某英文报正在举行以“如何看待手机支付”为题的征文活动。请写一篇短文进行投稿，要点如下：
1.简单快捷；
2.网购和商店购物都能使用；
3.个人信息不太安全；
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注意：
①请不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥；
②文中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名；
③词数80~100，短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
It has been more and more popular to pay with mobile phones. Different people have different opinions about it. I’d like to share my ideas here._____________________________________
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All in all, I hope mobile phone payment can be used more properly.
Once upon a time, there lived a teacher in a small town. He often taught his students in special ways. Once he sent four of his students to go to a small farm to see apple trees in different seasons. The first student went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer and the last in autumn.
After the four students came back, the teacher called them together. They pictured their feelings to the teacher. The first student said there were no leaves on the trees. It made him very disappointed. The second student said his eyes were full of light green. It made him feel hopeful. The third one disagreed, “What are you talking about? How pretty the trees were! The sweet smell of the beautiful flowers spread here and there.” The last one shook his head. He only saw a lot of apples on the beautiful trees.
The teacher smiled and told his students none of them were wrong. They each just saw one season. He continued, “The trees are not the same in different seasons. You can’t judge a tree but only one season. Don’t let the regret of one season destroy the beauty of the rest.”
Everything has different sides in our life. Don't hurry to make a conclusion（结论） before seeing the whole of it.
1.What were the four students sent to do? （不超过10个词）
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2.How did the second student feel when he saw the apple trees? （不超过5个词）
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3.What does the passage mainly tell us? （不超过10个词）
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We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her a lot. I was her favourite granddaughter and she was my favourite grandma.
Two years later, my mother and father separated and soon divorced. I felt as if my world was falling apart. I lived with my mother for a time, next door to my grandma and grandpa in a house while my father was away during World War Ⅱ.
Grandma never had much in the way of money or material things. But it was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm, like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl,letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals.
Though she didn’t have much, she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember she saved her coins in a glass jar. I thought my grandma could have used these coins herself, but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her.
I don’t remember how much we collected on our visits, nor was the amount important. It was the idea that she remembered us, and cared about us when we were away from her.
1.What happened to the writer when she was eight years old?
A.She lived with her grandparents. B.She moved away from her parents.
C.She moved away from her grandma. D.She lived with her aunt.
2.What does the underlined word “divorced” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?
A.和好 B.打架 C.离婚 D.生气
3.For whom did the writer’s grandma save her coins?
A.For her son. B.For the poor. C.For her grandchildren. D.For herself.
4.The writer’s grandma let him/her do the following EXCEPT________.
A.taste sugar B.share some drink
C.have pocket money D.save some coins
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The writer disliked her childhood.
B.The writer missed her grandma so much.
C.The writer complained about her parents.
D.The writer wanted to have her grandma’s money.
A few days ago, my pet dog died. But before you feel too sorry for me or my dog, you should know that Matty-we named her after the famous baseball player Christy “Matty”. Mathewson-was about 17 years old. She lived a long, happy life before she got so sick that we had to put her to sleep.
I have to say that when we first saw Matty, I did not want a pet. But Matty turned out（结果是） to be a wonderful dog. Matty was a big part of our family life for years.
That’s a good lesson. Sometimes things don’t turn out the way you thought they would. They turn out better. See if this sounds familiar to you. You join a sports team. After some practice or games, you find you don’t like the team as much as you thought you would. Maybe you don’t like the coach or the other kids. Or perhaps you find out you’re not going to be the next LeBron James or Mia Hamm. You want to give up, but your mum and dad say you have to at least finish the season. You don’t want to, but you stay with the team. And, surprise: Things get better. You make a friend or make a few good plays. Maybe the coach tells you you’re going to be a good player.
Most kids and adults （成年人） are pretty sure they know exactly what they want. For example, I was positive years ago that I didn’t want a dog. But life is full of surprises. We change with time. That’s why it’s important for us to try new foods, new hobbies and new sports.
1.Mia Hamm is probably a（n）________.
A.movie star B.sports star C.animal doctor D.school teacher
2.The underlined word “positive” in the last paragraph means “________” in Chinese.
A.sorry B.lucky C.disappointed D.certain
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Matty was an important part of the writer’s family.
B.The writer didn’t want Matty when he first saw her.
C.The writer learned a lesson from his pet dog.
D.Most kids know exactly what they are good at.
4.By telling the story of his dog, the writer wants us to________.
A.have a pet B.try new things C.join a sports team D.care our pet
Here are three students talking about the future in 2040.
A holiday trip to the moon will not be a dream. We can also travel to other planets and talk with the spacemen. We’ll have new homes on other planets. By then, I will be about forty years old. Maybe we will have an exciting talk in my new home on another planet!
—By Zhang Li
China will be richer in 2040 than it is now, Shanghai will be ready for the Olympic Games. The sky will be blue and cleaner and the air will be fresher. There will be no pollution. There will be more and more pandas living happily in China.
—By Zhao Yufan
By the year of 2040,cloning（克隆） will be used in many ways. It will bring back animals that disappeared many years ago. The world will be one big family. We might eat pills instead of today’s meals. Everyone will enjoy a longer life. We will live a much easier and better life.
—By Han Jiao
1.When was Zhang Li born?
A.In 2010 B.In 2005. C.In 2015. D.In 2000.
2.How does Zhao Yufan describe the sky in 2040?
A.Dirty and grey. B.Blue and cleaner.
C.Blue and fresher. D.Blue but polluted.
3.What might people eat in 2040 according to Han Jiao?
A.Meat. B.Pills. C.Vegetables. D.Noodles.
4.What are the students mainly talking about?
A.The food. B.The travel. C.The environment. D.The future.
As we know, English is an important subject in middle school. Everyone knows that they must learn English well, but some people don’t know how to learn it well. Here are many suggestions which may help you with your English.
The biggest problem is people’s own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look foolish so that they don’t talk at all. Don’t be afraid of being laughed at. Only when we aren’t afraid of making mistakes can we learn English well.
The fastest way to learn anything is to do it again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English needs practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.
The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radios, watch English news, movies and television, and speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn it.
Many people think that exercises and tests aren’t much fun. However, by doing exercises and taking tests, you can really improve your English.
If you never test yourself, you will never know how much progress you are making.
1.The fastest way to learn English well is ______.
A.listening to it every day B.practising it over and over again
C.going over the fear D.going to a foreign country
2.To create a good environment, you need to do many things EXCEPT______.
A.putting English books around your home
B.taking all kinds of notes
C.listening to English radios
D.watching English news and movies
3.According to the passage, English exercises and tests are______.
A.very boring B.not helpful at all C.not important D.very necessary
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.English is very important to everyone.
B.The biggest problem of learning English.
C.English exercises and tests aren’t fun.
D.The ways on how to learn English well.
