Mr and Mrs Wu were mad at their neighbor．He was always borrowing things from them．
“It’s not right．”Mr Wu said to his wife one evening, “At one time or another that man has borrowed nearly everything we have．Almost every day he comes over to borrow something．”
“You’re quite right．”his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned．”
“What I want to know,”her husband said, “is why he can’t buy the things he needs, like everyone else?”
“Because people like us are foolish enough to lend him what he needs．”she replied, “As long as we are willing to lend, he’ll keep on borrowing．”
“Then we’ll never lend him anything again．”Mr Wu said, “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no．”
“We must have a good reason for saying no．”his wife said, “and we must always try to be polite to him．We don’t want to make an enemy of the man．”
It was not long before their decision not to lend their neighbor anything even again was put to test．
The next morning there was a knock on the door．
Mr Wu went to answer it．
Their neighbor was standing there．Mr Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely．
“Good morning．”their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors?”
“I’m sorry,”Mr Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today．We’ll be spending all day working in the garden．”
“Oh, I see．”the neighbor said．“In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs(高尔夫球椿)？You won’t be needing them if you’re working in the garden all day, will you?”
(1)
How did Mr and Mrs Wu feel about their neighbor?
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A．
Happy．
B．
Sad．
C．
Angry．
D．
Friendly
(2)
What did the neighbor do with most of the things he had borrowed?
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A．
He lent them to others．
B．
He lost them．
C．
He broke them．
D．
He didn’t give them back．
(3)
What did Mr Wu decide to do from then on?
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A．
To keep on lending things to their neighbor．
B．
To give their golf clubs to their neighbor．
C．
To refuse to lend their neighbor any things．
D．
To be impolite to their neighbor．
(4)
When did the neighbor come to borrow things after Mr Wu had made the decision?
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A．
The following day．
B．
A week later．
C．
One morning in the following week．
D．
A few days later．
(5)
did the neighbor manage to get what he really wanted?
I couldn’t read your two e－mails until today because my computer was broken．I’m sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering(康复)．I’m surprised that in China someone’s liver(肝脏)matched yours! This is really a moving story– a stranger donated part of his liver to a girl he doesn’t even know!
You’re right．We shouldn’t care too much about our weight．I’m happy you stopped taking those weight－loss pills．From your photo I can see you are now looking very well in the hospital．To keep slim is important, especially for an actress, but nothing is more important than health．Your doctor’s advice is indeed very good– exercise for at least half an hour every day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables．
It’s not only in your country．It’s the same here with us Chinese－many people are always going on diets or taking weight－loss pills, which are often dangerous．But in fact, some of them are not overweight(超重)at all．I hope these people can learn something from your story．Hope you will leave hospital as soon as possible．
Love
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(1)
Who does“a girl”in the letter refer to?
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A．
The writer of the letter．
B．
Amy．
C．
A stranger．
D．
An unknown person．
(2)
Which country is the writer of the letter from?
[ ]
A．
America．
B．
China．
C．
Germany．
D．
England．
(3)
Which of the following is NOT right?
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A．
Amy has probably just received an operation on liver．
B．
Amy is now probably in hospital recovering．
C．
A Chinese man donated part of his liver to Amy．
D．
Amy is now still going on diets or taking weight－loss pills．
I hope you' re well and not working too hard! I' ve been revising for my exams now for the last two weeks．That' s why I haven' t written for such a long time．
Since the beginning of this year we' ve been doing a project called ' World Class'．Have you heard of it．'? Not everyone in the class could take part, but luckily I could．The school chooses a 'twin school'(姊妹学校)in a different area of the world．Our head teacher chose a school in Uganda．They gave us someone to write to from that school．For three months, I've written to a girl called Louisa, who is the same age as me．
It' s been m interesting to hear about her life．She' s told me all about her school and described her daily(日常的)life．I can' t believe that her School doesn' t．have any electricity．She goes to 'school from eight o' clock in the morning until six．O’clock．in the evening．I can' t believe how lucky we are here! She' s also told me that she often can' t go to school because she has to look after her baby brother and sister．She’s tried to teach me some of her language and it' s really difficult．
I love it because it' s the first time I' ve thought about what life must be like somewhere else．I can' t believe people miss classes here when everything is so easy for us．I think more people should help out with projects like this．At the weekend we' re going to have a sports day to help raise money to send to the school．Perhaps one day I'll be able to go to Uganda and meet Louisa myself--who knows?
Lots of 1ove,
Suzanne
(1)
Suzanne hasn' t written to Estelle for long because she is _________
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A．
travelling in Uganda
B．
getting ready for her exams
C．
busy doing a project
D．
choosing a ' twin school'
(2)
Suzanne felt _________ to take part in the project 'World Class'．
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A．
excited
B．
surprised
C．
thankful
D．
lucky
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE about Louisa' s school?
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A．
It is a world class．
B．
The school day starts at six o' clock．
C．
It has no electricity．
D．
It is smaller than Susanne' school．
(4)
From the passage we know that _________
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A．
Louisa lives a poor life
B．
Louisa has stopped going to school
C．
Louisa is older than Susanne
D．
Louisa and Suzanne have the same interests
(5)
By doing the project ' World Class', Susanne learns to _________
Some friends have opposite views and interests, and some like the same things．What is your opinion? Should friends be different or the same? We asked some people what they think and this is what they said．
I like to have friends 1 are like me．I’m quieter than 2 in my class, and my best friend Yuan Li is quiet, too．There are 3 , though．I’m smarter than Yuan Li．She’s more athletic．
James Green It’s not necessary to 4 ．I like to have friends who are 5 me．My best friend Larry is taller and 6 than me．We both like sports, but Larry is more athletic than me．He always 7 me in tennis．Also, I’m quieter than he is．
Huang Lei I don’t really care．My best friend is Carol．Carol is very 8 and more outgoing than I am．But we 9 doing the same things．I don’t think differences are important 10 ．