What the doctor said was so ___________ that we were all very____________.

A．confusing; confusing B．confused; confused

C．confusing; confused D．confused; confusing

____ more attention, the trees could have grown better.

A. Given B. To give

C. Giving D. Having given

I have had my bike ___, and I'm going to have somebody ___ my radio tomorrow.

A. repair; to repair

B. repairing; to be repaired

C. repaired; repair

D. to repair; repairing

Some old people don’t like the music of the Beatles because they can’t _________ so much noise.

A. reject B. suspect

C. tolerate D. defeat

One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to Mr. Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house. As they got , Janet saw him sitting in his front yard and they should cross over to the other side of the street. Janet was of the strange old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.

Amy said not to . Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown （皺眉頭）. , when he saw it was Amy, a broad changed his entire face as he said, “Hello Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a little with you today.”

Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson said that sounded , and gave them each a freshly picked off his tree.

When they Dawson’s house, Janet asked Amy, “How come he was so to us?”

Amy that when she first started walking past his house he wasn’t very and she was afraid of him, but she he was wearing an invisible （看不見的）smile and so she smiled back at him. After some time, he started smiling real smiles and then started to her. Now he always her an apple, and was always very kind.

Smiles are contagious （感染他人的）. If you pretend he is smiling an invisible smile at you and you smile back at him, he will really smile.

1.A. walk by B. take up C. go into D. tear down.

2.A. far B. fast C. inside D. close

3.A. announced B. suggested C. ordered D. predicted

4.A. fond B. ashamed C. scared D. proud

5.A. cry B. worry C. return D. speak

6.A. Instead B. Besides C. Therefore D. However

7.A. accent B. joke C. smile D. idea

8.A. friend B. doll C. gift D. pet

9.A. there B. indoors C. overnight D. here

10.A. great B. strange C. simple D. dull

11.A. banana B. orange C. pear D. apple

12.A. entered B. left C. visited D. saw

13.A. fair B. rude C. nice D. open

14.A. explained B. thought C. doubted D. realized

15.A. happy B. famous C. friendly D. popular

16.A. remembered B. pretended C. asked D. agreed

17.A. ever B. seldom C. never D. always.

18.A. turning B. referring C. talking D. complaining

19.A. offered B. awarded C. lent D. bought

20.A. more or less B. now and again C. here and there D. sooner or later

Once upon a time when my father was in his teens, his father took him to the mosque (清真寺) to pray. My grandfather, it seems, had a habit of keeping his loose change in his shirt pocket. As they prayed side by side, during one of the prostrations (俯伏), the coins fell down onto the carpet.

My grandfather did not notice it. However, a man seated nearby as well as my father noticed the incident. The man reacted fast and picked up the coins and went off into another corner of the mosque.

My father took everything in and as soon as my grandfather finished praying, he told him what had happened. My grandfather having heard just about what happened stopped my dad from telling him who took the money.

Then he went on to tell my dad the following. “If the man has chosen to steal in the mosque, then it must be because his life is too bad. We must not be quick to judge such people,” he said.

Since they owned a grocery shop, my father was told by his father to make sure that every month he should make up a parcel of all the daily necessities required in a household and send it to that person without telling him who sent it.

Wouldn’t this world be a better place to live in if we had such wisdom spreading within our society!

1.What’s the author’s grandfather’s habit?

A. Giving coins to the poor in the mosque.

B. Changing his clothes before praying.

C. Keeping coins in his shirt pocket.

D. Taking the author along to the mosque.

2.What seems to be the author’s suggestion to us?

A. To tell people the truth some time later.

B. To help those in need in a proper way.

C. Don’t always judge (評(píng)判) people by their looks.

D. It’s wise to keep a secret for others some-times.

3.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. the author was stopped by his father from telling the truth

B. nobody but the man saw the coins in the mosque

C. the man was thankful to the author’s father for helping him

D. the man who hid the coins was probably living a hard life

Newspapers in Great Britain vary greatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad. There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information.

