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　　When John and Victoria Fails arrived in New York from London for a one-year stay，they did not bring many things with them．They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment(家具齐全的公寓)or to buy used furniture(家具)．But they soon learned that the renting(出租)of home furnishings(beds，tables，dishes，and so on)has become one of America’s fastest growing business．

　　What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? Many kinds of people：international businessmen，government officers, airline workers，young married couples——the people whose jobs may make them move frequently(频繁地)from one city(or country)to another．They saved the trouble and cost of moving their furniture each time．They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new home．Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they will soon grow to dislike．They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like．Meanwhile(另一方面),they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy．

　　One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, 1ike their rented furniture so much that they decide to keep renting it instead of buying new things．But they don’t like to tell people about it．The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbours might think．

(1)

The text is mainly about __________．
[　　]
A．	a new way of living abroad
B．	why some people rent their furniture
C．	how some people rent their furniture
D．	a new way of moving from place to place

(2)

What is the characteristic in common of those who rent home furnishings?
[　　]
A．	They are poor．
B．	They are young．
C．	They move frequently．
D．	They change their ideas frequently．

(3)

It can be learnt from the text that young people like
[　　]
A．	good and expensive furniture
B．	simple furniture
C．	cheap furniture
D．	used furniture

(4)

The family keep renting furniture as a secret because __________．
[　　]
A．	they are wondering what their neighbours will think about it
B．	they like the furniture and pretend(假装)to be the owners
C．	they are afraid others might laugh at them
D．	they want to show that they are rich

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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. if 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.

（）11. What do kids often worry most about?

　A. Their hobbies. B. Their homework.

　C. Their marks at school. D. A fight with their friends.

（）12. According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.

　A. work hard B. talk to someone

　C. get ready for class D. write down your worries

（　　）13. If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".

　A. Why are grades important? B. What do grades mean to me?

　C. How do I get ready for class? D. Why not give up my studies?

（　　）14. If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.

A. invite him or her to watch a game B. put the blame on him or her

C. try to make new friends D. leave him or her alone

（　　）15. What does the passage mainly tell us?

　　 A. Who is often worried. B. When people are worried.

　　C. How to deal with worries. D. What kinds of worries people have.

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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. if 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.
（  ）11. What do kids often worry most about?
　A. Their hobbies.                     B. Their homework.
　C. Their marks at school.               D. A fight with their friends.
（  ）12. According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.
  　A. work hard                        B. talk to someone
　C. get ready for class              D. write down your worries
（　　）13. If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".
　A. Why are grades important?           B. What do grades mean to me?
　C. How do I get ready for class?         D. Why not give up my studies?
（　　）14. If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.
A. invite him or her to watch a game      B. put the blame on him or her
C. try to make new friends              D. leave him or her alone
（　　）15. What does the passage mainly tell us?
　　 A. Who is often worried.               B. When people are worried.
　　C. How to deal with worries.      D. What kinds of worries people have. 查看习题详情和答案>>

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. if 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.
（  ）11. What do kids often worry most about?
　A. Their hobbies.                     B. Their homework.
　C. Their marks at school.               D. A fight with their friends.
（  ）12. According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.
  　A. work hard                        B. talk to someone
　C. get ready for class              D. write down your worries
（　　）13. If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".
　A. Why are grades important?           B. What do grades mean to me?
　C. How do I get ready for class?         D. Why not give up my studies?
（　　）14. If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.
A. invite him or her to watch a game      B. put the blame on him or her
C. try to make new friends              D. leave him or her alone
（　　）15. What does the passage mainly tell us?
　　 A. Who is often worried.               B. When people are worried.
　　C. How to deal with worries.      D. What kinds of worries people have.

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阅读理解填词，先阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。

　　One day, I was walking along Fifth Avenue．Suddenly I remembered that I n　　1　　 to buy a pair of socks．I turned into the first sock shop that c　　2　　 my eye, and a boy clerk came forward．

　　“What can I do for you, sir? ” “I wish to buy a pair of socks．” His eyes shone．There was a note of passion in his v　　3　　．“Did you know that you have come into the f　　4　　 place in the world to buy socks? ” I really didn't know that, because I came here accidentally．“Come with me, ” said the boy．

　　I followed him and he began to i　　5　　 all kinds of socks．“H　　6　　 on, I am going to buy only one pair! ” “I know that, ” said he, “but I want you to see how beautiful they are．Aren't they w　　7　　 ? ” There was a serious expression on his face, as if he were talking about his belief．

　　I became far more i　　8　　 in him than in the socks．I looked at him and said, “My friend, if you can k　　9　　 up this excitement day after day, in ten years you will o　　10　　 every sock in the United States．”

　　And now he has become the CEO of the biggest sock shop in the world．

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