【推荐1】My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it.     1     One day, when I walked past a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring (雇佣) new workers!     2     The manager looked at me for a few seconds from head to foot, then asked, “Do you have a high school diploma (文凭), or do you have any work experience?” I felt so ashamed (感到难为情的) and uncomfortable that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left. I could not fall asleep that night.     3    

“I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I said to myself silently. I never went back to the store again until finished my study and got a diploma. Everything looked the same when I returned to the store. However, compared with last time, “Great! You are in.” Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always advise people to attend school.     4     Now I am not worried about my future because I am still reading and learning books about my work in my free time.

A．And I thought a lot about my future.

B．Education helps you have a bright future.

C．But one thing let me finally realize what my parents meant.

D．Learn knowledge all the time.

E．I went into the store to ask for the job.

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Do you learn from your mistakes? I hope so. But have you ever made the same mistake twice? I have. Sometimes I make the same mistake three or four times!

Sometimes, good things happen because of mistakes. Once I got on the wrong train. That was a big mistake. But on that train, I saw a good friend. I was so happy I made that mistake.

Another time I ruined(毁坏)a surprise. My mother planned a surprise party for my father. She told me it was a secret. But I was just a little boy and I couldn’t keep the secret. I told my father about the party. At first, my mother was mad at me. But then my father said he was happy he knew about it. He said he didn’t like surprises.

When a good thing comes out of a mistake, that’s a happy accident!

1. Who did the boy see on the train?

A．His friend.

B．His father.

C．His mother.

D．His teacher.

2. His mother asked him to_________.

A．plan a surprise party	B．tell his father about the party
C．keep a secret about the party	D．invite his friends to the party

3. What does the boy think of mistakes?

A．A mistake is not welcome.	B．A mistake is a terrible thing.
C．All mistakes mean happy accidents.	D．Sometimes a mistake can be a good.

【推荐3】Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home last before going home. Grandpa White’s home was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, he often asked Bob about things he was doing—about what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.

The thing that Bob didn’t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his boyhood in California. Bob never asked to hear about Grandpa’s boyhood, but he couldn’t get away.

After Grandpa’s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the papers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob often was late getting his papers to his customers(订报者), Bob didn’t want to complain, but the customers were unhappy.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. When he took the newspaper to Grandpa White, Bob would often receive ________.

A．old newspapers	B．sweets or a cake
C．some money	D．a paper with questions for him to answer

2. Which do you think is true?

A．Bob lived with Grandpa.

B．Grandpa had many stories about his boyhood.

C．Grandpa didn’t like to read newspapers.

D．Bob took the newspaper to Grandpa first.

3. Bob could do nothing when ________.

A．the customers couldn’t got their newspapers

B．Grandpa began to tell him about his boyhood

C．he saw Grandpa feeling unhappy

D．Grandpa asked him about the things he was doing

4. The reading mainly tells us that ________.

A．Bob was still a child	B．Grandpa liked to tell stories
C．the customers sometimes got angry	D．lonely people need other people

5. In paragraph 3, the underlined sentence means ________.

A．Grandpa always seemed to like daytime	B．Grandpa liked telling stories to Bob all day
C．Grandpa liked to stay with Bob all day	D．Grandpa seemed to complain all day

【推荐2】请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。

Trust has been considered as the basis (基础) of any relationship, including friendship. No relationship can last long without trust.     1     Sometimes, it takes years, even a whole life to make it. We certainly know who are the people we trust. However, how do we know if others trust us?

    2     You may first like to talk to the friends you trust most. It is the same with your friends.

Whom do you ask for advice when you need it the most? Either your parents or your friends may first come into your mind. You can only ask for advice from the people you really trust. You know they will never pass on a wrong suggestion. And so do they.     3    

Different ideas and discussions are a part of every relationship, and this is also true for friendship. Actually, two people can’t always have the same opinions on a situation and they may share different suggestions together. Sometimes some people find it hard to forgive(原谅) and forget.     4     It is because they trust you and believe that you will never cause any pain to them on purpose (故意地).

There are times in life when you find yourself a lonely soldier.     5     Your friends will never let you down and will strongly stand for you when you need encouragement. If they side with you when you need them the most, you can know that they trust you.

A．But winning trust is not easy as we imagine.

B．Whom would you like to share your secrets with?

C．But for your true friends, there is no difficulty in it.

D．They don’t like their friends with different opinions.

E．However, if you have true friends, you will never be alone in any trouble.

F．The friends who trust you will go to you for help in the important decisions of their life.

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If I could catch a rainbow, I would do it just for you; And share with its beauty, On the days you’re feeling blue. If I could build a mountain, You could call your very own; A place to find serenity, A place to be alone. If I could take your troubles, I would throw them into the sea; ② But all these things I’m finding, Are impossible for me. ④ I cannot build a mountain, Or catch a rainbow fair; But let me be what I know best, A friend that’s always there.

1. The material above is probably ________.

A．a story

B．a play

C．a poem

D．a letter

2. The underlined word “serenity” probably means ________.

A．happiness

B．peace

C．love

D．truth

3. In the third verse（节）, the second line ② and the fourth line ④ have the same rhyme（押韵）________.

A．/ʊə/

B．/u:/

C．/aɪ/

D．/i:/

4. From the material above, we can learn that ________.

A．many hands make light work	B．reading makes a full man
C．actions speak louder than words	D．a friend in need is a friend indeed