Mr. White looks out of the window. There is a little boy on the other side of the street. The boy  1  a piece of bread out of a bag and begins to eat it. There is a very thin dog  2  the street, too. The boy says to it, “Come on. I’m going to give you  3  bread.” The dog is very hungry and goes to him. But the boy  4  give it any bread. He kicks(踢)  5  god. It runs away, and the boy laughs.

Then Mr. White comes out of  6  home and says to the boy, “I’m going to give you a shilling(先令).” The boy is  7  and says, “Good.”

“Come here!” Mr. White says. The boy goes to him,  8  Mr. White doesn’t give him a shilling. He hits him  9  his stick(手杖).

The boy  10  and says, “Why do you hit me? I don’t ask you for any money.”

Mr. White says, “you know the god doesn’t ask you for any bread, but you kick it.”

Many people think that Americans  21   their cars almost more than anything else. When   22__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __23_  cars. They don’t ask for a car from their   24__. So many of them work in  _25_  time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to   26 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

Some people almost   27 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __28_  their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a   29  . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may   30   most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

1.A. prefer     B. love         C. drive        D. play

2.A. little     B. big          C. old          D. young

3.A. new            B. own          C. expensive    D. cheap

4.A, friends        B. teachers     C. parents      D. brothers

5.A. free           B. busy         C. study        D. good

6.A. make           B. mend         C. wash         D. drive

7.A. always     B. never        C. often        D. usually

8.A. take           B. carry        C. pull         D. lift

9.A. question       B. wrong        C. mistake      D. problem

10.A. cost          B. get          C. spend        D. use

Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. ff you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
●  Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
●  How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?
●  Do I have a good place to do my homework?
●  Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you’re worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
【小题1】What do kids often worry most about?

用所给单词的适当形式填空

1.I saw many old people ----------(do) sports at the square at that time.

2.Teachers complain about --------(teach) tired kids in the classroom.

3.He is -----------(popular) than any other students in his class.

4.My clothes ---------(be) in style .Don’t you think so?

5.He is --------(plan) for his future.

6.I think French is ------(little) popular than English.

7.Don’t ---------( ask) me for money again.

8.We should ------------(watch) TV and relax ourselves.

9.I went to Shanghai last year and ----------(fall) in love with it.

10.My teacher wants us-------(study) as hard as we can.

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Food is very important. Everyone needs to   1  well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is   2  . We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are     3    in everything around them. They learn   4    while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older. they begin to   5   storybooks, science books, or anything they like.

When they find something new, they have to ask questions and   6   to find out the answers. What’s the best    7   to get knowledge? If we learn   8  ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are    9   getting answers from others and don’t ask why, we will never learn more and understand    10    .

1.A. sleep       B. drink         C. cat

2.A. sport       B. knowledge     C. meat

3.A. interested  B. interesting   C. good

4.A. something   B. nothing       C. anything

5.A. write       B. learn         C. read

6.A. try         B. think         C. wait

7.A. place       B. way           C. road

8.A. with        B. to            C. by

9.A. seldom      B. always        C. sometimes

10.A. much        B. well          C. better