There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
“I’m going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Emily. “How about you, Linda?”
“I’m not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you!” Linda said.
“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Jane. “Do you remember the last school party, last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it’ll be better
this time,” said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while, Tim said, “I don’t want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It’ll be over soon.” He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers.
【小题1】Before the school party, the girls were mainly discussing __________.

There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.

“I’m going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Emily. “How about you, Linda?”

“I’m not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you!” Linda said.

“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Jane. “Do you remember the last school party, last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”

  “I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it’ll be better

this time,” said Mary.

   The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while, Tim said, “I don’t want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It’ll be over soon.” He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers.

1.Before the school party, the girls were mainly discussing __________.

A. the dance at the party                 

B. the teacher at the party

C. the dresses they would wear at the party  

D. the boys at the party

2. The girls wanted people to _________.

   A. buy them some dresses                

B. teach them how to dance

   C. notice them                         

D. invite them to the school party

3.. The teachers tried to ___________.

   A. invite the girls to dance

   B. play music instead of dancing

   C. get the girls and boys to dance alone

   D. get the girls and boys to dance together

4. The party was ______________ last year.

   A. better than   B. not so good as

   C. as good as   D. as bad as

There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
“I’m going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Emily. “How about you, Linda?”
“I’m not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you!” Linda said.
“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Jane. “Do you remember the last school party, last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it’ll be better
this time,” said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while, Tim said, “I don’t want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It’ll be over soon.” He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers.

1. 1.

   Before the school party, the girls were mainly discussing __________.

   1. A.
      the dance at the party
   2. B.
      the teacher at the party
   3. C.
      the dresses they would wear at the party
   4. D.
      the boys at the party
2. 2.

   The girls wanted people to _________.

   1. A.
      buy them some dresses
   2. B.
      teach them how to dance
   3. C.
      notice them
   4. D.
      invite them to the school party
3. 3.

   . The teachers tried to ___________.

   1. A.
      invite the girls to dance
   2. B.
      play music instead of dancing
   3. C.
      get the girls and boys to dance alone
   4. D.
      get the girls and boys to dance together
4. 4.

   The party was ______________ last year.

   1. A.
      better than
   2. B.
      not so good as
   3. C.
      as good as
   4. D.
      as bad as

　　Linda enjoyed listening to the gossip (闲话) at the water fountain (饮水处), and then passed it to others. Sometimes people got a little hurt, Patty decided that Linda should be taught a lesson.

　　After the second class, Patty was at the water fountain. As she took a drink, Abel passed by. “What's up?” he asked her. Patty said, “Nothing much, the usual. Today is sure an interesting day. But it's not good for Linda. ”

“What do you mean? What happened?” Abel asked. Patty said sadly, “I heard that Linda got below an A on her history exam. You know her parents want her to get straight As. I think they'll keep her at home for a whole week to study. ” Before he could ask anything else, Patty walked on.

　　Abel caught up with Emily. “Did you hear,” He asked, not waiting for her to answer, “Linda failed on a history exam and her parents will keep her at home for a whole month?” Emily looked at him in surprise, “But Linda is a straight-A student. This is terrible. Don't tell anybody, and I won't either. ”

　　At lunch, the gossip was flying fast. Tim asked Bob, “Did you hear about poor Linda? She failed in history, and her parents are going to get her a tutor (家庭教师) . ”

　　By three o'clock, everybody knew it. All day, Linda had had a strange feeling. People were looking at her. She asked Dana what was going on. He said, “I don't know who found out, but we're really sorry. ”

　　 “Sorry about what?” Linda asked. “Everybody knows you failed in all your subjects and your parents are taking you out of school. ” Linda stared (盯着) at him, mouth opened. “How did this gossip start? It's not sure! ” Linda began to shout. In a moment, most of her friends were around her. They asked if there was anything they could do. “Look, ” she said, “I got an A on my history exam. Who would start a gossip like this? ” Nobody seemed to know, but they did know that it began at the water fountain.

1．Which of the following (下列句子) is TRUE?

[　　]

A．Nobody liked Linda.

B．Linda failed in all her subjects.

C．Linda failed on her history exam.

D．Almost all the students were sorry for Linda.

2．What's the result of the gossip?

[　　]

A．Linda got a little hurt.

B．Everybody came to help Linda.

C．Linda's parents took her out of school.

D．Linda got an A on her history exam.

3．What's the main (主要的) idea of the story?

[　　]

A．Linda enjoyed listening to and passing gossips.

B．Patty started a gossip about Linda.

C．Linda was taught a lesson about gossip.

D．The gossip began at the water.