We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people.

Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes people hide their real meanings when they say something. And if we don’t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog.” That’s being friendly. But “l(fā)ucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy(嫉妒) in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see _it_ himself. But “l(fā)ucky dog” puts you down a little. He may mean you don’t deserve your luck.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Do his words agree with the tone(語調(diào)) of voice? His posture(姿態(tài))? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. If you spend the minute thinking about the real meaning behind one’s words, it may save another mistake.

1.According to the passage, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ______.

A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk

B．we become angry when we realize what they really mean

C．they sometimes said one thing but meant another

D．we never believe what people say

2.What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to(指) ?

A．Being friendly      B．A bit of envy       C．A lucky dog        D．The good luck

3.From the passage, how many things should we pay attention to when we take a good look at the person talking?

A．Three            B．Five              C．Six               D．Four

4.According to the passage, the writer most probably is a ______.

A．teacher                               B．psychologist(心理學(xué)家)

C．farmer                               D．doctor

5.This passage is about __________.

A．how to tell the real meaning behind our words

B．what to do when you listen to others talking

C．how to avoid(避免) mistakes when communicating with people

D．why we must know the wrong we will do

 

These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns．A lot of small shops along busy streets have   l    into computer game houses in order to get more    2  ．These places are always crowded with people．    

In the computer game houses, people    3    a lot of money matching on the machines．It’s    4   for one to beat a computer，but one can get ahead after trying again and again．People want to win when they play computer games．The more they    5   , the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t 1ive    6   it．

     The result is that some people don’t want to    7    and take days off to play in computer game houses for hours and hours．For school boys, things are    8   ．They couldn’t set their mind on their lessons．When school is over，they rush to the computer game houses near their schools．Some of them can get enough money from their parents．Some of them are not    9   to get the money．So they steal others’ money and become bad．

     Computer games addiction（上癮）is a serious problem in our life．Something has to be done to    10   it．

1． A． got                        B． become                C． changed            D． gone

2． A． boys                     B． money                 C． computers          D． houses

3． A． take                      B． spend                  C． cost                D． pay

4． A． time                      B． easy                    C． good                      D． hard

5． A． fail                        B． make                   C． pay                        D． miss

6． A． with                     B． for                      C． without                  D． by

7． A． live                       B． play                     C． win                        D． work

8． A． even worse            B． changed               C． better                     D． well

9． A． happy enough    B． enough lucky    C．enough happy         D． lucky enough

10． A． close                   B． keep                    C． develop                  D． stop