【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。

I have a lot of problems recently (最近). First, I’m not happy in class.     1     Secondly, I fought with my best friend. I’m very worried because I have few friends.     2     Thirdly, I feel nervous as the exams are coming.     3    

Yesterday, my mother took me to the doctor. I told the doctor my problems and he gave me some advice. He asked me to make more friends who look friendly and play games in the free time, so that I’m not shy. He also said, “if you don’t want to lose your best friend, you should talk with her.     4    ” Because I can’t sleep well, he asked me to eat some healthy foods for sleep. And he asked me to relax.     5    

A．I’m trying to follow his advice.

B．And even I can’t sleep well at night.

C．Tell her what you think and you are the best friends again.

D．I don’t want to lose her.

E．I’m so shy that I’m afraid of speaking in class.

【推荐3】Lately，everyone is blogging(写博客)now．For teens，blogging is a way to express themselves．They can also keep in touch with friends，and share their interests with others by blogging．Teens will find that blogging is also very creative．This article will show the following parts of teen blogging．
How teens express themselves with blogs
Blogs can be used in many ways by teens．Most teens have their hobbies like music，skate—boarding，computer games，etc．Teens can choose one of their interests to blog about．They may find that they can meet others who have the same hobby and share their knowledge with them．Besides，teens can also choose to blog about their lives and what happens each day, using their blog like a diary．This can be a good way for them to stay in touch with friends who are far away, and gives them a resource to look back to．
Blogging keeps teens away from dangers
Most teens find that during their teenage years they are faced with temptations(诱惑)．They may be lost in computer games，TV or hanging out with friends all the time．Teens can best focus on something that is not only interesting but also good to helping them learn and develop．For teens who like to write，blogging is such an interesting thing．
During teenage years，teens may do something crazy，such as sneaking(溜走)out of the house because they are mad at their parents．Actually they can just blog about it instead! If they have a place to free their pressure(压力)like the blog，they may be less likely to get angry and wild so easily．
Be careful when you're blogging
What you do need to remember about blogging as a teen is that anything you've written is in public view on the Internet．Even if you are not on purpose，you may displease or hurt someone．Your blog may also decide how your friends look at you．Just be careful about what you blog about．
1. The writer mentions        ways that blogs can be used by teens in Paragraph 2．

A．two	B．three
C．four	D．five

2. The underlined word "it" refers to         ．

A．hanging out with friends	B．sneaking out of the house
C．their madness about parents	D．their losing in computer games

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

A．Blog makes teens angry with parents more easily．

B．Blogging is more interesting than keeping a diary．

C．Blog is the best place for teens to learn what happens．

D．Blog helps teens make friends with the same hobbies．

4. What is the writer's opinion about teens' blogging?

A．Teens must be careful with their blogging

B．Teens can share only happiness on the blog．

C．Teens should stay in touch with friends by blog．

D．Teens had better make public views on the blog．

【推荐1】Once a policeman who was new at his job caught a thief（小偷）in a bank in Paris. On their way to the police station, they came to a bread shop. “We have no food, and we’ll be hungry after a while,” the thief said. “Let me go into the shop and buy some bread. Wait here for me.”

The policeman agreed. He waited and waited, but the thief didn’t come out. So the policeman ran into the shop, but he found that the thief ran away. The policeman was very angry and had to go back to the police station alone.

Luckily, the policeman caught the thief at the same place the next day. When they were walking down the same street and going by the same shop, the policeman said to the thief, “Last time, you ran away from the shop. This time, I’ll go into the shop and buy some bread, and you wait for me here.”

1. The policeman caught a thief ________.

A．in a bank

B．in a bread shop

C．in a restaurant

D．in the police station

2. The thief said that he wanted to buy ________.

A．some bread

B．some cakes

C．some water

D．some fruit

3. From this passage, we know the policeman was ________.

A．clever

B．lazy

C．kind

D．stupid

【推荐2】Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving. One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring May, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Lily sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty. And I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery (面包房).” Peter invited (邀请) a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.

