A mother returned home from the store very tiredly. As she put down all of the things on the kitchen table, her 8-year-old son ran up to her. He was waiting for her and wanted to tell her what his younger brother had done.

“While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, Tyler took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It’s on the new wallpaper you just hung up in the living room. I told him you would be mad at him for doing it again, but I couldn’t stop him.”She let out a long sound and asked,“He did it again? Where is your little brother now” “He is in his room,” the son answered quickly.

She walked to the younger son’s room. She called his full name as she entered. Then, she found Tyler who was trying to hide. He knew that the worst moment was coming!For the next 10 minutes, the room was full of her shouting about the expensive wallpaper. She scolded the little boy for his bad behavior. The more she scolded, the madder she got. Finally, she stopped.

Then, she walked to the living room to see what happened. As she saw the wall, her eyes were filled with tears at once. It said “I love Mommy”and a heart shape was around it.

Well, the wallpaper remained, just as she found it, with an empty picture frame hung around it. A reminder(提示) to her and to all: Take time to read the handwriting on the wall.

So when you are sure that something goes wrong, have you ever had any doubt that there might be a misunderstanding? Take some time to give it a second thought.

1.What did Tyler do before his mother came back?

A. He wrote something on the new wallpaper with his crayons.

B. He broke all his crayons and threw them away.

C. He played games with his elder brother in their house.

D. He had a big fight with his elder brother.

2.What can we 1earn from the underlined sentence?

A. The mother began to realize her mistake.

B. The mother was quite angry with her little son.

C. The mother didn’t get along well with her little son.

D. The mother wanted to make her little son feel relaxed.

3.What does the underlined word “scolded” mean in Chinese?

A. 赞扬 B. 斥责 C. 摧毁 D. 接受

4.How did the mother feel when she saw what her little son wrote on the wallpaper?

A. Calm. B. Surprised. C. Moved. D. Relaxed.

5.What is the main idea of the story?

A. It’s never too late to show love to our families.

B. Love from your mother often hides in small things.

C. It’s important to believe in your family members.

D. We’d better take time to learn from others’ mistakes.

Our school’s science festival just ended a few days ago. What interested me most was the time we spent making a car. It was made out of corrugated cardboard (瓦楞纸板), but could still hold a person, as well as move.

We were excited about this idea, but we found it hard to make the car. It seemed impossible for a cardboard car to carry someone. Our physics teacher showed us a video. There was some corrugated board shaped like “A” or “W” in the video, it could hold more weight. This gave us the idea to make the car after getting the proper materials (材料).

Because there was not much time left for us, we had to finish it as quickly as possible, We talked about how the car should be made and how to test it. I was glad that we were able to work closely with each other. Everyone saw the work as an interesting way to relax. When the car was finally finished, we J all wore a smile on our faces and found that all our work had been worth it, even after spending whole afternoons Working on it.

We joined the competition after we finished the car. Though we didn’t win any prizes, we found I something more meaningful than success, we learned new things about physics and learned how to get along with each other.

1.The car was made out of ________.

A. thick stone B. special glass

C. strong wood D. corrugated cardboard

2.The writer’s ________ teacher showed them a video to help them make the car.

A. maths B. history C. physics D. English

3.The writer was glad that they were able to ________.

A. win the prizes successfully B. work closely with each other

C. joined the competition together D. find an interesting way to relax

4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. The car they made could hold a person and move.

B. It was not very hard for them to make the car.

C. They spent much money getting proper materials.

D. There was enough time for them to make the car.

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