Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.

Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:

1.Xia Ming worried about ______.

       A. his classmates     B. his life     C. his study       D. his father

2.Thumbelina gave ______ examples in the letter.

       A. one             B. two        C. three          D. four

3.Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _______.

       A. to make Xia Ming feel better

       B. to make Xia Ming laugh

       C. to show how much she knows

       D. to show that she dislike them

4.Which is NOT true?

       A. Xia Ming doesn’t have fun studying at school.

       B. Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.

       C. Smiling can reduce the pressure.

       D. Edison is famous in the world.

5.“Tomorrow is another day.” tells us ______.

       A. It’s the weekend tomorrow

       B. Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow

       C. Tomorrow is different from today

       D. There are hopes in our lives

Helen’s eyes are not very good, so she wears glasses. But she doesn’t wear glasses when she is with her friend, Jim. When Jim comes to her house to take her out, she will take her glasses off, and when she gets back, she puts on the glasses.

One day her mother asks her, “Helen, why don’t you wear glasses when you are with Jim? He takes you to many lovely places in his car, but you can’t see anything. ” Helen says, “I look more lovely to Jim when I’m not wearing my glasses and he looks better to me, too. ”

1.Jim comes to take Helen         .

A. to school         B. to work        C. to see lovely places     D. to his home

2.Helen doesn’t wear glasses              .

A. when Jim is with her                   B. when she is at home

C. when she is at school                   D. in the evening

3.Jim and Helen go out          .

A. by bus        B. by car       C. by bikes       D. by plane

4.Which sentence is right?

A. Helen doesn’t like Jim.

B. Helen wants to look more lovely.

C. Jim doesn’t like glasses.

D. Helen’s mother knows Helen very much.

5.Jim looks better to Helen            .

A. when he sees everything clearly清楚地.

B. when she sees everything clearly.

C. when he doesn’t see things clearly.

D. when she doesn’t see things clearly.

After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were ten, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed(不知所措的) with the responsibilities of earning a living, caring for the children and simply keeping my head above water.
I was lucky to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly(坦诚地) I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt really alone.
One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant liking to “German” and asked me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement(地下室) until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us. 
On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case(以免) his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.  
Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. We thought we’d never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming. Each Monday morning he left home.
Each week, between German's visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed being with him . Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. We never saw or heard from German again. I think of him often. He came when I needed him the most and stayed until I was strong enough to go on alone. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how abandoned(被放弃的) and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.
【小题1】What does the underlined part “keeping my head above water” in the first paragraph mean?

A teenage girl couldn’t stand（忍受）her family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and    41   years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still ___42___ her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she    43   a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you …Come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was so surprised that she couldn’t believe her    44  . “Is that me?” She moved    45   and read the words, “I still love you…” She cried. She couldn’t wait    ___46   back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She    47   her mother up, “It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “   48  is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never locked    49   you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents.    50   this way, both parents and children can be happy.

6. Where is Kate going next month?

   A. To the USA.         B. To the UK.        C. To Italy.            D. To France.

7. What’s Libby like?

  A. She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.          B. She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.

  C. She’s as quiet as Ditlady.             D. She’s more athletic than Ditlady.

8. What was the matter with Harbinger last week?

  A. He had a cold.                       B. He had a headache.

  C. He had a fever.                       D. He had a toothache.

9. What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?

A. Those who are different from him.        B. Those who are the same as him.

C. He doesn’t like to make friends.          D. He likes to have different kinds of friends.

10. What does the underlined word “similar” mean?

A. 一致的          B. 相似的          C. 友好的           D. 简单的