Teen’s Life at School |
Mary， 12， America ‘I like many kinds of fruits. And my favorite is banana. It’s yellow and looks like a bright new moon. It not only looks good，but also tastes good. It’s sweet and delicious. So I eat it every day. |
Mike， 14， England I like reading detective(侦探) stories. My favorite cartoon is Detective Conan. The main character ，Conan， is my favorite star.He is a smart and brave boy. I want to be a great detective like him. |
Zhang Fang ，13， Beijing I am now a grade 8 student. I began reading Teens in Grade 4. Now I am happy to be a Teens reporter. It is fun! And it can help you with your studies. Of course， it feels good to have your story in the newspaper. |
1. Who is a big detective fan?
A. Mike B. Mary C. May D. Zhang Fang
2.Where is Mary from?
A. America B. England C. Beijing D. China
3.What is Zhang Fang happy to be ?
A. a good reader B. A Teen reporter
C. A detective D. A Conan fan
Today， many people send cards， presents and flowers on Mother’s Day to show their love， but few people know how Mother’s Day started. The earliest festival for _ _ was from Greece. Christians (基督教徒) celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday. In England， people celebrated the holiday to _ _ all the mothers and called it “Mothering Sunday”.
In America， Mother’s Day started nearly 150 _ _ ago. Anna Jarvis， a housewife， organized a day to raise people’s awareness(意识) of the poor. She believed that mothers would _ __ her. She called it “Mother’s Work Day”. In 1905 whe_ _nna__ __ ， her daughter， also named Anna， began an activity in memory of the work of her mother. She __ __ what her mother said， “There are many days for __ __， but none for mothers”. She wrote letters to lots of famous people asking for a day for mothers. After three years， Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flowers， white carnations (康乃馨) at a church. In 1913， the government (政府)decided that officials(官员) would wear__ __ carnations on Mother’s Day. The next year， Mother’s Day_ __an American national holiday and it was on the second Sunday in May.
Soon ， more and more countries began to _ __ Mother’s Day. It became a popular holiday all over the world.
1.A. sisters B. mothers C. fathers D. Teachers
2.A. thank B. allow C. discover D. treat
3.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
4.A. change B. suppose C. support D. advise
5.A. died B. woke C.ran D. started
6.A. cheered B. reminded C. forgot D. remembered
7.A. flowers B. men C. stars D. animals
8.A. white B. red C. yellow D.pink
9.A. became B. named C. planned D. imagined
10.A. invite B. express C. celebrate D. develop
She didn’t tell us ________the day before.
A. how did she come here
B. how she came here
C. how will she come here
D. how she will come here
----- _______do you play computer games? ------ Once a week.
A. How often B. How far
C. How long D. How many
Mum， Love Me Once Again is a very moving film. I___ it twice already.
A. see B. am seeing
C. will see D. have seen
--What do you often do after class?
-- I often play basketball ___________ my friends.
A. with B. for C. from D. to
