Day 1
Tiny becomes big (P2)
Choose the best answer:

1. Which is NOT one of the main themes of this year’s Chinese movies?
A. Youth. B. Love.
C. War. D. Friendship.

2. According to the article, the movie Tiny Times _____.
A. is more popular than the other two movies
B. was made from Guo Jingming’s novel
C. tells about four girls with similar personalities
D. opened in Chinese cinemas on August 8

3. What does film commentator Zhou Liming think of the movie?
A. The four girls’ friendship is touching.
B. It encourages the young to work hard.
C. It has many advertisements for luxury goods.
D. It shows money expresses love or friendship.

4. Song Kexin admires Tang Wanru because of Tang’s _____.
A. optimistic attitude
B. rich family background
C. good looks
D. excellent grades at school

Day 2
Reading rocks right now (P4-5)
Fill in the chart below:
 

Day 3
Where do we get our... (P5)
Answer the following questions:
1. What affects our personality? (no more than 5 words)
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

2. 翻译文中划线句子。
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

3. Were the birds’ personalities affected more by genes?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

4. How did Dr. Nick Royle feel about the result of the research?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

5. Why do we need a long time to understand human personalities? (no more than 2 words)
Because human personalities are _________
_____________________________________

Day 4
Wise words help beat bully (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The writer was often bullied in seventh grade, because _____.
A. he was too naughty
B. he didn’t study well
C. he came from a poor family
D. he was quiet and not confident

2. What happened in an art lesson?
A. The writer took away the other’s pencil case.
B. The writer bullied another student.
C. The writer fought back for the first time.
D. The teacher punished him for being careless.

3. How did the writer feel after the incident (事件)?
A. Proud
B. Excited
C. Terrified
D. Confident

4. The teacher told the writer to avoid being bullied, he should _____.
A. believe in himself
B. work hard on his lessons
C. have stronger body
D. tell it to the teacher at once

Day 5
Cloze
In the United States, “hitting the books” means studying a subject with great effort.
One of the greatest challenges for students is taking tests. Students _1_ long hours preparing for a test. They read all their books _2_, and then read them a second time and a third time. They _3_ they know all the material the teacher has offered and prepare for every possible question. They study every night. They are “hitting the books”.
In the United States, most children go to school _4_ they are 5 years old. Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes. School in these early years is _5_. The children learn to read and write, but they also play games and go on trips. There is no _6_ at such an early age for them to hit the books.
This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become more difficult. Students must _7_ world history, physics and the life sciences. Tests become more common.
Pressure is _8_ to hit the books, study hard, and advance (升级). However, most serious students only really begin _9_ the books for long hours when they reach high school.
High school students who hope to continue their education at a college or university 10 take a special test called the SAT. If they get a _11_ score on the test, they have a good chance to enter a top American college. _12_ this reason, many students hit the books for months to prepare for the SAT.
All this adds up to a lot of work – “hitting the books”. Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain.

1. A. cost B. take
C. spend D. pay
2. A. slowly B. carefully
C. quickly D. clearly
3. A. decide on B. find out
C. worry about D. make sure
4. A. when B. since
C. before D. after
5. A. boring B. difficult
C. fun D. strange
6. A. excuse B. reason
C. fault D. explanation
7. A. look for B. learn about
C. set up D. hear of
8. A. growing B. disappearing
C. falling D. going
9. A. reading B. teaching
C. hitting D. taking
10. A. shall B. will
C. can D. must
11. A. low B. high
C. big D. small
12. A. For B. Of
C. In D. By

(参考答案见下期)