"I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry," said Zhang Hua, a middle school student in Guangzhou．Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?

One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc．All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.

So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you're doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don't call every hospital in the phone book looking for your body. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility（责任） for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.

Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practising being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.

1．The writer thinks we should       if we go back home later than usual.

A．tell our friends

B．tell the teacher

C．say sorry to our parents

D．make a telephone call to our parents

2．The writer thinks        .

A．it's wrong of parents to worry about their children too much

B．some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry

C．children should do everything as their parents say

D． parents love their children very much and the children should understand them

3．Which is the best title（标题） for the passage?

A．Parents' Responsibility

B．How to get on with parents?

C．Zhang Hua's Problem

D．What are parents worrying about?

　　Four girls go to school every day by taxi. One day one of the girls says,“There is a test this morning. Let's get to school late. Then we will not have the test.”

“What can we tell the teacher?”One of the girls says.“He will be angry. We will need a good excuse.”The girls think for a moment, then one of them says,“Let's tell him that our taxi has a flat tire.”“That's a good idea,”the other girls say.“We will tell him that .”They get to school an hour later.

　　The test is over.“Why are you late?”The teacher asks,“Sit down, one of you in each corner of the classroom.”The four girls do this. Then the teacher says,“Write down a piece of paper the answer to this question: Which tire is flat?”

(1) How do the girls go to school every day?

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A．By bus.

B．By taxi.

C．By bike.

D．On foot.

(2) Why do the girls want to go to school late?

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A．They don't like school.

B．They want to go shopping.

C．They don't finish their homework.

D．They don't want to take a test.

(3) What is the girls' excuse for being late?

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A．They get up late.	B．They can't get a taxi.
C．Their taxi has a flat tire.	D．They forget the time.

(4) Can the girls answer the teacher's question?

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A．No, they can't. Because they can't remember which tire is flat.

B．Yes, they can. Because there is a flat tire.

C．No, they can't. Because they may give a different answer.

D．Yes, they can. Because all of four tires are flat.

(5) What can we know from the text?

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A．They find a good excuse.

B．The teacher is very clever.

C．There is a flat tire.

D．They don't like to go to school by bike.

    A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school．He began his lesson by holding up a$100 bill（纸币）．Then he said to the three hundred students，“Who would like this $100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once．

    Then he said，“I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you，but first，let me do this．”He then made the bill into a ball．Then he said．“Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air．

    “Well，”he said，“What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it．He picked up the dirty，crumpled（弄皱的）bill and said，“Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air．

    “My friends，”he said，“you have learned a valuable lesson today．No matter（无论）what I did to the money，you still wanted it because it did not go down in Value（价值）．It was still worth $100!

    Many times in our lives，We are dropped，crumpled，and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us．  We feel as if we are worth nothing．  But remember, no matter what has happened to you，you will never lose your value：you are always valuable to those people who love you．Your value doesn't come from what you do or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE．

    You are special and valuable．Don't ever forget it !

1．Even though it was dirty，the money                          ．

    A．still went up in value                                B．was still ours

    C．was worth nothing                                     D．didn't go down in value

2．We are always valuable to the people                          ．

A．who love us                                            B．who call us

C．who hate us                                              D．who pay us

3．Your value doesn't come from what you do but                         ．

A．who you know                                        B．who made you

C．who you are                                              D．who  you remember

4．The sentence “Hands went back into the air．”Means                       

A．tile students put up their hands again

B．the students put down their hands

C．the students put their hands behind their backs

D．the students put their hands in front of them

5．Why did the famous teacher use a $100 bill at his lesson?

A．Because he wanted lo make the bill into a ball。

B．Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students．

C．Because he wanted to make the students know what value WLIS．

D．Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it．

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students， “Who would like this ￥100 bill？” The students began to put up their hands at once.

Then he said， “I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you， but first， let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said， “Who wants it now？” The hands went back into the air.

“Well，” he said， “What if I do this？” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty， crumpled bill and said， “Who still wants it？” Hands went back into the air.

“My friends，” he said， “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter （无论） what I did to the money， you still wanted it because it did not go down in value （价值）。 It was still worth ￥ l00！”

Many times in our lives， we are dropped， crumpled， and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember， no matter what has happened to you， you will never lose your value： you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know， but WHO YOU ARE.

You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it！

51. Even though it was dirty， the money _______.

A. still went up in value

B. was worth nothing

C. didn‘t go down in value

D. was still ours

52. We are always valuable to the people _______.

A. who pay us              B. who call us

C. who hate us              D. who love us

53. Your value doesn‘t come from what you do but _______.

A. who you know             B. who made you

C. who you remember          D. who you are

54. The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”。

A. the students put up their hands again

B. the students put down their hands

C. the students put their hands behind their backs again

D. the students put their hands in front of them

55. Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson？

A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.

B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.

C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students.

D. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.