Peter was an English boy. His hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries. Peter’s favorite stamps came from France. He had every French edition (版本) from 1960 to 2006 except a 1974 special edition stamp. It was very hard to find. He looked for it everywhere --- even in stores, at street markets and on the Internet. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Peter very sad.

“Don’t worry. Please have patience (耐心).” his father said to him. “You’ll find it one day.”

“I hope so,” Peter said.

Peter also liked making friends. He had a pen friend named Victor who was in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor knew Peter liked collecting stamps. One day Victor’s mother Laura gave him an old French stamp. It was a big, green one. He used it to post a letter to Peter.

As soon as Peter received the letter, he looked carefully at the stamp. He was very amazed to see that it was the 1974 special edition stamp. Peter was so happy! He told the good news to his sister and his parents.

“You see,” his father said. “You did found the stamp in the end. So you know, it’s good to have two things in life.”

“What are they?” Peter asked.

“Friends and patience!” his father answered.

41. Peter’s favorite stamps came from ________.

A. China          B. England                   C. France                    D. Germany
42.When Peter couldn’t find the 1974 special edition stamp, he felt _______.

A. unhappy             B. happy                      C. worried                   D. excited

43. Peter’s pen friend was ________.

A. Phillip                B. Victor                      C. Thomas            D. Laura
44. The color of the 1974 special edition stamp was _______.

A. blue                   B. red                          C. brown                     D. green

45. Peter’s father thought it good to have _______ in life.

A. money and time                                      B. books and food

C. friends and patience                                D. beautiful clothes and wine

Many parents like setting family rules for their kids. When kids break rules, parents will give them some punishments, which aren’t included in rules. In fact, when you tell your kids about a new rule, you should talk with them about the price they should pay for breaking the rule — what the punishment will be.

Punishments you set should be reasonable, without violence or threat (暴力或威胁). For example, if you find your son smoking, you may limit his social activities for two weeks. You should punish your kids only in ways you have discussed before the rule is broken. A study shows that the most popular punishment is to limit kids’ TV time.

It’s understandable that you’ll be angry when rules are broken. Punishment is a way to express your anger, but it’s not a very good one. Sharing your feelings of anger, disappointment or sadness with your kids can have a better effect (效果) on them. Try to do that. When your kids know what they have done has made you sad, they will feel guilty. When they know their actions influence you greatly. They will obey rules better.

Rules are made to help your kids behave better. If your rules or ways of punishment make them unhappy or under a lot of pressure, are they helpful?

36. The passage mainly tells ________.

A. how to make rules                                  B. why to make rules

C. why to punish kids                                  D. how to educate kids
37. Which of the following is the most popular way to punish kids?

A. Beating them.                                        

B. Telling them empty threats.

C. Limiting their TV time.

D. Using punishments which are not mentioned in rules.

38. In the writer’s opinion, which is thought to be the best way to express anger to kids?

A. Punishing their.

B. Keeping silent.

C. Asking them to do some housework.

D. Telling them how disappointed you are.

39. The underlined word “guilty” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A. 激动的              B. 无聊的                   C. 刺激的                   D. 内疚的

40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Punishment is the best way to educate kids.

B. Breaking rules is common, so we don’t need to pay too much attention to it.

C. Parents set ways of punishment in order to make kids know the price for breaking rules.

D. More pressure should be given to kids.

 - _________ I get up at five o’clock tomorrow morning?

- No, you _________.

A. Must; can’t        B. Must; needn’t           C. Can’t; can               D. Must; shouldn’t

 Mr. Brown ______ to Shanghai. He _______ there for two days. 

A. goes; was           B. has left, will be          C. has gone; has been  D. has gone; will be

 They were all pleased with _______ them. 

A. what you said                                 B. what did you say   

C. what you had told                                  D. what you had spoken

 - It has been raining for nearly a week. Will it _________ long?

- No. It’s _________ we’ll have a fine weekend. The sun will be shining again.

   A. rain, report          B. last, reported    C. stop, reported    D. lasted, reported

 I dream to go back to the village _______ I lived when I was young.

A. that                    B. what                       C. in which                  D. who

 - Your spoken English is much better now.

- Thank you. Our English teacher often asks me _______ English as _______ as I can.

A. to speak, many                                      B. not to speak, many  

C. to speak, much                               D. not to speak, much

 - Why don’t you have a notebook with you?

- I’ve _________ it at home.

A. lost                    B. forgotten                 C. left                          D. found

 I wonder _________ it is worth_________.

A. that, reading       B. if, reading         C. that, to read             D. whether, to read