One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column (專欄). Here are some of the questions asked and their answers.
Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me about what to do. Tommy.
A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.
Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.
A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be bold(大膽的). Write and tell me more about yourself.
Q: I’m always at the bottom (末尾)of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.
A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.
【小題1】What is the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?

A．The town newspaper has an advice column.

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.

C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends.

D．The advice column in the newspaper is very popular.

【小題2】What is Tommy’s problem?

A．He is always late for school.

B．He finds it difficult to make friends.

C．He is always at the bottom of the class.

D．He needs help with his homework.

【小題3】What does the adviser (建議者) want Sara to do?

A．Stop being so shy.

B．Stop being so bold.

C．Make more friends.

D．Give more information about herself.

【小題4】What does Molly want to do?

A．Make more friends.

B．Enjoy school more.

C．Stay at the bottom of her class.

D．Improve her exam results.

【小題5】By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?

A．At the bottom.

B．A little way up from the bottom.

C．Quite a long way up from the bottom.

D．At the top.

One morning it was shining brightly when I woke up. I looked at the alarm clock. It said 3:45! It had stopped! What time was it? I climbed out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen. The kitchen clock said 8:30—I was late! My parents were away. My aunt had gone to work without checking if I was up. The school bus went at 8:00. I had missed it. I rang my friend Tony on his mobile phone.
“Tell the teacher I’ll be in as soon as I can!” I said.
“Come on your rollerblades,” Tony said. “It will be faster than the bus.”
I washed and dressed in a hurry. I grabbed an apple to eat on the way. That was my breakfast! Then I put on my rollerblades and set off for school. It took half an hour to get to the school. I took all the shortcuts I knew. I went across the park — even through some backyards! When I got to school, I was very hot and my legs ached. I had missed math, our first lesson of the morning. But I made it just in time for history, our second lesson. I was very happy because history is my favorite subject.
【小題1】The boy woke up at __________ that morning.

A．3:45

B．7:30

C．8:00

D．8:30

【小題2】The boy got up late mainly because __________.

A．his alarm clock had stopped

B．his parents were away

C．his aunt had gone to work

D．he had missed the school bus

【小題3】The boy got to school __________ that morning.

A．by bus

B．by skating

C．by running

D．by bike

【小題4】The boy took all the shortcuts in order to __________.

A．have breakfast on the way

B．meet his friend

C．get to school as soon as he could

D．have his favorite lesson

【小題5】 Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The boy’s bedroom is upstairs and the kitchen is downstairs.

B．Tony told the boy to go to school on his rollerblades.

C．The boy had nothing for breakfast that morning.

D．The boy didn’t miss his favorite lesson.

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 each hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”
The little boy went to his room with no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry！Maybe I was too strict with you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you Daddy!” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
【小題1】How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A．$10.

B．$20.

C．$30.

D．$40.

【小題2】 In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

A．very angry	B．quite happy
C．too excited	D．a(chǎn) little nervous

【小題3】 At first, the father refused to lend the money because ______.

A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B．he thought the boy would buy something of no use

C．he did not have enough money at that moment

D．the boy always borrowed the money from him

【小題4】 The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.

A．a(chǎn) new novel for himself

B．a(chǎn) nice present for his father

C．a(chǎn) toy for his own birthday

D．one hour of his father’s time

【小題5】 From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that the boy’s father ______.

A．often played with his son

B．spent little time with his son

C．didn’t love his son at all

D．often came home early

A thief returned a mobile phone and thousands of yuan he had stolen from a woman after receiving 21 text messages from her, a local newspaper reported.
Pan Aiying, a Chinese teacher at Wutou Middle School in Qihe County, in East China’s Shandong Province, didn’t think her text messages would help to get her belongings back.
A young man riding a motorcycle robbed her of her bag, in which there was her mobile phone, bank cards and 4,900 yuan, as she was riding her bicycle home on Saturday evening.
Pan said at first she considered calling the police, but then decided to try to persuade（說服）the young man to return her bag. Pan called her lost phone with her friend’s, but couldn’t get through. So she began sending messages.
“Hey, I’m Pan Aiying, a teacher from Wutou Middle School. You must be going through a difficult time. If so, I will not blame you. ” Wrote Pan in her first text message, which got no answer. “Keep the 4,900 yuan if you really need it, but please return the other things to me. You are still young. To make mistakes is human. Correcting your mistake is more important than anything. ” Pan wrote in another message.
She gave up hope after sending 21 text messages without any answer and planned to call the police the next morning. However, as she left her home on Sunday morning, Pan found her stolen bag lying in the courtyard. Nothing was lost.
“Dear Pan: I am sorry. I made a mistake. Please forgive me. You are so kind even though I stole from you. I’ll correct my ways and be an honest person,” said a letter left with the bag.
【小題1】Where was Pan Aiying robbed?

A．In the school.	B．At home.
C．In the courtyard.	D．In the street.

【小題2】Why didn’t Pan Aiying call the police at first?

A．Because she thought the police wouldn’t help her.

B．Because it was too late at that time.

C．Because she wanted to communicate with the thief first.

D．Because her friend asked her not to.

【小題3】How long was Pan Aiying’s bag missing?

A．About two days.	B．About 12 hours.
C．About one day and a half.	D．About 24 hours.

【小題4】From the news we can learn that ____________.

A．the young man would not steal any more

B．Pan Aiying didn’t give up hope after sending 21 text messages

C．the young man would pay a visit to Pan Aiying personally

D．Pan Aiying teaches English in a middle school in Shandong Province

One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column (專欄). Here are some of the questions asked and their answers.

Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me about what to do. Tommy.

A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.

Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.

A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be bold(大膽的). Write and tell me more about yourself.

Q: I’m always at the bottom (末尾)of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.

A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.

1.What is the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?

A．The town newspaper has an advice column.

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.

C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends.

D．The advice column in the newspaper is very popular.

2.What is Tommy’s problem?

A．He is always late for school.

B．He finds it difficult to make friends.

C．He is always at the bottom of the class.

D．He needs help with his homework.

3.What does the adviser (建議者) want Sara to do?

A．Stop being so shy.

B．Stop being so bold.

C．Make more friends.

D．Give more information about herself.

4.What does Molly want to do?

A．Make more friends.

B．Enjoy school more.

C．Stay at the bottom of her class.

D．Improve her exam results.

5.By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?

A．At the bottom.

B．A little way up from the bottom.

C．Quite a long way up from the bottom.

D．At the top.