The judge(法官) thought Geoffrey Payne killed his wife. Now for the first time Payne wrote to a magazine from the prison about what happened on the night of 13 October 1999.

I had to stay late at the hospital that night to do an operation. I finally left at about 11p.m.. I drove home slowly because the wind was blowing and it was raining heavily. I was running into our road when a man suddenly ran in front of my car. I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. I was scared and the man looked scared, too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange.

When I got home, the lights were on but it was very quiet. I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert.

I was still very unhappy about what happened on the road, so I made myself a drink. Then I went upstairs to have a bath. I saw that the window in the bedroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars. When I went to close it, I found Ellen. She was lying on the floor. There was blood everywhere. I rushed over for her pulse but she was dead. I was so scared. I sat on the floor beside her body without knowing what to do.

The next thing I knew was that the sky was getting light. I can’t remember a thing about that night. In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived half an hour after I phoned them. But it seemed like hours. During that time I tried hard to remember anything I could about the night before. I couldn’t stop thinking about the man in the road. What was he doing at that time of night in our quiet neighborhood?

1.When Payne got home, he found ______________.

A. a burglar in his house

B. the bedroom window closed

C. Ellen lying on the floor, blood all over

D. Ellen waiting for him in the concert hall

2.After he found Ellen dead, Payne .

A. called out for help

B. called the police at once

C. was too scared to do anything

D. tried to find out the murderer

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Payne called the police the next morning.

B. Payne ran away after his car bumped into the man that night.

C. Payne couldn’t remember clearly what had happened that night.

D. Payne wondered what the man was doing in his neighborhood that night.

4.In this passage Payne tried to .

A. show he was sorry for his wife’s death

B. show he was guilty for murdering his wife

C. tell why his wife was killed that night

D. say the man in the road was probably the murderer

Here’s a test for young students each week. Here below is Frank’s completed test this week.

Weekly Test

1. I prefer to spend my spare time

?(a) with my family

? (b) with my friends

? (c) on my own.

2 If I have a problem, I prefer to

? (a) talk to my parents than to my friends.

? (b) talk to my friends than to my family.

? (c) solve it on my own.

3. I prefer to study

? (a) at home with my family around.

? (b) with my friends.

? (c) on my own.

4. For my birthday I would prefer to

? (a) be with my family

? (b)have a party with lots of friends.

? (c) go out with just my best friend.

·You get 1 point for each(a), 2 for each(b), and 3 for each(c)

·Go and find out what your score means on the right!

Scores and their meanings

4-6: Your family is very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family comes first. You are kind and always think more of others.

7-9: You have lots of friends and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are quite important to you, too. You are easy-going and generous.

10-12: You probably have one or two close friends, but you’d rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are confident and like to do things for yourself.

·You can e-mail us at weeklytest@teens.com and tell us whether your result has described a REAL you.

1. How many points did Frank get in the week’s test?

A.8 B.9 C.10 D. 11

2. From Frank’s result, we may know that .

A. he has many friends and they are the most important to him.

B. his family comes first although he loves being with friends

C. both his family and his friends are very important to him

D. he is a confident young student with only a few close friends

3.We can probably find the test in a __________.

A. tourist guide B. Teens newspaper

C. science magazine D. story book

完形填空。

Imagine a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?

Nick was born without limbs(四肢),so life was not for him. At school many students played jokes on him because he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be their friends, so he always felt . However, he faced that bravely. He to type and write with two toes (脚趾) at the age of six, and he could surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the students in the studies. And he decided on to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular speakers in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story against difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you , not what you don’t have.” He said. His story encourages millions of people.

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

1.A. arms B. ears C. eyes D. teeth

2.A. laugh B. cry C. smile D. shout

3.A. old B. easy C. modern D. difficult

4.A. happy B. alone C. lonely D. surprised

5.A. failed B. forgot C. helped D. learned

6.A. even B. ever C. never D. hardly

7.A. tall B. lazy C. sleepy D. excellent

8.A. how B. who C. what D. where

9.A. make B. have C. want D. win

10.A. fall B. exerciseC. hear D. play

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