Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy ? and shoes. But the story is not so easy.

?? ‘Mum, I want this pair of shoes!’

‘Dear! Those are 900yuan!That is too ? ? !’

‘But all the boys in my class wear this brand!’

So the real story is :Kids? ? ? to catch up with fashion.

Chinese students ?? uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but ???? know the differences. The ‘rich ’kids wear amazing watches, ride ??? and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to ????? kids .The everyone else wants them ,too. For example, some ‘rich’ kids use pencil box that? ?? 1,000yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer(温度计)，a compass, a music box and even games in it! But think about it: Do you really need ?? ? a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ???? a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意)you。

As for these ‘rich’ kids, they are not rich at all.? ?? ? parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage now,? ?? it won’t last forever. If you want to show off ?? money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard .You will get a great job in the future.

Parents should also learn ?? to refuse their kids’ demands. They should ?? ? their kids: As students, what is really important is not school fation but good grades.

1.A. pictures?? B.school things?? C. computer games? D.food and drinks

2.A.expensive?? B.cheap???????? C. ugly?????????? D.nice

3.A.hate?????? B.give up??????? C.want????????? D.get

4.A.put on???? B.take off??????? C.buy?????????? D.wear

5.A.kids?????? B.fathers??????? C.mothers??????? D. people

6.A.cars?????? B.bicycles?????? C.MP5s????????? D.CDs

7.A.another??? B.the others????? C.others????????? D.other

8.A.pays????? B.costs????????? C.spends????????? D.buys

9.A.so??????? B.such????????? C.as????????????? D.like

10.A.and??????? B.but???????? C.or????????? D.though

11.A.His?????? B.Her???????? C.Their?????????? D.Your

12.A.but?????? B.because????? C.if????????????? D.for

13.A.how many? B.how much? C.how long???? D.how often

14.A.how????? B.what?????? C.why???????? D.where

15.A.say?????? B.talk??????? C.says???????? D.tell

Two young men, one was a prisoner while the other was a famous official from the White House, both told a story about how their mothers give apples to them.

The story from the prisoner:

When I was young, one day my mother brought several apples, among which there was a biggest red one that I really wanted to get. My mum put all the apples on the table and asked us, “Which do you like?” I was about to say “the biggest one” while my brother took one step ahead and said what I wanted to say. My mum said angrily, “A good child should give the best to others instead of being self-centered.” I learnt a quick lesson and said, “Mum, give me the smallest one. The biggest one should be left for my brother!” Hearing my words, she felt more than happy and gave the biggest apple to me as a reward.

I told a lie but I got what I wanted! Since then, I learnt to lie. Later, I learnt to fight, steal and rob. I would try all means to get what I wanted. Then later I was put behind bars.

The story from the White House:

When I was young, one day my mum brought several apples of different colors and sizes. Both my two younger brothers and I wanted the biggest one. My mum picked up the biggest apple and said, “It is good to get the biggest apple. Now let’s start a competition. I will divide the lawn (草坪)in front of our house into three parts, one for each. Who could do the job best and fastest would be rewarded with the biggest apple.” I won the apple finally. 

1. Which does the writer want to tell us MOST?

A. Each mother loves her kids.. 

B. Mother’s education is very important. 

C. The earlier education starts, the better result there will be.

D. No pains, no gains.

2.How did the “prisoner” get the biggest apple?

A. By working for the family.          

B. By competing with his brother.

C. By doing the best job.               

D. By cheating his mother.

3. What does the underlined phrase “put behind bars” probably mean?

A. 受批评           B.进监狱          C.受挫折         D.受惩罚

4.It can be inferred from the passage that          .

A. the official was very honest when he was young.

B. the prisoner’s mother taught him how to tell lies.

C. the official learned that what he wanted needed to pay for the same effort.

D. it was his mother who had him break laws.

5.What is the writer probably going to write next?

A. Scientific methods of giving apples.      

B. The importance of mother’s education.

C. Another story about of giving apples.     

D. School education.

Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.

The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me.

Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby in different seasons.

She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy.

“I said ‘That’s not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he’s going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Hug(拥抱)him! And she started to do that. They just want a little hugging and a little love. And it works!” Delores Clemens said.

Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. “I’m doing something for them that never has been done for them before.”

In class, with her baby son, is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in looking for a safer life.

“Did you go to high school?”

“Yes.”

“Did you graduate?”

“No, I didn’t. I was in my last year and then, I got pregnant(怀孕)and I got lazy.”

“You look like you are willing to accept responsibility(责任)for that.”

“Yes, I am, and I would like to finish.”

Some teenage mothers wish they themselves could be children again. 18-year-old Placida knows that feeling. “Because you have to get up every two hours in the middle of the night, and you can’t go out and say ‘I am going to buy this for myself.’ No. I have to buy pampers, clothes and food. So now it’s two. So it’s very hard.” Placida said.

1.What did Natasha want to finish high school for?

A．To bring her high school life to an end.

B．To accept the responsibility to look after her baby.

C．To stop the chatting with Adam.

D．To end the relationship with her boyfriend.

2.From what Placida said, we know that she thinks _______.

A．looking after a baby needs love

B．having a baby costs more

C．being a mom is hard

D．loving comes from responsibility

3.The passage is mainly about _______.

A．a class where teen parents are looked after

B．a class where parents are teaching their children

C．a class where homeless mothers learn to find a job

D．a class where teens learn mothering and are mothered