#117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate
Join Date: March, 2011
Location: the United Kingdom
I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady
Join Date: april, 2011
Location: Canada 
I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger
Join Date: May, 2011
Hi, everyone! I went to see the dentist last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

  1. 1.

    Where is Kate going next month?

    1. A.
      To the USA
    2. B.
      To the UK
    3. C.
      To Italy
    4. D.
      To France
  2. 2.

    What’s Libby like?

    1. A.
      She’s as beautiful as Ditlady
    2. B.
      She’s more outgoing than Ditlady
    3. C.
      She’s as quiet as Ditlady
    4. D.
      She’s more athletic than Ditlady
  3. 3.

    What was the matter with Harbinger last week?

    1. A.
      He had a cold
    2. B.
      He had a headache
    3. C.
      He had a fever
    4. D.
      He had a toothache
  4. 4.

    What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?

    1. A.
      Those who are different from him
    2. B.
      Those who are the same as him
    3. C.
      He doesn’t like to make friends
    4. D.
      He likes to have both kinds of friends
  5. 5.

    What does the underlined word “similar” mean?

    1. A.
      一致的
    2. B.
      相似的
    3. C.
      友好的
    4. D.
      简单的


Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about,” he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.
By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur’s English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name, the drawings and the note.
Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”
“That isn’t my story, Mrs. Solomon,” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”
“Oh, I think you have the seed(种子of a story there,” Mrs. Solomon replied, “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”
That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”
Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page

  1. 1.

    Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name, the drawings and the note at first?

    1. A.
      Because he had no time to fit them together
    2. B.
      Because he had difficulty in writing a story
    3. C.
      Because he wasn’t willing to do his homework
    4. D.
      Because he wanted to show his talent for drawing
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

    1. A.
      Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog
    2. B.
      The small tree will grow into a big one
    3. C.
      His friend Lee can give him a lot of support
    4. D.
      He can develop his story based on the first draft
  3. 3.

    What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is ?

    1. A.
      She is a strict teacher
    2. B.
      She is a wise teacher
    3. C.
      She is an honest teacher
    4. D.
      She is an energetic teacher
  4. 4.

    What can we infer(推断from the story?

    1. A.
      Arthur is a shy and quiet student
    2. B.
      Arthur isn’t very satisfied with his story
    3. C.
      There will be a storm on Saturday
    4. D.
      Encouragement is important in teaching

It was Mother's Day,but the young mother was a little unhappy,because she was 800 miles away from her parents.In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day,and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香)in the garden.
Later that day,when she told her husband about the lilacs,he said,“I know where we can find all that you want.Get the children and come on.”So they went,driving down the country roads.
There on a small hill,they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs.The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers.Carefully,she picked a few here and a few there.On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were passing a nursing home(养老院),the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair.She had no children with her.They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman,put the flowers in her hands,and smiled at her.The old granny thanked her again and again.She smiled happily,too.
When the young mother came back to her car,her children asked her,“Who is that old granny?Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“I don't know her,”their mother said.“But it's Mother's Day,and she has no children.I have all of you,and I still have my mother.Just think how much those flowers meant to her

  1. 1.

    The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because______.

    1. A.
      she didn't have a present
    2. B.
      she was a long way from her mother
    3. C.
      she didn't know it was Mother's Day
    4. D.
      she wanted to see her father
  2. 2.

    There were many beautiful purple lilacs______.

    1. A.
      in her garden
    2. B.
      in the market
    3. C.
      in her mother's garden
    4. D.
      in the nursing home
  3. 3.

    The young woman had______.

    1. A.
      one child
    2. B.
      no child
    3. C.
      more than one child
    4. D.
      a boy and a girl
  4. 4.

    The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because______.

    1. A.
      she was her mother
    2. B.
      she didn't like those flowers
    3. C.
      her mother asked her to do so
    4. D.
      she wanted the old granny to be happy,too
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      The young woman was kind
    2. B.
      The young woman was understanding
    3. C.
      The young woman was friendly
    4. D.
      The young woman was surprised

As a volunteer(自愿者) teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the childrenn there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.
  The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level(水平). To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress(进步) with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their level is becoming higher and higher, and we are good friends now.
I worked in Longzhou for a year. I'm very happy, and the experience(经历) is very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here

  1. 1.

    How many grades are there in the school?

    1. A.
      2
    2. B.
      4
    3. C.
      5
    4. D.
      6
  2. 2.

    The writer came from______.

    1. A.
      Longzhou
    2. B.
      Guangxi
    3. C.
      Shanghai
    4. D.
      Beijing
  3. 3.

    What does the writer think of working in the school?

    1. A.
      Boring
    2. B.
      Useful
    3. C.
      Careful
    4. D.
      Surprising
  4. 4.

    According to the passage. The writer______.

    1. A.
      was sorry for the school
    2. B.
      worked hard to teach the children
    3. C.
      don’t want to work in the school
    4. D.
      left the school in a short time

In the summer of 1980 a Spanish tourist, Gaspar Carner, went to Great Britain on holiday. When he was travelling in Scotland, he decided to visit Loch Ness, the famous lake where people say there is a monster. But while he was going across the lake in a boat, his bag fell into the water. In the bag were his passport, car keys, pen, and all his money. Loch Ness is 150 meters deep, so he didn’t expect to see the bag again!
Fourteen years later, in 1994, some scientists decided to explore the lake. They looked for the Loch Ness monster. Suddenly one of them saw something black in the water. They carefully went nearer. They thought the black thing was the monster. They went nearer and nearer. It was a bag. They took the bag out of the lake. They found that the photo on the passport was still clear. One of the scientists knew Gaspar Carner. So the bag was returned to him

  1. 1.

    Carner visited Loch Ness ______.

    1. A.
      on business
    2. B.
      on holiday
    3. C.
      for exploring
    4. D.
      for money
  2. 2.

    Why is the lake famous? Because ______.

    1. A.
      it’s very deep
    2. B.
      there’s a bag in it
    3. C.
      there may be a monster
    4. D.
      it’s in Scotland
  3. 3.

    What’s in Carner’s bag?

    1. A.
      A monster
    2. B.
      Something black
    3. C.
      Photo
    4. D.
      Many useful things
  4. 4.

    How did the explorers know the bag was Carner’s?

    1. A.
      One of the explorers knew Carner
    2. B.
      Carner recognized (认出) the bag
    3. C.
      Carner was very famous
    4. D.
      They expected it was the monster
  5. 5.

    Why didn’t Carner expect to see the bag again?

    1. A.
      There was nothing important in his bag
    2. B.
      He didn’t like his bag
    3. C.
      The monster ate his bag
    4. D.
      He thought Loch Ness was so deep that his bag couldn’t be found
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