Test of the 21st Century Newspaper Issue 576 挑战版实战演练1. I am going to _____ from my school soon, but I will be thankful to it forever.A. moveB. graduateC. stayD. remain2. Tom _____ in the exam again though he tried his best.A. passedB. failedC. crossedD. showed3. Scientists and doctors are trying their best to come up with ways to treat the terrible _____.A. diseaseB. decisionC. dangerD. deal4. – How can we protect ourselves _____ the earthquake?– We should stay calm first. (2014)A. withB. aboutC. forD. from5. – What will the phone ____?– The same as you said, eight hundred dollars each. (2016 )A. spendB. costC. payD. afford6. – It is reported that Chinese ____ more than 40 minutes a day reading WeChat.– It is true. But I think WeChat is taking too much of our time. (2015 襄阳)A. spendB. costC. payD. Take7. – It is important for us to know _____ all the subjects.– Yeah, group work is my favorite. (2015 )A. how to studyB. when to studyC. which to studyD. what to study8. Nowadays, each of the students ____ a new dictionary in the countryside. (2013 )A. hasB. hadC. have原版挑战Talking through your problemsYesterday, my 15-year-old brother Tommy had a fight with my 12- year-old broth er Kevin. I didn’t notice.I knocked on the door and asked, “Kevin, do you want to (1) ?”Later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying in his room.No one (2) . I tried again. Still nothing happened.So, I took some cards an d wrote, “If you don’t, we can write notes.”An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside his door with two pads of paper in my hands. One pad was new and the other was from Kevin. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It(3) , “Nobody in this family cares about me. Tommy thought I was too weak and Dad (4) me he wished he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. You’re never around to even notice me.”He was right about my part. I wrote back, “Kevin, I do love you an d you know that. I’m here for you and you are loved in this family.”I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” on it.He didn’t reply for a while, but then I heard he cried a little bit. Kevin ran out of cards and wrote “Thanks” on a p aper cup.Since then, I try my best to pay more attention to my family members. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now and when one of us notices that the other is unhappy, we’ll smile and say, “Write it on a paper cup.”Teens c ouldn’t contact the author of this story. The author can contact Teens if necessary.Task 1Discuss the questions:1. Who is the closest member to you in your family? Please share one or two stories about you two.2. If one of your family members has some trouble, what will you do?2. This kind of thing (happen) all the time.3. The other (member) of Greg’s family were against his marriage.4. I asked Derek where he was going, but he (not reply).Task 3Choose the answer:1. Who had a fight yesterday in this family?A. The writer and Tommy.B. The writer and Kevin.C. Tommy and their dad.D. Tommy and Kevin.2. How did the writer communicate with Kevin?A. By talking to him.B. By writing to him.C. By listening to him.D. By playing with him.3. Which is NOT a reason that Kevin thought nobody cared about him?A. Tommy thought he was too weak.B. Dad wanted another Kevin as his son.C. The writer never noticed him.D. Mom always forgot to bring him food.4. Which is the main idea of the story?A.Showing people that you care means a lot to them.B. Family members shouldn’t hurt each other’s feelings.C. Don’t bother people when they want to be alone.D. Love people the way that you think is right.Task 4 Kevin wrote on a note that said, “I want to make up with Tommy. What should I do?” If you were the author, what would you tell Kevin on your note?READING GUIDE | 阅读指导notice v. 注意，关注pad n. 一本reply v. 应答，反应member n. 成员relationship n. 关系1 释义：当我在上楼的时候，听到了凯文在自己房间里哭泣。

用法：as 侧重于两件事情同时进行或发生，所引导的从句动词常用进行时，强调“某事正在进行”。

As Cinderella was walking down the stairs, everyone turned to watch.2 释义：凯文把卡片用光了，便在一个纸杯上写了句“”。

用法：run out of 意为“用光，耗尽”，同义短语为use up。

My car is running out of gas soon, so I need to find a gas station right now.Sharing seconds爱一个人，要用他/她能接受的方式去爱，才能走进他/她的心里。

实战演练(issue 571)1. – What do you think of your school, Linda?–It’s a good place for us to _____ourselves for the future. (2014 )A. promiseB. proveC. prepareD. present2. One of the opinions _____ smoking is that it is harmfu l to people’s health.（2015 ）A. forB. againstC. atD. in3. At present the price of houses in Urumqi ___ than before. I can afford ____ a large one. (2015乌鲁木齐)A. are cheaper; to buyB. is cheaper; buyC. are lower; buyD. is lower; to buy4. Although the winter in Harbin is rather cold, the city still_____ visitors throughout the world.A. attractsB. attendsC. arrivesD. accepts5. She says that she’ll have to close the shop unless _____improves.A. termB. businessC. snackD. mood6. – How does Jack usually go to school?– He ____ ride a bike, but now he ____ there to lose weight.A. use to; is used to walkB. was used to; is used to walkingC. was used to; is used to walkD. used to; is used to walking7. – I think drinking milk is good_____ our health. (2011 )– Yes, I agree ______ you.A. with; toB. to; toC. at; withD. for; with挑战原版(issue 571) Focus on the positivesOne day a teacher entered the classroom and gave the students a surprise test. He gave out the paper and asked his students to turn the page and begin. To everyone’s surprise, there were no questions, just a black dot in the center of the page.The teacher saw the expression on everyone’s face and said, “I want you to write what you see there.” The confused students got started on the hard task. At the end of the class, the teacher took all the answer papers and started reading each one of them. All of them described the black dot and tried to explain where it was on thepaper.After all had been read, the classroom was quiet. The teacher began to explain, “I am not going to grade you according to this. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot. The same happens in our lives. We have a white paper to enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a gift filled with love and care. We always have reasons to celebrate —friends that help us or jobs that support our lives.”“However, we keep focusing o nly on the dark spots, the health problems, the lack of money or the bad relationship with a family member. The dark spots are really annoying, but they are very small. Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life. Enjoy each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a positivelife!”Task 2 expression to one’s surprise describe give out focus on1. The police asked Lisa to the two men that robbed her.2. Gary thinks that he should his work rather than having fun all day.3. There was no on Bill’s face.4. Holly was busily the gift bags to the guests at the party.5. , the girl and the guy from the same office got married after three months.Task 31. Which is TRUE about the surprise test?A. There were a lot of questions in it.B. There was nothing on the test paper.C. There was a black dot on the paper.D. The students finished the test in 30 minutes.2. Which image describes the meaning of the unde rlined word “grade” in Paragraph 3?3. What was the teacher trying to tell the students?A. The “black spots” in our life can b e very annoying.B. Life is full of surprise tests. Always be prepared.C. Don’t feel shy to ask for help if you’re lost in the “black spots”.D. Focus on and enjoy the good things that you already have.Task 4 There are five circles below. You can change their orders and choose five words to put inside them. Then tell us the reason for your choices.READING GUIDEexpression n. 表情confused adj. 困惑不解的describe v. 描述focus on 关注于，集中于annoying adj. 恼人的，讨厌的释义：令大家吃惊的是，试卷上一个问题也没有，只有一个黑点在试卷的中心位置。