Something was crying outside. So I went out to see what was happening. A big cat sat by the door. It must run for a long time as it looked tired and dirty. I let it in my house and took out some food; this poor cat ate all, but still looked starving…, so I got my own cats’ fish, and the cat ate that too!

My five-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter were interested in the cat. They bathed (给……洗澡) it and fed it more food. They wanted to keep it. But I didn’t agree. It was not because I didn’t love it. We already had 2 cats and 2 dogs and our house was not big enough to keep more. Another reason was that I thought maybe it got lost. And its owner (主人) must be worried about it. Then I posted notices all over the town in the hope of finding its home. I also bought an ad (广告)time on a radio station. Three weeks passed, but there was no response (答复).

Finally, I decided to keep the cat. Our house was small, but I would take good care of it as possible as I could.??

1.What did the cat look like when it came to the writer’s home?

A. Tired but beautiful.??????????????? B. Cute and clean.

C. Dirty but lovely.?????????????????? D. Tired and dirty.

2.Why didn’t the writer agree to keep the cat?

A.? The children liked to hit the cat.????????? B. The cat was too small.

C. He wanted to help the cat find its owner.? D. He didn’t like it.

3.What does the underlined word“starving”mean in Chinese？

A.? 饥饿的????????? B. 忧郁的???????? C. 恐惧的???????? D.沮丧的

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. At last, the writer had three cats and two dogs.

B. The writer’s house was too small to keep the cat.

C. The writer’s daughter is three years younger than his son.

D. The writer tried hard to find the cat’s home.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Why the writer didn’t want to keep cats any more.

B. How the writer found a cat and raised 饲养 it.

C. How the writer’s family looked after a cat.

D. What the writer did to find the cat’s owner.

Very few people enjoy exams. I don’t, either. And although I tell myself not to worry about them, I always do! So I’m not surprised that my students worry about them, too, even though they usually don’t need to. Because they are afraid of failing. However, since it is hard not to worry at all, we all must try not to worry too much. Why? Because worrying makes exams worse! How to do this?
Ask the teacher about how to revise and about exam skills—how to work when you are in the exam. Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. They study all through the year. It is not possible to learn everything at the last minute. So don’t leave it till then.
If you start planning and working for each exam early and you make sure that you understand what you’re studying, then, when it is over, you’ll be able to say, “What a good exam that was!”
Take a short rest during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it won’t remember well. Work at the time when you know you’ll work at your best.
If you’re studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.
If you feel bad, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.
【小题1】How does the writer feel about exams?

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Last week, my friend, Mike, decided to take a trip to Beijing by train. I   1. to the train station to see him off（为他送行）.

He   2. a lot of luggage（行李）with him. So I got on the train with him and helped him   3. away his luggage. There were a lot of people on the train. Some of them had no   4. and they stood in the aisle（过道）. When I tried to get off the train, one worker    5., “The train is leaving now. Please get on the train as   6. as possible. ” Then many people tried to get on the train. It was   7. for me to move. Before I could get off, the train began to   8.. Then my friend said to me, “Why don’t you go to Beijing with me ? You will have a great time there. ” I thought it was not a bad idea. So I went to Beijing for the first time.

   A man is going to open a shop selling hats. He wanted a good sign to put over his shop. He wrote: