Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
l Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.
l Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
l Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
l Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.
l Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
l Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.
l Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
【小题1】 Why do we need friends according to the passage? __________.

A．Friends can do everything for us	B．Friends can bring us happiness
C．Friends accept our ideas all the time	D．Without friends, we could not live

【小题2】 What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?_________.
A. To help others                      B. To smile to others
C To get on with others                 D. To listen to others’ complaints
【小题3】 Which of the following shows a sense of humour?_____________.

A．Opening the door for someone

B．Complaining to others all the time

C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness

D．Finding someone who will understand us

【小题4】 How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making friends? ___________.

A．Five

B．Seven

C．Nine

D．Eleven

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.

Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.

If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.

Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.

Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.

Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.

Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.

Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.

Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.

1.Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A．Friends can do everything for us.           B．Friends can bring us happiness.

C．Friends accept our ideas all the time.        D．Without friends, we could not live.

2.What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

A．To help others.                         B．To smile to others.

C．To get on with others.                    D．To listen to others’ complaints.

3.Which of the following shows a sense of humour?

A．Opening the door for someone.            B．Complaining to others all the time.

C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.     D．Finding someone who will understand us.

4.How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making friends?

A．Five.             B．Seven.            C．Nine.             D．Eleven.

 

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too _26_ to do any housework that morning, _27_ in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. What she __28_ was a terrible genie（妖怪）and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on. __29__ the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out __30__ it would be comfortable to wear.
　　Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a __31_ at the door. She thought that it __32 be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she _33__ to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to _34__ the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly __35_ in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards  _36_ that it was the man from the electricity board（供电局）who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It's only __37_! It is not __38_ for you to be __39_ !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away, __40__ the door behind him with great force and noise.

【小题1】

A．angry B．ready C．frightened D．excited

【小题2】

A．for B．but C．so D．and

【小题3】

A．wanted to see B．wanted to play C．was afraid to see D．was afraid to play

【小题4】

A．Though B．But C．And D．If

【小题5】

A．that B．how C．whether D．when

【小题6】

A．knock B．voice C．man D．baker

【小题7】

A．may B．must C．wouldn't D．couldn't

【小题8】

A．not B．had C．tried D．failed

【小题9】

A．see B．frighten C．help D．scold

【小题10】

A．went B．lay C．appeared D．hid

【小题11】

A．thought B．wondered C．imagined D．realized

【小题12】

A．me B．you C．game D．play

【小题13】

A．good B．necessary C．late D．early

【小题14】

A．off B．here C．afraid D．sorry

【小题15】

A．pushed B．locking C．knocking D．shutting

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry. One morning, he got up very  31  because his clock stopped. He 32  to shave （刮脸） quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got  blood （血） all over his 33 , so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean 34  ironing （熨） .While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water 35 and showed the man out, he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he  36 he couldn’t go to work by bus. He  37  for a taxi to take him to work, the taxi arrived and Harry 38  in. In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman  39  a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When  Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman 40  to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was  41  till 3 p.m.  42 the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived  43 the office at about 4 p.m., his boss  44  a look at him and told him to find  45 job.

1.                A．early           B．late            C．worriedly D．fast

 

2.                A．tried           B．hoped          C．wished   D．wanted

 

3.                A．coat           B．sweater         C．jacket    D．shirt

 

4.                A．need          B．needed         C．needing  D．to need

 

5.                A．money         B．change         C．bill  D．pay

 

6.                A．wondered      B．thought         C．believed  D．decided

 

7.                A．looked         B．wished         C．waited   D．telephoned

 

8.                A．got            B．sat             C．came D．entered

 

9.                A．by             B．with           C．in   D．through

 

10.               A．seemed        B．said           C．happened D．appeared

 

11.               A．stopped        B．caught         C．left   D．kept

 

12.               A．At last          B．In the last       C．At the end D．By the end

 

13.               A．at             B．in             C．to    D．from

 

14.               A．took           B．gave           C．showed   D．has

 

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

 

 

At lunchtime, Bonnie and Ruth sat together like they always did at school. Ruth and Bonnie were best friends and best friends always sat together for lunch. They  1  sandwiches, cupcakes and almost everything.

But today things were   2  . Bonnie looked upset, and Ruth did not know why. “Why are you sad today, Bonnie?” Ruth asked. “Because my daddy    3  his job yesterday,” she said. “And we may have to move. My mom and dad are very unhappy and they always argue. I am   4 . What is going to happen to us?”

Bonnie’s news made Ruth very sad, too. What would school be like   5  Bonnie? What could she do to help her friend? When Ruth went home she told her mom the bad   6 .

“What can I do to help?” she asked.

“I’m not sure, Ruth,” said her mother sadly.

Ruth thought and thought. She thought while she ate supper and she thought while she did homework. She even thought when she brushed her teeth before going to bed.

“What can I do?” she  7 .

The next day was Saturday and Ruth woke up very early. She dressed and ate a quick breakfast,  8  went to find her friends. They all decided to    9  together to help Bonnie. They pulled weeds, played with babies and walked dogs. They even put on a Talent show in Ruth’s backyard. All the adults paid one dollar to watch the   10  sing and dance and do magic tricks. After the performance, the children   11 their money. They had made three hundred dollars! Ruth’s mom took them to the grocery store and they bought food, soap, paper towels, and all kinds of things that a person might need.

When they left the store they went to Bonnie’s house and each of the children   12  carried a bag to the door, rang the doorbell and ran away quickly. They had so much fun with   13  secret surprise! They knew it would make Bonnie very happy.

Ruth felt happy too,   14 she had helped her friend. She knew it wasn’t much, but all she needed to do was to show her friend that she cared   15 . I think Bonnie got the message, don’t you?

1.                A．found          B．cooked         C．shared   D．bought

 

2.                A．same          B．good           C．right D．different

 

3.                A．changed        B．lost            C．enjoyed  D．got

 

4.                A．worried        B．lonely          C．disappointed   D．surprised

 

5.                A．to             B．with           C．for  D．without

 

6.                A．story           B．result          C．news D．report

 

7.                A．dreamt         B．answered       C．talked    D．wondered

 

8.                A．so             B．then           C．after D．before

 

9.                A．work           B．study           C．help D．think

 

10.               A．parents        B．actors          C．students   D．children

 

11.               A．counted        B．saved          C．sent D．spent

 

12.               A．slowly          B．quietly         C．seriously  D．patiently

 

13.               A．their           B．his            C．her   D．its

 

14.               A．though         B．and            C．because of D．because

 

15.               A．helped         B．cared          C．understood D．realized