1. Why did the lady want the pianist to sing?
| A．She was tired of listening to the piano. |
| B．She knew he could sing well. |
| C．She wanted to make him famous. |
| A．After he became a famous pianist. |
| B．Long before he played the piano in the bar. |
| C．That night after his first singing. |
| A．He became a well-known singer in America. |
| B．He continued to play the piano in the bar. |
| C．He had his own piano bar. |
| A．People will succeed if they have talent. |
| B．Few people have real talent. |
| C．Everyone should make full use of his talent. |
2 . Last week, Tom and his mother went to a restaurant to celebrate his fifth birthday. When he and his mother were talking there, a waitress
When the waitress
Later, Tom’s mom said this was the first time he had
She added that the
| A．commented | B．sang | C．concluded | D．watched |
| A．walking | B．reading | C．hearing | D．speaking |
| A．admitted | B．learned | C．expected | D．imagined |
| A．adjusted to | B．looked up | C．reflected on | D．went with |
| A．signed | B．pretended | C．shouted | D．whispered |
| A．frightened | B．hurt | C．confused | D．impressed |
| A．studied | B．taught | C．talked | D．settled |
| A．and | B．so | C．or | D．but |
| A．gift | B．apology | C．benefit | D．explanation |
| A．silly | B．impatient | C．kind | D．clever |
| A．work | B．celebrate | C．enjoy | D．remember |
| A．noisy | B．funny | C．cool | D．excited |
| A．angrily | B．actually | C．shyly | D．casually |
| A．special | B．formal | C．secret | D．official |
| A．difficult | B．free | C．important | D．useless |
One day, Dad took Tim and Lily to the supermarket. “Now where has Tim gone? ” asked Dad. Lily shrugged. Keeping track of Tim was not on her agenda today. She’d been trying to decide on the perfect gift for Dad’s upcoming birthday. This year, she was determined to prepare a present that couldn’t be bought at a store or ordered online.
“Daddy!” Tim appeared out of nowhere, disturbing Lily’s thoughts. He yelled, holding a cereal (麦片) box in the air, “Let’s get it! It’s nutritious and delicious! And it has a dragon inside! ” Tim remembered Dad saying that when he was a kid, almost every box of cereal came with a toy. Ever since, Tim was certain that he, too, would find a toy in the next box.
When they got home, Dad and Lily began putting away the groceries. Tim couldn’t wait to take the box of cereal upstairs to his room. By the time they finished, Lily could hear Tim shouting. “No! No!” Tim’s voice kept getting louder and louder. Lily imagined each word as the sound of a hammer striking metal. Then she raced towards her brother’s room. The moment she stepped inside, she felt a crunch (嘎吱声) beneath her feet. It was obvious that Tim dumped all that cereal looking for a toy dragon. “They lied! No dragon. Just a picture on the box.” Tim sounded close to tears. Annoyed as Lily was, she said quietly, “Let’s see what the box says.” “I don’t know how to read.” her brother said in a low voice.
It reminded Lily that last school year, Tim’s teacher who sent home easy-to-read books and worksheets insisted that he was ready to learn to read and just needed some extra help, but Tim complained about books “for babies” and “boring” homework assignments. It was really a headache for Dad to teach Tim to read! At the thought of these, it seemed that Tim’s dragon issue had swept away her concern for a present for Dad.
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Lily decided to cooperate with Tim, making up a dragon story and having Tim read for Dad.
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After what seemed to be a century, Dad’s birthday finally came.
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4 . “You’re going to buy me a bicycle?” I asked in
When I was six, a girl was hit by a car while riding a bike and
But after I had children, I satisfied their
After buying a bike, we were on our way to my first
Since that day, I have
| A．shock | B．advance | C．public | D．despair |
| A．use | B．reaction | C．story | D．difference |
| A．laughed | B．returned | C．stopped | D．died |
| A．hesitated | B．learned | C．forgot | D．promised |
| A．desire | B．excuse | C．explanation | D．habit |
| A．agreed | B．thought | C．proved | D．pretended |
| A．Besides | B．Therefore | C．However | D．Instead |
| A．dream | B．aim | C．demand | D．fear |
| A．lazy | B．old | C．weak | D．busy |
| A．discussion | B．lesson | C．experiment | D．shop |
| A．awkwardly | B．proudly | C．secretly | D．regretfully |
| A．normal | B．perfect | C．continuous | D．shaky |
| A．driven | B．hiked | C．ridden | D．run |
| A．defended | B．accepted | C．improved | D．started |
| A．importantly | B．casually | C．basically | D．constantly |
Mary tried to hold her breath. She moved away slightly, but Amy only moved closer and continued talking.
