Last weekend we went camping in a small village in India． First， we took a long bus ride to a lake in the countryside． Then we （1）　　our tents and made a fire to keep us （2）　　and cook food on． On the first night， we just sat under（3）　　moon and told each other stories．

The next morning， my sister and I got a terrible surprise． When we looked out of our （4）　　， we saw a big snake sleeping near the fire． I was so scared（5）　　I couldn't move． We shouted to our parents for help． My dad started （6）　　up and down in the tent． This woke the snake up and it moved away． My dad told （7）　　later that snakes don't have ears but can feel things moving． He （8）　　 told me it was important not to go near a snake． This was a very useful lesson for me．

Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature （文学）． He is the first Chinese （1）　　has won this prize．

Mo Yan was born into a family in Shangdong （2）　　1955． He left school at the age of twelve， first on a farm and（3）　　in a factory． In 1976 he （4）　　the PLA and during this time he began to study （5）　　． His first short story came out in 1981． He has written many famous books about his childhood and his hometown． Many of his books have been translated into English， French and many other （6）　　．

Mo Yan's winning of the Nobel Prize is bringing more confidence （自信） to the nation's young （7）　　．

Student Volunteers Needed!

On Saturday， December 12th， from 10 A．M． until 4 P．M．， Carverton Middle School will be holding a music festival in the school gym． The special event will feature （以……为特征） many professional musicians and singers．

Interested students should speak with Ms． Braxton， the music teacher． Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission from a parent or guardian （监护人）．

（1）What time will the festival begin？　　

A． 1 P．M． December 5th．

B． 11 A．M． December 11th．

C． 10 A．M． December 12th．

（2）Where will the festival be held？　　

A． In the school gym．

B． On the playground．

C． In the meeting hall．

（3）What task will be done the day before the festival begins？　　

A． Helping performers．

B． Setting up the gym．

C． Cleaning up the gym．

（4）Who is told to talk to Ms． Braxton？　　

A． Parents．

B． Teachers．

C． Students．

（5）This passage is written to　　．

A． look for student volunteers

B． invite professional musicians

C． help parents

Dear Marcos，

Hi， my name is Rebecca and I am your new pen pal． I'm twelve years old， and I live in Barcelona， Spain． I go to the 7th grade in Saint Michael School． On weekdays， I get up at 6 o'clock． The school starts at 7：30 in the morning． I have my lunch at the school cafeteria and I usually leave around 3：30 in the afternoon． I am good at math， I also like history and geography but my favorite subject is science． I like playing basketball and soccer． I also play tennis， and I like swimming． On the weekends， I go to the movie theater with my friends． We like action movies． I usually go to church with my parents on Sundays．

Please write and tell me about you and your life． What's your family like？ What do you like doing in your spare time？ I hope to hear from you soon．

Best wishes，

Rebecca

（1）Rebecca lives in　　．

A． Spain

B． England

C． China

（2）What time does the school start？　　

A． Around 3：30 P．M．．

B． At 7：30 A．M．．

C． At 6 ：00 A．M．．

（3）What's Rebecca's favorite subject？　　

A． Math．

B． History．

C． Science．

（4）On Sundays， Rebecca　　 with her parents．

A． plays tennis

B． goes to church

C． goes to the movie theater

（5）From this passage we know　　．

A． Rebecca and her friends like action movies

B． Rebecca doesn't like sports at all

C． Rebecca and Marcos are classmates

Everyone gets angry． Many things may make you angry． Maybe your teacher gave you too much homework． Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it． You may get angry when something doesn't go your way． Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game． Or maybe you become a road rager （路怒族） when a driver accidentally cuts in front of you． That makes you angry!

You need to know what to do with your anger． Here are some things you can do when you feel angry：

•Count to 10．

•Get or give a hug．

•Talk to a friend you can trust．

•Draw a picture of your anger．

•Sing along with the music player．

•Take some exercise， such as taking a bike ride， going skating and playing basketball．

Never getting angry is impossible． But when you're angry， you can do something and it can make things better． Don't let anger be the boss of you． Take charge of it!

（1）According to the passage， which of the following things can make you angry？　　

A． Your friend asked you to help him．

B． Your teacher gave you too much homework．

C． Your parents gave you a gift on your birthday．

（2）The underlined part "when something doesn't go your way" probably means　　．

A． when you get lost

B． when you are on a wrong way

C． when things don't go as you imagine

（3）In the passage， the writer gives us　　 pieces of advice．

A． five

B． six

C． seven

（4）As for doing with anger， which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？　　

A． Talk to a friend you believe．

B． Get a hug．

C． Pull weeds in the garden．

（5）The passage is mainly about　　．

A． how to deal with your anger

B． never getting angry

C． drawing a picture of your anger