It’s seven thirty now．It’s time to go to school．Our classroom is behind the trees．It’s very nice．There is a map of China on the wall．Twenty boys and fifteen girls are in the classroom．There are some flowers on the teacher’s desk．They are for our teachers．We have four classer in the morning and two in the afternoon．We aren’t at school on Sunday．

1．The students go to school at ______．

    A．7:13    B．7:03    C．7:30    D．7:00

2．Their classroom is _______ some trees．

    A．behind    B．in    C．under     D．on

3．A map of China is on the ______．

    A．desk    B．wall    C．blackboard    D．chair

4．There are _______ students in this class．

    A．forty-five    B．fifteen    C．thirty-five    D．thirty

Richard found a job in a big office after he finished college. He liked to use his (1)_______ and was good at his job. So he was often paid more than (得到的报酬多于) his workmates and he worked (2) __________. But something was wrong with the young man a month ago. He couldn't fall (3) _________ at night. So he was always (4) _________ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor (5) _________ and told him to buy some sleeping pills. He took them (6) _________ he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard  (7) _________ in the morning. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (8) _________ . As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (9) _________ had a good sleep like last night's and I'm feeling much better now!" "Skunk (混蛋)!" the head (10) _________ loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"

1.                A．hand           B．head           C．eyes D．feet

2.                A．hard           B．fast            C．harder   D．faster

3.                A．asleep         B．alone          C．afraid    D．awake

4.                A．well           B．hungry         C．thirsty    D．tired

5.                A．looked for him   B．looked at him    C．looked after him    D．looked him over

6.                A．after           B．because        C．before   D．if

7.                A．stood up        B．woke up        C．sat down  D．lay down

8.                A．lunch          B．dinner          C．supper   D．breakfast

9.                A．always         B．usually         C．never    D．often

10.               A．laughed        B．shouted        C．smiled D．asked

Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.
The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me.
Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby in different seasons.
She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy.
“I said ‘That’s not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he’s going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Hug(拥抱)him! And she started to do that. They just want a little hugging and a little love. And it works!” Delores Clemens said.
Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. “I’m doing something for them that never has been done for them before.”
In class, with her baby son, is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in looking for a safer life.
“Did you go to high school?”
“Yes.”
“Did you graduate?”
“No, I didn’t. I was in my last year and then, I got pregnant(怀孕)and I got lazy.”
“You look like you are willing to accept responsibility(责任)for that.”
“Yes, I am, and I would like to finish.”
Some teenage mothers wish they themselves could be children again. 18-year-old Placida knows that feeling. “Because you have to get up every two hours in the middle of the night, and you can’t go out and say ‘I am going to buy this for myself.’ No. I have to buy pampers, clothes and food. So now it’s two. So it’s very hard.” Placida said.
【小题1】What did Natasha want to finish high school for?