She is a cute, quite girl. As a daughter, she has no secret from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But these days she has become not so open as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worrying about her: what if she falls in love, which is too early of her age? After all she is reaching the "dangerous time". These thoughts have caused trouble in her mother's mind.

      One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed, and she couldn't help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that time the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and--there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, just like nothing had happened. "Mum, I 'm back." "Yeah." "Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?  Yes. Oh, That... Who's that boy?" The daughter was stunned (发愣) for some time. "Ah. It's my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mum, I'm going to bed." "All right. Go to sleep early."

     Next morning when the mother went to the daughter's room to do some cleaning, she found her diary left on the bed. After a few minutes' thinking, she at last opened it to the page of the night before. It reads: Mum, it's love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn't.

1. Which is the correct order according to the story?

    a. She took a lift back in her monitor's car.

    b. She went to see a film with her classmate.

    c. She wrote a diary to her mother.

    d. Her mother was watching TV.

    e. Her mother worried about her daughter's returning late.

    A. b, e, a, d, c     B. e, b, a, d, c     C. b, a, e, d, c     D. b, e, a, c, d

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

    A. The girl knew her mother would ask her the question about the boy.

    B. What the daughter did these days worried her mother.

    C. The mother wanted to read her daughter's dairy the next day.

    D. The girl's diary was always on the bed.

3. From the diary, we can see the daughter_____.

    A. thanked her mother for asking her

    B. thought her mother cared about her very much

    C. thought it was her mother's duty to ask

    D. thought her mother's understanding is better than simple love

4. The main purpose (目的) of this article is to show that parents should ______.

    A. care about what their children really think and feel

    B. not give much freedom to their children

    C. talk with their children about their early love

    D. not read their children's diary

5. Which can be the best title for this story?

A. Mother's True Love              

B. Early Love Between Students

C. To ask or Not to Ask             

D. Dangerous Age

An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes(颜料和画笔)and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said," No, I don`t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What`s money? In a week it will all be finished ,but your picture will still be here."

The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered ,"It`s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I`ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."
1.The artist went to the countryside to ________.

A. visit his old friend B. spend his holiday

C. visit the farmer D. Thank the farmer

2. Every day ,the artist _______.

A. went out to help the farmer to do some farming

B. went out to visit his friends

C. painted pictures

D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery

3. The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ____.

A. wanted much more money

B. wanted nothing

C. didn`t want any money at all

D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money

4. The artist thought the farmer wanted a picture of his because _______.

A. the farmer was an artist too

B. the farmer liked his pictures very much

C. the farmer wanted to give it to his son as a present

D. the farmer was rich

5. After hearing the farmer`s words ,perhaps the artist would be ______.

A. very worried   B. very happy    C. very thankful   D. very disappointed

　　At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said,“No, I don't want money. But give me one of your pictures. What's money? In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here.”

　　The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered,“It's not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I'll show him-your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”

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A．went out to help the farmer to do some farming

B．went out to visit his friends

C．painted pictures

D．enjoyed the beautiful scenery（风景）

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A．wanted much more money

B．wanted nothing

C．didn't want any picture of the artist

D．wanted one of his pictures instead of（代替）money

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A．the farmer was an artist too

B．the farmer liked his pictures very much

C．the farmer wanted to give it to his son as a present

D．the farmer was rich

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