Betty and I are best friends.our birthdays are on the same so every year we have a birthday party together． But this year ,we had a costume party instead．

        While we were writing the invitations ,my mum came in and asked ,”Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months ,but he already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class ．I wrinkled（皱起）my nose, ”Mum ,he wears the same pants to school every day． How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing ．The next day ,mum gave me a envelope with a shopping certificate in it ．” I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John embarrassed ．We discussed it for a long time ．Finally ,Betty and I had a good idea．

         On the day of our party ,kids arrived, dressed differently ．John arrived ,in an old sheet (床单),but still in the same brown pants as usual． We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups ．Before eating the birthday cake ,Betty said in a loud voice ” Now it is time for the great prize game ．It is the following riddle ……”It was a math game ,None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope ．

        Everything went on well as we planned． John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week ．He felt happy ．So did we．

        When we help others ,we need to find a proper way ,or we may hurt them in another way ．

41、 The two girls and John were in the same ______．

A、group    B、family    C、team     D、class

42、 John’s family may be very _____according to the passage．

A、far   B、poor      C、rich      D、small

43、 How did John get the prize during the party ?

A、By helping others         B、By asking for help
C、By getting good grades in study    D、By winning the math game

44、 John ______with the shopping certificate after the party ．

A、watch a basketball match     B、saw a movie
C、bought something to wear   D、made a phone call

45、 The two girls felt ______when they found John wearing his new clothes．

A、happy B、sorry    C、sad     D、angry.

Food is very important. Everyone needs to   36  well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is   37  . We begin to get knowledge(知识) even when we are very young. Small children are  38  in everything around them. They learn  39   when they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to 40  story books, science books and anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and __41  to find out the answers.

What is the best  42  to get knowledge? If we learn by ourselves（自学）, we will__43 _the most knowledge. If we are  44  getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will not learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn __45  and understand better.

When are you an adult (成年人)？

When do you think you are an adult ? Maybe different __31_ have different ideas.

Now let’s see what some American teenagers(青少年)say .

Sam: In  32 idea ,you are an adult at the  33  of 18. That’s when you can vote(投票)。You can help to   34  who rules(统治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote   35 he was 21.They changed（改变） it to 18 in 1971.

Jenny：I don’t 36  it’s hard to say . I can drive a car at 16, can’t I ?When you have a driver’s licence , you can 37 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things .  38    sixteen must be the age when you change from a  39  person to an adult.Because you can tell others you are not a  40   any more .

Suzie : Well , I think there is  41   wrong with American laws for when young people can  42  things . I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think 18 is a grown-up,  43  16 isn’t .But then I can’t drink wine（酒）until I’m 21 ! If I’m 44   an adult at 18, how can people stop me from  45   a cup of beer in a bar ?

3..

13.A,as if           B.even though    C.ever since    D.above all

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.

　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.

　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

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　 You can help people in many ways．Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working．Hospital needs volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor．Animal lovers help take care of those dogs and cats without homes．There is something for everyone．

　 “As a volunteer, I don't want to get anything．Seeing the children's happy faces, I am happy, too．” Said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62． “I often played computer games in my spare time before．Now I help older people learn how to use computers．” said another volunteer at the age of 18．

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41．When do the volunteers help others?

　 A．In their spare time． B．At weekends．

C．On weekdays．　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．In the evenings．

42．______ can be a volunteer．

　 A．Children　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Old women

C．Anyone aged 12-70　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Young people

43．Volunteers want to get ____ when they help others．

　 A．money　 　　　　　　 B．computers　 　　　 C．everything　 　　　 D．nothing

44．Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with __________

　 A．animals　 　　　　　 B．children　 　　　　　 C．computers　 　　　　　　 D．older people

45．We can read such a passage __________

　　 A．in a newspaper　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in a storybook　

C．in a picture book　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．in a text book