Daniel was always making excuses for forgetting to do things．His usual excuse was  “I was too busy” or “I didn't have time”．

    Daniel's parents were worried    1    him．“He mustn't go through life making excuses all the time，”his father said．“Nobody will believe him．He won't be able to  keep a  job．No bright girl will marry    2  ．”

    “I don't know  3  we can do．”said his mother．

    “I have a good  4  ，”his father said．“If this doesn't work，nothing will.”

    The next day was Daniel's birthday．When he thought of getting exciting presents，he couldn't wait．He woke up expecting his parents to wish him “Happy birthday!” but all they said was “Good morning，Daniel．Hurry up，  5  you'll be late for school．”  There were no presents，not even a card．He was very   6  ．

    “Never mind，”he thought．“They'll give me a  surprise after school．” But they didn't．Finally，at dinner he said to his parents，“Today is  7  ．”

    “Oh!” his father said．“So it is．I  8  ．”

    “So did I．”his mother said．

    “How could you forget?” Daniel asked．“ There must  9  a reason．”。

    “Well，yes，”his father said．“We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday，Daniel．We didn't remember your birthday 10  we were too busy．”  Poor Daniel．He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again!

    1．A．with                      B．about                   C．at                 D．in    

    2．A．he                         B．his                       C. him                  D．himself

    3．A．how                     B．why                    C．where             D．what

    4．A．excuse                  B．message               C．idea                D．news

    5．A．or                         B．and                    C．then                D．but

    6．A．happy             B．sad                      C．excited            D．grateful

    7．A．Sunday                  B．my birthday           C．Father's Day    D．July 2nd

    8．A．believed                 B．agreed                 C．forgot             D．remembered

    9．A．be                         B．is                        C．are                 D．have

    10．A．so that                 B．before                  C．although          D．because

Life are always full of stress (压力) these days. How do you usually deal with (处理) your stress? Do you know doing housework is helpful in dealing with stress? In fact, doing something like washing dirty clothes may really make people relaxed.
"Doing some housework such as washing windows or ironing (熨) clothes is a good way to face our stress without taking any medicine," says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist (心理学家) in New York. She often advises people who are under lots of stress to try doing housework every day. "While washing something," she says, "you can imagine(想象) you're washing away some trouble in your life."
Do people all agree with her idea? Here are some ideas about it.
"Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life," says Linda in France. "Get me out of doing the housework and then I'll really be relaxed."
Gary is a single (单身的) father. "So, a man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress. However, he is just told to go back home and do some housework. I really don't know who is crazier, the psychologist or the man!
【小题1】What does Carol Clark advise people under stress to do?

Life are always full of stress (压力) these days. How do you usually deal with (处理) your stress? Do you know doing housework is helpful in dealing with stress? In fact, doing something like washing dirty clothes may really make people relaxed.

"Doing some housework such as washing windows or ironing (熨) clothes is a good way to face our stress without taking any medicine," says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist (心理学家) in New York. She often advises people who are under lots of stress to try doing housework every day. "While washing something," she says, "you can imagine(想象) you're washing away some trouble in your life."

Do people all agree with her idea? Here are some ideas about it.

"Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life," says Linda in France. "Get me out of doing the housework and then I'll really be relaxed."

Gary is a single (单身的) father. "So, a man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress. However, he is just told to go back home and do some housework. I really don't know who is crazier, the psychologist or the man!

1.What does Carol Clark advise people under stress to do?

A. To take some medicine. B. To call on a psychologist.

C. To be as tidy as possible. D. To do some housework.

2.Linda thinks that doing housework will make her .

A. relaxed B. under much stress

C. helpful D. in a healthy state

3.What can we know from the last two paragraphs (段落) of the passage?

A. People have more and more stress.

B. Some people have different ideas from Carol Clark's.

C. Doing housework isn't helpful in dealing with stress.

D. Most people have to do too much housework.

4.Which of the following could be the best title (标题) of the passage?

A. Work and Life B. The Reason for Stress

C. Housework and Stress D. A Successful Psychologist

A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to   1   ．She felt tired for fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came．

Her father, a cook, took her   2   the kitchen．He poured water into three pans（锅）and boiled（煮）it．When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots，in the   3   he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee．He   4    them for a few minutes without any words．

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently，not knowing   5    her lather was doing that．After about 20 minutes，her father turned   6    the stove，took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took out the eggs and put   7   in another bowl．After that the  8   was poured into a cup．Turning back to his daughter，he asked, “what do you   9  ?” “Carrots，eggs，and coffee，” she answered．

Her father told her to   10    her eyes and let her touch the carrots．She did and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and   11   them．Then，she got tire eggs，cooked and hard．At last，the father asked her to smell the coffee．“What’s the meaning，Father?” He   12    that each had suffered the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but  ___13    had a different reaction（反应）．The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water．The eggs became hard    14    being cooked．The coffee was very special and it changed the water．“Who are you?” asked her lather，“When calamity（厄运） ___15   your door，what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs，or coffee?”

1．A．grow up                B．give up                C．set up                    D．pick up

2．A．into                       B．within                  C．out of                    D．away from

3．A．first                      B．second                 C．third                      D．fourth

4．A．looked for              B．searched for         C．waited for              D．called for

5．A．that                       B．what                    C．where                    D．why

6．A．off                        B．over                    C．off                        D．in

7．A．it                          B．its                       C．them                      D．themselves

8．A．eggs                      B．carrots                 C．coffee                    D．water

9．A．hear                      B．taste                    C．smell                     D．see

10．A．close                   B．open                    C．wash                     D．drop

11．A．keep                    B．protect                 C．break                     D．drink

12．A．complained          B．explained              C．told                       D．expected

13．A．every                   B．all                        C．each                             D．either

14．A．before                 B．after                    C．behind                   D．under

15．A．lies in                  B．comes across       C．meets with             D．knocks at