Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.
One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vallina had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent(沉默), but Vallina didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for me paper, but couldn’t find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her when she was being so nice. I wanted to hug （拥抱）her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends.
【小题1】The sentences “ But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.” Really means _________.

Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.

One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vallina had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent(沉默), but Vallina didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for me paper, but couldn’t find it.

In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her when she was being so nice. I wanted to hug （拥抱）her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends.

1.The sentences “ But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.” Really means _________.

A．she doesn’t want others to see her eyes

B．there is something wrong with her eyes

C．she likes to wear dark glasses

D．she is often shy

2.The writer felt sad because ________ in the Chinese test.

A．she got a good mark

B．Vanilla had done better than her

C．she didn’t have a good mark

D．the teacher was angry with her

3.Vanilla really came to the writer to _______.

A．make fun of her

B．find out what had happened to her

C．help her

D．show her the right answers

4.Vanilla left the writer because she __________.

A．wanted to write the right answers for the writer

B．didn’t know what to do to help her friend

C．was angry with the writer

D．wanted to go home for lunch

5.Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as “make fun of”?

A．Saying “hello” to.

B．Seeing me off.

C．Laughing at.

D．Looking after.

    Parents are the closest people to you in the world．They love you just because you are their child．And they would do everything for you．

    Like many middle school students，Zhuang Shuxia has a problem．  She said，“I really want to be my Daddy’s little girl”．But it seems that he just doesn’t understand me．He talks at me and doesn’t listen to me．

    Do you and vour parents also have the problem like this?

    May 15 is the International Day of Families．People around the world give thanks for good things about their families and world on family problems．Why don’t you all take and have a talk on that day?

    A report last vear showed that among 2000 Beijing families，about 1500 students had the same problem as Zhang．The children，12 to 15 years old，didn’t like talking with their parents much．They weren’t happy at home．

    Of course, lots of children feel that way．But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends．Here are some ways to have a good talk with them：

    Find a good time to talk，for example，when you’re eating dinner，going out for a walk or watching TV．

    Tell them something you’re interested in，or ask them about their lives when they were young．They love to talk about them!

    Listen to them carefully，and look them in the eye．

    Be honest．Your parents will trust you more．And a trusting family is a happy family．

1．When you have problems with your parents，you should         ．

    A．have a good talk with them         B．stay at home

    C．do what vou are interested in         D．say nothing

2．In the text the writer gives         ways to talk with parents．

    A．two       B．three             C．four or more   D．one

3．Many students don’t feel happy at home because        

    A．they don’t like talking                 B．their parents don’t understand them.

    C．they like watching TV                  D．they have to study

4．Does Zhang Shuxia’s father understand her?              ．

    A．Yes．he does  B．No，he doesn’t  C．I don’t know      D．Never

5．Which of the four setences is TURE according to the text?         ．

    A．On May 15 people talk and work on family problems．

    B．Some children have problems while their parents don’t．

    C．Most students，12 to 15 years old，like talking with their parents．

    D．The children，12 to 15 years old are happy at home．

She is a beautiful red-haired girl. She has been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. It was 1 outside. We all stood there under the  2  , just outside the door.
Her voice was so sweet that it  3  the dull (沉闷的) surroundings (环境). “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.
“What?” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain!” she repeated.
“No, honey. We’ll wait  4   it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.
This young child waited about another  5   and repeated: “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she  6   her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were  7  to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through  8  !”
The crowd became   9 . Nothing could be heard but the rain. No one came or left in the next few minutes.
Mom thought for a moment about what she would say. “Honey, you are right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we’ll just need to get a wash.” Mom said.
Then off they ran. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and through the puddles(水坑). They held their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through. But they were  10  by a few who laughed like children all the way to their cars.
People can take away your money and health. But no one can ever take away your memories… So don’t forget to make time to make memories every day.