One day, Susie was unhappy when she came home from school. “What’s the matter, my dear?” asked her mother, drawing her to her side and smiling.

“All our class must hand in compositions tomorrow. We must write 12 lines at least. But I can never write one. I’ll have to go to school without a composition, for I won’t copy one from a book, or ask you or papa to write one for me.”

“That’s right,” said her mother. “You’ll be happier with a poor composition, if it’s your own, than with a fine one written by somebody else. But cheer up. Run into the garden and play. I’ll call you in half an hour. Don’t think about your composition now. Just have a good time.”

It seemed just a few minutes to Susie before she heard her mother calling her. She went into the house immediately — her hands full of sweet flowers, and her face red with exercise.

Then her mother asked her to sit by the window with a nice piece of paper and a pencil, and write something about what she could see. “Never mind your composition; do this to please me, and we’ll talk about that later.”

Although Susie thought her mother’s request was strange, she knew she always had a good reason for everything she did. So she did as her mother requested.

As she looked out, she first saw the western sky and some bright, sunset clouds. “Oh, mother, what a sunset!”

“Don’t talk. Just write.”

The pencil began moving rapidly across the paper. She wrote about the sunset clouds, the look of the distant hills, the streets, the river, the garden with its flowers, and the birds flying past the window. She forgot all about the terrible composition!

Just as she had reached the bottom of the page, her mother came in and said with a smile, “Well, Susie, how does that composition come on?”

“Composition! You told me not to think about it, and I’ve never thought of it once. I’ve had such a nice time writing about what I could see from the window.”

Mrs. Smith took the paper and read what Susie had written. She said, “There, Susie, that’s a very nice composition, really.”

“A composition! Is that a composition?” Susie asked in surprise.

“Yes, my dear, and a very good one, too, if we find a title for it,” replied her mother. Then she added, “I’m sure it will please your teacher, as it does me. You see, it’s easy enough to write a composition if you have anything interesting to write about.”

1.Susie was unhappy when she came home because _____.

A. she was punished by her teacher

B. she couldn’t write a composition

C. she forgot to take her composition home

D. she didn’t get on well with her classmates

2.From the story we can know Susie’s mother _____.

A. had never understood her daughter

B. had never talked with Susie’s teacher

C. knew how to write a good composition

D. wrote the composition for her daughter

3.The title of Susie’s composition might be _____.

A. My Helpful Clever Mother B. The Beautiful Sights at Sunset

C. How to Please Your Teacher D. How to Have a Pleasant Time

4.What might happen the next morning?

A. Susie’s classmates would laugh at her.

B. Susie’s teacher would be angry with her.

C. Susie’s mother would ask her to stay at home.

D. Susie would hand in her composition happily.

When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words_______ a message. People communicate (交流) with words. Do you think you can communicate________ words? A smile______ your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell _______ that you are sad. When you_______ your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something ______ ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod and people know you are saying______ . Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus ___ . A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs PUSH or PULL on doors tell you _____ to go in or out._______you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages _____them all the time? People can communicate _____ many other ways.______ artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books ______ to tell you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with other people. They all help us to know______ is going on in the world.

1.A. take B. bring C. carry D. gives

2.A. by B. with C. use D. without

3.A. in B. on C. at D. over

4.A. others B. the others C. other D. the other

5.A. put on B. put out C. put up D. put down

6.A. when B. or C. but D. if

7.A. no B. hello C. yes D. nothing

8.A. to get B. to choose C. to have D. to take

9.A. which B. when C. how D. what

10.A. Do B. Did C. Had D. Have

11.A. from B. of C. about D. for

12.A. with B. by C. without D. in

13.A. / B. An C. A D. Some

14.A. write B. wrote C. is written D. are written

15.A. what B. which C. that D. who

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