My brother, Henry, has a very good job at a bank. I couldn't believe him when he told me that he had decided to leave there. I tried to make him change his mind, but I failed. “You should reconsider your decision (决定),” I said. “You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful future (将来). You might become a bank manager (经理) by the time you are thirty-five.”

　　“I know,” Henry answered. “I have got no complaints (抱怨) with the bank. It is a pleasant job. The bank manager told me that my future was excellent (杰出的).”

　　“Then why do you want to leave?” I asked.

　　“It's the money,” Henry said.

　　“But you are getting a good salary (工资),” I answered.

　　“I don't mean that,” Henry said. “What do I do in the bank? Well, at the moment all I do is to count money. I find it very depressing (压抑).”

　　“What is depressing about counting money?” I asked.

　　“You don't understand,” Henry answered. “I enjoy counting my own money, but I hate counting other people's!

(1) The writer wanted to know ________.

[　　]

A．why his brother did in the bank

B．how long his brother had worked at the bank

C．why his brother had decided to leave the bank

D．when his brother would become a bank manager

(2) His brother did not enjoy ________.

[　　]

A．working in a pleasant place

B．keeping happy hours

C．getting a good salary

D．counting other people's money

(3) In the sentence “You should reconsider your decision”, “reconsider” means ________.

[　　]

(4) From what the writer said we know that the bank paid his brother ________ for his work.

[　　]

A．quite a lot of money

B．as much money as the manager's

C．no money

D．not much money

(5) The best title (题目) for this story is ________.

[　　]

根据文章意思，首字母填空

Do you have any hobbies? If students don’t have any interest e___1.___ school work, they may become boring people. And that can influence their studies.

Studying without relaxing isn’t good for health. We can’t get good g___2.__ if we have bad health. We should do something we like. Some people like singing, taking photos and drawing p__3.__. Other people prefer collecting stamps, reading or shopping. I have a few hobbies, but my f___4.__ is collecting stamps. I like it best because I can learn a lot from stamps.

Some people collect stamps because they can m___5.__ money from the stamps. But I am just i___6.___ in collecting them and enjoy looking at them when I am free.

Stamp collecting is becoming more and more p___7.___ all over the world. I know an Australian boy and a French girl through the Internet. They both like collecting stamps. We show stamps to each other o___8.__. That is cool.

Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.
The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”
This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!
The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote. “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I'm shy and can’t speak to her. What should I do?”
When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a talk. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.
The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I write them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”
Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you’re  shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?
【小题1】How many basic questions do the students often ask?

Dear Linda,

I'm glad to hear from you and I would like to be your pen friend. In your letter, you said you wanted to know something about my school life(生活).

I walk to school at 7:30 every morning because the school is near our house. When I get to school at about 7:45, I often do the cleaning with my classmates. After that we do some reading for half an hour. We have four lessons in the morning. I often have my lunch at 12:00 at school. We usually have two lessons in the afternoon. The school is over at about 5:00 and then I go home.

My favorite subject is Chinese. I like all the teachers because they are friendly. I am keen on sports and I enjoy playing football best. I'm a member of our school football team. What about your school life?

Best wishes!

Dick

1.It often takes Dick about _____ to walk to school every morning.

2.After Dick gets to school, he _____ first.

3.How many classes does Dick usually have in a day?

4.How does Dick probably(可能地) go home?

5.From the passage，we know that_____ .

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Reading is an activity people enjoy a lot in their free time.
Some like reading newspapers and o__【小题1】_ enjoy books. My f_【小题2】___ books are those about the lives of great people. Reading them always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my o__【小题3】_ life better.
Great people are famous not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up w__【小题4】__ their life was difficult. They tried to use e__【小题5】__ chance to change their life and to make the world better.
One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has m_【小题6】___ the world into a small village. Hard work, not good luck, was the r__【小题7】__ why the Wright Brothers could invent this machine and become great people. Today we will remember them when we see planes f__【小题8】__in the sky.
Whenever I read s__【小题9】_ about great people, I always learn a lot from them and they encourage me. This is w__【小题10】___ I enjoy reading great people's lives.