Jack was a rich young man．One day，he was  1  very happily down street．Suddenly from his ear came a terrible sound. He felt    2    ，so he stopped his car and looked around. He saw a child standing nearby with a few small stones（石子）in his hand．He jumped  3  the  car and found a dent(凹痕)in the door. He was so  4  that he caught the boy and shouted at him, ”Who are you ?  5  did you throw a stone at my new car?”

“Please, sir, please…I’m sorry! But I didn’t know what else to do!” said the child. “I threw the stone  6  I want to get you to notice me , I need your  7  !”

Tears(眼泪)were running down the child’s face. He said, “My brother  8  out of his wheelchair and was almost under it. He is hurt and too   9  for me . Could you give me  10  to get him back into his  11  ?”

After hearing this, Jack was moved(感动)and  12  to help him. He lifted the child’s brother  13  back into his wheelchair. He looked over the boy carefully to make sure that he was OK. Then he watched the child  14  his brother towards their home. Suddenly the child  15  and bowed(鞠躬)to him. Jack looked at the dent in his car and smiled.

1．A．walking    B．riding                  C．jogging           D．driving

2．A．excited           B．interested      C．surprised         D．tired

3．A．into                B．across          C．over             D．out of

4．A．happy             B．sad               C．angry              D．sorry

5．A．Why              B．How             C．When             D．where

6．A．if                   B．because        C．though            D．while

7．A．money            B．ear               C．help                D．phone

8．A．fell                 B．got               C．climbed           D．pulled

9．A．difficult           B．weak            C．heavy           D．thin

10．A．a hand          B．a touch         C．a pull              D．a ring

11．A．car               B．wheelchair    C．house              D．place

12．A．burned          B．preferred       C．wanted           D．planned

13．A．quietly          B．gently           C．calmly            D．tightly   

14．A．carry            B．send             C．take              D．push

15．A．cried out        B．looked around   C．got up          D．turned around

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  1   .

I wanted to do something very   2   for my fifteen – year – old son, who has always been the perfect child. He   3   all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it until it looked almost new. I was so   4   of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

I could   5   wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening，I went to the kitchen to start the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   6  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long – standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could take lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s response.

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could   7   this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were   8  , and I immediately wanted him to open my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I   9   that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother  10  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still   11    and lives even in the ever – changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to   12   this story.

Yours,

                Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

1．A．hope                     B．advice                 C．support               D．courage

2．A．polite                    B．similar                 C．special                D．private

3．A．played                  B．studied                C．traveled               D．worked

4．A．sure                      B．fond                    C．proud                  D．confident

5．A．perhaps                 B．really                   C．almost                 D．hardly

6．A．note                      B．notice                  C．word                  D．sign

7．A．present                 B．afford                 C．find                    D．order

8．A．exchanged             B．experienced         C．expected             D．exhibited

9．A．realized                 B．remembered         C．imagined             D．supposed

10．A．only              B．still           C．ever              D．even

11．A．works                 B．exists                  C．matters               D．counts

12．A．send                  B．publish          C．share           D．write

Going to an American friend’s house is very exciting. But you must remember to be polite.

　　 When to arrive If your friend tells you to come “ around 3:00”, that means you can go there a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.

　　 What to bring　 It’s nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.

　 How to greet　 When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I call his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. You can also call them Madam or Sir.

It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and you will be invited again!

(　　 )1. If you are told to get to an American friend’s house around 5:00pm, it is polite to arrive at ______ pm.

　　 A. 5:02　　　　　 B. 4:50　　　　 C. 4:30　　　 D. 6:00

(　　 )2. If you go to a friend’s house, you’d better take _____ with you.

　　A. some money　　 B. some flowers　 C. a car　　　 D. a knife

(　　 )3. When the writer want to visit his friend Paul, he called his friend’s father ___.

　　 A. Mr Smith　　 B. John　　　　 C. Mary　　　 D. Mrs Smith

(　　 )4. The passage mainly tells us ______.

　　 A. when to arrive at your friend’s home 　　 B. how to greet people

　　 C. what to bring to your friend　　　　　　 D. how to be a good visitor

(　　 )5. The passage may be from ______

　　 A. a notice on the wall　　　　　　　　 B. a letter to a friend

　 C. an article in a magazine　　　 　　　　 D. a news story in a paper

People like Edison Chen because he is young, good-looking and talented.  But some people don’t  46 because he likes to make faces and walks in a strange way.

No matter  47  people think of him, Edison doesn’t care. He likes his own style and his own music . He shows he has more  48 than luck.

  49 November 26 , Edison got one of the Lycra in Style Awards in Shanghai because he has been trying to   50   in music.

Edison first listened to hip-hop music  51 he was nine . He fell in love with it .

Now he’s working hard on making music with some Japanese friends .He wants to bring real hip-hop music to China.

His music tells young people that there’s   52  they can’t do. He also has the courage to himself, from his clothes to his hair. Some people don’t like his way of dressing. 53  say he walks like a gorilla. But he thinks it’s OK. “My  54 show my style , and my songs tell my feelings ,” he said . “If I only listened to others, I may  55  myself.”

Today, I want to write something about my mother. When I had something difficult to do, I often asked my mother for   1   . But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the    2    mother in the world.

For example, one day, I decided to   3  some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order(整齐的). Books were    4 , and I didn’t make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it,  5  she still said, “Do it yourself, girl.”

Because of my “lazy mother”, I had to   6  my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do   7 .  I even had to go to the dentist by myself. It was really hard for me to do everything well, but I have    8  a lot. 

As time goes by, I understand my mother. She made me clever and diligent (勤奋的) .     9 a great mother!  A   10  mother is worth（等值于）one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?

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