Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even ______. Since I was a teenager, I ______, that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along.

With any relationship, you need to let ______ people know your feelings. If you are not able to communicate, things ______ become bad. When you are mad at your parents, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything. If you look ______ the word “communication” in a dictionary, it will say “the exchange of ideas and information”. ______ a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by ______ a note. You have to make your parents ______ good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they say, but ask them ______ to listen to you. ______ away only makes the situation worse.

This is ______ example. One night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she felt ______ would be rude of her to ask to go home first. As a result, she was late getting home. Her parents were angry at first, but when Sophie explained ______ she was late, they weren’t so mad. Communication is the key factor here.

Problems can only ______ with communication. Just remember, ______ you get into a situation like Sophie’s, tell your parents how you feel.

1.

A．tough

B．tougher

C．toughest

D．too tough

2.

A．have learnt

B．learnt

C．learn

D．will learn

3.

A．the others

B．another

C．other

D．others

4.

A．must

B．will

C．need to

D．ought to

5.

A．in

B．to

C．up

D．at

6.

A．Kept

B．Keep

C．Keeps

D．To keep

7.

A．writing

B．to write

C．write

D．writes

8.

A．felt

B．feel

C．feels

D．to feel

9.

A．polite

B．politeness

C．politely

D．impolite

10.

A．Walk

B．Walks

C．Walked

D．Walking

11.

A．a

B．the

C．an

D．I

12.

A．they

B．it

C．this

D．she

13.

A．when

B．why

C．where

D．what

14.

A．be solved

B．be solving

C．solve

D．solved

15.

A．because

B．before

C．unless

D．if

Sometimes you may have lots of things to do and you feel busy and worried. You may wonder, “Where does the time go?” Here are some ideas to make you find more free time to enjoy your life.

Say no to yourself. If you are not interested in some activities, then don’t go. Stay at home and relax. Or if you want to go to the fruit shop but the weather is hot, you’d better stay in your garden. It’s fine to change your mind and do your shopping tomorrow.

Change your pace (步伐). If you usually do your fruit shopping on Saturdays, you can go there on weekday nights. There are fewer people on weekday nights than Saturdays. You can feel better if you think of your way home as taking a walk.

Focus on (专注) simple pleasures (乐事). When you finish your day’s work, make time for yourself. It doesn’t need to cost too much to relax. A bath or a good cup of tea can be enough. Although expensive relaxation is nice, when you focus on simple pleasures, you will get more.

26. According to the text, what should you do if you don’t want to take part in an activity?

A．Go shopping.	B．Do homework at home.
C．Stay at home and relax.	D．Work in the garden.

27. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．It’s good to do fruit shopping on Saturdays.

B．Taking a walk home makes you feel better.

C．There are many people in the fruit shop on Saturdays.

D．Changing the ways of doing things makes you feel better.

28. What can make you relax according to the text?

A．Visiting good friends.	B．Buying expensive clothes for yourself.
C．Drinking a cup of tea.	D．Spending too much eating a nice dinner.

In the summer between my first year and second year in college, I was invited to be an instructor (辅导员) at a high school camp. On the first day, when we were dancing and playing games, I noticed a boy under the tree who was small and thin. His shyness made him appear weak. I walked towards him, introduced myself and invited him to join in the activities and meet some new people. He quietly replied, “No, I really don’t want to do this.” I could understand that he was in a new world but I knew it wouldn’t be right to force him, either. Actually, the boy didn’t need a close talk but a friend.

At lunch the next day, I was leading camp songs when I saw the boy under the tree sitting alone. I tried again with the same invitation, but he refused once again. That evening I was told the boy’s name was Tommy. Then I asked the campers to pay special attention to the boy and spend time with him when they could.

The days went by and the time came when we had to leave. We held a big, warm party to celebrate the closing of the camp. All the campers shared their wonderful moments. To my surprise, I found the boy from under the tree dancing joyfully with two girls. I couldn’t believe it was the same person.

In October of my second year, I received a phone call from Tommy’s mother. She told me that Tommy was hit by a car and killed. I offered my deep sadness. The mother said, “Tommy mentioned you so many times. I want you to know that he went back to school and made new friends with confidence. You made a difference for Tommy during his last months.”

At that moment, I realized how easy it was to give a bit of yourself every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I hope that everyone can pay attention to their own “boy under the tree”.

29. Before the writer came to the high school summer camp, he was a(n) ________.

A．instructor

B．student

C．camper

D．reporter

30. Which is the correct order about the story?
①The boy danced joyfully with two girls.
②The boy went back to school and made new friends.
③The boy refused to join in the activities.
④The boy’s mother made a phone call to the writer.

