For as long as I can remember, Grandma’s plentiful tomato garden has been a sign of summer’s end. Each September, just as the decreased heat of the sun suggests cooler days, Grandma requests (ask for something) my help in her tomato garden. I’m sure that she cannot pick tomatoes without my youthful eyes and quick mind. She says we need to examine each tomato and agree on its readiness for picking. While Grandma’s request for my help in the tomato garden is always the same, her desire for my help seems to increase each year.

　　Grandma has eyes for finding even the tomatoes hidden by undergrowth and other tomatoes. I, however, just turn circles looking for the ones I think Grandma will like. I spot what looks like a ripe（成熟的）tomato, head in its direction, and then get sidetracked by another that appears to be equally ripe. I usually end up watching Grandma and trying to stay out of her way, which seems the only way my eyes and mind are useful.

　　There we are, lost in the tomato vines（藤）. Grandma’s eyes are always knowing, and they are no different in the vegetable garden. From afar she spots (notice) what looks like a ripe tomato. As she walks toward the garden, she evaluates the tomato for a second time, but from a different angle. I already know it will end up in the basket with the pile of others Grandma has carefully chosen. However, Grandma acts as if she needs a final look to be sure. She calls me to her side, kneels beside the vine while enjoying the warmth of the fading sunlight on her face, and grasps the tomato in her hand. She turns each round, red ball toward the sunlight before disconnecting it from the vine with a half-hearted smile.

　　She then looks at me. I nod my head and smile. Grandma assumes I smile in agreement with her tomato selection. I know I smile, instead, at her.

1. Why does Grandma ask the author to go to the tomato garden with her?

A．He can help pick more tomatoes.

B．He can learn the hardship of labor.

C．She enjoys staying with him while working.

D．She tries to share tomato harvest with him.

2.The second paragraph shows that the writer _________.

A．isn’t good at picking tomatoes

B．doesn’t like to stay with Grandma

C．thinks his eyes and mind are useful

D．is trying to be out of Grandma’s sight

3. What’s the best title of the story?

A．Gardening—good for my Grandma.

B．Growing Grandma.

C．Gardening—good for my growth.

D．Picking tomatoes.

When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

    It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn't want my parents to worry about me.

Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy came into the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, without a word, only a smile.

    Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.

    That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

   One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me!

    It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

11. Why was the smile an important gift?

A. Because the writer's old school was far away.

B. Because the writer didn't know who the boy was.

C. Because the smile didn't mean anything to the boy.

D. Because it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm.

12.The writer didn't talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because   .

A. she was always unhappy

B. she didn't have any friends there

C. she was in the first year at the junior high school

D. she didn't want her parents to worry about her

13. How did the smile change her life?

A. She started to make friends.

B. She became the best friend with the boy.

C. Her parents didn't worry about her any more.

D. She realized that she was lonely.

14. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

A. From her old school     B. From her parents.

C.. From herself.           D. From her classmates at the new school.

15. Who has become the writer’s best friend now?

   A. The writer herself            B. The writer’s parents

C. The writer’s classmates     D. The boy with the smile

1. What is Mary's problem?

     A. Sh.e is so worried and can't sleep.            B. She can't pass the exam.

     C. She can't communicate with others.          D. She can't study English well.

2.Donna thinks Mary's problem is __

     A. great               B. common            C. wonderful         D. serious

3. The word "reduce" in the passage probably means

     A. 减少         B. 排除         C. 加强        D. 增加

4. Donna thinks that           can help Mary think more clearly.

     A. eating a lot of sugar                        B. studying six hours every day

     C. drinking a lot of coffee                      D. eating foods high in Vitamin B

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna's letter?

     A. The best time to study is from 10 pm to 1 am.

     B. Walking outside can make you remember more.

     C. It's good to tell a study partner about your feeling.

     D. It's necessary to have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes an hour.

Mrs. Black was a famous musician a few years ago. She   1  music at a school and her students did well in their lessons. They liked her very much. Now the old woman stays at home with her husband. The old man looks after his wife well and she   2  worries about anything. And she is very  3 .

Just like some old people, Mrs. Black finds that her memory(记忆) is falling. Sometimes she   4  what she did or will do. It often gets her in trouble. Her   5  noticed（注意到） it and asked her to see a famous doctor. He bought two tickets   6  London and told her he put  7  into her handbag while she was playing the piano. The next morning, they got to the  8  just on time to catch the plane. Mrs. Black said,“I wish we had the   9  with us.”

“Don’t be a fool, dear!”said Mr. Black,“We are not going to a concert, but to see a  10 .”

“I know，”she said，“but I left the tickets on it!”

1.                A．loved          B．taught          C．enjoyed D．studied

2.                A．always         B．often           C．never    D．sometimes

3.                A．sorry          B．worried         C．sad  D．happy

4.                A．forget          B．remember      C．forgets   D．remembers

5.                A．husband        B．daughter        C．son  D．student

6.                A．to             B．in             C．from D．of

7.                A．it             B．them           C．this  D．that

8.                A．airport         B．bus stop        C．station   D．hospital

9.                A．money         B．music          C．tickets    D．piano

10.A.doctor       B.film         C.play

According lo a new survey . Students’ safety has become a big problem .Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫)on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities. in China some schools have taught all unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.

Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No 25 Middle School .give young students advice on how to deal with danger

If you are robbed

Keep calm. lf you can not cry for help or run away. Give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later. If you are in a traffic accident.

It a car hits you. You should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle. Try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt

If it is raining hard and there is lighting. (闪电)

Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.

When there is a fire. Get away as fast as yon can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not lake the lift.

If someone is drowning(溺水)

If you can’t swim. don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.

Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at alI times!

1.Why do students like the self-protection lesson?

①Because there are no tests.

②Because the lessons are boring

③ Because they can learn how to save lives.

④Because they know how to slop danger before it happens.

A. ①②B. ②③C. ①②④D. ①③④

2.What will you do if a bicycle hurts you?

A.I will remember the bicycle number.

B.I won't let the rider go until I rail my parents.

C. will let the rider go before I call my parents.

D.I will let the rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt.

3.lf your house is on fire, you must _ .

A. put dry things on your body

B. run quickly and take the lift

C. run away and find an exit as quickly as you Can

D. take everything you have and then run away

4.There _ ways of self-protection mentioned in the passage.

A. 3      B. 4      C.5  D.6

5.The best title for this passage is _ .

A. How to Keep Calm   B. Self-protection

C. An  usual  lesson   D. Danger