Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I     31    .I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father     32    , too.” But what about the other days of the year ?

    I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day 1 went to see her. We had a nice conversation. Then she wanted to      33     . So she dialed(拨号) the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen      34     , she dialed the number again “Hi, Mom…”

    Later I asked, “     35      did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and      36      . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them      37      time to answer the call.”

My friend is a good girl. She is     38     thinking about her parents. You also want to be a        39      child, right? Please always remember to     40    your parents often, not just on some important days.

1.A. will        B. do            C. won’t         D. don’t

2.A. a cake      B. a kiss          C. some money   D. a present

3.A. make a call  B. pay a visit      C. have a rest     D. go for a walk

4.A. seconds     B. minutes        C. hours        D. days

5.A. How       B. What          C. Why         D. When

6. A. fast        B. slow           C. healthy       D. careless

7.A. little       B. quick           C. no          D. enough

8.A. always     B. never           C. seldom       D. sometimes

9.A. bad        B. clever          C. good        D. sick

10.A. think of     B. look after       C. call up       D. 1isten to

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I   16  . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father   17  , too.” But what about the other days of the year?

I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to   18  . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen   19  , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom …”

Later I asked, “  20   did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and   21  . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   22   time to answer the call. ”

My friend is a good girl. She is   23   thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   24   child, right? Please remember to   25   your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

1.A. do         B. will         C. won’t         D. don’t

2.A. a cake      B. a kiss        C. a present      D. some money

3. A. have a rest  B. make a call   C. pay a visit      D. go gor a walk

4.A.hours       B. minutes      C. seconds       D. days

5. A. Why       B. What       C. How           D. When

6.A. fast        B. careless     C. healthy         D. slow

7. A. enough    B. quick       C. no             D. little

8.A. never       B. always      C. seldom         D. sometimes

9.A. bad         B. clever      C. sick            D. good

10.A. protect      B. look after    C. think of        D. listen to

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I  1 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father  2 ,too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice conversation . Then she wanted to  3 . So she dialed(拨号)the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen  4 , she dialed the number again “Hi, Mom.”
Later I asked."  5  did you dial the number twice?” She smiled. “My parents are old and  6  . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   7 time to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl. She is  8  thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   9 child. Right? Please always remember to  10 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

    Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy(辛辣的)food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food，or is there some connection between spices and healthy food?

Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals(化学物质)．These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌)which spoil food．

“Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food，”explains one of the scientists．The bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures．For this reason，it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates，

Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from．If you like spicy food，it is possible that hundreds of years ago，when there were no fridges，people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling．The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer，healthier lives．Today，in a time of fridges，the spices just make the food taste good．

1.The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_________．

2.Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because_______．

3.According to the passage，spices are useful in an the following things except_______．