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These days, more and more students in the UK are taking a "gap year" between their graduation from school and their university studies. This means they can have a year off to do something else, before they start their university studies.

For most students, spending time in foreign countries is the favorite activity and --- Australia is the favorite place to go.

Many parents, teachers and business people agree that travelling can teach important values.

"After a year of travelling, I felt I'd grown up. I had learnt the importance of relationships with people, on all kinds of levels. "

There are many companies around the world that welcome these students on their projects- -helping people in poorer countries, or even in your home country. Although you don't get paid for your work, this kind of work can teach important skills, for example, decision making and finding answers to problems, which will help many students in a job one day.

Finally, getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very useful.

If several university graduates are applying （申请）for the same job, gap year work experience allows you to say," I've already had some experience of this kind of work. " And that can get your job.

1.When do the students in the UK usually take a "gap year"?

A.After they go to college or university.

B.Before they graduate from university.

C.After they graduate from university.

D.Before they go to university after graduating from school.

2.What is their favorite activity for most students in the UK?

A.Spending time in Australia.

B.Spending time in the UK.

C.Spending time with their teachers.

D.Spending time with their parents.

3.What can't students get in gap year work in the writer's opinion?

A.Values. B.Skills. C.Experience. D.Money.

4.Chances for the same job will be given to the students __________.

A.who study well in school

B.who have some experience in this kind of work

C.who don't apply for the job

D.who are rich enough

5.The best title of the passage can be__________.

A.Work for the Poor B.Take a Year off C.Apply for a job D.Travel

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Every year many young people leave school for a few weeks or months and enjoy an unusual type of educational program. They learn new skills by living in a different country and doing unusual jobs. There are several organizations. They help students to find the experience they are looking for. The table below shows a few possibilities for students.

One interesting possibility is helping elephants in Thailand. Most people think o elephants as animals in zoos. In fact, many elephants in Thailand are no longer kept in cages. Now, hundreds of them are homeless. They don’t have owners to care for them. Although they may look well, they are often in poor health and don’t have enough to eat.

One centre in Thailand cares for these elephants. It gives them a safe and natural living space. When they  are at the centre, they stay in a building but are free to walk around. Students come from all over the world to help here. The student helpers work with the elephant keepers. These keepers train the students in caring for the elephants. In the morning, they go to the forest together and lead the elephants to the centre. They clean them and give them food. In the afternoon, they take the animals back into the forest for the night. Helping at the center is interesting and the young people learn a lot.

1.Which country can you choose if you want to prepare yourself for a medical career?

A. India           B. Ghana             C. Thailand           D. New Zealand

2.Which job might be suitable for the students who love children and arts?

A. Teaching young children                B. Health care work

C. Saving elephants                      D. Teaching Chinese

3.What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

A. The keepers     B. The doctors

C. The students        D. The elephants

4.What does the writer think of the unusual educational program?

A. It is amazing    B. It is boring

C. It is helpful         D. It is expensive

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Every year many young people leave school for a few weeks or months and enjoy an unusual type of educational program. They learn new skills by living in a different country and doing unusual jobs. There are several organizations. They help students to find the experience they are looking for. The table below shows a few possibilities for students.

One interesting possibility is helping elephants in Thailand. Most people think of elephants as animals in zoos. In fact, many elephants in Thailand are no longer kept in cages. Now, hundreds of them are homeless. They don’t have owners to care for them. Although they may look well, they are often in poor health and don’t have enough to eat.

One center in Thailand cares for these elephants. It gives them a safe and natural living space. When they are at the center, they stay in a building but are free to walk around. Students come from all over the world to help here. The student helpers work with the elephant keepers. These keepers train the students in caring for the elephants. In the morning, they go to the forest together and lead the elephants to the center. They clean them and give them food. In the afternoon. They take the animals back into the forest for the night. Helping at the center is interesting and the young people learn a lot.

1.Which country can you choose if you want to prepare yourself for a medical career?

A. India.　　 B. Ghana.　　 C. Thailand.

2.Which job might be suitable for the students who love children and arts?

A. Teaching young children　　 B. Health care work　　 C. Saving elephants

3.What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

A. The keepers.　　 B. The doctors .　　 C. The elephants.

4.What does the writer think of the unusual educational program?

A. It is amazing.　　 B. It is boring.　　 C. It is helpful.

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After leaving school for many years, a group of graduates (毕业生) visited their teacher. All of them complained about problems and stress in their work and life.

The teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large bottle of coffee and many kinds of cups—china (瓷), plastic and glass. He told them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands, the teacher said, “If you noticed, all the nice-looking and expensive cups had been taken, but the simple and cheap ones had been left behind. Although it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source (根源)of your problems and stress. In fact, the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. it is just a tool to contain (容纳) what we drink.”

