Do you often carry maps when you travel to foreign countries? Maps can show you the right directions．But   1   if you have left the maps somewhere or you haven，t got them? I’m afraid that you’ll have to  2  directions．

    Traveling in Japan，you are often puzzled because most streets there don，t have names．The Japanese use landmarks(界標(biāo))in their directions  3  street names．So when you ask“Excuse me．Could you tell me  4  the nearest post office?，，they often say,“Go straight along the road．Take the second turning on the left and  5   a supermarket．The post office is across from the hospital”．

    In the countryside of the American Midwest，usually there are not many landmarks．There are no mountains，So the land is very flat．In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles．Instead of landmarks，people will tell you directions and   6  .In Kansas or Iowa，for example，people will say to you，“Go east three miles．Turn north and then walk another mile．You can’t  7  it．”

    People in Los Angeles，California，have no idea of distance of the map：they measure(測(cè)量)distance  8  means of time，not miles．“How far away is the nearest post office?”you ask．“Oh，”they answer,“It’s  9  from here．”You say,“Yes，but how many miles away is it?”They have no idea．

    People in Greece(希臘)sometimes do not try to give directions because visitors seldom(很少)understand the Greek language．Instead of giving you the direction，a Greek  10  body language to help you understand directions or he will simply say,“Follow me.”Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the City to the post office．

(  )1．A．what to do    B．how to do  C．what happens D．what

(  12．A．a(chǎn)sk          B．a(chǎn)sk for    C．find        D．show

(  )3．A．because of    B．instead of  C．a(chǎn)s          D．instead

(  )4．A．how to get to   B．how can I get to C．which the way to D．how far is it from

(  )5．A．go through    B．past       C．go past     D.go to

(  )6．A．names       B．places    C．the time     D．distances

(  )7．A．miss         B．10se     C．see         D．find

(  )8．A．on           B．a(chǎn)s      C．through      D．by

(  )9．A．ten minutes，walk B．ten．minute walk  C．ten minute’s  D．walking ten minutes

(  )l0．A．often use    B．often used    C．will often use D．used to use

I read yesterday (yes, on a blog) that there are now blogging competitions!! I can’t believe it. A man in England won $2,000 for writing the best blog. There’s even a list of the best Chinese bloggers! I’ve read a few of them- before they were famous, I might add. I suppose that one blog can be better than another. It can be better written, more interesting, funnier, and I suppose that blogs are there to be read and judged (點(diǎn)評(píng)) by other people. If they’re not good, they’re not read. And they’re not just personal feelings. If they were, they’d be called diaries. Have locks, and be hidden under beds. So I’m OK with this whole competition thing. I just can’t believe I didn’t win!

This has got me thinking about why I’m writing this blog. I’m not doing it to win a competition (or I wasn’t when I started …) and I’m not doing it to show all my personal feelings – I do that in my diary. So, why am I a blogger?

To tell the truth, the first time I heard the word blog I thought it was a new word for a toilet. But I love learning new words so I used my knowledge and found out that a blog was a personal website and the word blog came from the words web log. Now a log is a type of diary kept by sailors (水手), and web, well, we all know that it has nothing to do with catching flies and everything to do with the Internet. Web log… weblog… blog…. Being a writer I loved the idea of getting my views (觀點(diǎn))onto the Internet where anyone could read them, and no editors (編輯) could get their hands on them!

So my first reason for blogging: I’m a writer. I want people to read what I write (un-edited!). And I love writing about anything I choose. I can write about saving the environment or complain about how the people in front of me in the cinema always seem to have big heads. And sometimes I pour out my heart too.

My second reason is that it’s relaxing. I don’t have to do research and write an article. I can let my thoughts go on as long as I like.

Third reason? To keep in touch.  I’m terrible on the phone and all my friends around the world read my blog (or they say they do …). Every now and then, I even upload a photo so they remember what I look like.

Is there a fourth reason? There probably is but now it’s time for dinner. Tomorrow I might even tell you what I ate.

