When I was a child, my mother often told me, “Don’t run around, or bad uncles will grad（抓住） you. And you know what? You will never see Mum and Dad again.”

    “Why, Mama? Why would these uncles grab me?” I would ask. “The city is a dangerous place and we don’t trust any strangers, ”she would reply.

  Well, that might answer the question of why my second brother never picks up calls from an unknown person either on his mobile or his home phone. It seems that he doesn’t care if he misses an important call. because he thinks that all unknown calls are from bad persons.

    So, have we given too much protection to our young kids? Perhaps it is so. But the adults’ thoughts are indeed easy to understand. The kids meet swindlers sometimes as we adults tell them. Also they get some news about cheating（欺骗） in newspapers or on TV every day. That makes the kids believe that they just cannot trust strangers.

    Let’s look at an example from everyday life. Say, if someone carrying a wooden stick（棍子） comes nearer to you, will you try to run away at once even before he or she starts talking to you? Will you guess this person’s intentions（意图） and think that he or she wants to rob（抢劫） you of something? Think of the answer for yourself.

    Of course, the kids should look after themselves, but overprotection can sometimes stop them from making new friends. Sometimes it’s not good for their new friendships.

    Trust is like a mirror. When we offer trust to people, they might just show you trust in return.

1 What do “swindlers” probably do?

  A. They cheat other people.

  B. They often call other people.

  C. They rob people of something.

  D. They teach children to protect themselves.

2 Which of the following is NOT the reason why children don’t trust strangers?

  A. Their parents tell them not to trust strangers.

  B. They get to know some news about cheating in newspapers or on TV every day.

  C. Strangers always have bad intentions.

  D. They sometimes have experiences of being cheated.

3 What does the writer want to tell us?

  A. Children should always follow their parents’ advice.

  B. We should never talk to strangers.

  C. Parents should learn to protect their children.

  D. People should try to trust each other.

  My name is Lin Young．I am a seventeen-year-old skateboarder．Three years ago I  1 a skate-boarding competition and fell in love with this  2  immediately． Since it is fun and challenging，I decided to  3  the sport．Trying to get a ramp(斜坡) to  4   ，I went to see a park manager and  5  him about my plan to build one in his park．I was very   6   to learn that he also thought it was a good idea．Two weeks  7  ，my friends and I began skateboarding on a new ramp．

  I have been skateboarding for three years and    8   love it．I feel great when  9   for a ride．

  I get excited and can  10   my heart beating faster．When concentrating(集中精力)on the  11   my body moves in the air，I feel that I am flying and   12   from everything．

  Like every other rider，I always wear a helmet(头盔)and other equipment to protect  13  ．I want to do it well and safe．A skilled skateboarder as I am now，I won't try a trick  14  is too dangerous．I think the spirit of the extreme sports like skate-boarding is not to  15  off how cool you are，but to try something new and overcome(克服)your fears．

1．A．held               B．joined                 C．taught               D．watched

2．A．match            B．sport                 C．spirit                D．fact

3．A．try                B．discover            C．collect              D．enjoy

4．A．advise            B．rest                C．practice             D．go

5．A．told              B．discussed           C．expressed            D．believed

6．A．sad               B．happy               C．exciting             D．surprising

7．A．after             B．ago                 C．before              D．later

8．A．also              B．yet                 C．still                 D．either

9．A．preparing         B．1ooking             C．getting              D．tasting

10．A．feel             B．find                 C．hear                D．sound

11．A．road             B．way                C．idea                D．side

12．A．empty          B．angry                C．interested           D．free

13．A．others           B．it．                 C．myself             D．itself

14．A．what           B．that                 C．who                  D．when

15．A．show          B．take                 C．put                D．get

Mrs. Smith was looking at the show window of a shop selling shirts. She wanted to buy a

  1 for Mr. Smith, her husband. There were so many beautiful shirts that she couldn’t decide

  2 At last, she chose one and bought it home.

While Mr. Smith was reading a newspaper, she showed him the shirt. She wanted to know whether it would fit her husband or not. Her husband   3  the shirt. But it didn’t fit him     4   It was both too long and too big. Then Mrs. Smith washed it in order to make it become smaller. But the shir  5    didn’t fit him. Now it was too small for him. She asked Tom, his son, to    6 and he did so. The shirt didn’t fit him,      Then the woman began to wash the shirt once more to make it   7  . But this time the shirt became too short after she washed it again.

Now the little girl, her daughter was    8  when her mother dressed her in the shirt. Why? Because it was too large, she didn’t like it at all. None of them knew   9   Mrs. Smith felt so upset.

1.                A．shirt           B．shoes          C．clothes   D．short

2.                                  A．she chose which one B．to choose which one

C．that which one she chose             D．which one to choose

3.                A．tried on        B．tried out        C．wore D．put on

4.                A．not at all        B．at all           C．any longer D．any more

5.                A．usually         B．still            C．ever D．always

6.                A．put on it        B．put it on        C．have on it D．have it on

7.                A．also           B．too            C．as well as D．either

8.                A．smaller         B．bigger          C．the smallest   D．the biggest

9.                A．happy          B．nervous        C．worried  D．unhappy

10.               A．how to do with   B．what to do      C．when to do D．how to do

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　　Mike Robinson is a 1 English schoolboy. His sister Clare is 14. 2 the moment, Mike and Clare are at a school in Sydney, one of the biggest cities in Australia. They 3 there for two years. They like the school, but they know that soon they will leave and 4 England with their parents.

　　Mike and Clare have 5 been to schools in America, Germany, France and China. This is because their father, Peter, works for a very big international company. The company has offices in many different countries. The company 6 Peter to work in many different countries. Peter usually stays in one country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family 7 goes with him.

　　The Robinsons are a 8 family and love seeing the world. Mike and Clare have learnt to speak French, German and a little Chinese. The two children have friends 9 . But they are glad that they are going to return to England. Recently, the children told their parents, “We want to stay in England. We don't want to move again.” Their father agrees and has asked his company to keep him in England. The company 10 . Mike and Clare are very happy about this.