As Mrs.Thompson stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same.

But that was impossible，because there in the front row，slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.Mrs.Thompson noticed that he didn’t play well with the other children，that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath.And Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs.Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen，making bold X’s and then putting a big “F”at the top of his papers.

However，when she reviewed his file，she got a surprise.

Teddy’s first grade teacher wrote，“Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners... he is a joy to be around.”

His second grade teacher wrote，“Teddy is an excellent student，well liked by his classmates，but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle.”

His third grade teacher wrote，“His mother’s death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best but his father doesn’t show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren’t taken.”

Teddy’s fourth grade teacher wrote，“Teddy is withdrawn and doesn’t show much interest in school.He doesn’t have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class.”

Now, Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself and felt worse when her students brought her beautifully wrapped Christmas presents. Teddy’s present，however，was clumsily wrapped in rough brown grocery paper.Taking her time she opened Teddy’s gifts，a rhinestone bracelet with stones missing and a quarter full perfume bottle.How the children laughed！“What a pretty bracelet! Mm，lovely perfume！Perfect on my wrist，”The children were silent.

After school，Teddy told Mrs. Thompson，“Today you smelled just like my mom used to...”His teacher cried all night and, from that day，she stopped teaching reading, writing，and arithmetic and began to teach children instead.

1．What is the best title of this text?

A．A Student’s Best Friend　　　　　　　 B．How to Be a Good Student

C．The Story of a Good Teacher　　　　　 D．A Teacher’s Lesson

2．Which of the following is TRUE about Teddy?

A．He only bathed once a week.　　　　 B．He had no friends at school.

C．His clothes were usually untidy.　　　 D．He was the worst student in the class.

3．How did Teddy’s behaviour change between Grades 1 and 4?

A．He became better at making friends.　 B．He became closer to his father.

C．He paid less attention to school.　　　 D．He stopped doing his homework.

4．Why did Mrs.Thompson feel ashamed after she read Teddy’s file?

A．She didn’t treat Teddy fairly.

B．She was being unpleasant to Teddy.

C．She took delight in failing Teddy in the exam.

D．She disliked Teddy for all his problems.

5．We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.

A．Mrs.Thompson was deeply hurt by Teddy’s words

B．Teddy missed his mother and desired love very much

C．Mrs.Thompson realised it useless to teach knowledge

D．Mrs.Thompson cried because she lied to Teddy about his presents

Do you believe that some numbers are lucky or unlucky？ If you answer “yes” 36   this question，you are certainly not 37．For example，many people in certain countries believe that    38   13 is especially bad. They believe 13 people should   39  sit at a table together,and that  40   things will happen  41  Friday the 13th．Some buildings do not even designate a 13th floor.On the other hand, 7 is often considered a 42   number.4 3    everyone goes along with this belief in the power of numbers．Some people think that lucky  44  unlucky numbers are only superstitions（迷信）that should not  45  seriously． 46 ，others think that numbers  47  have the power to affect people’s 48 ．

    In ancient times，it was quite common to believe in the magical power of numbers. It 49  that some numbers could clue（暗示）someone into the 50   or show the 51  side of a person’s personality（个性）． Numerology（命理学），he“art”of 52  the power in numbers，was often practiced in Jewish tradition（传统） and among Greek mathematicians（数学家）． Today， many of those 53  still practice numerology use the Hebrew calendric system（希伯来历法） which gives each 54   of the alphabet（字母表）55  of the numbers 1 through 8．

36. A. of              B. to               C. in               D. on

37. A. alone          B. lonely          C. yourself       D. only

38. A. number        B. numbers        C. the numbers  D. Number

39. A. often           B. ever            C. always         D. never

40. A. good           B. terrible        C. badly          D. terribly

41. A. in               B. at              C. on             D. of

42. A. lucky          B. unlucky        C. luckily        D. luck

43. A. Almost        B. Not             C. Nearly         D. No

44. A. or              B. and             C. but            D. also

45. A. take           B. taking          C. be taken       D. be taking

46. A. But           B. However       C. While          D. Yet

47. A. do             B. don't           C. also           D. but

48. A. life           B. lives           C. living         D. job

49. A. believe        B. believed        C. is believed    D. was believed

50. A. past           B. present         C. future         D. last

51. A. hide           B. hiding          C. hid            D. hidden

52. A. read           B. reading         C. reads          D. being read

53. A. which          B. who             C. whose          D. whom

54. A. letter         B. word            C. number         D. name

55. A. some           B. any             C. many           D. one

Do you believe that some numbers are lucky or unlucky？ If you answer “yes” 36   this question，you are certainly not 37．For example，many people in certain countries believe that    38   13 is especially bad. They believe 13 people should   39  sit at a table together,and that  40   things will happen  41  Friday the 13th．Some buildings do not even designate a 13th floor.On the other hand, 7 is often considered a 42   number.4 3    everyone goes along with this belief in the power of numbers．Some people think that lucky  44  unlucky numbers are only superstitions（迷信）that should not  45  seriously． 46 ，others think that numbers  47  have the power to affect people’s 48 ．

    In ancient times，it was quite common to believe in the magical power of numbers. It 49  that some numbers could clue（暗示）someone into the 50   or show the 51  side of a person’s personality（个性）． Numerology（命理学），he“art”of 52  the power in numbers，was often practiced in Jewish tradition（传统） and among Greek mathematicians（数学家）． Today， many of those 53  still practice numerology use the Hebrew calendric system（希伯来历法） which gives each 54   of the alphabet（字母表）55  of the numbers 1 through 8．

36. A. of              B. to               C. in               D. on

37. A. alone          B. lonely          C. yourself       D. only

38. A. number        B. numbers        C. the numbers  D. Number

39. A. often           B. ever            C. always         D. never

40. A. good           B. terrible        C. badly          D. terribly

41. A. in               B. at              C. on             D. of

42. A. lucky          B. unlucky        C. luckily        D. luck

43. A. Almost        B. Not             C. Nearly         D. No

44. A. or              B. and             C. but            D. also

45. A. take           B. taking          C. be taken       D. be taking

46. A. But           B. However       C. While          D. Yet

47. A. do             B. don't           C. also           D. but

48. A. life           B. lives           C. living         D. job

49. A. believe        B. believed        C. is believed    D. was believed

50. A. past           B. present         C. future         D. last

51. A. hide           B. hiding          C. hid            D. hidden

52. A. read           B. reading         C. reads          D. being read

53. A. which          B. who             C. whose          D. whom

54. A. letter         B. word            C. number         D. name

55. A. some           B. any             C. many           D. one