阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I really only meant it as a joke. I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.

My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹嘘) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download the newest  1  off the Internet. "Then he  2  everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really  3  .

4 class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV. The rest of us didn't have a phone like 5   , so we had to crowd(拥挤) around him. I was just trying to see the screen,   6  there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous.

But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk. 7noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My   8  was to give it back to him the next day. I 9 wanted to see his reaction (反应). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.

But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very  10 and almost mad. He started accusing (指责) different people of  11  his phone, but I had it in my  12 the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate   13   Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They 14  got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to  15 ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?

1 A. ads                B. songs                             C. films                       D. games

2 A. gave                     B. showed                   C. lent                         D. asked

3 A. good                     B. bad                         C. noisy                       D. unclear

4 A. After                     B. During                     C. In                           D. From

5 A. hers                      B. ours                        C. his                          D. theirs

6 A. and                B. but                          C. then                        D. so

7 A. Everybody            B. Somebody                      C. Anybody                  D. Nobody

8 A. plan                      B. suggestion                      C. dream                     D. action

9 A. always                  B. hardly                      C. just                         D. sometimes

10 A. happy                 B. quiet                        C. sad                         D. angry

11 A. losing                  B. stealing                    C. playing                    D. using

12 A. desk                   B. hand                        C. bag                         D. pocket

13 A. if                        B. because                   C. until                        D. though

14 A. both                    B. all                           C. neither                     D. none

15 A. say                     B. take                         C. see                          D. do

 What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Come on, we need something new! Let’s see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time!

Mess around with Dress-up

Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you can get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school, you can play dress-up. See if you can make yourself into a doctor, or a cowboy, or even a spaceman! Use glitter paint and old material to decorate the clothes the way you like them.

If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family! Let your imagination run wild!

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Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren’t in your class? You can get both of them in clubs. In other countries’ schools, there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join. There is French club, student government, theatre, choir (合唱队) and photography club.

Take photography club as an example. One may learn all the necessary skills about taking photos. For example, you will learn how to choose a camera, how to use the light and how to develop pictures. Sounds cool, right?

But that’s not all. One can also make a lot of friends in clubs. It’s always good to enjoy your spare time with friends, isn’t it?

1  What is the best title for   ①  ?

         A. Start a club                                         B. Learn a club

         C. An important club                                D. A photography club

2  From the first paragraph we know ______.

         A. foreign kids don’t like watching TV                    

B. Chinese kids like playing football with foreign kids

C. playing football is not popular with foreign kids

D. foreign kids have some different ways to spend their free time

3  When you join a photography club, you CANNOT ______.

        A. enjoy your free time                              B. get a camera for free

        C. make some new friends                         D. learn to take pictures

4  The text mainly talks about ______.

        A. how to take a good picture                            B. how to join a photography club

        C. after-class activities in foreign countries  D. putting on a show in foreign schools

I really only meant it as a joke. I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.

My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹嘘) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download the newest   off the Internet. "Then he   everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really    .

class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV. The rest of us didn't have a phone like  , so we had to crowd(拥挤) around him. I was just trying to see the screen,     there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous.

But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk.       noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My    was to give it back to him the next day. I   wanted to see his reaction (反应). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.

But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very   and almost mad. He started accusing (指责) different people of   his phone, but I had it in my    the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate    Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They   got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to    ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?

1.A. ads                          B. songs                                 C. films                                 D. games

2.A. gave                             B. showed                           C. lent                                  D. asked

3.A. good                             B. bad                                   C. noisy                                D. unclear

4.A. After                            B. During                             C. In                                      D. From

5.A. hers                    B. ours                                 C. his                                    D. theirs

6.A. and                          B. but                                     C. then                                 D. so

7.A. Everybody                   B. Somebody                      C. Anybody                         D. Nobody

8.A. plan                         B. suggestion                        C. dream                    D. action

9.A. always                          B. hardly                     C. just                                   D. sometimes

10.A. happy                        B. quiet                                C. sad                                   D. angry

11.A. losing                         B. stealing                            C. playing                             D. using

12.A. desk                           B. hand                                C. bag                                   D. pocket

13.A. if                                 B. because                          C. until                                 D. though

14.A. both                           B. all                                     C. neither                            D. none

15.A. say                    B. take                                  C. see                                   D. do