Everybody can suffer from stress. No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard. You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult，even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions. Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home or problems with brothers and sisters. Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university. The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers. There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them. Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound simple, but it is true. A problem shared is a problem halved.
1.Why is being a teenager often difficult?
A. Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems.
B. Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children's problems.
C. Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework.
D. Because adults often make them feel stressed.
2.Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______.
A. by asking them to go to university.
B. by helping them with their homework.
C. as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters
D. as families never support their children enough.
3.We can deal with the stress in our life ______.
A. by not trying to find a job. B. by forgetting about our problems.
C. by getting a place at university. D. by sharing our problems with our friends.
In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream World Cups ”in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.
Are you a football fan? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.
1.The next World Cup will be held in_______.
A. 2006 B. 2007 C. 2005 D. 2004
2.From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except_________.
A. people playing football B. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny sky D. flowers
3.In “Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries ______
A. to show their love for their owe country B. to tell the people their stories
C. to show their good wishes for the football teams D. to show their new ideas about football
4.Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because______.
A. they are interested in football B. they are football fans
C. they think their favourite players are great D. all of A, B and C
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.How long have the speaker and Josh been friends?
A. Over a year. B. About a month. C. About half a year.
2.What did Josh want to do that day?
A. Watch a movie. B. Go back to school. C. Watch his sister’s performance.
3.How did the speaker feel when his mother saw him?
A. Excited. B. Sad. C. Nervous.
4.What did the speaker learn in the end?
A. Josh was not a good friend. B. Friends needs time of their own.
C. Josh no longer wanted to be his friend.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Husbands and wife. B. Friends. C. Customers and salesgirl.
2.Where are probably the speakers?
A. In the shopping mall. B. On the street. C. In the tailor’s.
3.Why doesn’t the man like the shirt?
A. He doesn’t think the color is good. B. He thinks the size is small. C. He doesn’t like its style.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What happened to school in England in the 1970s?
A. Many schools became single sexed.
B. Many schools made strict rules.
C. Many schools became mixed.
2.Why do boy’s parents prefer to send their sons to mixed schools?
A. They think girls will have a positive effect on boys.
B. They think boys can learn to get along well with girls in future.
C. They think the boys learn to be more confident and less worried about their appearance.
3.In which part do girls perform better than boys?
A. In tests. B. Behavior in classroom. C. In after-school activities.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where is the man go to university?
A. In America. B. In Britain. C. In Canada.
2.What did the man major in?
A. Administration( 管理). B. Language. C. International relations.
3.What do you think of the man’s G.P.A.(平均分)？
A. Low. B. So-so. C. High.