The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times. It began in 1785, and has a high reputation for believable news and serious opinions on the news. It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper.

Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper. These parts of the Times are always interesting. Most of the letters are serious subjects. But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago.

1.If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself .

A. a serious newspaper

B. foreign newspaper

C. any independent paper

D. a popular newspaper

2.The Times has been famous to outside Great Britain for years.

A. 19 B. 85 C. 221 D. 229

3.The Times is an independent paper because .

A. it supports no political parties

B. it is not controlled by the British Government

C. it gives special support to all the political parties.

D. the editor’s opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper

4.The writer tells us in this passage.

A. all kinds of newspapers in Britain

B. all kinds of news in English papers

C. how Times is liked by people

D. why Times is well-known

Compassion （同情） is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款機(jī)）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash（現(xiàn)金）, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

1.The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ______.

A．promised to obey the store rules

B．forgot to take any money with him

C．hoped to have the food first and pay later

D．could not afford anything more expensive

2.Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A．kind and lucky

B．poor and lonely

C．friendly and helpful

D．hurt and disappointed

3.The writer acted upon the store rules because ______.

A．he wanted to keep his present job

B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C．he considered the old man dishonest

D．he expected someone else to pay for the old man

4.What does the writer learn from his experience?

A．Wealth is more important than anything else.

B．Helping others is easier said than done.

C．Experience is better gained through practice.

D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

Metro Pocket Guide

Metrorail(地鐵)

Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under ago five may travel free with a paying customer.

Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change.

Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.

Hours of Service

Open: 5 a.m Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m. Sat.—Sun.

Close midnight Sun.—Thur. 3 a.m. Fri.—Sat. nights

Last train time vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train time posted in stations.

Metrobus

When paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1.35. When paying with a smatTrip? CARD, the fare is $1.25

Fares for the Senior /disabled customers

Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip? card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, SmarTripR cards and passes, please visit MetroOpenDoors.com or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100

Travel tips(提示)

. Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m.

. If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195.

1.What should you know about farecard machine?

A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.

B. They are connected to change machines.

C. They offer special service to the elderly.

D. They make change for no more than $5.

2.At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?

A. At midnight B. at 3 a.m.

C. at 5 a.m. D. at 7 p.m.

3.What is good about a SmarTrip? card?

A. It is convenient for old people

B. It saves money for its users

C. it can be bought at any time

D. it is sold on the Internet.

4.Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?

A. 202-962-1195 B.202-962-1100

C.202-673-7000 D.202-673-8000

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Question: I found a new job in the nearby town last week. 1. But my six-year-old son doesn’t want to leave, because he has established a good friendship with our neighbor’s children. I am really puzzled about how to explain our moving plan to him. And there is only three weeks left. Will you please tell me some good advice?

Answer: Congratulations on your new position! 2. It frequently causes them to feel unsafe. But don’t worry. There are many things you can do to make the moving experience less frightening for your children.

● Involve them from the very beginning.

Tell your children as soon as you know you’re moving. 3. Explain why you’re moving in terms they can understand. This will remove a lot of the fear and confusion they may be feeling. Be sure to answer their questions as fully as you can.

● 4.

If you approach the coming move as an exciting adventure for the entire family, it will help to calm your children’s fears. If possible, show them the new house and let them spend some time exploring it. Help them imagine where their furniture and toys will go. Show them the yard and help them imagine all the fun they will have there. Talk about all the fun things the family will do there.

● Let them help.

If you give your children an active role in the move, they are much more likely to accept it and even grow excited about it. Let them pack some of their own things. 5. If there are old toys you don’t plan to take, let the kids help decide which of them should be taken or given away.

A. What to do on moving day.

B. Make the move an adventure.

C. Don’t tell them at the last minute.

D. Moving can upset children of any age.

E. This will help them feel a part of the move.

F. My wife and I are considering moving there next month.

G. If you’re driving to your new home, make the trip exciting!