My boss’s daughter was studying in the Philippines. He asked me if my husband and I could take care of her. He thought his daughter would be able to improve her English communication skills in this way.

After days of thinking, we agreed. He then brought her here and left after 3 days. I thought that my boss’s daughter was well-mannered, but that was wrong.

After a month of staying in the Philippines, she started to show her true colors. When my husband asked her what she wanted for breakfast, she answered him in a rude way. From then on, we experienced fights at home. There was a time when we didn’t talk to her for a week as a punishment of not being good to us. What I hated most was that she didn’t care about other people’s feelings. She ate ahead of us when we were still working and didn’t leave anything for us. So we had to separate her food from ours to avoid such a problem.

The worst thing about her was that she shouted at us. I was wondering if she did this to her parents. We told this to her parents, but unfortunately I didn’t think that solved the problem. This situation lasted for almost 8 months. Our patience was tested during that time.

We tried to teach her everything we could to make her a better person, but I guess 8 months may not to be enough. We even tried to understand her and adjust for her, but it didn’t work. I just hope that she learned something from us and from other Filipinos.

1.This passage is mainly about the writer’s experience of ________.

A. trying to please her boss

B. changing a girl’s bad behavior

C. improving her communication skills

D. dealing with a teenage girl staying in her house

2.What do the examples in paragraph 3 tell us?

A. The daughter wasn’t behaving well.

B. The writer and her husband were careless.

C. The writer and her husband hated children.

D. The daughter tried her best to make others happy.

3.. The underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.

A. being patient with her B. her parents punishing her

C. asking her parents about her D. telling her parents about her behavior

4.After reading the passage, we learn that .

A. the writer had known the daughter was hard to deal with

B. the daughter learnt to behave well in the end

C. the writer didn’t enjoy the daughter’s stay

D. the daughter hated dealing with others

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The writer’s boss’s daughter was well-mannered.

B. The writer didn’t like the colour of the girl’s hair.

C. The writer hopes the girl learned something from them.

D. The writer never separated the girl’s food from theirs.

The Monkey Buffet Festival(猴子自助餐节)is on the last Sunday of November.It is a great day for monkeys in Thailand.People there think monkeys can bring good luck to them.So,to thank monkeys,they have this special festival.

Every year on that day,people put lots of fruit,vegetables,cakes and even drinks on the tables outside.They are all for monkeys.Many people come to see the monkeys on that day.During the festival,there are a lot of interesting activities about monkeys.Young people are always dressed up as monkeys and they sing,dance and play music in the street.

Monkeys always live in groups.Most of them live in the trees.They are good at running and jumping.They eat fruit,vegetables,flowers and birds’eggs.Monkeys are smart animals.Do you think so?

1.The Monkey Buffet Festival is on _________ .

A. the first Sunday of November B. the last Sunday of November

C. the first Saturday of November D. the last Saturday of November

2.People have the festival because they think monkeys _______.

A. are cute B. can work for them C. are smart D. can bring good luck

3.On that day,people always_________.

A. eat all kinds of foods B. sing and dance

C. play with monkeys D. run and jump

4.Of the four kinds of foods,monkeys don’t eat ________.

A. beef B. bananas C. birds’eggs D. apples

5.What does the passage mainly(主要地) talk about?

A. Monkeys are smart animals. B. Monkeys’favourite food.

C. A festival for monkeys D. Monkeys in Thailand

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