I’m 14, a year younger than most of my classmates.

A week ago one of my classmates, Nitin, asked me for help with math homework. We ended up talking about computers and file-sharing（共享文件）. As we talked I found that he was more experienced and could teach me about file-sharing and networking. We went to his room and watched a movie about robots that he’d downloaded. The math homework was forgotten.

The next day he came again for homework help “What do you do on weekends?” he asked. The truth is, when I have work to do, I do it. I have no special time to kill with friends. I was embarrassed about this. I expected him to think I was boring and said, “Get a life!” He said, “OK. You’re having trouble getting along with people I can show you. I’m old than you.”

Later, he checked my computer. He even connected me to an Internet chess server（服务器）.He was becoming like a big brother.

But when I thought about it, I didn’t really want Nitin’s help” His big-brother idea began to bore me.

“I’ll get you some cool computer programs（程序）”.

“I’ll teach you how to talk to girls.”

He meant what he was saying, but I don’t know why it didn’t make me feel good. Since then he’s hardly talked to me; we seem to have forgotten each other. I don’t think he can “teach” me much, and I don’t think much of him. But I could be wrong·

1.What did Mitin help me do?

2.What does the underlined word “kill” in Paragraph 3 mean?

3.Which is NOT the reason why the writer doesn’t want Nitin’s help?

4.Can you use a word to describe the writer?

5.Choose a title for this passage.

Hi, boys and girls! I’m Kathy.Let me _1.__you something about my family.There   2. three people in my family------my father, my mother, and I.My father is a 3. .And he works in a bank.He thinks his job is  4. boring.He wants 5. a policeman.He enjoys __6.__ TV after dinner.My mother is a teacher.She 7. in a middle school.She thinks her job is very 8..She likes her students very much.She works hard and often comes back home late.Look, many students are on the playground.Some are walking, __9._are playing games..In her free time(空闲时间), she likes writing stories  10. a magazine.I study at a middle school.I also want to be a teacher when I grow up.

11.               A．say            B．speak          C．tell   D．talk

12.               A．have           B．is             C．has   D．are

13.               A．policeman      B．bank clerk      C．waiter D．reporter

14.               A．a kind of        B．all kinds of      C．kind of    D．kinds of

15.               A．be            B．is             C．to be D．being

16.               A．watching       B．watches        C．to watch   D．watch

17.               A．teach          B．wants          C．work D．teaches

18.               A．dangerous      B．difficult         C．interesting D．boring

19.               A．others         B．other          C．another   D．the other

20.               A．in             B．for            C．as    D．at

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.
There was a farmer who   36  corn（玉米）all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the   37  and won the first prize.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer   38  his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.
"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the   39  with you each year."
"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The   40  picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow   41  corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn. "
The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn improves.
As a great man says, "We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give." We can't   42  without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get,   43  by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us    44   from other animals.
So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find   45  in their life.

I’m 14, a year younger than most of my classmates.
A week ago one of my classmates, Nitin, asked me for help with math homework. We ended up talking about computers and file-sharing（共享文件）. As we talked I found that he was more experienced and could teach me about file-sharing and networking. We went to his room and watched a movie about robots that he’d downloaded. The math homework was forgotten.
The next day he came again for homework help “What do you do on weekends?” he asked. The truth is, when I have work to do, I do it. I have no special time to kill with friends. I was embarrassed about this. I expected him to think I was boring and said, “Get a life!” He said, “OK. You’re having trouble getting along with people I can show you. I’m old than you.”
Later, he checked my computer. He even connected me to an Internet chess server（服务器）.He was becoming like a big brother.
But when I thought about it, I didn’t really want Nitin’s help” His big-brother idea began to bore me.
“I’ll get you some cool computer programs（程序）”.
“I’ll teach you how to talk to girls.”
He meant what he was saying, but I don’t know why it didn’t make me feel good. Since then he’s hardly talked to me; we seem to have forgotten each other. I don’t think he can “teach” me much, and I don’t think much of him. But I could be wrong·
【小题1】What did Mitin help me do?

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who   36   corn（玉米）all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the   37   and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer   38   his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.

"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the   39   with you each year."

"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The   40   picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow   41   corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn. "

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn improves.

As a great man says, "We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give." We can't   42   without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get,   43   by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us    44    from other animals.

So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find   45   in their life.

1.A. grew                           B. bought                                      C. sold                                  D, collected

2. A. cheapest                   B. prettiest                         C. best                                 D. shortest

3. A. lent                   B. showed                           C. offered                            D. recommended

4.A. game                          B. fight                                 C. experiment                    D. competition

5.A. wind                            B. water                              C. farmer                             D. neighbor

6.A. tasty                           B. bad                                   C. tall                                    D. unusual

7. A. cheer                         B. move                               C. work                                D. live

8.A. and                     B. but                                   C. or                                      D. so

9.A. different           B. free                                 C, safe                                  D. far

10.A. hope                         B. success                           C. friendship                       D. happiness