She is a cute, quite girl. As a daughter, she has no secret from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But these days she has become not so open as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worrying about her: what if she falls in love, which is too early of her age? After all she is reaching the "dangerous time". These thoughts have caused trouble in her mother's mind.

      One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed, and she couldn't help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that time the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and--there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, just like nothing had happened. "Mum, I 'm back." "Yeah." "Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?  Yes. Oh, That... Who's that boy?" The daughter was stunned (发愣) for some time. "Ah. It's my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mum, I'm going to bed." "All right. Go to sleep early."

     Next morning when the mother went to the daughter's room to do some cleaning, she found her diary left on the bed. After a few minutes' thinking, she at last opened it to the page of the night before. It reads: Mum, it's love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn't.

1. Which is the correct order according to the story?

    a. She took a lift back in her monitor's car.

    b. She went to see a film with her classmate.

    c. She wrote a diary to her mother.

    d. Her mother was watching TV.

    e. Her mother worried about her daughter's returning late.

    A. b, e, a, d, c     B. e, b, a, d, c     C. b, a, e, d, c     D. b, e, a, c, d

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

    A. The girl knew her mother would ask her the question about the boy.

    B. What the daughter did these days worried her mother.

    C. The mother wanted to read her daughter's dairy the next day.

    D. The girl's diary was always on the bed.

3. From the diary, we can see the daughter_____.

    A. thanked her mother for asking her

    B. thought her mother cared about her very much

    C. thought it was her mother's duty to ask

    D. thought her mother's understanding is better than simple love

4. The main purpose (目的) of this article is to show that parents should ______.

    A. care about what their children really think and feel

    B. not give much freedom to their children

    C. talk with their children about their early love

    D. not read their children's diary

5. Which can be the best title for this story?

A. Mother's True Love              

B. Early Love Between Students

C. To ask or Not to Ask             

D. Dangerous Age

Rose watched as her friend, Melissa, and three other girls practiced their dance moves. Rose told her mom, “I want to take ballet(芭蕾)lessons!” Her mom was happy and bought her a dress. Rose went to the lessons. But she found it boring to do the same movements(动作) again and again. After a few lessons, Rose told her mom, “I’m not going to the lessons anymore.” Bored, she drew a picture of a lovely “ballerina”. She said to herself,” I’m not good at anything.”

One day after school, Rose visited Amanda. Amanda was practicing the guitar. Rose told her mom when she came back home, “I want to play the guitar!” Her mom bought a secondhand guitar for her. She tried to play it, but the strings(弦) hurt her fingers and she had to rest. Bored, Rose drew a picture of a girl playing the guitar. She sighed and thought, “ I’m not good at anything.”

“Charlie, what should I do? Tomorrow is Talent Day at school, but I don’t have talent for anything,” she asked her brother. “Well, you could take your drawings,” Charlie suggested.

Rose sighed. What else could she do? The next day, she put her drawings in her bag and went to school with heavy steps.

Ms Smith announced Rose to be the winner and asked her to come to the front of the room. “I didn’t know you could draw so well, Rose. Would you tell us your secret?”

Rose thought and thought. At last she had the answer. Rose smiled and said, “Practice!”

46. W    hy did Rose want to learn how to dance?

  A. Because Melissa and some other girls do so.

  B. Because she felt bored to do the same movements.

  C. Because the teacher said she could be good at it.

  D. Because her mother want her to learn how to dance.

47. Who can play the guitar?

  A. Charlie    B. Melissa   C. Amanda    D. Rose.

48. The underlined part “with heavy steps” in the fourth paragraph means Rose is_______?

  A. Happy     B. Worried   C. Excited    D. Hopeful.

49. What do you learn about Rose’s mother？

  A. She was willing to help Rose to try new things.

  B. She wanted Rose to be a dancer.

  C. She never helps Rose to try new things.

  D. She wanted Rose to be busy.

50. What’s the passage mainly tell us?

  A. Give up the things that you aren’t good at.

  B. Adults shouldn’t give kids too much pressure.

  C. To be good at something takes practice.

  D. We should learn from others.

Rose watched as her friend, Melissa, and three other girls practiced their dance moves. Rose told her mom, “I want to take ballet(芭蕾)lessons!” Her mom was happy and bought her a dress. Rose went to the lessons. But she found it boring to do the same movements(动作) again and again. After a few lessons, Rose told her mom, “I’m not going to the lessons anymore.” Bored, she drew a picture of a lovely “ballerina”. She said to herself,” I’m not good at anything.”

One day after school, Rose visited Amanda. Amanda was practicing the guitar. Rose told her mom when she came back home, “I want to play the guitar!” Her mom bought a secondhand guitar for her. She tried to play it, but the strings(弦) hurt her fingers and she had to rest. Bored, Rose drew a picture of a girl playing the guitar. She sighed and thought, “ I’m not good at anything.”

“Charlie, what should I do? Tomorrow is Talent Day at school, but I don’t have talent for anything,” she asked her brother. “Well, you could take your drawings,” Charlie suggested.

Rose sighed. What else could she do? The next day, she put her drawings in her bag and went to school with heavy steps.

Ms Smith announced Rose to be the winner and asked her to come to the front of the room. “I didn’t know you could draw so well, Rose. Would you tell us your secret?”

Rose thought and thought. At last she had the answer. Rose smiled and said, “Practice!”

46. W       hy did Rose want to learn how to dance?

  A. Because Melissa and some other girls do so.

  B. Because she felt bored to do the same movements.

  C. Because the teacher said she could be good at it.

  D. Because her mother want her to learn how to dance.

47. Who can play the guitar?

  A. Charlie    B. Melissa   C. Amanda    D. Rose.

48. The underlined part “with heavy steps” in the fourth paragraph means Rose is_______?

  A. Happy     B. Worried   C. Excited    D. Hopeful.

49. What do you learn about Rose’s mother？

  A. She was willing to help Rose to try new things.

  B. She wanted Rose to be a dancer.

  C. She never helps Rose to try new things.

  D. She wanted Rose to be busy.

50. What’s the passage mainly tell us?

  A. Give up the things that you aren’t good at.

  B. Adults shouldn’t give kids too much pressure.

  C. To be good at something takes practice.

  D. We should learn from others.

Mary is a Chinese girl. Mary is her English name. She likes English very much. So she reads English every morning. At school, she studies hard and often talks to her friends in English. She likes listening to her MP3. Her father gives it to her as a birthday present.

She watches TV only on Saturday evening. Does Mary like sports? No, she doesn’t. But she likes music. She can play the guitar.

Mary has a happy family. Her father is a doctor and her mother is a teacher. Her parents like her very much. And all the teachers and her friends like her, too.

51. Mary is from ________.

   A. the USA                     B. Canada                     C. China                       D. England

52. ________ is her favourite subject.

   A. English                      B. Chinese                    C. History                     D. Math

53. She watches TV on ________.

   A. Monday evening         B. Saturday evening     C. Friday evening          D. Sunday evening