1 . Do you want lots of success in school and in your friendship? If you want to learn how to balance your friendship and study, read on.

• Talk about your goals for school.

Share what academic success looks like for both of you.     1     Before the semester starts, sit down and discuss what you’d both like to achieve.

• Share tips and tricks with each other.

Exchange study techniques to learn how to be more successful. Maybe you know some learning methods like making a list of key ideas and reviewing them one hour a day. Chat about how you’ll both try to master your subjects.     2    

• Remind each other to take your health seriously.

Put your wellness above everything else to succeed in school.     3     Get at least 8 hours of rest. Make sure to eat nutritious meals that will keep you energized. When you take care of yourselves, you’ll both reduce stress and improve your academic performances.

•    4    

Remember that you both can overcome any challenges with enough effort. In order to get the most out of your studies, keep a “growth mindset”, an optimistic outlook that lets you see any difficult topic or task as an opportunity to learn.

• Prioritize (优先安排) exams and finals.

    5     When you and your friend are in the middle of a finals week or have a huge assignment to prepare for, that should come first. Block out times on your schedules that need all your focus.

A．Keep positive attitudes about school.

B．Fight for any challenges enthusiastically.

C．Your methods will be always encouraging.

D．Give each other space during more intense periods.

E．It’s important to be clear about what your goals are.

F．You’ll lift each other up and get an extra edge in class.

G．So you can both be at your best physically and mentally.

2 . Sammie Vance is an extraordinary kid. She was just named one of People's Girls Changing the World in 2021, and she is only 12 years old.

The seventh grader from Indiana is collecting bottle caps to upcycle them into benches for her school and neighborhood parks. But these benches are more than just for sitting. There are many kids in her school who have trouble in finding friends.

Sammie learned about buddy benches at a camp she attended one summer. At the camp, there were benches set up when children felt lonely. They would sit down signaling to other kids that they were in need of a friend.

She loved the idea and told others, “This would be really cool to have them at my school.” Then she sprang into action by initiating a meeting with her president and the Parent-Teacher Association to present her idea.

Sammie used a comic strip she created showing how a simple bench could help classmates understand when one of their own needed a friend. The adults were surely impressed by her initiative but were more impressed with how she planned to make the benches.

Sammie continued her efforts and expanded her project to collect more benches for other schools. She made an online page where she calls for others to follow her journey and make bottle cap donations.

Today, Sammie has helped fix 200 recycled benches in schools and neighborhoods and she has no plans of stopping. She knows first-hand that a young age has no limitations to impacting the world. “I just look forward to making a difference,” she said, “and inspiring other people to make a difference.”

1. Why did Sammie want to set up buddy benches?

A．She was in need of friends.	B．She wanted to win recognition.
C．She had to finish an assigned project.	D．She intended to help kids make friends.

2. What made a deeper impression on adults?

A．Sammie's comic strip.	B．Sammie's strong determination.
C．Sammie's plan of making benches.	D．Sammie's meeting with the president.

3. Which of the following best describes Sammie?

A．Demanding.

B．Honest.

C．Caring.

D．Humorous.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．More Donations Have Come as a Help	B．This Kind-hearted Girl Inspires Friendship
C．A Young Girl Is Named People's Girl	D．200 Buddy Benches Are Equipped in Schools

3 . I wasn’t the most popular kid in my freshman year—I mostly kept myself buried in a book alone. Ashley was very _________ from me. She was outspoken and fashionable. So you can _________ how surprising when we became friends! During that summer, we _________ and did everything together!

I looked up to Ashley, and wanted to be all of her. I even tailored my next-year _________ to her interests. Later, Ashley introduced me to her group of friends. I would _________ them around.

One day, arriving earlier at the classroom, I overheard what they were talking about. “She’s such a(n) _________ ,” one girl said. “She just follows you, but doesn’t have a _________ of her own.” This was the first time I had felt _________ . My eyes began to well with tears and my hands were _________ . I couldn’t stay there anymore.

I ran home and told my mother. The advice she gave was so __________ , “Just be yourself and people will __________ you for who you are.” It sounded so profound and I decided I was going to __________ myself. Over the next month, I went through a lot of __________ . I bought new clothes I wanted to wear. __________ I began making new friends. I never just followed the crowd.

