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Many young people have trouble communicating with their parents． There are some （1） 　  　 to help solve this problem．

First， make a list of the things you and your parents （2） 　  　   about most． With each of these things， try to find an answer acceptable to both you and your parents． It is no good for you to require（3） 　  　 to go your way． You have to be ready to change a little if you want them to change．

Second， talk to your parents when it is convenient for them． Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and this can make them （4） 　  　 ， so be patient with them．

Third， listen to what your parents have to say． How can you（5） 　  　   them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them？ In addition， your parents were once（6） 　  　   like you， so they understand your situation better than you expect．

Finally， if you do not get a satisfactory result， try not to get too angry． Talk with your parents

and find out their（7） 　  　． Part of growing up is learning to live with these kinds of disagreements， and learning to understand another person's way of looking at things．

With a little hard work， you can learn to communicate better with your parents．

（1）A． abilities	B．suggestions	C． tasks
（2）A．disagree	B．worry	C． talk
（3）A． everything	B． nothing	C． something
（4）A． excited	B． angry	C． tired
（5）A． order	B．expect	C． invite
（6）A．young	B．rave	C． confident
（7）A． reasons	B． hobbies	C． secrets

Once there was a king and his daughter． The king asked his daughter how much she loved him． She said that she loved him as much as the loved（1） 　　． Her answer made the king very happy． Salt is simple thing， （2） 　　it is very important． So the king thought his daughter cared a lot about him．

Salt has many（3） 　　． Our bodies need salt． If we don't have enough， our bodies can't work properly． We put salt on icy roads to make them（4） 　　． We also use salt to produce other products， like paper and glass． But for many years， salt's most important job was to（5） 　　food． Like other living things， most bacteria（细菌） need water to live． Salt takes in plenty of water， so most bacteria（细菌） can not live（6） 　　a salty environment． As a result， salt protects food and many other things． For much of human history， this ability has made salt（7） 　　．Every ancient culture from Egypt to China depended on salt． Even today， the hard﹣working ，useful people are（8） 　　as "the salt of the earth"．

For centuries， salt was also hard to （9） 　　． Its usefulness， together with rarity（稀有） made it very expensive． Salt could even be used like（10） 　　． In fact， the word salary （薪水） comes from the word salt．

Today， salt is used more widely and it still plays an important role in our life．

（1）A． salt	B． air	C． gold	D． sugar
（2）A． or	B． so	C． and	D． but
（3）A． forms	B． secrets	C． uses	D． skills
（4）A． wide	B． safe	C． smooth	D． thick
（5）A． protect	B． provide	C． produce	D． prepare
（6）A． in	B． outside	C． for	D． without
（7）A． hopeful	B． comfortable	C．valuable	D． successful
（8）A． saved	B． dreamed	C． invited	D． described
（9）A． sell	B． get	C． take	D． keep
（10）． money	B． medicine	C． earth	D． food

Nowadays，many people have realized the importance of leadership（领导） skills．Poor leaders may cause many problems．But good leaders do（21） 　　in solving problems than poor ones．Without good leaders，problems can't be solved．（22） 　　，good leaders are very important．What's more，good leaders are good at cooperating with others．Usually they are good listeners as well．But being good leaders（23） 　　easy．So let me give you some suggestions to help you become a good leader．

Learn from books．Maybe nobody teaches you how to be a good leader，but you can learn it（24） 　　．Read biographies of great leaders from home and abroad．By reading，you can learn a lot from their experiences and find out their secrets of success．Then you will be more（25） 　　of being a good leader．

Learn from student leaders in your school．There is no doubt that those leaders（26） 　　are popular with students in your school must have their advantages over others．Don't you want to know why  they are so successful？（27） 　　 an active part in the activities organized by the excellent leaders and learn from them at one，Then you will know the answer．

Practice what you have learned．Find the students that have the same interests as you have and start a club．Activities should be organized regularly in the club．When the members in your club have（28） 　　in solving problems，you should communicate with them and find out the causes of the problems．

After problems are solved，you can （29） 　　pleasure them．As time passes by，you will get more trust like those popular leaders．Sooner or later，you will be a good leader．In short，being a good leader needs courage and practice．Get started（30） 　　it's too late!As long as keep trying，you will develop your leadership skills．

