“I swear, I didn't steal anything!” I shouted over the alarm．Obviously the security guard didn't believe me because he seized the shopping bag right out of my hand．
“Do you have a receipt of this?” he asked doubtfully, putting any new back-to-school outfit(全套设备)onto the dusty floor near the mall entrance．
“Of course I do,” I replied, fishing my wallet out of my coat pocket．Elsie and Monica, my two best friends, stood beside me．They were laughing their heads off!
I almost tore my wallet apart for the receipt, but it had disappeared．“Let me look again,” I said nervously．Then I looked again, and again, and again!My face was getting hotter by the minute, and my heart was beating like a racehorse．．w．^w．k．s．
Finally, I looked back at the guard and whispered, “It's not here．” The guard picked up my clothes and said, “You'll have to come with me, Miss．”
When he opened the office door, I saw a man sitting behind a big metal desk．It was the manager．Then I had an idea．
“May I say something?”I asked．“I can prove I didn't steal this thing．” “Then I explained all about the cashier(出纳员)．She said that she had bought the exact same outfit as a birthday present for her little sister．” “We'll just see about that,” the manager said and went off to find her．Ten minutes later, I was free!
It was terrible to be unfairly accused of something!Then I remembered shouting at my sister that very morning for taking my new hair clips．
Had she really taken them?I made a promise that day never to accuse someone of something without proof, and I haven't．At last, something good came out of my terrible experience．
(1)
Why didn't the security guard believe the author?
[ ]
A．
Because she looked nervous at that time．
B．
Because she had no money in her wallet．
C．
Because she didn't have a receipt for the outfit．
D．
Because her face turned red after being caught．
(2)
That the author's two friends laughed their heads off showed ________．
[ ]
A．
they didn't believe the author
B．
they laughed at the author who stole things．
C．
they expected the author to be caught．
D．
they played a trick on the author．
(3)
We can infer the author was very ________ from the underlined part in Paragraph 4．
[ ]
A．
careful
B．
nervous
C．
frightened
D．
excited
(4)
Who proved that the author hadn't stolen anything?
[ ]
A．
The manager
B．
The cashier．
C．
The author's friends
D．
The security guard．
(5)
From her experience, the author learned that ________．
[ ]
A．
you should believe in yourself in face of difficulty．
B．
it is a terrible thing to be suspected(怀疑)by friends
C．
you should ask for a receipt for whatever you buy
D．
you should not doubt others if you can't prove it．
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
[ ]
A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
[ ]
A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D．
the mother was angry with what the boy said
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
