Molly’s brother Sammy liked to play the guitar and sing. He wrote a lot of songs and played them   33   his family.

But one day when Sammy played basketball, he hurt his   34  . The doctor at the hospital told Sammy his arm would never work again. It made him very sad.

Molly felt sad for him, too. She wanted to help him. When Sammy got home from hospital, he

  35  wait to take out the guitar and try to play a song. But Sammy’s arm did not work well, and the song sounded   36  . He became so sad, he   37   away his guitar .

Molly saw that. Then she had a great idea. She walked to Sammy and said, “You threw it away? Well, I think it is   38   now.” She took Sammy’s guitar out of the dustbin and said, “I want to learn to play the guitar. Can you teach me?” And Sammy said, “Yes, I can.”

So Sammy taught Molly   39   to play the guitar, and soon she learned to play just like a superstar. Sammy was very happy. Molly could play and he could sing. He wrote a lot of new songs for their little family band. And Molly helped Sammy   40   again, and that made her feel happy.

33. A. in                                     B. for                                  C. at      

34. A. arm                                  B. leg                                  C. guitar 

35. A. could                                B. couldn’t                          C. shouldn’t

36. A. beautiful                            B. terrible                            C. exciting     

37. A. put                                       B. took                             C. threw

38. A. mine                              B. hers                                C. his     

39. A. when                                B. how                                C. what  

40. A. smile                                B. smiles                             C. smiled

Patrick never does homework. "Too boring," he says. He always plays baseball and basketball after school. His teachers tell him, "Patrick! Do your homework, or you can't learn anything. "But what can he do? He hates homework.

     One day, his cat was playing with a little "doll'. He found it wasn't a doll at all, but a man of the smallest size. The man called , "Save me! Don't give me back to that cat. I have magic(魔法). I will help you if you save me!"

     How lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, "If you help me to do m~ homework until the last day of school, I will get good grades. "The man agreed. He began to do Patrick’s homework. The man didn't always know what to do and he needed help. "Help me! Help me!" he said. And Patrick had to help, Day after day, Patrick had to work harder.

     Finally the last day of school arrived and the man was free to go. As for homework, Patrick didn't hate doing it any more. Patrick got his A's. His teachers and classmates were all surprised. Who really helped Patrick?

1. Patrick likes_________ after school.

A. doing sports   B. doing some reading   C. doing his homework  D. learning things

2. Why did Patrick get the small man's help?

A. Because Patrick gave him a cat.              

B. Because Patrick helped him play with the cat.   

C. Because Patrick saved him.                   

D. Because Patrick gave him lots of money.

3. What does the sentence "Patrick got his A's" mean?

A. It means "Patrick got the teachers' help".    

B. It means "Patrick got good grades".

C. It means "Patrick got more friends".          

D. It means "Patrick got more problems".

4. Which of the following is not true?

       A. Patrick never hates doing his homework.

B. The man sometimes didn't know what to do when he helped Patrick.   

C. The man didn't go until the last day of school.

       D. Patrick finally started to like doing homework.

5. From the passage, we can know_________

A. the man liked to play with the cat

B. the man never helped Patrick do his homework

C. Patrick's classmates always helped him do his homework

D. in fact, Patrick helped himself

Dear Editor，    I

     Ken I finish my homework，I often chat with my friends on the Internet．Sometimes I play Internet games．But my parents hate to see me playing games on the computer．Maybe they have heard of too much bad news about QQ and  Internet games．Once 1 went to a net bar to play games after sch001．But I  told my parents that I played basketball at school．I said so because I didn’t want to make them unhappy．I feel bad about lying．However，，I heed to rest for a while by playing computer games after studying for a long time．I really hope my parents understand me．Do foreign parents do the same to their children ? Please help me．

                                                                                                         Wang Lin

                                                                                                         Beijing

Dear Wang Lin,      I think it' s not strange for parents to want to keep their children away from anything bad. Foreign parents will do the same as your parents! They may not let their children watch TV for too long a time. they also don' t want their children to play computer games.      Talk to your parents and be honest to them, I think. Tell them what you are doing and why you are doing so to make them understand you. It' s never good to do things behind your parents' backs. They aren't fools as you think of them sometimes! Our parents seem to know what is the best for us. Remember: to be honest is the best way.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

    1. From the passage we can learn that Wang Lin often ________

      A. chats online before doing his homework

      B. plays basketball after school

      C. plays computer games at home

      D. talks to his friends on the Internet

2. The boy goes online ________.

      A. just to get news from QQ

      B. just to have a rest

      C. just to show that he hates study

      D. just to find some friends

3. The underlined sentence in Letter Two means "________"

      A. You should tell your parents what you will do or did before or after doing it

      B. You must always listen to your parents carefully

      C. You must do everything in front of your parents

      D. You should not do anything to make your parents worry about you

    4. The underlined word "honest" means ______.

      A. 诚实的       B.恭敬的       C. 勇敢的        D.谨慎的

5. The editor thinks ________.

      A. children should be honest and try to make their parents understand them

      B. playing computer games can be very helpful to children' s studies

      C. children should play computer games secretly

      D. foreign parents don' t care for their children as much as Chinese parents