The girl is ________ of them.

A. more beautiful   B. much beautiful    C. the most beautiful

A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip(发夹). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to wear it to school.

       On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her. Most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought her them all. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. Although she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her.

       When she went back home after school, her mother asked her: “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.”

       She understood that she hadn’t worn the hair clip to school at all.

1.Which of the following sentence is true?

A. The girl is not as beautiful as other girls.

B.Nobody liked the girl.

C.The girl’s classmates thought she was more beautiful than before with the hair clip.

D. The girl wanted to be more beautiful, so she decided to wear the hair clip.

2.Why was the girl so happy?

A. She found that everyone who saw her smiled at her.

B. She heard most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her.

C. She thought what she experienced today never happened before.

D. Both A, B, and C

3. From this passage we know that ____________________

A. the girl was really ugly without the hair clip     B. the girl was as beautiful as her classmates.

C. the girl was not self-confident enough at first.    D. the girl was happy all the time.

4.Her classmates wanted to know what had happened to the girl because__________________

A. she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip.

B. she was always unhappy but that day she was so happy.

C. she looked more beautiful wearing the hair clip.

D. she wanted to talk to others.

5.We can learn from this passage that_______________________

A. A friend is easier lost than found.     B. Make your enemy your friend.

C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.     D. The most important is how we think about ourselves.

    ◆ You'll never be good at Maths.

It's generally accepted that boys are good at Maths and girls aren't. The fact is that it isn't true.

When girls reach their teens, most of them lose their interest in Maths. They think they are

females. They want to stay away from things that are boys' things, and Maths is still thought of to be a boy's thing, The Maths class is hard, but if you give it a chance, you could be great at Maths, especially because you are a girl.

    ◆ Being skinny is good.

Lots of websites tell visitors that losing interest in eating is a beautiful thing. They are lying. Losing interest in eating is a disease, not a healthy thing. It can kill you.

    ◆ You are not supposed to make as much money as a guy.

It's said that in 2011 women who work full-time earn about 23 percent less than guys earn. Once you see real women successful in cool jobs, you'll truly get that you're worth just as much or more than any guys.

    ◆ Caffeine (咖啡因) will help you study better.

Caffeinated soft drinks have long been advertised as must-haves for women when you have to work very hard. But if you want to do your body a big favor, you'd better give UD caffeine altogether.

57. The word "skinny" means very_______.

    A. tall                        B. slim               C. pretty             D. strong

58. Supposing in 2011 a man earns $20,000, how much may a woman doing the same job get?

    A. About $20,000.    B. About $25,000.     C. About $10,000.     D. About $15,000.

59. Which of the flowing is NOT true?

    A. Being skinny is good for girls' health.

    B. Girls sometimes can do better than boys in Maths.

    C. Girls can earn as much money as boys do.

    D. We'd better give up caffeine.

60. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

    A. Girls' faults.                                B. Four pieces of advice to girls.

    C. Four lies to girls.                        D. Girls are weaker than boys.