I’m Brain. I    16   a good friend. His name is Jack. He    17   from Canada. He likes brown best(最). What    18   Jack look like? He    19   cool. His eyes are big and blue. He has short,    20   hair, and it’s his favourite colour. Jack is    21  . He is just 1.4 metres tall. Jack likes to tell    22   stories (故事) and I like him (他) very much. But I feel    23   today, because (因为) he feels    24  . I take him to    25   a doctor.

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Ben woke up on Monday morning. He felt   1 . He always felt sick on Monday mornings. He had to go to school for a whole week. It was so difficult for him to go back to school.

He   2  in bed and wondered what excuse he could make this time. He looked at his body, but couldn’t find   3  wrong. A little headache? No. He had used that excuse many times. Then he realized that one of his teeth was loose (松动). Good! He was just going to start groaning (呻吟) when he thought that Aunt Polly would pull the tooth out. That would hurt! He looked   4  something else. Suddenly he remembered the doctor had said something about a certain problem with toes. He pulled his right foot out and looked at it.   5  of the toes was really hurting, and Ben began to groan.

“What’s   6  with you?” Aunt Polly asked. “My toe hurts.” The old lady fell into a chair, smiling a little. “Ben, you frightened me. Now shut up at once and get out of   7 .”

Ben felt like a thief being caught. “Well, it seemed all right. It hurt so much   8  I forgot my tooth.” “Tooth, eh? What’s wrong with your tooth?” “One of them is loose and it hurts   9 .”  “No problem,” answered Aunt Polly. “I can pull it out.” “Please, Aunt! Don’t pull it out. It has  10  hurting now. Please!” “No way! Well, you’d better go to school or you’ll have your tooth out.”

A cold is a common(普通的)illness．It often starts with a sore  1  ．You sneeze(打喷嚏) and your nose runs．You usually  2  a headache，too．It’s not a serious illness，but you can feel very  3  ．

      What should you do when you have a cold? You should have a good rest．It is good  4  a lot of water, too．You can  5  and take some medicine．Maybe you can try some Chinese medicine．Chinese medicine is now very  6  all over the world．

      Where does Chinese medicine  7  ?A long time ago，when people were not feeling 8  , they found that some plants could make them feel  9  ．They ate the leaves, the roots(根)，the fruits or the seeds(种子)of the plants．Today people make much Chinese medicine 10   those plants．

(    )1．A．throat                 B．hand                     C．leg                    D．arm

(    )2．A．give                 B．have                    C．bring                D．find

(    )3．A．bad                     B．happy                  C．shy                   D．clever

(    )4．A．drinking              B．drink                   C．to drink             D．drinks

(    )5．A．see a dentist           B．go to a party          C．go to school      D．see a doctor

(    )6．A．difficult               B．different               C．delicious           D．popular

(    )7．A．come to              B．come from            C．get up             D．get to

(    )8．A．sad                     B．well                     C．tired                        D．busy

(    )9．A．better                  B．less                     C．more                D．busy

(    )10．A．to                     B．in                        C．from                 D．on

Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 41 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.
"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I 42  what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class  43 you have no goals."
The man’s son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man’s father 44  , " she had a good job and she 45  lots of money. You don’t even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man’s son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "And when your 46  brother was your age, "the young man’s father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."
And the man’s son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man’s father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."
This time the son  47  stay silent. "
And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of 48  United States. 49  are you?"
His father had no answer 50  this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what’s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like   46 . Red is used for signs of   47 , such as STOPsigns and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of   48  in autumn. People say orange is a   49  color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __50__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __51__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __52__ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __53__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __54__. Those who like to be with __55 _ like red. The cool colors are __56_  and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __57 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __58_  for a living room or a __59_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __60  colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.