Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents   41  _ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.
　　One morning,  Jimmy ,  one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.
　　"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."
　　"Let me try, " Martin said. "I   42  it isn't too hard for me. "
　　Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out,   43   .
　　"If we had a small computer,  all the problems would be  44   for us to do. " Jimmy said.
　　"A small computer . . . , " Martin thought for a minute,  then he said, "I've got an idea. We can   45  one in a shop. "
　　"A computer is very   46   ,  and we don’t have enough money. "
　　"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统)   47  some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."
　　So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.
　　In front of the post office stood a small box. They   48   the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.
The next morning, they    49   the post office on their way to school. They found   50  ,  the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).

Working parents feel that they are not giving their children enough care. They think that their children feel　1　and　2　 to spend more time with them.

Scientists in some colleges have found that working parents believed that they knew　3　 their children, but 　4 had ever asked their children what they thought. So scientists interviewed (采访) over 1,000 children of working mothers or fathers to　5　 what they wanted. They asked the children　6　they wanted their parents to stay　　7　 and some　8　questions．After they collected the answers, it was   9  that only 10% of the children in their study said that they wanted more time with their parents. _10_, the children who were interviewed said they wanted their parents to give more   11 to them. They said that their parents were as   12  as a bee. When they were asked about what they 13   most, a large number of the children said that they wanted to feel important and   14 .

So parents should know what their children really want and how to get along  15  with them.

1.                A．tired           B．afraid          C．unhappy  D．worried

2.                A．think           B．let             C．ask  D．want

3.                A．of　　         B．at　　　　      C．about    D．over

4.                A．every one       B．someone        C．anyone   D．no one

5.                A．try out         B．find out         C．take out  D．put out

6.                A．whether        B．why            C．when D．how

7.                A．behind         B．at home        C．away D．up

8.                A．other          B．others          C．the other D．the others

9.                A．surprising       B．important       C．necessary D．useful

10.               A．But            B．Also           C．However  D．too

11.               A．food           B．care           C．money    D．practice

12.               A．small          B．young          C．lazy  D．busy

13.               A．talked          B．learned        C．needed   D．studied

14.               A．loved          B．hated          C．complained D．troubled

15.               A．good          B．nice           C．fine  D．well

-　I’m　going　to　the　supermarket.　Let　me　get　you　some　fruit.

    -　OK.　Thanks　for　your　_____.

    A.　offer　　　　B.　information　C.message　　　　D.　order

Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents   41  _ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.
　　One morning,  Jimmy ,  one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.
　　"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."
　　"Let me try, " Martin said. "I   42  it isn't too hard for me. "
　　Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out,   43   .
　　"If we had a small computer,  all the problems would be  44   for us to do. " Jimmy said.
　　"A small computer . . . , " Martin thought for a minute,  then he said, "I've got an idea. We can   45  one in a shop. "
　　"A computer is very   46   ,  and we don’t have enough money. "
　　"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统)   47  some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."
　　So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.
　　In front of the post office stood a small box. They   48   the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.
The next morning, they    49   the post office on their way to school. They found   50  ,  the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).

阅读理解．

阅读短文，然后判断图中哪些对话表示邀请(I)，哪些仅表示客气(F)．

　　In the United States, people like inviting their friends to their home for a meal, a party, or often just for coffee and conversation. Americans think it friendlier than to take them to a restaurant. Here are what Americans often say when they invite someone to their home.

　　“Would you like to come for dinner on Friday night?”

　　“We are going to have a party on Friday night. Would you like to come?”

　　Replies are “Thanks, I'd love to. What time?” or “I'm sorry. I'd love to, but I'm going to play tennis with John.” By the way, if the invitation is made with “Will you come?” or “Would you like to come?” It is not polite to say “No, I won't.” or “No, I wouldn't.”

　　Sometimes Americans use some expressions that sound like invitations, but they are not real ones. For example, “Please come over f~ a cup of coffee sometime.”

　　“Let's go out for a dinner one of these days.” “Why don't you come and see us sometime soon?”

　　These are usually just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don't tell you a specific day or time. These expressions only mean the man is trying to be friendly and the answers to the expressions are “OK, yes, thank you.” or “Yes, that would be great.”

　　So next time you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the man just being friendly?