EAT YOUR VEGETABLES.Wash your hands. Always say  “please” and “thank you”. We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how tomanage their money.
　　Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives:
　　Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save $1.000,invest(投资)it at 8% and add $100 every month, by the time she’s 65,she would have $980,983!
　　Be careful of credit(信用).Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history, but they must be used responsibly, which means paying off your debt in time. Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card, you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.
　　Teach patience. Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $150.Rather than paying the cash, give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside,say,$15 each week, he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.
　　Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving. “For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot,” says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning.
　　Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined, says Eilleen Gallo,co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really don’t want to buy it.“You might say, ‘I’d rather save that money for your  education,’” advises Gallo. Every time you spend or don’t spend money, you have a chance to share your values.
【小题1】The writer gives some basics to help________ in a proper way.

A．parents teach their children how to deal with money

B．children follow their parents’ instructions

C．children manage their money

D．parents save their money

【小题2】The writer thinks that, if a child wants to buy something, his parents should________.      .

A．give him some regular pocket money

B．encourage him to put money away for it

C．explain to him the importance of investment

D．tell him to save some money by using a credit card

【小题3】The underlined word “incentive” in paragraph 6 means_________.       .

A．honor

B．praise

C．excitement

D．encouragement

【小题4】What leads the writer to write this article?_________

A．Parents want to know how to educate their children.

B．He wants to share his good ideas about money matters.

C．He thinks money management the most important for children.

D．Parents care Little about their children’s management of money.

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　　Twenty years ago, kids in school had never even heard of the Internet. Now, I'll bet you can't find a 1 person in your school who hasn't 2 heard of it. In fact, many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at 3 . The "net" in Internet really stands for network. A network is two or more computers 4 together so that information can be 5 or sent from one computer to 6 . The Internet is a vast 7 for all types of information. You may enjoy using it to do 8 for a school project, downloading your favorite songs or 9 with friends and family. Information can be found 10 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals (个人) create. It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put 11 on the Internet, you also have to be careful and use your best 12 and a little common sense.

　　Just 13 you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information, or even correct, for that matter. You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about, 14 if you're doing research! But what if you're just e-mailing people? You still have to be very 15 if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online. You could be doing something 16 ! You should never give out any 17 information to someone you don't know, not even your name! And just like you can't 18 the information on every website out there. You can't 19 on what strangers you "meet" on the Internet tell you either. In the same way that you could 20 things about yourself to tell someone, as someone else could do the same to you!

The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had  11 himself. On the suicide note was written: “It’s hard to  12 when nobody cares if you die.”

Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  13 moment about the importance of making people feel

 14 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to  15  and to write a note “telling someone how and why you  16 him or her.”

Sandy, who had a  17  relationship with her mother, decided to write her mother. Her letter  18  “We’ve had some  19  times and I haven’t always been a very good 20 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the  21 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never  22 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not  23 up on me”.

When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy  24 but said little.

The next morning, Sandy found a 25  on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life.  26 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and  27 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to 28 it all last night. Your note saved my  29 .”

Be careful not to underestimate the  30 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.

1.	A．sacrificed B． defeated C． abandoned D． killed

 

2.	A． live B． imagine C． struggle D． think

 

3.	A． sad B． final C． teachable D． great

 

4.	A． ashamed B． valued C． excited D． scared

 

5.	A． die B． fail C． retire D． survive

6..

A．miss

B． hate

C． admire

D． appreciate

 

7.	A． close B．casual C．bad D．personal

 

8.	A． read B． wrote C． spoke D． told

 

9.	A． free B． delightful C． usual D． rough

 

10.	A． daughter B． student C． friend D． trainer

 

11.	A． best B． wisest C． luckiest D． gentlest

12..

A． trust

B． doubt

C． consider

D． predict

 

13.	A． taking B． going C． giving D． looking

 

14.	A． coldly B． hesitantly C． shyly D． tightly

 

15.	A． note B． gift C． notice D． reminder

 

16.	A． Since B． Until C． Though D． When

 

17.	A． confidence B． courage C． respect D． heart

 

18.	A． end B． make C． get D． fall

 

19.	A． life B． time C． money D． honor

 

20.	A． push B． price C． meaning D． power

 

I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people__36__I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a__37__person.

I think my __38__started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my__39__and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever__40__ to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really__41__. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n)  __42__. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I__43__ to help. That was really a big__44__for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of__45__are still my best friends today. 

A bigger cause of my new__46__, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my__47__ . Every time I came into her room, she was so __48__  because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never__49__her, so I took her place. She let me __50__that making others feel good made me feel good, too. When she died, I was__51__, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much__52__ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not__53__ these experiences. They have __54__ me to care about other people more than about myself. I __55__who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.                A．since           B．before          C．or   D．unless

 

2.                A．famous         B．simple          C．different D．skilled

 

3.                A．education       B．career          C．tour D．change

 

4.                A．balance        B．homework      C．degree   D．interest

 

5.                A．talked          B．wrote          C．lied D．reported

 

6.                A．careful         B．lonely          C．curious   D．guilty

 

7.                A．argument       B．game           C．experiment    D．defence

 

8.                A．dared          B．offered         C．hesitated D．happened

 

9.                A．dream          B．problem        C．duty D．step

 

10.               A．us             B．which          C．them D．whom

 

11.               A．attitude        B．hobby          C．hope D．luck

 

12.               A．friend          B．partner         C．guide     D．guest

 

13.               A．polite          B．happy          C．strange    D．confident

 

14.               A．bothered       B．answered       C．visited    D．trusted

 

15.               A．explain         B．guess          C．declare   D．see

 

16.               A．homeless       B．heartbroken     C．bad-tempered D．hopeless

 

17.               A．quieter         B．busier          C．better     D．richer

 

18.               A．forget          B．face           C．improve   D．analyze

 

19.               A．forced         B．preferred       C．ordered   D．taught

 

20.               A．miss           B．like            C．wonder   D．expect