When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford new shoes. We had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just before I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?” I did not know how to answer that question. He continued, “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi.
My whole life I have depended on the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them and say thank you. I do not even remember what the man’s face looked like, but he taught me a lesson—people are more important than things.
【小题1】Why did the younger brother cry for his mother?

When I tidied up（整理）some old boxes under my bed, I found an old letter for me from my best friend. Her name was Minnie.

In the letter, Minnie wrote, “I am really sorry about before. Tell me if you will be my best friend again and tell me if you accept（接受）my apology . ”I wrote, “YES. I will be your best friend. ”

The twelve-year-old letter made me remember the time that Minnie and I spent together. We often wrote to each other during that time. One minute, Minnie and I would be playing happily together; the other moment we would get into arguments. But things would always be better again. She gave me a doll（洋娃娃）for my tenth birthday. I still keep it.

Finally things changed. We stopped writing letters to each other after she moved away, and I could no longer ride my bike to her house. Years later, she invited me to her sixteenth birthday party. I don’t see Minnie very often from then on. But I’ll always keep the letter and I’ll never forget the time we spent together.

1.Minnie wrote the letter to       .

A．say sorry to the writer                    B．thank the writer

C．invite the writer to her party               D．say goodbye to the writer

2.The writer got the letter      years ago.

A．10               B．12               C．14               D．16

3.The underlined word “apology” means “    ” in Chinese.

A．劝告             B．帮助             C．道歉             D．祝福

4.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A．The writer never had arguments with Minnie.

B．Minnie gave the writer a doll on one of her birthdays.

C．Minnie still writes letters to the writer.

D．The writer often rides her bike to Minnie’s house.

5.The writer wrote the passage to tell us about her      with Minnie.

A．old boxes         B．letter             C．birthday party      D．friendship

-- Did you read a book about customs last week?

-- Yes, I found ______ very useful to know the customs of foreign countries.

A. that???????????? B. this???????????? C. it’s??????????? D. it

根据句意，用所给词的适当形式填空：
【小题1】The _______ (postman) wives donated a lot of money to the children in need.
【小题2】I found my father still ___________ (wake) when I entered his room at 11 last night.
【小题3】The room is too dirty. It requires __________(clean) every day.
【小题4】From the __________(happy) on his face, we know that he failed the exam.
【小题5】A 5-year-old child is sure to have difficulty __________(explain) such hard problems.
【小题6】Do you think _________(achieve) the balance between study and play is possible?
【小题7】At present not only the students but also their teacher _____(ask) to come to school on time.
【小题8】How __________ (sad) she was telling me that he lost another bike!
【小题9】—Kate, didn’t you hear the loud knock at the door?
— Sorry, I _____________( chat ) with my e-friend.
【小题10】The book isn’t mine .It belongs to ______  (she)

I found _________difficult to work out the problem.

A it’s         B this      C that        D it