In the village of Kentucky, there lived a young girl named Amanda. She moved here for only 2 weeks. Her closest friends were far from her. Amanda kept herself busy for hours by walking around the grassy fields nearby, enjoying the natural beauty along them.

Still, it was easy for Amanda to feel lonely in her big house. One day, just as Amanda was about to leave and spend time walking around, she saw a cat jump onto the porch (门廊). Even though the cat looked dirty, it was beautiful, with bright blue eyes.

Amanda’s feeling of surprise quickly gave way to a feeling of pity. Thinking of what she could offer the cat, Amanda hurried to the kitchen and prepared two bowls: one filled with fish and the other with water. After sniffing (嗅) them carefully, the cat began to hungrily eat them. Once it finished its meal, the cat ran away into the thick grass and disappeared.

From that day, the cat would appear on the porch every day in the morning and beg for food and water, and Amanda would always be there ready. Their relationship started to deepen as Amanda enjoyed regularly seeing her new “furry (毛茸茸的) neighbor”. The cat was too nervous to be taken indoors, but it was comfortable with Amanda gradually.

However, one day, everything took a different turn. In the morning, Amanda brought a bowl of fish near the porch and waited for the cat as usual, but it didn’t appear. The next day, and the day after that, the cat didn’t show u either. She stepped into the thick grass where the cat usually went and searched carefully.

At that time, she heard the sounds of kittens (小猫) meowing. She was surprised to find her “furry, neighbor” lying in the grass with four kittens. The kittens were very cute. Amanda quickly rushed back home to prepare some food and water for them.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
6. The first paragraph is mentioned to ________.

A．introduce why Amanda moved to the village

B．show the character of Amanda

C．explain why people are busy in Kentucky

D．create a picture of the beautiful village

7. Which of the following shows Amanda’s feelings when she first met the cat?

A．Surprised→happy

B．Surprised→pity

C．Worried→satisfied

D．Worried→happy

8. What did the cat do when Amanda fed it?

A．It sniffed the food carefully.	B．It waited patiently.
C．It refused to eat the food.	D．It ran away quickly.

9. In Amanda’s eyes, what role did the cat play in her life?

A．A pet that needs her so much.	B．A friend who always helps her.
C．A neighbor that meets every day.	D．A family member that is kind to each other.

10. What is the possible ending of the story?

A．From then on, Amanda took the kittens to school.

B．From then on, Amanda made new friends at school

C．From then on, Amanda had four more furry neighbors.

D．From then on, Amanda sent the little kittens t her teachers.

Everyone may feel angry at any time. It’s a common feeling. Some people cry when they feel angry and some may shout. Unluckily, many of us have been used to hiding anger. A study suggests that this can have long-term bad influences on our health.

Is it better to cry or break things whenever something makes us angry? The study points out that when we show our anger in this way, we can't probably get on well with our friends or our family. The more time we keep being angry, the worse result we’ll get. So how can we deal with our feeling of anger in a right way?

First, know what anger is. Anger is often caused by feelings of being too afraid, disappointment (失望) and so on.

Also, care more about those everyday things that will make us angry. For example, we may get angry in a long line at the store. Take a step back and think that it isn’t personal. Everyone in the line has dinner to make, just like us. Then we’ll feel better. Another way of dealing with anger is to talk about it. The study has shown that if we name our feelings, we can slowly calm ourselves down.

Besides, take a deep breath or find some helpful exercise to do. Exercise helps deal with anger.

Remember that how we act when we are angry can make things better or worse. If we learn to deal with anger, we will be happier and healthier.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
11. How does the writer lead into the topic in Paragraph 2?

A．By telling a story.	B．By asking a question.
C．By giving an example.	D．By using an old saying.

12. Which picture can show the relationship between anger and time? (x=the time you keep angry, y=the bad influences it will have)

A．

B．

C．

D．

13. Which can help deal with the feeling of anger according to the text?
a. Taking some exercise.                              b. Eating delicious food.
c. Talking about anger.                                d. Taking a deep breath.

A．abc

B．abd

C．acd

D．bcd

14. What is the structure of the text? (P= Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

15. What’s the best title for the text?

A．What Makes You Angry?	B．Why Are You Angry?
C．When to Deal with Anger?	D．How to Deal with Anger?

Progress means the act of going forward. Making any kind of progress can make us healthy and happy in life.     16    

To make more progress in life, start looking at problems in a different way. Whatever happens, if we think positively, it can be useful and helpful.     17     After we solve problems one after another, we can make more progress and become stronger.

Having confidence (信心) is helpful for us to make progress. Confidence comes from different places, such as proper education, training or having good relationships.     18     These people can help push us towards progress.     19     Just as the old saying goes, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you not stop”. Progress usually comes a lot more slowly than we expect. Even if progress is slow, try not to be worried. One important thing is that we keep taking steps towards our goals, and another is that we clearly remember what our goals are all the time. The actual speed isn’t important.

The road to progress is not always smooth.     20     Sometimes, maybe it feels like we’re taking one step forward and three steps back, but it won’t always be like that. Keep going towards our goals and we can much more easily make the progress we want.

Progress doesn’t always happen in a straight line. As long as we keep working, we will achieve higher levels.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A．Slow progress is still progress.

B．We need to know that problems are part of life.

C．We should also stay with people who believe in our success.

D．Most progress often comes with setbacks (挫折) along the way.

E．By setting and actively working towards our goals, we can make progress in our life.