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“Ordinary” was the worst word my mother could find for anything. Whenever she took me out for shopping, I found she wouldn’t take any notice of the shop assistants when they suggested that some dresses were popular. She would say, “We’re not interested in that. Haven’t you got anything a little unusual?” And then the assistants would bring out all the strange colours no one else would buy. And later she and I would argue because I wanted to be ordinary but my mother wanted to be unusual.

“I can’t stand that hairdo (发型),” she said to me when I was in a boy hairstyle, “It’s so terribly ordinary... Not ugly, not unsuitable. But ordinary ...”

“Couldn’t you please wear something else?” I asked one day when she was dressing for Parents’ Day in tight (紧贴的) trousers and a bright pink sweater.

“What’t wrong with it!”

“It’s just that I wish you’d wear something ordinary.” I said, “People won’t laugh at.”

She looked at me angrily, “Are you ashamed of your mother? If you are, Mary, I feel sorry for you.”

1.What did the shop assistants advise Mary’s mother to buy?

2. When Mary had her hair cut in a boy hairstyle, her mother ____.

3. Why did Mary ask her mother to change her clothes on Parents’ Day?

4. What does her mother mean by “ordinary”?

5. The underlined word “It” most likely means ____.

Eric and Helen are close friends．Yesterday was Helen's birthday，so Eric went to a shop trying to find a special birthday present．At last he saw a hair clip in the shape of a bird．He knew immediately the hair clip was exactly what he wanted for Helen．From the first time he saw it in the window，Eric knew he liked it．

Eric was happy as he walked to Helen's house．When she opened the door he said，"Happy．．．" and then stopped talking for a moment before going on，"birthday，Helen．" He just couldn't believe what he saw! There in Helen's hair was a bird hair clip．It was exactly the same as the one in his gift box! People at the party were talking，but most of the time Eric wasn't listening．He couldn't forget the hair clip．

Finally it was time for the birthday cake．"There are eighteen candles on the cake，Helen．Do you think you can blow them all out?" her parents said．"Make a wish first，wish for something that you want very much before you blow out the candles．If all the candles go out，you will get your wish．"

"I wish I had a bird hair clip，" Helen said and she blew out all the candles．

"What?" asked Eric．"What did you say?"

"The hair clip in my hair isn't mine．It's Millie's．She thought it looked good on me and she said I could have it for the evening．"

Eric quickly showed his little square box to Helen．He couldn't wait for her to open it!

1．How old is Helen?

A．16                     B．18                        C．20                       D．22

2．What shape is the hair clip?

A               B                  C                   D

3．Why did Eric stopped talking for a moment after he said，"Happy．．．" to Helen?

A．Because he felt cold．

B．Because he was too shy．

C．Because he was too excited to speak．

D．Because he saw a bird hair clip in Helen's hair．

4．What does the underlined phrase "go out" mean in Chinese?

A．出去                   B．点燃                    C．熄灭               D．尽力

5．What does the underlined word "it" refer to in the last paragraph?

A．the square box                                  B．the birthday cake

C．the door                                              D．the round box

6．What will probably happen after the birthday party?

A．Helen will argue with Eric．

B．Helen will be extremely happy．

C．Helen will not see Eric any more．

D．Helen will throw away the bird hair clip．

    The school party was only two weeks away, and our children were all as ___1___as bees（蜜蜂）getting ready for it.

  That afternoon, as I __2___from my desk, Patty was standing there. She had waited to talk to me.

“Every year the other kids are always in a p-p-p-p-play or something, singing or t-t-t-t-taking, but I g-g-g-g-get to do some ___3___work for them. This year, I w-w-want to read a p-p-p-poem, myself! Please, Miss Teresa!”

    She was so ___4___that I couldn’t（拒绝）refuse her. I had to say, “Yes, you will. ”

    I tried to find some poems for her, but ___5___of my books was of good use. At last, I worked out a poem carefully myself. The poem wasn’t beautiful, but it would ___6___best for Patty.

    After a moment’s reading, Patty had remembered all the __7___and was prepared to do the poem. However, I had to stop her from doing too fast. Day after day, we worked together after school. She made wonderful progress.

  The night of the party saw children in __8_.

  The headmaster walked up to me with a piece of paper-the program list. “There is a _9___! Look, Patty here. But she can’t even say her own name well!” I had no __10___to explain（解释） because many of my students were going up there. So I said to him, “We know what we are doing. ”

    Patty’s turn ___11___. She walked up there, neither fast nor slowly. She stood there. She began.

  I could ___12___breathe. I felt time stopped.

  She said every word clearly. She did every line nicely.

  Applause! Applause everywhere!

1A. happy                     B. busy                      C. small                     D. lovely

2 A. looked after            B. looked at                C. looked for              D. looked up

3 A. difficult                  B. important                C. boring                   D. quiet

4 A. hopeful                  B. wonderful               C. thankful                 D. careful

5 A. one                        B. some                      C. none                     D. both

6 A. speak                     B. work                      C. write                     D. look

7 A. words                    B. lines                       C. paragraphs             D. poems

8 A. trouble                   B. surprise                  C. excitement             D. danger

9A. question                  B. mistake                  C. thing                     D. reason

10 A. interest                 B. way                       C. wish                     D. time

11 A. came                   B. went                      C. ran                        D. flew

12 A. easily                   B. possibly                  C. hardly                   D. happily