Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?"

Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse."

Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."

"Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!"

"Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."

1.When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because                      ____.

2."I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.

3.After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.

4.Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?

5.From the story we know that ____.

This is a story from a meeting held by some people and two things in nature. We call it the Four-Sided Talk. Let’s “listen to” everyone carefully and find out what they think.

People: We have lived on the earth since ancient times. The earth is our home. Now we regret what we have done to our home!

1.What’s the United Nations’ decision in the Four-Sided Talk?

A. Set an Earth Day.????????????? ??????????

B. Find out what is making the pollution.

C. Hold an international meeting.??????

D. Protect and love the earth.

2.What doesn't the old tree tell us?

A. He’s afraid to be cut down some day.

B. The trees have the longest lives in the world.

C. Over-cutting teaches people a lesson.

D. People are destroying the natural environment.

3.What will people do according to the passage?

① Over-use the resources.? ② Beautify the earth.

③ Start a global group.??? ④ Protect the earth.

A. ①④????????? B. ②③??????? C. ①③????????????? ?? ???? D. ②④

Wonder why you can get angry so easily while your friend smiles all the time? It’s probably because you both have different personalities(个性).

Personality is also about how people think, behave, and react (反应) to everything around them from day to day.

So what makes people think and behave in certain ways?

Part of the reason is that people are born like this. A baby gets its blood type, genes (基因) and other physical things when it’s still inside its mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be like.

But one’s personality doesn’t stop here. Family life, school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible to change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better. Don’t get too worried about your shortcomings (缺点). Just accept them. This is a good way to start making changes.

If you don’t know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you’re too shy? Tell yourself to smile at people. Start talking to people using warm greetings.

Don’t give yourself a hard time about it all. It’s not easy to change lifelong habits in one night. Keep working at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you!

1.Personality is about the following except        .

A．how you behave

B．what you look like

C．how you react to something

D．how you think about something

2.We know that         from the passage.

A．people are born the way they’ll always be

B．a person can try to change his/her personality

C．personality decides what a person looks like

D．blood type decides what a person will be like

3.From the last two paragraphs, we learn that         .

A．a shy person can’t make many friends

B．you can work hard to improve yourself

C．everyone can change him- or herself in life

D．there is no way to change your lifelong habits

Jack went to a barber’s shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not (1)_h_______ with the result. When his friend Bob saw him, he (2)l_______ and said, “What happened to your hair, Jack?”

Jack said, “I tried a new barber’s shop today, because I wasn’t quite satisfied with the (3)o_______ one, but this one seems even (4)w_______.”

Bob agreed. “Yes. I think you are right, Jack. Now I’ll tell you (5) w_______ to do when you go into a barber’s shop (6)n_______ time. Look at the barber’s hair, find out whose hair (7)l_______ worst, and then go straight to him.”

“Why shall I go to him?” Jack asked, “But that would be foolish.”

“Oh, no, it wouldn’t.” said Bob. “Who cut that man’s (8)h_______? Just think it over. He couldn’t cut it (9)h_______, could he? One of the (10)o_______ barbers cut it. So you know he can’t be the worst barber.”