It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, 　41 newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 　42 do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful 　43 she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked 　44 she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:

　　　 I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite 　45　 . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world 　46 you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as 　47 you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to 　48　 . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at 　49 tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.

　　　 Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to 　50 the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

(　 )41. A. look 　　　　　　　　 B. read　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. see　　　　　　　　　 D. watch

(　 )42. A. her　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　　 D. others

(　 )43. A. than　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　　 D. because

(　 )44. A. what　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. who　　　　　　　　 D. how

(　 )45. A. early　　　　　　　　 B. dear　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　　　　　 D. late

(　 )46. A. under　　　　　　　　 B. around　　　　　　　　　　C. above　　　　　　　　D. between

(　 )47. A. soon　　　　　　　　 B. busily　　　　　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　　 D. often

(　 )48. A. place　　　　　　　　 B. song　　　　　　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　 D. dance

(　 )49. A. buying　　　　　　　 B. losing　　　　　　　　　　 C. sending　　　　　　 D. playing

(　 )50. A. follow　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　 D. bring

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __3__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.
　　The best children’s books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy（令人满意的） the __6__ who hears the story and the adult（成年人） who __7__ it. Unfortunately（不幸的是）, there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of children’s literature（文学） were in fact written for __11__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this.
　　Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics（连环图书）, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.
　　Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting（接受）our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协）over the bedtime story.

　　1. A. to　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　D. around
　　2. A. short　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　 D. good
　　3. A. easy　　　　　　　 B. short　　　　 C. high　　　　　　　　 D. difficult
　　4. A. and　　　　　　　　B. but　　　　　　C. or　　　　　　　　　 D. so
　　5. A. both　　　　　　　 B. neither　　　 C. either　　　　　　 D. very
　　6. A. child　　　　　　　 B. father　　　 C. mother　　　　　　D. teacher
　　7. A. hears　　　　　　 B. buys　　　　 C. understands　　 D. reads
　　8. A. but　　　　　　　　 B. however　 C. so　　　　　　　　　 D. because
　　9. A. hard　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　 C. enough　　　　　　 D. fast
　　10.A. articles　 　　 B. work　　　 C. arts　　　　　　　　 D. works
　　11. A. grown-ups　 B. girls　　　　　C. boys　　　　　　　 D. children
　　12. A. are　　　　　　　B. show　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　 D. add
　　13. A. school　　　　 B. home　　　　 C. office　　　　　　 D. library
　　14. A. going　　　　　 B. liking　　　　 C. trying　　　　　　　D. preferring
　　15. A. same　　　　　 B. friendly　　 C. different　　　　 D. common

Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some 　21 you can follow.

Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress 　22 a modern way, your mum doesn’t 　23 you to wear a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask 　24 you are speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you 　25 close again?

Closing the gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your 　26 . He gives ways to help you 　27 your parents. When you think, “my parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be 　28 . Both parents and children have 　29 . They need to feel they are important and loved. You should 　30 your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you 　31 . He gives you some ideas:

Make time to 　32 . You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. 　33 a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings. Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your 　34 and help clean the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these, you will be able to break down 　35 between your parents and yourself.

21. A. way　　　　 　　　　 B. advices　　　 　　　 C. suggestion　　　 　 D. points

22. A. with　　　　 　 　　B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　 　 D. by

23. A. hate　　　 　　 　　B. mind　　　　 　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dislike

24. A. whether　　 　 　　B. what　　　　 　　　 C. why　　　　　 　 D. how

25. A. go　　　　 　 　　B. look　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. become　　　　 　 D. is

26. A. friends　 　　　 　　B. teachers　　　 　　 C. children　　　　　　　　　 D. parents

27. A. listen to　　 　　 　　B. understand　　 　　 C. listen　　　　 　　 D. obey

28. A. safe　　　　 　 　　B. dangerous　　 　　 C. angry　　　　 　　 D. sad

29. A. need　　　　　　　　　 　 B. needs　　　　 　　 C. needed　　　　 　　 D. loved

30. A. speak　　　 　　　 B. say　　　　　 　　 C. tell　　　　　 　　 D. told

31. A. nervous　　 　　 　　B. joyless　　　　 　　 C. excited　　　 　　　 D. happy

32. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. tell　　　　　 　　 C. smile　　　　 　　 D. learn

33. A. Write　　　 　 　　B. Have　　　　 　　　 C. Keep　　　　 　　 D. Read

34. A. hands　　 　　 　　B. face　　　　　 　　 C. socks　　 　　　　 D. clothes

35. A. the ways　 　　 　　B. the walls　　 　　　 C. the needs　　 　　　 　　D. the plans

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　It was Sunday afternoon. The street was quiet. A young man was walking 　1　 the house where he lived. Two men jumped out 　2 　a wall. One was tall 　3 　. The other man was short but heavy and strong. The tall man put a coat 　4 　the young man's head. The other took hold of his arms. The young man fought but he could not 　5 　.

　A police car came into the street. Bill was the driver. Inspector （侦探）Holt was 　6 　him. 　7 　Bill and Holt saw that the two men had put the young man into the back of 　8 　red car, then climbed in after him. The red car moved 　9 　. Inspector Holt told Bill 　10 　the red car.