Josh and Nicky have been best friends for over a year, and they hang out together almost every day. About a month ago, they got into the biggest fight they’ve _________ had.

It started on a Saturday, when Nicky went over to Josh’s _______ to play video games. _______ Josh said he wanted to watch his older brother’s soccer game instead, and when Nicky asked if he could _________ too, Josh said no. Nicky felt _______ , and didn’t know what was going on. He asked _______ he couldn’t come, and Josh got mad and said “I want to do something without you for a _________!” Monday at school, Josh _________ to sit at a lunch table on the other side of the cafeteria, rather than his regular table with Nicky. _________, Nicky left a nasty (骂人的) __________ on Josh’s locker, and the two friends __________ talking for a week.

If you really __________ someone and have a good time when he’s around, you ________ want to spend all your free time with him. But __________ every single day with someone can be boring.

This is what happened between Josh and Nicky. Even though Josh really __________ Nicky, he felt that they needed to spend some time alone and also wanted to stay with his __________. This doesn’t mean that there is anything really wrong with the __________. It just means that the two friends shouldn’t spend every single minute together. Too much of a(n) __________ thing, even a friendship, can cause problems in the end. It’s __________ for friends to have some time to be with other people, or just be __________.

1.A. never B. ever C. always D. seldom

2.A. school B. class C. family D. house

3.A. But B. Otherwise C. And D. So

4.A. leave B. come C. play D. take

5.A. glad B. excited C. hurt D. worried

6.A. if B. why C. how D. when

7.A. change B. break C. walk D. time

8.A. wanted B. agreed C. refused D. chose

9.A. Angry B. Happy C. Lonely D. Rude

10.A. book B. magazine C. note D. word

11.A. stopped B. forbad C. allowed D. lost

12.A. get along with B. take care of C. look for D. think of

13.A. specially B. usually C. naturally D. quickly

14.A. playing B. spending C. staying D. enjoying

15.A. misses B. thanks C. hates D. likes

16.A. brother B. teacher C. friend D. classmate

17.A. friend B. friendship C. boys D. boyhood

18.A. good B. boring C. bad D. exciting

19.A. interesting B. difficult C. useless D. important

20.A. alone B. happy C. excited D. moved

I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more _______and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had _______ from the fast-moving world.

I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one _______. It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some _______ and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were ________ and no one seemed in a hurry to _______. We waited, tired and _______. After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could _______ only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter _______ alongside. My granddaughter sat on my_______ as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be _______ soon.

At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, _______ they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their _______, I knew it would be a ______ wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and _______ their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together. We were very appreciative of their kind _______. We thanked them _______and moved to their table. The girls quickly _______their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.

That day, I _______to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was _______.

1.A. friendly B. generous C. careful D. sensitive

2.A. prevent B. removed C. lost D. disappeared

3.A. niece B. granddaughter C. nephew D. son

4.A. tea B. food C. fruit D. vegetable

5.A. fixed B. covered C. occupied D. set

6.A. start B. wait C. give up D. get up

7.A. impatient B. nervous C. awkward D. embarrassed

8.A. serve B. seat C. lay D. hold

9.A. sat B. followed C. stood D. watched

10.A. shoulder B. feet C. lap D. table

11.A. blank B. free C. available D. clean

12.A. unless B. once C. before D. until

13.A. order B. bill C. note D. table

14.A. long B. short C. boring D. exciting

15.A. left B. pushed C. shared D. offered

16.A. treat B. expression C. impression D. action

17.A. personally B. properly C. publicly D. sincerely

18.A. picked up B. raised up C. put up D. given up

19.A. turned B. came C. thought D. pointed

20.A. lost B. rebuilt C. found D. shaken

Many years ago a kind farmer bought a tank(桶)of gas for a mom with two children.He didn't accept any money but just smiled and said,"Pass it on to someone else."The mom was my mother.After many years,I had a similar experience.

A few weeks ago as my husband and I were filling up our car with a coupon(优费卷)for 99 cents a gallon,I got into a long line to pay.I could see that the young man before me was having some kind of problem;I quickly realized that he had misunderstood the coupon and thought it was 99 cents to fill his small truck.

Everyone was saying,"99 cents a gallon is so cheap-they can't give the gas away." He was embarrassed and was just calling his wife when I got to the counter(柜台).He said to his wife,“Just come here because I don't have enough money on me.”I asked the cashier(收银员)how much his was,and she told me.

