Brian went to junior high school in Portland, Oregon．He was very small, and he wasn’t strong．He didn’t play on any sports teams, and he didn’t have many friends．On weekends, Brian usually stayed at home．

“You should go to the park and play,” his mother suggested．

“That’s all right．” he answered．”I’ll just stay here．”

Brian had all interesting hobby．He loved to play the flute（笛）．He often sat under a tree in his backyard．There, he played his instrument（压器）, while birds and squirrels kept him company（同伴）．Brian never took music lessons, but he was a very good flute player．After he had heard a song once, he could play it．Sometimes, he played famous songs from the radio．

He also made up his own songs．

One day, Brian was playing his flute as he walked home from school．Some of his classmates were listening．

“Hey, I know that song,” one girl said．

“Yeah,” a tall boy said．“It’s by Backstreet Boys．”

“How did you learn that?” a big boy asked Brian．

“I taught myself,” Brian answered．

“Wow, that’s cool!” the big boy said．“Can you play any songs by Ricky Martin?”

“Sure,” Brian said．

That day, Brian made many new friends．Soon, all his classmates knew about his special skill．He even gave a concert at the school．Brian wasn’t lonely anymore．In fact, he felt great about himself．

1．What is the main idea?

A．A hobby can help you make friends．

B．Brian’s friend learns to play flute．

C．It is not easy to play the flute．

D．Sometimes music is better than friends．

2．What did Brian look like?

      A．He was very tall．                                   B．He was very small．

      C．He was very fat．                                      D．He was very strong．

3．Where did Brian like to play his instrument?

A．At schoo1．                                             B．In his backyard．

C．In his room．                                            D．At his friend’s home．

4．Who heard Brian playing?

A．His teacher．                                            B．His sister．

C．His father．                                               D．His classmates．

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Brian made some new friends．                 B．Brian was always lonely．

C．Brian hated trees．                                  B．Brian took music lessons．

Mrs. Thompson, a school teacher, told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t get along well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy bought her a present, too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水).
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom used to.” After the children left she cried for an hour. On that very day, she stopped being busy teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to care more about the children.
Mrs. Thompson paid more attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of Grade 6, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.(医学博士).
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard said, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel good about myself and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, said, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
【小题1】What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

Mrs. Thompson，a school teacher，told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same．But that was a lie．There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard．He didn't get along well with the other children and he always needs a bath．She did not like him．

    Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was a very good boy before the death of his mother．Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself．She felt even worse when，like all her other students，Teddy bought her a present，too．It was his mother's perfume(香水)．

    Teddy said，"Mrs. Thompson，today you smell just my mom used to．" After the children left she cried for an hour．On that very day，she stopped being busy teaching , reading, writing and math．Instead，she began to care more about the children．

    Mrs. Thompson paid more attention to Teddy．The more she encouraged him，the faster he improved．By the end of Grade 6，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．

    Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy．He wrote that he had finished high school， and she was still the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life．He went to college．Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed，Theodore F. Stoddard，M.D.(医学博上)．

    The story doesn't end there．On his wedding day，Dr. Stoddard said，"Thank you，Mrs. Thompson，for believing in me．You made me feel good about myself and showed me that I could make a difference."

    Mrs. Thompson，with tears in her eyes，said "Teddy，you have it all wrong．You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference．I didn't know how to teach until I met you．"

81. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A．She made Teddy feel sad．  B．She told the class something untrue about herself．

C．She changed Teddy's seat to the front row．

D．She asked the children to play with Teddy．

82. Why didn't Teddy get along well with the other children?

A．He always needed a bath．   B．Mrs. Thompson did not like him．

C．He felt lonely without his mother．  D．He didn't enjoy playing with others．

83. What does the underlined sentence "Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself" mean?

A．Mrs. Thompson was pleased with what she had done．

B．Mrs. Thompson was angry with the boy's mother．

C．Mrs. Thompson was surprised that the boy's mother was gone．

D．Mrs. Thompson was very sorry because she didn't like the child before．

84. Which of the following is NOT true according to the reading?

A．Mrs. Thompson gave Teddy Stoddard motherly care and encouragement．

B．Teddy had probably become a doctor before he got married．

C．Mrs. Thompson agreed with Teddy that she had made a difference in his life．

D．Teddy thought all the time Mrs. Thompson was the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life．

85. Which of the following can be the best title for the reading?

A．Friendship between a Student and His Teacher    B．Not a Really Good Teacher

C．A Clever Student                            D．Making a Difference