课余时光是我们忙碌学习生活的凋节剂。你是如支配自己闲暇时间的呢？看电视、体育运动、听音乐、阅读书报、郊游、帮父母做家务，还是……
请你以“My Free Time”为题。描述一下自己的课余生活及感想。注意：1．文章要条理清晰，书写规范工整，标点符号正确。词数80个左右。
2．不得写出自己和学校的真实名称。3．开头已写好。请你接着往下写。
My Free Time
I have a lot of things to do in my free time.
1.正如俗语所讲：“衣如其人。”As the saying _____,“You are ______ you wear.”
2.我们会努力使所有客人满意.We will try to ______ all the ______.
3.一旦他们发现处于困境中的人，就选定适当的方式来帮助他们。
____ they find people in need, they decide on ____ ways to help them.
4.人类已逐渐的意识到保护环境的重要性。Humans have ___ to realize the importance of _______ animals.
5.我觉得这儿的路不如我们家乡的干净。I thought the roads here were not as ___ as ___ in our hometown.
Failure(失败) is what often happens. It is everywhere in our life. Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and players may fail in competitions. (A) Although failure happens to everyone, but different people’s attitudes(态度) towards failure are different.
Some people don’t think that their failure is an important thing at all. So they pay no attention to it. As a result, they will have the (B)_____ failure later. Some people think they themselves are fools and lose their hearts in everything after they get a failure. Then they(C)____their time and energy on useless things. At last, they may really be fools as they have thought.（D）Other people are quite different from these two kinds of people mentioned above. Instead of being hopeless and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced. （E） they, after, will ,hard, in, work, be , the, successful , end. So we should draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced.
1.任务一: (A)处句中有一处错误，请找出并改正。（可用文字叙述）
2.任务二:在( B )、(C )处的横线上分别填上一个单词（B） （C）
3.任务三: 将(D)处句子译成汉语：
4.任务四: 将(E)处的单词连成句子：
5.任务五:请从下面的选项中给短文选个标题，将答案标号填在此横线上：
A. Draw a lesson from every failure
B. The attitudes towards failure
C. Failure is everywhere in our life
D. Failure is very important
Sally was a student . It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.
A week before her mother’s birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black one, since her mother had lost hers the month before.
She thought, “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the school with her until her classes had finished.
On her way back home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car(餐车) for another sandwich and a cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment(车厢), but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.
Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it, they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.
The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”
1. Which of the following has the same meaning with the sentence “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color”?
A. You can carry it when you are wearing any clothes.
B. Any color of your clothes will be all right.
C. The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colors.
D. You can take any clothes that you like to wear.
2. From the passage, we can infer(推断) that ________________________ ?
A. her mother would write to her if she didn’t receive the presents
B. the three umbrellas were sent by the girl
C. only four people had ever been to the compartment
D. nobody brought the umbrella back
3.. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. You should take care of your things when you are traveling.
B. Show your love to others, and they will bring you love.
C. Children should often come back to see their parents.
D. It’s no use crying when you are in trouble.
Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have troubles in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.
First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen something beyond your level. Better choose a suitable course and start the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first one.
Secondly, stick to one course of study. Don’t change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more “fashionable.”
Thirdly, listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time. Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first. That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio.
Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in some special English programs, such as V.O.A. or other listening materials of the same level as that of your textbook.
1.“ Beyond your level”means something___________________________
A. easy for you
B. too difficult for you
C. not too easy and not difficult for you
D. just all right for you
2.The author advised that once you have taken up a course, you_______________.
A. should stick to it
B. should begin with the last book
C. should take up other courses if they are more fashionable
D. shouldn’t do anything else
3.In this passage, VOA stands for_________________.
A. a book B. a magazine
C. a textbook D. a radio program
What to do if you don't feel popular?
● Try to take part in activities. Call your friends. Plan to do something. The worst feeling is staying home alone, because it makes you feel even more lonely.
● Try to make new friends. Choose friends carefully, not just because you think they're popular. And remember, making good friends takes time. Choosing a popular person to be friends with is okay, if they are nice.
● Be yourself (保持独立). If you want to become friends with someone who's popular, don't make yourself into someone you are not just to impress that person.
● Be nice. Be friendly. Be outgoing (开朗的). But don't overdo it! Talk to trusted friends if you are feeling really bad. Or you might want to write it down in a journal (期刊) or diary.
● Do something special for yourself. You could take pictures of your friends, or collect their school pictures, and take a collage (拼贴画) to hang on your wall. This will remind (提醒) you, when you are feeling unpopular, that you really do have friends.
● Think up your own ideas. These suggestions might not work for everyone.
What to do if you have a problem with your teacher?
● Talk to your parents, or another adult who will listen to you and perhaps can help. Talk to your friends. Maybe they have had problems with the same teacher, too.
● Don't give the teacher a reason to have problems with you. Do your work, complete your task, attend the class seriously and take notes. Maybe you just need to give the teacher a chance (机会).
● Try to find out what the problem is.
● Talk to the teacher if you feel comfortable doing this. Don't be nasty (闹别扭的), but express your concerns (关心). Listen to the teacher, as well.
● Just accept the fact that you're not going to love all your teachers.
1.What do we mean by saying "not feeling popular"?
A. Not liked by our classmates or workmates.
B. Not doing what we want.
C. Not showing any interest in anything.
D. Not so happy.
2. What does the underlined word "overdo" mean'?
A. Do something too much or in an extreme way.
B. Try your best to do something.
C. Do something carefully
D. Work too hard.
3. The writer_____
A. believes that your friend will help you out if you take their pictures.
B. suggests that you discuss the reason of problem with your teacher when you feel uncomfortable.
C. wants you to know that students usually hates teachers.
D. is not too sure if his advice will certainly work on you.
4. What's the best title of this passage?
A. Why We Have Problems at School.
B. Always Be Yourself.
C. How to Handle(控制) Problems at School.
D. Don't Be Afraid of Problems With Others.
