Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Canada . She was feeling bad for several days . Her mother took her to a hospital and the doctors found out that she had cancer .

    Linda ' s life changed . She began to go to the hospital often for treatment (治疗）,and she also became depressed .

    The hospitals and the doctors were good , but Linda did not have hope herself . Linda ' s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital . “ I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter. She is a teen girl with cancer . ” She told the shop owner .

Later , the flowers arrived . Then Linda saw something unusual . It was a card . It read , “

Linda ,

I own (拥有 ）this flower shop . I had cancer when I was fifteen years old . I am 24 years old now . Good luck . My heart goes out to you .

                                                        Yours ,

                                                         Alice.

Linda smiled . She finally felt some real hope . She found the will ( 意志 ）to live.

Little things make a big difference . All of us can give little things like kindness , encouragement and hope to others .

1.Why was Linda feeling bad for several days ?

A. Because she was seriously ill .

B. Because she had no friend.

C. Because her life changed .

2.What does the underline word “ depressed  ”mean in Paragraph ( 段）2 ？

A. Safe          B. Serious .      C. Sad .

3.Who sent Linda a card ?

A. Her mother .    B. A doctor .      C. A shop owner .

4.What happened to Linda after reading the card ?

A . She became hopeful about life .

B . She wanted to work with Alice .

C . She thanked her mother a lot .

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?

A . Be kind to yourself .

B .Little things make a big difference .

C . Try something different .

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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was   l  that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the   2 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.
When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”
The note was   3  by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me   4  . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted  5  I had the ability to be a good editor(编辑) , I would read John’s note and become  6  again.
Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to   7  young people in many fields. “When I make   8  feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”   9 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my   10 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not  11  to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot   12   a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read   13 .
So, when you find some people around you need   14 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will  15 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

Linda is a 15-year –old American girl. She is outgoing and likes making friends. Her parents are very   1 .They have no tome to stay with Linda,  2 she spends a lot of time on the Internet(网络) every day. She likes  3    with other people on QQ and her QQ name is Lily.
Last year, Linda got to know a young man on the Internet.   4 name is Mike. Mike is 18 years old. He lives  5  Toronto, Canada. He is very friendly and 6
He likes to tell jokes and makes Linda happy. Linda talked with him on QQ for long hours every night. A few days later, Mike posted a 7 of himself(他自己) to Linda. He is 8 and good-looking in the photo. Linda likes him very much and they become good friends.
Last month, Linda’s parents went to Toronto for a meeting (会议). Linda wanted to visit his friend Mike. She asked her parents to  9  her there. When Linda arrived at Mike’s house, she found her 10was only a nine-year-old boy .He wasn’t that tall man in the photo. How surprised Linda was!

Where was Daly __________ Linda was looking for him?

Linda was unhappy when you went to see her, _______?

A．didshe                               B．didn’tshe

C．wasshe                               D．wasn’tshe