1 . Do you always care about studying and getting “A” grades in school? But in the United States, you might be considered (被认为) a bookworm if you cannot socialize (交际). Socializing is as important as your grade. If you just study all the time and don’t socialize, your life won’t be wonderful. So, how does one socialize with students in the US?

Lots of high schools often have soccer games during the autumn term. I didn’t know anything about soccer, but I joined some of the soccer games in order to have fun with my friends. I thought I could learn the rules from others. However, to my surprise, some American students don’t even know the rules but still go to the games in order to socialize. They cheer for the soccer players and have fun together.

The other common way to socialize is to join after-school clubs. You can choose clubs that you are interested in and make a lot of new friends. For example, one of my friends started a sketch (素描) club. I was interested in sketching. So I joined it. We soon became friends with each other.

Socializing is an important thing in the US. But grades are still important, too. An excellent student should have the ability to balance (平衡) his or her studying and socializing.

1. You might be considered (被认为) ________ if you cannot socialize in the United States.

A．a good student	B．a bookworm
C．a lazy student	D．a hard-working student

2. How many ways to socialize are mentioned in the passage?

A．Five.

B．Four.

C．Three.

D．Two.

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

A．Most American students are considered bookworms.

B．All American students who go to the soccer games know the rules.

C．The writer joined some of the soccer games in order to play soccer.

D．If you want to make lots of new friends, you can join clubs that you are interested in.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．How to Make New Friends

B．Balance Studying and Socializing

C．Socializing Is Not As Important As Your Grades

D．Socializing Is the Most Important Thing in the US.

2 . 亲爱的同学，你生活中有烦恼，学习有压力吗？那我们应该如何正确面对烦恼，有效缓解(relieve)心理压力呢？请根据以下提示，以“How to relieve our stress”为题，写一篇英语短文。

要求：
1.文章包含所有要点；
2.语言流畅，不少于80词。（文章标题与开头已给出，不计入总词数）

How to relieve our stress

We all have problems and stress in our lives. How should we relieve stress? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 . Her father is too strict and puts too much p__________ on his children.

4 . People threw r__________ everywhere a few years ago, so the city looked very dirty then.

5 . I have a stomachache, so my mother doesn’t a_______ me to eat too much cold food.

6 . Tina didn’t want to give the report because she felt n_________ when speaking in front of others.

7 . We want some v__________ to help clean up the city parks.

8 . The little girl d________ the glass on the floor and broke it.

9 . It was raining h_________ while I was helping my mom make dinner.

10 . John is a “problem child”. He often c_______ problems for his family.