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You’re standing with your classmates. E  66 ___  is talking except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at when you say. Maybe you just aren’t b  67  enough to speak. Shyness is like a snake that crawls（爬进）into our mouth and s  68  us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.

I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes v  69  me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn’t talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the w  70  to a local shop, it was as if I’d forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a j  71  in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers（顾客）. I had to tell them how m  72 their meal cost. I had to ask them if they want to drink Coke or Sprite.

This job taught me how to speak with people. You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other c  73  to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. O  74  you can go to get a newspaper for your family. If you do these things for a while, the ‘shyness’ snake will soon begin to l  75  you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.

 

Marry is eight years old now. This autumn she begins to go to school. She likes her teachers and has some friends. She studies hard and is good at her classes. So we think she's a good girl.
It's Sunday today. It's fine and after breakfast the girl and her parents are going to the zoo. She likes to watch the animals very much. Now they're standing at the bus stop and waiting for the bus. She sees her friend Jim and his grandpa there.
"Good morning, grandpa!" says the girl. "Are you going to the zoo, too?"
"Yes, we are," says the old man. Then he says to Mary's father, "You have a polite daughter. How old is she?"
"Eight, grandpa." answers the girl.
"Eight?" the old man says with a smile. "But you're shorter than my stick!"
"How old is your stick, then?" says the girl.
【小题1】Mary is a ________.

A．teacher

B．student

C．worker

D．soldier

【小题2】 Mary is in Grade _______ now.

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

【小题3】We think Mary is a good girl because _________.

A．she's only eight	B．she has some friends
C．she likes her teacher	D．she's good at her classes

【小题4】Mary and her parents are going to the zoo by _________.

A．car

B．boat

C．bus

D．bike

【小题5】 Mary's parents and the girl are going the zoo because _________.

A．they like to watch the animals	B．it's fine today
C．the zoo is near their house	D．Jim and his grandpa are going there, too

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates, came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
【小题1】The bus for Paris would leave at____________.

A．12: 05

B．11: 55

C．11: 30

D．11: 40

【小题2】Tom went into the station cafe because ______.

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

C．it was quite early and he could find a seat there

D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

【小题3】____________, so he was sad.

A．There was something wrong with the clock

B．Tom couldn’t arrive in Paris on time

C．Tom couldn’t have coffee with Mike

D．The train arrived late that day