“Daddy, can I have a piece of cake?” my oldest son asked me.

We had just been to the gym and stopped to   31  at the restaurant.

“No,” I replied, “you don’t need a piece of cake.”

My son   32  15 in a few days. He   33  over 6 feet tall. He is very slim and athletic in shape. It was not always that way. My wife wrote a book about the challenge and   34  of getting him fit. He now takes it   35  and looks as he’s never been overweight in his life.

He had a full plate of   36  and tofu. He didn’t need a piece of cake. Besides, everything in the restaurant is quite   37 . Our dinners could have   38  a family of seven at a fast food restaurant. That cake probably cost $5.

He was   39  as he looked at the delicious cakes. I had forgotten that I had walked over to the cake shelf while he was   40  his food from the buffet (自助餐).

I looked at my   41 . There sitting on the edge was a piece of   42 . I looked at it wondering but also knowing how it got there. “We will divide it,” I said.

A few days later my oldest son was with me again. We stopped at a   43 . He ordered a sandwich. I then   44  two sandwiches. He immediately barked, “Can I have two?” He wanted exactly what Daddy had.

Your kids are very likely to put on their plates, exactly what you have on yours, and I think this applies to more than food. Keep your   45  plate with only what you want your kinds to have.

One Saturday afternoon, a six-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his mistress was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.When she opened her eyes and    53   her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you   54  me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of    55   . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak

6.A. trees     B. woods           C grasses.        D. bushes

When looking back at the scary situation that happened to him on Saturday, Patrick Canney said he couldn’t still believe that it was true. It was a situation that could have ended with a tragedy for Patrick, his father and his sister. But it didn’t really happen thanks to Patrick.

That morning, Patrick’s father was driving down busy Interstate 95 in Peabody, Massachusetts. The car started going really slowly, which seized Patrick’s attention. And then he realized that something was wrong. At that point, Patrick found his father was having a seizure （中风）.

“It was really scary,” he said. “It was unlike anything that had ever really happened to me.” But Patrick didn’t act scared. He took control of the situation and got behind the wheel of the SUV. He turned the key off and pulled the car over to the breakdown lane （车道）. He then stopped the SUV, grabbed a cell phone out of his dad’s pocket and called 911 for help.

Patrick’s 9-year-old sister was in the SUV, too. He told his little sister not to worry about it. Then he opened the door and stood right next to the guard rail. Thanks to Patrick’s description of their location during the 911 call, Massachusetts State Police were able to locate the Canneys within minutes -- and get them all to safety.

“A 12-year-old boy’s clear thinking and decisive action actually saved this family from a tragedy,” said state police spokesman David. “That’s Patrick. He is cool and collected. I couldn’t imagine what would be the result if he were panicked （惊慌失措）.”

Patrick’s father was expected to recover fully from the seizure. And thanks to Patrick, all of the Canneys are still alive. “The word hero may be overused in our society,” said David. “But Patrick is surely that -- and then some.”

1.As soon as he found his father had a seizure, Patrick ________.

A．told his sister not to worry                B．called the police for help at once

C．tried his best to save his father             D．managed to take control of the car

2.The underlined word “collected” in Paragraph 5 means “_________”.

A．confused          B．positive           C．calm             D．serious

3.What did David think of Patrick?

A．Patrick should learn from real heroes in society.

B．Patrick was a cool boy who matched the word hero.

C．Patrick should be rewarded for his behavior.

D．Patrick should protect his family carefully in the future.

4.Which of the-following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A．A kid made every effort to survive in a car crash.

B．A kid turned into a lifesaver after his father was ill.

C．A kid learned how to become a hero by using his wisdom.

D．A kid saved his sister when they drove on a highway.

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome things they call “books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.

The clock struck 12. “Oh, dear!” I cried, “ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched(可怜的) creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .

2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him at all because ____________.

3. What do you suppose happened to the author later？

The leaves（树叶） fluttered（飘动）over Josh’s head. The park near his home had always been one of Josh’s  36 places. He liked to watch the colors of the trees glow（闪耀）in the sunlight,  37 the golden trees. It was the same color as his trumpet（小号）. He smiled when he  38 the music the leaves made. Josh sat down and looked at his watch. His father would meet him in a few  39 for their first practice in the park.

Josh and his family lived in an apartment building.When Josh first began playing the trumpet, he  40 in his own living room. Then the family next door had a new baby. To avoid  41 the baby, Josh would  42 his practice time in the park. His father told him it would be good to practice in a wide, open  43 like the park. The baby next door would be able to sleep  44 , but Josh was not very happy with the  45 . He enjoyed visiting the park, but he didn’t want to practice there. He was  46  that he would embarrass（使……难堪）himself in a pubic place if he played the wrong notes（音符）. He didn’t want people to  47 him as he played in the middle of the park.

Josh’s father was a great trumpet player, who once played in a jazz band. He couldn’t possibly understand how  48 it would be to practice in the park！

His father came over and  49 Josh’s daydream(遐想). “Josh, are you ready to practice?” He sat down and  50  his own trumpet from its case. He held the trumpet to his  51 and began to play. The beautiful music floated into the blue afternoon sky.

Josh looked up at the golden trees. The leaves  52 to be dancing to the tune his father was playing. Josh felt  53 as he watched the people walking by and smiling at his father.

He  54 to play like that. Josh put his trumpet to his mouth and blew. He had such a great time that he didn’t  55 if he played a few bad notes. Now he and his neighbors could all be happy.