Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
  “Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
  “I left it at home.”
  Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
  The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
【小题1】Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A.sixteen B.eighteen C.twenty D.fifteen
【小题2】The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A.he's her grandson   B.he's clever
C.he can keep quiet   D.he gets home on time
【小题3】From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A.classmate   B.colleague (同事)C.aunt  D.wife
【小题4】The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A.盖印  B.跺  C.贴邮票  D.承认
【小题5】Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
A.to wake his grandma up
B.to make his grandma angry
C.that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D.that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

Americans thinks travel is good for people. Some even think it can help one of the country’s

w   1.    problems---crime.

Crime w  2.    a lot of people. Every year, the n   3.    of crimes goes up and up. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all. There are problems with drugs.

There are many young criminals in prison. But prison doesn’t change them---60 to 70 percent will go b  4.   to crime when they come out of prison.

One man, Bob Burton, t  5.   of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a hard life on the road. They learned to be strong and b  6.  , and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them grow into men. So Bob started “Vision Quest(幻想探究)”.

He takes young criminals on a long, long j  7.   with horses and wagons(马车) 3,000 miles through 7 states. They are on the road for more than one year. The young people on Vision Quest all have bad problems.  Most of them have already spent time in prison.  This is their last c     8.  .

It’s hard work on the work. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before, b  9.   they can love their horses. That love can help them to start a new life.

Not all young people in Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. 30 or 40 percent will one day be in prison a  10.  . But that’s a lot better than 60 or 70 percent. Bob is right. Travel can be good for them.

 

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