Brian went to junior high school in Portland, Oregon．He was very small, and he wasn’t strong．He didn’t play on any sports teams, and he didn’t have many friends．On weekends, Brian usually stayed at home．

“You should go to the park and play,” his mother suggested．

“That’s all right．” he answered．”I’ll just stay here．”

Brian had all interesting hobby．He loved to play the flute（笛）．He often sat under a tree in his backyard．There, he played his instrument（壓器）, while birds and squirrels kept him company（同伴）．Brian never took music lessons, but he was a very good flute player．After he had heard a song once, he could play it．Sometimes, he played famous songs from the radio．

He also made up his own songs．

One day, Brian was playing his flute as he walked home from school．Some of his classmates were listening．

“Hey, I know that song,” one girl said．

“Yeah,” a tall boy said．“It’s by Backstreet Boys．”

“How did you learn that?” a big boy asked Brian．

“I taught myself,” Brian answered．

“Wow, that’s cool!” the big boy said．“Can you play any songs by Ricky Martin?”

“Sure,” Brian said．

That day, Brian made many new friends．Soon, all his classmates knew about his special skill．He even gave a concert at the school．Brian wasn’t lonely anymore．In fact, he felt great about himself．

1．What is the main idea?

A．A hobby can help you make friends．

B．Brian’s friend learns to play flute．

C．It is not easy to play the flute．

D．Sometimes music is better than friends．

2．What did Brian look like?

      A．He was very tall．                                   B．He was very small．

      C．He was very fat．                                      D．He was very strong．

3．Where did Brian like to play his instrument?

A．At schoo1．                                             B．In his backyard．

C．In his room．                                            D．At his friend’s home．

4．Who heard Brian playing?

A．His teacher．                                            B．His sister．

C．His father．                                               D．His classmates．

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Brian made some new friends．                 B．Brian was always lonely．

C．Brian hated trees．                                  B．Brian took music lessons．

Lily called me          Friday morning and told me she was having a birthday party          me tomorrow．

A．a(chǎn)t；for                B．on；with             C on；for              D．in；at

The chemistry lab is ________．

A．a(chǎn)t two floors                                              B．on second floors

C．on the second floor                                     D．a(chǎn)t the second floor

Sally was a little lonely girl．She always thought she was not as pretty as her classmates，and that nobody liked her．So she didn't like to talk to others and always felt unhappy．

One day，her mother bought her a beautiful hair clip and asked her to wear it．She looked much more beautiful than before．She was very happy and decided to wear it to school．

On her way to school she saw everyone smile at her．Most of her schoolmates even said hello to her．But this had never happened before! She thought the hair clip brought all of them to her．She was so happy about all of the wonderful things．Although she didn't tell her classmates about her clip，they all wanted to know what had happened to her．

When she came back after school，her mother asked her “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it on your dresser this morning．”

Suddenly she understood that she hadn’t worn the hair clip to school at all．

It isn't important what we wear or how we look．In fact，the most important thing is how we think about ourselves．

1．Why was Sally unhappy?

A．Nobody liked to talk to her．                       B．She had no hair clip．

C．She thought she wasn't as beautiful as others．

2．What did Sally's mother buy for her?

A．A beautiful hair clip．                                B．A beautiful dress．

C．A beautiful dresser．

3．Which of the following is True?

A．Everyone loved her hair clip．                     B．Everyone said hello to her．

C．No classmates knew what happened to her．

4．Where did Sally find she dropped the hair clip?

A．At home．                                              B．On her way to school．

C．At school．

5．What may happen to Sally after the matter?

A．She likes the hair clip best．                       B．She doesn't like the hair clip any more．

C．She will be more confident and happy．