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About three years old, I felt very lonely. I didn’t like my classmates, my parents or anyone else. My classmates didn’t want to talk   1. me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me. I thought I was the   2. unlucky (不幸的) person in the world.

One day I had a big fight with one of my classmates. I was so angry   3. I hit（打） him in the face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and   4.  the fight. He was the monitor（班长） of our class.

After that, he often helped me and we became good  5. . Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help  6.to cool down. My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend. We spent a lot of interesting days together. As            7. goes by（飞逝）, I have become happier with people and things. And people around me have changed,8.. My parents don’t shout at me and my classmates become  9. to me.

But now I can’t see my best friend because he is seriously   10.and is staying in hospital. How I miss the days when we were together! I hope he will be all right and come back to school soon.

 

Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn't find another job. Finally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.
One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need of swimming coach (教练). Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasn't a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.
It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldn't stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to them, "Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line."
【小题1】Why did the boss fire Mr. King?

A．Because Mr. King didn't like his job,

B．Because Mr. King was ill.

C．Because Mr. King talked too much.

D．Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work

【小题2】 Mr. King couldn't find another job and his life was_.

A．happy

B．hard

C．relaxing

D．free

【小题3】Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?

A．The boss of the factory.

B．His friend.

C．The school children.

D．Nobody.

【小题4】Two months later, the children learned nothing because_.

A．Mr. King taught them to play soccer	B．they didn't like swimming at all
C．they were afraid of water	D．Mr. King was a poor coach

【小题5】Mr. King _____, so he drew a red line below the knee of each child.

A．didn't want the children to swim

B．wanted to make the children look funny

C．wanted to make the children happy

D．wanted to help the children swim better

Mom:    Daniel, I need to talk to you about your behavior. Dad and I realize there is probably an explanation for why the house is so dirty, but you shouldn’t have run out of the room and closed the door so hard like that.

Daniel:     Mom, I’m sorry, but I was so angry! You want me to act like an adult but you and dad treat me like a child. Why didn’t you just ask me what had happened?

Mom:    Well, I know that grown-ups are supposed to make good decisions but sometimes we make mistakes. We were angry too. None of us stopped to think and we should have. Can you explain to me now why the house was a mess and what you did with the money we left?

Daniel: Spot was sick, Mom. Eric and I didn’t want to call you and dad on your vacation, so I used the money you left and some of my own to take him to the vet. We stayed there and waited for him all day. That is why we didn’t have time to clean the house.

1. Who is Spot?

A． He is Daniel’s brother.

B． He is Eric’s classmate.

C． He is a pet dog.

D． He is a sporty boy.

2. Where were Daniel’s parents when Spot was sick?

A． They were out for a holiday.

B． They were waiting for Spot all day.

C． They were busy with their work in the office.

D． Mom was at home and Dad was in hospital.

3. Why did Daniel’s mother talk with him?

A． Because Daniel stole the money.

B． Because she wanted to give Daniel a chance to explain.

C． Because Daniel was very angry.

D． Because Spot was badly ill.

 

She was so angry at ____ he was doing __ she walked out without a word.

A．what; that                             B．that; what                     C．that; that            D．what; what

 

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About three years ago, I felt very lonely. I didn’t like my classmates, my parents or anyone else. My classmates didn’t want to talk with me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me. I thought I was the  1.   unlucky(不幸运的) person in the world.

  One day I had a big fight with one of my classmates. I was so angry that I hit him in the face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and stopped the fight. He was the monitor(班长) of our class.

After that, he often helped me and we became good 2.  . Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help 3.  to cool down(冷静). My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend. We  4.   a lot of time on interesting days together. As time goes by, I have become happier with people and things. And it seems that people around me have changed, too. My parents don’t shout at me any more. And my classmates become friendly to me.

But now I can’t often see my best friend  5.  he is seriously ill and is staying in hospital. How I miss the days when we were together! I hope he will be all right and come back to school soon.