Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents．He should first take die flour（面粉）, so he  1 the cupboard（橱柜）and pulled out the heavy flour bag．He put some flour 2 the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and added some sugar．

Soon Brandon was 3 flour and getting frustrated．He wanted this to be 4 for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad．He didn't know what to do  5 .

Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he 6 the egg box to the floor．He tried to 7 but slipped（滑倒）on the eggs, getting his clothes 8 ．Just then, he saw his dad standing at the door．

Brandon's eyes were full of tears．He was  9 his dad would beat him, but his father didn't 10 , he picked up his crying son and kissed him． 

  That's what we sometimes face in  11．We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess．Sometimes we just 12 there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do．Hopefully, that's 13 someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us．But we can't  14 trying to "make pancakes" for parents or for others．Sooner or later, we'll get it  15 , and then they'll be glad we tried．

1．A．turned on          B．turned off             C．closed           D．opened

2．A．above             B．at                    C．into             D．under

3．A．full of             B．covered with          C．good at          D．used for

4．A．something good     B．anything bad          C．everything bad      D．nothing good

5．A．certainly           B．already                C．recently           D．next

6．A．fell               B．broke                  C．knocked           D．sent

7．A．clean up           B．get up                C．grow up          D．take up

8．A．clean                 B．big                  C．cheap             D．dirty

9．A．sure                    B．confident            C．happy             D．excited

10．A．Therefore             B．Besides              C．Instead            D．But

11．A．life                     B．time                  C．use               D．space

12．A．lay                    B．land                 C．study             D．stand

13．A．whether                B．what                  C．when            D．how

14．A．stop                   B．keep                   C．mind            D．finish

15．A．terrible                  B．difficult              C．right              D．necessary

Jack was a rich young man．One day，he was  1  very happily down street．Suddenly from his ear came a terrible sound. He felt    2    ，so he stopped his car and looked around. He saw a child standing nearby with a few small stones（石子）in his hand．He jumped  3  the  car and found a dent(凹痕)in the door. He was so  4  that he caught the boy and shouted at him, ”Who are you ?  5  did you throw a stone at my new car?”

“Please, sir, please…I’m sorry! But I didn’t know what else to do!” said the child. “I threw the stone  6  I want to get you to notice me , I need your  7  !”

Tears(眼泪)were running down the child’s face. He said, “My brother  8  out of his wheelchair and was almost under it. He is hurt and too   9  for me . Could you give me  10  to get him back into his  11  ?”

After hearing this, Jack was moved(感动)and  12  to help him. He lifted the child’s brother  13  back into his wheelchair. He looked over the boy carefully to make sure that he was OK. Then he watched the child  14  his brother towards their home. Suddenly the child  15  and bowed(鞠躬)to him. Jack looked at the dent in his car and smiled.

1．A．walking    B．riding                  C．jogging           D．driving

2．A．excited           B．interested      C．surprised         D．tired

3．A．into                B．across          C．over             D．out of

4．A．happy             B．sad               C．angry              D．sorry

5．A．Why              B．How             C．When             D．where

6．A．if                   B．because        C．though            D．while

7．A．money            B．ear               C．help                D．phone

8．A．fell                 B．got               C．climbed           D．pulled

9．A．difficult           B．weak            C．heavy           D．thin

10．A．a hand          B．a touch         C．a pull              D．a ring

11．A．car               B．wheelchair    C．house              D．place

12．A．burned          B．preferred       C．wanted           D．planned

13．A．quietly          B．gently           C．calmly            D．tightly   

14．A．carry            B．send             C．take              D．push

15．A．cried out        B．looked around   C．got up          D．turned around

Good morning. I’m Chen Hua. Here’s my culture report for today, Monday:

A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o’clock. The film is Pirates of the Carribean. It’s a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars. They are both very popular and famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable.

The story is about an old ship. It sails around the Carribean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold. Then they come fare to face with some terrible men, and have to fight them. There's lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous. They also saves Keira Knightly. She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich man. The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.

The film isn't true to life, but it' s very exciting, and some of it is very funny. It' s an enjoyable film, although in my opinion there's too much fighting. But except for that, it's an excellent film. U you didn't see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I' m sure you' 11 enjoy it. It' s showing all week.

1. Pirates of the Carribean is__________.

A. a tragedy B. a comedy C. an action film D. an adventure film

2.Depp and Bloom sails around the Carribean islands because__________.

A. they try to find some lost gold B. they try to find some gold

C. they try to find some lost iron D. they try to find some lost iron

3.They meet __________.

A. some terrible men B. some terrible women

C. some smiling men D. some smiling men

4.There's lots of action in the film because they have to__.

A. fight the frightening people B. fight the terrible women

C. make the film interesting D. make the film exciting

5.Keira Knightly plays

A. Depp and Bloom      B. Elisabeth C. Orlando Bloom D. Johnny Depp

6.What Chen Hua doesn't like about the film is

A. untruth to life        B. the adventure C. too much fighting      D. the stars

7.Chen Hua advises people to see the film because__      _.

A. it's funny B. it's true C. it' s believable I), it' s excellent

8. The general idea of paragraph 3 is         _ .

A. self introduction B. where the film is on

C. Chen Hua's opinions about the film D. the main idea of the film

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1   at the answer. Thinking he had not made    2   understood or the girl had not   3   him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   4   the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   5   to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   6  a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   7  understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the   8  , people will feel proud and 9   when they are praised . So if someone says the   10   you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not   11  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident   12  being modest.
   13  you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by  14 . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will   15   get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.