Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication（交流） is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

50.Many teenagers think their _______ know them better than their parents do.
      A. teachers     B. brothers and sisters      C. friends        D. classmates

51.When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to ________.

      A. go to their friends                  B. talk with their parents

      C. have a discussion with their family    D. talk with their friends on the phone

52.Which of the following is DIFFERENT in meaning from the sentence “Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.”?

      A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.

      B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends.

      C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.

      D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.

53.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

      A. Parents should like everything their chil­dren enjoy.

      B. In all families, children can choose everything they like

      C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.

 One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining（发光） in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious（宝贵） stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

  The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”

  The young man felt ashamed（羞愧） and left silently.

 46. How did the young man find the precious stone?

  A. He found it in his food.            B. He dug it out in a valley.

  C. He saw it in the woman’s bag.       D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

 47. What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

  A. money.            B. worry.              C. health.        D. trouble.

 48. The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

  A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

  C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

  D. he wanted to get something even more precious

 49. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

  A. A special stone                    B. The joy of giving

  C. A woman and a young man          D. An experience in the mountains

 ----Would you mind my using your computer?

   ----Of course not. ___________

   A. It’s fascinating.           B. You’ve got it.

   C. It’s your turn.             D. Go ahead.

 Could you tell me ______ the railway station?

A. how I can get to                     B. how can I get to

C. where I can get to                    D. where can I get to

The little dictionary _________all the words and phrases we learned at junior high school.

    A. prints        B. covers       C. writes          D. talks

 I’d appreciate         if you could turn the radio down. I’m doing my homework.

    A. you          B. that         C. this            D. it

 Hi. Kate！What a surprise meeting you here！How long has it been _______we last saw each other?

   A before         B .since        C. when         D. after

 It is reported that the United States uses ___ energy as the whole of Europe.

 A.  twice as much    B. twice much       C. twice much as    D. as twice

 The traffic was very heavy; _________,we wasn’t able to arrive at the meeting on time.

    A. as a result        B. in other words      C .in fact         D .as well    

 Our teacher suggests             English every day to improve our spoken English.

    A. practising to speak            B. to practise to speak 

C. to practise speaking           D. practising speaking