27、We are in a world full of competition．Our parents compete（竞争）with others in their offices，our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges，and we compete with our classmates in school．Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful．①can't，others，why，we，do，better，than One important reason is that we have no self-confidence（自信）．

In fact，everyone is born equal．You can do what others do．Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways，you may be better than them in other subjects．So everyone has his or her own advantages．Don't look at things from a single（单个的）point of view．Try to discover your own advantages，and believe that you can do better than others in those ways．

Competition is not so terrible．Don't be afraid of it．And don't be afraid of those classmates who are better than you．②Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success．Believe in yourselves，and you will be successful one day．

1．Are we living in a world full of competition?

2．How can you improve your serf-confidence according to the passage?

3．将①处划线部分单词连成一个完整的特殊疑问句。

4．将②处划线部分译成中文。

5．What's the main idea of this passage?

25、用括号内动词的适当时态和语态填空，每空词数不定，注意写出完整答案。

1．--Look at the twins．

--Oh，they              （make）a model plane happily．

2．--What time does Jimmy go to bed every evening?

--He usually             （go）to bed at 9：30．

3．--                 you                 （visit）Singapore and Thailand next month?

--Yes, I will．

4．--Can these magazines              （take）out of the library?

--Sony，you can only read them here．

5．--Who                （come）to your school yesterday afternoon?

--Twenty exchange students and their teachers from England．

6．--There was a heavy rain yesterday，wasn't there?

--Yes．When I came back home，it             （rain）hard．

7．--What does the latest report say?

--It says the number of bloggers（博客）in China               （reach）18 million so far．

8．--Have you read the news about the bank theft in Handan，Hebei Province?

--Yes, one of the criminals，Ren Xiaofeng            （arrest）in Lianyungang on April 9th．

24、

1．Which of the following is NOT an advertisement?

A．London Zoo．                                         B．You Are Wanted．

C．What the U．S．Fears．                                   D．Studying in Italy．

2．From “You Are Wanted”, we can know they want a              ．

A．doctor                 B．news reporter       C．teacher                  D．singer

3．What the U．S．fears most is                 ．

A．bird flu                                                   B．withdrawing its troops from Iraq

C．a war with Iran                                          D．a terrorist attack

4．Why is Italy getting a lot of attention this year in China?

A．China and Italy have recognized each other's educational certificates．

B．Many Chinese people are attracted by Italy's art, culture and fashion．

C．Its universities are all free to international students．

D．Most of the classes are taught in Italian．

23、Good morning，boys and girls．Today I'll talk about going online．

We know that there are too many net bars around us．The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable．Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and can get more information from the Internet．We can learn English．We can read some good newspapers and magazines．It can make us clever in playing computer games．We can send e-mails to our friends quickly．We can chat freely online with our friends．It can help us to get in touch with people from all over the world．

But every coin has two sides．Net bars also bring us a lot of trouble．For example，some students spend too much time in playing compute games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night．Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online．They write too many letters to each other．It takes them too much time to chat online，so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don't study well any more．I think we mustn't get online when it is time for us to study．We can do it in summer or winter holidays or at the weekend．

At the same time，if we have lots of free time，we can do some out-of-class activities at school．We usually have activities from 4：50 to 5：50 in the afternoon．We can play basketball or football on Monday or Thursday afternoon．We can join some interests groups in school，such as drawing or reading on Tuesday afternoon，or singing and dancing on Wednesday afternoon．we can go to the English Corner on Friday afternoon．We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities．

1．Many of us like going online because it can help us                    ．

A．learn English and send e-mails            B．get more information

C．play computer games                          D．all of the above

2．According to the speaker，in our spare time we should                     ．

A．go online for longer time

B．stay in the classroom doing more exercises

C．go to the English Corner every afternoon

D．do more out-of-class activities at school

3．If you are free on Tuesday afternoon，what out-of-class activities can you have at school?

A．Playing basketball or football．                 B．Singing and dancing．

C．Drawing or reading．                                 D．Going to the English Corner．

20、1．在老师的帮助下尽力处理好我们在学习中遇到的每一个挑战是我们的职责。

It's our duty                each challenge in our education           our teachers．

2．队员们害怕输掉比赛。

The players                                 the game．

3．他对学习不感兴趣，并且经常与警察发生冲突。

He wasn't                          and he often got into trouble with the police．

4．我不知道如何回答这个问题。

I don’t know             the question?

19、用所给单词的正确形式填空。

Most of us have probably been angry with our friends, parents or teachers．Perhaps they said something you didn't like, or you   1  (feel) they were unfair．Sometimes, people can   2  (stay) angry for years about a small problem．Time   3  (go) by, and good friendships may be lost．When we   4  (be)angry, we are usually the ones affected．Perhaps we have seen young children   5  (play) together．Sometimes they have disagreements and decide   6  (not talk)to each other．However, this usually does not last for long．This is an important lesson for us: we can solve a problem by   7  (learn)   8  (forget)．