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21．A．well	B．hardly	C．better
22．A．Unfortunately	B．Therefore	C．However
23．A．is	B．isn't	C．aren't
24．A．on your own	B．by mistake	C．by itself
25．A．afraid	B．confident	C．nervous
26．A．who	B．which	C．where
27．A．Taking	B．Taken	C．Take
28．A．fun	B．belief	C．trouble
29．A．share…with	B．keep…off	C．borrow…from
30．A．after	B．before	C．until．

Space suits don't just make astronauts look cool.Without these （1） 　 　suits，astronauts wouldn't be able to leave their spaceship.That is to say，they wouldn't be able to

（2） 　 　on the Moon or work outside the International Space Station.

Space is a （3） 　 　place for human beings.Firstly，there is no air to breathe.Secondly，space also has high levels of radiation（辐射），energy that can pass through our bodies and make us（4） 　 　.Thirdly，some parts of space are really cold （5） 　 　other parts are very hot.So astronauts could die in just a few seconds if they（6） 　 　outside their spaceship without their suits.With a space suit，though，astronauts can move around in space for several hours.

Space suits keep astronauts（7） 　 　 sealed（密封的）inside.A backpack sends O2 in to let astronauts breathe normally.At the same time，the CO ₂ （8） 　 　 astronauts breathe out is sucked away.The suit also protects them from harmful radiation and fast﹣moving space dust. （9） 　 　 the space suit is another suit that looks like a pair of tight pajamas（睡衣）with little pipes running through them.Water runs through these pipes to（10） 　 　 astronauts because wearing a space suit can make astronauts very hot !

（1）A.private	B.special	C.plastic	D.expensive
（2）A.run	B.walk	C.live	D.surf
（3）A.funny	B.natural	C.beautiful	D.dangerous
（4）A.sick	B.bored	C.strong	D.relaxed
（5）A.after	B.since	C.before	D.while
（6）A.rushed	B.jumped	C.stepped	D.escaped
（7）A.safely	B.quickly	C.quietly	D.terribly
（8）A.who	B.this	C.that	D.whether
（9）A.Above	B.Under	C.Behind	D.Between
（10）A.wash away	B.warm up	C.cool off	D.clean out

The summer vacation is coming． During the vacation， you can do what you like and prepare yourself for the future． You'll enjoy this period of time to the fullest with the help of the following （1） 　　．

Take exercise． After working hard for months， you must be bored． Taking exercise is the best way to get （2） 　　again． Swimming and walking are perfect choices for you． All kinds of exercise （3） 　　your health．

Master some basic life skills． You will live an （4） 　　life one day． Therefore， you should learn some necessary and useful skills such as washing clothes and cooking． At the same time， you can help your parents （5） 　　housework to express your thanks to them．

Go travelling． The world is a book． Those who don't travel only read one page． Travelling is so （6） 　　． Have you made your own travel plan？ If not， do it （7） 　　! During the trip， you will have a chance to learn more knowledge． While learning about different cultures and customs， you will also make a lot of friends．

Enjoy time with family members． Family members play an important role in your life． They give you love， care and support all the time． Don't （8） 　　to spare some time to get together with them． You will find （9） 　　great to stay with them， talking about dreams， hobbies or anything you like．

 （10） 　　you follow what is mentioned above，you will have a wonderful vacation．

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（1）A．suggestions	B．classes	C．teams
（2）A．danger	B．money	C．energy
（3）A．are good at	B．are good for	C．are good with
（4）A．asleep	B．impolite	C．independent
（5）A．for	B．with	C．to
（6）A．terrible	B．useless	C．interesting
（7）A．so far	B．at once	C．no longer
（8）A．forget	B．to forget	C．forgetting
（9）A．it	B．one	C．that
（10）A．Though	B．Even if	C．As long as

Students may have problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they have to study very（41） 　　．Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates．

A student of Grade 8 could not understand his teacher and was doing（42） 　　in his lessons．He became so worried about it that he（43） 　　to cut his finger with a knife．

Another student was afraid of（44） 　　．She got very worried（45） 　　she looked at the exam paper，and she could write noting．A report says that 18% of Shanghai students have mental（心理的）problems．Their troubles include being worried and（46） 　　，having problems in learning and getting on with people．Many students who have problems won't ask for（47） 　　．Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor．Others don't want to talk（48） 　　their secrets．

