My name is Mary Hawley. I am the mother of four and grandmother of six children. I was employed at G. E. for fifteen years until the factory closed in December of 2005. I thought about what I was going to do after the factory closed,so I decided to get my GED. I started classes in January of 2006.

   I attended (參加) the Kilgore College Adult Education Program,taught by Ms Monika. I am nervous,I never dreamed of going to college at my age,since I had been out of school for so many years. Ms Monika Kajstura kept encouraging me and telling me that I could do it. I decided to better myself. With the encouraging support,wonderful teaching,and tireless help of Ms Monika,I achieved my goal and received my GED in November of 2006. I made it. Because of the adult education program and Kilgore College,my life has significantly (明顯) and even improved. Being able to go to school makes me feel important.

   My family was overwhelmed when I was in school. They had never said it. I have one daughter that attended Kilgore College and another daughter in the twelfth grade that would soon be in college. My husband worked hard and made it possible for us to go to school.

1. What was Mary's goal after she left G. E. ?

   A. Acted as a good housewife.

   B. Taught at a college.

   C. Got her GED.

   D. Had a good rest.

2. Why did Mary feel nervous when she was in the college at first?

   A. Because she was older than any other student.

   B. Because she didn't know whether she can get her GED or not.

   C. Because the adult education was too difficult for her.

   D. Because she worried about her big family all day.

3. How long did Mary spend getting her GED?

   A. Fifteen years. B. One month.

   C. Ten months. D. Twenty years.

4. Mary thought she could get her GED owing to.

   A. her husband's hard work

   B. Ms Monika's help and encouragement

   C. her wonderful and great plan

   D. her two daughters’ encouragement

5. The underlined word “overwhelmed ” means“ ”in Chinese.

   A. 不堪重負(fù)   B. 歡欣鼓舞

   C. 蒸蒸日上   D. 應(yīng)接不暇

   If you have no friends,you’re poor. Friends are very important in our life. We all like to 1 close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk,laugh and do things with. 2 ，sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people 3 But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

   No two people are 4 . Friends sometimes don't get on well. That doesn’t mean 5 they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up,and become 6 again.

   Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 7 We miss them very much,but we can 8 them and write to them. It could be possible that we could even see them again. And we can also 9 new friends.

   There more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't have. Why? It could be that they are 10 . Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.

1. A. look   B. watch   C. feel   D. see

2. A. Hardly   B. Nearly   C. Suddenly   D. Certainly

3. A. alone   B. away   C. all over   D. around

4. A. friendly   B. kind   C. just the same   D. quite different

5. A. that   B. whether   C. how   D. why

6. A. enemies   B. strangers   C. students   D. friends

7. A. angry   B. sad   C. happy   D. alone

8. A. call   B. ask   C. tell   D. talk with

9. A. look for   B. find   C. make   D. know

10. A. happier   B. stronger   C. kinder   D. richer

   Popular people are fun to be around. They make people laugh and they make others feel more comfortable. They’re happy,energetic (精力充沛的) and confident. They are great athletes or great singers.They do many things (A) and usually have the best clothes,especially in junior high school.

   If you want to become more popular,you must love others and make them feel loved,and they will love you in return. ( B) To be popular with your classmates,you must know what to say and how to act and think for others. To be popular with your teachers,behave in class and pay attention and study hard and do your homework. Just as with your classmates and teachers,be helpful with your family and do what your parents ask without complaining.

   However,being popular is not everything. For middle school students,doing well in your exams,spending time with family and enjoying the things you like are more important,or at least just as important. For example,most of the coolest people I know are seldom popular. Maybe they don't wear the best clothes or say the right things,but they are great. They always have good friends,and people like them. They just aren’t the popular kids.

   (C) 如果你太努力地讓人們喜歡你，你就會(huì)變 得不開(kāi)心。Don’t try to change yourself too much. Just be yourself,and be the best version of yourself that you can be!

根據(jù)要求完成下列任務(wù)。

任務(wù)一：

1. 在A處填人一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：

任務(wù)二：

2. 把B處的英語(yǔ)句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)：

3. 把C處的漢語(yǔ)句子翻譯成英語(yǔ)：

任務(wù)三：

4. Some unpopular kids can also become good students at school,can't they?

5. Give the passage a title.

   On the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day,American children of all ages give their mothers something special. It is the day all children,young or old,try to show their love to mothers. It is the day to celebrate motherhood (母親身份) and to thank her for all small and big things she has done for her children. However,did you know that Mother's Day celebration is no recent thing?

   England was the first country to set a day for mothers. In the United States,Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1910. An American girl,Anna,asked her governor (州長(zhǎng)) to set a festival for mothers for their love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.

   On Mother's Day morning some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children give their mothers presents which they have made by themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations (康乃馨) ，the official Mother's Day flower. If their mothers left the world they would bring white carnations to their grave sites (墓地) . This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On her special day,family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!

1. Which country set Mother's Day first?

   A. China.

   B. England.

   C. America.

   D. France.

2. All over the America began to celebrate Mother's Day in.

   A. 1901

   B. 1910

   C. 1911

   D. 1921

3. What color of carnations an American mother may see at home on the Mother's Day?

   A. Red.

   B. Orange.

   C. Yellow.

   D. White.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Only young children buy presents for their mothers.

   B. Anna wanted to set the festival for only her mother.

   C. Not all the states want to celebrate Mother's Day.

   D. Some mothers can eat breakfast in bed on Mother's Day.

   It was the first day of the holidays,and Peter was on his bed,lazy,without knowing what to do. He woke up reluctantly,because it was the fifth time his mom had called him.

