【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.　　There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.　　When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I39。ve found a friend!50. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?　　A. understanding.　　 B. honesty. 　　C. reliability. 　　 D. a sense of humor.51. If you have fairweather friends, ______ .　　A. they will give you all that they have when you need help　　B. you will be refused when you get into trouble　　C. you will bee rich　　D. you can be sure that you get real friends52. Good friends need to ______.　　 A. always point out each other39。s mistakes　　 B. be helped with money　　 C. understand each other39。s feelings　　 D. have money or luck53. This passage mainly discuss ______ .　　 A. the qualities of a friend　　 B. where to choose friends　　 C. how to get along with friends D. the importance of having a friendC In modern society, it is necessary for middle school students to take part in academic activities and enrich their knowledge. There are many academic clubs that students can participate in. Students can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest.Mathcounts Club Mathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematic achievement. It hopes to provide students with the foundation for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. Schools select individuals and teams to participate in petitions. Local petitions are held in February with winners progressing to state petitions and then on to the national level. Mathcounts works to challenge student math skills, develop selfconfidence and give rewards for their achievements.Envirothon The Envirothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge and exposes students to diverse environmental issues, ecosystems, and topography. The ecology field petition for fivemember middle school teams offers petitions in wildlife, soils, forestry, current environmental issues and aquatics. Students work and learn in middle school clubs and can pete at the local and state level.Future Problem Solvers Future Problem Solvers is an academic club that uses a sixstep process to solve problems that may happen in the future. Students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to “think out of the box,” or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems may like this club. Teams prised of four students read future scenes and write up solutions in a booklet using the sixstep process. Teams that score high enough can go to the state petition and then to the international petition.Builders Club Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform munity service. Each Builders Club is cosponsored by a Kiwanis club and the middle school. The members learn by doing, and they learn organization, teamwork, and leadership. Builders Clubs can sponsor a Teacher of the Year program, provide a recycling collection point, organize canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters, adopt a resident at a local senior citizens home, adopt a highway, tutor, etc. Middle school academic clubs offer students a place to explore interests or talents. The clubs that join in middle school can help guide choices in high school and beyond. 54. Why do some of the students choose Mathcounts Club? A. To be successful in science careers. B. To enjoy solving future problems. C. To perform munity service. D. To study wildlife and soils.55. What is the mon feature of the four clubs? A. Competitions B. Sponsorship C. Scientific researches D. Teamwork.56. The passage mainly talks about___________. A. the state academic petitions B. middle school clubs C. extra – curricular activities D. the gifted studentsD What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is it the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say．Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth．Well, maybe．But in America, time is more than that．Americans see time as a valuable resource．Maybe that’s why they are fond