Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his or her daily life, he or she might write them in the diary. However, now a teenager with the same problems might go online and write them in a blog. In many ways, a diary and a blog are almost the same. They both tell what happened to the writer that day. So what makes a blog different from a diary?
The biggest difference is that a blog is for much more people to read than a diary. When I was my sister’s age, I wrote about the same things in my diary. And I would put my diary in a safe place because I was afraid that others might read it.
Now people choose to write in blogs because they know their friends will read what they write. If my sister writes in her blog “Nobody cares about me”, her best friends will quickly read and tell her how much they like her.
If people are caring about what they write, blogs are a very good way to write about the everyday life. However, I still like my old diary better.
1. What might a teenager do when he or she had some problems years ago?2. In what way are a diary and a blog almost the same?
3. Did the writer want others to read her diary when she was young?
4. Why do people choose to write in blogs now?
5. Do you like writing a blog or a diary? Why?
2 . Convenience store in China is becoming one of the fastest growing industries. It is a big feature of China’s youth-oriented consumer culture.
Why are convenience stores thriving in China? 30% of revenue at Seven & Eleven and Family Mart comes from box lunches and sushi. Convenience stores act as canteens for white collar professionals and students. They usually don’t cook for themselves, but grab prepared meals and go. They are short on time and want affordable（负担的起的）but relatively high-quality food.
In a research held by a student from Fudan University (Shanghai), about 90% Convenience store visitors of 336 samples(样本)are from 21 to 30 years old. 58% percent of consumers go to convenience stores 1-3 times per week. The main motives of visiting are emergency and proximity. People go to these stores for necessities(必需品)，but not all of the stores offer them as fast food and snacks are the main income source in convenience stores. In Shanghai, consumers choose Family Mart more than other shops because of comfortable tables and chairs for having dinner. Apart from food service, consumers value product quality, shopping environment, convenience service (e.g. fast payment for mobile phone service) and price and hope that more convenience service will be offered in the future.
Although convenience stores are small, they offer products with price range targeting different income groups. For example, the price for a bottle of drink varies from about 2 RMB to 10 RMB, from water to mid-end juice and milk tea in Family Mart. However, compared to supermarkets, product price in convenience store like Family Mart and Lawson is higher than that in supermarkets like Century Mart and Hualian.
1. One of the reasons why students buy food in convenience stores is________.| A．They don’t know how to cook food |
| B．They don’t have much time preparing food |
| C．The like packed lunch better than home-cooked food |
| D．The food in convenience stores taste better than that in the school canteen |
| A．served in a box |
| B．simply prepared |
| C．too expensive to afford |
| D．not very expensive and good-quality |
| A．Only people from 21-30 years old go to convenience stores. |
| B．More than half of the people of the sample visit convenience stores 1-3 times a week. |
| C．Not every shop offers consumers daily necessities. |
| D．Consumers can sit and have dinner in Family Mart, |
| A．kinds of products offered in the store |
| B．good sales of the products |
| C．convenient payment service |
| D．numbers of convenience stores |
| A．Convenience stores are small so they don’t give consumers many choices. |
| B．A bottle of milk tea costs 10 yuan in convenience stores. |
| C．We pay more money for the same bottle of drink- in a supermarket than in a convenience store. |
| D．Supermarkets offer products for cheaper prices. |
| Molly | July 10. 2015, 9: 32 pm---I think a good friend likes to do the same things as me. Jack is my best friend, because we both like to play the guitar after class. | Sally | July 10, 2015, 9: 54 pm--In my opinion, a good l friend should have cool clothes and he or she is popular in the school. He or she should be good at sports, because I like doing sports. |
| Holly | July 10, 2015, 9: 40 pm--For me, a good friend makes me laugh. He or she likes to talk about something interesting and funny. | Toby | July 10, 2015, 10: 13 pm---As students, I think a good friend should be good at school work. Then we can help each other and learn from each other. |
| Marie | July 10, 2015. 9: 45 pm-- think a good friend should be a good listener and he or she should keep secrets for me. | Jim | July 10, 2015, 10: 30 pm--I think good fiends should help each other. When I have problems, Kelly always helps me. She is my best friend. |
1. Jack likes_________.
| A．playing the guitar. | B．keeping secrets. |
| C．making others laugh. | D．doing schoolwork |
| A．is very quiet | B．likes to talk about interesting things |
| C．is good at schoolwork | D．is very cool |
| A．often tells jokes | B．plays with her |
| C．often helps her with schoolwork | D．must keep secrets for her |
| A．Molly | B．Toby | C．Jim | D．Sally |
| A．Jim's | B．Toby's | C．Sally's | D．Molly's |
1. John can read the next magazine issue in ______________.
| A．November | B．December | C．January | D．February |
| A．Things you need | B．Things you want |
| C．Who pays for what you want? | D．Keep your pocket money |
| A．they work slowly every day |
| B．they put the clocks on their office desks |
| C．they like running around the clock |
| D．they work all day and all night |
| A. all the time B. the same as C. happy D. help E. loudly F. wrong |
In fact，happiness is always around you. When you are in trouble at school，your classmates will
Happiness is not
6 . Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter(笑声) Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria.“Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing — it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 in the world.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects(效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest, I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results.
1. The first Laughter Club was started in __________.| A．India | B．America | C．Britain | D．China |
| A．Over 300. | B．Over 500. | C．Over 800. | D．Over 1,300. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Pleased. | C．Nervous. | D．Tired. |
| A．After ten minutes. | B．After ten hours. |
| C．After ten seconds. | D．After ten days. |
| A．young children laugh much more often than adults in a day |
| B．laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy |
| C．many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health |
| D．real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health |