1. The writer thinks a good blog is one that _____________.

  A. can let his thought go freely

  B. wins a blogging competition

  C. helps people keep in touch

  D. is read by large numbers of people

2. The writer loves writing blogs mainly because __________.

  A. his writing about feeling can be shown anywhere

  B. his writing would never be edited by others

  C. he enjoys writing something about big events

  D. he finds himself terrible on the phone

3. There’re __________reasons in the passage to explain why the writer is a blogger.

  A. 2                     B. 3                      C. 4                     D. 5

4. This passage is _________.

  A. a blog about blogging                     B. a diary about blogging

      C. a view on blogging                        D. a judgement on blogging

When you're a teenager, it seems that every time you say, "I want to…" your parents answer, "No, you can't．"

Young people further complain that their parents do not   1   them．When something goes   2  , most parents just don't believe in their children． 3   asking why, they think their kids are wrong．And not many parents allow their kids to choose for themselves．

Yes,  4  is true that your parents sometimes treat you as a little child．But remember that not long ago you were really a child．Your parents still remember the childish  5  you used to make．They want to protect you   6   you don't want them to do so．

So, if you want to get   7   freedom, please try to understand your parents and don't lie to them．Try a more friendly way．If you want them to   8   you to stay out late, don't just say, "All   9   kids can stay out late．" Tell them as much as you can about what you want to do and where you'll be and   10   it's important for you to stay out late．Then they just might say, "yes"．

1．A．enjoy                       B．prefer                 C．understand             D．decide

2．A．badly                      B．wrong                 C．nice                     D．clear

3．A．Except                    B．Instead               C．With                       D．Without

4．A．it                          B．this                       C．that                       D．one

5．A．uses                           B．differences            C．minds                   D．mistakes

6．A．if                         B．though                  C．because                 D．since

7．A．most                   B．least                  C．more                  D．less

8．A．a(chǎn)llow                     B．hope                  C．wish               D．a(chǎn)sk

9．A．a(chǎn)nother             B．others            C．the others             D．the other

10．A．how              B．when                 C．why              D．which

Liu Yun, 13, pretty and smart. She is a good student. But many students try to stay from her because Liu Yun’s mum has AIDS(愛滋病) and her father has died of AIDS. Luckily, Liu Yun didn’t get it.
AIDS means fear for most people. Nobody wants to play games with her. Even a teacher who used to like her turns his back on her now. The biggest problem is how other people look at her. She sometimes wants todrop out of schoolbecause she can no longer face others’ indifference(冷漠)。
It is said if a person has AIDS, it’s still safe to eat and play with him. So I think Liu Yun’s classmates and teachers are afraid of AIDS because they don’t know much about AIDS. And Liu Yun needs their love and understanding. Even a friendly smile means a lot to her.

1. 1.

   Why isn’t Liu Yun popular with the students and the teachers?

   1. A.
      She has AIDS.                 
   2. B.
      Her mother has AIDS.
   3. C.
      Her father has died of AIDS.      
   4. D.
      Both B and C.
2. 2.

   What will you do when you best friend has AIDS?

   1. A.
      I’ll stay away from him.
   2. B.
      I won’t have meals with him.
   3. C.
      I won’t talk with him.
   4. D.
      I should be more friendly to him than before.
3. 3.

   What’s the meaning of the underlined words “drop out of school”?

   1. A.
      逃學(xué)
   2. B.
      輟學(xué)
   3. C.
      請(qǐng)病假
   4. D.
      回家
4. 4.

   Can we have meals with the people that have AIDS?

   1. A.
      Yes, we can.
   2. B.
      No, we can’t.
   3. C.
      No, we shouldn’t.
   4. D.
      We don’t know.
5. 5.

   Which of the following is TURE?

   1. A.
      Though Liu Yun’s mother has AIDS, every teacher still love her.
   2. B.
      None of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS .
   3. C.
      Most of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS.
   4. D.
      Only a few teacher love her when her mother has AIDS.