He may be still young, but he may surprise you! If you ask around, many would say that Jay Chou has become the real king of the m_  【小题1】 __ world. As a child, Jay Chou was never good at his l_ 【小题2】__, and when he didn’t get into any college, a lot of people said that he would not have a good f_ 【小题3】 __. His mum always  w_ 【小题4】 __ about his future, but he never did. Growing up in a single-parent family, Jay f_【小题5】 _ lonely. Without many friends, he had a habit of daydreaming, dreaming into his world of music. So how did Jay get into music? A_ 【小题6】__ the age of three, he started to learn to p_ 【小题7】 __ the piano. His mother always m_ 【小题8】 __ sure he practiced hard. Later, he started out as a song writer.
Jay’s songs are very moving. His s__【小题9】 _ “Dad, I am back”, is about a broken family. “I heard that after war（战争） there is peace（和平）. Why do I always see my dad beating my mum? Since I was y__【小题10】  _, you have told me to learn from you, use you as a model. So much pretense（虚伪）. How do you expect me to be like you!”

A new term has begun. Teachers are  41  about the fact that new students are not easy to deal with. They like to bring cell phones and MP3 players to school. What is worse , some students even use cell phones  42  out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some  43  students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.

Are these new students really that  44  ? “Yes.” Says Delaney Kirk, a professor（教授） at Drake University. But she adds it’s not their fault. 45 , the teachers should be blamed(责备). Mrs Kirk first began thinking about students’ manners six years ago. “I had my first class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well had nothing to do with them.” She says. “At first, I got worried about this.” But then I said to  46 , “You’re giving lessons, and you need to manage this kind of situation. These students need to know more about manners. It’s time to help them develop some good  47 . They shouldn’t waste time doing nothing when they are young. Sooner or later, they may regret(后悔) the time they  48 .”

Mrs Kirk also makes a list of suggestions to help teachers better manage（驾驭） their classes. The following are among her suggestions:

l  On the first day of class, tell students how they will benefit(受益)by taking the class and the importance  49  listening carefully in class.

l  Do not allow them to bring cellphones or MP3 players to the class at all.

l  Tell them 50 to use cell phones or MP3 players properly(适当地)..

1. A. excited          B. worried        C. surprised       D. interested

2.A. do              B. doing         C. to do           D. did

3.A. other            B. the other       C. others          D. another

4.A. rude            B. polite          C. friendly         D. bored

5.A. Such as         B. For example     C. Instead of       D. Instead

6.A. me             B. myself         C. I               D. mine

7.A. ideas           B. speeches        C. habits           D. classes

8.A. had wasted      B. waste           C. have wasted      D. will waste

9.A. on             B. of              C. at              D. by

10.A. how           B. what            C. when            D. where

When I was about 12 years old， I really wanted a new bike！ I __36__ my parents my birthday wish，but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike， __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink， old and worn with age. It was so __41__！ I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it， feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile， rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__.

As time went by， I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love， it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember， a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars， or even more.

1.A. talked     B. spoke            C. said             D. told

2. A. hardly        B. quickly          C. slowly           D. easily

3.. A. guitar       B. gift             C. cake         D. card

4.A. rushed         B. rode         C. climbed     D. came

5.A. and            B. or           C. but         D. because

6.A.exciting    B.interesting       C. relaxing    D. disappointing

7. A. liked         B. hated            C. hurt             D. thanked

8.A. on             B. in          C. at           D. for

9. A. got in        B. got on           C. got off          D. got up

10. A. surprised   B. excited          C. happy        D. bad

11. A. look ahead   B. look back    C. come up      D. come down

12. A. anything     B. nothing     C. something   D. everything

13.A. love          B. money            C. friendship       D. knowledge

14.A. idea          B. news         C. advice      D. story

15.A. spends   B. costs            C. pays        D. offers

Sometimes I really doubt (怀疑) whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to make money in order to pay for my brother's education and mine. They don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. For them, “I love you” is too difficult to say. Even sending flowers to each other on some special days is hardly ever seen.

One day, my mother was repairing a quilt. I silently sat beside her and looked at her. “Mom, may I ask you a question?” I said. “What?” she replied, still doing her work. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. My mother stopped her work and looked at me in surprise. She didn't answer my question at once. Then, she bowed her head and continued to do her work.

I was afraid that I had hurt her feelings. I felt so embarrassed that I didn't know what to do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“ Look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of the time, it hides in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there."

I couldn't understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. The doctor had said my father would recover in two months. But after two months he still couldn't walk by himself. All of us were worried about him. "Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't worry about me." he said gently. "To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life." Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

1.Why does the writer doubt the love of her parents?

A. Because they hardly meet each other.

B. Because they hardly speak to each other.

C. Because they often argue with each other.

D. Because they hardly express their love.

2.How did the writer feel after she asked her mom the question?

A. Embarrassed.B. Excited. C. Angry. D. Bored.

3.What does the underlined word "durable" mean in Chinese?

A. 好看的B. 廉价的 C. 耐用的D. .昂贵的

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

A. The writer understood her mum’s words at once.

B. After two months from the hospital, Susan’s father could walk by himself.

C. The writer’s parents didn’t love each other.

D. Love is there, no matter whether you say it or not

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. My Parents B. Love is Just a Thread

C. How to Find Love D. Where to Find Love

---Can I borrow your dictionary? I _______ mine at home.?

? --- OK. Here you are.

A. leave????????? B. will leave?????? C. have left?????? D. was left