“I believe you’re the right person to write an advice column (专栏) for the students called Dear Amy!” Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else.
At first it wasn’t too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.
“Dear Amy,” it began, “I’m in real trouble. I’ve wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents don’t even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I’ve tried explaining, but they didn’t listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree.” The letter signed “Joe”.
Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn’t Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn’t think out a good answer. Andy couldn’t sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.
At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy’s maths class, sat down next to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you? You look a little worried.”
“I guess I do,” said Andy.
“If you get a problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.
Andy sighed. But Eleanor continued, “In fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn’t answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You’d better read it — it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe.”
【小题1】Andy might be ______.

I am Kim, I am 15 years old. I have a little sister, Kelly. She likes to go everywhere with me. It was a Saturday afternoon in summer. It was very ____and no one wanted to stay at home. I went swimming in the _____. My sister, Kelly wanted to go with me.

  “ Take her with you, Kim, ” said my father. “she will do what you say, I think.”

  Then we ____the river quickly. Many people were ___in it. I told Kelly to play on the bank*, then I jumped into the river. About an hour later, I got a ___ in my hand. Kelly was very _____. She found a bottle and put the fish in it.

   She did _______ but watching the fish that evening. Suddenly I heard Kelly ____in the room. I ran to her and asked,” what’s wrong ____you?”

  “ The fish has died,” she said “I thought it was ______. So I took it out of the bottle and put it on the chair, I only wanted it to have a rest.”

1.A. warm B. cool       C. hot        D.cold

2.A. river         B. sea        C. pool      D. ocean

3.A. got to          B.got out   C.got on    D. got up

4.A.washing       B.running C.resting   D.swimming

5.A.dog     B.cat C. duck      D.fish

6.A. angry B. happy           C.sad       D.sorry

7.A.everything  B.something      C.nothing         D.anything  

8.A.singing      B.crying    C.smiling   D.talking

9.A.with          B.from                    C.to          D.on

10.A. hungry    B.free  C.tired       D. busy

Mr. Smith lived in a village. He had ___36__ farms and about twenty people working for him. He often told them _37_ hard and be honest. (诚实的).
One day he went to a farm and worked with the workers there. Soon it was time __38___ lunch. He put ___39___ nice bread on the table and ___40___. A few minutes later he came back again but he ___41____ find the bread.
‘Who ate ___42__ on the table?’ he shouted.
Some of the workers answered, ‘We ___43___.’
The others said, ‘We saw nothing.’
‘Well,’ said Mr. Smith, ‘__44___ are a lot of mice in the rooms, you know. So I ___45___ some poison in the bread. ___46___ they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.’
As soon as he finished, four workers began to cry. ‘Oh, dear!’
‘___47___?’ asked Mr. Smith.
‘We ate the bread when you were out. We are going to die.’ One of them cried.
‘___48___,’ Mr. Smith said _49___ a smile, ‘I only ____50_____ you. Use your head.’

It was a Sunday afternoon. It was very____and nobody wanted to stay at home. Mike decided to go swimming in the river. His brother, Jim, wanted to go with him. "____him with you, Mike," said their father. "He will do what you say, I think."

They got____the river quickly. A lot of people were____in it. Mike told Jim

to play on the bank, then he____into the water. About an hour later, Mike swam to the bank with a fish in his hand. Jim was very____. He found a bottle and put the fish in it.

Jim did____except watch the fish that evening. Suddenly Mike heard Jim____in the room. He ran to him and asked, "What's wrong____you, Jim?"

"The fish has died (????)." Jim said, "I thought it was____. So I took it out of the bottle and put it on the chair. I only wanted it to have a rest."

1.A. warm          B. hot          C. cool         D. cold

2.A. Carry          B. Bring        C. Take         D. Catch

3.A. to             B. at           C. of           D. for

4.A. washing        B. running      C. resting       D. swimming

5.A. ran            B. walked       C. fell          D. jumped

6.A. happy          B. angry        C. sad          D. sorry

7.A. everything      B. something    C. nothing       D. anything

8.A. singing         B. crying       C. smiling       D. laughing

9.A. with           B. from         C. to           D. on

10.A. hungry        B. free         C. tired         D. busy