“I’m hungry,” said Kelly as she and Sheila walked home from school．
“You’re always hungry,” Sheila said, “We’ll have something when we get to my house．”
Kelly looked at Sheila, who was walking quickly down the sidewalk．Sheila had long, beautiful red hair and always wore nice clothes．Kelly had short hair and many of her clothes were hand-me-downs．
No one was home when they got to Sheila’s house．No one ever seemed to be home at Sheila’s house．Kelly had two sisters and a brother．“It must be amazing to have the whole house to yourself．I’m lucky if I can be alone for five minutes,” said Kelly．
“Well, I can do whatever I want．Do you want to order a pizza? There’s nothing in the fridge．”There was never anything in Sheila’s fridge．
“That’s okay,” said Kelly．“I have to go home for dinner soon．”
“But I would go crazy if people were telling me what to do all the time．”
“Well, you’re lucky,” said Kelly．Sheila was lucky．She had perfect hair, perfect clothes, a perfect house．“I would give anything to be Sheila for just one day,” thought Kelly．
The phone rang．“Hi, Mom,” Kelly heard Sheila say．“No, it’s okay．I understand．”She hung up．“My mom’s having dinner out again,” she said．“Are you sure you can’t stay for pizza?”
“Sorry．I have to go or I’ll be late for dinner,” said Kelly．
“Whatever．See you．”
Kelly saw Sheila looking out of the window as she walked down the street．Suddenly, Sheila’s house looked very big, and Sheila looked very small．
(1)
Which of these sentences tells the difference between Sheila’s life and Kelly’s?
[ ]
A．
Sheila is from a big family and Kelly is from a small one．
B．
Kelly has a big, caring family and Sheila is often on her own．
C．
Kelly has perfect clothes and Sheila wears hand-me-downs．
D．
Sheila and Kelly have similar family situations．
(2)
Which things about Sheila’s life does Kelly like?
[ ]
A．
Her house, her parents, and her clothes．
B．
Her hair, her clothes, and her pets．
C．
Her hair, her clothes, and her house．
D．
Her clothes, her parents, and her pets．
(3)
What things about Kelly’s life might Sheila like?
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A．
The fact that Kelly has sisters to lend her clothes．
B．
The fact that Kelly has caring parents who are there to take care of her．
C．
The fact that Kelly has a big house and lots of time to herself．
D．
The fact that Kelly gets to eat pizza almost every night of the week．
(4)
Why do you think the writer includes the final sentence of the story?
[ ]
A．
To show that Sheila lives in a big, beautiful house．
B．
To show that Sheila gets to do whatever she wants．
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
