你的好朋友约翰是一名九年级的学生，目前他遇到了不少麻烦。请根据提示内容，用英语写一篇介绍好朋友约翰的短文。
Personality | 有条理，注意细节，富有爱心 |
Hobby | 痴迷于画画，擅长用色彩来表达自己的想法；最喜欢黄色，因为…… |
Problems
| 1. 父母对自己很严格, 太在乎考试分数 2. 经常熬夜做作业，疑惑是否值得花费如此多的时间 |
Your advice
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注意：1. 短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 要点须用展开合理想象，作适当发挥；
3. 词数在100个左右，短文首尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数；
John, a Grade 9 student, is my best friend. He is
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I really hope my advice can be valuable to him.
Perhaps you've already watched or heard about Readers, a TV show that has recently become popular. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage as well as tell the touching stories behind them. They can read everything, like poems, novels, and letters．
Many people are fans of the show and begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now the show gives people a special place to read across China. Reading pavilions（亭子）are now in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi'an.
The pavilion is quite small. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone in it, which records people's voices. Everyone can read anything they like for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.
People of all ages have come and read in the pavilion, according to People's Daily. "Reading should be just like singing and talking, "said Dong Qing, the host of the show. "We can actually express our deep feelings through reading aloud. "
"Both the TV show and the pavilion are promoting（推动）reading among the public, "reported by China Youth Daily. In fact, this is also what our country is trying to do now. During the two sessions this year, deputy（代表）Lu Yaping suggested that a national reading day should be set up, which received support from many other deputies.
1.What do different people do on the stage of the show?
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2.What is in a reading pavilion?
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3.What are the reading pavilions made for?
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4.Who is the host of the show?
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5.What can you learn from the passage?
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We are already familiar with the 12 animal signs of the Chinese horoscope(占星术). Some people think they can describe your characteristics and foretell future events in your life. A person’s animal sign d1. on his birth year. Each animal has a d2. type of character.
It is well k3. that people in the West have 12 star signs. The astrology(占星学) is the study of the r 4. between the movements of the stars or planets and how they a5. people and events. The horoscope is a description of your character and the things that will h6.to you, based on the position of the stars or planets at the time of your birth.
In the West, the horoscope is a kind of culture, like an art. Many people loved it and studied it. It is several thousand years old and based on long study. It is used to foretell feelings and future e7.. People can often see it in newspapers, m8.and websites. But it is not t9.. It is just a tool and some people may not believe it.
The horoscope is so popular in China. People in China like to learn about it just for f10..
请根据要求改写下列句子,每空一词。
1.l’d rather do my homework by myself than copy others’ when I was a student.(保持句意基本不变)
I ________ ________ my homework by myself to copying others’ when I was a student.
2.I don’t know whether I should visit him or not. (保持句意基本不变)
I don’t know whether________ ________him or not.
3.Your advice is valuable to me. (保持句意基本不变)
Your advice is ________ ________ to me.
4.Wearing red can help us take action more easily. (保持句意基本不变)
Wearing red can ________ it________ to take action.
5.This tie made me remember you and your kindness. (保持句意基本不变)
This tie ________ me________ you and your kindness.
I think that a great friend is a great artist who can change my feeling about life greatly. When I talk about the person who influenced me most. I must think of my best friend quickly.
When I was in my university, one of my classmates sat beside me. His name is Wang Tao. He is my unforgettable friend in my life. He is good at study and handsome. Everyone knows that he is a genius(天才) of my university.
He is kind hearted and is always ready to help others. But he doesn’t like others to praise him, because he think what he did is common. There is an old saying: A friend in need is a friend indeed. Wang Tao sets a good example in many parts in my life.
I remembered that my mathematics was mediocre at that time, but he was excellent in solving mathematics questions. He often received high scores. Of course, I wished I could reach his level. Since we talked all day long, he was patient and polite to answer my mathematics questions. Slowly, I made great progress in mathematics. I passed the examination finally. Then we became friends naturally. And now, I still remember his strong will to study.
