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My brother, John, is a college student. Last year he 1. to Italy and stayed for two months. I was 2. that John was able to have such a long holiday, because he never 3. any money.

"How did you manage it, John?" I asked. "I 4. you were going to stay for at most two weeks."

"It was easy." John answered." I got a job."

"A job?" I asked in surprise." What did you do?"

"I 5. English lessons to a shop manager." John answered.

"His name is Luigi. We have become good friends."

"But you're not a teacher." I said.

"I told Luigi I couldn't teach," John explained. But he insisted on(堅(jiān)持) having conversation lessons. He wanted to 6. his English. He had a lot of American customers, so it 7. important for him 8. English. I spent three hours a day 9. to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket money.

"Did your student learn much English?" I asked.

"I don't know," John said, "but I 10. a lot of Italian."

Maria has _____ trouble _____ math, so she often asks her math teacher for help.

A.much, understanding

B.many, understanding

C.not, to understand

The hall is too noisy. The speaker has to raise his voice to make himself _____.

A.hear B.heard C. hearing

I _____ go to bed _____ my father came back.

A.won’t, until B.will, until C.didn’t, until

Study hard , then your dream will _____.

A.realize B.realizing C. be realized

You’ll make progress_____you study hard.

A.as soon as B.as long as C.as fast as

My daughter Emma is in Grade 7. In her class, there is a boy called Jack. He is quite overweight, so he is always made fun of.

For several nights Emma came home from school, feeling upset about that. She also said that Jack had no school things because his family couldn’t afford them. She said she wanted to help him. So the next day Emma asked Jack to make a list for her. She would bring the school things that she had at home for him. Jack was very thankful（ 感激 ） and made a small list : erasers, pens and pencils.

That evening Emma and I went to the shop and we bought everything on his list. Emma also said that Jack needed a new pencil- box. When we got home, we put all the supplies into a new backpack(背包) because Jack didn’t have one. Emma wrote a little note saying “Hope you have everything you need and enjoy the supplies” and put it in the backpack.

The next day, I asked the school headmaster to give the backpack to Jack. After Jack read the little note, he thanked Emma many times and said he loved everything. Later that day when I picked up （ 接 ） Emma after school, she was all smiles. As for Jack, I saw him walking home with his new backpack. It was a good feeling to know we had made a difference in his life.

1.Emma was very upset for several nights because .

A.Jack always made fun of her

B. Jack was always made fun of

CJack had no school things

2.Why didn’t Jack have school things?

A.He lost them one day.

B.He had no money to buy them.

C.He gave them to someone in need.

3.What were in the new backpack that Jack got?

① erasers ② a ruler ③ a book

④ pencils ⑤ a pencil-box ⑥ pens

A. ①④ ⑤ ⑥

B. ② ③ ④ ⑥

C. ①② ⑤ ⑥

4.Who gave the backpack to Jack the next day?

A. Emma

B. Emma’s mother

C. The headmaster

5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A.Be proud of who you are.

B.Don’t make fun of others.

C.Be kind to others and help those in need.

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The customs in different countries are very different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, (主人)he always puts more food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied it. 1. I have to eat the food even though I do not want to, because it is thought bad manners in the West to leave one’s food on the plate. I have also noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often refuses the offer of food or drink though he’s in fact still hungry or thirsty. 2. In the U S A, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again and always accepting (接受)something. 3. If they want something, they will ask for it. 4. When an American is served with beer （啤酒）by the host, for example, he might say, “ No, thanks. I’ll take some orange juice if you have it.” 5. So when you go to the USA, you’d better remember the famous saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

－Who’s that man?

－Jeremy Lin. He’s _______ American basketball player.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

－So many problems! I’m too tired.

－You should try to _________ them by yourself. You’re not a child any longer.

A. deal with B. lay out C. talk back D. pass by