   Peter had breakfast and then sat down in the living room to play his games on the computer. “Peter!You are not going to stay the whole day here playing with your video games!Go out to play with your friends! ” said his mother. Peter went to the park looking for his friends,but did not find anybody.

   “ Ugh!What a bore!” Peter sat on a bench beside Mr Jordan's Kiosk,where he used to buy his candies. The old man,who realized that Peter was really bored,said ,“ Do you know what,Peter? I would like to have an assistant during holidays. Would you like to come every day to help me a while? I am old,needing a rest. ”

   Peter's eyes sparkled,and said to Mr Jordan,uDo you really want me to help you in the kiosk (售貨亭) ？It would be amazing to stay here,with all the amount of candies here. “Well,you will be able to choose a different one every night. ” Mr Jordan said.

   Peter had so much fun that day,and all the days during holidays. His mom did not have to insist on waking up Peter again.

1. The underlined word “reluctantly” in the passage probably means “”.

   A. 勉強(qiáng)地   B. 迅速地

   C. 舒適地   D. 憤怒地

2. After breakfast,what did Peter do?

   A. He went to bed and fell asleep again.

   B. He played computer games at home.

   C. He played with his friend in the park.

   D. He helped his mother with housework.

3. Who was Mr Jordan?

   A. A stranger Peter talked with on a bench.

   B. Peter's grandfather.

   C. A shop assistant in a big store.

   D. An old man selling candies in the kiosk.

4. After helping the old man,what could Peter do?

   A. He could read a newspaper in the kiosk.

   B. He could make a little money every day.

   C. He could get a different candy every night.

   D. He could eat as many candies as possible.

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. What a lazy boy Peter was!

   B. The kind mother and her son

   C. Peter's different but funny summer

   D. Mr Jordan,Kiosk

   Once upon a time,there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the countryside,and one little boy left his 1 there. Soon after the family left,a raccoon (淀熊) came by,and 2 the socks. The raccoon decided to try them on. They fit so well,and he 3 them so much that he wouldn’t take them off. He spent his days walking 4 the forest in the socks.

   All the animals talked about the raccoon's 5 look,and some of them were a bit envious that he was getting so much attention. Before long,in that forest,there began appearing squirrels in shirts,pigs in boots,and 6 a mole (鼴鼠) with a hat on!

   Doctor Bear would shake his 7 , telling people, “This can't be good. Animals don't wear clothes,and we don't need them. ” But the mole didn't 8 him. He said Doctor Bear was just old-fashioned. One day,the mole tried to fit into his hole without first taking his hat off. He was stuck in that hole all day.Those who listened to the Doctor's advice stopped having 9 .

   The animals 10 that they didn't need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very silly,and they had only done it to make others envious of them,and to get attention.

1. A. shoes   B. gloves   C. socks   D. pants

2. A. lost   B. found   C. covered   D. passed

3. A. liked   B. hated   C. threw   D. picked

4. A. between   B. beside   C. against   D. through

5. A. cute   B. serious   C. new   D. young

6. A. even   B. ever   C. still   D. also

7. A. hand   B. arm   C. head   D. feet

8. A. listen to   B. go with   C. think of   D. look at

9. A. results   B. reasons   C. clothes   D. accidents

10. A. hoped   B. realized   C. forgot   D. ordered

   He has thousands of fans — but just how many of them would be brave enough to touch him,we are not sure. This is Colonel Meow,the special look on his face makes him very popular on the Internet.

   The black smoke Persian cat has fluffy (蓬松的) fur,but it doesn’t seem kind of cute at all. What makes it so popular with net friends? It is his scary stare (眼神) and an angry look on his face. Fans call him the “ world's angriest cat”. But even the most ardent cat lover might be afraid to get too close to Colonel Meow in real life,and his Facebook page has more than 32 ,000 fans from around the world.

   Colonel Meow had a hard life—someone dropped (丟棄) him in Seattle,Washington,and later his owner Miss Avey found him by one side of the road. She hopes to make him a star. The cat is not always so brave,he is terrified of the birds and it stops him from beating the world.

   And maybe the cat's dream of beating the world isn’t too far away,as Facebook users copy the cat's look and send many pictures of themselves to the net. Let's bless that his dream will come true soon.

1. Colonel Meow is .

   A. an owner of the cat

   B. a cat fan

   C. a black smoke Persian cat

   D. a net friend

2. makes the cat very popular on the Internet.

   A. The fluffy fur

   B. An angry look

   C. The scary face

   D. The special ability

3. The meaning of the underlined word “ ardent” is“ ”.

   A. strange

   B. confident

   C. enthusiastic

   D. relaxed

4. Miss Avey .

   A. was a trainer

   B. found the cat by the road

   C. dropped the cat

   D. had a hard life

5. The cat is afraid of .

   A. Facebook users

   B. so many photos

   C. beating the world

   D. the birds

E.Look at the pictures. Which are good birthday presents for Max? Listen to joe in the shop buying a present for Max. Circle the present he will buy.

D.Cathy and Joe reply to Benny's invitation. Listen to their conversations. Circle before or after under the things they have to do.

   C. Listen to Benny inviting his friend Cothy to Max's birthday party and fill in the invitation card.

Day: ⑴

Date: (2) 

Time: (3) 

Place: Room 201,Building 26,Orange Road,Sunshine Town