It is Sunday afternoon. Mary goes to do the shopping with her mother. Her mother wants to buy some food for supper. Mary wants to buy a new skirt and some school things. They come to a shop.
“What does your shop sell?” Mary asks, “A lot of things.” The girl in the shop says. “You can buy food, drinks, clothes in our shop and school things, too.”
Mary and her mother go in. There are many people in the shop. Mary looks at a nice white skirt.
“How much is the skirt?” Mary asks the girl in the shop.
“It’s eighty yuan.”
“That’s too dear.”
“What about the green one? It looks nice. And it’s only thirty yuan.”
“OK, thanks a lot.”
“You are welcome.”
After that, Mary buys some school things, too. Here mother buys a lot of food, like bread, cakes, meat and fish. They get home very late.
【小题1】Mary goes to do the shopping with her mother on ________.

In the middle of the first term of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods.

One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve! Pay attention!” Steve turned to look at her, fixing his eyes on Miss White, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.

“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, her eyes searching his face. “...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve. Steve dropped his eyes.

After that, it was war! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.

“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.

“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing touched him.

“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.

“Steve! Please! I care about you!”

Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, both parents were out. He, quickly, gathered up a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks.

?? The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all smiles! God, she was beautiful!

Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Miss White’s face was in total shock! The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!

He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to go ahead!

1.Steve used to be bad at his lessons because _______.

A．the teacher blamed him from time to time?????

B．he was not a smart boy in his class

C．the test for the seventh grade challenged his confidence???

D．he hadn’t put his heart into his studies

2.The underlined word “stubborn” in the passage probably refers to “_______”.

A．completely unchanged????????? ????????????? B．severely punished

C．careless with the homework????????? D．lost in the test

3.It was the _______that made Steve begin to work hard at his lessons later.

A. his parents??????? ????????????? B．his classmates

C. the teacher????????? ????????????? D．failure in the test

4.Which of the following descriptions is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Steve often helped his parents work in the woods instead of going to school.

B．The teacher punished Steve for his failure in the test for the seventh grade.

C．Steve not only made progress but finally became a good student of the class.

D．Steve was actually a clever boy, but Miss White hadn’t realized it at first.

5.Which of the following words best describes Steve’s teacher?

A. Hardworking.????????????? ????????????? B. Caring.????????????? ????????????? C. Outstanding.????????????? ????????????? D. Strict.

It is getting colder by the day. When I was putting out my autumn clothes, a brown woolen*  sweater caught my eye and reminded       of this time last year.

It was on a cold morning that my mother came into my bedroom with the sweater. She said it was rather cold outside and asked me to wear it to school. “I spent the whole        weaving* the sweater,” she told me.

   The sweater was so unfashionable and       that I was not pleased with it. After mom went out to work, I         the ugly sweater to a corner. I would rather catch a cold than wear it. I thought my classmates would laugh at me. I       a thin uniform and went to school.

   Before I walked into the classroom, I heard Lana’s voice: “Look at my overcoat. My father bought it in Hong Kong.” Connie said: “My scarf is      , too”

   I looked through the window and was surprised to see all the girls in colorful winter clothes        me. They showed their clothes to each other and laughed     . Suddenly, I felt inferior* to them.     wasn’t my family as rich as theirs? I wanted to wear beautiful clothes, too.

  A strong cold wind blew and I sneezed. During class I felt terrible. The       said I had caught a cold. “ You should wear thick clothes today, ” she said. I suddenly thought of my mom. She said the same thing to me      I didn’t listen.

  As soon as I got home I fell asleep on the sofa. I     of a woman weaving. She was my mother! She spent the whole night making a sweater for me. But I neither thanked her nor wore it.

  When I opened my _______, my mother was smiling at me. Her eyes were full of worry and care. I held her in my arms. “Sorry, mom, I should        have complained about that sweater. ”

   Two days later, I wore the warm and comfortable woolen sweater to school. Some of my classmates laughed at me. But I didn’t      . I know mom’s love is more important than money.

1.A. me                B. him         C. her           D. you

2.A. morning            B. afternoon          C. night       D. day

3.A. comfortable          B. beautiful    C. ugly     D. thin

4.A. threw                B. gave      C. stored      D. showed

5.A. put up               B. put on           C. put off      D. put away

6.A. cheap         B. expensive      C. usual           D. soft

7.A. with          B. without       C. except     D. against

8.A. sadly         B. quietly            C. luckily               D. happily

9.A. How          B. Why      C. When       D. Where

10.A. doctor             B. reporter        C. actor            D. player

11.A. and         B. but            C. so            D. or

12.A. heard              B. talked             C. thought             D. dreamed

13.A. books              B. doors              C. windows         D. eyes

14.A. always             B. usually            C. sometimes      D. never

15.A. care                 B. agree              C. refuse    D. realize

It is Sunday afternoon. Mary goes to do the shopping with her mother. Her mother wants to buy some food for supper. Mary wants to buy a new skirt and some school things. They come to a shop.

“What does your shop sell?” Mary asks, “A lot of things.” The girl in the shop says. “You can buy food, drinks, clothes in our shop and school things, too.”

Mary and her mother go in. There are many people in the shop. Mary looks at a nice white skirt.

“How much is the skirt?” Mary asks the girl in the shop.

“It’s eighty yuan.”

“That’s too dear.”

“What about the green one? It looks nice. And it’s only thirty yuan.”

“OK, thanks a lot.”

“You are welcome.”

After that, Mary buys some school things, too. Here mother buys a lot of food, like bread, cakes, meat and fish. They get home very late.

1.Mary goes to do the shopping with her mother on ________.

A. Saturday afternoon      B. Saturday morning

C. Sunday morning          D. Sunday afternoon

2.Mary wants to buy a new skirt and _________.

A. some food        B. some drinks  C. come clothes D. some school things

3.The white skirt is __________.

A. ￥30         B. ￥110            C. ￥80         D. ￥100

4.Mary buys a _________ skirt.

A. white            B. green            C. red          D. dear

5.The green skirt is ___________.

A. nice and cheap           B. nice but dear   

C. not nice but cheap        D. not nice or cheap