Alan is a Chinese boy. He is Mike’s   1  . He is from Shanghai. He is only thirteen years old. He goes to New York   2   his parents. Now he is   3  in a middle school in New York. His   4   work at a shopping mall. They don’t have much   5  . So Alan   6   a part-time job at a Chinese restaurant. He goes to work from 6 pm   7   9 pm every evening. His boss Mrs. Jones is a Chinese woman. She is from Beijing. She is  8   to Alan. Alan gets 60 dollars from Mrs. Jones every evening. Mrs. Jones has an  9   daughter. Her English is very good. But her Chinese is not very good. Mrs. Jones asks Alan to   10   her daughter with her Chinese on weekends. She gives Alan 50 dollars each time.  

1. A. sister                    B. daughter                       C. cousin                   D. aunt

2. A. with                     B. and                              C. but                        D. or

3. A. working         B. staying                         C. living                     D. studying

4. A. mother                 B. parents                         C. father                    D. friend

5. A. money                  B. time                             C. food                      D. room

6. A. looks for        B. gives                            C. finds                     D. joins

7. A. too                       B. to                                 C. between                 D. two

8. A. friendly         B. bad                              C. special                   D. clever

9. A. eight years old    B. eight-year-old               C. eight-year old         D. eight-years-old

10. A. help                    B. call                              C. talk                        D. meet

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent 46  with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. 47, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became 48 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she 49 work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as 50 as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not 51 in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very 52 and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she 53 a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 54 with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his 55, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 56 Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was 57 me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that 58 my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”
　　 Now Martin has 59 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s 60 helped him to feel good about himself.