Tuesday, 1st September

I had mixed feelings today, nervous, worried, happy, excited… My heart went down when Miss Chan, our head teacher, said that Matthew and Beth, two students from England, would spend three months with us! I was worried that I had to speak English so much! But at the end of the school day, I was happier than I thought: the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.

Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had! Matthew is fantastic! His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought. The other English student, Beth, is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met. There were lots of things to do on the first day. Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices. Of course, some of the credit (功劳) should also go to ME because I translated some of the notices for her. Miss Chan praised us!

We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected, then Beth and I talked for a while, Matthew sang several English songs and did some stand-up comedy (单人喜剧表演) at the party. We all praised him. When the bell rang to end the first school day, none of us wanted to leave.

When I went back home, I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year.

It was really a happy day! I hope our friendship can continue, even after they gone back to England!

1.The writer felt ______ when he heard the news from Miss Chan.

A. tired    B. angry

C. fantasticD. worried

2. Beth helped Miss Chan with the ______.

A. comedyB. speeches

C. noticesD. translation

3. Matthew ______ at the party.

A. had a talkB. rang the bell

C. sang several songsD. made a preparation

4. Matthew and Beth ______ on the first day.

A. spoke much ChineseB. got lots of praise

C. had a little headacheD. forgot to leave the school

5. From the passage, we know that the writer ______.

A. caught a bad cold that day

B. went back home with Beth

C. expects to travel to England

D. likes the two English students

Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who are in trouble?

One day, two ______  were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very ______. They went up to her and said, “Are you going to town? If you are, we will help carry your basket.”

“Thank you,” ______ the woman, “you are very kind. You see I’m weak and ill.” Then she told them that she was now going to market to ______ the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden.

“We are all going to the ______.” said the boys. “Let us have the basket.” And they took hold of it, one each side. They walked ______  with the heavy basket, but happily.

The other day, I saw a little girl stop and ______a piece of orange peel (皮), which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶), “I wish ______ would throw that on the sidewalk,” said she. “Someone may step on it and fall.”

Perhaps some may say that these are not ______  things. That is right. But such a little thing shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a feeling heart. We must not wait for the ______ to do great things. We must begin with little things of love.

1.A. boys    B. girls          C. menD. women

2. A. bored  B. tired              C. pleasedD. surprised

3. A. asked  B. told  C. repliedD. spoke

4. A. bring  B. buy  C. takeD. sell

5. A. town  B. market  C. gardenD. school

6.A. weakly  B. quickly  C. slowlyD. quietly

7. A. take outB. cut off  C. put down    D. pick up

8. A. nobody  B. everybody         C. somebodyD. anybody

9. A. little  B. good  C. greatD. bad

10. A. pay  B. time   C. adviceD. love

I have some tickets for the basketball match. I wonder ______.

A. where you buy the ticketsB. why you like to go there

C. if you’d like to come alongD. when you watch the match

I saw Ken in the meeting room, he ______ Joe for the school magazine.

A. interviewsB. interviewed

C. has interviewedD. was interviewing

The pet dog is warm and loving, It ______ as a daughter of my family.

A. treatsB. treated

C. is treatedD. was treated

Monica, you ______ the exam! Congratulation!

A. passB. have passed

C. will passD. are passing

Water is the cheapest drink. And it is also ______.

A. healthierB. healthiest

C. the healthierD. the healthiest

The teacher is already standing here. Do you know when she ______?

A. comesB. came

C. is comingD. was coming

I’m busy now. I ______ to you after school this afternoon.

A. talkB. talked

C. will talkD. have talked

Eric arrived on time, ______ it was the rush hour.

A. althoughB. because

C. whileD. unless