Sometimes you may not understand your parents．One minute they’re friendly，the next minute they’re shouting and screaming loudly enough for the whole street to hear．So who makes them so 1  ? You，probably!

    Is your room untidy? Do you leave things on the floor ?You may find it hard enough to keep one room tidy．So imagine what it’s like for your mum and dad trying to keep a whole house in order．

    When you take your clothes off．remember to 2  ．Get into the habit of taking glasses and plates down to the kitchen．Before long you’ll be doing it without thinking．

    Even though you may not realize it，your parents have bought you many clothes．But they’re not buying themselves new things every week，are they ?The simple truth is that there are more  3   things to spend money on，like the electricity bill and food．

    You may hate missing a party to visit some boring old relatives．They may go on and on about what a sweet baby you were．You have no choice but to listen．Even if you 4  ，your parents won’t change their minds．Parents like to show off their family．The best thing you can do is to help entertain your relatives．Your parents will be so pleased with you afterwards that they’ll probably allow you to go to the next two 5  ．

    You might not want to eat，but think of it from the parents’ point I of view．If you cook two meals a day．It means 730 meals a year．Can you imagine how boring this can get? Imagine how your parents feel when you say you’re not really hungry．  6  ，your parents are probably worried that you aren’t eating enough．

    Eat fewer snacks and leave room for your meals．Finally，offer to  7  after the meal．Your offer may not be accepted，but your parents will be pleased．

1．A．friendly          B．lonely                 C．changeable             D．comfortable

2．A．hang them up  B．leave them alone       C．put them on            D．throw them away

3．A．interesting       B．difficult                C．important               D．surprising

4．A．agree              B．complain              C．listen                     D．win

5．A．concerts         B．meetings              C．classes                   D．parties

6．A．In addition      B．In return              C．At most                 D．At last

7．A．do the cooking B．lay the table          C．buy some snacks    D．wash the dishes

Kyra Komac，28 years old，now has 25 furniture stores all over the country．The new store，in London’s Camden High Street，takes her back to where it all started．She tells us about how the business began．

    When I was little，my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market．She couldn’t leave me at home on my own，so I had to go to the market with her．

    To begin with，I didn’t have to do anything．I just sat there，and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get bored．When I got older，I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it．

    Then，one year，my grandma gave me a book for Christmas．It was all about making candles and I loved it．I was 14．and I didn’t have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own．I spent my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes．I made hundreds of them．

    One day，my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own．I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them．They were sold out in twenty minutes !The next week，my mum gave me some money to buy some wax （蜡） to make more candles．They sold out really quickly，too．

    Nine months later，we decided to stop selling flowers．My mum and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week，so some of my school friends started to help us．I paid them one pound for every candle，and we used to sell them for three or four times that．It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market．

    At the age of 22，my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road．Since then，I’ve never looked back，even in difficulties．In the first store，we only sold candles，but now we sell everything from designer furniture to paintings．Oh，and candles，of course．

1．How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?

2．Where did Kyra’s mother sell flowers?

3．What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen?

4．Did the candles sell well on the first day in the market?

5．Who helped Kyra and her mum when they couldn’t make enough candles during the week?

6．How did Kyra’s uncle help her to open her first shop?

 He helped her ________________________________

7．What do you think of this story? 

    I think ______________________________

Write at least 60 words about the topic“I want to do something for my school”．

（以“我想为学校做件事”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。

Use the following points as a reference．（以下内容仅供参考）

◇What do you want to do for your school?

◇Why do you want to do it?

◇How are you going to do it?

从各题的A、B、C三个选项中，找出和画线部分意思相同或相近、并能替换画线部分的选项。

1．If you are free at the moment，please clean your bedroom yourself．

A．at once               B．right now          C．right away

2．Could you give me one more chance? I'll try my best to succeed．

A．two                B．the other          C．another

3．Doing exercise every day can make you stay healthy．

A．live                 B．keep               C．become

4．I am really anxious，for I can't find my backpack．

A．worried                  B．angry              C．disappointed

5．We are not certain if it will be fine tomorrow．

A．exact            B．convincing          C．sure

--I just have _________ cup of milk for _________ breakfast．

--That's not enough．

A．a；a          B．the；the          C．a；不填

John always says that he likes apples of all the _________．

A．vegetables         B．fruits         C．drinks

--Are your shoes expensive?

--No．I only _________ five dollars on them．

A．used          B．cost         C．spent

--Is this kite _________，Tom?

--Yes，it's mine．It's made by_______.

A．yours；myself        B．mine；myself          C．ours；himself

--Excuse me．I want to buy some milk．Where can I find a supermarket?

--Oh，I know _________ not far from my home．

A．it         B．that        C．one

--What would you send to your sister as the Christmas gift?

--I haven't decided yet．I _________ send her a hand bag．

A．shall          B．may         C．must