“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6^th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.
“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.
Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(過量). That is not success.”
“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.
“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”
“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.
Mr Gruber sighed. “ I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(與…比較) success.”
“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.
“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”
“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.
“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (確保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”
“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.
“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”
“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.
“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.
Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.
“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”
Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”
“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”
【小題1】What class did Mr Gruber teach?

A．History

B．Science

C．Maths

D．Business

【小題2】Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?

A．Tom

B．James

C．Peter

D．Sandy

【小題3】How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?

A．He himself kept talking’

B．He just read from a textbook.

C．He showed a movie to his students.

D．He got his students to take part in a discussion.

【小題4】What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?

A．Strange

B．Patient

C．Shy

D．Proud

【小題5】What can be the best title of this passage?

A．Get What You Want	B．Needs and Wants
C．Try to Get More Money	D．How to Live Well

Everyone has got two personalities（性格）the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their positions. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to displease people. So you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t quite sure of yourself.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You always stick to your own opinions or judgment, but you don’t raise your hopes too much. You usually live for today not tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up（蜷縮）, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well—balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You’re usually careful. You believe in yourself. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get sad. You always say what you think even if it makes people rather angry
【小題1】You may find the passage in       .
A. a science magazine            B A guide book
C. a sports newspaper            D. a story book
【小題2】When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?

A．In the daytime	B．At the beginning of sleep
C．At night	D．During the deep sleep

【小題3】Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep       .

A．on curled up

B．on her stomach

C．on her back

D．on her side

【小題4】What does the word “defensive” mean in the passage?

A．易怒的

B．攻擊性的

C．外向的

D．有戒心的

【小題5】What does the passage tell us?

A．Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping

B．Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

C．Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities.

D．Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

It keeps your insides from falling out. It helps you warm up when you are cold, and it can cool you off when you are hot. It lets you feel things by touch.

What is this? Your skin（皮膚）, of course! What does you skin ask for return for all the wonderful things it does? Just a little care!  So let’s learn how to take care of our skin.

Like the heart and stomach, your skin is an organ （器官）．In fact, it is the largest organ in your body．Unless there's a problem, you may not think about your skin very much．But skin has an important job to do．

Your skin is protecting you．Your skin keeps you from getting sick．When you take care of your skin, you are helping your skin do its job．Taking care of your skin today will help you have no problems in the future．

Clean skin is happy skin! One simple way to take care of your skin is to keep it clean．Keeping your hands clean is very important．When washing your hands, use warm water．Wet your hands, and then use soap．You should wash your hands carefully everywhere．

You'll also want to use warm water, but not too hot, when you take a bath．Use soap to clean your body．Don't forget under your arms and behind your ears! Your face needs attention, too．It's a good idea to wash your face once or twice a day with warm water．

1.We can infer（推斷出）from Paragraph 3 that __

A．people don't often care much about their skin	B．skin is an organ
C．there would be nothing wrong with your skin	D．skin is not important at all

2.Which of the following best describes your clean skin?

A．A kind of job to keep you from getting sick．	B．An important and largest organ．
C．Something like your heart and stomach．	D．Healthy and happy skin．

3.Why does the writer think we should try to take care of our skin today?

A．To help us warm up when we are cold．	B．In order to keep our insides from falling out．
C．In order to help us have no problems in the future．	D．To let us feel things by touch．

4.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Taking care of your skin．	B．Your skin．
C．An important organ．	D．Keeping yourself from getting ill