We know that we live in a society, so we need a lot of friends. There are two kinds of friends, good and bad, bad friend may make our life failed, while good ones make our life successful. To me, Wang Tao is a very good friend. I learned so many advantages from him, and I changed more and more excellently.
We separated three months ago. Now I miss him very much, and I hoped that our friendship will continue to be just as strong after we graduate（毕业）.
1.The writer believes that an excellent friend _______.
A.is a man who works on art
B.can change his life slowly
C.can influence his idea about life
D.must think of him quickly
2.Which of the following about Wang Tao is NOT true according to the passage?
A.He has a strong will. B.He is warm hearted.
C.He is good at maths. D.He likes art very much.
3.The underlined word “mediocre” most probably means “_______”.
A.not bad B.not very good
C.the best D.very good
4.In the fifth paragraph, the writer mainly suggests that we should ______.
A.make good friends and learn from them
B.have two kinds of friends, good and bad
C.make our best friends successful
D.make less bad friends
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.My university life
B.An unforgettable friend
C.How to make friends
D.How to learn maths well
I have tried to write a ghost story that won’t make you unhappy with yourselves, with each other, with seasons, or with me. I hope it haunts your houses pleasantly.
Charles Dickens
One Christmas Eve, old Scrooge and Bob were working busily in his office. It was a cold, foggy day. The fog was so thick that the houses opposite were like ghosts. It was only three o’clock in the afternoon, but it was already quite dark.
“Merry Christmas, Uncle! God bless you!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge's nephew.
“Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug(骗人的话)! ”
“Christmas is a humbug! Surely you don’t mean that, uncle.” said his nephew.
“I do.” said Scrooge “Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be merry? You are poor.”
“OK, then,” replied the nephew cheerfully. “What reason have you got to be sad? You are rich. Don't be angry, Uncle!” said his nephew.
“What else can I be?” answered the uncle. "I live in a world of fools! Merry Christmas! What's Christmas time to you? It's a time for paying bills without money. It's time for finding yourself a year older, but not richer. Everyone who goes around saying “Merry Christmas” should have his tongue cut out. Yes, he should!"
“Uncle! Please don't say that!” said the nephew. “I've always thought of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, and a charitable happy time. And so, Uncle Christmas has never put any gold or silver in my pocket, but I think it has done me good. And it will do me good. And I say, God bless it!”
Bob, standing in the corner of the room, applauded( 鼓掌). He realized his mistake every soon, and went quickly back to his work, but Scrooge had heard him.
“One more sound from you. Bob Cratchit," said Scrooge,” and you'll cerebrate Christmas by losing your job!”
“Don't be angry with him, Uncle. Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.”
“No.” said Scrooge.
“I'm sorry you don't want to cerebrate Christmas. But I do. So a Merry Christmas, Uncle!”
“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge.
“And happy New Year!” said his nephew.
“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge again.
His nephew left the room. He sopped to wish Bob a Merry Christmas. And Bob replied, “A Merry Christmas to you, too.”
1.In which season did the story take place?
A.Spring. B.Summer C.Autumn D.Winter
2.What did Scrooge think of Christmas wish?
A.It was simple. B.It was important.
C.It was foolish. D.It was necessary,
3.What did Scrooge’s nephew mean by saying "Christmas time is a charitable time?
A.Christmas was a time to be generous and kind.
B.Christmas was a time to do some challenging work.
C.His uncle should give some money to his family.
D.His uncle should give away his money to the poor.
4.Which of the following is TRUE about Scrooge and Bob?
A.Scrooge was Bob’s uncle B.Bob worked for Scrooge
C.Scrooge celebrated Christmas with Bob D.Bob was Scrooge’s visitor
5.What can we infer(推断 )from the story?
A.Scrooge was working busily in his office before Christmas
B.No rich people wanted to waste their time to celebrate Christmas
C.Bob believed in Christmas wish as well as Scrooge' nephew
D.Scrooge refused his nephew’s invitation to dinner on Christmas day
