My parents seldom encouraged me to ask for help, so I trained myself to become as independent ( 独立的) as possible. I thought if I asked for help, I would be a problem to other people.

A few years ago, I was on a trip. In order to save money, I planned to stay in a stranger’s house as a couchsurfer ( 沙发客). When I arrived at the host family ( 寄宿家庭), it was rainy. It was also very cold.

My host was very friendly. She gave me a warm welcome and offered me a hot meal. After the meal, she invited me to go on a walk with her around her city. At that time, I didn’t even have the right shoes for the bad weather. I wanted to ask her whether she had any shoes for me. But I didn’t want to trouble her. Finally, I said nothing.

It was really cold outside, and the heavy rain made my shoes wet. When we got home three hours later, I had lost all feelings in my feet. That night, I had a bad cold. That was all because I couldn’t ask for help. In fact, it was very easy.

From that day on, I tried hard to get through my fear of asking. It has taken me a long time. From my experience, I have discovered that people are always happy to offer help. And I have realized that asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Asking gives you the chance to discover the kindness of others.

1.In the writer’s opinion, the host was _________.

A.smart B.awful

C.friendly D.interesting

2.What was the weather like when they took a walk around the city?

A.Cold and rainy. B.Warm and sunny.

C.Cold and snowy. D.Cool and cloudy.

3.Why did the writer say nothing in the end?

A.Because the host didn’t treat her well.

B.Because she didn’t want to trouble the host.

C.Because the host didn’t have any good shoes for her.

D.Because she didn’t want to be independent any more.

4.What does “it” mean in Paragraph 4?

A.Having a fever. B.Being independent.

C.Asking for help. D.Offering help to others.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Asking for help may give you a chance to help others.

B.For the writer, asking for help is always a sign of happiness.

C.The writer discovered that people hated offering help to others.

D.Asking for help gives you the chance to discover the kindness of others.

Do you enjoy visiting a museum? Did you ever make a plan before a visit? Every museum must have something interesting. If you follow these steps below, you’ll have fun in a museum.

● Decide what museum you will visit. There are so many different kinds of museums such as history museum, science museum and so on. It’s easy for you to choose one you like and start an enjoyable visit!

● Do some research (调查) online. Every museum now has a website (网站) that you can look through the information about it. On the website, you may look for such things as: the exhibits (展品) , the history of the museum and activities in it.

● Learn at least one thing on your visit. It is always good to take away something new from your visit.

● Take a friend or two. Visiting museums is always a lot more fun when you are with someone else. You can talk over what you’re seeing. A friend also brings another way of thinking when you talk about the exhibit.

1.According to the passage, what kinds of museums can you visit?

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2.Where do you get the information about a museum?

___________________________________________________________.

3.Can visitors learn something new in a museum?

___________________________________________________________.

4.Who will you take if you want to make the visit more fun?

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5.What do you think of visiting a museum?

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