Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.   1  is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your   2 , don’t worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (代溝).
Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are   3  . Your parents probably won’t   4  your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself   5  if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to   6 to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment,   7  writing a letter.
Try to reach an agreement. Sometimes you and your parents   8  on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to   9  each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They   10  over it. But they finally came to an agreement. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only   11  it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to agree on something. In these   12 , it is especially   13  to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship with your parents strong.
Talk about your   14 . The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you  15  about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

During these years fashion is more and more popular. Many young students  1   going after fashion. Girls like to wear short skirts or color their hair, and  2  like to wear long hair. Some of  3   try to be more original so that they can  4   others’ attention(注意).
However, another group of students  5   pay much attention to fashion. They like to go their own   6  . They don’t wear the clothes in style. They wear what they really like.
Students going after fashion sometimes  7  look really great, but sometimes may be  8. As for me, I think it is crazy  9  after fashion. Everyone has his own style. Why do we go after fashion and finally make people everywhere look the same? I think we should find things that 10  ourselves, so we will be ourselves.
【小題1】A enjoy B want    C practice       D finish
【小題2】A men  B women C children      D boys
【小題3】A them B their    C theirs   D they
【小題4】A find   B get       C send     D compare
【小題5】A often B don’t   C no       D always
【小題6】A questions  B problems     C thoughts      D ways
【小題7】A may  B must    C need    D should
【小題8】A upset B terrible C ill D original
【小題9】A go  B to go        C and go D to going
【小題10】A like B surprise    C fit    D include

Jenny works hard every day. After work, she spends much time  1  housework for her family. She always has   2  things to do. Her husband(丈夫) works in a radio station.He is never late   3  work.  4   the radio station , he takes the number 109 bus . He is busy every day.There  5 a son and three daughters in Jenny’s family. They are not  6  in the same school. They go to school   7  bike on school days.They study very   8 . On weekends, Jenny takes them to some nice   9   to eat different kinds of delicious food. She also takes them to the zoo . They love most animals because they think they’re interesting. But her son doesn’t like tigers .He thinks they’re   10  scary.  Jenny has a happy family.

What do you do on the weekend ? Some people like to 1 at home, but others like to go  2 a walk or play football. My friends Jack works hard in a factory during the  3 . On the weekend, he always  4  the same things. On Saturday he   5  his car and on   6  he goes with his family to a village by car. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t a  7  one, but there’s always  8 to do on a farm.  The children help with the animals and give them their  9 . Jack and his wife help in the fields . At the end of the day, they are all  10  and Jack’s aunt gives them a big meal.

There are  1 days  2 a week. They are  3  , Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and  4  .Sunday is the first day  5  a week. Monday is the second day of a week. The last day of a week is Saturday.  6  China, people work 7 days a week. They go to work from Monday 8  Friday. They don’t go to work 9  Saturdays and Sundays . They stay  10  home.

Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do   1 . Because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big problem.
Joy is 14 years old. One day her parents went away   2  business, so she had to stay at home alone. At first she thought she would be happy   3  her parents were not in. She could do everything   4  she liked. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt  5 . “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” she said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she   6  know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her   7  very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and   8  some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are   9  as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves   10 . They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   1  to hear him play the piano. So I   2  him as a student.
Although Robby worked very hard, he didn’t have a basic   3  of music. However, he never   4  up and continued. And at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom is going to hear me   5  some day.” But it seemed   6 . He didn’t have a natural talent or ability for music.
One day Robby   7  to our lessons very late. He told me that his mom had been 8  and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still   9  in class. He asked if he could take part in my concert and I   10 .
The night of the concert came. The high school gym(體育館) was   11  with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced (宣布) that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.   
His   12  danced on the keys…
He played so   13  that everyone was on his feet, clapping excitedly. In tears, I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf... remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer(癌) and   14  away this morning. And well… she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play at the   15 . I wanted to make it special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”

If you go to a supermarket and find that there is no cashiers (收銀員), would you still pay (付錢) for your things? People in our   1  are having a test of honesty(誠信測試) now． The supermarket here has a special area． This area sells    2   things like pens and knives． People need to scan (掃描) their things, and put the    3    into the cash desk all by themselves．   4   watches them． By now, the supermarket runs（經(jīng)營） very   5   ． People say they enjoy the feeling of being honest．
Once (又一次) I go to the supermarket to buy a note book． When I am ready to pay, I find I have no    6    on me． I am just going to put the note book   7  when a neighbour of mine sees me． He knows what my    8   is． And he says he will be glad to   9  me five yuan． I thank him and pay the note book    10    the money．
Do you think the supermarket is doing a great job? And will you be glad to pay when you are in such a supermarket?

Welcome to the City Zoo. There are many 1 in the zoo. Let’s see the koalas first. Koalas are 2 Australia. They are quiet, 3 and cute. Children like them very much. The kangaroos(袋鼠) are also from 4. They are quiet and interesting, 5 they are not friendly.
The giraffes come from Africa. They have 6 necks(脖子). They like to eat leaves. The lions are also from Africa. They are brave but a little 7. Many people don’t like 8. We also have pandas. They are from China. They are very cute and friendly, but they are very shy. So please be 9.
You 10 see many other animals in the zoo. Have fun and enjoy yourself here!

My School Day in London
Tim Hunt is telling 1 Chinese classmates about his school day in London.
My school day in London is different 2 my school day here in China. School starts 3 nine o’clock. I get up at 7:00 4 weekdays. I go to school 5 underground(地鐵). It 6 about forty–five minutes. I have 7 at school. Classes are over at 3:15. It is early, 8 I stay at school and play games 9 my friends. I am 10 the basketball team. We practice(聯(lián)系)on Monday 11 Wednesday. We have a match 12 Friday afternoon.
On Saturday 13 I get up late. Then I 14 my parents tidy(弄整潔)the house and the garden. In the evening I often go to film or a club(俱樂部).On Sunday I have a good rest and of course, I do 15.