—How much 　　　 the socks?

— twenty dollars.

　　 　　 A. is; It's　　 B. are; They're C. are; It's 　　　 D. is; They're

Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some 　21 you can follow.

Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress 　22 a modern way, your mum doesn’t 　23 you to wear a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask 　24 you are speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you 　25 close again?

Closing the gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your 　26 . He gives ways to help you 　27 your parents. When you think, “my parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be 　28 . Both parents and children have 　29 . They need to feel they are important and loved. You should 　30 your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you 　31 . He gives you some ideas:

Make time to 　32 . You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. 　33 a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings. Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your 　34 and help clean the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these, you will be able to break down 　35 between your parents and yourself.

21. A. way　　　　 　　　　 B. advices　　　 　　　 C. suggestion　　　 　 D. points

22. A. with　　　　 　 　　B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　 　 D. by

23. A. hate　　　 　　 　　B. mind　　　　 　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dislike

24. A. whether　　 　 　　B. what　　　　 　　　 C. why　　　　　 　 D. how

25. A. go　　　　 　 　　B. look　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. become　　　　 　 D. is

26. A. friends　 　　　 　　B. teachers　　　 　　 C. children　　　　　　　　　 D. parents

27. A. listen to　　 　　 　　B. understand　　 　　 C. listen　　　　 　　 D. obey

28. A. safe　　　　 　 　　B. dangerous　　 　　 C. angry　　　　 　　 D. sad

29. A. need　　　　　　　　　 　 B. needs　　　　 　　 C. needed　　　　 　　 D. loved

30. A. speak　　　 　　　 B. say　　　　　 　　 C. tell　　　　　 　　 D. told

31. A. nervous　　 　　 　　B. joyless　　　　 　　 C. excited　　　 　　　 D. happy

32. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. tell　　　　　 　　 C. smile　　　　 　　 D. learn

33. A. Write　　　 　 　　B. Have　　　　 　　　 C. Keep　　　　 　　 D. Read

34. A. hands　　 　　 　　B. face　　　　　 　　 C. socks　　 　　　　 D. clothes

35. A. the ways　 　　 　　B. the walls　　 　　　 C. the needs　　 　　　 　　D. the plans

Mrs Smith is Jim's mother. She loves her family very much. She goes to the store every day. She often buys food, fruit and clothes for Jim and her husband（丈夫）. Now many clothes are on sale at Renmin Clothes Store. They are very cheap. Mrs Smith comes to the store and she wants to buy some clothes for her family. There they have sweaters in all colors for ￥15 each and sports shoes for only ￥28. Mrs Smith likes the red sweater and she buys one for herself. She buys a pair of sports shoes for her son. The great T-shirts in the store are just ￥18! She buys a white one for Mr Smith. And that's not all. The socks, in all colors, are ￥2 each. She buys the socks in many colors for her family. She is really a Rood mother and a good wife (妻子)

（　 ）56. Mrs Smith often buys ___ for her family.

　　 　　　A. balls, vegetables, fruit, clothes　 　B. fruit, coffee, clothes, shoes

　　 　　 C. clothes, fruit, food　　　　　 　 D. clothes, vegetables, school things

（　 ）57. The clothes at Renmin Clothes Store are 　　　　　　

A. very great　　　　　 B. very cheap　　 C. very long　　 D. very big

（　 ）58. Mrs Smith likes the 　　

　　　 　 A. red sweater　　　 　B. blue T-shirt　 　C. green sweater . red hat

（　 ）59. She buys　　　　 for Mr Smith.

　　　 　　A. a pair of shoes　　　 B. a pair of shorts

C. a T-shirt D. a white sweater

（　 ）60. —Does Mrs Smith only buy a pair of socks?

　— 　

　　　 　　A. Yes, she does.　 　　B. No, she doesn't. 　C. Yes, she is.　 D. No, she isn't.

How much do the socks ________? Thirty yuan.

[　　]