17．As far as I amconcerned.honesty is one of the most important qualities in making friends．——青夏教育精英家教网——

17．As far as I amconcerned（concern），honesty is one of the most important qualities in making friends．

16．He slowed the bleeding byapplying（apply） pressure to the wounds until help arrived．

15．Strictly（strict） speaking，spiders are not insects，although most people think they are．

14．Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends．There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town，or changed our jobs or schools．Such changes often leave us without a friend．（16）CBut for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage．Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends．
1．Associate with others．
The first step to making friends is associating with other people．You can go to public places to meet new people．
2．Start a conversation
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends．（17）GYou can always start the conversation．Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people．
3．（18）D
Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together，Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience．
4．Let it grow．
It is a good thing to stay in touch．However，try not to press your new friend with calls，messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend．（19）F．The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally．
5．Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to a llow yo ur friends to be themselves．（20）BTry not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be．

A．Be cheerful．
B．Try not to find fault with your friends．
C．Making new friends comes easy for some people．
D．Do things together．
E．For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch．
F．So you will need to give your friend time to react to you．
G．Do not wait to be spoken to．

13．Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table，reading his book．His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could．
One day the grandson asked，"Grandpa，I try to read the book just like you，but I don't understand it，and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book．What good does reading the book do？"
The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied，"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water．"
The boy did as he was told，but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house．The grandpa laughed and said，"You'll have to move a little faster next time，"and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again．This time the boy ran faster，but again the basket was empty before he returned．Out of breath，he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket，so he went to get a bucket instead．The grandpa said，"I don't want a bucket of water； I want a basket of water．You're just not trying hard enough．"The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard，but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again．Out of breath，he said，"Grandpa，it's useless!"
"So，you think it is useless？"the grandpa said，"Look at the basket．"
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different．It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean．
"Grandson，that's what happens when you read the book．You might not understand or remember everything，but when you read it，you'll be changed，inside and out．"

12．What puzzled the grandson most wasB．
A．why he forgot what he read soon
B．whether it was useful to read books
C．what kind of book he could understand
D．how he could read books like his grandpa
13．Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water？A
A．To get him to realize the use of reading books．
B．To punish him for not reading carefully．
C．To clean the dirty basket in the river．
D．To train him to run faster．
14．What lesson can we learn from the story？D
A．The old are always wiser than the young．
B．It is foolish to carry water with a basket．
C．You can't expect to remember all you read．
D．Reading books can change a person gradually．
15．What can be the best title for the text？D
A．Grandpa and Grandson
B．Carrying Water in a Basket
C．Baskets and Books
D．Reading for Total Changing．

12．Two hero housemates have told how they pulled their neighbor from a smokefilled kitchen．
Rhys Lomax，29，and Chris Clark，25，of South Street，charged into the 41 years old man's home after they heard his smoke alarm at around 1：55 am on Sunday．
Prison officer Mr Lomax said，"I had just picked Chris up from the airport and we were arriving back at our house．Then I heard this beeping and at first I thought it was the car because we'd left the headlights on．But then I realized it was my neighbor's house and we could see smoke everywhere．We charged into the house and found him lying on the oven with black smoke coming from it．We dragged him out and put him on the main road and then called the fire department and ambulance．"
Firefighters put out the fire，which left the kitchen damaged and the oven completely destroyed．
People attempted to take the 41 years old man to hospital but he refused medical attention．
Mr．Lomax added，"If it had been another couple of minutes I think he would have gone up in flames．He was a very lucky man．I was bringing Chris back from the airport because otherwise I don't think we would have heard the alarm．"
Afterwards，fire officers praised the pair，saying they had potentially saved the man's life．
But Mr．Lomax played it down and added，"I am a prison officer so I have dealt with things like that before．"
And Mr．Clark，a shop manager，said，"If there had been flames we might have thought twice but we just covered our mouths and went in．"

8．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．There was some food in the oven．
B．The man in the house went to the hospital at last．
C．The man in the house was drunk and did not know anything．
D．Mr．Lomax thought what they did was not particularly important．
9．The man was thought lucky becauseB．
A．the kitchen didn't catch fire at that time
B．it happened when his neighbors were coming from the airport
C．the neighbors gave timely first aid to the man
D．the firefighters arrived for rescue in time
10．Why did the neighbors go into the kitchen without hesitation？C
A．Because the man in the kitchen was in great danger．
B．Because the man in the kitchen was asking for help．
C．Because though the kitchen was full of smoke there was no fire．
D．Because they thought it was not very dangerous and they could put out the fire．
11．What is the main idea of this passage？D
A．Two people were praised by the fire officials for their brave deed．
B．A man refused to be taken to hospital after being saved from his house．
C．A lucky man was rescued by the firefighters with the help of his neighbors．
D．Two people bravely saved their neighbor from a kitchen full of smoke．

11．You can go out，_________ you promise to be back before 11 o'clock．（　　）

10．He risked his job to see me off．（　　）

9．The prices of houses in this area　_______from￥300，000 to￥600，000 at present．（　　）

8．The fashionable lady is about clothes．（　　）

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