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AreherbooksaboutHarryPotterverypopularallovertheworld?

5. 

Whendidshewriteherfirststory?

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Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmaninthestreetandsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeverysurprised,gentlyshakinghisheadandsaying,"

Youdon'

tsay!

Youdon'

"

Iwaspuzzled（困惑的）,andIthought,"

Perhapsthisisnotarightthingtotalkabout."

SoIsaidtohim,"

Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?

Haveyoueverbeenthere?

Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveherewithoutseeingit.TheGreatWallis"

wonderful!

"

Yes,itisoneofthewondersintheworld.Andpeopleofmanycountrieshavecometovisitit."

AsIwentontellinghimmoreaboutit,hestoppedmeagain,"

Icouldn'

thelpasking,"

Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?

Well,Ididn'

taskyoutodoso,"

heanswered,greatlysurprised.

Didn'

tyousay'

'

?

Iaskedagain. 

Hearingthis,theforeignerlaughedloudly.Hebegantoexplain,"

'

means'

Really?

.PerhapsyouknowlittleaboutEnglishidioms（惯用语）."

Wow!

HowfoolishIwas!

SincethenIhavebeencarefulwithEnglishidioms. 

1.WhatdidthewriterandtheEnglishmantalkaboutatfirst?

2.WhendidtheybegintotalkabouttheGreatWall?

3.Whatmadetheforeignerlaugh?

4.Whentheforeignerusedtheidiom"

whatdidhemean?

5.Whywasthewriterpuzzled?

3

InternationalClassmates,

Hithere.I'

mLiuWei.I'

maChineseteacherataninternationalschoolinBeijing.Wehavekidsfromallovertheworldhere.InsomewaysourschoolisalittledifferentfromotherschoolsinChina.Forexample,thepupilsdon'

twearuniforms.Letmetellyouaboutmyfavoritejuniorhighschoolstudents.

MattcomesfromNewYork.Helovesrapmusic.Whenhewalkbetweenclasseshealwayswearsheadphones.Hisc1assmatesareafraidofhimbecausehe'

sbigforhisageandhe'

sreallynoisy!

InhisfreetimehewatchesactionfilmsandpracticesKungFu.Todayhe'

senteringa'

KungFucompetition.Goodluck,Matt!

BradisoneofMatt'

sclassmates.Heisaveryquietboy.HewasborninSydney,buthisparentsarefromPoland.HelikesspeakingPolishandEnglishwhenhe'

sathome.Bradgetsveryangrywhenpeoplecan'

tunderstandhim!

Brad'

sfavoritesportisswimming.Hewakesupearlyandtrainseverydaybeforeschool.

Lucyisanotherofmyfavoritestudents.She'

satall,beautifulgirlfromLondon.She'

sagoodstudentandshe'

salwaysstudying.Sometimesshecan'

tsleepbecauseshethinkstoomuchaboutherlessons!

LucylovesBeijing,butshedoesn'

t1ikethesummer.Shesaysit'

stoohot!

Shewantstostudymedicinewhensheleavesschool.Ihopeshe'

ssuccessful!

1.HowareMattandBraddifferentincharacter（性格）?

Mattis______,butBradis_________.

2.WhatproblemdoesLucyhave?

Shecan'

t_________anddoesn'

tlikethe__________.

3.Wherearethefourpeoplementionedinthepassagefrom?

LiuWeiisfrom________.Mattisfrom_______.Bradisfrom_______.AndLucyisfrom_________.

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Mike:

Hello,Mary!

MayIhaveatalkwithyou?

Mary:

Sure.

What’syourfather’sjob?

He’sadoctor.

Wheredoeshework?

Heworksinahospital.

Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourfather’shospital?

Idon’tknowmuchabouthiswork.Ijustknowheisverybusyeveryday.Heworksfivedaysaweek,fromMondaytoFriday.SometimesheworksonSaturdayorSundays.Hegetsupearlyinthemorning.Hecooksbreakfastformyfamily.Afterbreakfasthegoestoworkat7:

10.Hehaslunchathisworkplace.Hecomesbackhomeatabout6:

30.Mymothercooksdinner.Afterdinnermyfatherdoesthewashing.Thenhegoesoutforawalk.Beforehegoestobed,heoftenreadssomenewspaperorwatchesTV.Hegoestosleepverylate.

Thankyou,Mary.I’dliketowritesomethingaboutyourfather,andIwanttoputitinourschoolnewspaper.Doyouthinkit’sOK?

