Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents. He should first take the flour(面粉), so he   46  the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour bag. He put some flour   47  the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and added some sugar.

Soon Brandon was  48  flour and getting frustrated, He wanted this to be   49  for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do   50 .

Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he   51  the egg box to the floor. He tried to   52  but slipped(滑倒) on the eggs, getting his clothes   53 . Just then, he saw his dad standing at the door.

Brandon's eyes were full of tears. He was   54  his dad would beat him, but his father didn't.   55 , he picked up his crying son and kissed him.

That's what we sometimes face in   56 . We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess. Sometimes we just   57  there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. Hopefully, that's   58  someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can't    59  trying to "make pancakes" for "Dad" or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it   60 , and then they'll be glad we tried.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　John began to be nervous (紧张) and he tried to remember what the radio had said earlier about a robbery (抢劫). Even though he had stopped smoking three months before, John felt like having a cigarette (香烟). He asked the man for one. But he was so nervous that he couldn't stop shaking (颤抖) to light it. At the next small town John stopped the car and said,“I just can't seem to stay awake (清醒). I think I'll try and find a hotel (旅馆) and spend the night here.”He apologized (道歉) nervously to the man for not being able to drive him to Woodsville.

　　The young man slowly reached into his pocket.“This is it!”thought John.“I'm a dead man.”At that very moment he thought of shouting for help, but instead of a gun or a knife, the man pulled out some money and handed it to John.“Oh, no. I don't want your money. Just get out, OK?”

　　The young man looked puzzled (迷惑不解的) , but insisted on (坚持) giving John the money－$500. “My father is John Baresford, the oil millionaire (百万富翁), you see,”he said.“Thank you for taking me this far.”

　　John waited until the young man had gone away, then he drove out of town. He was looking forward (盼望) to getting home.

1．John felt afraid and ________.

[　　]

A．he called for help

B．he felt like smoking

C．he begged the robber not to rob his money

D．he kept talking to the young man

2．John stopped the car at the next small town, because ________.

[　　]

A．he couldn't keep awake, and wanted to find a hotel and spend the night here

B．his home was at the small town

C．his car was broken at that moment

D．he wanted to leave the young man there

3.“This is it”maybe means ________.

[　　]

A．it's time for me to shout for help

B．it just serves me right

C．this is the end of my life

D．he's now taking out a gun or a knife to kill me

4．At last John found ________.

[　　]

A．the young man was the one wanted by the police

B．he was the son of a poor oil owner

C．he lived the small town

D．he was not a robber

5．From the story we know ________.

[　　]

A．John never smoked before

B．John was clever and brave (勇敢)

C．John didn't get any money from the young man

D．John wanted to get home as soon as possible

Xiao Jing, a Beijing girl took home a cup of iced tea for her father after having supper at McDonald’s. But when the father happily started to drink his daughter’s gift, he found that there was a filter tip (过滤嘴) inside it. Xiao Jing and her father got very angry.
This is not the first time that McDonald’s has let Chinese customers down. According to a CCTV program on World Consumer Rights Day(消费者权益保护日) on March 15, a McDonald’s restaurant in Beijing sold chicken wings 90 minutes after they were cooked. The company’s rules set a 30-minutes limit. What’s more, some workers changed desserts’ expiration dates (保质期) or even put them into a new bag or box to sell them again.
McDonald’s China released a letter of apology on their official micro blog (微博) soon after the program. “McDonald’s China pays great attention to this. We will immediately look into this accident, deal with it seriously and take practical actions to apologize (道歉) to consumers. We’ll try our best to provide healthy and safe food,” the letter said.
We all need to learn how to fight for our rights and interests. Here are some tips:
1. Learn some of the differences between real and fake, fresh and overdue (过期的) products.
2. Get the invoices（发票）for all your goods and services.
3. If you find there’s a problem with your goods, call 12315 or go to your local Consumer Association (消费者协会) for help.
【小题1】Why did Xiao Jing and her father angry?

Do you feel that you are heavy? Do you want to lose weight? Here are some tips （建议） on diets which will help you get there.

·Eat slowly. It takes twenty minutes for your stomach to tell your brain you are full.

·Pick out foods you need to chew （咀嚼） on. Try bagels, apples, French rolls and raw      vegetables. These foods will slow your speed of eating.

·Try a warm beverage as or with a snack. This helps to feel full.

·Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water each day. This helps fill you up and keeps you busy with     other activities!

·An eight-ounce（盎司） glass of orange juice is really three oranges! Eating oranges is      much more satisfying than drinking juice.

·Eat an afternoon snack before you leave work. This helps overeating while getting     dinner ready.

·Every time you use your muscles （肌肉）, you are burning fat. Try climbing the stairs      instead of taking the elevator （电梯）.

·Use jam on bread instead of butter and knock off 5 grams of fat.

1．How long does it take a person to feel full?

A．30 minutes.           B．40 minutes.            C．20 minutes.       D．15 minutes.

2．How many glasses of water should we drink every day?

A．Less than six glasses.           B．Over eight glasses.

C．An eight-ounce glass.            D．Six to Eight glasses.

3．According to the passage,________________________

A．we should drink orange juice instead of eating oranges

B．taking the elevator is better than climbing the stairs

C．butter has less fat than jam

D．snack before you leave work can help you eat less at dinner

4．What will happen when we use our muscles?

A．We will get burnt.                       B．Our fat will be burnt

C．We will be hurt.                        D．We'll be burning our muscles.

5．The best title Of this passage is  _______________

A．Tips For Eating to Lose Weight           B．Foods Needed to Lose Weight

C．How to Lose Weight.                    D．Advice on how to Keep Healthy