Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who ____16____ the window?”She seldom became angry.__17__ this time she was.

  I broke the window. I had done __18__ by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it __19__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __20__,”I thought. At first I didn’t __21__ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __22__ .How difficult it was for me to say that!

  My teacher __23__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __24__ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me.

  “I know you like collecting __25__ very much,”she said, looking down at my __26__ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is __27__ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you __28__ the truth.”

  I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t __29__ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book!

  As time goes, the book is __30__,so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.

1.A. cleaned             B. climbed               C. broke              D. mended

2.A. and                B. but                   C. so                 D. or

3.A. them               B. one                   C. that               D. those

4.A. because             B. if                    C. when              D. though

5. A. pleased             B. excited                C. frightened          D. angry

6.A. put on              B. put up                 C. put out            D. put away

7.A. terribly             B. honestly               C. easily             D. hardly

8.A. read               B. wrote                  C. took              D. bought

9.A. towards            B. opposite                C, against            D. behind

10.A. books              B. desks                  C. stamps            D. windows

11.A. nervous            B. pretty                  C. happy             D. square

12.A. you               B. your                    C. yours              D. yourself

13.A. talked             B. spoke                  C. said                D. told

14.A. like               B. want                  C. use                 D. need

15.A. opened            B. gone                   C. left                D. closed

  Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who ____16____ the window?”She seldom became angry.__17__ this time she was.

  I broke the window. I had done __18__ by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it __19__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __20__,”I thought. At first I didn’t __21__ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __22__ .How difficult it was for me to say that!

  My teacher __23__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __24__ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me.

  “I know you like collecting __25__ very much,”she said, looking down at my __26__ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is __27__ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you __28__ the truth.”

  I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t __29__ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book!

  As time goes, the book is __30__,so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.

16. A. cleaned             B. climbed               C. broke              D. mended

17. A. and                B. but                   C. so                 D. or

18. A. them               B. one                   C. that               D. those

19. A. because             B. if                    C. when              D. though

20. A. pleased             B. excited                C. frightened          D. angry

21. A. put on              B. put up                 C. put out            D. put away

22. A. terribly             B. honestly               C. easily             D. hardly

23. A. read               B. wrote                  C. took              D. bought

24. A. towards            B. opposite                C, against            D. behind

25. A. books              B. desks                  C. stamps            D. windows

26. A. nervous            B. pretty                  C. happy             D. square

27. A. you               B. your                   C. yours              D. yourself

28. A. talked             B. spoke                  C. said                D. told

29. A. like               B. want                  C. use                 D. need

30. A. opened            B. gone                   C. left                D. closed

Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife   16  two teenage children did something we haven’t    17  for ages. It didn’t require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries… or anything else for that matter. But we all   18  it so much we’re thinking of doing it again sometime.

We had a conversation. The kind of real, live conversation that was   19  when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days. Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails but we seem to be losing the   20  of communicating face-to-face. We all know   21  young people are out on a date(约会）these days, they spend most of that time   22  their mobile phones. And teenagers nowadays seem to   23  communicating with their friends by sending text messages rather than actually   24  to them.

If we carry on like this，in the future, we’ll lose the use of our   25 . What do you think? E-mail me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.

  Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.

  If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

l      Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.

l      Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.

l      Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.

l      Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.

l      Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.

l      Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.

l      Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.

1.Why do we need friends according to the passage?

   A . Friends can do everything for us.       B. Friends can bring us happiness.

   C.  Friends accept our ideas all the time.       D. Without friends, we could not live.

2.What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

   A. To help others.                      B. To smile to others.

   C. To get on with others.                    D. To listen to others’ complaints.

3.Which of the following shows a sense of humour?

   A. Opening the door for someone.          B. Complaining to others all the time.

   C. Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.  D. Finding someone who will understand us.

4.How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making    friends?

   A. Five.          B. Seven.          C. Nine.       D. Eleven.

5.What should we do when we have trouble in making friends?

   A. Respect others.   B. Complain.      C. Give up.    D. Laugh at them

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   16    at the answer. Thinking he had not made    17    understood or the girl had not   18    him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   19    the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   20    to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   21   a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   22   understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the   23   , people will feel proud and  24    when they are praised . So if someone says the   25    you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not   26   being proud, so sometimes you should be confident   27   being modest.

   28   you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by   29  . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will   30    get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.A. excited        B. surprised    C. relaxed          D. frightened

2.A. itself     B. herself      C. himself          D. themselves

3.A. heard      B. watched      C. listened to      D. looked at

4.A. Though     B. Although     C. Or               D. But

5.A. when       B. which        C. what             D. how

6.A. receive        B. accept       C. refuse           D. disagree

7.A. hardly     B. really       C. rarely           D. badly

8.A. east       B. south        C. west             D. north

9.A. dutiful        B. modest       C. shameful         D. confident

10.A. dishes        B. cups         C. glasses          D. bowls

11.A. think     B. say          C. ask              D. mean

12.A. as soon as    B. as well as   C. instead of       D. in spite of

13.A. Unless        B. Until        C. Whether          D. If

14.A. another       B. the other    C. the others       D. others

15.A. fail to   B. expect to    C. succeed in       D. believe in