going to be home late, I asked him to go into the kitchen and get　　　 something to eat and drink.

Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the house. At the

moment, he said, he was listening to music. He said he had helped

himself to some cold chicken from the fridge and he was now drinking a glass of orange. I asked him if he had reached the house without any

difficulty. He answered he had not been able to find the key under the

door-mat, but luckily the living-room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in. I was greatly surprised to hear all this. There is no apple tree in front of my living-room, but there is one in

front of my neighbor’s.

41.Which of the following is true?

A.The writer never knew his friend would come until his friend

called him.

B.The writer knew his friend would come before he arrived home.

C.The writer was at home waiting for his friend.

D.The writer would not like to see his friend.

42． The writer asked his friend to 　　　 .

A. put the key under the door-mat

B. come to his office first

C. go into the house by himself and get something to eat and drink

D. wait for him outside the house

43．The writer’s friend 　　　 .

A. found the key and opened the door with it

B. climbed into the writer’s house

C. got into the house when the writer was listening to music

D. thought the living-room was the writer’s

44.From the story we know 　　　　 .

A. the writer’s friend got a wrong room

B. there is an apple tree in front of the writer’s house

C. the writer didn’t close the window of his living-room when he left home

D. the writer forgot where he had put the key

45.Which is the best title of the story?

A. A strange Telephone Call

B. The Key under the Door-mat

C. My old Friend and the Trouble

D. My house and the Apple tree

Dear Dad,

I’m writing to you because it’s not easy to talk about it. I still   31   clearly how my uncle died two years ago. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up a lot of information about smoking and I found out something   32  . You know that smoking is bad for your  33   and can cause cancer. I’ve learnt that it causes many other   34   too. Do you know that over ten thousand people die from smoking every year in Britain?

When mum asks you to smoke   35  , you think she’s angry. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the   36   of smoke in the house. When you smoke, it’s also   37   for mum and me. In other words, when we   38   in your smoke, it’s like we’re smoking ourselves.   39  , we can also get disease. Doctors are finding that

more and more   40   are falling ill because of the others’ smoking.

I know that it’s very   41   to stop smoking, but you must give it up. Please see the doctor and ask him   42   help. We will do anything we can to help you. You must try to   43   your own life. We don’t want to  44   you because you are so important to us.  45   you, who can help me with my maths homework or mend my bike? Please don’t smoke!

Your daughter,

Meimei

31．A. remember       B. forget      C. think     D. feel

32．A. interesting       B. terrible    C. boring    D. strange

33．A. health          B. study      C. work      D. mind

34．A. things          B. mistakes    C. feelings  D. illnesses

35．A. nowhere       B. anywhere    C. outside   D. inside     

36．A. color          B. smell       C. shape     D. taste

37．A. useless        B. useful      C. bad       D. good

38．A. move          B. rest        C. arrive    D. breathe

39．A. However       B. As a result   C. In fact   D. For example

40．A. doctors        B. nurses      C. non-smokers D. smokers

41．A. difficult        B. easy       C. important D. dangerous

42．A. on            B. from       C. of        D. for

43．A. save          B. waste       C. refuse    D. accept

44．A. trouble        B. lose        C. hurt      D. keep

45．A. With          B. Without     C. Behind    D. By

I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my   31 . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this,   32  it didn’t work.

As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become   33 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!

One evening, I was doing some   34  on my computer while Mike was listening to music.  35  , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I   36 . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program   37  saving it—all I had done had disappeared! I   38  him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.

Then I did my homework   39  . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the   40 , I saw the photo of my   41  that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how   42  he was when my mom beat him. I really felt   43 . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was   44  in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”

I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is   45 !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.

1.                A．clothes         B．food           C．room D．toys

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

3.                A．dirty           B．empty          C．quiet D．tidy

4.                A．business        B．homework      C．reading   D．shopping

5.                A．Later          B．Instead         C．However  D．Sometimes

6.                A．danced         B．fell            C．returned  D．slept

7.                A．after           B．by             C．for D．without

8.                A．agreed with     B．heard from      C．looked after   D．shouted at

9.                A．as well         B．for ever         C．in the end     D．once gain

10.               A．computer       B．fan            C．radio D．TV

11.               A．brother        B．cousin          C．father     D．grandfather

12.               A．clever          B．happy          C．sad   D．silly

13.               A．bored          B．excited         C．proud     D．sorry

14.               A．jumping        B．sleeping        C．sitting     D．singing

15.               A．his            B．hers           C．ours D．theirs

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are too strict  41  them.

Parents often find  42 difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to  43 how they themselves felt when they were young.

For example, young people like to do things without much  44 . It’s one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can  45 any difficult problems. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed. So when you want your parents to let you do  46 , you will have better success if you ask  before you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something  47 . But they don’t mean to cause any trouble. They just feel that  48 this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their way of speech, the young people feel very sad. Sometimes instead of going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home  49 and do what they like.

If you plan to do something, you’d better win your parents over and get them to understand you. 50 , your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do.