Helen here since she was 5 years old．

A. has come B. came C. has gone D. has been

Now some old people their pets as their family members．

A. regard B. sell C. buy D. look

In our opinions，the family is the place that all our sweet childhood memories．

A. misses B. holds C. reminds D. remembers

Now many people in the countryside leave their hometown to work in big cities．

A. wait for B. take in C. search for D. find out

Have you considered a yard sale to sell your things?

A. having B. have C. to have D. having had

--What a nice bike!But I have no money to buy it．

-- .

A. That’s all right． B. So it does．

C. That sounds boring． D. It’s a shame!

Jennie sat sadly at her window as usual，looking out upon the street．“What a long day this is going to be!”

Then she saw a little boy running down the street with his schoolbag．Looking up to the window，he_____his hat and said hello to her with a bright，pleasant smile．“What a nice_____．”said Jennie to herself．“It seems like having the sunshine．I _____everybody who goes by would look up and smile．”

George，the little boy，told his mother about that_____girl he saw on the way，“She looks so helpless．I wish I could do something for her．”“Why not give her some

______?”said his mother．George agreed．

The next morning，as Jennie_____at the window again，she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers．He stopped in front of her window，smiling，and said，“Can I come in?”Jennie told him_____to get into the house．

Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle welcome：“Come in”，George said，“I’ve brought you some flowers．”“Are they for me?”said Jennie happily．“How_____you are!”she continued，as George put the flowers on her lap．“I’ve never received any flower_____we moved to the town．”“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George，looking around the old，small and empty room．“Yes，”said Jennie．

Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside．______，she lost her right leg in an accident．She could______walk like other people．Later，her father died，and her mother was sick for so many years that their money was all gone．They______the house，and moved here to get work to do．

George told his parents______．They decided to help her．More and more people in the town gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house．She was greatly cheered up．

A few months later，Jennie and her mother______a flower shop．People could_____

see Jennie sitting in the shop，having a lovely smile on her face．

1.A. put off B. took off C. gave off D. turned off

2.A. day B. door C. smile D. boy

3.A. wish B. decide C. stop D. refuse

4.A. rich B. lucky C. bad D. poor

5.A. money B. flowers C. clothes D. food

6.A. ran B. walked C. sat D. laughed

7.A. how B. who C. when D. why

8.A. busy B. handsome C. fast D. kind

9.A. since B. until C. before D. when

10.A. Although B. However C. So D. Or

11.A. still B. always C. no longer D. any more

12.A. built B. took C. pulled D. sold

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

14.A. opened B. left C. closed D. reached

15.A. hardly B. always C. ever D. never

When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew，especially on my parents and friends．One day ,my mother was cooking and l was playing with my younger brother Tony．Suddenly I ran to my mother and said，“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen．Then I said，“Don’t worry．I’m just joking．”My mother shouted at me，“If you do it again，I’ll hit you．”

Another day day I went swimming with my friends in the sea．1 wanted to play a joke on them．In the beginning I swam fast and I called out“Help!”All my friends came to help me．However，they found that I was joking．But half an hour later I wasn’t joking．I was so fast，soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water.I tried my best to call my friends for help，but this time nobody came to help me．

In the end，they found l was telling the truth．They came and saved my life．They took me to hospital．This is the best lesson in my life．From then on，I haven’t joked on anyone．

1.What did the writer like to do as a young man?

A. He liked to play with his brother．

B. He liked to help his mother cook．

C. He liked to play jokes on people．

D. He liked to go swimming with his friends．

2.When the writer was playing with his brother， ．

A. he fell from the open window

B. he played a joke on his mother

C. Tony fell from the open window

D. a fire happened in the kitchen

3.Why did all his friends come to help the writer at first?

A. Because he called for help．

B. Because he couldn’t swim fast．

C. Because he would sink in water．

D. Because he couldn’t swim on in water．

4.The writer’s friends when he called them for help for the second time．

A. called his parents

B. came and saved him at once

C. did nothing because he had lied to them

D. thought at first he was joking again

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. Swimming is dangerous．

B. If someone always tells lies，others won’t trust(信任)him．

C. The writer is a naughty boy．

D. We can play jokes only on people we know．

How long does it take to build a new house?It usually takes about six months or more．B1.each year，thousands of people work together to build new homes in just four months!Who does this w2.work？Habitat for Humanity．

Habitat for Humanity is a group that builds homes for families in n3.．It has branches(分部)in different states around the country．

This group works all over the world，too．Volunteers help build the homes．They are unpaid workers who do all the work for f4.．Volunteers can be builders and painters．They can be teachers or Some are students．Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300，000 houses．More than l．5million people l5.in these houses．

Building a home is hard work．Volunteers learn h6.to put up walls．They use many m7.and tools.These selfless(無私的)volunteers work with the family that will live in the house．Everyone works together to make the family’s d8.come true．

Suruchi Srikanth has worked with Habitat for Humanity for four years．She b9.

volunteering in high school.She has built many homes with other volunteers．She takes her responsibilities(責任)seriously．Volunteers know i10.they don’t help，homes may not get built．They are good citizens who care about other people．

1.Could you please help me_______(清理)out the kitchen?

2.For a_________(某種)reason，these wild animals are fewer and fewer．

3.Peter enjoys sports，_________(尤其)water sports．

4.I________(把……視為)Julia as my best and most faithful friend．

5.The food is too_________(甜的)．I can’t have it any more．