When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.

☆ Look in the mirror and say to yourself,“I am a special person and there's no one in the world like me. I can do anything!" It may not sound so good, but it really works!

☆ Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.

☆ Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.

☆ Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges（挑戰(zhàn)）are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment（成就）when you have finished.

☆ Read and start a diary, Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write you’re your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings.

☆ Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your Mum or Dad or  maybe even your cousin.

1.This passage may be taken from_______.

A．a science book     B．a story book        C．a magazine         D．school rules

2.According to the passage, when you are helping others, you will________.

A．feel nice                              B．be sure

C．be special                             D．be remembered

3.According to the passage, which can't you do when you are feeling unhappy?

A．Try to be kind to others.                  B．Learn something new and challenge yourself.

C．Stay out alone.                         D．Try to write down anything you want.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Do Your Best                           B．Six Ways to Feel Good about Yourself

C．It's Never Too Late to Learn                D．Always Smile to Your Life

Do you want to know anything about ma staying in America? Well, Let me tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.

In China, I had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade. However didn’t know textbook English was very different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.

When I first studied English, I was told to say，“I am fine” when people say “How are you?”But in the US, I found that people say,” I am good” or “I am tired.”

One day, someone greeted me with” What’s up?”It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.

Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and the US cultures.

To my surprise, the US girls spend a lot of time in burning sun getting a tan （曬黑）. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler（白的）.

I am also surprised by how hardworking the US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard all the time. But here, an “excellent” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music .The kids here are so talented ，I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.

1. How often did the writer have an English class in Grade Five?

A. Four times a week.

B. Five times a week.

C. Six times a week.

2.To the winter, textbook English is           everyday English.

A. quite different from B. the same as   C. easier than

3.A good US student spends his/her time          .

A. only in doing homework 

B. only on sports or music

C. on studies, sports or music and public work

4.Which of following is NOT true?             

A. The writer is now in the US

B. American girls love to have while skin

C. The US students are talented and hard working.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?           

A. My own Travel in the US.

B. My Study in the US.

C. My friends in the US.

Have you heard of Chen Binqiang in Zhejiang Province? Over the past six years, he has taken care of his mother who got Alzheimer’s disease.

Chen’s mother, 64-year-old Chen Yueguang, has been ill since 2007. The illness became very serious quickly and she has lost the ability to speak and can not look after herself. None of Chen’s other family members, however, could take care of their sick mother. Chen’s father died in a traffic accident when he was eight, his two sisters married far away and his wife has a 92-year-old grandmother to look after. 

Chen taught Chinese in Central School of Lengshui town, which is about 30 kilometers away from his home in Pan’an. So he spent five days at school and only went home on weekends. When he said he would take his mother to work, even his wife was doubtful and worried. She really doesn’t think it is a good idea for him to take care of his mother in school. She worries what if he lost his job because of this.

But Chen has made the decision. Soon he was putting a safety hat onto his mother’s head and helping her sit on his electric bike’s back seat. He thinks that his mother used to take him around and now he should take her.

These days, things got a little easier for him. With the help of Pan’an government, Chen got a new job in Pan’an Middle School in October 2012. The new school is only five minutes’ ride from his home, which means he can take care of his mother more conveniently.

Chen feels happiest when his mother is looking at him. She must have forgotten who he is, and she even can’t call his name. But she surely knows that Chen is kind to her. He feels that is enough.

On February 19^th, 2013, Chen got the prize for Touching China, held by China Central Television to honor those whose performances have moved the people.

1. What does Chen Binqiang do? He is ___________,

A．a farmer          B．a driver           C．a postman         D．a teacher

2.The word “doubtful” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A．疑惑             B．明白             C．預料             D．支持

3. How did Chen take her mother to his school?

A．In his car.                             B．In a taxi.

C．By electric bike.                        D．On foot.

4. The passage mainly tells us _______.

A．people will live a very hard life if our parents become seriously ill

B．it should be allowed to take care of our mothers at work places

C．a man who shows loving care for his mother and his great spirit

D．Touching China honors people whose performances move us

Do you want to know anything about ma staying in America? Well, Let me tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade. However didn’t know textbook English was very different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say，“I am fine” when people say “How are you?”But in the US, I found that people say,” I am good” or “I am tired.”
One day, someone greeted me with” What’s up?”It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and the US cultures.
To my surprise, the US girls spend a lot of time in burning sun getting a tan （曬黑）. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler（白的）.
I am also surprised by how hardworking the US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard all the time. But here, an “excellent” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music .The kids here are so talented ，I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
【小題1】How often did the writer have an English class in Grade Five?
A. Four times a week.
B. Five times a week.
C. Six times a week.
【小題2】To the winter, textbook English is          everyday English.
A. quite different from B. the same as   C. easier than
【小題3】A good US student spends his/her time         .
A. only in doing homework 
B. only on sports or music
C. on studies, sports or music and public work
【小題4】Which of following is NOT true?             
A. The writer is now in the US
B. American girls love to have while skin
C. The US students are talented and hard working.
【小題5】Which is the best title for the passage?           
A. My own Travel in the US.
B. My Study in the US.
C. My friends in the US.