Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.

"An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."

Johnny is a hacker（黑客）. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem（调制解调器）, they join their computers to other computers　secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account（账户） and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

1.Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.

A. the classroom      B. the school office

C. a bank near his house    D. his own house

2.When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.

A. Johnny was good at math

B. Johnny loved computers

C. Johnny could join one computer to another

D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer

3.Who are worried about hackers in the story?   .

A. Johnny's parents.   

B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.

C. The police.    

D. School headmasters and teachers.

4.What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?    .

A. Information. B. Back computer accounts. C. Computers.   D. Grades.

5.The last paragraph is about _______.

A. Johnny   B. computers     C. hackers    D. modem

　　Randy couldn’t wait to get to school. It was Mrs. Anderson’s birthday, and she promised the class a special treat to help her celebrate. Randy knew that Mrs. Anderson was a great baker. She always made the most delicious cakes and cookies for the school bake sales. Randy’s mouth __27__ as he walked into the room and took his seat.
　　Mrs. Anderson had a long covered box on her desk, and the room smelled wonderful from whatever Mrs. Anderson had made. Everyone sniffed the air and smiled in anticipation. __28__ the class was quiet, Mrs. Anderson said, “As promised I have a special treat for you today.”
　　Randy’s stomach growled.
　　“Wait, Mrs. Anderson,” Olivia said. “We have to sing happy birthday first.”
　　Randy sighed. He really wanted to see what Mrs. Anderson had made. But the class always sang on someone’s birthday. So Randy sang __29__, imagining cakes and cookies the whole time.
　　Finally it was time to eat. Randy sat forward in his seat to get a good view of the box. Mrs. Anderson said, “I decided to do something a little __30__today. I wanted to share something really special with you, so I made my grandmother’s famous blueberry muffins.” With a big smile, she uncovered the box.
　　Randy sat back in his seat. Blueberry? Randy didn’t like blueberries. Mrs. Anderson walked around the room, giving out the muffins. When she got to Randy’s desk, he politely said, “No, thank you. I don’t like blueberries.”
　　“Are you sure you don’t want to at least __31__ one?” Mrs. Anderson asked. “You could pick the blueberries out if you’d like.”
　　“No, thank you.” Randy lowered his head. He’d skipped breakfast, and now he was really hungry. He watched his classmates eat the muffins and comment on how delicious they were.
　　Finally Randy couldn’t __32__ it. He was so hungry he didn’t care if the muffins had blueberries. Just as he was about to raise his hand, Mrs. Anderson put a muffin on his desk. “As a birthday present to me, do you think you could at least try one?”
　　sniff: 嗅 anticipation: 期待 　　 stomach: 肠胃　　　 growl: 吼叫
　　sigh: 叹息 muffin: 麦芬蛋糕 　　　 comment: 评论
　　27. A. dried　　　　 B. opened　　 　 C. closed 　　 　 D. watered
　　28. A. Once　　 　　 B. Before　　 　 C. Because　 　　 D. Then
　　29. A. alone　　　　 B. along　　　　 C. loudly　 　 　 D. carefully
　　30. A. different　 　B. difficult　　 C. surprising　　 D. interesting
　　31. A. buy　 　　 　 B. smell　　　　 C. try　　　　 　 D. borrow
　　32. A. have　　 　　 B. love　　 　　 C. hate　　 　　　D. take
　

Keep Your Dream

   When Robert was a student in high school, his teacher asked him to write a composition about what he wanted to do when he grew up.That night he wrote a seven­page composition about his __1__ of owning a horse ranch (养马场).He __2__ about it in detail (详细地), and he even drew a picture of a 200­acre (亩) ranch.The next day he handed it in to his __3__.

   Two days later he got his composition back.On the first page was a larger F with a note (批注) that __4__, “See me after class.”

   Robert went to see his teacher after class and asked, “__5__  did I get an F？”

   The teacher said, “You have no money.Your parents have no money.Owning a horse ranch __6__ a lot of money.You have to buy the land.You have to buy the __7__.There's no way you could ever do it.__8__ you write a composition again, I will change your __9__.”

   Robert went back home and thought about it long and hard.The next day he handed in the same composition, making no changes __10__.He said to his teacher, “You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream.”

   Now, Robert owns a 200­acre horse ranch.

(　　)1.A.plan         B.project            C.reason          D.dream

(　　)2.A.worried      B.wrote              C.cared           D.talked

(　　)3.A.mother       B.father             C.teacher         D.partner

(　　)4.A.read         B.told               C.replied         D.printed

(　　)5.A.How        B.Why               C.When            D.Where

(　　)6.A.makes        B.saves              C.needs           D.raises

(　　)7.A.horses       B.houses             C.farms           D.stores

(　　)8.A.Because      B.Although           C.While           D.If

(　　)9.A.idea         B.grade              C.goal            D.decision

(　　)10.A.at once   B.at least         C.as usual        D.at all