Toby came to his friend Conrad, “Do you know what I have heard the news about your friend?”
Conrad broke him, “Wait a minute! Before you tell me, do three tests.”
Toby looked very amazed. Conrad said, “Tell me after three tests. First is truth. Can you say with confidence what you are about to tell me is complete true?”
Toby couldn’t be sure. Conrad said, “You don’t know anything for sure about this! Second one is kindness. Are you going to say something good about my friend?”
Toby said no. Conrad said, “So you are going to tell me something bad but you don’t even know whether it’s true or not. The last test is utility (实用). What you are going to tell me is useful to me?”
Toby replied, “Probably not.”
Hearing this, Conrad said, “What you want to tell me, you are not sure about it is true, it’s not even good, nor is it useful. Then why to say such thing?
2. What did Toby think of the news for Conrad? （不超过5个词）
3. What may Conrad say at the end of the text? （不超过l5个词）
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I was walking down the road one day when my phone rang. A child’s voice on the other end said to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. So I answered rudely, “You called the wrong number!” and then hung up（挂断）.
During the following days, I often got the same call. But I didn’t care much about it. Then one day she kept calling me. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m in so much pain（疼痛）! Mum said you were too busy to take care of me. But, Dad, please kiss me again, OK?” It was difficult to refuse her. I made a sweet kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you... Dad, I am so ... happy, so... happy...”
Shortly after this, I became curious（好奇的）about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to trouble you. My daughter has had bone cancer（癌症）since she was born. And her father died in a car accident two days ago. I didn’t want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she was too painful, she would cry for her dad because her dad always encouraged her. I really don’t know what to do, so I gave her a random（随意的）phone number....”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.
“She died. You must have kissed her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightly（紧紧地）holding the cell phone...”
Tears filled my eyes....
注意：每题答案不超过六个词
1. Why did the writer answer the girl’s call rudely?
2. Was the writer the girl’s Dad?
3. How did the girl feel after she heard the writer’s kiss?
4. Why did the writer call back?
5. What do you think of the girl?
South Korea is the first stop of the competition held by Shenjie Cartoon Comic Corporation. The competition opens to cartoonists all over the world to select a unique comic character for the Spring Festival.
“Santa Claus has spread western culture round the world and developed the economy of Christmas, which inspires me to create our own 'Spring Wawa' to spread C'hina's traditional festival culture overseas and stimulate related economy," said the manager of Shenjie Cartoon Comic Corporation.
Impressed by the rapid development of South Korea's cartoon industry in recent years, the manager decided to come to Seoul to look for new creative ideas from cartoonists here, and thus add ”more modern elements and beauty" into the design of“Spring Wawa".
“A new story of China's Spring Festival will be told by the new 'Spring Wawa'. This competition will also create new opportunities for exchanges and cooperation between China and South Korea's culture and creative industry."
This competition will last for almost a year for collecting comic design works among artists from home and abroad. The winner of the Highest Golden Award will get around 48,900 U.S. dollars.
The other stops of this competition include dozens of countries and districts around the world, among them are Thailand, Argentina, the United States and France.
1. Does a Chinese cartoon company launch a comic design competition on Wednesday?
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2. Which country is the first stop of the competition?
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3. Why does the competition open to cartoonists worldwide?
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4. What will the new¨Spring Wawa" tell us?
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5. How long will the competition last?
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6. What do you think of such a competition? Why? (Give at least two reasons.)
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【推荐3】Rose, Dan and Mike are friends, but they have different favorite lessons.
Rose: “I don’t care (在意) what you say. Science is really cool. We do experiments. It’s practical and fun. Mr. Lee is a good teacher. He explains (解释) everything so well.”
Dan: “Rose, Mr. Lee thinks you are a genius (天才). You are his favorite student. Art is the best lesson. We draw and use computers. Miss Green is my favorite teacher. She is funny and clever. That is why all her students like her.”
Mike: “You are both wrong. Science is OK but art is just a waste (浪费) of time. Math is the best subject. It’s practical and easy. I don’t understand (理解) why people don’t like math. I just like to work out math problems.”
Dan: “Are you crazy (疯狂)? Math is difficult. It makes my brain hurt.”
Mike: “What brain (头脑)? Rose, do you think that math is useful?”
Rose: “Yes, I do. But I also think Dan doesn’t have a brain.”
| Name | Favorite subject | Reason |
| Rose | It is really | |
| Dan | The teacher is not only but also | |
| Mike | Learning art is a |
【推荐1】As we know, the used face masks must carry different kinds of germs (细菌) with the COVID-19. They shouldn’t be thrown away here and there because they may become a new source of virus.
It is not proper to mix polluted masks with household waste. The polluted masks and recyclable waste may cause a new danger to rubbish collectors. What’s worse, if a person throws a used mask on the street, someone picks it up or some people collect the used masks to sell second-hand masks for money. It will make us in danger.
So, it is necessary for the government to encourage people to make sure the used masks are safely recycled and dealt with. Special dustbin should be set up in communities for the used masks. If there is no special dustbin, people could spray disinfectant (喷消毒剂) (密封的) plastic bag in the dustbin. In order to promise the safety of others and ourselves, we have taken care of our used masks. This will help us make sure that the used masks cannot become a second source of the COVID-19.
Used masks are medical waste. However, in many places, medical waste cannot be dealt with according to the rules. For our safety, we must prevent used masks from being recycled. Each of us must do what we can to fight the disease to win the battle as early as possible.
[1.、2.题完成句子; 3.题简略回答问题; 4.找出第二段的主题句; 5.题将文中画线句子译成汉语。]
1. The used masks can’t be thrown here and there because they may become
2. It is necessary to encourage people to make sure the used masks are safely
3. What should people do to promise the safety of others and themselves?
4.
5.
【推荐2】Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can （71） （引起）you to lose friends.
My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen.
The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. 1 The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
●Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
●Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
●Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.
1. 根据括号里所给的汉语意思, 在（71） 处填入一个适当的词，使句意通顺。2. Every time you get angry, wrire down why you are angry. (请写出此句的同义句)
Every time you get angry, wrire down
3. List(列举) two tips the book gives on how to control your anger.
(1)
(2)
4. Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry.（将此句子翻译成汉语。）
5. It tells teens how they should stay cool when bad things happen.(请在文中画线的句子中找出一个可以替换上句中“cool”的词。)
Friends are not easy to come by（得到）. True friends are harder to find. So we should do our best to make friends and keep our friendship alive（有活力的）.
When we talk to someone, ask questions to help him or her keep talking. Don’t ask questions that are too personal, or they may walk away.
Another important part of communication（交流）is listening. Listen carefully to what people are saying, and answer in the right way. It doesn’t have to be with words. Body language can also show that you’re listening.
It’s easier to make friends and keep friendship with people who have the same interests and hobbies as you. You can spend hours and days together talking about your common interests.
Friendship should be for life. We should try to keep friendship as long as we can.
1、2 题完成句子；3 题简略回答问题；4 题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5 题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. When we talk to someone, we can
2. It’s easier to make friends and keep friendship with people who have the same
3. What can show that you’re listening except（除了）words?
4.
5.
