My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up（哽咽）and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son, but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was silence on the other and of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.

　　Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent –– teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

1.Which of the following has the similar meaning as the underlined word “withdrawn” in the  first paragraph?

2.There was silence on the other end of the line because _ _________.

3.Who was it that telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

4.From the passage we can learn that _____________.

1.If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ______.

2.The programme of ___ will let you know much about western countries.

3. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is ____.

4.“Modern English”is a programme that ____.

5.The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week.

1. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ______.

2. The programme of ___ will let you know much about western countries.

3. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is

4. “Modern English”is a programme that ____.

5. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week.

"We're going to move," Jimmy said to Mr. James，her teacher, with tears(眼泪) in her eyes. "Dad lost his job and now we don't have enough money to live in our house." Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmy's talk with Mr.James.

　　In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, "I've got something to tell you about Jimmy." As she started to tell Carol about Jimmy's dad, several other classmates stopped to listen. Pam felt bad telling what she had heard but she went on anyway.

　　After school, Pam saw some of her classmates talking to Jimmy. "Where does your dad work?" one of the boys asked. Jimmy's face turned red. She left without answering. Pam felt terrible, because she didn't mean to hurt Jimmy. And she hadn't thought that some of the classmates would make jokes and laugh at Jimmy about her father's losing the job. Pam didn't know what she could do to help Jimmy.

1.The story wants to tell us ____.

A.It's difficult to move away     

B. girls don't like to talk to boys

C.student's report to the teacher　　

D.secrets are hard to keep

2.Jimmy’s family had to move because ____.

A.her father lost his job　　　　　　　

B.they had a better place to live in

C.her classmates were not kind enough　

D.her father changed his job

3.Jimmy's face turning red show that she didn't ____.

A.feel well enough                  B.know the answer　

C.want to talk about her father         D.want to leave others

4.Pam felt very sorry ____.

A.and wanted to do something for Jimmy　　

B.but went to laugh at Jimmy

C.so she stopped to listen to others　　   

D.and left without answering

5.The whole story happened ____.

A.in class 　B.during and after school　C. at Mr.James's office 　D.in the lunchroom

"Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else can make you happier," the researchers from a team at the University（大学）of British Columbia and Harvard Business School reported.

    Their experiments on 600 volunteers in the US showed people were feeling happier when they spent money on others.

    The team asked their 600 volunteers about their income（收入），their daily costs, gifts for others and donations to charity. "No matter how much money each person made, those who spent money on others could get greater happiness than those who spent money only on themselves," Dunn said.

     Dunn's team also surveyed 16 workers at a company in Boston after they received an award of between $3,000 and $8,000. "Of course they felt happy after receiving the awards," they wrote in their report. "But when they gave the people in need $5, they were happier."

     "The findings showed that as little as $5 could be enough to produce happiness on a whole day," Dunn said.

1. There were ______ people in all who took part in the experiments.

2.The underlined word "experiments" means ______ in Chinese.

    A. 会议　　　　　　B. 表演             C. 实验             D. 化验

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

    A. Money is not important for people.

    B. Money really can "buy" happiness if you spend it on others.

    C. We should try our best to give our money to more people in need.

    D. Spend all the money on others and you'll feel happier.