Last spring I was walking in a park. A mother and her three-year-old daughter were walking in front of me. The little girl was carrying a balloon.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew the balloon away. I thought she would be crying.

But she didn't. As the little girl turned watching the balloon flying away. she happily shouted out, "Wow!"

I didn't realize（意识n到） it at that moment, but that little girl taught me something.

Later that day, I got a phone call from a friend with news of an unexpected problem (问题). I felt like saying, "Oh, no, what should we do?" But, remembering that little girl, I found myself saying, "Wow, that's interesting! How can I help you?"

One thing is for sure - life is always going to keep us off balance（平衡） with its unexpected problems. We can't get away from these problems, but we can choose to be happy or unhappy when we meet them.

44. What does the underlined word "unexpected" mean in Chinese?

A.没有预料到的　　 　　　 B.无法解决的　 C.毫无意义的　 　　　 D.不实际的

45. What can the writer learn from the little girl's "Wow"?

A. Life is full of love.　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Never say "no" to others.

C. Always look at something bright in life. D. Don't play with balloons.

46. What's best title (标题） for the passage?

A. A mum and her daughter.　　　 　　　　　 B. A three-year-old little girl.

C. A flying-away balloon.　　　　　 　　　 D. A girl's "Wow".

Mum, the phone is ringing, I guess either you or Dad ___________ on the phone.

　　A. are wanted 　　　　B. is wanted 　　　　C. wants 　　　　D. want

My daughter Eyen is ten years old. She is in Grade Three in a primary school. She is a cute girl though(虽然) she has some strange ideas sometimes.

One day she asks me, “Mum, what is your favorite subject?” I think for a while and answer, “It is difficult to tell. I love singing, so music is my favorite. And I am good at English. My history teacher also says I am excellent. Well, I can say I don’t like science. But science is important for us, you know. So you must do well in it. What is your favorite subject , Eyen? Tell me something about your subjects, dear.”

“ I like Chinese. It is easy. I like English because my English teacher likes me very much. I can’t stand(忍受) Maths. It is serious(严肃的) and sad.”

“Do you mean your Maths teacher is serious and sad?”

“No, it is Maths, not the Maths teacher.”

“Why do you think so?”

“Because Maths has so many problems(问题)! Isn’t it sad all day?”

1.Eyen is ________years old. She is a _________.

A. ten; middle school student B. nine; middle school student

C. nine; primary school student 　D. ten; primary school student

2.The mother doesn’t like _________ though it is important.

A. musicB. Maths 　　C. English D. science

3.The girl thinks _________ is serious and sad.

A. her Maths teacher 　　B. Maths 　　 C. her Chinese teacher 　 D. Chinese

4.Why doesn’t the girl like Maths?

A. Because it is too easy . 　　　　 B. Because it is difficult to learn.

C. Because there aren’t many problems in it. D. Because her teacher doesn’t like her at all.

5.What does the underlined word “excellent” mean?

A. Very good. B. Very sad. C. Very bad.D. Very easy.

—Peter, what have done with the poor dog? He is wet through!

—Not ______, mum! I never do the same thing a second time.

A. I 　　　　　　　 B. me　　　　　　　 C. him　　　　 D. he