Today was a big day for my eldest son, Kevin. He had his first big boy haircut. Before today, we have always stood by his side, told the hairdresser what to do and watched over the whole thing. We’ve been working on the rewards (奖赏) of responsibility with my son for quite some time. Today, he got one of those rewards by having his own haircut.

When they arrived at the shop, his father showed him a book with lots of styles of haircuts for boys. After he made his choice, he waited patiently for his turn. My husband decided he would get his own hair cut at the same time.

When their names were called, Kevin showed the hairdresser the picture of his chosen haircut, which, thankfully, was not a strange haircut. The hairdresser looked to my husband for approval (批准) and he told her his son was in charge.

During his haircut, Kevin talked happily with the hairdresser. My husband, who was getting his haircut in the next chair, kept silent. When all was said and done, Kevin looked quite handsome.

When it was time to pay, he reached into his pocket and took out the cash my husband gave him. He handed it to her and said, “Thanks, it’s all yours.” I guess that’s the six-year-old equivalent (对应的语句) of “keep the change.”

I have to admit I was a little nervous about the whole thing before, but I’m a believer now. My son is growing up and ready for new big boy experiences.

1.When Kevin got his haircut, the author used to      .

A．do her own thing                       B．leave him alone

C．talk happily with her son                  D．manage the whole thing

2.What did the author’s husband do at the hairdresser’s?

A．Picked out a hair style for his son.           B．Talked happily with the hairdressers.

C．Had his own haircut silently                D．Stood together with the author.

3.What was the hair style that Kevin chose like?

A．It was very strange.                      B．It suited him well.

C．It was very bad.                         D．It was more like a girl’s

“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker．“You can work along with a partner．”

My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other．We always worked on projects   1  ．

The   2   of the Challenge was simple — to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when   3   the stadium wall．

I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie．  4   the butter-cream gave me an idea．

“I have a brilliant design for our   5   container!” I said when Cassie arrived．“We can   6    the egg with some butter-cream．”

“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute （降落伞）   7   ?” Cassie rolled her eyes．“The parachute is better than that stupid idea．”

I couldn’t believe it．Of course we’d had our little   8    in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “  9  ” before．

“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”

  10    words had been out, our friendship was challenged．

When Friday finally arrived, I had to   11    Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good．  12   , my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific．We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall．Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived  13   three more steps and dropped them again．This would go on till the last egg broke．

After four rounds, only Cassie and I were  14   ．I let go of my box．I heard someone say “ew” after seconds．Had my egg broken? I raced down the   15   ．The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells from those   16    drops．Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream．

“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said．She was holding her Egg Force One．My   17    raced．Had she won? I looked at her basket．  18  ．

“My egg bounced   19  ,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell．

“A tie （平局）,” Mr. Baker said．

Cassie looked at me, and her glare  20   ．I laughed．She smiled…

1．A．patiently                B．silently                C．together              D．alone

2．A．function               B．goal                    C．reason                 D．result

3．A．rolled down           B．pushed against     C．thrown at            D．dropped over

4．A．Spreading             B．Boiling                C．Baking                D．Holding

5．A．butter                   B．sandwich             C．cream                D．egg

6．A．protect                  B．replace                C．carry                  D．mix

7．A．followed               B．covered              C．attached             D．supported

8．A．ideas                     B．fights                  C．worries               D．challenges

9．A．wrong                  B．stupid                  C．brilliant               D．scientific

10．A．Since                  B．While                  C．But                     D．And

11．A．explain                B．deny                   C．admit                 D．prove

12．A．Therefore            B．Anyway              C．Otherwise           D．Besides

13．A．paced down         B．turned around      C．walked up           D．went back

14．A．left                     B．wanted                C．chose                 D．discovered

15．A．steps                   B．way                    C．wall                    D．sidewalk

16．A．intended              B．unexpected          C．failed                  D．desired

17．A．eyes                    B．hands                 C．feet                    D．heart

18．A．Lost                   B．Dirty                  C．Broken                D．Empty

19．A．around                B．out                      C．in                       D．down

20．A．returned              B．remained             C．increased             D．softened