Ithinkso.

Fillineachblankwithonewordaccordingtothepassage:

1.Mary’sfatherisa________.

2.Marysaysherfatherworksina________.

3.WeknowMary’sfatherisvery_____becauseheworksfivedaysaweekanddoessomehouseworkeveryday.

4.Mary’sfatherhaslunchathis________.

5.Mary’sfatheroftenreadssomenewspapersor______TVbeforehegoestobed.

5

Fillintheblankswiththefirstgivenletters:

IntheUnitedStates,childrenstartschoolwhentheyarefiveyearsold.Insomestatestheymuststayinschoolu___1____theyaresixteen.Moststudentsareseventeenoreighteenyearsoldwhentheyl___2___secondaryschools.TherearetwokindsofschoolsintheUnitedStates:

publicschoolsandprivateschools.Mostchildrengotopublicschools.Theirparentsdonothavetop___3__fortheireducation.Thoseschoolsgetmoneyfromtheg____4___.Ifachildgoestoaprivateschool,hisparentshavetogetenoughmoneyforhisschooling.Someparentsstillpreferprivateschools,thoughtheyaremuchmoree___5______.Todayaboutahalfofthehighschoolstudentsgoontouniversitiesaftertheyf___6___thesecondaryschool.Astudentatastateuniversitydoesnothavetopayverymuchifhisparentsl___7___inthatstate.

Butmanystudentslookforp____8____jobswhiletheyarestudyingatuniversities.Inthiswaytheyf___9___goodworkinghabitsandlivebytheiro___10__hands.

Key:

1.1.Whensheleftschool.

2.Becauseshehadverylittlemoney.

3.No,itwasn’t.

4.Yes,theyare.

5.Whenshewasonlyfiveorsix.

2.1.AbouthowthewriterwasstudyingEnglish.

2.WhentheEnglishmansaid,“Youdon’tsay!

”

3.Whenheheardthewriter’spuzzleabout“Youdon’tsay!

”.

4.Hemeant“really”.

5.BecausehethoughttheEnglishmanaskedhimnottosayanything.

3.1.noisy,veryquiet2.sleep,thesummer

3.Beijing,NewYork,Sydney,London

4.1.doctor2.hospital3.busy4.workplace5.watches

5.1.until/unless2.leave3.pay4.government5.expensive

6.finish7.live8.part-time9.form10.own

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Lastweek,169Junior1studentsatNo.35MiddleSchoolofShenyangtooktheirfirstno-teacherexam.Aftertheteacherhandedouttheexampaper,helefttheroomandnevercameback.Astudentcollectedthepaperswhentheexamended.

Thattestwasnotonlyatestofknowledge,butalsoatestofmoral（道德）.Wewantedtoshowstudentshowimportanthonestyis,"

saidCaiWenguo,theschool'

sheadmaster.Theschoolsaysnocheating（作弊）happenedinthetest.Nextyear,itwants80%ofitsexamstobewithoutteachers.Butstudentshavedifferentideas.

Iwashappyandexcitedduringtheexambecausemyteacherstrustedme,"

saidLangYudan,a13-year-oldgirlinClass11.

Schoolsmusttruststudentsalotnottouseinvigilators（监考人）.ButIthinkitistooearly.Somestudentswillcheatiftherearenoinvigilators.Andthestudentswillnotbeabletoaskforhelpwhenneeded.”99saidHuaSha.

Idon'

tlikehavinginvigilatorsinexams.Whentheywalkaroundtheclassroom,theymakemenervous.IwouldgethighermarkswithoutthemintheroombecauseIwouldfeelmorerelaxed,"

LiuQingxisaid.

Ithinkit'

sveryimportanttohaveinvigilatorsinexams.Manystudentswanttochecktheiranswerswitheachotheraftertheyhavefinishedpapers.Andtheycanalsokeeptheclassroominorderwhensomethingunusualhappens.Theymaymakemenervous,butIstillthinkweneedthem,"

ShangguanYuansaid.

Notusinginvigilatorsmaybeagoodidea.Butbeforeusingit,schoolsmusttellstudentstheimportanceofhonestyandtrytofindwaystosolvesomethingunusualinexams.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

2.WhydidNo.35MiddleSchoolofShenyangholdano-teacherexam?

3.DoesLiuQingxiliketohaveinvigilatorsintheclassroo