Betty and I are best friends.our birthdays are on the same so every year we have a birthday party together． But this year ,we had a costume party instead．

        While we were writing the invitations ,my mum came in and asked ,”Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months ,but he already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class ．I wrinkled（皱起）my nose, ”Mum ,he wears the same pants to school every day． How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing ．The next day ,mum gave me a envelope with a shopping certificate in it ．” I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John embarrassed ．We discussed it for a long time ．Finally ,Betty and I had a good idea．

         On the day of our party ,kids arrived, dressed differently ．John arrived ,in an old sheet (床单),but still in the same brown pants as usual． We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups ．Before eating the birthday cake ,Betty said in a loud voice ” Now it is time for the great prize game ．It is the following riddle ……”It was a math game ,None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope ．

        Everything went on well as we planned． John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week ．He felt happy ．So did we．

        When we help others ,we need to find a proper way ,or we may hurt them in another way ．

41、 The two girls and John were in the same ______．

A、group    B、family    C、team     D、class

42、 John’s family may be very _____according to the passage．

A、far   B、poor      C、rich      D、small

43、 How did John get the prize during the party ?

A、By helping others         B、By asking for help
C、By getting good grades in study    D、By winning the math game

44、 John ______with the shopping certificate after the party ．

A、watch a basketball match     B、saw a movie
C、bought something to wear   D、made a phone call

45、 The two girls felt ______when they found John wearing his new clothes．

A、happy B、sorry    C、sad     D、angry.

Hi Jane,
I hope you and your family are all well. I'm e-mailing you to tell you about my new hobby, surfing.
My brother, Peter, is at home from college(大学)for the summer holiday. He is very good at surfing. We go to the beach every day and Peter teaches me to surf. I don't do well in it but it's fun. Most days we bring a picnic and stay on the beach all day. Surfing is a good exercise and an interesting way to get a suntan(晒黑)! All my friends think it's a great new hobby.
Bye for now.
Love,
Rose
【小题1】Who is the e-mail from?