What all of them really wanted was coffee, not the cups, but they all went for the best cups. And then they began to watch others' cups. Life is the coffee; jobs, money and the social position are the cups. The cups we have do not change the quality of our life.

Sometimes, if we only pay attention to the cup, we will fail to enjoy the coffee.

The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

1.According to the passage, the graduates are not satisfied because of ________.

A.what the teacher did B.the bad coffee

C.the simple and cheap cups D.their problems and stress

2.From the passage we can know that ________.

A.the teacher gave out the cups to the graduates

B.the teacher went to get the coffee and cups from the kitchen

C.the teacher thought the jobs and money were more important

D.the teacher had the best of everything

3.The teacher provided his students with many kinds of cups because ________.

A.he wanted his students to enjoy the coffee

B.he wanted to show his big collection of different kinds of cups

C.he tried to tell the students how to understand life

D.he hoped that they could have better cups

4.The passage tells us that________.

A.the cup can add quality to the coffee

B.the cup can change the quality of our life

C.different kinds of cups should be given to different kinds of people

D.the cup is just a tool for drinking

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.No one chose the simple and cheap cups.

B.It's normal for everyone to look forward to the best.

C.We should pay more attention to the cups than the coffee.

D.Try your best to make everything in your life best.

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Although you may not be familiar with the name Celeste Ng, maybe you 1.(see) her works in bookcases. The Chinese-American writer is actually the novelist of the moment.

Celeste Ng has always loved writing. She kept 2.(write) stories, poems and plays throughout her middle school and high school years. She was also an editor at her high schools literary (文学的) magazine. In her senior year of high school, a play she wrote 3.(perform) at a local theater.

However, Ng didn't believe she 4.(become) a writer until she got her master's degree in writing. She wrote for many famous magazines after graduation. Her works always 5.(deal) with the relationship between mother and daughter and the key roles that race and class play in American society.

Ng made quite a name for herself after her first novel Everything I Never Told You 6.(become) hot in 2014.It took her six years 7.(write) the novel. She had produced four different drafts of the novel before she sent it to a publisher. It was a New York Times bestsellers and reached the top Amazon's best books of the year list in 2014.Ng's second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, was also a bestseller. It was name done of the best books of 2017 by over 25 publishers.

For those who 8.(want) to become a writer in the future, Ng says the best piece of writing advice she knows 9.(be) that sometimes you just have to stop waiting for inspiration and 10.(get) to work.

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Malala was born in Pakistan on July 12, 1997. When she was young, Taliban fighters took over her hometown. Taliban is an extremist(极端主义) group that does not believe in a girl's right to education. They said girls should not be allowed to go to school. Malala thought that girls have the right to an education. In 2008, she spoke out against the Taliban. The Taliban tried to silence her.

In 2012, Taliban fighters shot Malala on her way home from school. She had to fly to England for medical treatment(治疗). She stayed in England to continue her education. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, when she was 17. This makes her the youngest Nobel winner in history.

Malala started attending Oxford in 2017. At the age of 22, she graduated from Oxford University, in England. Malala posted photos of her celebration on Twitter. One showed her with her family. The other was taken after her “trashing”. Trashing is an Oxford tradition after students complete their final exams.

“Hard to express my joy and thanks right now as I completed my degree at Oxford,” she wrote. Congratulatory messages poured in from around the world. One was an American astronaut Anne McClain. “Congratulations on your graduation,” McClain said. “For so many, higher education is the start of great things. For you, great things happened before it and I can only imagine the even greater ones to follow.”

She has written books for both children and adults. She also raises money through the Malala Fund. This is nonprofit (非盈利的) group that fights for girls’ education.

1.Where was Malala born?

A.In Pakistan. B.In England. C.In America.

2.What does the underlined word “silence” mean?

A.压制 B.控诉 C.批评

3.When did Malala win the Nobel Peace Prize?

A.In 2012. B.In 2014. C.In 2017.

4.How many photos did Malala post on Twitter?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Russian astronaut supported Malala.

B.Malala only wrote books for children.

C.Malala raised money for girls' education.

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When I was in high school and college, I went to fast food restaurants pretty often. Even until today, fast food is a popular choice among students. So, what makes fast food restaurants really popular year after year?

The food is not very expensive. 1. So, it is good to get something delicious to eat and still have some money left for a movie later.

Nowadays, many fast food restaurants open till late nights. 2.Most teenagers go there also because other boys and girls are there. It is fun to be there, as seen in fast food TV advertisements. It is cool.

3.You can just order fries or you can also mix and match with plenty of choices, such as coke with French fries, sundae with apple pies, salad with burgers. And managers there will not stare at you for reading there for hours if you just order French fries and a cup of coke.

4. They can have group discussions of school projects, small talk and even birthday celebrations.

You can try telling them some fast food is unhealthy, but I doubt if youngsters will listen. 5.Some of them go to a fast restaurant every week. The food there is cheap, delicious, and served fast.

