It was the first day of second grade, and Sarah had been looking forward to this moment. The night before,she laid out her favorite clothes: a white coat and a bright yellow shirt.
When having breakfast, Sarah dropped some food on her shirt, so she had to change into her second-best clothes, blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt.
After breakfast Sarah rushed to catch the school bus and when she was just reaching the door the bus driver opened it. The door hit right in Sarah’s face and blood dripped from her nose. The driver wanted to send her home, but she refused, "It is the most important day of the year! I can’t miss it!"
Before classes, Sarah went to her favorite swing(秋千). When rising high, she saw her best friend little Jack. She let go of the swing and waved to him with one hand. Unfortunately, she flew out of the swing and landed hard on the sand, breaking a leg and an arm. As she lay in the sand, she noticed a shiny thing on the ground beside her. With her good hand she took it.
When Sarah’ mother rushed into the ward she was surprised by what she saw: her girl was lying in bed with an arm and a leg in the splint (夹板), a broken nose, and blood stains on her second-best clothes. Expecting to see her child crying, she was confused when she saw a big, bright smile on Sarah’s face. 
"Sarah, look at you!" her mother cried. "You were hurt so badly and why are you smiling?"                "Look, Mommy, I found a diamond!" Sarah laughed. 
Life can be like that. It can be tough, even painful sometimes. But there are always treasures that make the pain worth suffering.
小题1:When Sarah went to school, she was wearing ________________.

A．a white coat and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt

B．blue jeans and a yellow shirt

C．a white coat and a yellow shirt

D．blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt

小题2:Sarah fell off the swing because _____________.

A．she seldom played swing

B．she rose too high

C．she waved one hand to her friend

D．she was pulled down by her friend

小题3:When Sarah’s mother saw her in the ward she felt _______________.

A．upset	B．puzzled
C．relaxed	D．disappointed

小题4:Which of the following can be used to describe Sarah’s story?

A．Every cloud has a silver lining.（衬里）

B．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

C．First think, then act.

D．No pains, no gains.

用所给词的适当形式填空（10分）
1. We’re looking forward to _________( visit ) Beijing .
2. He enjoys _________ ( stay ) at home.
3. They ________ ( meet ) at the school gate at 8:00 tomorrow.
4. Emily would like ________ ( go ) to the cinema.
5. Thank you for ________ ( teach ) us .
6. Red _________ ( mean ) good luck in China .
7. There are usually ________ ( firework ) at midnight . on New Year’s Eve.
8. Listen ! The girl _________ ( sing ) .
9. “What are you doing ?” “I ______ ( write ) a letter .”
10. Jane is getting ________ ( dress ) now .

My parents quarreled a lot, and I was really worried about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was packing up my things when suddenly the power (电) went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.
I was really disappointed(失望的) because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored(恢复). He was quite happy and said.
“Great chance.”
“What is?” I asked.
“To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a one-to-one little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves and the situation we are in now.”
“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.
And that is how the most amazing friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life from how fast things change to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.
Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”
小题1:Why was Grandpa happy to see the writer?

A．Because he felt quite lonely.

B．Because he could discuss the problem with him.

C．Because he was afraid of darkness.

D．Because he had not seen him for a long time.

小题2:In which order(顺序) did the story happen?
a. The lights came back on.
b. The writer went to his grandpa’s room and stayed with him.
c. The power in the neighbourhood suddenly went out.
d. The writer worried about the parents’ disagreement and wanted to leave his home.
e. The writer had a talk with his grandpa and started the most amazing friendship between them.

A．d-b-e-c-a

B．a-b-e-c-d

C．c-d-b-e-a

D．d-c-b-e-a

小题3:What can be inferred(推断) from the story?

A．The lights would go out again.

B．The writer wanted to leave very much.

C．They would have more chats.

D．It would no longer be dark.