Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased（高兴的） with him.

One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where’s yours?”

“I left it at home.”

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

(　　 ) 6. Jack was 　　　 when he finished middle school.

　 　　A. sixteen　　　 B. eighteen　　　　　　 C. twenty　　　　　　　　　　 D. fifteen

(　　 ) 7. The old woman is satisfied（满意的）with Jack because　　　 .

　　　 A. He’s her grandson.　　　　　　　　 B. He’s clever.

　　　 C. He can keep quiet.　　　　　　　　　 D. He gets home on time.

(　　 ) 8. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s 　　　 .

　　　 A. classmate　 B. colleague (同事) 　　 C. aunt　　　　　 D. wife

(　　 ) 9. The word “stamp” in the story means 　　　 in Chinese.

　　　 A. 盖印　　　　 B. 跺　　　　　　　　　 C. 贴邮票　　　　　　 D. 承认

(　　 ) 10. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了)　　　 .

　　　 A. wake his grandma up　　　

B. make his grandma angry

　　　 C. let his grandma tell him the time

D. let his grandma buy him a watch

You don't have Io give thousands of t dollars to help someone．Sarah，a girl from Michigan，the USA，makes a difference just by giving her   1  ．Sarah was serious ill   2   she was a baby．It is   3    for her to move．Sarah has to    4    around with a walker．However，the 11-year—old girl doesn't give up；she uses her experience to help others．

Last summer，Sarah   5   three days a week for seven weeks at the Grand Rapids Comprehensive Therapy（治疗）Center．Site was one of the youngest   6   for “Therapy and Fun”，a program for special—needs children．Sarah's job was to help the special-needs children and provide them   7    advice and encouragement（鼓励）．

Sarah says that she's    8    she can share her knowledge with others，and that working at the center taught her a lot，too．“I fell my life is getting better because I can help others in  9_ way，” she said．Mary Van Wingerden，Sarah's fourth-grade teacher said，“Sarah has the help of other students around her，but she shows them that she’s there   10   them also．”

1．A．money                              B．house                                C．time

2．A．when                                  B．after                                  C．until

3．A．easy                                    B．interesting                            C．difficult

4．A．speak                                  B．walk                                  C．listen

5．A．worked                               B．lay                                     C．sat

6．A．doctors                               B．nurses                               C．volunteers

7．A．with                                    B．to                                      C．for

8．A．sad                                     B．glad                                   C．worried

9．A．her                                      B．my                                    C．your

10．A．to help                                 B．to watch                            C．to find

Mary was four years old．Her neighbor，Donald owned a   1   company．One day Donald gave Mary a new toy．Mary played with it．She said，“This is fun!” A few weeks   2   Donald gave her another toy．She played with it and said．“I don’t like this toy．It doesn’t work．” She was a（an）  3    little girl．Donald liked her honesty，and they became    4  ．For years Donald gave Mary new toys，and she gave him very good ideas   5   the toys．

__ 6    Mary was thirteen years old，Donald showed her a new ball．The ball   7   a balloon inside it．Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water．She wanted to   8   the ball different colors．She wanted to put rice in it to make it noisy．The company made these   9    and sold thousands of the balls．

That Christmas，Donald gave Mary a   10   gift．He made her a vice（副的）president of the toy company．Her job was to see   11   the new toys were fun．She made $200,000 a year．She    12    for three hours a day at her job，and then she had to do her homework．Mary was   13  ，but she also spent time with her family．  14   parents taught her that working hard and doing your best is very important．

Today Mary works at a college．She   15    students make decisions about their careers（生涯）．Today the little president with bright ideas helps students think about their future．

1．A．computer                 B．toy                      C．ball                        D．balloon

2．A．later                      B．after                    C．before                    D．ago

3．A．shy                       B．honest                 C．quiet                      D．active

4．A．neighbors              B．relations               C．friends                   D．classmates

5．A．to                         B．at                        C．over                    D．about

6．A．Whether                B．While                    C．When                    D．Whenever

7．A．had                       B．put                      C．made                     D．sold

8．A．paint                     B．treat                    C．imagine                  D．think

9．A．cards                    B．changes                 C．conversations         D．mistakes

10．A．great                   B．same                   C．common                D．simple

11．A．what                   B．who                    C．which                    D．if

12．A．sang                    B．danced                 C．worked                  D．slept

13．A．happy                   B．angry                   C．busy                      D．free

14．A．His                      B．Her                      C．Their                     D．Your

15．A．sees                    B．hears                   C．feels                      D．helps

Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia．They lived in a tall building．A man named Donald Smith lived in the building，too．He   1   a toy company．One day Donald gave Mary，the 4-year-old girl，a new   2  ．She played with the toy and said．“This is fun!” A few weeks later Donald gave her   3   toy．She played with it．She said，“I am not  4   this toy．It doesn’t work．” She was a(n)    5    little girl．Donald liked her honesty，and they became friends．For years Donald gave Mary new toys，and she gave him very good   6    about the toys．

When Mary was thirteen years old，Donald    7    her a new ball．The ball had a balloon（气球）inside it．Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water．She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors．She wanted to   8    rice or beans（豆子）in it to make it noisy．The company made these    9  ．Mary’s ideas were a great success! The company   10   thousands of the balls．

That Christmas Donald gave Mary a（n）  11   gift．He made her a vice-president（副董事长）of the toy company．  12    made$200，000 a year．Her job was to see   13   the new toys were fun．She took a ear from her school to her office．She worked for three or four hours a day at her job，  14    she had to do her homework．Mary was a busy teenager．She had  15 _ time to be with her family．Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important．

Today Mary works at a college．The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future．

1．A．owned                    B．found                  C．helped                 D．chose

2．A．gift                       B．book                    C．toy                        D．bag

3．A．one                       B．another                C．other                     D．the other

4．A．angry with            B．surprised at             C．tired of                  D．interested in

5．A．kind                      B．honest                 C．helpful                   D．lovely

6．A．ideas                       B．skills                    C．names                    D．facts

7．A．lent                       B．called            C．returned                 D．showed

8．A．grow                      B．eat                       C．put                        D．cook

9．A．inventions              B．rules                       C．mistakes                D．changes

10．A．sent                     B．had                      C．sold                       D．received

11．A．amazing                 B．interesting              C．beautiful                 D．boring

12．A．He                       B．She                     C．It                          D．They

13．A．that                     B．if                         C．how                             D．why

14．A．so                       B．but                      C．or                          D．then

15．A．less                     B．more                   C．much                         D．most