One midnight a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to
the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that
she feared.
     Her mother said, "Don't be afraid, honey. Take courage!"
     "What's courage?" She asked, running to her mother's bed.
     "Courage is the brave breath," her mother answered.
     "Mum, do you have courage?"
     "Certainly. "
     The girl held out her little hands, saying, "Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me."
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her
fists (握拳) nervously, afraid that the breath of courage would run away. Then with her fists clenched,
she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, "It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of breath to me. Then I can
hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost. "
     In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat
(戰(zhàn)勝) is nobody but ourselves.

1. The girl walked back because _____.

    A. the bathroom was too far away
    B. her mother wouldn't go with her
    C. she was too afraid of the dark

2. We learn from the reading that _____. 

    A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself
    B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing
    C. the girl's mother was able to blow brave breath

3. To stop "mother's breath" from running away the girl _____.

    A. held out her little hands
    B. clenched her fists
    C. talked to her mother

4. The writer mainly wants to tell us that _____.

    A. adults are always brave enough
    B. children learn to be brave quickly
    C. the fear in one's mind is the real problem

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

    A. The Fearless Mother
    B. One Lonely Girl
    C. The Breath of Courage

     Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with
large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why?
Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on
the country roads at their free time.
     In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school,
your friends will help you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you
will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness
is always around you.
     Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also
say you are very happy, because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you
meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to
challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes,
"Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be
a happy and lucky person."

1. According to the writer those who have big houses may often feel _______.
A. Happy  
B. lonely    
C. free    
D. excited
2. When you fall down in a P.E. class, both your teacher and your classmates will ______.
A. Laugh at you
B. play jokes on you    
C. quarrel with you    
D. help you up
3. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?
A. Oh, so do I.    
B. Congratulations!    
C. Good luck.    
D. It's just so-so.
4. Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?
A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.
B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.
C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.
D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.
5. What is this passage about?
A. Bad luck.    
B. Good luck.    
C.  Happiness.    
D.  Life.

         Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people1_________(周圍). But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
         No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don't 2_________(相處得好). That doesn't mean that they no longer like 3_________(互相). Most of the time they will make up and 4__________(繼續(xù))being friends.
         Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We 5_________(想念) them very much. But we call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can 6__________(結(jié)交新朋友）. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
         Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. 7_________(許多地方)are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We 8_________（想起）these people when we go to these places.
        There's more good news for people who have friends. They live 9_________(長一些)than people who don't. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of 10_________（你自己）.

       Only Mother Love is true love. It gives everybody everything all h   (1)  life. When you are still a
  baby, mother takes good care of you as p   (2) . In your w   (3)  hours she always holds you in her
  arms. When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you day and night a   (4)  forgets
  about herself. When you are growing up day b   (5)  day, she feels very happy. When you are old
  enough to go to school, mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells
  you to put on more clothes. She always stands in the wind w   (6)  for you back from school. When
  you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she you back from school. When you hurry to
  leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels w   (7)  about you at home. She usually
  knows about your study and spends much money on your school things. When you do well at school,
  you will see the brightest smile on her face.
       Mother is always ready to give everything she h  (8)  to her children, n  (9)  to receive. What true
  love that is in the w  (10) ! We will remember Mother Love for ever!