Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”

1.In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .

A. don’t work well together.

B. are friendly to one another.

C. teach one another new ways of building houses.

D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers..

2.All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .

A. lead a busy life.

B. learn new skills of farming;

C. get used to the life on the farms

D. find value and pleasure in work

3.Living together, _________ .

A. the teenagers don’t have to obey(遵守) the rules

B. the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make

C. the members have no free time on weekends

D. the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together

4.The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .

A. unpleasant B. tiring C. helping D. boring

5.The best title for the passage is __________ .

A. The rules of living together

B. Life in New York State

C. Teenagers in the special group

D. Free hours in the special work group

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It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things ________ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped ________would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn’t __________ . But her mother’s mind was made up.

Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think I’m _________.” Carmen said. Her mother ________ and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before”, she said. But Carmen didn’t believe her.

The next day, Carmen kept the ________ in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling __________. Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What’s the ________ ?” she asked.

“My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It’s very ________ and I can’t lose it.”

Carmen and her friends began to ________ for the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better ________ she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so ________ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her eyes. It was the _________ .

“Here it is,” she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.

“Thanks, Carmen,” she said. “I ________ thought we’d find it.” she paused (停顿). “Hey, I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!”

Carmen had ________ that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.

“Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all.” Carmen thought.

1.A. clearly B. carefully C. freely D. quickly

2.A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody

3.A. refuse B. mind C. agree D. understand

4.A. cool B. silly C. proud D. pretty

5.A. nodded B. cheered C. smiled D. shouted

6.A. watch B. keys C. gift D. glasses

7.A. tired B. unhappy C. angry D. nervous

8.A. matter B. reason C. question D. Secret

9.A.special B.common C.cheap D.heavy

10.A. ask B. wait C. look D. pay

11.A. though B. if C. because D. until

12.A. natural B. new C. interesting D. different

13.A. ball B. ring C. present D. glasses

14.A. still B. ever C. never D. often

15.A. heard B. found C. remembered D. forgotten

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