A famous expert on students has the fallowing（49） 　　；

•Talk to your parents and teachers often．

•Take part in group activities and play sports．

•Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy（50） 　　unwell．

41．A．hard	B．hardly	C．easy	D．easily
42．A．worse	B．badly	C．well	D．better
43．A．refused	B．stopped	C．forgot	D．started
44．A．friends	B．exams	C．doctors	D．books
45．A．when	B．what	C．where	D．why
46．A．happy	B．unhappy	C．lucky	D．unlucky
47．A．success	B．chance	C．help	D．dream
48．A．to	B．with	C．about	D．in
49．A．suggestion	B．facts	C．fact	D．suggestions
50．A．as	B．or	C．but	D．so．

Natural resources（资源）come from the earth．And they are limited．This means that they will not （41） 　　forever．Some are renewable，like trees，for example，you can plant a new tree when you （42） 　　one down．Others are not renewable，like the coal（煤）．Once it is dug out of the （43） 　　and used．it is gone．People realized the （44） 　　that the earth's natural resources are limited，and they decide to do something to help save （45） 　　．When you try to save one kind of natural resources，you had better use less of it，（46） 　　it will be used up so fast．One way that people save the fuel（燃料），such as gasoline，it's by riding a bicycle or working when the （47） 　　is short instead of driving．Water is a very important kind of natural resource because we all needed to keep （48） 　　．We can save water by making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak（漏）．We can also make （49） 　　 choices to save water，like only using the dishwasher or washing machine，not making the water keep running．Everyone can make contribution to （50） 　　natural resources．

41．A．last	B．spread	C．burn	D．change
42．A．turn	B．cut	C．put	D．move
43．A station	B．building	C．ground	D．house
44．A．news	B．plan	C．decision	D．fact
45．A．them	B．it	C．that	D．one
46．A．and	B．but	C．or	D．so
47．A．money	B．space	C．place	D．distance
48．A．alive	B．along	C．asleep	D．awake
49．A．generous	B．funny	C．wise	D．stupid
50．A．protecting	B．wasting	C．using	D．making．

The lion dance is part of traditional Chinese culture.People often perform in the night before the Chinese New Year.They （1） 　 　perform it for other happy occasions.People think the lion dance can（2） 　 　good luck and success.

There are many different stories （3） 　 　 how the lion dance began.One of them is like this：Hundreds of years ago，a monster called Nian came to a village in China.The villagers were（4） 　 　 .A lion chased Nian away.A year later，Nian came back again，but this time the lion couldn't（5） 　 　 .So the villagers made a "lion" by themselves.Their "lion"danced，jumped and chased Nian away.For this （6） 　 　 ，people began to perform the lion dance before the Spring Festival to chase bad luck away.

There are （7） 　 　different kinds of lion dances.In the southern lion dance，the dancers （8） 　 　hard to perform like a real lion.Their "lion" may shake its body.The dance can be funny.The（9） 　 　kind is the northern lion dance.It has more martial art skills like rolling，leaping and jumping.Both kinds are very interesting to watch，but it takes a lot of

（10） 　 　to perform well.

（1）A.still	B.also	C.almost	D.just
（2）A.bring	B.leave	C.find	D.keep
（3）A.in	B.wit	C.about	D.over
（4）A.excited	B.bored	C.relaxed	D.scared
（5）A.help	B.agree	C.visit	D.refuse
（6）A.story	B.reason	C.event	D.mistake
（7）A .two	B.three	C.four	D.five
（8）A.watch	B.fight	C.catch	D.try
（9）A.other	B.same	C.only	D.simple
（10）A.luck	B.advice	C.practice	D.hope

Beijing Opera

Beijing Opera is our national opera．It（31） 　　after 1790and has a history of（32）____ 　200years．Its music and singing came fromareXipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Huibei．There（33） 　　main roles in Beijing Opera：Sheng，Dan，Jing，and Chou．Beijing Opera（34） 　　famous stories，beautiful facial paintings，wonderful gestures and fighting．Some of the stories are from history books，but most are from famous novels．The people in the stories usually can't agree（35） 　　each other．They become angry，unhappy，sad and（36） 　　．Sometimes they are frightened and worried．Then they find a way to make（37） 　　with each other．Everyone is usually happy（38） 　　．

Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture．In China it used to be popular with old people（39） 　　young people didn't like it very much．However，more young people are becoming interested in it nowadays．And more people around the world（40） 　　Beijing Opera's special singing，acting and facial paintings．

31．A、come into being	B、came into being	C、come across	D、came over
32．A、over	B、in	C、on	D、during
33．A、five	B、four	C、three	D、two
34．A、was full of	B、was filled in	C、is full of	D、was filled with
35．A、on	B、at	C、to	D、with
36．A、tired	B、bored	C、lonely	D、alone
37．A、peace	B、friend	C、peaces	D、friends
38．A、at the end	B、in the end	C、at first	D、at the beginning
39．A、when	B、as soon as	C、after	D、while
40．A、are learning about	B、were learning about	C、are learning from	D、learned from．

In recent years， with more and more cars on the road，flying robots are used to deliver（递送） mails．Flying robots can（1） 　　mails to people's houses without having to deal with heavy（2） 　　．But they will spend too much time in returning． A research center is trying to improve its flying robots with the（3） 　　of homing pigeons（信鸽）．

   Homing pigeons are pigeons that are（4） 　　trained to fly home from somewhere else．In tests，researchers（5） 　　that homing pigeons were（6） 　　efficient（高效的） than flying robots at returning to their home． So the research center is trying to use a flying robot， together with a（7） 　　， to deliver mails． After the robot finishes its tasks， it can（8） 　　the pigeon back in the shortest possible time．

   Although it will cost more money to（9） 　　pigeons， the research center says that it can（10） 　　time． And the time it saves will make up for the cost．

（1）A． invite	B． carry	C． blow	D． kick
（2）A． traffic	B． rain	C． fire	D． pollution
（3）A． help	B． luck	C． treat	D． interest
（4）A． poorly	B． carelessly	C． specially	D． musically
（5）A． promised	B． joked	C． planned	D． found
（6）A． less	B． more	C． little	D． much
（7）A． homing pigeon	B． big house	C． leading person	D． heavy car
（8）A． train	B． knock	C． follow	D． steal
（9）A． dress	B． paint	C． clean	D． raise
（10）A． expect	B． show	C． kill	D． save

Every day in newspapers and magazines there are articles telling us we should exercise more.

    And scientists now say that（1）　 　is one of the best way to keep fit.It can make you feel better and look better.Some say it can even make you live（2）　 　.

    All you need for naming，some comfortable clothes and a pair of sports shoes.You don't need to buy special clothes（3）　 　you should get a good pair of sports shoes.And remember一you should always buy shoes for running one size larger than your（4）　 　shoes.

    Some people find running boring，so，cycling or swimming instead once in a while.Also，you shouldn't exercise every day.It's very important to（5）　 　two or three times a week.You should eat well and drink lots of water but you can still have nice things like chocolate（6）　 　.Do some leg exercises every week as well，because this makes you stronger and helps you run better.

    If you're a beginner，there are lots of ways to make exercise fun.You can join a club or you can exercise with a friend.Another idea is to run in a race.This can give you a（n）（7）　 　to train and keep you interested in running.

（1）A.running	B.swimming	C.cycling
（2）A.long	B.longer	C.longest
（3）A.and	B.or	C.but
（4）A.usual	B.clean	C.different
（5）A.play	B.rest	C.work
（6）A.never	B.often	C.sometimes
（7）A.reason	B.excuse	C.method

Little Women is Louisa May Alcott's most famous novel.The novel follows the（1） 　 　of the four March sisters - Meg，Jo，Beth and Amy - and is based on the writer's own（2） 　　of growing up with her three sisters during the American Civil War （1861﹣1865）.

The main theme in the story is the importance of（3） 　　.Other themes include the need to work and self﹣improvement.

When the story begins the sisters are complaining because they are（4） 　　and have to work.Their mother says that they mustn't spend money on pleasure（5） 　 　there is a war and everybody must help.Their father is in the army.In the letters their father sends home he tells his daughters to work hard and not to waste their time.They must try to（6） 　　the bad things in their lives and stay cheerful.He wants to be proud of them when he comes home.The girls decide to make an effort to（7） 　　themselves because they love and miss their father very much.

