“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,” Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line. “I have one in my jacket, but I don’t want to   1   and lose my place.”

“OK,” agreed Jane.

Jane waited all day for Jenny to   2   back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be   3  . “She’s just forgotten,” thought Jane. “I don’t want to make her angry.” Still, her money didn’t go   4  . Some classmates, like Jenny, were   5   five dollars a week.

Weeks went by. At last Jane got up enough courage (勇气) to tell her about the money.

“Oh Jane, I   6  !” Jenny said. “I’ll bring the dollar tomorrow.”

The next day Jenny seemed to have forgotten again. During the noon hour Jane saw her buying sweets for Mary and Ann. Jenny saw Jane looking at her.   7   she said something in a low voice to the other two girls. Jane felt   8   and asked her teacher if she could go back to the classroom.

In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny’s desk. An   9   came to her. “Jenny’s not   10  lately, and anyway, she really owes (欠) me. Besides, she has all money to buy more. A dollar doesn’t mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.”

1.A. stay       B. wait          C. leave           D. take

2.A. return         B. lend          C. take            D. pay

3.A. busy       B. happy         C. free            D. sad

4.A. up             B. on            C. far             D. back

5.A. losing         B. getting       C. finding         D. asking

6.A. used       B. forgot        C. understood      D. thought

7.A. Even       B. Again         C. Then            D. Instead

8.A. alone     B. bad           C. hungry         D. lucky

9.A. end        B. answer        C. idea            D. example

10.A. busy      B. pleased      C. healthy         D. kind

Dear Jenny,

   I’m sorry you’re sick(病了) and can’t come to school this week. Let me tell you what you have on Monday next week.

  We have math at 8:00. How boring! Then we have English. That’s interesting. I know you love English. Next is P.E. The fourth lesson is art. That’s my favorite subject! In the afternoon, we have history with Mr Chen. He is fun but history isn’t.  Then at 2:00 we have science with Miss Jones. You know how strict she is. I don’t like her. Our last class of the day is math. Again!

Yours,

Ben

1._____ is not at school this week.

A. Jenny    B. Ben      C. Miss Jones

2.Their first lesson is ______.

A. math    B. English     C. science    

3.Jenny’s favorite subject is_______.

A. P.E.     B. art        C. English    

4.How many lessons do they have on Monday?

A. Four    B. Six        C.  Seven

5.Their science teacher is _________.

A. friendly  B. strict      C. boring    

“I believe you’re the right person to write an advice column (专栏) for the students called Dear Amy!” Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else.
At first it wasn’t too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.
“Dear Amy,” it began, “I’m in real trouble. I’ve wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents don’t even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I’ve tried explaining, but they didn’t listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree.” The letter signed “Joe”.
Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn’t Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn’t think out a good answer. Andy couldn’t sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.
At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy’s maths class, sat down next to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you? You look a little worried.”
“I guess I do,” said Andy.
“If you get a problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.
Andy sighed. But Eleanor continued, “In fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn’t answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You’d better read it — it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe.”
【小题1】Andy might be ______.