A SCHOOL REPORT
Name： Edward Scott School： Revin Grove State High School Grade： 8 Term ending： 6 May
Subjects：
Maths
He is not as good as last term, but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
Science
He can finish many difficult exercises. Well done!
English
He is the best in the class. Keep it up.
History
He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.
P.E.
He is a member of the school basketball game. And he runs the fastest in the class. Cool boy!
Music
He doesn’t like pop songs, though sings very well.
Remarks*： Edward can do a lot better. More work is needed next term.
Class teacher： Ivy
Head teacher： M. L. Martin
School reopens： 11 September
1.After reading this, we know this is_____.
A. a studying plan of Edward Scott
B. a teaching plan of Ivy
C. a school report of Edward Scott
D. a working plan of M. L. Martin
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage ______?
A. PE. B. Music C. Art D. History
3.Edward’s best subject is______.
A. Music B. English
C. Maths D. History
4.Edward is NOT so good at_____.
A. science and PE B. maths and history
C. history and English D. music and English
5.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Next term will start in November.
B. M. L. Martin wrote the report.
C. Edward can do better if he works harder next term.
D. The term ends at the end of May.
Jim is a successful businessman. One day he told the experience of __ childhood. When he was twelve, his parents ___ . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness* __ _ him. His only friend was a dog named Tiger.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her ___ dropped from her arms. When she stopped to pick it up, She dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice boy!” She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the ___ kind words for him. He watched her __ she went far away, and he took his dog to a river nearby. “Thank you dear, you are a nice little boy.” He said the words again and again. Then in a low ___ _ he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tiger raised its ear as if it understood. “Uh! Even a dog likes it!” he said, “Well, Tiger, I won’t say unkind words to you from now on.” Tiger waved* its tail* ___ .
The boy thought and thought. Finally, he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face ___ . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was so pleased. From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Boys and girls, this is the place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed* of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness, How wonderful it is!”
If you ___ _ kindness to others, you will be a great man..
1.A. he B. his C. him D. himself
2.A. die B. died C. dead D. dying
3.A. at B. to C. with D. about
4.A. bags B. money C. boxes D. coats
5.A. first B. second C. third D. last
6.A. before B. while C. until D. when
7.A. sound B. noise C. voice D. noisy
8.A. sadly B. happily C. angrily D. differently
9.A. careful B. Carefully C. careless D. carelessly
10.A. buy B. sell C. show D. Receive
—What about going to the zoo by bus?
— . It’s good for the air.
A Little B. It doesn’t matter
C. That’s bad D. Good idea
— What’s the matter with Betty? She likes the book, but she will not buy it.
— Betty saves her money _____ buy her mother a present on Mother’s Day.
A. because B. when
C. so that D. in order to
The air in Beijing is ________ better than usual during the APEC.
A. many B. much C. more D. Most
— How much does your new i-phone 6 ________?
— More than 500 dollars.
A. take B. pay C. spend D. cost
