Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings
the outside closer to people's homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.
      What's going on the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game
somewhere?
      If you want to answer these and many other questions, just turn on the TV and watch it. You can see a lot
and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through (通過) reading or listening to the radio. With TV,
however, they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch.
      TV helps us a lot. TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing things.

1. Some people say the world is smaller than before because _______.

A. TV makes the earth smaller and smaller
B. all people like watching TV.
C. watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day
D. TV brings the outside world closer to people.

2. We can _______ when we watch TV.

A. go to live in the other countries
B. answer many questions
C. get a lot of information
D. ask TV some questions

3. People learn better through TV than through the radio because _______.

A. TV sets are bigger than radios
B. people can hear and they can watch, too
C. if people don't have TV, they can not live happily.
D. it's easier to turn on TV than to turn on the radio

4. TV can _______.

A. teach us a lot of things
B. learn a lot of things
C. give us what we want
D. help us do our homework

5. This article (文章) tells us _______.

A. it's good to watch TV
B. not to watch TV any more
C. students should not watch TV at any time
D. to stop reading to watch TV

     In real life, all of us have friends. We can talk to them, play and go to the cinema with them. (1) But we
know that not all of them are real good friends, because simply"A friend in need is a friend indeed". But why
are they still our friends? In every one of us there is a real need to have friends and not to live alone in this
world. This need makes us get along with the others. On the other hand, this need keeps us searching
everywhere to find new friends. But when we have found one, some time later we realize that he or she is not
what we are looking for.
     (2) Everybody knows how to become a friend, but not all of them know ________to become a ________
friend, because they don't know what a good friend means. Some of us want to have friends just to make
themselves happy, or maybe get something from others. He or she is not thinking about the others or what
makes them happy. He or she is a selfish person.
     Someone knows the meaning of good friendship. Someone knows how to be loyal(忠誠的) to someone,
how to take care of him, and how to love him, as he is a very important person in his life. Unluckily, not
everyone on the Internet wants to be a good friend as what is happening in real life. They are looking for
friends, just to prove (證明) that they have a lot of friends.
     About me, I'm not interested in numbers. Because I learned from the life: "Finding a real good friend is not
an easy task (任務(wù))".

1. 將(1)句譯成_______________________________________________________
2. 在(2)句的空白處分別填入一個適當?shù)脑~使句意完整、上下文通順:
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3. 回答問題:What can we do with friends according to this passage?
____________________________________________________________________
4. 在文中找出與All of us need to have friends, or we will feel lonely indeed.意思相近的句子:
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5. 找出或?qū)懗鑫闹凶钅鼙磉_該短文主題的句子.
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Dear Sir,
     I would like to recommend Daniel for this year's Youth Award.
     Daniel is a clever young boy. He can l   1   things quickly. He can use the computer w   2   . He often helps
at the Helping Hands Club. He does the computer work and sometimes gets information from the Internet for
the club.
     Daniel is t   3   and thinks carefully when he works. He p   4   everything well and works well in a team. He
looks after our children's group on Sundays and all the children like him.
     Last week, a 5-year-old boy l   5   his way and c   6   in the street. Daniel was on his way to the club. He t   7   him to the police station. He stayed with the boy and played with him for two hours b   8   the boy's
parents came. Daniel is really kind.
     The members at the Helping Hands Club think Daniel should get a   9   .
     We look forward to h   10   from you soon.

     Hello. I'm Tom. I'm a middle school student. It's nice to meet you here. First, let me tell you (1) s______
about my family. There are (2) f______ people in my family. They are my mother, my father, my sister, my
brother and me. My father is a worker. My mother is an English teacher. My sister is eighteen and my brother
is sixteen. I'm fourteen. We three go to the (3) s______school. We all enjoy (4) w______ football games. My (5) h______ is at West Street. There is a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear
tree and the small ones are apple (6) t______, but there (7) a______ any pears or apples on them now.
(8) H______ is a photo of my house. In the photo, you can (9) s______ three cats in my house. They are all
black and white. We (10) l______ them very much.

     Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names?
There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for
people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name
because he wants to be different.
     People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other
famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special
sound. They chose the "new name" for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they
were born.
     Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and
want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he
moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese
friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
     In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband's after she gets married. But today,
many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband's. Sometimes, women use their
own name in some situations (情況) and their husband's in other situations. And some use both their own
name and their husband's.

1. Hanna changes here name to Anne because "Anne" is ___________ for people to remember.

A. louder
B. easier
C. prettier
D. harder

2. Famous people want their new names to ___________.

A. have special sound
B. be ordinary
C. have no meaning
D. be unknown

3. Mr Li uses his new name when he ___________.

A. stays with his family
B. is at his job
C. is among Chinese friends
D. comes back to China

4. What is the best title (標題) of this passage?

A. Family Names
B. Women's Names
C. Changing Names
D. Special Names

     Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends
changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it's very difficult.
     Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.
     If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
     ★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.
     ★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
     ★Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.
     ★Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others' ideas without trying to
make them accept yours.
     ★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things
you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
     ★Don't complain. Learn to accept what you can't change, and work hard to change what you can. No
one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.
     ★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find
someone who will understand you.

1. Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A. Friends can do everything for us.
B. Friends can bring us happiness.
C. Friends accept our ideas all the time.
D. Without friends we couldn't live.

2. Which is NOT true?

A. It's necessary for everyone to make friends.
B. It's easy for everyone to make friends.
C. It's easy for some people to make friends.
D. It's difficult for some people to make friends.

3. What's the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

A. To help others.
B. To smile to others.
C. To get along with others.
D. To listen to others' complaints.

4. Which of the following shows a sense of humour?

A. Opening the door for someone.
B. Complaining to others all the time.
C. Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.
D. Finding someone who will understand us.