Mary thought to herself, “Why does she always have to sit next to me?” Amy didn’t seem to notice that Mary was trying to move away, and she leaned in closer. Mary wanted badly to tell Amy that she didn’t smell very good, but how could she without hurting her feelings?
When Mary got home from school, she complained to her mother. “There’s a girl named Amy who likes to sit next to me in school, but she smells bad. Nobody else likes to sit next to her, either.”
“Well, try to be nice to her,” said her mother. “Maybe she’s having a hard time at home. You never know what a person’s home life is like.”
For the rest of the week, Mary tried to be a good friend to Amy. There were times when they had fun talking and playing together, especially on the days when Amy bathed. But on the days when she smelled bad, Mary still found it very hard to be her friend.
One morning, while getting her hair combed for school, Mary brought the subject up again with her mother.
“I don’t want to be friends with Amy anymore,” she told her mother.
Her mother’s hands froze in midair. Mary turned to see what the matter was. Her mother looked upset. Mary wondered what she had said made her mother react this way.
“I don’t think you understand Amy’s situation, so let me ask you this…” Her mother’s tone was serious. “Who makes sure that your hair is combed every morning so you’ll look nice when you go to school? Who makes sure you’re bathed and cleaned every day? And your clothes are washed and neatly ironed?”
“You and Daddy,” answered Mary.
“Do you live in a happy family? Do you have a good Dad and Mum?” Then her mother encouraged her to learn more about Amy before she decided whether or not to be friends with Amy.
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The next day after school, Mary had a talk with Amy.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . For one Wisconsin father of three, being 45 years old hasn’t stopped him from performing 3, 000 push-ups while competing in a marathon.
When Nate Carroll
With a full-time job, finding the time in his
“To
And he did push-ups whenever a (n)
In order to set a new Guinness World Record, Carroll has been
“Set a goal, and try your best to
| A．Actually | B．Obviously | C．Naturally | D．Immediately |
| A．creating | B．designing | C．imaging | D．completing |
| A．launched | B．confirmed | C．celebrated | D．identified |
| A．theories | B．purposes | C．themes | D．functions |
| A．lending | B．leaving | C．setting | D．introducing |
| A．generous | B．positive | C．temporary | D．flexible |
| A．borrowing | B．saving | C．managing | D．raising |
| A．schedule | B．favor | C．discussion | D．way |
| A．take up | B．set aside | C．give away | D．apply for |
| A．meet | B．accept | C．believe | D．find |
| A．opportunity | B．job | C．challenge | D．attempt |
| A．casually | B．temporarily | C．basically | D．carefully |
| A．research | B．experiment | C．journey | D．survey |
| A．stress | B．adjust | C．affect | D．achieve |
| A．convenient | B．sensitive | C．formal | D．abstract |
7 . Two tickets. Only two tickets to the big quarter-finals basketball game. Three pairs of eyes all focused on the tickets in Dad’s, outstretched hand. Marcus, the oldest, spoke out the question running through everyone’s mind: “Only two tickets? But, Dad, which of us gets to go with you?”
“Yeah, Daddy, who gets to go?” repeated Caleb, the youngest.
“Dad, can’t you get any more tickets?” I asked. I might be the in-between sister, but I was just as eager as my basketball-crazy brothers were for a night out with Dad. “I’m afraid not,” Dad answered. “I guess I’ll have to figure out a fair way of choosing among the three of you by tomorrow morning. I’ll have to decide who deserves it most. Let me sleep on it.”
The next morning, Dad and Mom went to the library. And he said we should all get started on our Saturday chores as soon as we finished breakfast.
“Chores!” Marcus said, “How can we concentrate on chores when the big game is eleven hours away?” Then he and Caleb went downstairs to play basketball.
I looked at the breakfast table in front of me. Well, it seemed that Saturday morning chores started right there. I did dishes first. Then I lifted the lid (盖子) on the garbage container and placed the full plastic bag inside.
As began to replace the lid on the garbage container, a white envelope on the inside of the heavy black plastic lid caught my attention it must have stuck to the lid by accident. But then I noticed that he envelope was actually taped to the inside of the lid, and someone had written the word “Congratulations!” on the front of the envelope.
I opened the envelope and pulled out a folded piece of paper. “To the one who deserves to go,” the paper read, and inside of it was a ticket to the basketball game!
