1 . You need to change in order to grow. Changing your life is a continuous process. It never ends The moment you stop changing, you stop growing. Here are some tips that may help to change your life.

    1     If you are always busy, you won't have the time to think about your life, let alone taking action to change it. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast-you also miss the sense of where you are going and why

It's your life; nobody can change it but you. If you aren't willing to change, nothing in this worried can make you do so. To build the willingness to change, first you should realize that your life can be better than it is now. No matter how good your life is, it can always be improved.     2     You can always change your life for the better.

Don't blame other people for the bad things that happen in your life. Don't blame your family, friends, boss or the economy.     3     Stephen Covey once said, “We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.”

Deep down in your heart, there are some principles that you know are true. Take the time to find them. What do you think is the most valuable thing in life? What principles do you think you must follow to live an enjoyable life? These are the values that you need to align (与......一致) yourself with. Find them and constantly remind yourself about them.

    4     Not only can this person give you advice on what to do in certain situations, he can also warn you about possible pitfalls in your path. Without a mentor (导师), you will most likely have to learn many lessons the hard way. Having a mentor will save you a huge amount of time.

A．Find an advisor.

B．Cherish people around you.

C．To change your life, you need time to think and reflect.

D．Whether your life goes up or down depends on you and you alone.

E．With all these tips mentioned above, you may as well start right now to change.

F．On the other hand, don't feel hopeless if your life doesn't seem good right now.

2 . Directions: Complete the passage with the words given in the table. Each word can be used only once. There is an extra one that you will find no use for.

A. improve B. ignores     C. acceptable     D. crowd     E. desire     F. affect G. excellent   H. assignment     I. reduce   J. achieve     K. up-to-date

Tips to be a successful high school student

Everyone wants to be the best High School student. Unlikely, only few top it. Want to be one of them? Follow these tips, know the secret only the toppers know!

Dream big

You are the product of your thoughts. Dream big and have a higher purpose to live. Dream makes you    1     for something necessary for your life. It ensures a high level of excitement, and thus you stay highly focused. Therefore, you should be serious about dreaming big and    2     the quality of your life. Find the reasons to get good grades. Make your parents happy and your co-mates admire you. Do not be one among the    3    ; try being the one above the crowd. Dreaming big motivates you and makes you    4     more.

Do one task at a time

Avoid multitasking! Like listening to songs while doing your homework or doing a(n)     5     watching your favorite football show. Do you think you are saving your time? But no, you are not. Multitasking can     6     your productivity and effectiveness. Affecting your work is secondary, you know what? Multitasking can     7     your memory and reduce your IQ by 15 points.

Do not procrastinate (拖延）

Time and tide wait for none. It's very easy to procrastinate and it is     8     occasionally. However, making a habit out of it is where things go wrong. Awareness and diligence are the keys to be    9     students in high school. Being on time is the virtue(美德)．It is always advisable to complete tasks well before time, stay    10    , have preparation for exams beforehand, and stay on top of your game.

There is no shortcut to reach your dream. Still getting successful does not demand more of hard work. Little smart work can do everything.

3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

A Chinese Class in a Chicago High School

Standing in front of the blackboard, Christina Xu announced the start of the class. Eighteen students stood up,     1     their greetings of "good morning" in Chinese, and started the 90-minute class.

This is a usual Chinese class at Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in downtown Chicago. The students     2     (divide) into small groups, four in each group, to practice Chinese     3     (speak) and writing.

The four different tones are considered one of     4     (difficult)parts in Chinese learning. To make it easier, Xu attached to each tone a gesture, and asked the students     5     (make) corresponding gestures to the words she pronounced.

In the sentence composing section, the students were encouraged to write down as many Chinese sentences as they    6    . However, it turned out    7     there are often strokes either to the left or to the right missing in a character.     8     Xu added the missed strokes together with humorous comments, the students laughed again and easily remembered the correct ones.

The school is one of the 41 public schools in Chicago that     9     (give) Chinese classes. Next term, some 60 full-time Chinses teachers like Xu    10     (offer)Chinese courses in four levels to some 11,000 elementary and middle school students in Chicago Public Schools(CPS).