Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I   16 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father   17  , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to   18 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen   19 , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “  20  did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and   21 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   22  time to answer the call. ”
My friend is a good girl. She is   23  thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   24  child, right? Please remember to   25  your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I   16  . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father   17  , too.” But what about the other days of the year?

I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to   18  . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen   19  , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom …”

Later I asked, “  20   did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and   21  . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   22   time to answer the call. ”

My friend is a good girl. She is   23   thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   24   child, right? Please remember to   25   your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

1.A. do         B. will         C. won’t         D. don’t

2.A. a cake      B. a kiss        C. a present      D. some money

3. A. have a rest  B. make a call   C. pay a visit      D. go gor a walk

4.A.hours       B. minutes      C. seconds       D. days

5. A. Why       B. What       C. How           D. When

6.A. fast        B. careless     C. healthy         D. slow

7. A. enough    B. quick       C. no             D. little

8.A. never       B. always      C. seldom         D. sometimes

9.A. bad         B. clever      C. sick            D. good

10.A. protect      B. look after    C. think of        D. listen to

One afternoon, my son came home from school and asked me, “Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?” I thought for a moment, then I said, “I’ll explain. Let’s go to a fruit store first. I have something interesting to show you.”

At the store, I told him that we needed to buy apples. And we bought some red apples, green apples and yellow apples.

After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one of each type of apple on the table: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple. Then I looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the table.

“Adam, people are just like apples. They come in different colors, shapes and sizes. See, some may not even look as delicious as others.” As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place.

“OK, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple.”

He said, “I can’t tell. They all look the same now.”

“Take a bite(一口) of each one. See if that helps you tell which one is which.”

He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

“Right,” I agreed. “Just like everyone has their own features but they are nearly the same.”

He completely got it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before. What perfect fruit it is!

1. I took Adam to buy apples for         .                    

   A. supper           B. his question          C. a party     D. a present

2. As soon as we got home, I put          on the table.

A. all the apples                    B. three apples of different colors

C. three red apples                  D. three peeled apples

3.After Adam took big bites, he found they         .

A. looked the same     B. tasted good           C. tasted the same    D. weren’t delicious

4.In the end, Adam understood that         .

A. people are much the same even if their skin color is different

B. people are different if their skin color is different

C. the apples look the same after they are peeled             

D. apples of different colors taste different

5. I feel that apples taste a little sweeter than before because         .

A. they are delicious enough           B. they are perfect fruit for thinking

C. they are safe fruit                D. my son falls in love with them

Do you think of your parents? “Yes，of course,” you may answer，“I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day．And I give my father a present on Father's Day， ① .” Then what about the other days of a year? Always remember to think of your parents，not just on some important days.

I have a friend who lives alone，because her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a call．She dialed（拨）the number，but then she put the phone down．After about ten seconds，she dialed the number  ②  . “Hi，Mum…”

Later I asked，“Why did you dial the number twice?” She smiled，“My parents are old. They can't get close to the telephone quickly . I always do so when I call them. ③I just want to give them enough time to answer the call.”

My friend is a good girl. She is always thinking about her parents. You also want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her?

1.将①②处填上适当的单词 ___________    ______________

2.将第③翻译成中文。

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3.回答问题： How many times does the friend dial the number?

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4.在文章中找出同义句：We have a good time chatting.

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5.找出本文的中心句。

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文，将选项的编号依次填人题后的横线上。

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In India，there are hundreds of laughter clubs．  2  First they put up their hands above their heads．Then they pretend to laugh．Soon everyone is laughing happily．People say they feel good after laughing together．

Scientists believe that laughter is good for you．Why? For one thing，laughter is good exercise．  3  Scientists say that one hundred laughs equals ten minutes of running．Laughing helps you relax．That’s good for you，too．

    Why do we laugh? That is a hard question to answer．  4  They don’t laugh very often when they are alone．Many scientists believe that we use laughter to get on well with other people．Laughter helps us feel part of a group．

5  Some think that laughter makes sick people get better．Do you think so，too?