Look at this photo!  I have two friends. The ____1_____ in yellow is Mike. He is thirteen   __  2 _  old .  He    3 _  from the U.S.A. He  4 _   a round face, a big nose, a small mouth    5_   small eyes. This girl is his    66 _   Jane. She and Mike are from   7  same family (家庭) . But they look _  8  .  She has a long face , a small
    9 ,  a small mouth and big    10   . They are my good friends.
【小题1】 A. girl       B. boy          C. man 
【小题2】A. years       B. year         C. ages        
【小题3】A. are         B. am          C. is          
【小题4】A. has        B. are          C. have
【小题5】A. and         B. but          C. /   
【小题6】A. sister      B. teacher      C. mother          
【小题7】A. a           B. an           C. the
【小题8】.A. same          B. different    C. at      
【小题9】 A. ears          B. eyes         C. nose
【小题10】A. arm            B. hair         C. eyes

Sometimes I really doubt (怀疑) whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to make money in order to pay for my brother's education and mine. They don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. For them, “I love you” is too difficult to say. Even sending flowers to each other on some special days is hardly ever seen.

One day, my mother was repairing a quilt. I silently sat beside her and looked at her. “Mom, may I ask you a question?” I said. “What?” she replied, still doing her work. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. My mother stopped her work and looked at me in surprise. She didn't answer my question at once. Then, she bowed her head and continued to do her work.

I was afraid that I had hurt her feelings. I felt so embarrassed that I didn't know what to do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“ Look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of the time, it hides in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there."

I couldn't understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. The doctor had said my father would recover in two months. But after two months he still couldn't walk by himself. All of us were worried about him. "Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't worry about me." he said gently. "To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life." Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

1.Why does the writer doubt the love of her parents?

A. Because they hardly meet each other.

B. Because they hardly speak to each other.

C. Because they often argue with each other.

D. Because they hardly express their love.

2.How did the writer feel after she asked her mom the question?

A. Embarrassed.B. Excited. C. Angry. D. Bored.

3.What does the underlined word "durable" mean in Chinese?

A. 好看的B. 廉价的 C. 耐用的D. .昂贵的

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer understood her mum’s words at once.

B. After two months from the hospital, Susan’s father could walk by himself.

C. The writer’s parents didn’t love each other.

D. Love is there, no matter whether you say it or not

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. My Parents B. Love is Just a Thread

C. How to Find Love D. Where to Find Love

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.
First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you make yourself stronger? The simple answer is “You can’t.” Look around you. With very few exceptions(例外), either everything you see in your world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new．
Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning．Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work．
Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some numbers of things before you succeed．Every time you make a mistake, you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer. But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences(后果) of a mistake. However, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits（限度） so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a normal place to try again．
We all have limited time and money so don’t blow them all on one problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and deal with these resources(资源) properly so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again．If you accept and use your mistakes in this way ,you can make great progress in your business and your career．
There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.”
So go ahead and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed．
【小题1】From the second paragraph, we can know that _______．

Look at this,  please.  It's __1___ my  family. ___2___  man and the  woman  ___3___  the  middle  is  my  father  and  mother.  On  the  left(左边)  is  my   ___4___ Mike. And the girl on the right(右边) is  me. You  can  see  it's  a  family ___5___  five  people. This is  my  bedroom.  There   ___6___ a  clock  on  my  desk,  and  a  computer is on  the  desk, ___7___ .  My ___8___ bedroom is  over  there.  You can also  see a  desk, ___9___ it's  not  big.  There are ___10___ flowers  and  books  on  it.

Look at this. It’s a blue bag. It is my bag. What’s in it? Look, this is my English book. It’s blue, too. My Chinese book is also in my bag. It is yellow. This is my pencil case. It’s big and nice. I like English and Chinese. My bag is my good friend.

1. My bag is _______________.

A. yellow  B. blue   C. nice    D. big

2. -- What’s in my bag?   --        .

A. My English book       B. My Chinese book

C. My pencil case         D. All the three

3. My Chinese book is also in my bag. “Also” means (意思是)       .

A. 也           B. 颜色          C. 不在        D. 放进

4. My       is my good friend.

A. Chinese book     B. English book   C. pencil case     D. bag

5. My pencil case is      .

A. yellow           B. blue       C. big and nice   D. my friend