Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became 　 80　 and helpless. "I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回忆). "I 　 81　 myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw' so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginners' course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of 82　 as well. What's more, I feel I am much healthier than before."

　　 The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.　 83　 , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very 　 84　 and enjoys meeting and talking with others.

　　 For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. You don't have to sit down and talk to strangers.

You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite 　 85　 her friends and she has also gained more confidence.

　　 Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

80. A) angry　　　　 B) lonely　 　　　　　C) tired　　　　　　　 D) surprised

81. A) shut　　　　 B) hurt　 .　　　　 　C) enjoyed　　　　　 　 D) helped

82. A) trouble　　　 B) mistakes 　　　　　C) money　　　　　　 D) friends

83. A) So far　　　　 B) In addition　　　　 C) Once again　　　　 D) After all

84. A) active　　　　 B) strong　　　　　　 C) lucky　　　　　　 D) independent

85. A) generous to　 B) different from　　 C) popular with　　　 　D) disappointed in

Ding-Dong！
“Jason, honey? Can you answer the door?”
“I am busy, mom！” Jason shouted back at his mother. He had spent three hours so far working to this point in the game. He couldn’t stop now.
Ding-Dong！Mom′s footsteps approached the front door.
“Jason, it’s your friend Todd.” Mom called from the doorway.
Todd, his best friend, stepped into the room. “ Jason！I need a partner for playing basketball. ”He sounded excited.
Jason snorted. “No way, Todd. I′m playing a game here.”
Jason gave his friend a dirty look, and his character in the game almost got killed while he looked away, “ I almost died because of you！”
Todd looked at Jason′s mother. Jason’s mother looked back at him. They both looked at Jason. “Why don′t you play basketball with your friend?” Jason’s mother suggested.
“Tomorrow, maybe…” There were more levels to beat tomorrow, though, Maybe he had played tomorrow. He’d have to see what mood he was in. He thought he heard footsteps walking away, but he was too busy beating the next level to care.
An hour later, Jason’s father came home. It was dinner time after his father washed up and sat down. Jason didn′t even hear his name being called to the table. He didn′t hear his father walk at behind him and ask him to turn the game off, either.
When the screen suddenly went black and his father’s angry face loomed in front of him, Jason finally heard. “No more game for a month.” Jason′s father shouted at him. “You don’t play basketball, you don′t come to dinner, and you don′t do your chores. We′ll make you do something else before you play any more.”
Jason nodded slowly. He knew better than to argue with his father, and when he thought about it, he had been playing quite a bit. It was fun, but he was letting down his friends, his family, and himself by paying too much.
He′d try harder in the future.
【小题1】What did Todd ask Jason to do?

A．Help him cook dinner	B．Beat more levels for him.
C．Repair the computer for him	D．play basketball with him.

【小题2】Why did Jason finally stop playing the game?

A．He won the game.	B．His mother got dinner ready.
C．His father turned off the computer.	D．He decided to play basketball outside.

【小题3】What did Jason learn in the end?

A．He thought that his father was too strict with him.

B．He found that playing computer games was quite interesting.

C．He realized it was an unhealthy habit to play games without dinner.

D．He couldn’t spend all day playing games, because he had other duties.

【小题4】Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Inside the game	B．Games or Supper.
C．Jason′s Angry Father	D．Use of the Computer.