Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10?month?old sister home alone. Anyway,my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf…I had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn't the tiny flame(火苗) I'd expected, and I couldn't blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then I got my dad's boots(靴子) and stamped it out(踩灭).

But there was a huge hole left on the floor. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭) for months. Even worse though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.

1.How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?

A. 11 years old. B. 13 years old.

C. 15 years old. D. 17 years old.

2.Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.

①The writer set fire to some kitchen paper.

②The writer did some drawing.

③The writer was grounded.

④The writer stamped the fire out.

⑤The writer's mother checked for a fire.

A. ②④③①⑤ B. ①③④②⑤

C. ②①④③⑤ D. ②①④⑤③

3.Who put out the fire at last?

A. The writer. B. The writer and his sister.

C. The writer's mother. D. The writer's father.

4.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. It's difficult to put out a fire.

B. The boy didn't look after his sister.

C. The boy made a big trouble when he was 11.

D. Don't leave children home alone while shopping.

We spent this holiday with our uncle. He loved to go on walks to collect stones. One day, he bought us backpacks(背包)and asked us to go to the mountain with him, and carry the stones.

The whole day we walked around. Every now and then he put stones in our bags. To our surprise, he also took some stones out from our bags. But we thought he had just found better stones.

When we returned to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt relaxed when we put them down. Yet our uncle's backpack was half empty.

“Why did you put so many stones into our backpacks?” we asked.

“I didn't. You did,” he said. “You didn't know it, but I gave you a test today. I listened to every word you said. Whenever you were complaining(抱怨), I added a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something with positive(积极的) thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks.” Our backpacks were full of stones.

“Your negative(消极的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your mind(头脑) just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts, the heavier your mind.”

With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons in life.

1.How did they feel when their uncle took some stones out from their bags?

A. Relaxed. B. Surprised.

C. Sad. D. Tired.

2.What did they find when they returned to the house?

A. Their uncle's bag was half empty.

B. There was nothing in their uncle's bag.

C. Their uncle's bag was full of stones.

D. There were few stones in their uncle's bag.

3.What can we learn from the story?

A. Everyone must accept others' advice.

B. We should be positive about life.

C. Never think about unimportant things.

D. It's necessary to make a plan before doing things.

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