I told her I would pay for it and touched the man on the arm and told him to tell his wife it had been paid for he nodded and turned back to the phone,then stopped and looked at me.“What?”I told him again,and I was so surprised to see everyone stop what they were doing to watch me as if I had just grown another head.When he asked how he could give the money back to me,I just said,"Pass it on to someone else in need!"

1.Why did the author help the young man pay for the gas?

A. She disliked waiting for a long time. B. She had learned something from the farmer.

C. She had a lot of money. D. Her husband told her to do so.

2.We can infer from the passage that .

A. the farmer in the first paragraph must be very rich.

B. the author had misunderstood the young man's trouble at first

C. the young man forgot to bring any money with him

D. one can't buy enough gas for a truck with 99 cents

3.We know from the passage that the young man .

A. paid for his gas with the help of his wife B. went to the gas station together with his wife

C. felt stupid for having mistaken the gas price D. was not allowed to use the coupon that day

4.Why did other people stare at the author when she paid for the young man's gas?

A. They didn't believe it. B. They were embarrassed.

C. The author was foolish. D. The author looked strange.

Surviving Hurricane Sandy

Natalie Doan,14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “It’s the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,” she says.

On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city’s bridge closed.

When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalie’s friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalie’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.

In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.

“My mom tells me that I can’t control what happens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”

Natalie’s choice was to help.

She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collecting when his house burned down. Within days, Patrick’s collection was replaced.

In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-need supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.

Today, the scars(创痕)of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”

1.When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane ,she found______.

A. some friends had lost their lives B. her neighborhood was destroyed

C. her school had moved to Brooklyn D. the elderly were free from suffering

2.According to paragraph4,who inspired Natalie most?

A. The people helping Rockaway rebuild

B. The people trapped in high rise building

C. The volunteers donating money to survivors

D. Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people

3.How did Natalie help the survivors?

A. She gave her toys to the kids

B. She took care of younger children

C. She called on the White House to help

D. She built an information sharing platform

4.What does the story intend to tell us?

A. Little people can make a big difference B. A friend in need is a friend indeed

C. East or West, home is best D. Technology is power

When we know somewhere well, we say we “ know it like the back of our hand ”. But new research has shown that we don’t actually know as much about our hands as we think we do.

Wider and shorter

Professor Matthew Longo at the University of London and his team did an experiment, covering the left hands of 100 people. Then they asked the people to point to where they thought their fingertips and knuckles (指关节) were. They made some quite big mistakes.

“People think their hand is wider than it actually is,” said Longo. The fingers also seem shorter than they are. This mistake gets worse as you go across the hand from the thumb to the little finger.

Sense of position

"It is connected to our sense of position,” explained Longo. This is our ability to tell where different parts of our bodies are, even when we can’t see them. “It tells us whether a joint is straight or not "he said. It also tells us whether we are going up or down in an elevator. All this information comes from signs from nerves in real time. It’s like our brain has maps — maps that show the size and shape of our body. “This experiment tried to find those maps,” said Longo.

Strength of feeling

But these maps make mistakes. These mistakes may be made because of how the brain understands different parts of the skin. “Our brains ‘see” areas as larger where the skin feels touch strongly,” said Longo. Body parts don’t appear as their true size, but appear bigger or smaller depending on how strongly they feel touch. Our lips, for example, have more nerves than our nose. So brain “sees” lips on its map of the body as being bigger than our nose. The same thing happens for other parts of the body that have lots of nerves.

Longo believes that more research in this area may help us to understand eating problem better, because people suffering from these problems may not know their bodies properly.

1.Which of following statement is TRUE about the experiment according to the article?

A. People think their body parts are larger than they actually are.

B. People’s fingers are actually shorter than they think.

C. People were asked to draw their hands from memory

D. People made more mistakes about their little fingers length than their thumbs’ length.

2.What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The new experiment.

B. The mistake people made.

C. The sizes of fingers and hands.

D. The location information.

3.We can conclude from the article that ________.

A. the maps of people’s bodies form before they are born

B. the maps of our body are based on information from nerves

C. our sense of position depends on the interaction between parts of the body

D. how we feel about our body shape is only decided by our sense of position

4.We can infer from the article that ________.

A. there are more nerves in the finger than in the hand

B. our lips have a weaker sense of touch than our nose

C. the hand feels touch more strongly than fingers do

D. our sense of position should not be trusted because it is too often incorrect

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