A．①②③④

B．②③①④

C．③①②④

D．④③②①

31. From Paragraph 4, we can infer (推断) that Tommy’s mother was very ________ to the writer.

A．thankful

B．helpful

C．faithful

D．harmful

32. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Helping those in danger	B．A helpful teacher
C．Try to be a brave boy	D．The boy under the tree

There are many places to see lovely pandas in China. But where is the best place to go for a special trip? When is the best time to go?

The best place to see pandas is in Chengdu. Visitors can also look after pandas as volunteers (志愿者). If you just want to see pandas, we advise you to go to Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Base (基地). You can see pandas at different ages, from the oldest to the newborns (新生儿). This base is big but usually crowded. If you want to experience more, you can be a volunteer at Dujiangyan Panda Base for a day or longer in Wolong Panda Center and Ya’an Bifengxia Panda Base.

Pandas don’t hibernate, so you can visit them even in winter. Spring (春天) and autumn are the best times to see pandas, because they are the most active (活跃) and the temperatures are the most comfortable at that time. If you visit between August and November, you will probably see lovely panda babies. Pandas spend almost half their days sleeping. If you want to see them walking or climbing, it’s important to know their bedtime. They usually sleep from around 10:00 a.m. to around 2:00 p.m. We advise you to get to a panda base as early as possible (8:00 to 10:00 a.m. is the best), because it is less-crowed and the pandas are most active.

33. If you want to experience more about pandas, the writer advises you not to go to ________.

A．Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Base

B．Dujiangyan Panda Base

C．Wolong Panda Center

D．Ya’an Bifengxia Panda Base

34. The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “hibernate” probably is ________.

A．隐藏

B．躲藏

C．冬眠

D．消失

35. When do pandas usually sleep?

A．Around noon.

B．Almost half their days.

C．From around 10:00 a.m. to around 2:00 p.m.

D．All above.

36. The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．visitors can also take care of pandas

B．pandas are the most active in spring and autumn

C．you can see lovely panda babies between August and November

D．the best time and place to see pandas in China

Do you wear clothes with colorful patterns? People usually use machines to make these patterns. But how did ancient (古代的) people make them?

Ancient people used tie-dye (扎染). Tie-dye is a very old way of dyeing clothes in China—it’s more than 1,000 years old! It is popular in Yunnan. People first put cloth (布料) into the blue dye (染料). Some parts of the cloth become blue, but other parts have a lighter color. When you open out the cloth, you’ll see beautiful patterns.

Now, the tie-dye skill is China’s national intangible cultural heritage (国家级非物质文化遗产). Anning in Yunnan is famous for tie-dye.

Yang Cheng, 52, learned tie-dye from his mother in the 1980s. Yang got the old skills. At the same time, he studied tie-dye in other countries, such as Japan, India and France. It once took Yang two years to make two tie-dyed dresses! He used many skills of Anning tie-dye. Some patterns on the dress are traditional, while some are modern. He used images of Dianchi Lake and eight popular flowers in Yunnan. “I want to put all the beautiful things into tie-dye works,” Yang said.

Now Yang is still dyeing and taught his daughter tie-dye. “We have the duty to pass down the skill to younger generations.” Yang said. Yang now teaches tie-dye in schools, communities, and companies. More than 100,000 people learned from him.

________ But Yang said, “Machines can’t take the place of our creative hands.”

37. People in modern China usually use ________ to make patterns on the clothes.

A．machines

B．tie-dye

C．drawing pens

D．paper

38. When did Yang Cheng learn tie-dye from his mother?

A．In his fifties.

B．10 years ago.

C．When his daughter was born.

D．In the 1980s.

39. Where does Yang Cheng NOT teach tie-dye?

A．In companies.

B．In clubs.

C．In schools.

D．In communities.

40. Which of the sentences can we use to put in the ________?

A．Yang’s daughter likes tie-dye very much because it is full of interesting ideas.

B．Although it takes people more time to tie-dye, the patterns are really beautiful.

C．Some worry that tie-dye may die out because using machines is fast and cheap.

D．Chinese government is trying hard to protect the traditional way of dyeing.

At the shopping mall, you probably think about spending, not saving.     41     Think about all the water faucets (水龙头) in the toilet. Think about all the air conditioning in summer. Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place!

    42     Electric lights, infrared (红外感应) faucets and air-conditioners need electricity to work.     43     More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright. When malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright.     44    

You step up to the water faucet. The water starts to flow. You don’t have to touch a thing. Why do malls have such fancy faucets? The answer is simple. They save water.      45     Infrared faucets turn themselves off.

A．Many things at the mall use energy.

B．Using fewer lights means using less energy.

C．Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash.

D．Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright.

E．One way to save energy is by keeping lights clean.