It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
I really only meant it as a joke.  I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.
My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹嘘) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download (下载) the newest 41 off the internet."Then he 42everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really 43 .
44 class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV. The rest of us didn't have a phone like 45 , so we had to crowd around him. I was just trying to see the screen, 46 there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous (嫉妒).
But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk. 47 noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My 48 was to give it back to him the next day. I 49 wanted to see his reaction (反应). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.
But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very 50 and almost mad. He started accusing (指责) different people of 51 his phone, but I had it in my 52 the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate 53 Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They 54 got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to 55 ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?

Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude （态度）. A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:

1.  When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.

2. Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.

3.Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.

4. Fear comes along with failure. But it's easy to overcome （克服） if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.

5. If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.

阅读上面5段语言材料，从A-G 中找出与他们相对应的标题，并将其标号填入语段前的括号内，其中有两项是多余的。

A. Encourage yourself

B. Pick up a hobby

C. Encourage others 

D. Play sports

E. Get rid of fear

F. Speak slowly

G. Speak loud

Years ago, I lived in a house in a large city.  The house next door was only a few meters away from   【小题1】 .  Through the window, I could often see a woman who I  【小题2】never met doing some reading in the house every afternoon.
Several months went by, I began to notice that her window was dirty.  Everything
was not very clear   【小题3】 the dirty window.  I wondered   【小题4】 the woman didn’t wash
her window, it really looked terrible.
One bright morning, I decided to clean my house,   【小题5】  washing the window
inside.   Late in the afternoon when 1 finished all the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest.  How surprising! I found that the  【小题6】 window was actually so clean that she could be   【小题7】  clearly sitting by the window. That was quite an important lesson for me.  How often had I looked at  【小题8】   through my own shortcomings  (缺点) !
Since then, I have been used to  【小题9】  myself whether I am looking through my own dirty window.  Before I want to judge someone, I always think more than before
and try to clean the dirty window so that I may see the world around me more   【小题10】 .

After Mom died， I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was weak. He always put a glass of  1     on the kitchen table for me， with a note reading， “Drink your juice.”
As a kid， I once    2   Mom， “Why doesn’t Dad love me？”Mom asked me， “   3  ？ Why do you think so？”“Well， he never tells me，” I said.“But    4  ， how hard he works to take care of us. That’s how he    5   his love.”
Many years later， after drinking the juice， I hugged（拥抱） my father and said， “I love you， Dad.” From then on， I did that every   6  . My father never told me how he felt about my hugs.
Then one day， I didn’t hug him and just   7   towards the door. Dad said， “Well？”
“Well， what？” I asked. “Well…” he said again， holding out his   8  . Then I hugged him， and told him， “I’m fifty years old， Dad. You’ve   9   told me you love me.” A minute later， Dad said， “All right! I    10   you.” Although he spoke in a very low voice， I heard it clearly.
【小题1】 A. water              B. juice                C. wine
【小题2】 A. asked              B. surprised            C. told
【小题3】 A. When               B. What                 C. How
【小题4】 A. watch              B. look                 C. see
【小题5】 A. kisses             B. does                 C. shows
【小题6】 A. morning            B. afternoon            C. evening
【小题7】 A. arrived            B. came                 C. moved
【小题8】 A. arms               B. head                 C. neck
【小题9】 A. always             B. never                C. usually
【小题10】 A. hate              B. miss                 C. love

Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence (智力) developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. In some degree, our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no education can make a genius (天才) out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich environment. Therefore, the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This point of view, now is held by most experts.

It is easy to show that intelligence is something that we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligence. If we take two strangers by chance from the population, it seems that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we compare two twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

Imagine now that we take two twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory separately where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this shows that environment as well as birth plays an important role. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact (接触) with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.

1.How is man’s intelligence given?

2.What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?

3.According the passage, if a child is born with low intelligence, what might happen to him later?

4.What can we learn from the example of the twins going to a university and to a factory?

5.What statement is TRUE according to the passage?