Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don’t need to change your character; you just need to improve your personality (人格). In fact, people trust and love the most popular people because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class.

◆If you want others to like and respect (尊重) you, you have to start by liking and accepting yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please others.

◆Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, because by being nice you make others happy.

◆Be active and have a positive view towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.

◆Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.

◆Big words and power cannot bring you respect. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect.

1.If you want to become the most popular person, you should __________.

A. improve your personality                B. trust and please others

C. change your character                   D. make yourself different from others

2.According to the article, __________ can bring you respect.

A. following fashion                       B. using big words

C. being honest and helpful                D. saying hello to others every day

3.The underlined sentence shows that __________.

A. you should be polite when you help others                 B. you should make yourself happy[

C. we can help others only by being happy   D. you should always be nice to others

 

補(bǔ)全對話（5分）
Tom: What are you going to do after leaving school?
Bill: I’m thinking of becoming a plane driver.   1  
Tom: So you like traveling, don’t you?
Bill: Of course I do. I like to visit different places, make different friends and know different things.
Tom:   2  But I would rather live in one place.
Bill: What do you want to be in the future?
Tom:   3 I like to go into business and make money.
Bill:   4  
Tom: You’re right.   5 
Bill: Yes, I agree with you.

A. Business people are very busy, you know. B. I like planes very much. C. That way I will be able to travel. D. But I’m always thinking “busy” is better than “free”. E. That sounds good. F. Maybe I’ll be a businessman. G. But I would rather live in one place.

 

We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe （可能）he can not speak English.
If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football.
So, you see, you can learn English only by using it. You listen to your teacher in class. You must read your lessons every day. You must speak English to your classmates and you must write in English，too. Then one day, you may find your English very good.
(     ) 12. You know a lot about English but maybe you ______.
A. can’t speak it                    B. can write it     
C. can’t study it                   D. can use it
(     ) 13. You must get into the river ______.
A. to learn how to swim            B. to play with water     
C. to go boating                  D. to catch a fish
(     ) 14. Do you want to be a football player? Please ______.
A. put your football away        B. buy a good football    
C. play football                 D. watch others play football
(     ) 15. How can we learn English well?
A.We must have a good English book.
B.We must have a good English teacher.
C.We must see more English films.
D. We must use it often.

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who   36   corn（玉米）all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the   37   and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer   38   his seed（做種子的) corn to his neighbors.

"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the   39   with you each year."

"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The   40   picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow   41   corn, cross-pollination (異花傳粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn. "

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn improves.

As a great man says, "We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give." We can't   42   without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get,   43   by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us    44    from other animals.

So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find   45   in their life.

1.A. grew                           B. bought                                      C. sold                                  D, collected

2. A. cheapest                   B. prettiest                         C. best                                 D. shortest

3. A. lent                   B. showed                           C. offered                            D. recommended

4.A. game                          B. fight                                 C. experiment                    D. competition

5.A. wind                            B. water                              C. farmer                             D. neighbor

6.A. tasty                           B. bad                                   C. tall                                    D. unusual

7. A. cheer                         B. move                               C. work                                D. live

8.A. and                     B. but                                   C. or                                      D. so

9.A. different           B. free                                 C, safe                                  D. far

10.A. hope                         B. success                           C. friendship                       D. happiness

 

 

Waiters  Wanted King Restaurant needs five waiters Work hours: 6:30 a m.—11:30 a m.，2:00 p m.—7:00 p m. Height:≥165 cm Age: 20—25  Tel: 678-5342

Teachers  wanted Are you good with kids? Do you like to play games with kids? Can you sing and dance? Can you draw? Do you want to be a teacher? We need a man teacher and a woman teacher for kids. Age: 20—35 Call Park School at 678-2345

1.678-5342 is a telephone number of a_________.

A．school            B．TV station          C．park             D．restaurant

2.The Park School wants______ teachers for kids.

A．two              B．three             C．four              D．five

3.The waiters in the restaurant work ____ hours every day.

A．8                B．9                C．10               D．11

4.The word “ height ” means(意思是)____ in Chinese.

A．體重             B．身高             C．距離             D．長度

5.If a 30-year-old man can sing and dance, he can be a ___.

A．waiter            B．teacher           C．singer            D．dancer