A few years ago, an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to a small seaside town in the west of England. He was swimming in the sea one day when, as he opened his mouth, his false teeth fell out and floated away. The following year, Mr. Jones returned to the same town. As he was having dinner in a local café one evening, he mentioned the story of his lost teeth to the manager. The manager looked surprised. He explained that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month. Then he asked Roy Jones if he wanted to try them on. “OK”, said Mr. Jones. “I suppose it won’t do any harm.” When the manager brought him the teeth, Mr. Jones put them into his mouth, and laughed and laughed. They were his.

In 1987, an American couple called Jane and Robert Bentley went for a picnic on a beach in California. When they returned home, Mrs. Bentley realized that she had lost her wedding ring. It wasn’t a lot of money but it was valuable to Jane Bentley. The Bentleys drove straight back to the beach, and searched for the ring for three hours, but could not find it. A few months later, Mr. Bentley went fishing off the same beach. As he pulled a large crab out of the sea, he noticed that there was something attached to one of its claws. It was his wife’s wedding ring!

At the end of the 19^th century, a young woman called Rose Harcourt was on her honeymoon in Barmouth, North Wales, when she lost a gold bracelet her husband had given her as a wedding gift. Feeling very upset, she went straight to the police stations and asked if anyone had found her bracelet. Unfortunately, no one had. Twenty-five years later, the Harcourts returned to Barmouth to celebrate their wedding anniversary. They were sitting on the beach one day when Mrs. Harcourt noticed something gold in the sand by the edge of the sea. She walked down to see what it was, and discovered her gold bracelet that had been missing for 25 years.

1.Roy Jones lost his false teeth __________ .

A．when he opened his mouth to have some food

B．when he opened his mouth as he was swimming

C．The moment he got into the sea to start swimming

D．when he was having his holiday at the sea side

2.Jane Bentley’s wedding ring was missing for __________ before it was found.

A．three hours        B．almost a year       C．several months     D．25 years

3.From the story of the Harcourts we may understand the underlined “to celebrate their wedding anniversary” may be close in meaning to __________ .

A．having a wedding again                   B．experiencing their honeymoon feelings again

C．having a honeymoon again                D．joining in the local celebrations

Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers (青少年). But last summer , Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son : suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents . “ The door to his room is always shut .” Joanna  noticed .

Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old  daughter . “She used to cuddle up (蜷伏)with me on the sofa and talk ,” said Mark . “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something . Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady . The problem is figuring out which time is which .”

Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds . “In fact , parents are first on the list .” said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers . “This completely changes during the teen years .” Riera explained . “They talk to their friends first , then maybe their teachers , and their parents last .”

Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them . To break down the wall of silence , parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say , and try to find ways to talk and write to them . And they must give their children a mental break , for children also need freedom , though young . Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend , not a manager , with their children is a better way to know them .

1.“The door to his room is always shut” suggests that the son     __  .

A．is always busy with his studies              B．doesn’t want to be disturbed

C．keeps himself away from his parents         D．begins to dislike his parents

2.What troubles Tina and Mark most is that    __   .

A．their daughter isn’t as lovely as before

B．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly

C．they don’t know what to say to their daughter

D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help

3.Which of the following best explains “ the wall of silence” in the last paragraph ?

A．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends .

B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents .

C．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents .

D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives .

4.What can be learned from the passage ?

A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children .

B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers .

C．Parents should be patients with their silent teenagers .

D．Parents should try to understand their teenagers .

_ 1.  _ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club． It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays．

The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club．  _2.  _ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless．

Next you need some friends to be in your club with you．  3.  _ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you．

 4.  You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up． That’ll keep you busy for ages．

At your first meeting you should make up a rule book． And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!

Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards． These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them．  5.      Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it．

So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!

A． That’s easy．

B． Enjoy your own club!

C． Invite a designer to join you．

D． What are you interest in?

E.  Some vacation is just around the corner．

F.  Then you need to pick a name for your club．

G.  Use a bright thick pen to make a special design．

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Dear editor，

I am a high school student. A few days before，one of my very good friend told me that he was going to stop school. He said that he wanted to start his own business. I tried my best to get him change his mind, but failed. I know it is difficult of him to change his mind. He is not doing so good in his studies, yet I want to insist that I give it a try. The process is important than the results. Now there are only 90 days leaving before the test. I am not sure that his decision is right or wrong. I needed your advice.

The medical reform in that country proved to be _____ failure, but as we know, success often comes after _____ failure.

A．a; the            B．a; /              C．a; a              D．/; /

_____ you keep on trying, I really don’t mind whether you can come up top in your class.

A．As long as         B．Even though       C．As soon as         D．The moment

____ in a key university is almost every high school student’s wish.

A．Educating         B．To educate         C．Educated          D．Being educated

Studies have shown that children grow and develop quite normally on a diet ___ plenty of bread and vegetables with small amounts of milk and meat.

A．is consisted of      B．consists of         C．consisted of        D．consisting of

Although some people expressed their disagreement at the meeting, most of them were _____ the reform.

A．in need of         B．in memory of       C．in favour of        D．in honour of

On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems _____ paid special attention to.

A．referred to being   B．referred to be      C．refer to being      D．refer to be