Roni Lebaver 222Main St. Laguna Beach, CA 92651 USA

Dear Roni,

Maybe I’m strange but I love the desert(沙漠)!

Last week our group spent four days in the desert. At times, it felt like the moon.

I always thought desert were all the same! They are not. Some parts look like mountains, others are really different.

And when we find something green—a few palm trees, a little water, we feel good and great.

See you in September.

Kim

Roni Lebaver 222Main St. Laguna Beach, CA 92651 USA

( )51. Who seems to have eaten too much?

A. Mari. B. Akemi. C. Kim. D. Roni.

( )52. Who went to school in Honolulu?

A. Akemi. B. Mari. C. Roni. D. Kim.

( )53. Who spent four days on the moon?

A. Nobody. B. Kim. C. Roni. D. Akemi.

( )54. Where does Roni live?

A. Florence. B. Honolulu. C. Laguna Beach. D. Venice.

( )55. Which of the sentences is true?

A. Akemi arrived in Rome two weeks ago.

B. Mari spends every morning and afternoon on the beach.

C. Kim thinks that deserts are all the same.

D. Mari likes walking in mountains near Honolulu.

C

What should healthy people look like? One hundred middle school students in Shanghai can show you the right answer.

Shanghai just chose its 100 school children. These children were from 60,000 schools. The 100 school children are not too fat or too thin. They see and hear clearly. They look happy and lively. It took five months to choose the healthy hundred. First, students’ eyesight, hearing and teeth were tested. Then there was a hard test of their minds and bodies. On 19th November, there children got together at a middle school in Shanghai to tell stories about how they keep fit and what good healthy habits they have.

Many children say doing sports and having good habits are important. A girl practiced taekwondo(跆拳道) twice every week for a year. “ I was once a weak girl,” she said. “But doing taekwondo every day gives me a healthy body and makes me happy.”

Another Shanghai girl has strong, white teeth. She is only nine years old but has already made many TV advertisements for toothpaste. She knows good ways to keep teeth healthy.

“Have milk instead of sweets or junk food,” she said, “ Brush your teeth twice every day.”

Having a healthy body is not all you need. One girl says that making more friends helps one grow. “Friendship with your classmates and teachers can make you more brave and clever.”

( )56. The 100 students had the test because .

A. they are the best students in working

B. they do a lot of jobs at school

C. they learn their subjects best at school

D. they are the healthiest ones

( )57. These 100 children think are important.

A. sports and good habits

C. looking happy and lively B. good food and sports

D. A, B and C

( )58. The 100 chosen students .

A. have the right weight

C. look happy and lively B. see and hear clearly