A.Fast food does not have to be bad for you.

B.Many teenagers do not have much money.

C.Fast food is still popular with many of them.

D.At fast food restaurants, you choose what you want.

E.Today, fast food restaurants are offering healthier food.

F.A fast food restaurant is a good place for some activities for teenagers.

G.So, these places are comfortable and safe to hang out during late nights.

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Karachi, Pakistan, is one of the hottest cities on Earth. In June 2015, more than 1,000 people died there during heat wave(热浪). “It was a terrible time,” Shahzad Qureshi said. “We needed to do something about it.” After the heat wave, Qureshi took action. He started Urban(都市的) Forest. The group plants trees in cities in Pakistan.

Trees help cool the air by providing shade(阴凉) and moisture(水分) through their leaves. Trees can help lower summer temperatures in cities by 2 to 5℃. Trees also provide a place for all kinds of animals. And they create a shady place where people can relax.

Urban Forest planted about 1,300 trees in a park in Karachi. The group uses a method that helps them grow quickly. In just three years, the trees were 30 feet tall. Qureshi hopes that one day, this park will become a forest of 50,000 trees. Since 2015, Qureshi and his team have helped cool the air by planting 14 urban forests in Pakistan. Twelve are in Karachi.

In 2017, Qureshi helped plant an urban forest at Karachi Grammar School. First, he met with students there. He taught them about how trees help the environment. Then the students planted trees in the schoolyard. “They were excited about the project,” Muneeza Shaikhali says. She's a headteacher at Karachi Grammar School. “They themselves had been experiencing the high temperatures in the summer months.”

There are many birds and colorful butterflies in the school. Students go outside during science class to study the forest. “It's like a library of trees in front of the kids,” Qureshi says. “They can learn the species(物种) and insects that are around. It's a beautiful thing to see.”

1.What happened to Karachi in June 2015?

A.A wave hit this city.

B.A heat wave killed over 1,000 people.

C.Karachi became the hottest city.

2.Who started Urban Forest?

A.Munecza Shaikhali.

B.Shahzad Qureshi.

C.The students at Karachi Grammar School.

3.How did the students feel about the project?

A.Surprised. B.Terrible. C.Excited.

4.During the science class, students go outside to ________.

A.study the forest B.climb the trees C.catch birds and butterflies

5.What's the best title for the text?

A.Urban Forest B.City of Trees C.Education on Environment

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Graduation is coming! Many students are leaving school. What are they talking about? A lot of things for sure, but the most important thing is1.

We asked some teachers to give us the last lesson. The lesson is proverbs（格言） about friends. Old people2.teach proverbs to young people. Every culture has proverbs. They are short and easy3..

There is a German proverb which says,“Friendship is a plant we must4..”It means that we need to take care of friendship5.taking care of a garden. “Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.” is6. proverb from Japan. It means that only 7.friends tell you when you are making a8..

My grandmother told me,“Nobody is so 9.that can throw away a friend.” Everyone10.friends. Be good to them.

Goodbye, friends! Don’t forget us，keep in touch.

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Li wei, 14, and his classmates in Chongqing did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking (乱穿马路).

After half day of tiring work Li told himself not to jaywalk any more. "I think through community work we can help others and, more importantly, we grew a sense of responsibility (责任)" he said.

Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans who have finished 1400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $5000. Chinese students today do more community work too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grades.

Shi li jun, 17, and her classmates in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province went to a elder care home last winter. They put Spring festival couplets (对联) on the walls and cheered up the people living there. Though this activity they began to care more about others and understand more about life.

Liu xihua,15, of Fuzhou said he used to clear fliers (小广告) from telephone poles (电线杆) with his classmates. They brought tools ,cloth and buckets (水桶) and worked for three hours under the sun. "It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads-we really felt proud," he said.

1.What is more important for Li wei and his classmates according to the passage?

A.After half day of tiring work Li told himself not to jaywalk any more.

B.They stopped people from jaywalking.

C.They worked in groups with traffic police

D.They grew a sense of responsibility through the work.

2.Why should teenagers take part in community service according to the passage?

A.Teenagers can be awarded nearly $5,000.

B.Community service is an important part of education for teenagers.

C.High school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation.

D.Community work will become part of their school grades.

3.What is the educational sense (教育意义) of community work for Shi li jun and his classmates?

A.They put Spring festival couplets on the walls.

B.They cheered up the people living in a elder care home .

C.They began to care more about others and understand more about life.

D.They went to a elder care home last winter to do some community work.

4.How did Liu xihua and his classmates feel after the work?

A.They felt bored and tired. B.They felt interested and excited.

C.They felt happy and relaxed D.They felt tired but proud.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Community service -an important part of education for teenagers

B.Community service helps teenagers grow a sense of responsibility

C.Community service cheered up the people living in a elder care home

D.Chinese students today do more community work too.

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