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My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 1. Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2.  She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

3.  Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us.  4. . She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.

Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is!  5.. This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A. She enjoys listening to classic music.

B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

C. She loves her students and cares for them.

D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F. Can you tell us something about your mother?

G. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind

Have you grasped the information taught by your teacher in class? Have you understood what you saw on the screen? Maybe everyone has their own learning style.

Generally speaking, we gather information with our minds and bodies in different ways, such as seeing, hearing and doing. Then our brains deals with that information, organizing it and connecting it to things we are already aware .In other words, our brains will deal with the information in different ways. Sometimes we think in pictures or words. Sometimes we remember details or the big pictures.

For different people, their learning styles are different too. One person may find it hard to make out the information in written forms but easy to know it immediately in an oral description. However, another person might find difficulties with the picture but the written message.

Now scientists say there exist seven basic learning styles.

·Linguistic: These people learn through listening, reading, speaking and writing.

·Logical: These people learn with formula (公式) and principles (原理).

·Visual: These people learn by seeing what they are studying.

·Musical: These people learn well when information is presented through music.

·Kinesthetic: These people learn from movement and physical activities.

·Intrapersonal: These people learn best by linking new information directly with their own experiences.

·Interpersonal: These people learn well by working with others.

Therefore, if you know what learning style is your strength, you can balance your weakness, and get a more successful learning experience.

1.From the passage, we know that our brains __________.

A. deal with the information in different ways

B. send out the information in the same way

C. organize information with our bodies

D. gather information in the same way

2.A visual learner usually learns __________.

A. through listening and speaking    B. by seeing what he is learning

C. from movement and physical activities    D. by linking new information with his experience

3.A musical learner will find it easy to learn __________.

A. with formulas and principles    B. by working with others

C. through reading and writing    D. through music he hears

4.The purpose of the passage is to tell us to __________.

A. learn more successfully    B. gather more information

C. understand more quickly    D. exchange information better

Dear Dad,

Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father's Day cards. They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet as I selected and read, it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.

You'll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together. I haven't always been with you on Father's Day but I've always been with you in my heart.

You know, Dad, there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap. You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.

The Father-Daughter Duel shifted into high gear ( 档位) when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the Chevy whether you liked it or not. The police officer who sent me home, after you reported the Chevy stolen, didn't have much tolerance for a stubborn 16 year old, while you were so tolerant about it, Dad, and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.

Our relationship greatly improved when I married a man you liked, and things really turned around when we began making babies right and left. Somewhere along the line, the generation gap disappeared. I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine.

But the strangest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car. It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.

I guess what I'm trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today. Honoring a father on Father's Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking. It's about loving someone more than words can say, and it's wishing that never had to end.

I love you, Dad.

Love,

Jenny

1.How did Jenny probably feel on the night she was sent home by the police?

A. Disappointed.    B. Nervous.    C. Frightened.    D. Guilty.

2.We can learn from the passage that Jenny and her father_________.

A. kept in touch by writing each other    B. are separated due to the generation gap

C. had a hard time understanding each other    D. have been getting along very well

3.Why did Jenny feel strange when she saw her father last week?.

A. She had never realized his being old and weak.

B. She seldom saw him driving that huge car.

C. She didn't expect to meet with him there.

D. She had never seen him driving so slowly before.

4.Jenny wrote his father this letter to _________.

A. tell him about their conflicts    B. say sorry for her being stubborn

C. remind him of the early incident    D. express her gratitude to him

This is not a diet. It’s a simple way to lose weight. You don’t have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.

◆Wake-up When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, lean forward(前俯) until you feel sore(酸痛的) in your back. It will use up 10 calories.

◆Start with soup Order a clear soup, and have it before the main food. In this way, you’ll feel fuller, so you’ll eat less when the main food comes.

◆An apple or more a day Apples are full of fiber(纤维) and water, so your stomach will want less. Studies show that people who eat at least three apples or pears a day may lose weight.

◆Talk it up Every time you use the cell phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn up 50 or more calories.

Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1.The text is to encourage you to ______.

A. go on a diet    B. follow some habits of thin people

C. join a gym    D. give up your favorite foods

2.Which of the following ways is a good choice to become thin?

A. Sit up quickly in the morning.    B. Sit down when using a cell phone.

C. Eat rice instead of apples.    D. Have soup before the main food.

3.How many skills are there in the text for people to lose weight?

A. Two.    B. Three.    C. Five.    D. Four

4.The text is most likely to be read ______.

A. on a map    B. in a dictionary    C. in a story-book    D. in a magazine

Where to stay in Boswell? The following are some choices for you:

First Hotel. 222 Edward Road. Tel. 414-6433. Number of Rooms: 120.

Price: Single: $ 25; Double $ 35;

Special attractions: Air conditioned rooms, French restaurant, Night club, Swimming pool, Shops; Coffee shop and bar, Telephone, Radio and TV in each room, close to the city center.

Fairview Hotel. 129 North Road. Tel. 591-5620. Number of Rooms: 50.

Price:  Single:$ 12; Double: $ 18;

Special Attractions: Close to the airport, Telephone in each room, Bar, Restaurant, Garage, Swimming-pool.

Orchard Hotel. 233 Edward Road. Tel.641-6641. Number of Rooms: 150.

Price:  Single: $ 15; Double: $ 20;

Special Attractions: Facing First Hotel, European restaurant, Coffee shop, Dry-cleaning, Shops, TV, Night-club.

Osaka Hotel. 1264 Venning Road. Tel. 643-8206. Number of Rooms: 180.

Price:  Single: $ 30; Double: $ 50.

Special Attractions: Air-Conditioned rooms, Japanese and Chinese restaurant, Shops, Swimming pool, Large garden.

1.The number of the room in Osaka Hotel is _______:

A. 50    B. 120    C. 180    D. 150

2.If a Japanese traveler likes to eat in French restaurant, _______ is the right place for him to go to.

A. 222 Edward Road    B. 1264 Venning Road

C. 233 Edward Road    D. 129 North Road

3.If you want to book a cheapest single room, which number will you call?

A. 414-6433    B. 591-5620    C. 641-6641    D. 643-8206