Many American families live busy live．Every week, the children have sports, music lessons, club meetings, and many other activities, including(包括)hours of homework．The parents are busy, too．They work, take care of their homes, cook meals, and drive their children to activities．Some families do not have time to eat meals together more than once a week．One American community(社区)decided that it was time to take a break．
After seven months of planning, the community of Ridgewood, New Jersey, took one night off．They called it “Family Night”, a night for families to spend time together．Sports teams stopped their practices, and teachers did not give homework．
On “Family Night,” families agreed to turn off their televisions．They also decided not to answer the telephone．Answering machines said, “Please call back tomorrow．” Many families ordered take-out pizza and other take-out food so they wouldn’t spend time cooking．
Popular activities included board games and card games．These games gave families a chance to spend time together．Children and parents weren’t so busy, and children didn’t spend so much time playing vides games and watching television．On “Family Night,” families relaxed and spent the evening together．The town hopes to have many more “Family Nights”．
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Many American families are too busy．
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(2)
Children have many other activities homes homework．
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(3)
It took one night for Ridgewood to plan the special “Family Night”．
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(4)
During “Family Night,” families watched television together．
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(5)
Parents cooked a big dinner for the whole family on “Family Night”．
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(6)
More “Family Nights” are expected by the people in the town．
Food may help you understand more about yourself．Choose your favourite food from the five below．See the answers．Does your choice really tell you who you are?
A．noodles with beef(the hotter, the better);
B．big dinner with all kinds of dishes;
C．pizza;
D．fried chicken;
E．cakes．
Answer：
A．You always try to make yourself different others．Success and fame are your only interests．
B．You finish things quickly and don't like changing your ideas．You're never afraid of hard work．But you always buy lots of things that you don't need．
C．You work hard and always save money．But sometimes you aren't kind to others and always think you are right．
D．Exercise is not your favourite thing．You don't like staying by yourself very much．People think that you're shy but sweet．
E．Because you are nice and easy-going, you have lots of friends．You are always ready to help others．
(1)
The passage is probably a/an ________．
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A．
news report
B．
science discovery
C．
personality test
D．
interesting story
(2)
According to the passage, a person who has a lot of friends may choose ________．
[ ]
A．
noodles with beef
B．
fried chicken
C．
big dinner with all kinds of dishes
D．
cakes
(3)
Who will works hard, but always wastes money according to the passage?
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A．
the man who chooses pizza
B．
the man who chooses cakes
C．
the man who chooses noodles with beef
D．
the man who chooses a big dinner with all kinds of dishes
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 ________．
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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 ________．
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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)________．
