I’m sure you know the song “Happy Birthday”. But do you know who wrote the song and for whom it was written?

    The retired professor, Archibald A. Hill in Lucasville, USA could tell us the story. Ninety-seven years ago, two of Mr. Archibald Hill’s aunts, Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were asked to write some songs for a book called “Song Storied for the Sunday Morning”. Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then. They loved children very much and wrote many beautiful songs for the book. One of them was the famous “Good Morning to You.” The song said, “Good morning to you, good morning to you, dear children, good morning to all.” This song was very popular at that time among kindergarten children. But not many grown-ups knew it. A few years later little Archibald was born. As his aunt, Miss Patty Hill sang the song “Happy Birthday” to the melody（曲调）of “Good Morning to you” to her little nephew. She sang the song like this: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear Archie! Happy birthday to you!

    Miss Patty Hill and her sister had never expected that this song would become so popular, but it really did. People all over the world like the song because of its simplicity in tune（曲调简单）and friendliness in words.

21. Archibald A. Hill was __________.

   A. English          B. American      C. Russian      D. Australian

22. Professor Archibald A. Hill was Miss Mildred Hill’s __________.

   A. son         B. student        C. brother     D. nephew

23. Why did Miss Hiss wrote songs?

   A. Because they are musicians.

   B. Because they were asked to write for a book.

C. Because they love children.

D. Because their nephew asked them to do so.

24. The sentence “it really did” means __________.

   A. The song really became popular     

B. Their wish would really come true

   C. People all over the world like to listen to the song

   D. Yes, but the song didn’t become popular

Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.

25. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on ___.

A. Monday    B. Sunday      C. Wednesday     D. Friday

26. The person who teaches Computer Science is from______.

A. Canada     B. Australia   C. America    D. New Zealand 

27. You may learn something about a disease called TB from ___.

A. Mr. Thomas   B. Dr. West    C. Mr. Morison   D. Mrs. Green  

28. If you want to learn something about satellites, you can go to the class from______.

A. 8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday         B. 18:30 to 21:00 on Friday

C. 19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday     D. 19:00 to 21:00 on Monday

The Top 4 Lies Girls Hear

 1. “You'll never be good at math.”

  It's generally accepted that boys are good at math while girls aren't. The fact is that it isn't true—at least, it doesn't have to be. When girls reach their teens，most of them lose their interest in math. They're trying to be regarded as female．They want to stay away from things that are boy things, and math is still considered a boy thing. Math class is hard, but if you gave it a chance you could be great at math, especially because you are a girl.

 2. “Being skinny is good, and how you diet is your business.”

 Lots of web sites tell visitors that losing interest in eating is a beautiful thing. These “skinny is better” sites are lying. Losing interest in eating is a disease, not a fashion statement. It can kill you.

 3.“You don't deserve(应得,值得) to make as much money as a guy.”

 It's said that in 2002 women who work full-time earn about 23 percent less than guys earn. Once you see real women succeeding in cool jobs, you'll truly get that you're worth just as much as—or  more than any guys.

 4.“Caffeine(咖啡因)will help you study better.”

 Caffeinated soft drinks have long been advertised as must-haves when you have to work very hard. But if you want to do your body a big favor, you'd better give up caffeine altogether.

29. Why do girls lose their interest in math?

   A．Because they don't realize the importance of math.

   B．Because math class is too hard for girls.

   C．Because girls are not as clever as boys.

 D．Because they aren't interested in the things which are considered boy things.

30. The word “skinny” means________.

   A. pretty        B．strong       C．thin     D．tall 

31. Supposing in 2002 a man earns $20,000, how much will a woman who doing the same job probably get?

   A．$10,000     B．$15,000      C．$20,000     D．$25,000

32. Which of the statement is NOT true?

  A. Girls sometimes can do better than boys in math.

.  B. Caffeine can make people feel more excited.

   C. Girls can earn as much money as boys do.

   D. Being skinny is good for girls’ health.

Before you make friends, you have to decide who you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the same kinds of things they do.

The quickest way to make a friend is to smile. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile, but remember most people will stay away from a scared or angry looking face.

One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Who’s their favorite singer, where do they live, what do they do after school are all good questions to start a conversation. Make sure you have something to add to the conversation, too. When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. There is nothing that will stop a conversation quicker than a shrug for an answer.

Kids who show an interest in other kids and who are kind and friendly make good friends. Remember, everyone wants to be around people who like to do similar things and people who are nice to them.

33. This passage gives us some advice on_______.

A．the importance of smile

B．what kind of person you can make friends with

C．how to start a conversation

D．how to make friends

34. Most people like to make friends with those________.

A．who share the same interest

B．who are sad every day

C．who are fond of talking

D．who say bad things to them

35. From the passage, if a kid wants to make good friends ,he should _______.

A. smile to others

B. show an interest in others 

C. be kind and friendly.

D. All the above

How to get out of bad habits

Most of us have one or a few bad habits that we’d like to get out of .36  I have a few suggestions that have helped me and people around me. Here are some tips that can help you finally get out of that bad habits.

37  If you tell people around you that you will stop smoking or start to exercise three times a week, then they will check up on you. And you will feel you have to keep your promise because it is let out into the world.

Avoid temptations (诱惑). 38 Places where you are likely to spend too much money. Things in your cupboard that will not help you to get healthier and you should not have at home at all. And people that drag (拉) you down and back into your old ways.

39 It may seem like a good idea to change your life all at once. In our daily life, stress and lack (缺乏) of energy usually lead to failure. Don’t try to be Superman or Wonder Woman. Take it easy and break one habit at a time.

40 You will probably not succeed the first time you do it. You fail and you make mistakes when you make changes and try new things. That’s just life and nothing to feel bad about. What you should do next is try again.

A. If at first you don’t succeed, please try again

B. Don’t break more than one habit at a time

C. But how do you do it?

D. The reason why we need to make good habits.

E. See your future in your mind.

F. Know what usually gets you into bad habits.

G. Tell your friends and family.