Simon was a tall，thin boy about fourteen   1   old．Like most boys in their teens，he was either very happy or extremely  2  ; he either talked too much or he didn't talk at all．One day he would do everything right and on another day he would do  3  right．Simon had trouble with his  4  ，too．No matter what he did，his parents were never pleased with him．They argued with him about the way he dressed，the way he  5  ，the way he forgot to do things．They argued  6  everything．They were always telling him   7   to do and when to do it．They reminded him to put on his coat，take off his coat，hang up his coat．They didn't understand that he was a young man now and not  8  ．They said when he was able to do things without  9  several times，they would believe he wasn't a child any longer．They told him when he  10  thinking about himself and began thinking about helping other people，then they would know he was a young man．

Simon was usually glad to be out of the house where no one could disturb  11  ．One Saturday morning，he told his parents he was going out for a walk before breakfast，and they gave him  12   to get milk at the store．A few minutes after he left the house，he couldn't remember what he should buy．If he went home  13   it，his family would have something else to argue with him about! As he went down the  14  thinking about what he should do，he saw an old man on the comer．The man looked very  15 ．Simon decided to help him．

What happened next，can you guess?

1．A．year                 B．years               C．month             D．months

2．A．unhappy              B．excited              C．bored                   D．satisfied

3．A．something            B．anything             C．everything         D．nothing

4．A．friends               B．pets                C．family             D．classmates

5．A．said                       B．told                 C．talked                   D．cried

6．A．about                B．with                C．on                D．in

7．A．how                 B．where              C．why               D．what

8．A．an adult              B．a child              C．a woman          D．an old man

9．A．reminding             B．reminded            C．being reminded      D．to be reminded

10．A．began              B．stopped             C．enjoyed            D．started

11．A．him                 B．her                 C．us                D．them

12．A．paper              B．food                C．clothes            D．money

13．A．with                    B．about               C．for              D．without

14．A．house              B．store               C．street               D．room

15．A．healthy             B．sick                C．energetic         D．easy-going

In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean   1  person. Instead they are talking about a lovely animal: a dog! These words show the friendship between people and   2 . Dogs and other pets can give   3  to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. And some even leave all their money to their   4  when they die!

Animals can help people, too. Dogs can become the “  5  ” for a blind （瞎的）person or ears for a deaf（聋的）person. Pets can help people live   6 ! They make people  7 , too.

Americans hold “Be   8  to Animals Week”, the first week of May. There are pet shows during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? If you have a pet, spend   9  time this week playing with it. Remember to give it good   10 .

If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to   11  them. As people, we must learn to treat animals as our   12  !

1.                A．a              B．the            C．other D．others

2.                A．persons        B．people         C．children  D．animals

3.                A．sad            B．joy            C．ideas D．information

4.                A．family          B．pets           C．children  D．parents

5.                A．eyes           B．ears           C．hands    D．feet

6.                A．alone          B．together        C．shorter   D．longer

7.                A．cooler         B．angry          C．happier   D．sad

8.                A．Bad            B．Kind           C．Nice D．Sad

9.                A．less            B．more           C．no   D．some

10.               A．food           B．rice           C．drink D．milk

11.               A．help           B．ask            C．play with  D．stop

12.               A．classmates      B．friends         C．enemies   D．hunters

Here are two letters to George and his replies.

1.Alice is worrying about ________.

    A. her friends   B. her marks           C. her height       D her weight

2. Bob should _______ according to George’s letter.

    A. take more exercise               B. talk to his friends

    C. join a basketball team               D. learn some French.

3. George advises Alice to talk to _____ for help.

    A. her mother   B. her teacher      C. Bob’s teacher       D. Bob’s friends

Hello, everyone．Nice to meet you．It is my   16  day （天） in the school．My first name is Jenny．My family   17  is Green．I’m   18  Class Two．My phone   19  is 886-3068．There are   20  people （人） in my family, my parents, my two brothers and I．My brothers and I are   21 ．We are in the same （相同的） school．Look, this is my good friend    22     name is Sally．She is   23  English girl．She is in Class   24 , too．  25  are in the classroom．We are talking happily （快乐交谈）．
【小题1】A．first   B．last C．middle
【小题2】A．color   B．name C．number
【小题3】A．in  B．at   C．of
【小题4】A．number  B．member   C．notebook
【小题5】A．four    B．three    C．five
【小题6】A．friends B．sons C．students
【小题7】A．His B．Her  C．She’s
【小题8】A．a   B．an   C．the
【小题9】A．One B．Two  C．Three
【小题10】A．Sally and me   B．I and Sally  C．Sally and I