《常青樹英語 四級（初二·下）/義務教育英語課程標準泛讀教材》根據《義務教育英語課程標準》四級的要求，結合山東省高中學生英語學習的特點，精選英國、美國、加拿大、澳大利亞等英語國家的語文素材，輔以其他經典閱讀材料和經過改編的時新英語素材，並在選文後搭配精心編寫、設計的練習題目，作為初中生課外英語讀物和輔助英語泛讀教材，幫助學生提高英語綜合應用能力。選材涉及人文故事、自然科學等類別。

高洪德，山東省教學研究室副主任，英語教研員，特級教師。碩士學位，研究方向是中小學英語課程與教學、西方歷史文化。張濤，山東省教學研究室英語教研員。

Lesson 1 If Your Friend Betrays You， What Will You Do?
Lesson 2 What’s A Successful Language Learner Should Do?
Lesson 3 “My Toy”—Spinning Top
Lesson 4 Beautiful Hands
Lesson 5 Golf Is Popular In Japan
Lesson 6 My Father Was My Hero
Lesson 7 New Shoes for Winter
Lesson 8 Fear Matters
Lesson 9 Why Play Games?
Lesson 10 Improve Your Life
Lesson 11 The Climates of the United States
Lesson 12 Apple Unveils New Diverse Emesis
Lesson 13 What You See Is What You Get
Lesson 14 Everyone Can Make Contributions to Protecting Natural Resources
Lesson 15 How to Conquer A Bad Cold
Lesson 16 Family Travel Tips： Planning a Safari
Lesson 17 Never Lose Hope
Lesson 18 Experience Chinese Culture at “Chinese Bridge”
Lesson 19 Evening At Home
Lesson 20 A Positive Boy with His Baseball
Lesson 21 Kindness Rewarded
Lesson 22 Let’s Enjoy 4D Film!
Lesson 23 The Sun and the Moon
Lesson 24 The Internet and Its Impact ( 節選自Readholic)
Lesson 25 To Love Oneself Is the Begin
Lesson 26 How to Travel In the Desert
Lesson 27 A Fantastic Big Sister
Lesson 28 How to Survive In a Burning House
Lesson 29 Grandma Moses and Me
Lesson 30 Chinese Sandwich
Lesson 31 What Is the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
Lesson 32 Mamma’s Present
Lesson 33 Street Markets Around the World
Lesson 34 Friendship of American Style
Lesson 35 Being a Clever Clothes Shopper
Lesson 36 National Wear Red Day
Lesson 37 Inventions Changed Our Life
Lesson 38 The Ice Hotel
Lesson 39 Things To Remember
Lesson 40 Global Warming
Lesson 41 All Green Today
Lesson 42 The Malls in the United States
Lesson 43 Foods at Important Moments
Lesson 44 Making Sense of the Ebola Virus
Lesson 45 Collecting Stickers
Lesson 46 It’s Never Too Late to Start Something New!
Lesson 47 Football： For Fun and Good Health
Lesson 48 Carrots
Lesson 49 A Musical Genius
Lesson 50 Foods That Give You Energy in the Morning
Lesson 51 To Stay Healthy in Summer
Lesson 52 Honoring a Father on Father’s Day
Lesson 53 Just for Today
Lesson 54 My Kindergarten Teacher， Mrs． White
Lesson 55 The Aging Population
Lesson 56 The Courageous Boy
Lesson 57 Save the Animals!
Lesson 58 Poor Davy
Lesson 59 A Letter for Help
Lesson 60 The Camel
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Lesson 1 If Your Friend Betrays You, What Will You Do?
Guidance
If your friend betrays you, what will you do? 如果你的朋友背叛你，你會怎麼做？
A story said “Two girls, one's name is Fangfang, and the other is Huanhuan. They are countrymen and at the same age in the 80s. They work in the same company and live in the same dorm. Every day they go to work together, dine together and sleep together. Then, gradually, they become good friends and are in each other's confidence.
Huanhuan with easygoing character and respecting friendship trusts in Fangfang and also cherishes her extremely. She unreservedly expresses anything in front of Fangfang, including her wages card and password. Till one day, Fangfang said she felt bad and wanted to come back dorm to have a rest ahead. Then Huanhuan found, after Fangfang went away, her wages card was gone. The friend's hard-saving wages were all gone.
The best friend who she trusts in the most betrays her unexpectedly. Huanhuan is unable to express her discomfort, like a dumb person tasting bitter herbs.
If you were her, what would you do?
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