A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.

The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up(延误) to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.

In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never answered a word..

When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger’s booklet. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse you twelve sincere smiles?”

That’s right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?

1.Ten minutes later, the passenger didn’t get the water, because _______.

  A. the plane didn’t take off.

  B. the air hostess was kept busy and forgot it.

  C. it’s not allowed to take medicine during the flight.

  D. there aren’t enough water on the plane.

2.The underlined word “it” in Paragrouph 4 refers to the _______.

  A. medicine    B. water     C. cup      D. booklet

3.At the end of the story, we knew the passenger was _______ with the air hostess.

  A. satisfied     B. unhappy   C. angry    D. bored

A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.
The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up(延误) to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.
In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never answered a word..
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger’s booklet. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse you twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
【小题1】Ten minutes later, the passenger didn’t get the water, because _______.

A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to drop these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.

First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!

Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.

1.From the first paragraph we know that      .

A. people always fail to break bad habits

B. we must change all the habits we have

C. a habit is a terrible thing we can never change

D. it’s difficult, but we should do something about bad habits

2.The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to achieve it” means that      .

A. it is not easy to give up bad habits         B. there is a long way and a short way

C. something dangerous may happen       D. we must cut bad habits in a short time

3.According to the passage, if you want to drop your habits, you have to      .

A. talk to others when you are in low spirits  B. know why you do what you do

C. finish your homework first           D. spend less time on the Internet

4.The main purpose of this passage is to ask us       .

A. not to shout at people when we are sad    B. not to spend much time on the Internet  

C. to give up our bad habits                D. to decide what to choose

完型填空。（每小题2分，共20分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because  1  can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because they are   2 . They forget to look around   3  they cross the road.
How can we lessen (减少) traffic accidents? All of us must   4  the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the  5 in a very short time. For the pedestrians(行人)，it’s very important to be careful while they are   6  on the road. Therefore, when we walk   7  the road, we must try to walk along the pavements(人行道). We must stop and look   8  ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, and then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk   9 . It’s not safe to walk too slowly or run fast. If people run across the road, they may   10 . As teenagers, we should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road. The last one is that we should never play in the street.