One very cold morning, my father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ________.

“About an hour,” he answered.

“I wish I could go home now, my ________ aches.”

“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?” said my father.

“But my headache is getting ________”

“Well,” he said, “you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home ________ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药). It will ________ you a lot.”

I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to ________ the terrible medicine. But it was too ________. She understood my ________ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.

I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather ________ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be ________.

Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.

1.

A．farm

B．factory

C．field

D．hospital

2.

A．head

B．stomach

C．eye

D．tooth

3.

A．more

B．less

C．better

D．worse

4.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．all

5.

A．hurt

B．worry

C．help

D．forget

6.

A．take

B．buy

C．make

D．sell

7.

A．dangerous

B．easy

C．early

D．late

8.

A．mark

B．problem

C．duty

D．joke

9.

A．work

B．play

C．study

D．sleep

10.

A．kind

B．cute

C．helpful

D．honest

Question

I have a bad cold. I have a sore throat and a headache. What should I do? Are there any ways to make my throat feel better? —Rachel, 1 month ago

Advice

My favorite sore throat “medicine” is hot water with lemon (柠檬) juice and honey. It works very well. —Wishful Spirit, 2 days ago

Wash your hands a lot. Rest as much as possible. Also try massaging (按摩) your head to help make your headache go away. —Julie, 1 week ago

Take medicine as early as possible. Keep warm and get a lot of rest. —Michelle, 2 weeks ago

Try cold medicine. Gargle (漱口) with warm salt water for your sore throat. Drink a lot of water, and try some hot soup. —Samuel, 20 days ago

11. When did Michelle give her advice?

A．2 days ago.

B．1 week ago.

C．2 weeks ago.

D．1 month ago.

12. What was Wishful Spirit’s advice?

A．Washing hands a lot.	B．Gargling with warm salt water.
C．Taking medicine as early as possible.	D．Drinking hot water with lemon juice and honey.

13. How many people advised Rachel to drink water?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

14. This passage may be from ________.

A．a sports newspaper	B．a doctor’s letter
C．the Internet	D．an art magazine

In China square dancing is a great outdoor sport for old people to do with a group of friends. Many people bring their radios out onto the squares, and then wait for others to join in.

Step 1: Wear comfortable clothes. Also wear comfortable running shoes that allow you to jump easily. Dancing needs a lot of movements, so it is smart to take care of your feet.

Step 2: Get some music that you can dance to and bring a radio or a CD player.

Step 3: Invite some friends to square dancing. Put some music on and start dancing to it. Use your feet as much as possible and make movements follow music.

Step 4: Put your arms up to the right, and then move them quickly to the left while turning your body. This will make others start square dancing.

Step 5: Try different movements if possible. Square dancing is all about free-style dancing. You can enjoy yourself while getting exercise by square dancing.

15. Square dancing is a kind of ________ sport for old people.

A．indoor

B．outdoor

C．ball

D．difficult

16. If you want to square dance, you don’t need to ________.

A．wear comfortable clothes	B．have a radio or a CD player
C．invite some friends	D．ask your family to dance with

17. Which of the following is NOT right?

A．All the old people like to square dance.

B．When you dance, you need music.

C．You can enjoy yourself while getting exercise by square dancing.

D．Move your arms quickly while turning your body.

18. The main idea of the passage may be ________.

A．how to square dance	B．old people and square dancing
C．the steps for square dancing	D．square dancing in China

When I was in the seventh grade, I volunteered about thirty to forty hours a week at a local hospital in my town. Most of the time I was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any visitors, and nobody seemed to care about him. I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him. He became a close friend of mine, although he never replied to me. Mr. Gillespie was still in a coma (昏迷).

I was away for a week to go on vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie had gone. I didn’t have the courage (勇气) to ask where he was, for fear they might tell me he had been dead.

Several years passed. One day, when I was at the gas station, I noticed a familiar (熟悉的) face. When I realized who he was, I asked him if his name was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an uncertain look on his face, he replied, “Yes” I explained how I knew him, and what I did in the hospital. With tears in his eyes, he gave me a warm hug.

He told me that when he was in a coma, he could hear me talking to him and feel me holding his hand. He thought it was an angel, not a person, who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie believed that my voice and touch kept him alive.

Although I haven’t seen him since then, he fills my heart with joy every day. I know that I made a difference to him. More importantly, I will never forget him and what he did for me; he made me an angel.

19. The writer was               when he volunteered in a local hospital.

A．a student

B．a nurse

C．a doctor

D．a driver

20. Mr. Gillespie                              when he saw the writer in the gas station.

A．gave the writer a lot of money

B．had a fight with the writer

C．asked the writer why he was in a coma

D．hugged the writer for his help

21. Mr. Gillespie believed that the writer’s                             kept him alive.

A．medical skills

B．voice and touch

C．courage and spirit

D．smiles and songs

22. From the passage, we know that the writer                          .

A．is glad that he has helped Mr. Gillespie

B．works as a volunteer at the gas station now

C．spent more than fifty hours week in the hospital

D．he knew Mr. Giliespie very much and made friends with him

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 anger (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:

Talk to a friend you can trust.

Count (数数) to ten.
Get or give a hug.
Take some exercise.

Draw a picture of our anger.

Play a video game.

Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can.

Sing along with the CD player.

Think good thoughts (maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport).

Take a bike ride, go skating, play basketball—do something active!

Never getting angry is impossible. But when you are angry, you can do something and it can make things better or worse. Don’t let anger be the boss of you. Be in control of it!

23. 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 you meet with something difficult

D．when things don’t go as you imagine

24. If you run around the outside of your house five times, and your house is a circle of 260 meters, so you’ll run       .

A．1,300 kilometers

B．1,300 meters

C．1,360 kilometers

D．1,360 meters

25. 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．Have a fight with a friend.	D．Think good thoughts.

26. The passage is mainly about       .

A．how to deal with your anger

B．letting anger be the boss of you

C．drinking more water when you’re angry

D．doing something active when you’re angry