When I look back, I think of it as the year I grew up. Despite the pain I felt, it was a __________ they had given me.

1.

A．free

B．absent

C．different

D．tired

2.

A．memorize

B．imagine

C．observe

D．refuse

3.

A．hung out

B．turned up

C．showed off

D．broke down

4.

A．position

B．research

C．admission

D．schedule

5.

A．follow

B．compare

C．guide

D．settle

6.

A．hero

B．enemy

C．actress

D．loser

7.

A．determination

B．personality

C．competition

D．presentation

8.

A．nervous

B．desperate

C．heartbroken

D．touched

9.

A．shaking

B．fighting

C．spreading

D．waving

10.

A．formal

B．simple

C．modest

D．serious

11.

A．select

B．praise

C．like

D．thank

12.

A．convince

B．control

C．discover

D．forgive

13.

A．changes

B．adventures

C．hardships

D．options

14.

A．Obviously

B．Originally

C．Regularly

D．Gradually

15.

A．truth

B．gift

C．promise

D．chance

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In 2014, I was looking through a Facebook group when I spotted a post claiming $200 roundtrip tickets to Dubai, With little     1     (hesitate), I confirmed the deal, checked my calendar and     2     (book) tickets. No asking friends, no waiting     3     job approvals, and no overthinking. It would be my first trip alone.

I met Jibri during the layover. She got my attention and we started chatting about travel deals and groups. During our small talk, I considered     4     (put) my earphones back in or making up a reason to excuse     5     (I). However, I finally decided to continue interacting with the new person and see     6     it could lead, In fact, she left a deep impression on me. Not only     7     we exchange contact information to meet in Dubai, but we joined other travel group members who rented a boat for an afternoon trip.

It was totally outside of my comfort zone! Unexpectedly, I met amazing people and gained     8     (wonder) friendships. I learned     9     (trust) my abilities and instincts(直觉) even when I had to improvise(即兴做事). I learned that strangers were just friends who hadn’t met you. Most importantly, I learned that my suitcase was much     10     (light) when I didn’t fill it with fear.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is probably happening according to the woman?

A．A factory fire.

B．A barbecue.

C．A house fire.

2. What do we know about Liz?

A．She has more accurate news than radio.

B．She can’t tolerate the speakers’ children.

C．She knows a lot of neighborhood information.

3. How long did the smoke last?

A．For 20 minutes.

B．For 40 minutes.

C．For an hour.

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。

Teenagers are learning new communication skills every day. It is important for them to have opportunities to network, or to meet and get to know new people. Online networking, which is very popular with teens today, makes short, superficial connections. But offline networking better encourages meaningful connections that will increase hope, develop skills, and open avenues to career opportunity. Teens need to practice more offline networking. It will prepare them to be confident face-to-face communicators in the real world.

A survey of almost 7,000 teens was conducted in 2019 by three Swiss researchers, and they found that teens were spending too much time on social networking sites. So, they suggested that teens should spend more time with others in real life. It not only contributes to a stronger sense of identity and a happier mood, but also gives us the chance to share happiness with other people. In other words, offline networking seems to actually benefit a teen’s emotional health.

Face-to-face communication also gives teens an opportunity to learn to read people. Everyone communicates in person differently than communicating over the phone, through texting, or in online posts. Being face-to-face requires a person to think and respond more quickly—without the safety net of a delete key.

And much of our communication is nonverbal anyway. Facial expressions, gestures, and vocal tones are just a few examples. Teens need to have face-to-face interactions so they can learn to read these nonverbal cues(暗示), which are sometimes even more important than the words a person is saying. A time will come when the teen will need to enter the job market, and this usually means a face-to-face interaction, including interacting naturally with customers, hearing and understanding their words as well as their nonverbal cues in many different kinds of businesses.

Offline networking is important because it can improve a teenager’s well-being and help prepare him for the future. That’s why every teen should spend time practicing real-world interactions.

1. What is the disadvantage of online networking?
2. What was the researchers’ suggestion to teens?
3. Read the following statement, underline the false part of it and explain the reason.
Hearing and understanding what a person is saying is necessarily involved in communication, so people get less from nonverbal expressions.
4. Please present what you can do to make effective face-to-face communication in your daily life. (about 40 words)