Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.

Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.

Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.

“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked. “In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.

“The most famous university?” “Oxford University (牛津).”

Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully.

Some of them said to her, “Congratulations! (祝贺)”A woman said, “I’m sure he’ll know Fred Smith.”

“Who’s Fred Smith?” “He’s my son.” “Does he study in the university, too?”

“No,” said the woman. “He is one of the professors.(教授)”

1.The story happened in ________.

A. America B. France C. Germany D. England

2.Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.

A. they have a big farm B. their son did well in his lessons

C. they have a good harvest D. their son studied at a middle school

3.Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.

A. her son finished middle school

B. her son was handsome

C. her son was going to study in a university

D. her son was very friendly to others

4.Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.

A. her friend could hear her

B. all the people could hear her

C. she hoped to make all the people happy

D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her

5.Which of the following is true? __________.

A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words

B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university

C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)

D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son

With the rapid (迅速的) development (发展) of hi-tech, our life will change a lot in many ways in the future. Now, people are getting cleverer and cleverer. Let’s imagine, what will the life be like in the future?

In the future, we won’t have to change many clothes every day. We will wear a kind of special clothes. We can be warm when we feel cold and be cool when we feel hot. They will have many beautiful colors. We can change the color we like anytime.

In the future, there will be more and more kinds of food for us to choose. They will be much more delicious than now. They will not be expensive. We can buy them with little money. Isn’t it wonderful?

In the future, all of us will live in beautiful houses. They can move anywhere. When we want to change the place we live, they will take us quickly without any trouble.

In the future, we won’t have to go to work by bus or bike. Everyone will have a small but useful plane, we can go anywhere we like by plane. How great it will be!

In the future, maybe each family will have a robot. Our mother won’t be busy with the housework, they won’t be tired. We can exercise with the help of the robot. When we feel bad, we won’t have to go to hospital to see a doctor. The teachers won’t need to go to school to work because they can teach students through the Internet. Maybe some people will go to the moon for a holiday and some people can live under the sea in hot summer.

All in all, life in the future will be much more wonderful and colorful than now. I think it will come true.

1.Will we have to change clothes every day in the future?

2.What will future clothes be like?

3.What will we eat in the future?

4.Do you like living in the future houses? Why?

5.How will we go to work in the future?

We all know that smiling is a kind of body language. In fact, it is not just a body language. It also has some different benefits. Let’s learn about the benefits of smiling.

First of all, smiling can reduce stress. Although it’s not easy to keep smiling when you are in stressful situations,smiling can reduce stress. That’s true. Sometimes, smiling can help people get rid of stress. Even listening to others’ laughter and seeing smiling faces can help you keep calm and relaxed.

Secondly, smiling is good for your health. For example, it can strengthen your immune(消化) system. It’s said that keeping smiling can help you fight against many kinds of diseases. That’s why we often advise some patients to be happy and keep smiling.

Thirdly, smiling can improve your mood. Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. And then your mood will change for the better.

Lastly,smiling can help you make friends easily. When you smile at others, they usually regard you as a polite and friendly person. Then they are willing to make friends with you. Therefore , no matter what happens, please keep smiling every day.

1.How many benefits are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six

2.What do the underlined words “get rid of ” probably mean in Chinese?

A. 增加 B. 升高 C. 消除 D. 替代

3.According to the passage, what can make you feel relaxed?

?listen to others’ laughter ?see smiling faces

?strengthen your immune system

A. ?? B. ?? C. ?? D. ???

4.After reading the passage, we advise some patients to keep smiling because___________.

A. it can reduce their stress B. it is good for their health

C. it can improve their mood D. it can help them forget their diseases

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Benefits of smiling B. Ways of smiling

C. Smiling and disease D. Smiling and health

There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was an insurance agent(保险代理人). Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher seldom watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often.

The retired teacher's plants were small, but still looked okay, while the insurance agent's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there was heavy rain and wind because of a minor(较小的) storm. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check on their gardens. The insurance agent saw that his plants had been ripped from the ground and were totally destroyed. But the retired teacher's plants were not damaged at all but stood firm.

The insurance agent was surprised. He went to consult(咨询) the retired teacher. “We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?”

The retired teacher smiled and said, “Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so their roots had to grow deeper to absorb(吸收) more water. That is why my plants didn't die.”

1.What do the retired teacher's plants look like?

A. big B. green C. beautiful D. small

2.The underlined word "firm" in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.

A. 摇摇欲坠地 B. 稳固的 C. 更高地 D. 歪倒地

3.According to the passage, which sentence is not true?

A. The retired teacher's plants were smaller than his neighbor's.

B. Both of the neighbors cared about their plants.

C. After the storm the retired teacher's garden looked fuller and greener.

D. The storm destroyed the garden of the retired teacher's neighbor.

4.The retired teacher planted the plants in a _____ way.

A. smart B. lazy C. quick D. easy

5.What is the main message of the story?

A. Growing a garden is not as easy as it looks.

B. A storm can destroy all the plants in your garden.

C. Plants know how to protect themselves from storms.

D. Too much care can make us become weak.

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