Write at least 50 words on the topic “My...

The Second World War had begun, and John w1. to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were  o_2. eighteen. So when the army  d3._ checked him, he said that he was eighteen. But John's brother had joined the army a few days before, and the same doctor had checked him too. This doctor remember the older boy's family  n4., so when he saw John's papers, he was surprised. "How old are you?" he said." E5., sir," said John."But your brother was eighteen, too," said the doctor. "Are you twins?" "Oh, no, sir," said John, and his  f6. went red. "My brother is five months older than I am."

Mr. Smith lived in a village before becoming a famous lawyer (律师). At that time, his family was very poor. His parents borrowed much money for him and he had a hard life when studying in university. So he worked hard and tried his best to make more money after being a lawyer.

Now he lives in a beautiful house with his wife and his son, Richard. Mr. Brown loves the boy very much and sends him to the best school in the city. He hopes that his son can become a great scientist in the future. But he doesn’t know Richard doesn’t like study and spends much time playing. Richard is interested in fishing and sometimes he cuts classes, so he often fails in the exam. Miss Green, his class teacher, tells him not to do that, but he doesn’t listen to her. She became angry after the boy was late again one afternoon. “I’ll visit your father tomorrow evening, Richard,” said Miss Green. “I’ll ask him for a good way to teach you.” “You’d better not talk with him, madam,” said the boy. “Or you’ll have to pay!”

1.What was Mr. Smith’s job? 

2.How did he work after being a lawyer?

3. Which one does Richard like better, study or fishing?

4. Why was Miss Green angry?

5.Miss Green would pay for talking with Mr. Smith, wouldn’t she?

Do you still         play with your friends? Do you still want to travel with your family? Do you still miss the summer holiday? Well, the start of a new school year can be     for students, but you need to learn how to enjoy school. The followings are some helpful tips:

Go to school every weekday.

It is important that you go to school every weekday. If you miss (错过) classes, you will find it’s hard to follow the teachers. Of course, _____ you have to miss school if you are ill, but try to be there as few as possible.

Get enough sleep.

There’s nothing worse than being tired at school. Every night you need eight hours’ sleep. If you get up       6 am to go to school, you should be in bed by at least 9 or 10 pm. If you don’t get enough sleep, you’ll feel tired the next day.

Participate in (参与) class.

You will feel bored in class if you just sit at your desk and listen. Want to make it         and make time fly by? Participate! Sure, most students think participating in class is only putting up（举起）your hand to answer a question, but there’s so much more you can do. Although you’re not asked to do so, write down something important. Ask questions if you don’t understand.

School can become much more interesting by doing these things. Why not have a try?

1.A. want to       B. have to        C. think         D. wish

2.A. easy          B. convenient     C. hard          D. well

3.A. always        B. often          C. sometimes    D. never

4.A. in            B. on              C. before       D. with

5.A. sad          B. interesting     C. terrible      D. wonderful

There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a wizard(巫师) to solve the problem by using magic. The old wizard tried a lot of spells（咒语）, but it didn’t work.

A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two small pieces of paper.

"These are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second when they have done it. A smile is also necessary, "the young man said.

The boy was happy and tried to use the spells. When he asked people to do something, he said "Please" before his words and “Thank you”after they had done it. People were very surprised that the boy could be polite. Soon, they became happy to do what the boy asked them to do.

The wizard was surprised, and asked the young man about the spells.

"It's not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that with good manners you could get anything you want. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted."

1.At first, when the boy asked for help,           .

A. everyone helped him          B. some people helped him

C. only a few people helped him   D. nobody helped him

2.The young man give the boy two              .

A. magical spells       B. pieces of paper

C. smiles              D. wishes

3. Who taught the young man to be polite?

A. The wizard

B. The people in the village 

C. His teacher

D. the boy

4.What is the meaning of the underlined word “manners”?

A. 礼仪           B. 魔法          C. 规则        D. 智慧

5.Which of the statements are not true?

A. The boy changed a lot after the young man gave him the paper.

B. Later, People were happy to help the boy.

C. The young man taught the wizard the spells.

D. Good manner is important to our life.

One day, David bought a hot dog in a snack bar after school. Suddenly, he stopped and raised his head high. He kept looking at the sky. A woman passed by. She saw David looking at the sky, and she stopped and also looked at the sky. The sky was blue. There were somany white clouds. David still looked at the sky. The woman also looked at the sky. Many people stopped. They looked at the sky, too. After a while, David lowered(低下) his head. He laughed and asked. “What are you looking for in the sky?” The woman said: “why are you looking at the sky?” “I didn’t look at the sky.” David said. “My nose was bleeding.(流血)”

1.David bought a hot dog on his way to school.

2.The women stopped because she saw David looking at the sky.

3.Not many people looked at the sky.

4.Later, David lowered his head.

5.There isn’t anything special in the sky.