelings go on for too long, it’s called depression.

閱讀短文，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)脑~并用其正確形式填空，使短文通順、意思完整。請(qǐng)將答案寫在下面題號(hào)的橫線上。每空限填一詞，每次限用一次。方框中有兩個(gè)詞是多余的。

after introduce value accept out one

silent up know answer receive arrive

Cindy was a 9-year-old girl from a small village. She was very glad to know that she was 1. by a very famous school in a city.

Today was her 2.day of school. When seeing her simple clothes and 3. that she came from a small village, other students started making fun of her. The teacher soon 4. and asked everyone to keep quiet. She 5. Cindy to the class and told them that she would study with them from that day on.

Then the teacher told the students to be ready for the surprise test. She told everyone to write down the Seven Wonders of the world. Everyone started to write their 6. quickly. Only Cindy thought for a while, then began to write. 7. everyone handed in their answer papers, the teacher started to read them: the Great Wall of China, Great Pyramid，Taj Mahal(泰姬陵）and so on and most of the students answered correctly.

The teacher was happy as the students still remembered what she had taught them. In the end, she picked 8.Cindy's paper and started reading，“ The seven wonders are to be able to see, to be able to hear，to be able to feel，to laugh, to think，to be kind and to love!”

The teacher stood there without any word and the whole class was in 9.. Today, the girl from a small village reminded them of the 10. gifts that God has given them, which are true wonders.

書面表達(dá)

進(jìn)入初三后，面對(duì)新學(xué)科的加入、沖刺中考的壓力，同學(xué)們的學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)倍增。繁重的 學(xué)業(yè)壓力下，良好的學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣是提高學(xué)習(xí)效率的制勝法寶。請(qǐng)以“How to develop good learning habits”為題寫一篇英語(yǔ)小短文，向同學(xué)們提出養(yǎng)成良好學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣的建議。

寫作要點(diǎn)：1.課前為新課做準(zhǔn)備；

2.課堂上認(rèn)真聽(tīng)講，做筆記。

3.課后按時(shí)完成作業(yè)并多做閱讀。

寫作要求：1.語(yǔ)法正確，語(yǔ)句通順，書寫規(guī)范；

2.寫作要點(diǎn)齊全，并做適當(dāng)發(fā)揮使語(yǔ)義連貫；

3.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名、校名。

4.不少于80詞，標(biāo)題己給出，不計(jì)入總次數(shù)。

How to develop good learning habits

—I think our English teacher is very kind.

—________And she is friendly to us.

A.Good idea! B.I agree with you. C.It's a pity. D.Thank you!

I know your father once studied in a university. When did he _______university?

A.read B.attend C.plan D.move

We had _______ 7-day holiday during this National holidays, but some of us felt unhappy because of _________heavy traffic on the highways.

A.an, the B.a, the C.a, a D.an, a

--I really enjoy Chinese food.

--Me, too. My mouth was watering ______ I watched the TV program A bite of China.

A.when B.before C.since D.after

—It's a long time since last saw Jane. I wonder if she _______a lot.

—Yes, she is taller and more outgoing.

A.changes B.was changing C.will change D.has changed

—Our class is going to have a big party on the evening of June 16.

—Cool! But if Chen Ming doesn't go, _______.

A.so will I B.so do I C.neither will I D.neither do I