When I was a little boy, my mother often asked me what the most important part of the body was.

I thought sound was the most important to us, so I said, “My_______, Mummy.” She said, “No. Many people can’t hear but they live normal(正常的)lives.”

Several years later, she asked me again. This time I told her, “Mummy, _______is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast,_______the answer is not right, because there are many people who are _______ but happy and healthy.”

Then, last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was _______. My mum looked at me when it was our turn to say final good-bye to grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part now, my dear?” I was _______ when she asked me this now because I always thought it was a game between her and me. I saw her eyes full of tears (眼泪). She said, “The most important body part is your _______.” “Is it because it holds up your head ?” I asked. “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry.” she answered_______.

_______ needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will ____________ have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.

1.A. eyes B. ears C. noses

2.A. sight B. sound C. taste

3.A. and B. but C. so

4.A. poor B. blind C. deaf

5.A. talking B. fighting C. crying

6.A. happy B. surprised C. angry

7.A. shoulder B. arm C. leg

8.A. quietly B. quickly C. excitedly

9.A. Everybody B. Nobody C. Somebody

10.A. never B. seldom C. always

In some Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.

School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’ t have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends.

Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’ t get much money. But that’ s enough. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog.

When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.

Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.

1.How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries?

A. They study hard.

B. They do chores.

C. They do part-time jobs.

D. They ask their parents for it.

2.When do many children usually begin to do chores in some Western countries?

A. At the age of 10.

B. At the age of 13.

C. At the age of 15.

D. At the age of 17.

3.Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may .

A. do the dishes

B. feed the pet cat

C. cook meals

D. sweep the floor

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents.

B. School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays.

C. If kids get older and want something more expensive, they have to work harder.

D. Kids can learn how to cook with the help of their parents.

5.The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries .

A. find jobs

B. get pocket money

C. study at school

D. do chores

1.Mo Yan, 2012's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (诺贝尔文学奖), was born in the small town of Gaomi in Shandong Province.

2. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?

3. Today I went to Sam's school in the UK. It was really different from my school in China.

4.Writing by hand is different from typing. Typing means choosing the whole letter touching a key.

5.Space travel is nothing new.

A. Although Mo had left Gaomi, Gaomi never left him. Many of his books talk about rural life and the people of Gaomi. For Mo, all of man nature can be seen in the village life of Gaomi.

B.Girls wore grey skirts and white shirts, boys wore grey trousers, and everyone wore the school tie.

C.During the 1800s, African Americans worked long days in the fields of the American South.

D.The first spacecraft with a human was sent up into space in 1961.Since then, people have not only traveled to space, but many of them have also lived there in space stations for some time.

E.They sang songs that they had brought from Africa while working. One person sang a line. Then a group of workers repeated it.

F.But if we write by hand, we should use strokes (笔画) to make a letter, finger actions make the large parts of the brain to work, to think and to remember language. Handwriting helps children learn letters and shapes, and it also improves their ability to express ideas.

G.On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are stricter than the old ones.

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