1. What did the three children care about most?| A．Who would be chosen. | B．Which team would win. |
| C．When the game would be held. | D．Who would compete in the game. |
| A．Marcus was younger than Caleb. | B．Only the author took Dad’s words seriously. |
| C．The author liked basketball best. | D．Caleb played basketball better than Marcus. |
| A．He gave them a special test. | B．He asked them some questions. |
| C．He made them play basketball. | D．He watched them doing chores. |
| A．Curious and doubtful. | B．Disappointed and regretful. |
| C．Confused and worried. | D．Surprised and excited. |
8 . One day, when I was going to check in at an airport, I noticed there was a big problem. The counter person was telling everyone that all the planes were having problems and they would not be able to fly! And it was suggested that a bus would be provided to take us to Seattle. Everyone was worried, as we only had an hour and a half to make the connecting flight, and the bus was not even at the airport yet.
Finally, the bus pulled up, and the driver said, “They just pulled me out of bed after an all-night shift (夜班), and they expect me to get you to Seattle in time to catch your flight. Good Luck!”
Needless to say, everyone was in a really bad mood. I was loading my luggage into the bus and had slung (吊) my banjo over my back when the driver said, “What? Are you going to play that in my bus?” “Well, really did not plan on it,” I replied. “I was only kidding,” said the driver. But I started thinking about it, and I pulled out the banjo. A worried, angry woman said, “Well, what if I don't like it?” “Then tell me and I will stop,” I replied.
We drove off, and the tension (紧张) made the atmosphere in the bus horrendous! Then I started plucking (弹奏) the old song Blue Skies. In a few minutes, I noticed everyone was singing along. I started to sing, too, and before long, the whole bus burst into song.
One song led to another and everyone seemed to have a request. “Do you know You Are My Sunshine?” Everyone laughed and sang, with food passed around the bus, and before long, the airport was in sight.
The bus driver called, “We made it! We never would have done it without the help of our banjo player.” Shouts of approval rang through the bus. The driver said to me, “This was the best ride I ever had. Thanks for your music.”
A few weeks later, my mailbox was filled with letters from my new friends. Their letters reminded me of how, by reaching out with just a song, you can turn a very tense situation into a peaceful experience-a magical, musical bus ride.
1. What can we learn about the driver from his words in Paragraph 2?| A．He was glad to take those people to the airport. |
| B．He was late because he just returned from an all-night shift. |
| C．He thought it was hard to get those people to the airport in time. |
| D．He thought he was lucky to take those people to the airport. |
| A．the driver fully supported him | B．not all the passengers preferred that idea |
| C．all the passengers disliked that idea | D．the whole bus burst into song |
| A．changeable | B．strange |
| C．very bad | D．cheerful |
| A．A wonderful musical bus ride. | B．An unforgettable flight to Seattle. |
| C．A great banjo player. | D．The amazing friendship on a bus. |
All I wanted was to sit with them at "the popular table". Jill had the best clothes. She looked like she walked straight out of a store window. Brett had the coolest haircut, plus she was already on the field hockey team and we were only in the sixth grade! Aimee was a cheerleader and Shannon could boss people around and they'd do whatever she said. I sure didn't have that kind of power, but then again, I wasn't popular.
Everyone else called them the "popular girls" and at lunch I’d watch them from across the middle school cafeteria and wonder how on earth I could get a seat at their table. I imagined how much fun they had sitting there, the envy of the lunchroom, while I ate sandwiches at the table near the dustbins. This wasn’t how I thought middle school was going to be at all.
One day, I had the nerve to walk past their table and Shannon and Jill started making fun of me, saying I smelled.
"I hate them," I sighed, sitting down beside my three friends and opening my lunch bag. "The popular girls are so mean."
"Well, we aren't mean!" said one friend, and she was right.
I looked towards the popular table. Aimee appeared to be in a fight with Jill, while the others were laughing at a red-headed boy, who was the smartest kid in our grade and maybe even our whole school. He was in tears when they got done with him. He took his tray to an empty table in the far corner of the room to eat alone.
That was when it hit me. Why would I even want to be friends with people who were so mean? My friends were far nicer and from the looks of it, we had a lot more fun. None of us fought or made fun of people. We laughed, sang, and joked to entertain one another.
"Maybe I should ask him to come eat with us," I said, gesturing towards the lonely, red-haired boy.
"Sure," said my friends.
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From then on, we invited everyone the popular girls made fun of to eat at our lunch table
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Later, I looked up the word "popular" in the dictionary.
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