Nowadays．most students are under a lat of pressure（壓力）because their parents expect them to get．good marks。You are  1  ，and every year you look different  2  feel different．You have to face and   3   many new things by yourselves．It may be   4   to be happy．

    If you know the   5   to be happy，it is easier for you to be a happy person．Kitty is a middle school student．She is much   6   than before．“I couldn't find any happiness for a  7 time, and I   8   what made me unhappy：caring too much about what other people  9   of me．”says Kitty．“At school l was very   10  ．1 was a good student，but when I spoke in class my face turned red   11  I knew that my classmates were all looking at me．It was really  12  ．Now I don’t worry about  13   people think of  me．I feel a lot more   14   when I’m talking with the people around me．I can’t tell you what will make you happy right  now．but I’m  sure that if you  15 too much about what other people think，you will be unhappy．It is just part of growing tip．”

1．A．showing up     B．catching up          C．growing up            D．standing up

2．A．but                        B．a(chǎn)nd                      C．though                   D．or

3．A．return             B．exercise               C．forget．                 D．experience

4．A．difficult                 B．normal                 C．polite                     D．tired

5．A．reason            B．importance           C．secret                    D．cost

6．A．cleverer                 B．happier                C．braver                    D．stranger

7．A．good                     B．wonderful            C．little                D．long

8．A．hate                      B．remember            C．miss                      D．mind

9．A．thought                 B．reminded              C．heard                     D．eared

10．A．careful                 B．kind                     C．shy                        D．a(chǎn)ngry

11．A．before                  B．until                     C．so                         D．because

12．A．excited                B．terrible                 C．possible                 D．lucky

13．A．what                   B．that                     C．which                    D．how

14．A．interested             B．nervous               C．relaxed                   D．lonely

15．A．learn                    B．know                C． tell                       D．worry

Monday morning is an important time at our school．All of the students go to the playground．

We listen to music, and we  1  the national flag（國旗） go up．

Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings．One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk．He was  2  and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too．

Can I really do it ?

Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk．My teacher  3  me, “I know you want to have a try．Next Monday, you can give the talk．Go and write something down． 4   for it, I’m sure you’ll do well．”

    “Thank you,” I answered, It was such a great  5 for me ! When I got home, I was excited．I wrote two pages for the talk．I read them again and again．When I read, I asked my parents  6 ．I wanted to make my teacher happy．

Monday morning came．I began to feel 7 ．When did I last give a talk to 8   many people? Never! This was my first time．Could I really  9   it ? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk．

    When I got to school, we all went out to playground．I  10  in front of everyone． I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything．

    “Take it easy,” I said to  11 ．“ Don’t be nervous． You can do it．”

    Just then, I looked down at everyone．I saw about 1,000 eyes．They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t  12  stand up．

    I looked at their eyes more carefully．Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid, just talk !”

    I  13  a big breath（呼吸）．Then I began to talk．It wasn’t hard．It was easy．

    I don’t know  14  I finished my talk．But I did it．I felt so good that day．I showed myself   15  everyone what I can do．

（    ） 1． A． watch                 B． see                C． notice            D． look at

（    ） 2． A． surprising            B． proud             C． amazed          D． careful

（    ） 3． A． told                     B． asked for        C． said to           D． showed

（    ） 4． A． Look out             B． Come on        C． Take care       D． Get ready

（    ） 5． A． chance                B． news             C． time               D． message

（    ） 6． A． to listen to           B． to listen          C． listen to          D． listen

（    ） 7． A． excited                B． happy            C． nervous         D． surprised

（    ） 8． A． after                B． such              C． before            D． so

（    ） 9． A． do                      B． speak             C． talk                D． take

（    ） 10． A． stand             B． stood             C．was standing    D． have stood

（    ） 11． A． me                 B． my class        C． myself           D． my parents

（    ） 12． A． be able to           B． hardly            C． ever            D． even

（    ） 13． A． took               B． held            C． put             D． left

（    ） 14． A． when                B． how               C． why                     D． whether

（    ） 15． A． so                     B． but                C． to                  D． for

I’m Lin Fang．Do yon want to know about my day? Well，I usually get up at six．After breakfast ,I take the number l5 bus to school at seven．At 8 o’clock I have math．The math teacher gives me a lot of homework．I don’t like math．It's boring．So I don’t do it．Then at 9：00 I have English．Next，at l 0：00，I have Chinese．It’s interesting，because I can speak Chinese．At 11：00 I have history．

That’s my favorite subject．And I go home at five in the evening．Then I take a shower．After dinner, I do my homework at six fifty．And I go to bed at nine o’clock．

  This is my busy day．

1．What time does Lin Fang get up?（    ）

   ___________________________________________．

      A．At six twenty-five                                    B．At seven o’clock．

     C．At six o’clock．                                         D．At six fifty-five．

2．Does Lin Fang take the number 5 bus to school? （    ）

    ________________________ ． 

A．No，she doesn’t．                                  B．Yes, she does．

     C．She takes the number l5 bus．                            D．She take the number l5 bus．

3．Why does Lin Fang not like math7（    ）

    _____________________________．

A．Because it's difficult．                             B．Because it is boring．

     C．Because she doesn’t do it．                         D．Because she likes English．

4．What’s her favorite subject? （    ）

      A．English                B．History                C．Math                     D．Chinese

5．Lin Fang’s day is_________for her．（   ）

     A．boring                 B．interesting              C．happy                    D．busy

　　I know a man who has a coin collection worth several (9) dollars. A short time ago, he bought a rare（罕見的）fifty-cent piece which (10) him $ 250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder (11) they are worth any money. However, (12) my brother they are quite valuable. (13) makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.