Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying “Friends are God's way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives. But things cannot always be happy. Even the best have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn't want to talk, you could write a letter.
There are three steps to being friends again:
Tell him or her how you are feeling ; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
【小題1】Sally wants to tell students the ways to ________.

A．find friends

B．plant trees

C．get happy

D．keep fit

【小題2】What makes good friends? A good friend should ________.

A．be lovely and cool	B．be kind and patient
C．have lots of money	D．have good looks

【小題3】Accroding to the text, you can ________ your friend after a fight.

A．buy a present for

B．never say a word to

C．have dinner with

D．write a letter to

【小題4】What is the best title of the text?

A．Teenagers and friendship

B．The good friends around you

C．The trouble of growing up

D．The care and keeping of friends

Almost every day, we discuss the topic of health, especially for kids. But what is health? “Health” means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having a healthy weight. Let’s read the following rules. They can help you stay healthy.

(1). Eat a variety of food, especially fruit and vegetables. We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite food. Remember that we can only get the nutrition (營養(yǎng)) we need by eating different kinds of food, especially fruit and vegetables.

(2). Drink water and milk most often. Everyone knows that water is important. Besides that, kids need plenty of calcium (鈣) to grow strong bones, and milk is rich in it. Every day, you should drink at least three cups of milk, when you are 9 years old or older. You should also try to have less sugary drinks, like soda and coca. They include a lot of sugar. Sugar only includes calories (熱量), not important nutrition.

(3). Listen to your body. When you are eating, notice how your body feels. When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating. Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable. If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat.

(4). Limit screen time. What’s screen time? It’s the amount of time you spend watching TV, movies and playing computer games. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports, like basketball, and doing other activities like riding and swimming. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.

1.In this passage, “health” includes all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. eating well                                                   B. doing more exercise

C. having a healthy weight                       D. wearing comfortable clothes

2.The underlined phrase “a variety of” means ______.

A. plenty of                B. all kinds of         C. the rest of              D. a lot of

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Eating more fruit and vegetables is good for people.

B. We should eat and drink things with little sugar.

C. We should spend the same time on both sitting-down activities and sports.

D. When we are full, we should stop eating, no matter how delicious the food is.

4.Screen time is the time that you spend ______.

A. playing computer games                  B. watching movies    

C. watching TV                                D. All of above

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. How to eat healthy food.                         B. Eating and playing are both important.

C. Suggestions for staying healthy.               D. Health is very important.

 

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition（眼睛識(shí)別 program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology（技術(shù)） will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are also working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, and don’t get dirty like hands or fingers, and even twins have different eyes. So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. However, some other programs may only be 51% correct at present. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking you in the eye. So smile!
【小題1】Where has the eye-recognition program already been tested in a few countries? In_______.

A．shops and banks	B．shops and schools
C．banks and schools	D．schools and hospitals

【小題2】 How does the eye-recognition program work?

A．You look at the machine and type a number.

B．You need to speak and then look.

C．The machine looks at your face.

D．You look at the machine.

【小題3】 We already have machines that can tell who you are from ________.

A．your eyes or your smell

B．your voice or the mark made by your finger

C．your face or your voice

D．your face or your hand

【小題4】 Which of the following doesn’t belong to the advantages of the eye-recognition program?

A．Your eyes don’t change as you get older.

B．Eyes don’t get dirty like hands or fingers.

C．Everyone’s eyes are different, even twins have different eyes.

D．We can’t see anything without eyes.

【小題5】 What problem could there be with the eye-recognition program?

A．Some eyes are the same.	B．Eyes can change.
C．It is not always correct.	D．Eyes can get dirty like hands.

Which part is the most important?
My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. When I was 1  .1 thought music and talking were the most important things, so I said: “My 2 Mommy.”
She said; "No. many people are deaf and can’t hear anything but they live normal lives. But you 3  thinking about my questions and I will ask you again soon. "
Several years passed before she asked me again. This time I told her_:“Mommy.  4 is very important to   5  , so it must be our eyes. "
She looked at me and told me: "You are learning fast, but your  6  is not right because there are many people who are blind and who arc happy and healthy all the same.”
Then, last year, my grandpa   7 .
Everybody was crying. My mom asked me: “Do you know the most important body
pan now, my dear? The most important body part is your  8 .”
“Is it because it holds up (支撐)my head?” I asked.
"No, it is because it can hold a head of a friend or a loved one when they 9  ."
she answered. “ Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life. I only hope that you have enough love and friends in your life. So, you will  10 have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."
【小題1】 A. older          B. younger          C. cleverer
【小題2】 A. ears               B. eyes             C. mouth
【小題3】 A. stop               B. begin            C. keep
【小題4】 A. mind               B. heart            C. sight
【小題5】 A. everybody      B. somebody         C. nobody
【小題6】 A. question          B. problem          C. answer
【小題7】 A. came               B. died             C. arrived
【小題8】 A. shoulder           B. foot            C. hand
【小題9】 A. laugh          B. dance            C. cry
【小題10】 A. never          B. always           C. seldom

   Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying ,‘Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friend and keep it?

   A Chinese writer Bai  Xun tells young students some smart ways to find friends. She says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.  

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks .A good friend should be kind and patient .For example , if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.

  But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should they do when you have a fight with your friend ? You have to talk to him or her .When there is no one around , have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.

   There are three steps to being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend has done wrongly, and explain why you did this or that . Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

1.Bai Xue wants to tell students the ways to ______ .

  A. find friends     B. plant trees     C. get happy       D. keep fit

2.What makes a good friend ?A good friend should ________ .

  A. be lovely and cool             B. be kind and patient

  C. have lots of money             D. have good looks

3. According to the text, you can ______ your friend after a fight.

  A. buy a present for              B .never say a word to

  C .have a dinner with             D. write a letter to

4.. Which of the following is NOT told in the text?

  A. Tell your friend how you are feeling.     B. Say what your friend has done wrongly.

  C. You will make new friends soon in a new place.

  D. Explain why you did this or that.

5..What is the best title for the text?

  A. Teenagers and friendship.           B. The good friends around you.

  C. The trouble of growing up.          D. The care and keeping of friendship.