Alcott was interested in women's rights and，through the four March sisters，she explored （探索）four different（8） 　 　 of being a woman in those days.Meg leaves the family to get（9） 　　 and have a new family.Beth devotes （致力于）herself to（10） 　　 her own family.Amy focuses on herself and her own pleasure.And Jo，like Alcott herself，tries to have a career in writing and care for her family at the same time.

（1）A.rules	B.lives	C.secrets
（2）A.experiences	B.expressions	C.directions
（3）A.friendship	B.work	C.family
（4）A.poor	B.rich	C.clever
（5）A.so	B.because	C.if
（6）A.sell	B.find	C.accept
（7）A.improve	B.serve	C.imagine
（8）A.maps	B.ways	C.circles
（9）A.dressed	B.lost	C.married
（10）A.looking after	B.looking for	C.asking for

What makes us ill？It is the germs（细菌）.（1）　　are everywhere.The are very（2）　 　.You can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them（3）　　a microscope（显微镜）.There could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.

    Germs are always found in（4）　　water.When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see（5）　　.So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.

    Germs are found not only in（6）　　.They are found（7）　 　in air and dust（灰尘）.When you（8）　　your finger，if some dust from the floor goes into the cut，some germs would go into your finger.Then you will have much pain in it.Sometimes germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.

（1）A.Germs	B.Books	C.Gardens
（2）A.big	B.small	C.long
（3）A.with	B.to	C.of
（4）A.clean	B.tidy	C.dirty
（5）A.them	B.him	C.they
（6）A.food	B.drink	C.water
（7）A.neither	B.also	C.too
（8）A.cut	B.check	C.make

Are you shy？ If you are， you are not alone． In fact， nearly 50% of people are shy， and almost 80% feel shy at some point in their lives． Why are people （1） 　　？

   It is found that family size might （2） 　　people to be shy． Children with no brothers and sisters may be shy． Growing up（3） 　　， they often play by themselves． They are not able to develop the same social skills as children from big （4） 　　．

   Another cause of shyness could be （5） 　　． As more and more people use the Internet， they（6） 　　less time outside， talking to people． As a result， they lose practice at conversation．（7） 　　to new people face to face can make them feel nervous．

   For shy people， it can be （8） 　　to make friends， speak in class， and even get a good job．But scientists say you can（9 ） 　　your shyness.They suggest trying（10） 　　things and practicing conversation．

   Anyway， don't be afraid of shyness﹣you are valued for what you are!

（1）A． excited	B． shy	C． happy	D． brave
（2）A． remind	B． teach	C． guide	D． cause
（3）A． quickly	B． happily	C． alone	D． abroad
（4）A． countries	B． cities	C． teams	D． families
（5）A． duty	B． safety	C． technology	D． education
（6）A． design	B． spend	C． collect	D． save
（7）A． Nodding	B． Running	C． Jumping	D． Speaking
（8）A． difficult	B． safe	C． harmful	D． surprising
（9）A． run into	B． look for	C． get over	D． depend on
（10）A． new	B． private	C． awful	D． heavy

Recently，many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet．They are interested（1） 　　it．Why is it becoming more and more popular now？There are some （2） 　　．First，more and more people （3） 　　their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet．（4） 　　it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet．Second，shopping through the Internet can save them some money and （5） 　　time．Third，they don't need to go to the （6） 　　themselves．Because of these good facts，few people refuse it．

On the other hand，some people don't like this new way of （7） 　　．They are （8） 　　about the safety of shopping online．Customers can only （9） 　　the pictures of a product on the Internet．And they can't enjoy the pleasure of getting things at once．There are the reasons why they do not like it．

But I think more and more people （10） 　　this new kind of shopping in the future．

（1）A． on	B． to	C． in	D． at
（2）A． excuses	B． reasons	C． things	D． methods
（3）A． have	B． has	C． had	D． having
（4）A． So	B． And	C． But	D． Because
（5）A． a number of	B． a lot of	C． a few	D． many
（6）A． library	B． hospital	C． gym	D． store
（7）A． eating	B． visiting	C． shopping	D． cooking
（8）A． pleasing	B． worrying	C． pleased	D． worried
（9）A． draw	B． see	C． show	D． buy
（10）A． will like	B． likes	C． like	D． liked