Jeff Green can not look after(照看) his things. Look, this is his room. He doesn’t put his things away（收好） every day. Look at his desk. Many things are on it. They are notebooks, CDs, video tapes, pens, pencils. He doesn’t put his pens and pencils in his pencil case. Look, some of his sports collections are on the desk and chairs.

It’s eight o’clock in the morning, and Jeff is in bed. It’s Sunday. He doesn’t go to school. Oh, what’s under the bed? A football. He likes playing football. He can not play volleyball well. His backpack is under the bed. Why is his backpack under the bed? We don’t know. What’s that under the sofa? It is one of his socks. Where is the other（另外的） one? Sorry, we can not see it. Jeff needs to ask his parents to find it, I think.

1. Where is Jeff’s backpack?

           A. It is on his desk.               B. It is under his school things.

C. It is under his bed.             D. It’s on the sofa.

2. What sport does Jeff like?

          A. Football.      B. Basketball.     C. Volleyball         D. Baseball.

3. Where are Jeff’s socks?

         A. They are on his sofa.            

B. They are under his bed.

C. One of his socks is under the sofa, but we can not see the other one.

D. They are under the desk.

4. What time is it now?

          A. It’s 8 am.                        B. It’s 8 pm.

C. It’s time for bed.                   D. It’s time for breakfast.

5.Does Jeff put his things away every day?

          A. No, he doesn’t.                   B. Yes, he does.

C. Sorry, I don’t know.               D. He puts his school things away.

Mrs. Chen lives with her son and her daughter in Loudi. She is very busy. After school Mrs. Chen takes her   rom football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get    until 7 p.m. They have a quick    , and it’s time for homework.
Most of the parents do the      things not only in Loudi but also in Changsha. They take their children from activity to activity. They want them to do things as many as possible. This makes children        too much pressure(压力). Teachers say their students are very tired in the      and can’t study well.
Only a few of parents     about such pressure. They say “Parents send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very     , it’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”
Dr Li also says “Parents should give their kids a bit more     to themselves. Children need organized(组织的) activities. They also need time to relax, and they need time to do things    .
【小题1】A. son                B. daughter            C. friend
【小题2】A. school          B. home             C. station
【小题3】A. breakfast           B. lunch           C. supper
【小题4】A. same            B. different            C. happy
【小题5】A. across         B. under                C. over
【小题6】A. classroom       B. bedroom          C. library
【小题7】A. decide         B. hurt             C. know
【小题8】A. easy                B. old              C. young
【小题9】A. books          B. time           C. fruits
【小题10】A. by themselves   B. of course           C. by the way

One afternoon, my son came home from school and asked me, “Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?” I thought for a moment, then I said, “I’ll explain. Let’s go to a fruit store first. I have something interesting to show you.”
At the store, I told him that we needed to buy apples. And we bought some red apples, green apples and yellow apples.
After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one of each type of apple on the table: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple. Then I looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the table.
“Adam, people are just like apples. They come in different colors, shapes and sizes. See, some may not even look as delicious as others.” As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place.
“OK, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple.”
He said, “I can’t tell. They all look the same now.”
“Take a bite(一口) of each one. See if that helps you tell which one is which.”
He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
“Right,” I agreed. “Just like everyone has their own features but they are nearly the same.”
He completely got it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before. What perfect fruit it is!
【小题1】I took Adam to buy apples for         .  

Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party instead.

While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(凭证) in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet(床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game. It’s the following riddle…” It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.

When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.

1.The two girls and John were in the same _________.

A. group   B. family    C. team     D. class

2. John’s family may be very _________ according to the passage.

A. far         B. poor      C. rich       D. small

3.How did John get the prize during the party?

A. By helping others

B. By asking for help.

C. By getting good grades in study

D. By winning the math game.

4.John _________ with the shopping certificate after the party.

A. watched a basketball match

B. saw a movie

C. bought something to wear

D. made a phone call

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. John wasn’t good at math.

B. The two girls helped John in a proper way.

C. The two girls felt angry when John won the great prize.

D. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party.

将下列句子重新排序，组成一段通顺的对话。将序号写在下面的横线上，B、E已给出。(每空1分，共5分)

A. I’ll study hard, Mum. But can I watch one more show, then go to bed?

B. It’s time for bed, Jim.

C. Oh, I forgot the exams.

D. But I don’t want to sleep, Mum. Can I watch more TV?

E. No, now is bedtime.

F. No, it’s 11 o’clock. You have exams tomorrow.

G. You should study hard, Jim. You are not good at all the subjects.

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