Are you the only child in the family? If so, you are the most important in your family. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they're not as close to their parents as before. They even don't think their parents are fair to them.
Some students complain that their parents often say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Some say their parents don't allow them to play computer games when other classmates are doing that. Others say when they're making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they're speaking to a boy or a girl. These make them very unhappy. Some students even decide to leave home because they're afraid to tell their parents when they have done something wrong, especially when they do badly in exams. Then they usually think running away is the only choice But they don't know running away may bring them some more problems.
Problems are parts of life. Here are some suggestions for you to solve your problems.
1. Find a good chance to talk with your parents. Don't be afraid to tell them your feelings.
2. Get help from others like good friends or teachers.
3. Keep a diary to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.
4. Show your parents you're growing up. Then they'll feel you're no longer a small child.
If you follow the advice, you'll have a happy life and never think of running away. When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, thinking of finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it is the closest people to an only child.
1.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Parents don't love their children now
B. Middle school students don't have any problems
C. Some students don't think their parents are fair to them
2.Why does the author advice us to keep a diary?
A. Because it's our homework
B. Because it can help us understand ourselves better.
C. Because it can help us practice writing
3. This article is about some middle school students'______ .
A. friends B. hobbies C. problems
Gift giving is different from culture to culture and person to person.
When giving gifts, sometimes color is important. For example, for many Chinese people around the world, red is a lucky color, and people often like to pack gifts in this color. However, did you know that in Korea, red is a color of death? That is why you should not pack gifts in this color if you are giving a gift to a Korean person.
What about western countries? In western countries ,the color of packing paper is not really important. But color does matter when giving flowers, especially roses. You should not give red roses to a western person you don’t know very well because they are a symbol of love. You could give yellow roses instead as these are a symbol of friendship. You could also send pink roses as gifts to say thank you.
What other things should you remember when giving gifts to someone from a different culture? Well, one thing you should keep in mind is the person’s religion. When choosing a gift for a Muslim or Jewish friend, you should never get good food including pork or things made from pigskin. Another thing that you shouldn’t get for a Muslim person is alcohol.
1.Red is a lucky color all over the world .
2.Yellow roses are a symbol of love.
3. When you give gifts to a foreigner, you should remember his religion.
4.Three kinds of color are mentioned in this passage.
5. We can give a Muslim friend a bottle of alcohol as a gift.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Almost everyone has some kinds of ______ : it may be something from collecting stamps to _____ model planes. Some hobbies are very ______ , but others don't cost anything at all. Some collections are worth ______of money, others are valuable only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(罕见) fifty-cent piece which ______ him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder______ they are worth any money. However, ______ my brother they are quite valuable. ______else makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.
That's what a hobby means, I think. It is something we ______to do in our free time just for the _____of it. The value in dollars is not important, but pleasure it gives us.
1.A. hobbies B. things C. jobs D. ways
2.A. make B. making C. makes D. made
3.A. interestingB. exciting C. cheap D. expensive
4.A. a little B. a few C. a lot D. a number
5.A. paid B. cost C. took D. spend
6.A. that B. if C. what D. why
7.A. to B. on C. with D. in
8.A. EverythingB. Anything C. Nothing D. Something
9.A. have B. need C. refuse D. like
10.A. money B. work C. fun D. time
You should drink ______ hot water if you have a fever.
A. a lot B. many C. lot of D. plenty of
_____ Tom _______Mary speaks Chinese well, so they can communicate with these Chinese students very well.
A. Neither， nor
B. Both ，and
C. Not only， but also
D. Either ，or
I hate people ______ don't help others when they are in trouble.
A. who B. which C. whose D. where