The party was a big success (成功). However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you” to Bill and Lily for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the invitation.”

1. The party was held (被举行) ________.

A．at Peter’s house

B．in a large hall

C．at Peter’s friend’s house

D．in a secret place

2. Which of the following is not true?

A．Betty made the best cake.	B．Mary Jackson sang well.
C．Bill played the violin well.	D．The Jacksons did hard work for the party.

3. ________ liked Peter.

A．Many of his friends

B．Few people

C．Everyone

D．All his friends

4. Peter ________ to give the party.

A．tried his best

B．did nothing

C．only invited some friends

D．did everything

5. From the story, we can see Peter was ________.

A．a warm-hearted man	B．good at making friends
C．a selfish (自私的) man	D．a welcomed friend

【推荐1】Alice Lee is a high school student studying at a private school． She is doing some voluntary work at an after﹣school program to help students from poor families．

On the first day of her work， she noticed that many kids were lining up for free sandwiches and fruits． She was surprised． One of the organizers explains that many of these students don't get enough to eat at home． So a school lunch or an after﹣meal might be the most food they would get all the day． She has also been told that some hungry kids can receive free lunches， but others are only allowed reduced﹣price meals， and those students' families have to pay for the part of their food．

Lee was shocked， she decided to offer help to those who are suffering from hunger， "I want other kids to understand that if you see a problem， you don't have to wait to be an adult to fix it，" says Lee． She and a group of friends are using their programme skill to create a new app called Food of Thought， which will allow parents， students， and even kind﹣hearted strangers to donate money to lunch accounts for students in a nearby school．

1. What did Alice Lee see on the first day of her voluntary work？

A．Children lining up for free food．	B．Children buying sandwiches and fruit．
C．Children learning cooking instructions．	D．Children doing voluntary work．

2. Who should pay for the half﹣priced food？

A．all the hungry children	B．kind﹣hearted strangers
C．some poor families	D．primary school students

3. What was she doing to help the poor kids？

A．She taught them for free．	B．She opened a lunch account．
C．She developed an app to help them．	D．She offered free food．

4. What is the main idea of this passage？

A．A local school is providing free food for students．	B．A girl is helping poor kids out of hunger．
C．An app will be tested in a school this fall．	D．A group of good friends are working at a school．

【推荐2】Sally came to China last year. She is now living in Beijing and works in a computer company. She has been in the company for six months. The company is in the north of the city, and her apartment is in the south.. But Sally has never been late for work.
Sally is very popular in the company. She is kind to everybody and gets on well with her workmates（同事）. They often visit each other after work and talk about almost everything.
However, Sally has made a decision to leave the company. She is going to find a job as a tour guide. “ If I work as a tour guide(导游), I’ll be able to meet more people and learn more about China.” She told her friends.
Last Friday Sally had a talk with the manager（经理） of travel agency. He seemed pleased （满意）with her Chinese . At the end of the talk, the manager said ,“I’ll call you up in a week and tell you the result.’’ Now Sally is waiting for the answer.
1. Sally has been in the company for      .

A．three months	B．half a year
C．a year	D．two years

2. Sally is for work.

A．always on time	B．always late
C．never on time	D．sometimes late.

3. Sally wants to work in a because she wants to know more about China.

A．middle school	B．police station
C．post office	D．travel agency

【推荐3】"Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meaning.

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, "It's cool." You may think, "He's so cool," when you see your favorite footballer.

We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of cool". You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

1. We know that the word “cool” has had________.

A．only one meaning	B．no meanings
C．many different meanings	D．the same meaning

2. In the passage, the word “express” means “________”.

A．see

B．show

C．know

D．feel

3. The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used.

A．pleased with

B．strange to

C．worried about

D．careful with

4. In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool” ________.

A．can be used instead of many words	B．usually means something interesting
C．can make your life colorful	D．may not be as cool as it seems