Dear Ms. Help,

My parents often work late. I have to be at home alone(单独), and I feel afraid. What should I do?

Hi, Nicole!

Nicole, 12years old

We all feel the same way sometimes. When you are at home alone, the first thing you need to do is keep safe(安全的). Ask your parents what you can't do when they aren't at home. You and your parents can also make some safe words. If someone comes to visit, but he doesn't know the safe words, never let him in. When you are at home alone, you can call your parents. Tell them how you feel,and they can also tell you how long they will still have to work. There is another way to make yourself(你自己) feel not that bad ﹣ you can keep yourself busy. Watching TV, cleaning the house, playing a computer game, talking to friends …

There are many things you can do at home. If you're busy, you may find the time passes(推移) quickly.

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Ms. Help

1.What's Nicole's problem?

A. She lives alone.

B. Her parents go to bed late.

C. She is afraid of staying at home alone.

D. Her parents don't let her go out to play.

2.How old is Nicole?

A. 10. B. 11. C. 12. D. 13.

3.What's the first thing Ms. Help tells Nicole to do?

A. To relax. B. To keep safe.

C. To talk to her parents. D. To make some friends.

4.Where can you read the letters?

A. On TV. B. In a book.

C. In a newspaper. D. On the computer.

No one knows what our life will be like in the future. Here are some children’s _____.

Crystal: In the future, people will have more holidays. They will ______ a lot of time traveling around the world. Maybe some families will go to the moon _____ their holidays.

Leo: I think the earth will be more ______ and polluted. Maybe some people will ______ their houses on other planets.

Celina: Students in the future won’t need to go to ____ and they will study at home. What will happen ____ students have problems with a subject? They will _____ with a teacher through videoconferencing(视频会议).

Simon: In the future, people will speak ______ languages. Maybe there will be ______ one language in the world. And it will be much ______ for people to talk with each other.

Lily: Robots will play an important _____ in our life. ______ will help humans do all kinds of work.

These predications may seem impossible today, but I _____ they will come true one day. The future must be quite different from today. Let’s just ______ and see.

1.A. resolutions B. predictions C. programs D. activities

2.A. buy B. lose C. show D. spend

3.A. for B. with C. of D. from

4.A. beautiful B. important C. crowded D. popular

5.A. draw B. build C. save D. move

6.A. town B. work C. hospital D. school

7.A. if B. or C. but D. though

8.A. agree B. fight C. discuss D. laugh

9.A. more B. fewer C. better D. worse

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

11.A. slower B. easier C. luckier D. quieter

12.A. game B. joke C. role D. tape

13.A. I B. He C. We D. They

14.A. mind B. believe C. remember D. like

15.A. wait B. forget C. sleep D. stand

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

Work hours are different from one country to another. In France,people spend about 1 646 hours a year at work. In Japan,however,people work about 2 519 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.

Why do people work so many hours?Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However,many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.

Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France,people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany,they get four to six weeks,and in the United States,two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain,there is a saying,“All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true,there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

1.The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “____”.

A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的

2.People in ____ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. France B. Germany C. the United States D. Great Britain

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Many workers have to work long hours.

B. Many people have vacations long enough.

C. Work hours are the same around the world.

D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.

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